Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-05-14
HXNNTii. CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

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ca, thrr' years iuil pdy OF lcr dgc-N 20 "..-
baud.
The West Point Appropriation bill was
passed.
The Vice President notified the mate Of
the resignation OF Senator Briggs OF North
Carolina.
Mr.. Mason resolution IN regard TO Para
quay was taken up, and Il vote called Oh MT.
CoIlomer's amendment, 1rcrludin5 htPr."I- |
dent from using force, which was i,Sl---1
against 10.
The resolution was tn-n passed in It's OIL |
ginal form. ..,.
On motion OF Ny. Douglas tIe b'H I"l inc /
admission Of Oregon Was read.
Mr., Mae3n. ot a., was ignorant I' Oregon |
possesses auticiut p'l"'atl'n, on can AFFORD /
20 pay the caarg.s cd e stat. Eo'e"m."t.
Mr.. Dousaa said The vote "a tnt IJnstit'- |
tion was 1000 winch "onibh"ic,t- 1],o'J
population, although 1t was woo1hIN, mose'
and, doubtless. lU,"" over the number "'-A
which We have admitted i.-.......
Mr. Seward of y. I.-DId understand
the Senator to say That we have admitted
Kansas?
Mr.. Douglas-l Will answer the senator
very unequNocaliy' % lar as TINS congress
is concerned, we have admitted Kansas. ii
she desires to come IN under that DiIi' t,ieh
ou1 acton Is maj ana cohclusiVe--Il she oov9
not SO desire, then we have not
MIR. Seward INDUCED IN u quiet laugh out
mad NO reply.
Mr.. twin OF Cai; sad a lew words III Ia
vor OF Oregon as law abiding and reapecta-
bic territory
Mr.. seward OF New 1ork salu tae oregon
Constitution has clause excluding from inc
Territory persons OF African descent, al
though Tree. Great as his Objection was to
voting Tor the admission OF a state with any
such provision, yet Oregon is an old settle
ment, inhabited by an industrious and re-
spectacle population, and 1t IS not good to
retain colonies or territories IN condition OF
pupLage; longer than necessary Ihere are
States whose admission ne would not vote
tor with a million OF lhhaoitllits' ana others
he would vote lor vita oo'UVo' TIC would
vote to admit oregon
Mr.. Benjamin OF Louisiana would admit
Oregon, bat IN future would demand that
the census be taken before the admission Of
a State.
MI fessenden OF Maine OBJECTED to the adj
mission, Tor the reason That negroes are citl-
zens IN Maine, equal with whites, and the
Constitution vi oregon denies them entry
into that State.
Mr.; Irumouil OF Illinois was opposed to
the ad mission for reasons which he stated at
some length, and moved that the subject be
postponed till Deccno9r'
NJ. Wade OF ono drew attention To the
CLAUSE that class. Cinnamon with nggross.
MIR. W ilson OF NJ 'ssNcAGsetts said Massa-
chusttts would welcome tree Oregon, and
would expect him to vote lDr 1t pat at the
risk OF incurrlng cc"surt from his personal
friends he would refrain. There was a
clause in the constitution which he consider
ed unchrlstlan and lnhuman. lie showed the
injustice when would ARISE to coiored sailors
landing IN oregon;
MI nae Oh ~ H. drew attention to tue
treaty with China, as at variance with the
exclusion OF Cinnamon from ciyil rights. lie
also claimed Tor New hampshire the earliest
abolition OF slavery. which he sud, took
place IN 100. lie would not vote Tor the ...-
mislon OF Oregon with this CONSTITUTIONS this
SIDE OF eternity Adjourned.
llotsE;-lhe French Sppiati"n bill, beng
copy OF the one vetoed ny President Pierce,
was reported ~ Mr, Clngman from the
Committee ON Foreign affairs.
on motion OF MI. Shorter OF Alabama, the
cgnsidcratlon OF the SUBJECT was POSTPONED
till the flrst Monday in January next, by Go
against oo
me SUBJECT OF the capture OF ten. walk
CT le4 % loHS discussion winch ended IN
hotnihg'
l'le senate OH lor tHG @uiniss'Hh ol MN
ueso'a was c'nN'uereu ana "tlgTreu' AH.
-, May o.
SENArE'-lhe biil Tor the repeal OF the
fiSling nointlts Act was taken up.
Mr.. Hamll OF Maine addressed the sem
ate IN opposition to blii;
MI, Iamilh OBJECTED 10 MI Gay snesr
that the FISHERIES are merely local interest.
lhey are 50, ne saI', but no more than sugar
Fisheries however In va q
national Importance, no nation having ever
been prominent IN maritime affairs, that did
not recognize TINS important relation between
us Marine ana It's FISHERIES
bounty an unfortunate word me o,l-ct
is 10 raise "a class OF hardy seamen. Ihe ISL
cries, therefore, although local, Is IN Tact ma
tioiai III Importance ana address themselves
10 the interest OF every section OF the country
TO ALABAMA as wei! as TO Maine
MI. liamlln summarized the history OF the
North american Fisheries, showing that they
entered largely INTO the Revolutionary issues,
and that they were the subject of contest for
an hundred years, between France and Eng
land on account OF their Importance lie
showed the sense of Importance entertained
OF these Fisheries by the American Govern
mcnt, which made their possession an ulti
matum OF peace in the war Of 1913. The
commissioners at Client were instructed not
to permit our right to them 10 be even brought
INTO discussion on pain OF breaking off nego-
tlations. John Adams, in 1911, wrote that
he would continue the war forever, rather
than yield one iota OF the Fisheries. They
are us important to-day us then; although,
1t is true, they do not represent the same pro-
portion to the aggregate commerce as they
did at the time OF the Revolution. The
reason OF 1t Is that the area OF the Fisheries
is limited ana cannot be extended, whereas