Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-12-05

cuieto of taye ou tue same was taken up and after
discussion amended 50 ss 70 include unotganised
towus aud pay the commissioners and collectors hNe
per cent ON the amount collected. The third reating
wa. then ordered
Special Orasr Senate bill Incorporating the Rutland
and Casletun railroad company. M Allen offered an
amendment providing tnat action o the commissioners
to be appointed by court to settle the connections De-
tween The two companes,-thc Rutland and Washing
ton aud the Ruuaud and Whtehall,-shal be upon the
basis " making continuous aud connected line oi
transpo tation 10 and from the depot at Rutland,
give Of the paroles undue Advantage over the
other n the transportation NJ ffesht aud passengers
The bill was then made special order Tor to-mO Orfow
morning Immediately after the reading ana approval OF
H5rss Jii pas,ei--ride XXX, ch 1875. relating tos,I-
Recommiitei-snate bill tiue xxi ch 6s relating 20
estates o the h1mestead the Housc having proposed
amendment to- the judiciary committee Also, go the
same committee. House bil utle A' eh 3d. fcAtns TO
Ls1Ss of absence -Gtan,ed to Mr. Farrar, until next
Wednesday morning Adl
reports B Mr Flasg, Coz Select committee 10 favor
of ch 81 of me revision, entted Oi pAtu'r ana asil
button Of estates wiki Amendment agreed to- aud
third reading ordered
By ilr Chandler. recommending substitute ff ths
0iu 10 pay fuon.s T.. Powers tftovioug that Thomas
supreme court sud receive what thes ldIadsel. Tue
claim of DT Powers The balance u his oil ior SER
vices as superintendent the state House The sub
Mr Adam. Of Colchester moved t' dismiss the bill
agreed %.
luton instructing the committee ou JudiciAy u reia-
ton 20 sn election of Members of Congress by h rcla
ing TO said election 'hiA reading ordered The bill
provides Nt The election o Members ot Congfessin sep
tcm1er next except iu case ot an extra session "heh
they viii bc ecci cd on the order ni the 6JNtruori
NJ t,eouet called up the resolution relating 60 hnal
adjournment.
Mr itoyte said he was surprised that this resolution
should be- cautdup at tals Time especially %! he keh'e
be completed lhe House might rest assured that al
'ne earnest possible moment tha me resolution couq os
f.A f.HaN N..f b t HIUH b NIIu|I o. a.
up ana 'ne Il i'e "'ua iheteu! DC s''eo n"oA useioss
4l-pu,si1H
hy W ohaN 'r select connlttee IN aVor OF agreeing
"I4 the senate ih stAug out al me sey9h' p"9n,eu
60 ue stricken OUT except sections 10 anh OF en- lIJ
provisions rel 20 fugitive slaves aud kdna 3pmS -
The House "h,n they passed the Dill inserted all the
stcu1ns Of the las OF 1898 which The commissioners had
unanimously reported unconstitutional Inc Amendment
OF the sirNe these sections out, together
with th 10Th aud llh sections OF the revision
Mt shaw thought it was no Tune % uacN H'"n' d. we
could get pAusiue Argument lu IT. favor houSh u
might be uuc'nsutunl"al he therefore hopeH thh'
the'e we sec1'us pi9'oseu ol tns 10 III oe 80
out would be retained eome distinguished Jarl'ts hau
supported lhese'e't'ona '-tnsy n"u oe'H o ''' '"N
oo1h ipt tie'eh years .t
Mr. Btith thought these sections should be retained
It ~as mo- time 70 give up any OF 'hese sections.
Mr File. her % .a'enu7h was kthuueA al tne a'uoh
Of Tie House when they considered tins question before
lie trusted ihey had not changed heH minus
Tue House refused 20 concur win 'ne 9enA'e u s'N
ing out the sections.
Inc committee recommended lhN the oiher secuou'
embodied 90 ihe lave 1913 Or ,tfl'Nen oAt
mitee were eiesty oi the oplhon that uese secuon'
unconstitutional aud AS the senate htd raised hi'
question: and reused Go pass them ne ia usnl he uuus'
had better concur in ihe anehuntht ne feAu from h'
sections Aui showed clearly by arsumen thH these see
tiJus were uuelnsutuuonnat The committee though
the law was NOT uuy uneoh'utuuoha oot uhht'e'7a''
retained any purpose be thought best that thel
be stricken our. So.
MI BAcn thought At least one more section the tih
Z should retained lie thought tnat there was no lt'
a. the soutn that held siaves lhe saYehoiders hel1
slaves without authority of la" in the slave states go
slaves re ult held the laws thereof lie argued 10
favor of the law 10 clusidera bic lelg,h
Mr. Dtnsuu sad the question was, Is the law rgnt =
This ljr 20 answer it 10 was wrong t was heve
too late 20 back down. Il night let us stick 20 it,
mir Balch admittcd this good ground lie ihei
S.I secuous OF the law aud Il the constitution What d
the section. persons held 10 labor service mean
What were the trainers Of the constitution thinking oi
when thi, section was framed what they talking a
bout Not apprentices only but also slaves. No othe
construction ever put upon i except ia attempts
back Up ju t such perfectly ridiculous and unconsu'u
t1ua laws as this. Slaves are called peIsons alt o,r
the United States. Now thls section that the gentle
men wisnes TO retain. provides that persons coming
this state with VI without toe consent u Ueh masters
ovne.s shall be free. Nov n this does not conflict viii
the constitution whattWO passage M tue language ar
Mr Balch replied, al the time the Constitution wa
formed, South Carolina aud Georgia divided equally
were the only States who planted themselves 6tmy o
{ the same ground now clAmtd by the gentleman hor
ttIyaton-t It uenison) )-thst tho Constitution shoul
provide for turH of sia' he attempted TO repi
Of length al Ni,l earncstncss to the position tas
en by air Drnison de thought if we erred at ALL
should be- ou tne side OF hoery aud humanity. He u
spected the egal profession their wisdom aod integrity
aud u he believed that the provisions were unoonsut
uuuA be saould favor their being stricken out But
jalsod from he light he had and in hs JUDGMENT u
t1usutuuI did include slaves IN the se1uon ~
pers N held To labor" Vc.
Mr Itl,ce, believed that a slave person and wa
so held North and south Il had ocen so held IN All tn
states IA their courts, and iu the courts Of tile Unite
{ stats II was possible siil that the gentleman hol
Ludlow, Mr. Blch might be right aud everybody eI'
wrong thas been said before in discussion that th
opinion oh the Supreme court OF me Om',a states y"
OF account and that we should soon have anoth'
that would correct the law lie beHevedH the nghis
the gentleman of Ludlo" were M question he woula al
peal 10 that court as soon as any 9,hef man ana VA
they would be respected "oula oe sAu luhe lot u
people Of these states when the decisions OF our cou
: were disroghded lie hao ua'siea south ana Nheh
had spoken o he heunconsutuNonal laws o o9ulh Oaton
. no nad oeen pointed To vermont one 700 haH eucSns,
= tuuonal laws. What epuid ne say IN reply Nuu
ing, believing as he dd mat these "a" were uuoohssl
uunai. lie believed mat mntty-nme Guy oi e'gty nu'
- d ed that had made law profession aud constitution
law study agreed with him that these laws were uhcoi
stituuona. de was no supporter oi slavery no more
favor Of IL than he gentleman from Ludlow a. buef
i opposed 10 10 as he wasi but he wonli oppose II w
a legitimate ana ni,,anan5 msnneI Se h
a to avey he "ou'a nol .'oa'e 'nA' c'n'''D'0" "0 u'
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