Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-02-14


o ny SIR, II IS not IN the power of human leqis
s 49, " sure this folly. Nothing short of a
: I.e"p'o power can relieve US from the ex,raor-
u'''iy "'e"'ai oolIquIiy by which they are alice
'eo,
rH' am NOT dispesed TO justify this kind of
'o'y, ou. "nat "ouie say Is, that the gentle
| s ,re" nun ue oou'n s,oula not condemn all.
ney siouu mol aha'heihshLe the whole North
oecause we happen 10 nave some inquSitiye re-
5 MUSES. VINO ior want oil oclter employment, are
disposed TO scrutinize the institutions of the
6 So''' II 10 oeyohu 'iie reach OF legislation;
o"u 'ie iedch oi ioiucai power. II Is
:" 20 "o' ~ iedso" anu SpOu sense coinoated
III -. o e'enen''
e "hh respect 10 Inc sentiment, however, that
ueeP' a'i"n@' permanent sentiment oil the Nortb,
.''at siaso'! oosht hot 20 De extended 10 these
~ .ia' IL very e4nereht thih@ u Is
"o'e eiu"''nS Pr'ncipie. Sr on that subject
our opinions nave oeen expressed-flfn!y, Calm
~ ana ooidiy expressed, without eqalvocallon;
'"u an Niat We propose Is 10 carry out our own
"P'''io"s' as lar DIS we nave the power oy resu-
mr. oioi"afy, CONSTITUTIONAL aciIon Ii It Turns
| Ju' '"a' We nave no eo"sti'u,'onai power over
'ne 'iih'ter' we must Yieio out, II we nave
cons power over II, then, SIR, we propose
~ use IT, ~ We asa IS mat inc legislation OF
, oons eee "Po'i 'ne ,'iauer' "l'h'h It's cons'hu-
"o,iA' J'iSu.eIion, snail ne guided oy the sound
: iuusIen' u congress. Aad, sir, let me protest
ie'e' ie' "e P'o'est again. against 'iie IDEA. or
'' sesIio', "iae 'i'7 SUBJECT Is pressed upon
US W ''' r'oI'h. or we III see aad feel teat
:, % o"e u t'ie i,u',s Vi th's war OF conquest;
th't IL p'.sehis itseli mere IN commanding al
''u"c 'he question Is hot 10 De eVaued. Sir,
} regret as l,'uch as any man 10 see the counte-
nance OF MS unwelcome guest here would
ha'e Slo'ea the door against MN / would have
ot0su !, ~ ,eGcung every ming IKE acquisition
" ~ u &c D""e 'ie suoJect OF disSeh-
80. 1aN.. a. r.e sv'"s on NJ" 10 De mace the
nfEi upon which THIS issue Is to be trIed-thls
u'Poiaoie controversy ABOUT slavery is TO be
a .igu on out ST. Il Is ro7s'o-c that we may
uo isi.e'cu' amer an u II c'h De naue out thai
Nc nave iio coAl'oi over III Sc teriforieS; that
u'e me- P,oPiie'o's U, ."c i4hu 'nele, anu
80 ~ .'"',o,, no "ssa''se power WIN re
PSN " ""y' "'S"' sii' l u" u0l see "uI W.
"a" W" '''iS u"" eico"e 'h't-f Jul Oh tne cnIIl-
oeI,
out SIR ath disposed 10 hesitate before re-
Jee' ,ue construction OF the constitution aaopted
oy ao'ei' peter, ana wiser men than an- oir,
we POSSESS no power 10 le5isia'e over these
'ei'ito'ies uncy must oe very ihhch 10 una siua-
no" N winch lhe mono aoie oehatof rom ueor-
ga thr' Defr'en'l IesaioS MS constituents 10 De
p'Teu Uy uy ,e'iafA t1e o'her Gay a'out inc
.''li-eu "oi'u' u we nave 10 coh'loi over these
'etiholi<s, 'ley are out Oh lhe cNiiZeu "oriu,
anu, iiAe inc i'i-ofeu lance BOY, Instead OF Oe-
i"9 III Gonul.ion oi p"Phdee' as senators nave
eApfe>Seu III tiey must couie Up Ioo'.
or, iet me very cohclsey express my own
we" IN reiatioh 10 this matter hy treaty with
FRANCE Loulsiant was ceded 10 this country
by treaty WIN SPAN flori "A was cededi by
treaty VIII HleAico, I'VE" MEXICO ana California
uase os@u Seueu- -No", SIT, what Is IL uitt WIS
ceoeo Is II the NEE iahu why, sir, nave
yet 10 ieafn tiiae tisy nave any Pnoiic CONAN;
mere may De or there may no. W nat was &C.
ded 10 US ne Sovereignty oil me count IYYir1
no ni'''.f a' NJ ''-''' - ...s.i-
the jurisdiction OF state, an act oil oesslon would
De necessary 10 give jurisdiction; BAT II the ter
ritoTy De conquered, and IN consequence OF such
conquest ceded by Mexico, the sovereignty Is
ceded and the public domain follows not as the
principal, out as mere incident to the transfer
/ oil sovereignty. NOW, SIR, can we take the ceS-
sion iaVe we the constitutional power to &c
cePt II: This question was once asltated. IL
Vas once proposed TO amend the constitution Of
the UnIted States IN order 10 remove doubts as
10 The consti,uIional,y oil the purchase OF Lou
isiana. out the good sense OF The American peo-
pie seemed to approve the measure. and The pro-
Ject OF amending the Constitution was abandon
ed. Sir we Will suppose that we have got over
that-gentiemen may get over 1t as they please
we will assume that 1t is Competent for this
Government to take a cpssion of New Mexico
and Calfurnia, which cesslnn CONVEYS the soyer-
eighty of the country. Now, if we become the
depositories of the power. car We or can we nat
exercise it +? If the sovereign control over the
country the highest attribute Of sovereignty that
can 1e exc rc'sed oy any uovernmen heiongs'o
TINS Government, can me Cove fntneht or can II
not exercise me power win when 1t Is thus
cio'hed: or derive the pow f, not directly
ont ihai!ecuy, from 'he treaty making power. IL
he treaty making power ehaoias Us 10 take
cession oil territory winch involves the right to
control such territory, 1t "oald De an absurdEy
IN the science oil Government to suppose that
we may become the repositories oil power
which we cannot exercise
Now, this may perhaps be deemed subtle rea-
sonlng. 1t may be deemed metaphysical. SIR,
1t would require good deal OF metaphysics,
Think, to get over the utter absurdlty in which
gentlemen involve themselves when they admit
that we can acquire the sovereignty OF coun-
try, ard yet cannot exercise the rights belong
'"s " ;na 5;'o',s',,s, w; ,;,,. ,.,o-
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