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in thp Nnrlli, wilh Tcxns ns a lest, nud still llic incn nlio viilcil in Congrcs fcir nnncxalinti should lic so iniioiiilnr. 'I'liiisc nien snw what ms enmitig, nml tlie niotncnt of leaving tlicso linll, lliey fled for a cily of rcfuge as if thc nvcn gcr (i( btnod wns u llieir track, tind tlicy nccr lialled till, pniiling nnd hrc.nhles!, tlicy slcVml undcr tlio samcrsliellcr xvitti Dix nnd ISilt'S. One iiart nf thnt torritnrv wns scctncd lo frcctloin liy llic tcrins ol niitirxnlinn. In such Stalc or Stntes as shall be fnrm 1 cd otil nf said tcrrilory nnrlli of sald ' Missnuri coiiijiroinifc I'iiip, slavrry nr ' iiivoluiilary scrntudc (excopt fnr crimc!) ' sliall lic p'nhibilcd. " 'I'lnt dcclaralion is pnsitive, liiicoiidiiionnl , dcpcndent ncillicr (in tliu nssenl nf Texas, nor iho pcnplo wlin sliall fnrm tliat Slalc. I thcrc nny pnssiblc v ny of avoidintt llial cotitrnct? Tho Ecullpiiinn finni Texas Mr. Ilow'.inn scemed to haic iiiadc llic tliscnvcry, Uu llio U'Jil .l.imi.iri licmadc this ilcJaralioii : ' Tlio tno Govcrnmciits did not ttmlcilnkc lo n1inlih sl.m-ry i.i nny nortionif Tcxns liy llic rcsolulioni nf nntlcx.it ion. It wnsiin Instiiti liun cxl ititi in thc whole cxtcnt or Tcxa, nml must so cotitiniic to cxist. milcs nlml'blicil liv llic Stnto itsclf, oiunlcs 'rcxnssliiill c-uiutut lo 1 lic furmition of n new Stntc cnthclv nnilli of 35 30' lf thcrc H unv iiottion of llic new Slalc soulti nf tlint linc, Tcsni h:i n iie,ht lo Insist npon ils roiitin uito llio Um-jn wit slnvcrv : nnd cood fnith lo llic South icnuiri thnt shc shotil.l insit upon thc ti'iins nf llic conipau. Sir, Toxnsw'II stiind tip to llic Sonili. on llic qucslion ol sotitlicrn rli-liH, ns onc nian Sho will ncvcr conscnt, under llic prclcnic of tctt'in hcruuuml.iovimt ncriijililsnsnroii h crn Slalf, nnilcr llic ic.nIuiions of mincxation. shall bu iinp iiiC'1, liv introiluiinj; wiihin licr lunits tlio principlc of frcc-soil whcic sl.ncry is guannmcu io ncr ny ino compact It is now fi ltl.nl hnw 'IVxns will sland up to the South. Will llic ijpiilleiiiaii take sotuo prnpcr occasion lotcll us lnnv slie will stand up In llic North i Tliat it iu kecpiug with an iiilinialion givcti in the Scnalc, liy Mr. I'Vnn:, jiisl six days before, llint M-iSlalo wnuld rer Lio foriiied ciiit of lliattcrrilnry thc "whole of uhnsc irrrilnrinl ilninain will bo Iu cnled north nf tlie linc of !')'. " All which bcing intrrprctcd, iiicaiis tliis: Wlicnevcr llnl parl nf Tcxns is lnrinrd itito a Stmo, it will bc unilrd uilh a pnr tioii of terntory sniuli of !10 5 aml llial part south of lili !IJ' tlioui;Ii n:i. ly a rnod in widlh will dclrrminc tlie cliar iclor of llie wlnilp new SlHr, niak inj it a slave Stalo. You liaie now nl inost tbc cntirc Slale uf .Misaotiri ft.r slavery, norlli of !50 1 !10'. You dcbign, cniitrary tnan exprcsa cnnlr.icl, lo liavc ! - 3')' of Texas, nnrlli of lli.it linc, fnr llic saint: iurpo?c. I iiiuv pul ii lo llic gcnllcnian, if llnl ii not thc f,iir infer CJice aml thc rcal mnanin of his lau guage 1 Mr. Ilou m rose iii hisplacc nmj asMitod. l'lie gcullciiian aieuts. And I ask liimio shmv inc, in llic wholc hlstory of ihisGovcrn ncnt, such an in ktancB of a violated compact. Tiwas toluularily in.ide tliat pledc , hcr own llcprcscutalivc now boldly dcclarcs llnl .shc iloci not uicaii to kccp it. Can ihat gcntlotrnn, or any oihcr approving such conduct, turu rouiid aml lalk aliout "iln in juslicc and staudiu by coniprnui iscs!" Thc gctnua of Tcxas U prnlific. Thal wiis llic tnosl origiual thought of ttns sc'jsn.ii, till it wa culip.'dl by llic tjeiillcinan froin Miirjlaml, Mr. Mc- Lini:, iu regard lo this District. Ile sajs, '' if Coiigrcss s-hall aholifh slavery iu thc I)i5lricl of Columbia, iMarylaiul could resiimo hcr juritiliclinti otcr the namc; hcr courls, hcr processes, aml hor couslah'es, are all at cominand, nml cvru licr inilitia. " Wc nai suppnsed ihat Cougrcss had oxclusivc jurisdictuiii nvcr this terntory ; hiil iuce.nsllial Marylnml Ins rescrved rilits, wlncli uudcrlic all hir cessions. This is certaiuly llic mosl novcl to frecmcn llio inost instilting doctriitc ofthc scseion. It assume:. ihat wc nrc hcrc thc mcre warda aml tenanls- al-will on thc ibiiuaiu of .Maryl.iml. If wc do not lcjisl.ite according lo hcr jiiilgmcnt, slic is ready lo fpring upnii us with all hcr civil aml mililary poucr. Pul yoursclf on ih it dnctriuc hcl'orc llic pcople of ihis nalion, and ihcy will lell )ou thatyou sland nu aslippery placc. aml llic ihiugs tliat shall comc nu ynu m:il;c hastc: tliu thc iuli ibilauts of this District will h.ivc thcir clinicc bcl.vccu llieir sl.ivnry and their capilal. IJ'it lcl us return loTea. Thcrc aretwomics iions to be scllleJ : has Tcxas a righllo felll and if so, do we wish lo huy ? I huvc examiupil uilh catc, aml I Irust uithcan diir, all llic argumcnls nf llie ciiiiiicnt Keircrontaiivi'i in thc past and prcsenl Coiigrcss. I ailiuit thcir ability and ap parcut hiucerily. 