Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-06-20

tons from those States relative tn the rec,f
occurrences IN Kansas aud Congress.
Adjourned to Wednesday.
MoNDAT, June lG.
SrNATE.-Mr Brown submitted a resol,
ton, which WINS adopted calling on the Pres
dent To communicate copy Of the instrur
lions to Mr.. Buchanan, on Free Ships max
ing free goods" and Mr. Buch mans lette
to Lord Clarendon on the same subject.
Mr. Clayton said It would be Remembered
he had carefully abstained from ulterinp
during the present session, one word cacula
ted to add to the excitement growing out O
the present distressing occurrences IN Kan
sas. lilo bad endeavored to conciliato al
parties, IN order that he might, on some SUIT
able occasion, present measure OF harmo
| ny, justice and peace. lie now rose for III,
purpose Of making he proposition in the SIN
ceriiy OF al honest heart, desiring 10 propi
tate no particular party or section lie
would not precent his bill az n partizan Of
any candidate for the Presidency, but like
the sailor, he desired To- go ~ gaug by
HIMSELF lie was the representative ofa little
State lDelawareL which occupies middle
ground between the Northern and Southern
portions of the Coufcderacy. The Northern
county Of that State, with 1000 fnhabitants,
has scarcely 100 slaves the Southern Is ~
grossly pro-slavery rs Georgia. The middle
county Is the one which gave him his birth,
and Is conservative, and T. irly divided IN
opinion. But the whole Of that little State
- deeply anxlous TO preserve the Union. and
prevent rupture, If possible He had objec-
tons To Kansas coming into the Union now,
as a sovereign State. One reason was, there
Is not Federal population Of 10000, exclu.
slve Of Indians, aud others, not taxed. --
There Is feeling IN the North which. If
suffered to continue, will result la serious IN
jury 20 the common Union. lie stated his
objections, both 10 VT Douglas' and Mr..
Stewards bills, which propose the admission
OF kas1s into the Union, aud referred to the
latest accounts from that Territory, asking,
shall we so by when forty men we're recently
slain and the excitement Is constantly m
creaslng, and towns are sacked and pundered
without endsnyoring TO avert tins distressing
and oh neiuI state Of ihiags. II Is only by
justice that peace can be restored.
some laws 100 Kansas, continued Mr. Clay.
Ton. ave palpably unjust aud unconstitutional
and these % b. the dnty Of Congress Ia re-
peal one of them pr1cl ,tms that un miu shall
slave law. he repeated that It was unjust
md cruel towards nne section OF tins Uniou,
and WAS insniinE 90 any honorable man who
differed from HIM regarding that law TWAS
a dangerous and mex ,mped precedent, and
contrary 10 the Nebraska bill. Another law
Of Kansas denies To any man the rgln to
speak OF PRINT against the existence or legal
liy of slavery IN that rerritorv. and punlshes
those infrlciing the statutes with hard labor
800 the penucntary frr NOT less than two years.
u durs not say how many more Thus shows
ths dlsgncehll character the act. ur CLAW.
ton said ue submitted his ball IS supplement
iary 90 the act io organize Nebraska and
Kansas.
The b.ll provides that the Secretary of
p tate sl1ll cause a census 90 be taken. max.
ug 1000 PERSONS the basis Goo one ReYre.
sentative, 900 the lower branch oi the Territo.
rial leguIsiure. aud 2O0O for The upper.-
Legal voters must oe buna-iie residents of
lrir respective election DISTRICTS one month
Jefure election Aner the appointment the
governor Is 20 issue his procluination. direct
ug he election nf member. oi the Lsgisla-
i've Assembly, such election TO be- held NOT
&C., than itiy nor more th 90 sixty DAYS after
h- dotc ut the pfoilanatlon No law shall
riniiu 100 iurce violatrve of the great princi.
,Ie asserted Ia the Kansas n braska bill. rel.
tive 10 uonlmervenuon on the subject Of
slavery. nr whereby the people shall be- pro
.initrd ir1n q free aud ml discussion of.
helr o~n domestic institutions or interests.
&c whereby san people shall be prohibited
rom advocating or denying the extension or
ropreiv Of prohibiting Slavery IN the TER.
nry, or be- VISITED ur threatened with any
.uaty or punishment nor shall any test
lih BE- required reiauve TO the fugitive slave
lw. or any uthcr iaU OF Congress Trial by
lr, slll be- n accnrdance with ih. common
49, AMI a' cAtieh-e or "'1ru'''n go Juror
ball avail winch Is no' a"'hor'zed 10y me T.
"mnon lt"' any statute io ''r contrary not
'hhsi'nd'ng' he bili provides iha' "netn
ie Territory contains vs. l2O inhaoUinls me
"op.r sh1ll h. anihorzed O" call 1onven'
Ion i1r the ior"i'on OF State ConsIiu- I
NJ. James presented me resolutions of
lf N 100 .f l~ItNN laFElNIFIlTt concerning the
s'auii on Mr. sumner by Mr. Brooks He