Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-20
Congressional.

Mf. simmons prtsSltcu inc Credentials OF Nf.
Anthony as Senator from Rhode Island from
March next.
The French Spoliation bill then came up and
Mr. Davis concluded his speech against iG, and
Mr.. Criltenden replied. Foe arguments OF
both were historical and legal and Of great
length.
Finally the bill passed by vote Of % to 20.
Tao appropriation MilitLry Academy bill was
then p,tsstd. AdlJurn.d.
lloUsE.-Mr Barksdae of Miss Offered the
following resolution, which was adopted
Whereas, 1t has b3an ann ,unc.d in foreign
journals that the Courts of France and England
have given notice to our g ,vsrnm mt I'll 1t the
ccssion Of Cuba to the United Stats will not be
tolerated, even with the consent Of Spain
therefore
Reso'oed, That the President b. and hereby
is requested, il it is no. incompatible with tho
public interests, to communicates tn this Has
che correspondence between the gJv4rnmentsO Of
France and England and our own, relative to
the ce 81 IN Of Cuba to the United States.
i The House resolved itself INTO Committee of
the Whole ON the State Of the Union On the In
dian Appropriation Bill.
The Committee proceeded to tho consid ration
Of the Presidents annual Message.
!. MIR. And rsin of Mo. said the result Of or
p 'icy had been to submit t., outragts and in.
salts. Not only the great but the smallest nj
tons tr.tmpl4 on our flag and infring on our
public and private rights. 1t is lisl time for
as - assert oar proper position and stcrnly
maintain it. Our Treatment from Spain is II
the most agsrlyit character. Low c.tn oar
government exp ct to be r1sp'ct4d uni IS it OK
tends Protection to our citizens. lie lnl not
know what instruct ms our Minis er ut Madrid
t has received but he knew it would BE- the wish
Ut t1e American people that II demand Should
he made for full indemnity for all wrongs. If
Spiiu refuse this, our Minister s ould mlnd
' us passports and return home. and the govern
nihut s'onld send squadron an take p ISIS ssh m
II Cuba, AS indemnity for the past and curty
tor the future. Oar selfresp9ct d manls snch
a course and he Altt red himself tits would lie
l the policy Of tie executive.
MIR. Washbun of NJ characterized the
, Democratic party us TN islrchy-the organ
and pres, NATIVE of the sL,v5 prlplgand,stS,
anil fully committed t. exc, ute thelr commands.
flc Republican party is the truly dnociar
party in these States, where it reli al on its own
j, principles and energies. 1t is united and i'm
pr,gnlbe. Its f'i'lity to these is tha condition
: Of its succ IS. 1t has nothing to gain by avoid
= ing the real issues. lie condcmnel squat r
sovereignty, and said it had quashcd Clss
D uglds and its original ldyJcat s--.ln omnibas
would now contain all who adhere to that doe
trim. Ii advocated legislation in C,nsr,ss to
prohibit Slavery in the territories, and repro
hlt9d the bred Scott decision. TIE struggle If
Fr,d1m ov.r Slavery has barely begun and
h nce It becomes TIE duty OF Republicans TO r.
m tin firm, and in no event l,w'r their high
: s"ndrl Of principles. When. after years of
- naeasness aud apprehension, it becomes appl-
, rent to the people of the FIRE States that the
s'-callrd Democratic party mad been subsdz d
b. the SHAREHOLDERS, and it WIS seen that among
$ the organizations Of the day. there was no one
" walch Fl IN its combined earnestncss and liner.