1 inuat conlcss, at le.iit, sonie lingering doiibls as to thctitlc nf Tcxas lo lands uliicli shc cl.iiuu as agaiusl New Mcxico. Shc cautinthold hy .tuy act of this Oovernincnt. l'lie rcsnlulioiiH of auuexalioii wcre pascd hefnrp. llic d ustilutinii of Texas was a dopied, aud, couscrpictitly, ticfnrn lliose nxpiudcd lunits werc authnrilalively cUinicd. Wc s'lpposc; thosc rosiiliiliniis adm t as a Stalc, ihat Tcxas uliicli was a Mexican prnvince. I!y thcisc liiuits, us laid d.i.vu hy Iluinboldl, I aui wilhugto nbide. Shc claims according lo Dislur ncll's uiap, hccause llnl m.ip as appcinl. cd to tbc trcaty wilh Mcxico. It w.ii acknoulcdgcd, bcforc a cnmtnilleo nl Cnngress, by thc pubhsber nf tlnt uiap, thal ibe 'I'cxan boiindarics werf. so nr rangcd as to inakc it s.dcihle in a Texas markcl. I do not wish to abidc such authority. Tcxas cauunt holil by any act of Mcxico. It is assertcd tlnt a treaty was made willi Sauta Anu wbilc he wrjs a prisoucr. Thc validily nf thal treaty drpcnded nu thc afler ralificatinu nl Mexico, which was nevrrgiven. 1 cx as tnay bave beeu unjiistly trealcd in thc trausaclinn, tiut tliat docs not inuko licr trraly good. Hhc caiiuot expcct lo ndd lo Us forco by (.hou'ing llial khc had becn initwilted and cbcatcd by a i ackmml. rdtjed rascal. TIib capitulaiinu nf Bex ar, aud llis teslininny of a subaliern gcn eral, Kilisola, aud thc Mexic ui Secretary of War, arc good ctideuce to shnwlhat thcre was a compuUnty considcralion uitli Sauta Anna. Ile was cnmpclled lo iito tliat ax a nieans nf cscipc Irom tlie IiviU of his cwiquerors ; biit ll cy prove nolbing as lo n couidcrafiin bemeeu Texas and Mcxico. Suppnse Durgoyiie ffiil proiniscd, on cnnsiderntion of get- ting oiil nf llie clutclies ol (Jntcs, tliat tlie St. I.iwrpuce should he the unund.i ry belwcsu llie United Slales and the Urilisb proviuces, klmulil vou expect tliat prnnnse lo uu kepl I llis inasler wnulil Inve tolll biiii llial hu was sent out lo lijlit, not to sell icrriiorv or iellle boun dwrirs. Mcxico, wilh Itinnan lernne.is, declarrs thal she t-ent tic-r ireueral lo dc leml, and not bctray tlie couutiy; llial rIiii is unt bo'jud by hi Irealy, becatisc slie .never gaye liun poivcr In ilallialkmu nf busiiiess. Tlm ereit timhtriiv of Mr Pulk l hroiiL'lit In snticliuii llie fluim, I dii not prupntc In lniliinre ll by lliu nulhoniy of unoilidf t'reilueiu ncncviu!; cxacoy oie re. crtc. Thcre nro iiu.ny lliings in which tlio blll Mason's firt inlroduccd nnd a ilic opininn of Mr. Pulk woulil hntn yrrni! mundud in lliu Sonato will not ba prcsscd. rnnfi'U'Mcu with me, some in which il uoul.l j Such aro ptcscnt indicntions. It can do no bo finnl. 'I bis is not wieoi ihcm. Willi 1 good j it will bo only " ns llio cliafl' of tlio llio elriclpel inleiffity, which I cliccrfully mounlaln, and as n rolling tbhig bcforo & ncrord liim, hc luid n slrong lilns to parlinl i wbirlninil." If additionnl tecurity is iukcd ilcrision. Texas niuilo liim l'rciiilcnt.nnil i lic iinift liio I'ult bnuiiil by graliiudo to hcr. Wlipn thaioiiiiiion wus first uxr.rcps- ed, it was for cxtending llic tcrrilory of llis own tountry ngnuisl n Inreign power. Wben lic rciilli'nipil il, be had nslill sirniiL' cr iiioi'uc. Il ivns llio ouly ilel'cncc fnr llic Mcxican war. Tuke nwny il.nt, nnd ynu lcnvc liim willinut npoloirj fnr onc ol llie gtcalcsl iicts ofinjuslico initinilprn history. Iu qiipnliniis nl'ilus klud Mr. I'olk ilocsuiit cnrry llic uul tveitfbl of his own (jrcnt nuiboriiy. ben n mnn hns iiindo n 'clcnr nnd umiiipiiiiiiiiilile" mislnkc of fivo di--Sirp inu! tio-lliird, in n iiorib-ivctlem liounihiry, you miist not quntc liim on uie, lo ilrcido point in snnllicrn gcoarnphy. My dclilicrnlc convtotinn is, llinl n cood liusiiipss-innn wnulil unt buv n fnrm nf ninuiiMin or dtfcri Imid wilh no bei!cr litle than Tcins cnn give lo ibal icrritory. lliu it llie l il lo i? t,r""li f bc could hriug n ijunriiiiti'C frnni thc Oiatnr of thc world, liy fliolild wc wlfh In purchnso il 1 If it is rcally berf , lct lipr Irrp ii : il' nol, wc dn nnl wih lo liuy it. CVrlniuly wc piinnnl tbiiik of dninir tn wilh tl.p iiuicitilmenl whirh llic bonor.ilde iiu'mbcr Mr. Ilnw aud has oflercd inlbU bdl. Tlint nnieiid mciit prnposo tliat thc lnws pcrniito'ni; sl.uery gh.ill pnntinue in fnrco in llial lcrri lory, till ii idi.ill hu I'orilicd iuln n Slalc. We liavi) hppn nlicii inld, llinl uo nro nnt cnll pil to lcgi)l.itc for pfinhlishinL' ilavery, lint wc liavii lipro onp rninnrkiiblo cxrepiim. We nrc rnlled nnl nnly lo bny Iprrilury, bul in l.ilin it undcr