Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-05-07
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.
Address TO the Seceders---Imprisonm emit
OF Col. Fremont.
TAX PAYER.
Bristol, May 3, 1852.

OF Col. Fremont.
WASHINGTON April %.
The Republic Of this A. NJ Contains an ad-
dress of the seeding Wings three and a-half
columns in length. 1t is high toned and calm,
but positive for sustaining the compromise meas
ures. 1t has no disposition 10 disturb the har-
mony Of the party, bnt it cannot maintain any
candidate of the party who is unpledged upon
the tinality of the compromise, and the maintain
ance of the Constitution
1t brcathes a spirit Of Cancellation, and the
Republic editorially, thinks that all will yet be
right.
The address concludes by saying that if both
parties fail to shape the future organization on
enlarged and fair principles that there is but one
resort, and that is that the people organize an In
dependent party.
Letters have been received here from Col FIRE.
mont in London which state that number Of Of
icers called at his hotel on the evening of the 9Th
instant, and in the most rude and savage man
ner arrested and conveyed him to prison where
he was kept close prisoner for twenty.four
hours The Col. states that the charge was
made against him BY unknown parties, for la
bilites amounting TO $78, 900 growing out of the
conquest Of California.
SENATE Mr. Gwin asked the Senate to take
up the bill contaninga board of Commissioners
for examination and payment Of claims against
the United States, growing out OF the conquest
of California. Die did so for the reason stated
in the above paragraph The Senate then took
up the bill
CHEvALIER HUI.sEMANN AND Mr.. WEBSTER.
-Chevalier Hul5cmann has obtained leave of
absence from his government, for an indefinite
period, and will shortly leave for Europe. This
has been granted him in consequence Of bis rep
reservations that he could hold no intercourse of
any kind with Mr. Webster lie will, therefore,
absent himself till Mr.. Webster retires from the
State department The friendly relations be-
tween the two governments are not, however,
interrupted.
WASHINGTON, April, IS.
Mr. Deans speech in the House on Friday is
regarded as manifesto Of the democracy Of New
York against Gen. Cass.
An anonymous handbill against Gen Cass,
showing why he cannot be elected, and bring
ing certain charges against him, has been civcu-
lated here for a few days past, Its authorship has
been traced to George Lynch, OF PiItsburgh-an
agent of Buchanan's.
WASHINGTON, April, 40.
1t is now settled, that National Free Soil
Convention is to be held during the summer
The meeting will probably be held at Pittsburgh,
bu, if not, then at Cincinnati.
The chairman Of the committee has power to
call the convention
Mr.. Clay has telegraphed TO his son to come
on 10 him, on account of his continued illness.
Mr.. RANToUL's PosITIoS.--Wc find in the
Washington papers the following, which would
have been Mr. Rantouls reply to the question OF
Mr. Majors, of Mississippi, if he had been per-
United to make it:
"Mr. Rantoul handed to the reporter the fol-
lowing memorandum of the reply which he had
wished to make, when he was prevented by the
enforcement OF the rules:
Before the gentleman from Mississippi Mr..
Brown can tell you whether he agrees with me
on these points, he must first know my views
upon them. insist upon the strict Observance
of the Constitution not in unmeaning words,
bun in fact If there is any doctrine fundamen-
tai to the creed of the Democratic party, it is that
THE CONSTITUTIONS BE STRICTLY CONSTRUED
By the tenth amendment, powers not delegated
to the United States by the Constitution, nor pro-
hibicd by it to the States are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people
"'The third clause Of the 2nd section uf article |
4th, of the Constitution, inst quoted by the gen
tlcman does not, i'll terms grant one scintIa of
power to the Federal Government. 1t does not
by any implication, necessary, or even unneces-
sary grant any power, any more than the first
clause eff the same section, touching mmunitics
of citizens. At the time it was adopted there is
no reason to suspect that any one dreamed that
it contained grant Of power. The Fugitive
Law, pretended to be based on this clause, is
naked usurpation Of power, without one syllable
on the Constitution justify it gross, palpablo
fragrant violation of the Constitution which we
have sworn to support
"Such a usurpation Hamiltonian Federalist
may justfy-a State Rights Democrat cannot
This | shouldhave argued if the Previous QUEs-
TON had not been employed last week TO quiet
agitation cutting of all debate.