Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-17
IXXYI ON 3REss- Second Session.

M>GloN, Midday, Jal. Ill l,iO
SFNarE-Nr Cr.ttud.us resolutions v,1.
taken up Mr. Hunter spoke ou tc crisis
Mr. .rumau4. Herl an amendment auu
wing 81 tie caur@ - Mi Anderson. oal
pledging the support 81 Congress d IRE pmi.
dent in maintaining the laws
Mr.. Hunter said before TIE end 81 the month
six or seven states will have tC.lci THE oid
I MON cannot NOW BE- saved we mpuot rast0I.
the dead. We will Re construct 8 new Govern
ment, which We propose 70 make permanent
Since lS20 the warfare against the social sys-
tenn Of the south has been carried On, aud "a
President ia now coming INTO power VINO mas
declared that all must be free. or all slave Tho
South has all the elements of an empire within
itself The only thing that can preserve peace
now is the adoption OF the following amend
ments to the Constitution
/. Congress shall have no power TO abolish
Slavery in any State, or in The District of Coz
lumba, or in any Of the dockyards, forts and
arsenal, Of tae Government
Nothing -aal be done to ob~truct III.
Slave fradptetwe-n tin States
3. ltsbll le The duty ot each State 90 sun.
press armed iuyls.ons If another State.
r. Any STATE shall BE admitted INTO th.
Union withor Nithou, Slavery acclylr, d
tho inclination Il Jho people
>. iht sa,e snl restore tdc Fugitive .,.
- @y tbli, Yaluo
s Fu9i.v- shall Be deemed @ teta0 ,.-
llndmg tie lass within tie nri.ficliAn VI tlo
Sutn, and HeaIing th.rirom
Z. Congress slat, asnzs and proto,
slave property VI wa'eg tae Government ha,
exclusive jurisdiction.
Mr.. Hunter argued that such las, should De
passed by u majority %, the Legislatures OF
both the sayehodi6g and FREQ States; also
that the supreme Court should be re- adjusted
and CONSIST Of five members FROM each section.
lie then proceeded to argue against coercion,
pradeating his remarks ON the assertion that
the Union is not now in existence. He held
that coercion Is neither right nor possible, and
destructive to all the chances of the re con.
structi0n Of now Union
He intmated that Englnd and other foreign
ports would not allow OF blockade OF the for
eign ports, and dwelt at considerable length
upon this point After picturing the horrors
of civil war, which was sure to follow il the
South was cocrced, he concluded by saying
ask time for the people to consider Let us sec
| if we cannot bring tho scattered remnants Of
the Union party together again. let US see i
we cannot lind some common ground where al
can rally once more, and when the column
come IRON the North and the South, let then
meet in peace, and from the rising TO the sottin,
OF the sun, take part in grand review. Their
we will shake the heavens with gladness, an,
it will be proclaimed at last that we are broth
ers in war and in peace, and ready to take GU
placein the grand march OF human progress
Mr.. Baker asked if the Constitution was sub
united for tn appreciation of the people, will
such amendments as met the views of Mr.
Hunter. would he and his State maintain tn
Constitution and the laws as they are until tn
| people decide
Mr.. Hunter am not authorized TO answc
for Virginia.
MIR Harlan said the real grievance was tn
victory OF the late election and the dislike o
the South to resign the reins of Government
In the House, Mr.. Loyejoy of Illinois olltre,
a resolution authorizing the President to dele
gate his powers as Commauder-in. Chief t
General Scott. with instructions to the latter t
see that the Republic received no detrimcnt.
Tho civil and miscellaneous appropriation
bill was taken up and passed