llic iiicuinlir.inrf of ti.ivc biw. If nny nmn rnnienN lo vote lor llinl purrhnfc uuder llioso enndiiimi, nnd hiis not dnlt, orihiualif.ices f!ir toruilituonlp, he liml bcller wi igli it wrll, whi'lhor thal vote will nnt eign hi own pulilicnl denth wnr rnnt. I cniinol lonk upnn llie cfl'irt nfTex a iu nny nlhcr ligbt 'iinn n hludinf;, brnw hi'nliiiir i'ntnp, In wrnnch llinl Irrritnry fro n .i Hcnker nciulibiir. Ifne, by nny act, ponscnttolh.it usurpuiinn, I Irust lli.it uo slinll hnvc sulfii'.icnt clf.r(vpecl fnipvpr lo kccp filcnre iihntil thc pnrtin'jn uf Pnland. It is sni.l thal uiny n wcll lake ibe IiiiiiI. for wc nre lialile for tlio ilcbis nf Trx ue. hccauso wc havo l.diPn hcr coimncrri d ri'vpiiuiis which wcrc plcdijcd for ihoiay uipiit nf thosi: dcbts. Th.it in ny bo trnp, bul di.l not Texaea rcc n rnisc tlint iimrl iin.' ? Is shc not bniind in Imnnr tn do it ? Wc iravo licr uionns enoimh &nd niore ihan cnougli. This is sboun hy thc rcn luiion. S.iid Plntc. whcn ndmitlcd itito llic Union. sh.dl rclniii all llic iiulilic fiiniN, dcht. Inxcs, nnd dncs of cvcry kinil, wlihli niiiy bcdnc nnd ottini siiid rcniililic: nnd slinll also ictain nl! thc v.irant nnd iitiitpprnprintcd Innris lyln U'itldn its llliiils. ! lic nniilird tn tlio li.ltnL'iil nf tlio dchts nnd habiliiics ol said llcpuliiic of I 'IV. D . .... :.t.. ..r i. t i . ..r. .n- 1 (linrpn said ilchls nnd linliililics to to dU jinscd of 11s Miid Stnto in.ny dirccr; biit in ho ei'rht arc sattl thbts tind litibiliti s lo Itfrauie a itiiifc vponthr Govtmmtrtoflhe L'nittil SltU " .L...3. Illlll ICIlUIUt'l Plllll iniius 11111:1 111 Oilicr new Statcs circ un tbcir lands lo lliu Gcncral Goicrnnicnt nnd pay tliuirown dobls. Texas doiivcs licr pornon of tbc bonufit fiom thcsu. and rctuius nl! !iur own. It w.is :isiimcd lh.it tbpy woulil morc than pay licr ilebts ; slic li.nl tl.ocoiurol 01 Hir leai'luc. I his was on conditioii Ihat in so r.VKT " should licr debts nnd liabili- tics bo a cbai"o 011 llio Goicrmnoiil of llie Uniled Statcs. Wc wish to hold bcr !o tliat 1 contract. Tc.xns is rppoil"d ns baving onc 01 ner ineniucrs was piacnl on lliat comnnt humtrctl mcl liyt, y fuur mUlions rf ncres of 'ce, H iniscd a broad laugb all ovcr llic Slatc acaut and uiiappriipiialcd land. Onc ol hcr honor.tblc mcuibers Mr. Knuftnau thinks tli.it too lii"li nn estiiunlc. (iianl thal it is io ; rediicc it as you pleac, Ibcic is slill u birgu rctiiluo buyond thupaytnciit ol bcr di'bt. 1 objcct to tlie payincnt of ihat dcbt on acLoiiiit of its ch.irai.-tcr. It is bcr revolu lionary dtbl. Wc Imo not M't paid our oivn. 1 ic pauucnt ol Ihat will ho u stand' iiil' iuvitatiou lo rcvolt m tbc provincPS of n nciLdiliorinir Goi L'riiinciit. ur.lii" lhini tn etil loo! I'.-oin llieir prcscnt lonncclion nnd i ngnt thcir wav inlo tlus Union, nnil nll llicii uxpi-nscs will'bc ni.id. Wliat oibcr rroo'' vill bc nskcd ib.in tbat wc bavc twitc paid tho rovolutionary debt of T( x is ? I do not proposu to ofl'cr any such premiiun on rcbcl iion. I bavc now called vour alten ion toall the subjccts in this bdl. I bavc a I'cw monictits lor n bricf nllusion to o:hcr subjccts dccnicil iiropcr lor eciieral discu;ion. Addilional hueurilr is dcniandcd for tho rccnpturc of luiliic fclae., bocauiu nf alb'gcd injuMicc aud bostility at llin Xortb. Allow nic logivc jou onc causo nol yot uiiigncd, for tbc cx istenre of tlint lccling. You mny be tlnr llcd wbcn 1 lell you iwt dccidedly Ihat mcn froin tbc Souih, iu atlcinuls to takc tbosc wlm nre not tlacs, arc more rcoiisihlu lliau au oincrs tur its eislencc liinJcrslaiiU, tliat I do not ch.ii'20 ihis upon soulheru mcn as a body. 1 bclicvc cei'V inan bcrc, and inne lninc-liundrcdihs of your ronititucnts woaU rcprobatu and punib it ns scvi'rcly as any onc clso. btill, lliero urc mcn nlioteck lo do it ; nnd tbcy bavu nrouscd tbat fccliug. ! somu havu douulcd whcllicr this is cicr at tcmptC'l ; but does not ccry lawycr know lh.it (Iu Mvl.litirT Ijtv n?l1 irrnw nnt r.f cisu of this kitidV In 1791, tlm Goicrnor! ol t enujylvauia ilcnianilcd of thofiovcrnor of Vii'"inia llic surrendcr of thrcc mcn in- dictcd in Pi.nniylviinia for kidnuppin a ne gro, and earrving hun to Virsinia. Tbc de- in nnl was rcfuscd, and the mal'.er was in .'oulroery bciivecn ihoso Statcs nnd tbc (lencral Gevcrnnicut till it w.n seitlud bi llic passagu of llio prercnt law Fcbruary 12, I 7aa (I'eterS llen , tol. 1C. n. SOI.) Sucli cacs biitc olien occune.l. An ntlcn.pt of iius Kinu n.u ijocn inaue nnce wc luic Uccn in scssion. Il is reporlcd iu tbc ltaliimoro Sun, I'ebruarv 9. I bclicc it happcncd jiiit nt ibw liine wbcn nn honorablp. menibur was gii iii us a scvere lceturc for tho cxitt- encc of norlb'irn prejudice. 'Suai'.cioN op K'lliXAii'iso. Wm. 11 .'