The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-25
THE CONNECTICUT RESoLUTIONS.-THE HART
FORD CONVENTION SPIRIT REVIVED.

Senator Smith laid before the Senate, few days since
the first fruits of the coalition by which the wings and
aboons,s in the late election obtained the ascendency
in the legislature OF Connecticut in the shape of resolutions
against the passage of the Nebraska bill Amongst these
resolutions is which reads as follows
- Resolved, That declare fixed purpose
the legal actual admission Of slavery into the
territory from which it excluded by the act Of 1890
to the OF savehodng States from any portion
the same"
In regard to this resolution when it read Gen Cas-
remarked;
hope that those resolutions when put into plain Eng
lish do not mean another Hartford Convention"
The remark Of Gen. Cass responded TO by Mr. Smith
with much feeling He declared that the resolutions spoke
the sentiments OF overwhelming majority Of the people
Of Connecticut and also of large majority Of the demo
Gratis Of that State lie expressed the opinion that they
viii turn out TO be the sentiments Of an Overwhelming
majority Of The people Of Michigan.
To those remarks Gen. Cass replied
"Mr President, / heard all this kind Of denuncia-
ton forty years ago. and with much violence and
emphasis be used here and heard the Hartford Con-
vention defended a rightful That to which wished
call declaration resolutions ths
they would not submit TO the law Of the land passed
and thinking perceived something Of that in the
uons impelled 70 ask whether there was To be new
Hartford Convention what the honorable senator from
Connecticut In respect the feelings MAJORITY of the
people OF the State Of Connecticut know nothing about H.
have right 10 him know and tru. nv CO.
associates in the Senate know that law be passed under
this government which is constutona-and trust we AZ.
to pass obehe people OF the State Of
win submit to it, ] look to no other state Of things.
with respect TO the opinion Of the people of my own
State thank the honorable senator for being there
but believe know their opinion well he does be-
evo the people Of the State Of Michigan will sustain their
representatives when those representatives carry through
great constitutional principle which secures to American cit
zens wherever they are the right Of self government Allow
here 10 mention single circumstance. This principle OF
secovernmen has been rcproached do not know but
that the reproach has been cast for using the term
squater sovereignty applied 10 H. That term Of
mine although the senator from South Carolina mr. But
lerl supposed II the used BY his eminent
and deceased colleague Mr. Calhoun term OF rcproach
cast those who forward the doctrine you
bring California into the Union upon the principle OF right
Of to govern themselves That the ground which
took and which others took.
maintain, also, that not having provided
for The people Of California for years. entte
by all the laws Of God aud govern themselves That
call the right Of selfgovernmen and the or
gin Of the phrase or self within
the principles Of the constitution. That we maintain
ed-that is what maintain believe the American
people viii forever stand up for that principle which carried
their fathers through the revolution and has given
blessed government the face Of the globe"
Mr. Smith took the floor again and said tina, he had re-
turned occupy bis seat for only three days. and that he
did not expect to be drawn into controversy. He
ready however for the He defended the action
of his legislature warmly and sdverted to the past posi-
tons Of Gen. cass the wilmot provso To the re-
marks Of Mr. Smith, Gen. Gees replied
"T hope, Mr.. President, I may be allowed to ar
the hope that the honorable win be enabled