Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-03-30
DOUGLAS on TIE ClHn,N.-Three thousand

New England c.crgymcn saw lit, like men
and Christians to protest solcmnly against
the astounding sw;ndIo Of ). Arnold Douglas.
He meets their protest with slIcers, and foul
accusation, and scorn. lie throws dirt at
them as if thcy were a pack OF unwashed
black guards like himself. In the House tho
clersymen were kicked out Of doors to please
the illinois traitor. We wonder if one Of
these "threc Thousand" will ever again apol-
gizc for slavcry-if one of them will ever
"acquiesvc IN this fresh abomination of the
Slave Power. No-the people of the North
the churches Of the North, the politicians Of
the North are fast becoming db9ltionizcd.-
There are tens Of thousands Of cid party nieu
among us perfectly ready TO unite in opposi.
ton to the insulting Douglas crew. Does
any one imagine that they will ever fohrat
such men as Pierce and Douglas after fhe
base treatment they hive receiSa1! Thei,
eyes are opened-they n that defendsyl
of slavery are vile, in nous lken Hart.
tord Rrp"biedn 1 -.
q 'NAL III
sWAsul Mar. Fl, 1854.
SENArE.--SeSer, |nstrances against
the Nebraska bill wd Icnted from the II.
linois Legislature. -
Also. a resolution y of grant Of
land for a ship canal iagara Falls.
Also, petition from amber of Com.
marco IF Nav Vork Mo cot, hl;ob
ment of Naval Schools N the Mary.
land Institute, relative ements with
Great Britain, for ntetatioha pal coinage on
decimal principles. E
The Senate, after an Executive session, ad.
journed.
Housr.-Thc. Senate Nebraska bill was
taken up when much feeling was exhibited or
the part of the members.
Mr.. Richardson moved to refer it to the
Committee on Territories. /
Z Mr.. Cutting proposed I'll it it betreferred
to Committee of the Whbae. :
:. After considerable Discuss h of an cxcit
ing tendency, the vote was taksn on Mr.. Cut
ting's motion, and it was re.erred to the Com
mittee Of the Whole, by II majority !.
This is considered as equivelant to its do.
feat. I -
During the debate which ensued,
Mr.. Richardson said that the reference to
the Committee of the Whole would kill the
bill by indirection. "Gentlemen," continued
he, "need not pretend that they are favorable
to the bill while voting to place it in such {
position that it cannot be reached during the
present session.
Mr. Cutting denied that'he was hostile to
the Dill. No gentleman present was NOR,
deyotedly attached to the main principles o
the bill than he,was; but he thought it need
ed amendment in some of its details, and es
pecially in the provision restricting the RICH
OF suffrage. He thought aliens, who had Dc
clared their intention tobccome citizens ouch
to be allowed TO participate in the councils o
the newborn territory, and he presumed tina
the people of the free States would insist OF
this.as sac qua non, before the passage 0
the law. He claimed that the representative
of the free,States who have had to 60 befor,
the people, and justify their votes on tn,
question, were entitled to an opportunity /,
present their views in the Committee of tn,
Whole.
MIR. Cutting was Of opinion that the peo
pie OF the North misunderstood the bill. |
they would throw aside fanaticism and agita
ton, continued he, and bestow upon. the BILL
fair examination, they would find thas .<zer,
never was a measure SO beneficial to Il
and 50 calculated to restrict the princi) ~
slavery. 1t was eminently favorable 5.
North, and a full discussion would prove I,
to be so. He wanted full, frank, and man,