Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-12-28
CONGRESSIONAL.


ton VI all the States 70 consult upon he present .''.
the Southern States to hold convention previous 20 th'
meeting Of the General Convention to decide upon The
conditions necessary for their peace and safety ana SUP
it hcu 10 the opinion Of the delegates from the North
rn s,tes further that It is contrary to the spirit " tho
ave for the government to interfere in any way with the
eurso anv State may fl 70 adopt aud further, that
tho FEDERAL Government should abstain foni The
pioyent Of any aggressive force toward any state and
there 4 any danger Of collision between Inc Federal
and State forces, the former should be promptly with
drawn.
ed 20 odcr, which would practically c-estihsh the Mis-
souri, Compromise line and declare that Congress shall
interfere with slavery in the states ard also provide
H. said the people satisfied with he Missouri Com
promise ior thirty years, and would he satisfied with il a.
gain Il was his settled conviction that unless some
thing was done. Ne should Dc separated aud divided
people u es, than six months l. not This the chez pest
price to pay for che Union Some people We're not a.
fld but SO sure As he stood here dfuutln would io'
unless something dlne and be feared would s"ilo"
even old Kentucky, as true State, as yet as eN''' III
the Union.
The present trouble was the result Of long con'ro'er-
sy aud we have now come 90 The place "uer ue pte,er
v'ion of tho country demands thc 'ienh.e ofPiHy he
aud he Government, aud hihit d1"h ip p'-leutY. We
are no position whcr. history will record our action
cord ve showed bitter party spirit and allowed great
pufr, to b, ruined To- the amaremcnt VI a the world
Shall our names go down 90 pustcry with thi' stigma
,,..e,,c no Union Oil Krnnrky Hould b. satisfied
with ti. remedy, and stand D., the Union and die by b.
lie CLOSED with strong appeal To save hr honor OF onr
Gag aud expressel hope that such would be the case
Re,oIred That the following article Doe proposed an
amendment Oh che Constitutions tp Dee Valid when rnuhea
by Conventions OF hrceoufths OF he people OF 'ne Unit
Fr.t On al Che torritor.e, now or hereafter acquitted
north NJ thrysy thirty slavery shall De pr'hted while
isrt rr1 aht NOT ba iuterfcred with hy Congress bat
sba Hc protected as property, and sid Territories when
Continuing assume p'pntn1h l' Poe .rl tN nlcm
Der OF Congress, .h1l be admitted u the rn11 with or
without slavery, as tha Consultation OF tne state shall
Second. Congress shall have mo- power 90 abolish slave
~ i1 he slave states.
rard Congress shall have uo power % abolish slavery
in tla District ~ Columbia shet exists boo either Wiz
gIn.a ur Maryland, poo prohibit government officers or
Congressman from bringing slaves into the District and
Fourth That Congress shall have no power 70 hinder
the transportation " slaves nom one State On another
Fhe Congress shall have the power TO pay The owner
Che f value " rescued slave aud theo"ncr shall have
power Co sue te county where che rescue Nas made the
hitting such wrong
Sixth SO future amendmen,s shall affect the proceed
ing, and Congress shall never have thc power 20 inter-
fere with slavery n thc states where d. is n'N permitted
The last resolution declares that che southern states
have right the faithful execution or tbc laws FOR the
recovery OF fugitive slaves that su laws ought NOT to oc
repealed or modified % impae their efficiency that
b. shall not be deemed improper of Congress Co. ask Of
tive slave law hat the Zee % Commissioner should
be equal 30 iayo. Of or sBaps' ia 4" r s,'' rue
sfref DO where violence rescue IS attempted
aud also iba, tbe law. fl the suppression 90 the slave
trade ought to Doc eIsrtlllly executed.
Mr Powell resolution was then taken up.
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