Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-01-31

pcndence relative to the assembling az" =.
sion ofthe Cuba expedhionisis cong
Round Island las; summer Adop'euc c,a
A resolution as to the exPedIency VI 'eiunu
inv m Vermont. monies expended Tor MAINTAIN
,a;,,nc neutrality in the Canadian difficulty Win
Great Britain, w5s ndop'eu' ,,ed
IN motion of Mr. Foote, the Senate resumed
the consideration of the special order oc'n2 'ie
resolution under consideration yesterday,
Mr.. Cass having the floor, resuh'eo anu N'
clnGed his remarks. nh,
conmeod;,.1 an aooropriation 10 fit out an ex-
ned;,;on to eearch for Sir John Franklin was re-
fer,ed ., tbe Committee on Naval affairs.
NJ P,,Iev from the Committee on ways and
means reportcd back the Senate resolution IN re-
latiou to the limitation of the amount OF money
for collecting reveaCe, with an amendment I;
and
Mr.. Vinion proposed that the amendments be
referred to the Committee of The w hole on The
state of the Union.
On motion of Mr. Bailey the House went into
Commt,e OF the Whole on the State OF The UNI
on when he submitted 4 series OF resolutions re-
ferring to the proper Committee the several 10
pics in the Presidents Annual Message.
Mr. Cinaman said that the course aud extent
of the advocates of non slavery at the North is
not understood generally in The South lie had
supposed that l. California and New Mexico
should come into the Union States, the slave
agitation should cease. HIS opinion was chm
ged. He thought that to make the Territories
free would be regarded as an anu slavery TIL
umph. There Is a bitter feeling nj the North,
winch will continue to increase. IL 10 partly ow-
ing TO the old Abolition Societies, but mainly
owing TO the eliorts of poticlsns. Both parties
court Abolition votes, and are brought up TO the
Abolition platform. Nearly the whole press OF
10, La
make cxcepllons rhe New YORK Herald, with
great influence and wide circulation. has The
candor to publish acts on both sIies OF the ques
ton. Ii this matter goes over to the next eec
ton, very lev gentlemen can come to Congress
unless they stand on the Abolition Platform II
the South give way 1t viii accelerate the aboi- /
tion OF slavery in the District, aud wherever II
exists. Suppose the South were to say to The
North: " You shall not occupy The Territories
unless you take slaves there" OF course the /
North would object to this but these gentlemen |
say they cannot live where there are slaves; they
even object 10 divide the Territory: they will
not give the South one foot, although the South |
Contributed two thirds OF the men IN the war which
preceded the acquisition. But Tor the passage
OF the WIlmot proyiso, from time to time IN this
House, SHAREHOLDERS would have gone to Cali
fornia, TO work the mines, and make that a slave
~ -'Fi''i 50! 49, " -
bul higfe state of civilization never prevailed
al Inc SCUM than now. IL Inc SCUM give way
what will be the result: California, New Mex
leo, Minnesota, Oregon and DESSERT will come
into the Union as free States, aud the North viii
have entire control IN the Senate. aud Two mem
bers to one OF the South in tins House. Iwen-
" years would mol pass before they would alter
the constitution TO SUIT themselves Inc state
o' ieeiin9 al Inc Souih nad become considerably \
weakened IN consequence OF Northern eggres-
SION. Inc South would acqulesce IN any thing
IKE justice; bot when they ashed Tor any thing
Ike ihis, they were net win the insane and
sebseless cry vi he Union. ms tell on his
ears ike NE words OF The robber, who II his VIC
I'm Iesists, shouts Peace, Union We
con want iectu'eS-Out Justice Our ancestors ;
acquired their liberty by the sword, and we are
determined, at all hazards, 10 preserve 1t. He
would say, lei Southern men stand up with him.
ana DO nothing until The question Is settled I
Let Inc wheels OF government stop. Every of
hccr OF Tie government would then be interested
In the settlement of the question. The people
Of Doih sections would then be obliged 10 make
provision Tor their support. II the Interregnum
shond COS True long, the arrangement would
becume permanent Seeing the danger, the
South has the wisdom and courage to make the
issue now, when they have the power to resist.
Ley must triumph IN lhe struggle, ana the abO-
ltionsts then would not have power 10 hurt
them. i
Mr Howard, of Texas said if the Union ever
dissolved. IL Is to be dissolved as a matter of
feeling, no: as a matter of interest in any re- Z
epect. He should not indulge 10 any recrlinna- ,
ton OF the North. There are men at the North {
who have stood by the Cons tuition as it came
from Washington and others. Let Justice be
done to those who maintain the great principles
of non intervention. When the crisis comes.
every Southerner and slayeho der viii stand M
as one man. The message sent in Yesterday IS
singular on the affairs OF California. NotwIlh
standing the President SAYS that he did not inter
fere in the political affairs Of California. the let
ter OF the Secretary OF State f. Mr.. Ktur nroves
the contrary. The result Is the kew 10 ,h, m
structcns to the officers of the General Gnyarn-
nent, who, if they can interfere in affairs OF the
territories, and Introduce the pecu;iar no,ions of
the Administration. then the Sra,es are redncrJ
10 contemplate and peity corpora,ions He d.
MED that the President md car cd ON, rho c,,r-c
Of Inc last Administration sith re,ard IN the ,,.r
rltor,s. lie earnestly pressed the posilion. ,ha,
tie question OF the boundary of Texa. was nlrea-
DIV settled by decisions of the Sunreme Conf
and by the terms OF the Resolution of Annrx,'
s,lon, and Inc Treaty with Mexico. The reonl,.