Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-12-11
NO. 80.

= two offensive acts. or they might hare
i represented 10 their res rtive Sela- OF 5
g iu Congress sAc!r wish tha, two-third.
$ thereof would propose any explanatory
: amendment 10 the Ccusnutiot. or TWO
illCS u T., Il 5, htS, If such Lad tve 4
heir oFuon, might ty all Application tu
: Congress have obtained a convention for
: The very same object, This is the very
, course which | earn .stly recommend. IN
order 10 obtain an explanatory amend
ment OF The Constitution on the subject OF
slavery. THIS might originate with Con-
gress or The Sale Legislatures, as may
y, deemed :Rsassadsisatke 10 attain. .tlr,
Ia { object. The explanatory arnendn~it
might be confined 10 the final settlement
OF the construction Of Constitution on
three special points: Frs, an express
recognition of the right Of properly. in
slaves IN the States where II ROW exists.
or may hereafter exist. Second. the du-
~ OF protecting this right IN al the COM
mon territories throughout ihelr terrific
RAJ existence, and until they sLal! be adj
united as States into he Union. with or
. without slavery. rs their Constitution may
prescribe. Third, Il like recognition OF
'he right OF the master TO his slave, who
mas escaped from one State 10 another. 10
be restored and delivered up to hln,; and
the validity ot The Fugitive Slave Law,
enacted for this purpose together with a
declaration that ri STATE laws irnnairin.e
or decreasing tins rIrh, are vlol.t,ors nS
iL. Co,sfi,,,,I.,., ,,,i -. -,
N0''9' l"eH''! nun
1 az" 'o'u'
II may he objected. that slis construction of
'he t"uSi'iS'''H has already been seItisd by
. me supreme COURT "t ih- United States. and
Nhat ihf re ought 10 bc rtquIrrt+ The .usxer
Is that very large proportion Of ,he people u
ihc UhJttd STATES sui contriyert the cofrec
ness of this drcI~cH. and never viii cease from
+ agitation aud adm, Iis binding f,rc. uu,ii
CLEARLY established bv The tcoIle Of .lle sever
Z Z" STATES I'D 'he.r sovereign character. Such
ter,r.i,.,.,. ~ g ,,,,.,,p. f,-.,.,,.' n,,,i -
rcace and harmony = .,7,.,,,, III, So, II 80,
no; to Be, 4,.h h.,d thar -.,.t, ,... .,....t :, II
,rbilragt,,1t ..sfqI Ii.h..i H.. a. y,'t.I,... :,
I I'm ,,,I3 ~, - - -. N""s'''"',ou ~
van .HN't og a'i tho
w. '". '1"e' !" any event !.
. - - - Sl''.' q cohcHlatoh pe-
'', ~ '''-''e9 s''a- stPef4'e t"e-.-
( ,.t
ny" ''s'cfe1 Ut"A 'he dhtles of The frrsI-
- a y. ' ''i~N' ''e',Dc' "3' '"ieish n9E domestic
"@' W. % ''' n'''i>'''e''TE- "" we're n
. N'.''" '' "',N''",9 C'i'i''!cdti"Hs WITH several
|'''''1' ana '"" % "tF territories were III "A
.-''.9' our '''NeInneht:
"''N ~ ''c A,t''"h save uare hRd hu-
"e' '''7 az" s""tF'u' ""'"taieS' unlawful mill
. '"'! 'Ai'''t'l'"S were c"uuicn'''lced 10y many
~."'' a." "eie NAHeied, n defiance
- al '"''t '' ''"' ""Fei''e"i toescaIe from
-. nc F'-to7 90 h'7sirE war u,"u
'"V ""''ie'-''l"S people 81 Tie HelGhho.ing Re
P'".''7. "''' "I'H We "tFt at peace,
/" '.'''''i'H 1" '"''t Hid "t"ef dlifieHilIe-.
. -'.lNeN q rev u's'"h ~ monetary hii"ir..
-. ''S"'' l'"''AS "i uH'sa"iled
o. l1'.I'-' eo4'e !uehces !" the souh-
"N'i : '-"e !e'ioslect OF what WAS
''''" '.'' .1-'-.'''I' ~na contrast the with iis
& .'''t'5 5'' F'"SPeiHy al Tie tfte ct The late
'la','et'''''' e''''I"h' We nae abundant REASON
-" o'. "'+'''"' ''''"s 10 Ih''' cif"t
''''" ' ''''9 never -'f7ANrH "s, "a
'''''''' '' ''.' "1i "''''7-
ouh FJ1sl1N RELt-luTs s-sss,f BaIrN1
0ur -e1,ti.,rs ci,I c.-,.., r,,;.;
? ,cst frteudiv chnrnct.r So, - - '"o
iueit q; INV atuioIs,7sfi.,1 tie - ,ianger.u.
questions :ri,lu,, from. .let t ton and i,alw.r
r,.tv aud f,-. .hc right If sea eh 81 .laitu,ut by
tho iirIiI,h Government. have been anicsbly
and honorably adjusted. The discors.ant con-
. struCtIous OF The CLAYTON and Bulwcr trea,y
between the two Governments, which at dn-
f-reut periods uf the discussion. bore A threat.
euIt- ASPECT have. rt.,;! ted IA a in al ,ll.n,e,,
cAtsreIy "a l.faciory t5 this e;oyernuen, /.
my last annual message, Informed Congress.
that the BRUSH Government had not then com
pleted arrangements with the Republics .f
Honduras aud NIcara qua ia pursuance Of the
+ understanding bet cen 4 e. Two Governments.
, 1t vas nevertheless confidently exuect.n lh.,
the good wor~ would ere long be accumulate
This couhdeuce has since been fu!hlIcJ Her
BrIiauIc Majesty concluded a treaty with Hon
duras the 25ih of November. 1852, aud with
y ca aqua on the 18th or Augiisf 1852 r.liu
qniahiug The Mosquito Protectoraie. Besides.
~ the former tile Bay Islands are reeugn,1.,,
par. OF the Republic Of Honduras
i. may be observed that t4.e siipuIs,ious cf
these treaties conform In every inlportan, mr.
tlcuItr to the amendment. s,i,r,t.i ~ I,.,,,
I un the 18th October. 1886, between the W.,
governments. 1t will be recollected lin, TIN.
/ treaty r,jecsed by the British C;ovetnu,.n,
because OF It's objection 10 the lust and ,,,,,,r
rant amendment Of the Seaa.e 10 the rriicl.
/ relating 10 Raatau aud tie other island. IN ,h.,
/ Bay q honduras 1t +. source of sincere ..,-
ailclion 10 all ,ia-.e, If our fellow citize,s All
especially to those engaged In t,re,p,, c,,,,-
iuerce, HAT the claim un ,ns nsr, q, Great Pm.
ain forcibly to Walt aud search \ af.oriean usr-
/ chant vessels on the blpl sea. ~, ti,,a - ,,.
~ - "D''~S'4. me- was ny lar. The
. t,r,, c,,,,,trio, 80 - - t' " 'hs
nfIeI3 VII. - - - IS So 'Hs
I Al auv ruof,q,. lgv,. - --.d.,,';.t ins"'
var Titi, wa. r.r,I.-,.j ~, cIi, 1', ."'o
4s,.ra,-d s,a,e Of rt,ilir feeI,,,, ,,,.,,'' w.