Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-12-12
'EhiTty-l1OtTth Congress.
sECONp SESSION.

| RfllOnt Legislature lbT slA yours, NtGt
| presented by Mr.. Collamcr.
| 1Hc Presidents Mcssagc-Mofion 10 Print.
The consideration of the motion to Print
extra numbers of the Presidents message and
| documents was resumed, giving rise to an
animated debate in which Mr.. Wade was
particularly severe upon the President.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick deprecated this discussion
as out of place. No people, he insisted were
more devoted to the Union than the South;
and he charged Republican Senators with
advocating doctrines, which if consummated,
would lead to a disruption of government.
Mr. Wade said if the debate had been suf-
ferod to drop where it was left the other day
he would not have uttered word on the
subject, but since the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Fitzpatrick) had thought proper to ex-
press his views upon these questions this
morning, be should claim the same privilege.
lie was not disposed to agitate, but while he
never commenced agitation he never shrunk
from it when commenced by others. The
President was responsible for the commence
mcnt of this agitation if blame was to be
cast upon any one, for nearly one-hall of his
message is taken ,up with the discussion of
the subject of Slavery.
Mr. Wade proceeded to charge the Presi
dent with having produced a libel upon
large majority of the people of Ohio ,impugn-
ing the motives Of one hundred and seventy
I,Lr ~ Era,,ont Ia tLo ronort Presidential
Tl,ction Worc tLoy N ba ossnilcd from the
! r,oo,,ti,., ,,.,,,s;,n sS;r,ly bocouso tbav had
sno,, rt ~ J;sabar,,o thdir dnty in - manner
| different from tbat which the President nm.
proved Was he 10 shield himself behind
| what he called his constitutional privilege to
Shndcr. traducc and abuse a large majority
/ OF the people Of more than one-hali the States
in tho Union, lie had charged them with
adopting PRINCIPLES. which. il carried out,
would lead to civil war. the disruption of the
| Government. and dissolution of the Union
/ That charge came with an i'll grace from the
| President. who was the apolocist and suppor-
ter Of those who have committed the most
| gross aud incxrusahle outragcs in Kansas
| lie talked in his message as il the election of
| Mr.. buchanan was an endorsement of his
| Administration. Did he not know the De-
mu,lutic Party dil not dare to rcnominate
| him ouuccount of lis completely with these
! Kansas affairs If the avowal had been
openly made before the election. as it was
now hy the senator from Virginia, (Mason.}
that tie South claims the right OF expansion
for Slavery as much rs its protection where
it exists the irceInen Of the North would have
given an almost unanimous verdict against
that party. The election was thus carried by
shrowl and adroit management, hv conceal
ii.,l .r,rn tlo .lortinn ,,,,,t ,,,s mad, vowed
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"V atn i,he " hno" WI? wrote lnat article
'.i: 1884, s'utou was "ri''ch ny
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A. pa co.'a.' u:AoI' ho Is lie
NJ butfer hap uyit Inc gting ms name
notice of the fact
MIR. Fossenden defended tho Republican
party, expressing its object to be not section
al, but opposition to the extension of Slavery
into territory now free.
Mr.. Fc>scnden, in reilly to Mr.. Butler.
said If he were TO select State Of this Union
which had exhibited itself in Il narrow light
on the su' ieet Of selecting sectional candi
from the foundation Of the Government ~ ,bo
present dav. If wouId ho tba state NJ Sortb
Carolina because on reference 70 olTiciai
records. # would ho soon tbot ono taIC o.
that time she had refused 70 yoto far ro,,,Ior
non ircos. Of either norty Lrt bad ,at"j
for candidates both from Slave St,tos and
generally for one Of her avn citi1ans Tb"ra
fore. the charoos Of narrow rolicy os on,l;cd
to the RoruLlIcon norty corao Mn III ,,r',a
from tie senator from S,ntb Corolin1 II
was the Issue which, ,n,la tLo contest sactior,
NJ and NOT the candidates rboro Was ~,
prominent man in the south who odv,ca+cJ
the PRINCIPLES of the Renublicon n,rty and
therefore they were OBLIGED IN faEn hntb
candidates from the North rhrv J.sircJ
to elect them lv the aid of >ontbern ;,tosi ,t
irtlcv c,uld not got those tIor H., tLn ,,,,,
of the FREQ Stotns,,Innn uo ro,,s,tod ,,Io,
the President roda tI,o cbor,,o III Lie No.
Of scctionali.m. II was with6nt r,nndat;o, n
fact and dcr,-otor,, "a tho tr,,, ,I,.r,,.., I
honor IF the Teoul3 who ,nakc ~, thot rro't
r7rtv. In the curse Of his rem5rL,s he tool
arourd in ornnsition r. rho orto,sio, ,'' %
Slavery to r.rrit.rv now freo That ,rog ~ ~,
and ile doctrino IF tLn po,riIi,a,, r,r,,.
nnd f., tIo+ be- ,-,,Il ojtor, tra l'; 49,
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Inc senate u'jouFI'cD 'lIl Hlo"uay'
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COMMITTEES.
The sneaker o,rourccd tho Stora;r,, c,o,,,.
mjtteos.
Ileyare nearly the same as those Of the
first ion. Tie only change in the prin
ci,.,I ,.rtoi+to.. .oro Nr OI;,nr nr Nrissa,,ni
ON Elections instead If Mr. S,rooe. Nv