.imihiliu, ciiptalii nnd invucr of Iho schooncr . licncr.il Jiicksnn, of Wiliiiintoii, Dchiwarc, i w.is nroiijjni nciiirc llio Jlay. r. nt JVoilolk, on Wcdiicsiiay, for liailija nitcmptcil to scll thrcc , rfico ne"roi'S, (01111111)111? Ihc crcwof his vcssd. Ilo saiicu int muntti, ou nn n)slcr cxpcdiiit.n, as ho nllcgoit, nnd nrrttcd nt Norfolk nn 'J'ucs- ll IV. On llis nrrivnl In. rrnr..ntii1 In llit. t.rr felioMjih.it thc iiupnlnr pnjuilicc llu ro unt ve ry strong, nml thc lnws vcry stiict iiuidnst no j Krocs fiom tlioKorth, and udviscd Ihcm to rc in.iin on hoard. IIc thcn rnmo ul,ire and of fcrcd to scll iliciii toscvcrul pcrsons at a grcat ncrillcr. Iomc of llie ncr.umam.litd lowcni on lioanl ihe scliooncr lo exnniiiie tlie negrocs, miio, on iiiscovi'rini! llio ohjcct or tticlr vlsit, prntcslcd loiully nguinst Iho right of ownership on the p.iit of tho tnptain, dcclnrin; that ihcy trcre'fica Kcnllomcn' Ironi l'hiladelnliin. Thcsc. in connoctioii with sevcral olhcr upIcioiu cir. (liinslanrcj, lcd lo thc arrestof Captaiu Lamh- nni, uun was loiinany coininltlcu lor lurllicr r x t ui in n t i, ,11." Aw u reisoning inin, what do you cxjiect will bu Ibe rcsult of such Htlcmpls V Sir, a man nppcars in a northcrn cily or lown nnd claiius as u lau one wbo is known tobc fiec. Ilo mai , as in this cnsc, be foded in bis dc ign J or he may succccd, and carry his vie tiin to slavery. Iu citbur caso the tidings will bo bornu on the wings of ibe wind ; tbc libling will lell of it ; and 'lhc thundcr. Ihat dccp and dreadlul orgnn-pipc, will bass tho lrejai to thc world." Tbat negro inay bc a worllilo.'s ercaturc, Ihc scourge of ibu nocicty which he infcsts, but be is a ficfinan. You may snatch a Girard, or Astor, or a Lawrcncc fiom their hoarded wcalth, and it will nol I'lcato moro exiilciucut than wbcn ou bavuscizcd the lowest andmesnotliiro. iing in tbo laud. llis vcry uiisiiy 'Will plcad liko angcls trmnpct-tongiicd agalnsl Tho dccp dainnalion of bis takiny ujj," Tho next month or tho next year, anotb. cr man nppcars iu pursuit nf a ri fugilivc. Wbo willshow tho (listinclion bctwccn tliu second and first i Thc pcoplo will ask for northcrn security, a Irinl by jury. The pio ii.lon of tho Conslilution nnd tho laws stand now ns Ihey were mado bv ourfathcrs. We lune nevcr asked for lln ir rcpcai, I lius'i for thc cxccuuon ol tliat clauso, no miist n- stsl on scctiiitr for llio c.xociilioii of onc otli cr, tli.it ''tlio cilizcns of cncb Stntc slinll bc t'litillMil to nll tlio privileKcs nnd iiiiinuiiilics of tbc soveral Slatcs." (Ait. 4, scc. 2.) Wbcn you Iinnl up old Ironsidcs nnd cnrcen licr foreorkinp, you must not npply all llio labor on ohc nido of ber kcel. 1 cannot si'o wliy thuic iliould bo fllc.li pcrpitual tbrcais of dissnlution orcr tliat suhjcit, nor ovcr nny subjvL't. I bnve no Iiowcr in iny loininis-ion for nny such work. prcsuinc it is ro with ollicrs. Congrcss was in scssion wlicn thc Constittition and Union wcro'fonncd, but tbc pcoplo did not Irust Cousrcss willi tlint work, Ibcv sclectcd nnothcr body of mcn fur tlio busincss. If tlio icoplc wish tlus (lovprnmont dissolvcd, llicy will clect llieir own ngcnts lo cxcculo llieir pnrposc. If wc do not redecm our ch.ir.iiti r, I diitibt wbclbcr wc eb.ill h.ivc the nppointmcnl. Ihosc thrcnts of ilis.-oluiioa hac lost thcir moial powcr bv inccssant rt i ! .i.:. i uiiiiuii luriinri) uiiis. nvi nnii: nnl rescrvcd for cicat occnsioiis, but bavc brouylit into suricc in cvcry little scclfonal skiruuh. i ri'joicc Ihat llic lrec tjlntcs hac hcvcr madc such llireats. Tlicy havo had provo cation through tbc nction of tlio Gorcrn mciit ngainst thrir own wijlics. Tbcy had it in tliu inccssant aml wasting ebangcs of thc tarilflaws. Tlicy had it in llie euib.ir go which protcd a pamltsis of ibcir wholo loinniercial intercsts. Thc wiccks of tlint disastrous mcasurc arc flo.ititig ovcr New Knchind, scttling down in pnupcr bouses, op tbcir way lo paupcr sr.nes. Tbc cbanyps iignint llio withrs of tlie Xolth li.nc sunk wclbuigb enoiih moncy to buy all tbc nc groes south of lliu lino. Wc bnc porpotu nlly tieldud, and slill benr llic iticcssanl cry of dusoliitioii. Thc tium niay cotno wlicn outworn paliencc will say, Wc bac beard Ihat long I'liongh, Heie np! I o brothcrs tlio Sianipse twins bcld togclbcr by n bond of llcsli. Xo liunian s.igacily can' forctcll thc rcult of scpaintion. It 'mny bo pros pcrity, or it inay be insiant (leuth. Tlieon' fy security is iu niainl.iining llic union wbieli Proidcncu luis oidnineil. In ordcr lo do this, thero inusl bc brothcrlr kindncss and I'bnriiy ! but llic onc is perp'ctually llircaton ing to sundcr thc buiiil il" bis own b"bests nrc nol ubcycd. Thc tinv inay cotno wlicn sclf-rcspect will compcl Ibe t.'i'untcd brolber to say, I bavc ncer llircnlcni'd you. 1 wish to liic in union nnd barmony. 