Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-11-07

Whole number Of votes al
! Necessary for choice, 12i
George Jacobs, 81
Nehemiah Harvey, c.
Lewis Burnham, ST
| Levi Boutwell,,
Daniel l.. LYMAN, D.
| Stephen F. Stevens, 5s
| Gilman B. Dodge, Il
G. W Bailey, Il
James g. Frcnch, 20
Scattering,
ScaonI ballot.
Whole number Of votes, oi5
Necessary 20 a choice, I2t
| George Jacobs, -
Nehemiah Harvey, 81
Lewis Burnham, Is
Daniel l.. Lyman. IS
stephen +. Stevens, Hf
| Gilman B. Dodge, l.
| g. W. Bailey,
| James G. French, ol
Scattering,
Third ballot
Whole number Of votes, 2}I
| Necessary to a choice, rs
| Stephen T. Stevens, IS3
Whereupon stephen F. Stevens 5f Fist
! Montpelier, was declared elected.
MONTPELIER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 90.
SENATE.
The bill prohibiting the use of our nils
and prisons to tho officers Of the Tqi,.A S,0tes
| for the detention of Fugitive Slaves, was
again taken up. The question WAS on tho
amendment proposed bv Mr. Uotchkiss. to
/ strike out the pr1yiso, "Ihat nothing IN thl1
act shall be construed to prevent the us, Of
our ilils and prisons FOR Fucitiyes. as o placl
/ of security for them from any claimant or
claimants
Mr. Gregory obtained the floor, and srokJ
a. length in favor Of the hill entire. He was
/ opposed to the proposed amendment. and
went into close and lab0rnd argument to
relute the argument Of Mr. Picrpoiat against
| the bill, sustaining his position by showing
| that the Fugitive Slave Law. and all the leg
/ isation Of the Congress of the United States
| upon the sui Jet ofsIavary,was unc5nstitutiln
| al. Sooner than believe it otherwise, no
| would adopt the sentiments OF Garrison anil
| consider the Constitution covenant with
| death and an agreement with He'll"
Mr. lIunton opposed the amendment .-
Without the proyso the bill would %, a ycry
! convenient lil delivery For uny one w1al!
! only have to get some one to assert that is
was a fugitive slave. and the iai!er wouli
| Immediately he OBLIGED 10 let HIM ~. Ilg
thought both friends and foes OF the bill
| should oppose the amendment Without the
amendment the ,Jail5rs or S,rorin't or rhs
State Prison would he spbio,t to tyv, ,a,,l-
ties instead of one. that of the Crit,l Stats
| laws and that rr,viIsJ in tr,is bul 1r,r
accordance with A rreyi,us onlctpont or tba
| General Assembly of Vermont. to rive the
| r,ritive sl,va , rirbt Of ,riI h., ;-,ry Ia
| should he confne5 in anv i,iI or nris,n t1,
iailor would he subject 10 the nanaltias of tbis
! ,ct Uatbou-b, tbot;r ~, tiu ,-sr, ,,,ss,J
otou +bcraf7ro i orl,b, ~ c,n,,j, .h1
nroyiso
A. Iobrs,,, soi5 i ,ros viii, ov+ro,,,o %,
l,ota,,oo tbat bo s,iI orrtbirr.,,,,,- ,bis b;H
hn+ bn boiiaroJ - ,acoss5r. !, dri,r :, 80
,ia;n ,.,,, La sb,,,lj ,i,, rt.,,.,',,,,,-.
r. W. piarrlint +La o1Lor a.,
,,,rafio and ,rn,,ld H., orrI;,a;S onS a. 49,,
nrorises war, crrroct TIA si-,n,+,,r, ~
| Go, C;oor,o Nas,;,,,+,r - ~ r,,;,;ro,,t
AZ I-02 ,ras ,,r,,,, 7r,r,, Gin, L, ,.,,I,,,.S
| or rd;st;r,,,;sh,d ,1,aT ~ ~ 10 &c 10
Consttt,,1in, IA No. ,r'rr,,, ~ -
Isost avnedient and an tba ar,rmont of ~.
vnosSeJ o , Si ". r b ,ba "a"
tive Slave law of 1850.
Mr. Willard was onno.od N tho hill and
ria rroyiso in his INDIGNANT was snt;rolv
Unconstitutional and as to the res of fbSo
XIII If WINS enouah To saw that il was unno-
cessorv If the Initial States usaj anr ais
and nrisons. thew did il tbropab the c1urtssg
of the State lie thought the state could
grant the right, or refuse it. as the Lerisla.
ture pleased. But when we enacted a law
making our iails and prisons castles of defence
against the General Government. It looked
TOO much like nullif,ation. and he nrorasr,j
against any such law a, that appearing on
our statute book
~ - T. =
aihehuIheht' 9y lnserunE III 'He llace %. tAa1
pArl IIos'I 70 1S S, strlcAeh ou'' tHo il'Io"
lnS '0''"'"' 'ulO "''"'.E III l"'s 'cs
sIlalI DC construed 10 prevent 1ne uelen'lln
o' any l9l SUI, ~ 0-'I''' - ~ H"! J''t UL Pms
on Gn'i' suen person 3, CANNED suall nave
an ,'e u'ne.tS VI T,;"tle' W. % hlIlei
s''ru'gs' suS.'Lgu , ,'s o' 7rs?s e,l'tl'i
as ~ 4ug saves 'ecureu u sAIu p'Is'u;
lie pe'gNeu Vul tn.s an hln7nunlenl Woulu
Ie.hoN' .ie t''o ou,;oJns ra'se1 'y many 'eH''