Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-25
gqatrbmdn & State 5uurnal.
BY u. p. WALTON
MONTPELIER, FER. %, 1859.
FROM WASHINGTON.

oregon ld,nae9 as State
Saturday last was a fcld-day in the House
voting voting, voting upon proposition
after proposition touching the admission Of
Oregon as a State. There were, however,
but three votes of much significance; al
though several proposition. that were impor-
taut wcrc net voted upon--thc Speaker hav-
ing ruled them out of order Among these,
was the amendment Of Mr.. Grow Of Pa,
which repealed the section of the English
Kansas bill requiring a population equal to a
Congressional district before Kansas can be
admitted as a free State Kansas. as a free
RepuLiicap State. cannot como in without a
condition as to population, while the Demo-
cratic State of Oregon is released from the
condition The three important were these
first, on the motion to lay the bill on the table
-ayts 81. noes l24 Twelve Democrats voted
against this motion, who subsequently, voted
against the bill Second on adopting the
preamble, which declares that the Consttu-
ton Of Oregon is "Repubcan," and in con-
formity to the Constitution of the United
States ten Republicans voted no, who sub
sequently voted for the bill The ayes were
III, noes l03-so, if the ten Rcpubli-
cans, who voted against the preamble
had voted against bill, it would nave
been defeated by nine majority Third:
on the final passage fifteen Republicans voted
oye and the bill passed by eleven majority
The fate of the bill was decided by these ff-
teen Republicans. They are responsible to
their own constituents, rather than to their
party; and | do not choose to Judge in a
matter where they ought to be the best Judges
The vote against the preamble, which en-
bracod nearly every Republican in the House
shows the ground on which the Republican
party in the House acted 1t is, that the
Constitution of Oregon is inconsistent with
the Federal Constitution, and therefore ought
not % be tolerated by Congress While the
Federal Constitution gives to Congress ex-
elusive jurisdiction over the migration and
naturalization Of persons horn in foreign
lands, the Constitution of Oregon on the one
''''''''' ''' 0'U' ''' "'7 a'ioi o' n'"',l'" ana
'''E'"'S' 1lU' %" 'N' o'"er' permits AMEN SUI
"r' ''''' a'''' '''' GUERRA 'o"' tuition
''''u., '''' '"' o'''1''S o' oacn o'a'e S'"l'
''''''''" 10 ''i P'''','7'' anu l''"'un'''e' OF
''N'' ''' que '',ei"' states an" |o' 'he
O'"''''0''o" OF oregon Pro''ues tnat no
"'S' 10 Na.'"ousn ne may oe ifc' c'tzen OF
'"''"'i o'',' sHa" come '"''' or '' '"' ore
9'"-'' "''' P''P'''y, Ok MAINTAIN ANY SUIT
nm -''', ''' '5'''"''ie OIL oregon Us
reg urea ~ enforce '"'so provisions by pains
ana penalties anu To o'''o every negro out
'''" ~ PI'"S" '' ~ "i'''0 man VINO n"'oor'
'"''" =" q "o,'' 'ne very worst features oil
'"' ''eu Scout uec''loh ana the fugitive slave
'."'0 are combined ,..'. IN 'nls oregon Const'u-
uon' ana AIrLIED ~ FREE MEN OF
O''I0i'' mere Is NOT oia'e state IN the
''''O" ~ 'l'"ii''"' as 'hlS-so utterly lnhu-
"'""' nut 'nS'eS' mas endorsed TINS Con
>'''''''"' AM" inc on'y Ieaeehihs features IN
'.' '"'o "''' '''' oregon may possibly be
S"'''oo 'N'o uecehcy by the airing which its
Oo"s'i'u'''H received ID the debate or that
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