Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-05-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
THURSDAY, May II, 1860


csGng Mr. Grow of Pa. for the Committee
ON Territories, reported bills dividing the re-
mining public lands of the United States (in- .
Guiding Utah and part of New Mexico, which
were dismcmhcrcd by those bills into five
now Territories The territory between Min
nosota and Washington Territory was dispos-
ed of in two Territories hppcca northern
of the two aud Docotgh Apropos, cx-Iicut.
Gov. Kiddcr of Vermont is now hero, waiting
for a seat in the House as Delegate for Daco-
tab. The territory between Kansas and Call
iiornia. and including part OF Now Mexico,
was divided into three Territories Haho,
Nerada and 1ri-oua The five averaged con-
+ sidcrably moro than 100000 square miles
each, and used up the paradise of polygamists
The bills were in the usual form, with the
exception of the following proyiso which was
attached TO each
PrrrIrd That vherea. slavery has mo- legal exist
cucc n siid Territory nothing herein contained shall Dc
construed zoo authorize ur permit s existence therein
This was hardly up to the mark of most of
the Republicans who would have preferred
a distinct prohibition Of siarery, according to
the ordinance of 1-S7 and the Missouri conn
promise of 1920. Still this proviso does dis
tinctly affirm that "slayery has no legal exist
once in the Torritorics f." and docs exnrcssly
refuse the authority or permission of Congress
for IT, understand tli. macmillan farm, ,,,.
adopted with view of copciliotip, ont-r.o.
compton Democrats for the BILL 1t would
have done very wcll in case or n e,iInro IN
carry an oxprc,s probibitiop In that ovort
the Rendition. could have takor tbo ,roviso
of the bills ON the ground of necessity pro.
ciscIy as tbcv took fine Critterdc,- No,t,or,
cry amendment Go the Kans,s hin in fine las,
Congress. Had either of the territorial hin.
reached stcp for amendment. it Il. probable
chat am absolute prohibition of slavery would
have been attempted. The bills never rcach-
ed that stage. though Mr.. Grow offered to
give votes by yeas and NAYS on amendments.
if the opponents of the bills would consent to
withdraw the motion to Law the bills ON the
table that is. to reject them. There were
three other amendments ready one by Mr.
Clark of Missouri which ,,s rr,-.l,,cr,. A.,
second by Mr. Nlo,tis oc ru;roi. ln,,,.,l,.
DEM for souat,or soyerciopty-ard ,birl
it was understood that the Rennblicors vorld
agree that the peoplo Of tho Territories whom
the population reaches 10000. should have
the righ, to elect t,eirotlircr.. and no ,hi-5
by Mr. Thayer of Mass. who pronosed sub-
stitpte for each hin Tb,tor,. s,,hs,;..,,.
provided ,implv a l,,d 5i.,,;d Win M .o.t
of government cxccc, sncb n. ,,o son,,,.rs
NAV tcmporar1y o.t,hl;.b lam, ,;,;n. ,..,.
a delopato in con,ros. tns,c,d If nr,..;n,.
his substitute TO yoto bovo,or ma.
united with the Douocr,c, in l,,;n. All ~.
bills on the tobIo Tbo,, ,cer, l,id m no..
bile bv tho vo,os occ,cl H.. ~.
racv If tbo So,,b Ar,o,i,.,,. AID -.
pcnpsylyanians ,,bo. NOT .rs,,ll,, ,,.;l,. u.. D..
pubHcaps. thougb tbev call tbo,rs,l,,. ,.,,-,
sentativcs of ..tbc pco,lc,s r,r,y " Tho "a.
lection of rho I,,,or ,.,s ,l', ill.,, ,.li. Ill
Give n LARGE amopyt or r,tro,,,..,. -, ,I.op
ident Their confidence in po,r.,l,.u;.
President is by mo- means I,r,c
The U,oc.,cod nm
Has been slaughtered in the Senate r,oor
9 Grows bill In place Of IL. the Senate so,Js
: to the House bin to sell land to future set
4 tiers at % cents pcr acre. TIM, ,r,i,d,, ,,s,-
s ept settlers trlo harm mn, mt ,o;d f,, 5. L,,J
r they occupy.
e Dotqlas Defea5iuo Himself
o Senator Douglas has occunicd two dovs in
It defending himself and his peculiar position.
4 1t was doubtless his ablest speocb His erc,t
: point was to show that he had been consistent
o while the Southern Democracy had adopted
his doctrines in 1913, 1850, 1852. 1854. and
4 1856, but abandoned them in 1860. On this
d point he laborcd long, and piled up proof nm
5 on proof from the records. So far he vas
\ successful But after all. when the thin, Is
e probcd to the root Douglas must fall His
T. misfortune is that the record also proves that
when he adopted the doctrine or eo,,ot,or so,o-
r ro;,nty he o,,.,,y ,,;,5 d.. On -, ~
SUNNI ",
d f''o'''" 60 "'0 ''E''"'' N""'t' al" 70 De oo""d
2 Oy us dec@'on Douglas and the Northern
u Democrats agreed to that; the Southern