1 havcncver gien you jujt iirovocation, and bavc no do sign lo do it. Jf you urc detcrmiiied on dis folnlion, takc thc responsibiliiy nnd bidc jourliine. Takc tbc responsibiliiy ofthc uct nnd tho consequcnecs of tliat nct, and do it wbcn you will, to-morrow or toxlay, for if this is brnvndo, 1 bao liiuleiiougb jif Ibrcat unins, I b,ic bnd tno niiicb. I hatc bciird, willi regrcl, tbc wnilikc languagc inlroiluced into tlicso dobatcs. Wilh enlirc rcspcel lo otbcrs, I must say, thal ubclhcr uiuiiiig lioin the Xorlh or South, thi sepnis out of phiee, and out of tusle, for Ihofico ilijcu-siolis of a frcc nml peaci I'ul I!e ubl'e If llic Ui'iicral Go(crnnicnt sball mnke iIi'in.iniK uj.on my pcoplu for nny constitu lional purpo'c, llioe drnfls will be froniptly bonorcd. Iiut ns a Statc. Vermont niakc's no piep.ir.ilion for war. Snords nre benten into plougblians. Agikultural fuirshato laken tlie placc ot uulilurr mustcrs. bhe dnbanded evcn ber imlilia. Wlicn onc in-iiii.1 .ii un: v.iii-hm: oi uie nicmucr or of our cxci'llent Spenkcr, I haiuiiot been ablc exiicily to dcterniin". During this cx citing scs.-ion leading niinds thcrc bau bccn lioldnig a pcacc lonvciition. Thisis in strong contrast (and I nni not ush.injcd of il) witb nnolher Slatc, (South Carobna.) wbcrn it is proposed lo raUc fifly tbouand (lollars lo purchaso arms nnd ainmunition ; or ttill nn otbor, (.Missistippi,) wIuto two bundrcd lliousand dollars werc lo be sel npart to uiect a coniiii!; cinersencr. II the li"blnin'' should announec to thc l.eglnlurc cf crniontlbat uissoiw:u, wnai woulil tlicy do? Would Ihcy rcso'.ve ibenisclvcs into a ' lllilillirv POlllinunflv nnil PYnpml (linir innnov for aruis nnd nininunition ? No j not jhuT dollar. Tbcy would uot buy n niuskf, or llinl, or pcrcinsion cap. Tbcy do nol talk or tlnnk of Cgbting ; and for Ibe plain rea son, tbat if tliey must figbt, ' Orecn Moun Inin Uoys" ran ilo llial cxlcmporc, as tbcy did at Ticondcroga, and liciininglon, and Saiatoga, and I'latlsburgb. In ibe prescnt Congres, Vermont has bccn told lo ' kccp bcr pctitions at liomc, iu sho did bcr soldicrs in tbc war of 1812." II il had becn quite as convcuicnt to raise a fact instend of ii snccr, it in'gbt bao becn ftaled Ihat, accouling lo population, Yer niant had morc mcn engsgcd in tliat war than any ollicr Slatu iu llic Union. It was in my o(vn distiict thal lolnntccrs wcro tud dcnly sumflioned to tbc dcfencc of their coainry. Wbcn Provosi.wiiboiirrfnliou tnml mcn, cainc ilown upon a little band of fourtecu hundred. it u liissunnosedilesi-n lo pass into Vermont. Al ibe eloso of d.iy, louners roue out lo rouse llic pcotila alon llio wcstern declivitv of tbc mouniains. and tbcy tboutcd as tbcv rode, Thc cncni) nro cro;sing llie lake. Tlie ccbo of tbat rally. iii"-cry bnd bardlv died on tbc hills bcforo lalbcrs nnd rons, riscn and robcd for war, l kncss of XeC '.'.r Sui .. TT, ll il... , .. . .1 a . i 1 . "t1 ."f,',".""-r., n,?i-10t rUCUVnt ..... . ...i. , u niui "'' "lU'.v nc - iwic inu iuiputuuus, inuugu unuiscipuni'u, va lorof frcenicu. Fiom wbaioverquartcronr invauers inay comc. I Irust ihc Imtoryot tlio past is a inirroror tbu I'uture. It has bccn alo asfcrlcd in tbis Congrcss, nnd a New Kngland parcr has bcen quoicd lo proo il, ihat wc did notduli hou or lliu fallcn hero of Cbcpultepec ; but wliat aic thc InctsV Wlicn Ibu rcniains of Ran soni wcru brougbt bomc, the adjulant gen ernl and one ol hr ablcst clcriivmcu wnre called lo nrououncc n rcrmon nnd uulocrr o- er l.is rcuiains. An inimcnse concours'o of pcoplo l.iul hun in Iho graio wilh filliii" bonors. 'I bc Lcgislaluro rccorded ibcir hi"b sciiso of his worth , tbcy procurcd an clcgaiit sword, nud iu joinl Ahsciubly prcscr.tcd it to his y oung t-on iu ihc namc of his Slatc. Ilcnr in niiud, tbis was done by tho tamt I,erisla ture wbicb declarcd tbo Mcnicun'war bcgun nd carried on without constitutional author ily n war needlcss, lnwless, aud gracclcn a scbcnie " born in fraud and baplized in blood.'' I wish 1 could indulee in the confideiit I rn i I hope of nlhers, that, wlicn pcndingi.ucslions whic, proslratcs tho nreat producing lutcr nro sottled. sectional aKilation will cease. ' C98 of '(1,0 rountry. wc,tl10 farmcis, mcclian Iherearo indicilions of a dillerent intcn-l Jc, , manulacturcrs.laborcrs and citizcns, with-tion-it may be Ihat ofafow. Cuban bools oui dUlinction of party, pray vour Honora soliberallylaid upon ourUblcs, Iho nrinling'Uo nody to alter and a'nend the revenue or Alcxican niips.lbc asniralions like thosc ' iu r nni- : ...i. .. ..,.. . .i.i. just uttorcd-for n ocean-bound republic, may be csteemcu; ligl.t tbin-rs j but the hglil - cst tbings lloaling on tbo wind or wave aro tbc surcsl index of tbo courso of the currcnt; anu