Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-01-31

of the resolutions from the State of
New York. then took the ground,
sir, that although it might be proper TO
receive and lay upon the table, resoIu-
tions emanating from the Legislature
of a sovereign State, it was not incum
bent upon US and certainly shall not
conceive il to be incumbent upon me
to give dignity to the proceeding by
agreeing to the printing Of resolutions
which use language opprobrious and Of
fenslve TO the citizens of the State
which ] represent, and to large por-
ton of the citizens of this county
even more offensive, more violent, mole
opprobrious, 10 the sister States Of
Vermont than any resolutions ever pre-.
sented 10 this body before. Slavery is
an institution which the people | rep
resent here choose to maintain within
their limits, and which has been sane
toned by the constitution aud by the
government in which they have engaged
with the State of Vermont, now send
ing these resolutions. | believe, Mr..
President, that if we permit offensive
language to be used by the states of the
Union, with respect TO each other, and
To be received by this body, and il we
give it our countenance, our sanction,
and our aid, so far as that silent ac-
quiescence goes, TO the continuance
and repetition of such language of
elimination and recrimination between
the States--if we permit and sanction
The continuance of irritation between
the States, it must lead eventually to
much danger to The permanence and
continuance of this Union.
These resolutions, sir, are not COM
muncated to the Senate by the Legs-
Ia,ure of Vermont: they are instruc-
tions to their Senators and Representa-.
tives; and it will be found, think, that
it was mol until the last session that the
precedent was ever set OF presenting to
this body resolutions not addressed TO
the Senate, but directed only TO the
Represen,atives and Senators, and in
I gltended for instructions to them alone.
sI'Now, sir, although i am willing, when
/, they present them, to receive them, and
TO lay them on the table, as an evidence
TO the Senate of the authority under
which those Senators act, and accord
} ing to which they cast their votes. yet
we are not called upsn TO do that which
we are not bound TO do. We are not
called upon TO give dignity to them by
ordering them to be printed. AT all
} euents, as an individual representing a
; state whose institutions are thus de-
nounced by the sister slate of Vermont,
: as it is the only means by which | can
mark my apprehension of such Ian
guage, shall vote--if | vote alone
; against the printing. l..
Mr.. Butler. Mr.. President, shall
! vote for the printing of these resou.
, tions. think, in import, they are pre-
i ciselv the same as other resolutions Of
e rered by by non slaveholding States
v which have been received and printed
e | therefore adhere to usage and custom
r As long as represent one of the sove-
reign States of this Union, / shall ex'
j. tend 10 the other members the courtesy
of printing resolutions of this kind
!. But Mr.. President, shall also vote foI
y il for very different reason. wan'
o the people of the southern States tt
W see the progress of opinion at the north
n | want them TO hear The language uset
h by northern States in reference tc
n southern institutions. ] want them Il
n understand that northern States have
G said that this is an unworthy copartner
D. ship, and that the north has been faint
ed by the confederacy. do not wan
a. sir, to impose straw's impeachment il
IS the way of the knowledge of lhos
ID opinions by the south. / will not, upol
If collateral issues of this kind oppose tn
/; printing Of the resolutions. wis
&c these demonstrations TO 60 forth in ex
sr actly the language in which they sen
n them here, and shall not avoid ther
nj 10 any form they choose 10 presen
e, them. ....
y; Mr.. Phelps. Ibelieve that the Ser
ale will bear me witness, that for tn
RS ten years during which have had III
D. honor of seal in this body, 1 hav
r. uniformly avoided discussion upon III
q troublesome question. have met
*. here upon one or two occasions. whe
on the matter was called up, but bele'
vi | have met il in spirit of Cancellation
have met il in manner indicatr
re. my adherence TO the spirit of harmon
re. and, sir, never shall approach the su
na' iecl with any other feelings.
,ss, Now, with regard TO these resoi
in tions, what are lheyl They are 4
expression of the sentiment OF the pc
pie of my own State. AS such tn
'lu- are offered here, and for nothing MOI
'ws We ask that they be received as the d
ing preston of the opinion of any 9th
fol. State has been received by us, Y
ask nothing more than that which
"a been accorded by common courtesy
as every expression of opinion up