The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-08


cd a. give up hiH objections, provided torritn
rinl governments arc given 10 umh aud New
MnNlco without Tho proylsn, What does that
lproveY One Of tW0 lldngs most certainly
either that there IN no real objection or else
that u stands ou such hlippury morality, tlni
u can bo moved for fair price, Every oEe
can hayo his cloiro in tho horns Of that d.
lommh.
liul when you have given up all controversy
about California, Why link " with others, ma
ny Of them Old aud offensive, about which
there IL dispulo2 Why bind the carcass a.
the living mnuY | have q rigli 10 vote on
California nA a distinct measure, have q
right 10 pur myself aud my constituents on
tho record IN her favor, No man can justly
deprive me Of ihht right hy compelling me
to vote against California hggnuro ynu have
is4li-A- l.4il. -al4er Luztlle- -n4eAAutch ia IA
/ huckttoring compromise, Why Hrn nll the
measures to be- seithd from unH section -
/ We have measures ~ The Nunh ~ which
we feel n strong interest, We wish "a rhniiFc
/ iu the lariii policy of 1870, The wool grow
ing HHd manufacturing interests aud tho IRON
/ interest, are all staggering Ou The verge ul
/ ruluihey Hre in Htule OF HeiFc, looking, ns
/ they have rgh, 30 look, for Iho Govern
nirni 20 come ln lhc rescue Many of the
Z manufacturers uf tile North hive struggled
nRniuri adverse fortune withuul q dividend
since lhe passage of tie iariil ul 1916 Intel.
/ ligeuco has Just reached uH that in one VIII
| lngo thousand operatives are thrown out
0Irnploy in single day; and that IA three
months, probably more ihnn ten thousand
will rburr the sumo tntr IN New EUEluHd. -
ln these cWeuHivlnices We Hrr tortured by
lhs perpetual delay A. n northern pnn,
lcrl morldrd ihal I've months of the sc--idn
are now passed uud The Commlreo ou Man.
al lao fl..ttr E.af
We feel anxious TINT something should be-
done 10y establishing Hn agricultural bureau to
aid llir farmers, who constitute Two thirds of
the people otihis utIion. The government
has worked long enough for the benefit Of
politicians aud plncemru;it IL time that some
thing WINS done for the people lhcnsclycs.-
We wish Io see improvements IN the riycrs
and hnrhors ~ nll pntls oftho land, n meas.
ufe that Mas lhMaucd hy mn EAccuiiyo veto,
Now, suppose we insist on inserting in n
compromise all these measures for cum-
morce aud agriculture aud manufactures,
aud declare TINT one shall not pnss without
the rest Cnliiotnin'wil appear with tail M
long aud uminous NJ the tnIl ora comet, por-
tending ,ynr aud Is.slIlcnrr 10 the lard. Why
are sectional interests linked with her u IL
not confession that they cannot hr riskcd
on their own mcrlis--ihni they cannot go
alone, aud therefore they must come crouch,
ing along uuder the wing of California The
splendid vessel, rugged and mnuned on Ihr
distant shore starts on her voyHgr;-hc doubles
FfiFlE Ftt.. E,stgHl lt.,4,,.,.1tp,- that
size hns reached The ofiing The nnsscs Of
people, reused aud Joyous at the tidings.
thrung the beach To witness her advent. The
cry arises why docs she delay her coming
The only answer hat can br given, IL, that
there rs u bNntcriGE process going on in the
commercial divau. Each ono wishes Ia prof
II hy her coming, She must tow ~ his
packet, ~ his sooly whnior OF junk, or fish
ing smack. Al length II is grnvcly decided
TINT SIZE must lac put ont TO scH nguu,or come
dragging on brhiud all the old, crazy, GRIP 1
pied, water Jagged Graf; on tho coast
Tho second proposition of this mll ia 10 /
erect governments for Uinh aud New Mex. ,
90. | object to II hrcAVsc it excludes 'ho or
tiiHrGce ct l1S7. Vermont was tie ffrI L.
exclude slnvcry from her borders. She was .
the 6rst {" take the position H9w held 10y the Z
free STATES in rrgnrd'to slavery in the terrific .
rics. On NovcWbrr H. 1919, she passed .
resolutions protesting ngainsl the further cN.
tension OF slavery into our territories or It's
III Uuv -tutr tiIrrratsrr tn hr nd
uIillnl Inlu lhc -Lnluu
she PAT her r,slsous on the record. thnt
slavery is wrong in itself--thut il tends to
weaken the national slrcng'h-lhut it cannot
be tolerated on the plea of necessity -uud
that Congress has the constitutional power
~ prohibit it. These nrc her sentiments now. !
The doctrine that conlroyerts them II a mod
rrn doctrine, affirming ihnt men may 60 to
any territory ofihc tuitrd States, carrying
with them all tina; is held as property ia their
several States. There is remarkable uni
formity IN the ultCrnuce of that doctrine.-
Look through HE long tct1rcs In t0rtI toUs= Il
rs ufCuugrcss, aud YOU see it always ip the
gtpr.ntNnaI fnrft W. SIpnIb a. ]
hat ns mere mater of taste, for the snkc
If novelty, it would sometimes he varied; bat
i still holds tho same immuiahlG formula
The reason is pnin-change the expression,
aud you kill the doctrine. Say that you have
! right To carry your local laws into the ter
.itorics pnd you make an equivalent express
on that every lawyer will drop like hot iron.
It is not true as to any State, north OF South.
There are fifty men in Vermont who own a
pnnk, with n cnIrtn Of AN hundred thousand ,
lulnrs They hold and manage their prop {
,ry by local laws of the State. They now 1
TO tnkn TINT bank aud migrnIe 10 Cnl- L
foTnia, where tho Nnw prohibits banking, or :
o n territory where there arc no laws on The q
subject Thry propose to hold and manage a
heir property in their new residence just as I
hey have done in their okresilonce. There '
= tot II country Justice in all the land 30 T,
yraen that he would not laugh in thgir fac
-. -
WHY was there constitutional and legal =
PROVISION for the recnpture of fugitive slave r
+ they are property under the general law f
# the land; those provisions nrc noedless- h
Their adoption mud the present demand for j
heir eXecutiou,i il n confession that slaves are "
ed ns property 10y locnl laws, and cannot he ID
Rrried beyond the jurisdiction of that law. n
slave escapes end inakes his way To- CANA y
d; in your stable 'sn horse that has been !,