Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-03-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY. March 3, 1859.
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cratic majority. TO give way to the Cuba bill
The Democrats indicated their purpose ia
force vote on the bill on that day. and the
Republicans as plainly indicated their pur-
pose not to submit at the crack Of the whip.
Then for some hours a regular debate went
on, and then an irregular one, until midnight
when the majority concluded to let the ques-
ton 70 over to Saturday. In the course of
the debate, there was re-cnactment of the
turbulent scenes which characterized the pas
sage of the Kansas restriction last year, and
the same parties distinguished themselves
For instance. Senator Toombs of Georgia
used this language
Georgia had never asked protection for
her labor. bond or free, by tariffs, by fishing
bounties, or by land for the landlcss'- but
some people will remember that Messrs,
Toombs and Stevens Of Georgia were Wings,
and defended the Tariff Of 1912. "They
won their land BY the sword He commended
that this opposition was factions entirely
What had the Senator from New York Sew
ard accomplished in his ten years Senatorial
crusade against slavery Not thing. Not
oply had heg THE Democrats cdrHded STARE
m 10 Ne,o Mcrico hat had torH do,ra and
tranipled under foot the Missouri restitution,
and hal dare,y APPROVED By THE JupfcN-
RY The Senator went ont for wool and got
shorn. The Senator had used language 10
respect TO the Chief Magistrate which he
would not dare to apply to a gentleman, and
would not dare to apply TO him. As an
At,erican Scnotor ha resented such luuuuHpp
- SANDER.
Who doubts now whether slavery is az
gressive' Tho language Of Mr. Seward was
this:
MIR Seward said be had enough courage
for all his own purposes There was such "a
thing as moral courage 70 enable men To have
fidelity to the interests Of their constituents.
Who is it that is afraid One half of the
term Of the Administration has closed. and
in spite Of his arduous lahors, two free States
have como into the Union. and only one has
been kept ont by Che Administration. The
President expects 90 escape from popular con-
demnation for the total failure Of hs domcs-
tic policy under the smoke of Cuba. and bis
wars on the Central American States. which
have done nothing really offensive TO the
one cardinal measure Of the Administration
had been carried ouf they were told they
were afraid to meet the ptiul pcttilogging
scheme 10 put thirty millions in the Presi-
dents pocket. The House had become the
exponent Of the free States, and the Senate
the propogandst of slavery The Senate
proposed TO extend compulsory labor in the
tropics, while the House proposed to give
land to free whistle Americans He was on
the side of the House of Representatives and
free labor, and that was no cowardicc.'
Earlier in the evening. Toombs and Wade
l.,..l> h,la orors;r,, ,o.so,o
V .,
ar ioo'nos sa,u N'is ,iot'o" W ANY up
tne hoi'es'ca" o'li was "'pN VI 'wo-P'""S
denagogue 70 aVolu re@I question oy al, up
Pe"' 10 @cN'anueis, ~ iv uesl''seu ue'i',
J,;von o' by J domann,nos If tbev Jid NOT
want to give the President thirty millions,
say no, like men. What were they afraid of;
ne iacNlanuers nc was rSauy ~ 'o.e 19
,'o,n h. could sottIo hotb in t,yontv min.
utes
Mr. Wade was glad this question was up,
and that it had come up in antagonism to this
n'h50' qu''''o'. =. va" 80 " y'',e III
r. oa,,Ia,', dadao -, Thoy roro ~ ',;yf
nierers to the nigger-less. or land to the
land-lcss. Laughter. They were SILVER
ing IN the wind before tins Cuba bill were
'hey IernaP' inc Utno. s'uV Wouiu 'ni''i
ho5r rho o,,,,rorrio,;on NM lad Noon
urped and If WINS said Government was liiel,
to stop but now they laid very quietly be-
hind the Niger question Inc Democracy
was ''euu up y! hisso,9' a'''. e'u'u ~ '''ol'
DINO yi,bout fncl lie wanted 10 take nm M.
land question without skulking, and then
without fear or trembling they would Sc,
about gong on to hnnt Tor more mSgars ioI
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