inose niiiigs aro signs to me signiticaiit of an ultcrior design. I migbt bat o (her ished a uon of quiet if thc new State had been promplly adnilllcd.ai the ought to have bcen ; but wbcrc iball 1 now lound n hope, Ibal when Utah and New Mexico shall prc scnt theuiseliei wilh constilulions of tbcir own crratiou, tbcy shall nol mecl the tame measuro ol actual and threatencd resistanco ihat is now npplicd to California ? A strange Ucmand is mado that Ihe North should reslrain the utleranceof her peculiar scntimcnts. How does any propotc'that thii shall be done ? It could not be done undcr Iho inuzzlcd press and Ihe prying cipionage and Ibe gieaming baioneli or an Kuropcan desaitiyu, ll could not be dono bere in anylbing clso. Willit Ihe luddcn Iraniilion of mcn and Iransmission of intclligcnce, try lo ronfino local doctrines lo a given locality ; ordain thnt tho princlples of tho "Novum Organum " or tbo " Principia " shall not pass or rcpass Mason and Dixon's linc ; ibat a kriowlcdge of geologv or thcology, of ihys ics or inctnphiso shall not leap I'rnm hank lo hank of thc Ohio that lcgal lore or lcgal ipiibblcs sball not swlm tho Mittissippi ; tbat scctional notions of incdic.il scicncc or mcd ical quackcry shall instinclivcly stick on 30 30', could you cxccutc such an ordb iuincc ? How, thcn, do you oxpcct to hcm in by Slalc lines tbc bcaving wavcs of pop ular opinion on human rigbts and liuinnn frccdom ' I wish we migbt duly npnrccinlo tbc posi tion in which we nrc plncetl. Wc nro slnnd ing bctwccn gcncralions of glory passednnd nges of glory or sbama yct to comc. From fnr d'mlnnt points of n prcat Hcpublic we havo mct lo consult for hcr wolfaro , for tlio first limc llic loices of tbc Athmtic nnd l'n cific bnve mct and niinglcd in ono national counsul. Thus placcd, we sboubi trnmplo in tbc dusl, ns bcncntb our nini, nll cllbits for nicrc tinrty or scclionnl triiinmli, nnd leois- lalc for thc cxlrndcd nnd cnduring iolcrcsts ol n grcat nml Ireo pcople. Middlebury, May 28, 1850, Whig' Stato Convention, Tbo Whigs of Vermont arc rcqucsled to incct in Stalo Coniention nt MoxTrKLlF.it, ox Wr.PNKSiur, Tliu 17th of July next, nt 10 u'clock, A. M., for tho pnrposc of nora innting a Slatc lickct, nnd niaking othcr suilnblc prcparnlions for Ibccomir.g clcction. Iu viuw of llio iniportnncu of this clcction, bcing tbc first undor our new Constitulion, a full rcprcscntotion from cvcry section ofthc Slalc, is carncstly invilcd. It is boped tliat all tho mcmbors of tbc County Conimiltccs will bu prccnt,as it will nirord tbcm nn opportunity of confer ring logctbcr, to ndopt suitablc incasurcs cnlculnted to cotilinuo thc harmony andsuc ccss of tbc narly. A. 1'. JYiM AX JUS I'IN S MUHUILL, UAMIKI. II.OXION', POItTUS UAXTKU, Whij Stale Comwillee. OUIIJSMl'Pir; J i)lJr2l9t, 1800. Whig County Convention, The Whigs of tbc County of Addison nre icqiiestcd lo tncct in Convention, at Middle bury, on Tliursday, tbc 13th day of Junc licxt, at 10 o'elock in tbc forcnoon, for tbc purpnsc of nominuting candidatcs for llic following odiccrs, viz : Two Couuiy Senn tors, two Judgcs County Courl, Sheriff, Iligb Uailiff, Stntc's Atlorncy, nnd a Judge of Prnbatc for each of thc Probatu Uistricts in said Countv. 'I'bo Commiltcc bec lcac lo su:gcst thc ncccssily of a full l)clci;ntion, as it must be conecdcd Ihat tho action ol the Countv Con vention undcr tbc amcndcd Consii tulion will be bighly imporlant. As llic clcction of the nbove oincers is now rcfcrrcd directlv lothc popularsuirrnc, somc equitaUo plau should bo adopttd, in miiKing llic noniinatious, wiicrcuy llnl cnlue County sliall bavc a just expression tmd in llucncc. The Commillcp suggcsl as fair and cquit ablc, tbc piim ndoplcd in Kutlniid County, viz: Tbi nuniber of DulegnUs to bo onc from pacb town, nnd onc dolegale for pach fifly Whig volcs, and one for every fractinn over twenty'fivu whig otcs given iu each town for Governor iu thc car 1849, which will ghe to the town of Addison 3, Itridport 4, Bii.tol 3, Cornwall, 3, Fcrrisbuigb 4, Go shen 2, Granville 2, Hancock 2, Leicester 3, Lincoln 2, Middlebury 7, .Monkton 2, Xcw llacn4, Orwell S, 'Pauion 2, Ripton 3, Salisbury 3, Shoreham 5, Starksboro 4, Vergennes 4, Waltham 2, Weybridge 2, and Whiting 2 : Ihat e.ich town nppoint the numbcr of delcgalcs lo wbtch it is cnti llcd, nt a public mccting called by tbo Town Conimittco for that purpnsc. Thc Commiltcc ibink it dcsirablc thal thc Convention tltould asscinblc prepared lo nct upon this plau, Icuing llio expcdicnoy of ils adoption or rejcclion to the dclermination of tbc Concnliou wbcn assciublod. D. S. CIIL'ItCII. ) F. K WOODllIUDGE, V County Com. joiix pnoin- ftlay-STrfSfd. Managers' Meeting. An adjourned mcclins of the Board of Manaokiis of tbc Addison County Ag ricultur.il