Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-11-26
Vermont Legislature.
condensed from walton's Daily Journal
Emmy. Nov. 10TH

Ohnada railroad IN case OF lts lalluTe u VoulplN
with the act in addition to act relating to said
| road
| Referred to committee Roads.
| Resolution for final adjournmsnt- Battholo-
NOV called up the joint resolution relating to the
| final adjournment ION Friday, o'clock, A. NJ
of the Legislature and it was adopted in concur
| renee.
Mr.. Everts called up the bill for the relief Of
the st. Albans Bank After some debate the bill
was ordered to third reading, II to II.
The chair took up Senate bill exempting must
| cal instruments from attachment and levy on eX-
ccution, and the third rcading was ordered to D.
| Bill relating to the surrender of fugitives from
| service, (it being special order) was taken up
| pending order to the third reading.
Mr.. French moved indefinite postponement
| Mr. Nicholson opposed the motion.
Mr.. Evcrts did not wish to delay the action of
| the Senate, but would give the reasons which
| would influence his vote The bill before us was
| which in his opinion invited southcrncrs to
mako Vermont slave-hunting ground, though
under great difficulties, and petitions he thought
| had been introduced which asked for the enact
| ment of such law this
| Mr.. French of Windsor thought that this bill
connictcd with the laws of Congress which had been
pronounced constitutional by the highest tribunals
If we wished to remove the obnoxious congression-
al act of 1850, could not do it by state legsla-
| ton, but throu Oh members of Congress. For
these he should vote in favor Of indefinite
postponement.
Mr.. Davis said that believing, he seriously
| did, that whatever had been done by the United
~, Ia, 49,, u l.; rncisoly Tho
language of the constitution, he should support it,
| To sustain his views he quoted from the Constitu-
ton ol tne ,nteu States '.' ~ ,i
u''oi % was pJ So SS Go. H. ,L
II. rs no tne uecnsion vi .p ta, IL
''so VI ,lBg vs. ohhsS lN",''', nv .. 49,,
was based upon the ground of Inconvenience,
anu IN Tue ueoat, upon ll'S uIl,, a a ~
come forward WIN inc 5rlo n'su i I .t. at
uou' 1uuse h ,, iio ~ ~ hicct had
| ,nau congress hau P"Ssuu "Iu " 90 ut ari
peeI pronounced cohsti'p'io"ol ~ - ."' ~; t,
| nu ,h9ugn, tne power VI Ios"'url"s Ia at h.
| ,eSVeu WIN ,he states u,on'' ~ .:t,t;sI
oo4uu uown ny any Ia" U,'"' "as ttn dooiior
ur" ne ,Lo ed I,,rs nf no
~ On! AZ ,,o roasons bo sbouid
| am 80. 'u'ao %, anu many '' ~
| S"Ppoie '"' JIM
| Mr. French from windsor wished 10 correct a
very grave error which the senator from Saieaohla
| (Mr. Davis) had made in speaking OF tne frigs
| case tIhat decision, made by the majority oil the
Court, was that this power OF leglsation was vest
ed IN the Congress ct the untcd states. ne MI :
nority claimed that in the absence OF any law OF
inc United states upon TINS suolecT ine ottes haa
| right TO enact one; nut every 'uuge upon tnao
| pench held that the law oil 70 W1s constitutional
and that the law of Pennsylvania was nnconstitu-
tional He reviewed at some length the articles
of the constitution, and the purposes OF those who
framed it touching this subject
| 49, "i0"'' w NNP."'"'
| that the Prigg case was nothing but the carrying
of of a mulatto into another State under the
law OF '93. lie claimed that tho greater part OF
the opinions of the Court in that case was extra
| judicial:
Mr. Wilder moved an adjournment; lost ~
Mr. Harris said nc should vote AGAINST the o'l'
because he thought no further Legislation neces-
sary.
Mr.. Gleed said there was difference of oppi-
| mons upon this subject. The decision Of the Uni
ted States Courts had been quoted here, and so
far they met his views regarding the rights Of
his fellow men, he would sustain them, but when
they confcted with his mind upon this subject. he
would not accept them. He believed the constitu-
tion did not conflict with the equal RIGHTS OF any
man, and under it he thought that no man could
be held as slave. Holding these principles, as
he did, he should vote against this bill, because 1t
| recognized the right of holding property in HUI
| man beings, and that the right of ownership shall
he decided by Vermont courts
| The yeas and nays being demanded by Mr. French
| of Essex, the motion to indefinitely postpone was
agreed 10, !? TO s',,....
| ihose voting IN tne affirmative were 'cm,.,
| ~ Messrs: Bil' blilings, bu'ler, Cnits1noe1'
clarke. Everts' french OF Essex, Erench OF W ,nu-
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| oorros,nnss H., NJ ,supp n o,,,I. WOODBRIDGE
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! Mr. BILLINGS moved TO strike ont 10000 and in
! sert 100
| Divers nations IN amend wore made
| Mr.. Poland moved the nreviors question. which
| was seconded nv the Uousc The notion 70 strike
| ont 81 500 and insert 81 $50 was di.ocrecd 10 bv
| 40 majority
Tho motion to oroc,d by iruo-,i,, ,5on ,vas
| aoroed To 100 m Il and tho b;lI nossed
| "7Nr No5Lo,, lii g. ~ '' Ii;ri,> .
| or coumit,oo on ,ro,s ard r,aars oo;nst ,ba b;lI
| maxim, nm onnronriotion for tbo robniid;n of ,bo
| state House Iy;tbout conditions, and an bis n,o
,io :, 80 oodo .ho oa;o, .'H T.is
n ocioct n"J 'H' sp'''"i o'ue' VI i"VS''F at
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| ZEN AlE'
| N, ~ TUESDAY NOV. 20
| on" PF''ea-house nlls 10 incornoraIe me
hut,ahd Gas Llght Co.. Ethan Allen flre Engine
Co. NO o, burlington senate nillS reiat'ns TO
S,a,y anu intGlun.a!y servl.uuo Wl'nln tnlc
ntate; 10 deposluons; TO enforce certain rules OF
| me vermont state Library; TO incorporate the
Isiano roma copper Mining Co.
hotsE'-lhe speaker announcedas unfinished
business the bill relating to circus exhibitions,
| pending the motion to reconsider the vote refus-
sideration; Three days have already been eSpend-
Those bills have all been rejected by Ibis House
as being uncallcd for legislationi and he now
hold. and the hill he allowed 10 .Ioen The sIesn Of
| death