Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-04-15

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what climc color. or condition. The gentlemen rom
Massachusetts can, " they choose vote for Ioh,l
zion laud thus give life and yigor nit) wmch 99nls
aliens Go citizenship. and excludes class of the cDens
of Massachusetts from The courts but can do no such
T6is section tho OREGON Constitution "out-IIcrods
neod" u leave, the decision in the bred scott case
great distance hchud Excluding the acfa and That 9e
csiou simply holds that negro s NOT uukeh pt tle
United States, and cannoi therefore sue Boo uc ft9'e'
courts bui hia section provides that free men anu ei,
liens. Eos several of che States, shall have mo standing 10
Now sir MS understand IT, there Us not slave State
Foo this Onion that denies The free c0lood man access 20
her counts THE ways 10 their courts Of Justice are high
ways along which 40 free may press their steps 300
Tho 81 aek laws" as they have been called existing
upon Che statute books " some OF The Northern otcs-
free States, aud ought be- removed But none OF these
na'c gone the length Of excluding this class OF persons
from Che courts Of Justice
What adds TO the cnormity Of these cnactmcuts Is,
that they so wholly gratutoua and unnecessary ~
slave State where the presence of this class of persons
might De regarded u DANGEROUS example, could under
stand the motives Of such legislation, however mqch
might condemn che necessity or doplorc tnc a'l pu'
rco state Is utterly without excuse aud justly exposed
90 Che charge Of needless and wauion cruelty ANA
trust hut these gentlemen who propose o. encouaRe Ny
thoir votes, this species " legislation. viii hereafter re-
press their feelings OF holy dsnppio'ai "neh s."',
State proposes reduce ofsa,cr' free negroes
within los territorial limits. Il time that this species Of
. legislation should Doe rcDukcd.
Sir. STANTON. Mr. Speaker. ! suppose There is mo-
man. n he House or boz he country who docs noi know
that hr admission OF Oregon AS oiaieiho thc mon ''
purely question OF methat il must come, and az no
very distant day. There is Therefore no question about
denying 1 tho people OF Oregon any uin' uai IucN are
entitled io under this Constitution II iH question as
to whether Oregon shall De admitted to-day or tlm0t-
won snrh terms hs have been imposed on nth'I Iei
I n'tt 'r 900 more hlgrah.c icrns' wy .'.cib5 VINO
-pNh' Ni' morning Mr. NallandghAmI ha- iNhn some
Thing io 1c t1nk.u for. aud am glad of b. 50 Gar as
1000 concerned. De is entirely welcome 20 a tha hc can
T make out Of that in Ohio.
Now Nh Sneaker desire fo cali thp attention of
gentlemen, ON Che other side OF Nae House especially 10
.l' action oi Nongts. in relation 10 thc auH '''h 81"
Ntu.in 10 was decided, Toy the almost united 'nic on
'Nt Hrnlrtaig party ihat mat state could n'i %, "u.
HHH.I with Constitution or own making. without
.''int 'ae ratio OF representation cri1n'd '' ern,
Hu' iNN ana legally iHA,n. amor H Icr'tnl.'N ahu
spread nu tr records ul the country U1rt ui che doc
e ana principles of ihc Democrats party of the eouh
frt IhDro is uu c.oapn frum &c. Now. # mv colleague
utpIt tat iu this state OF facts. with thr whole record
1' lo pomoatc party in this and the other branch o
congress aiusi tle admission oi hansas as nee STATE
ae poop Sod bt the Criueudon-Mongumcfy amendment
be- u make lu, capital on account of Republican votes
Al1Ht ihe admission 81 Oregon, De s welcome 10 a
! iaH, nr gam make
.ir 't'r' wait NOT stultiN mtseL W processing
DOB ilauIc what know 90 hc the operating causes which
oonte' ihe votes Of members ON this ieor in voting or
and against the admission uf Oregon. Sir 10 Kansas had
been admitted under tlr Cuttendcu- Montgomery bi.!
gentlemen ON Che other side very we'll know She would
have sent o the other wing Of the Capitol two senators
who would hove votes during the next lcsidonin term
and that these two would have been Republican
votes. The namcsake OF the Delegate nom Oregon
i'N possibly nave httl one OF thpm NN'N UNIV 7Nlt'
oi things was presented 10 the consideration of gentlemen
nn ihe Other side they demanded that Kansas should
l7u hp u ratio of representation, tu be asccruuod 10y
a" census duly and legally ,akcn' Now all thnt ask
s. that WHOM they here with State which profess
cs 90 Dee free. with Democratic Senators, who 90
during thc next Presidential tcru that they shall have
mctcd out 90 them precisely the rule which they
melted out 10 Kansas ana not prepared here nor viii
st hy ard aid ia adopting rule for che admission of
Republican State, aud another rule for ihc admission
OF democratic State. That. aside from the Coustitu-
on of Oregon c true secret OF the position OF parties
Too tlls House on this question.
NoN Mr. Speaker, gentlemen on thc other side, and
certainly large majority OF those who voted against the
CuUpudcu- Montgomery amendment propose now. With-
ans change iu ihr condition of the Territories. TO
adopt ior Oregon rule different from that which they
adopted for Kansas; and while gentlemen on the other
side have difficulty in walking up 90 the mark [ ann
sorry 90 that many this side shaking ia their
boots, lest 70 should be CHARGED that Republican votes
cost against the admission of free State have
difficulty in adopting 100 This casc the same of us ice
But Nj Speaker, aside from that, II the Constitution
uuotiectonahlc and the population sufficient 90 en-.
title tine State Of Oregon 20 demand admission this
would Doe consideration that would induce statesman
4 acting on bis responsibility to refuse admission
grant YOU that
lei said that Oregon proposes 10 come in as d fire.,
State Mr.. Speaker, will any gentleman on the Other
side Of the House tell me- win tho chairman of the Tor
raj Committee tell me and tell the House ,n his cospl
argument how "a negro, held in slavery n Oregon is q
establish his freedom II white man Shall take int.
the Territory 0f Oregon, have there, black man. an,
exercise control over him and his industry and MAKE
him slave through the mere law Of force how Is th,
slave to help himself Can he go into the courts nm,
ask writ Of haieas cOypasf No. sir; for this Consttu