Socicty will be bcld nt tho Court Ilouse, on WcdllCiday, thc 12th day of June next. JOS. II. BAltKETT, Stc. Middlebury, May 28, 1850. Revision of the Tariff. A eircuhir nddrcssed to the fricnds of a Tariir for Prolcction and of highcrand spc cific duties nn nrticlrs iu wbicb thcre is for cijn conipclilion, has bccn put in ourliindf. It is signcd by ccrtain Scnators aud Iteprc scntatitcs in Congicss faioiablc lo a modifi cation of thc prcscnt TnrifT, who promise thcir bcst endcavors to secure tho succcss of such a movcmcnt, i-hould tbo voico ol thc pcople deinand i!. They say : " lf ynu, nnd your fcllow cilizens wbo are "suffcring under llic paralyzing influcnce " of the prcscnt rcvcnuu rystem, will arisc anu uciii.mil llio liiiiliest lcitimatn action of '.I " K0vcrn,ncn.s. legUa.ion.for ihc greatos. Rooo oi uie KOcrm'(l, witn iiatl tne zca '""d resolulion displaiHlby our South- .icrn uru,ljrcn jn Jdencc 0. ,l,eir crn bruturon in ili'lnnni! n llinir l.v " cal inslitulions, tbis very Consress will not ii H.i:n..Kn ...:.!... .n.i:i..i.. .i. . i .. t adjourn without niodifyins Ibu laws in such u manncr as to rcstnre us our own markcts, "and wi'h them tho universal prosperity of " American industry." Tbcy also prcscnt a forni ol a pctition on ihis subjcct, which we subjoin : 5fii llie Ilonorahle the Senate and Ilouse of llrprtttntatico in Comjrest assembled: Your pctitioncra, citizcns cf ihe United Slales, and inhabitants of , State of , would rcsnectfully rcprescnt tbat by tbc most scvcre as wcll as most truc of all lcssons, tlikt of expcricncc, thuy bavu fouiid tbo opcrntiou of tho rcvcnue law passcd in 184G, most dUastrous to thcir in dustrinl pursuils. The yttcm of laying a uiiiform uuty according lo tho invoico or firico of an nrtielc in llie foreign country, las protcd fatal to ull thosc pursuils in tbis country, in wbicb labor constilutcstbo msjor cost ot Ihe product. llcliuving that the rA.d c . i. t T:,,i ....... i.i ..... r. . i.,..,i .:,i . .. .,... I U9 10 ur,uc our vocations wilh no olher ob- ' ,taclca lU,,n ., vicissiltuslcss nf domcstic trado. bcalihful compelilion,and the bazards of tho scasons. Your pclitioners bclicvc tbat no uijury or nyuiticc can arisn Irom tbo aJop. tion of specifiu dulies upou all Ihoso arli clcs whirh come in competilion wilh Ameri- ean producis, of an amount, cqual at lcast to thc ad vnlorem dulies which would bave bccn collcclcd undcr tho prcscnt law if foreign maniifnelures were at the samo prices wbicb prevailcd wbcn that law was passed. Wc tbercfuro pray your Honorable llody so lo amcnd iho ratanuo law ol 1810, that the matcrial prosperity of the country and the dijni'y of labor may bc prcicrvcd aud pcr- pciunteu. The exigencios of the prcscnt tiuic, and llie prospects for the future, Ihroughout New Kngland, should tho prcscnt Tariff be con- tinued unchangcd. certaiuly demand nf Ibe penple of this County and State immediate and energctic aclion. Our cilizens mus'. spcaV out hcir wisbcs on this subject, and make Ihcm btaid and fclt at Washington. Lct ui have n decided movcmcnt of all clasics and psrlici in favor of revision and csscntial modification of our rcvcnue laws, ns to tbc ncccssily of which, in order to anything like gcncral prosperity, we llnnk tbcro cnn bo vcry little dilfcrcnco of opin ion among llio citlzcns (of wbntevcr parly) of this Stalc. Tbcprnposcd ncllon thc circulatlon of pctilioni for signatures can be undcrlskcn nt oncc, in every town in this county. Wc trust it will bodone andto tborougbly dono tbat our llcprcscntativos in Congrcss can hvc no sbadnw of doubt as to tbo opiniona, at lcosl, of tho grcat body of tbo pcople of KRMONT. Plank Koads. We havc given little nltcntion to tbis spc cics of public improvcmcnts, under nn iin prcssioti lliat it could not be introductd, lo advanlagc, in most parts of our State. Ex ccpiions thero ccrtninly arc nnd among llietc, aro tbo jiVc thorougblarcs botwecn the lunibcr and marblo regions of Wcstern Vermont and the sevcral Railway Stations. rbo fleneml inlroduction of Plank roads, we till Ibink lo bo undcsirablo and inipractica- blc. Our opiuion,bowecr, may havc bccn too baslily formcd. Wc subjoin an intcrcsling lellcr, wbicb wo find in tbo if. J'. Cnurier and ICnquircr, cnntaining intcrestinj statcmcnls of facts ro- spccling the inlroduction and ctTect of Plank roads in Ohio, from one of thc lending cili zcns of Clctcland. It indicntcsthst, in ibat rcgion, tho enierpriso has becn bighly suc ccssful. Clkvelami, April 20th, 1850. My Dkaii Sir In rcply to ihc questions you nsked nie. concerniiig ihc efl'ect wbicb llie 1'lank lloads, leading into Clcvcland, bac on the lands ibrough which Ihuy pass, and on llio propcrty, gcncrnlly, in tlus City and Stntc, I will slatc, tbat, owing to tlm fact ihat our