Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-12-19
Congress-.

WEDNEsDAY, Dec. 10.
SENArE.-Mr. Clay introduced bill sup
Elementary 10 the act of August, 1854, to
graduate and reduce the price of public lands
to actual settlers and cultvators.
Mr.. Blger replied briefly to the remarks
Of Mr.. Trumbull, delivered the other day,
relative TO his construction Of Mr. Dunn's
bill--thot it established slavery lie con
tended that his construction was correct, and
sustained himself by the report Of Mr.. Doug
las.
Mr.. Trumbull ieioined, denying that Mr..
Douglass report represented the bill fairly.
and thus that the Senator from Pennsylvania
derived no support from that report. He
thought IL impossible, If person would read
Mr.. Dunn's bill fairly and imparualy, to tor
ture it into such a construction as Mr.. Bgler
and Mr. Douglas had given He was un.
willing to rob an honest stakeholder of his
property, and those who went into Kansas
under the false assurance of the constituted
authorities that slavery was legal there,ought
TO have reasonable time to remove their
slaves. That was the object Of Inserting
this provision in Mr. Dunn's bill. of which
so much complaint had been made. II came
with an III grace from these gentlemen 10
call their opponents abotlonists in one
breath, and IN the next charge themI with
voting TO establish and extend slavery.
Mr. Pugh remarked, that the paragraph in
the message upon which his colleague made,
.dd others had founded their accusation,
could not apply To the members of the Re-
publican party, 1t 1t were true, as had been
repeatedly asserted on the floor of the Senate
that they did not aim at any Legislation on
the subject Of slavery within the States
The rebuke was directed by the President
against those who held that doctrine.
lloUsE.-Mr. keu charged the Republl-
cans with, at this session. re-openng slavery
agitation, by obiecting to allow Mr.. Whit
field to be sworn in. The President proper
ly auaigned the Republicans with seeking
TO interfere with the domestic institutions Of
the Southern States. lie asked Mr.. WASH
burne 10 he and the Republicans had the
power, whether they would not so change
the constitute, as % omancipato slaves
Mr.. Washburuo replied, that be would not
certainly object TO a change TO give the pow
or 10 the Federal Government TO do what
Jefferson, Madison, and Cen Scott desired,
viz: TO amelioute slavery, even to emanclpa-
ton.
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sas. as was oxpressod I'm b,nlbill which
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