. tliiy. WIS competent to maintain the cause of
Liberty and the constitution Of the sIAvehoding
; lligalchy, they delayed not to call into exist
g nee party tor that parpose. and they call4d
e 1t the Republican plrty-and whnt b,tternlmc
c,ul have been given it? 1t is suggestive of
tn batter days of the R.pubic-it has in cd n
pf genuine mtionality-is association s ar Of
l. liberty, order and hwit is the me by which
= che author Of tho Declaration Of Ind pend nee
;, and IAtier of the Constitution chose t, ho
= known. II speaks for itself, and needs no qaal-
c flying rim. The party which is worthy to
bear it shouId hold every lover of liberty, every
- httI W VlIitooithh, every upI OIlcllt VI mary
flna,ici'm, whether in the North or South. In
y, allas m t., the dangers b.setting the Republican
party, he vindlcated its position in reference to
: territorial sovereignty, and said that. abiding
u with obi prudence, he would rot, where he had
two weapons to destroy monster, throw one Of
> chem :.wLy.
y Tae Committee rose, and the Ind IN Appro-
o pri1tion bill was passed, when the House
|, adjourned.
-, Tuesday, Jan L.
" SENATE,-The Pacific Railroad bill coming
Il up, Mr. Gwin expressed the hope that the in,
n vote would be taken ON Thursday next.
q Mr.. W ilson Of Massachusetts, addressed the
Senate
Viz. Wilson said that two years before the ac-
QUESTION Of California, b3forc its plAcels Of
gold had lured our countrymcn to the ShoE IS Of
d the Pacific, the idea was conceived of railway
d transit across the continent which would make
our cmntry the great highway between Europe
and Asia Since the treaty Of Guadaoupe
llidAlgo gave our republic the title deed If en-
J. pirc, the construction of arilw'y to tn Pacific
st had engaged the profound attention Of the ma
!. tim.
rhd opinion Of the p3opl1 had ,cn prlnounc-
cd IN FAVOR Of the speedy completion {" the
'c great national work, which would carry int,
It the heart ot the continent the light u riotiti
- civ liz tlon, develop the wealth and pow OF
thu nation, and bind together the DIV Hers on
the Atlantic and the Pacific sops of the
Y, Rocky Mountains lie should not discuss the
HI general issues involved in the construction of
). tiat grat work, for those issues had been dis,
{. cusssd before the peopl, and they had pro-
IL nJdc>d for 1t. The sole questions fn coisld-
eratin wer,, "On what route shall the road
III b. constr. cted - and s. How shall it be built?
n The raute from Lake Superior tn Puget
D. Sound WAS tae shortest; 1t has god harI wlJd
4, and water but the nation can hardly h. asked
H. to take a route on the extreme nortltrn from,
Q tisr. II, would willingly vot, to give at Least
N 81, 900 acres Of land to the mile to aid in tho
IN construction OF such work oy that route
10 The central route across the continent, from thu
d. Miss mri t. San Francisco, would he pr. emf
n nently IL National route. 1t would accanm I,
I'd date the entire country, North und South Ii,
u was for that route because tt was for tn,
ic " mlo country.
e Tl'rIu;a on tn s. ltherl run o. the c,ua-
n. try, by the way of III Pasa was mrra section
es al route. The country from Ell P.,so to the Pa.
w citic was an arid region Of b.rrcn sands. Ov
1d most Of it sterilty reigns; birds can hardly A,
over it without carrying their provisions witt
them. The Senator from Georgia (Mr. Iverson'
of had proposed to build two roads, Northern
!, and Southern r,ad-one bordering the terri
. tori of the British Queen, and the other Oh
On the frontier of Mexico.
Ill The Senator thought the time was at hand
n when the South must go out of the Union, OF
eg give up Slavery and was for going out if til,
20 Smator from New York, or any of his conpe, r
" shall he elected President IN 1880 which h,
no seems to think may be the case, nasmach IA,
j. the Republicans had swept the Free States
al That SJnator might rest assured that the thrca
to raise the demon of dsunion in 1850 woul
81 not make the Senator from New York, (Alr
us Seward) Mr.. Chase of Ohio. Read Of Pcnnsyl
VS. yanu Ranks of Massachusetts, ar THAR ~ ii +;