roads werc only commenccd last suininor, and hae nol yct penctratcd into un; imcriur um n snuri uniancc, uieir Cllecl is but very iniperlecti Ueclopedj but ibe cbanco alrendy produccd on the lines of tbc load, ovcn beyond tbf tioint lo which Ihev nrc nt prcsenl finijhcd, is rcnlly wonderful. Propcrty rcadlly cbnngc! bands , pcople havn onunnccdtobuild iu anticipationof the pro orcss of tbo lload, and I know of land in laigc trncts, though tbo country was com paraihvly new, rcadily bringing double wbat it was sobl for six montbs prciiouito Ibe loealiou of tbo Plank Itoad upon tbo county road alrendy runnirg near the prcin isos. I consider tbo nyerago incrcaso in pricc of land adjoining thc ltoad (and owing to tbat improemcnt only) nt nbout 30 pcr pcnt.. wbcn the coinmon pricu rnngcs from S7 lo S20 pcr ncrc. You will alio agrco with rac, I think, in thc opinion tbat our ibrce plank roads bavc excitcd n sliong inlluenec towards produo ing ihe large incicase in the aluc of rcal eslalc, whiih hns Isken placc duiing Ihc past ycar Ihroughout our cily. Still, tbo advan uiKCS gaincd by tbo "country, wbicb. by nicans of plank roads, is cnabled, nt all limcs, and in nll wcathcr, toscnd ilsproducc to markct at less than one balf thc usual cx pense oi cr mud ronds nnd slccp hills, is com parnlitvly greater than to hirc.0 towns. It was dillicult heic at first, as it is almost otcrrwlicro, to induco tboso in'crcstcd to suhsciibo libcrally (or evcn at all) loforward tbat class of improvcmcnts; for thrcc orfour jcars, notbing could bc donc : onc said llic roads would not pay intcrcst; anolhcr Ihat tbcy would sbortly rot out, &c., &c. These objcciions hine now nll vanishcd, and the sulwcription list of nny fcnsiblc plank road company is immcdiately filled up. It is n fact. ihey aio by fnr Ihe bcst paying stocks wu bavc. Thcso ri'marks are lounded upon nn cxpericnco of about ono ycar, in tbis ro gion. West of u, in lluron County, wbore tbc inbabiianls havc coraplctcd nioro lines, and lued ihcm somc toycars, I lcarn that tbc eflect is Ihe same on propcrty, and the S(ocks pay from 18 to 25 por ccnt. in casb, cfnr. Witbin the past ycar. tbo dcsirc for plank roads has icreascd in tbis Slnto to such a de grce '.bat llie tables of llic Ohio Lcgislature werc lilcrally loadcd with applications for nsw chartcr. About forty-nine bills werc pased making some scvcnty or cighty in ihe State. Next wiutcr, a gcncral law will undoubtcdly bc passcd, under tbc provisions of nhich all companics cnn nrganizc. Thc usual rate of lolls in this State, so far as 1 can lcarn, is nbout two ccnti pcr mi!o for two borfo loadcd vchicles or pleasure carnages, anu ono ccnt pcr milc tor unloau .. r iwu" eu two tiorsc horse i r, n .7, . 0 cc;. i miC Plank roadsU dc.tine,. lo. be-1 pcr come the most popular improYcmcnls of thc uy. itli rospcci. Y'ours. &e. Reports on the Qalphin Claim. We have alrcady given a bricf history of i Ihis claim hence wo necd nnl rotipnt llin noi rcpcai uie facts slatcd by tbo Galpbin Comiiiilteo in i&ineJi flnJ jj ,ha, ,, ,mJ ;v.r,pokl.n llieir sevcral reports. Nor havo we room for in lavor of comprnmise. He denicd, a Ibeircxtended lensoningon thesubject. Tho ' mong olhcr points, lliat he had proposed a i: T-....I... scheine of comnromise, after liavinir de- s-on, Jackson, and Mann, of Pennsylv.nia, w - ' J ' . au lAcaa ngrccu to tho lonowing icsolu- tions: 1 '""'l. Tka' tbc claim of tbo rcp- rcfcntatitcs of Gcorjc Galpbin was not just deniand against tho Umtcd Slatcs. 2il, Jiesolced, l hat the act or Uongrcss madc it tho duly of thc Sccretary of the i ivuaurr iu pay inu iir iicipai ui sniu c aiui, and it w... thrcforc naid'' in conformltv v . :i - i -r "t.i aml will, law " .r.d ' nri-i-n lpnl " wilh law " and " prccedent 3d, liesolred, That the art aforcssid did not authorize ibe Secrctary of Ihe Trcasury lo pay intrrcst on said claim, nnd ils pay mcnt was not " in conformity witb law " or " prccedent." The minoiity Mcssrs. Ureck, Conrad, J. G. King, and Grinncll, Whigs in a wcll written rcport, arrivo at Ihe following con- clusions: lst. That Ibe claim was just, and that the Governmcnt was under an equitable obliga tion to pay it. 2d. 'I bat Ibe interst, as wcll as Ibe prin cipal, haio bccn paid iu cooformity to law anu prcccusnt, Separate rcporls wero also mado by Mcssrs. Disney, Fcalhcrston, and J. Mann, (recoui mending a law probibiting aLy mcmbet of the Cabinct from dociding on any claim or demand against the Governmcnt in wbicb any othcr mcmbar ef Ihc same Cabinet is icterestcd,) and by Mcssrs. Bert and Jack son, apccially arguing against tho payment of inteicst on this claim. At last adv'ccs, tho Ilousa bad not defin itely acied on Ihcse reports. 3"No dcCnito action has yct becn bad on tho Compromise, Ils passage is hardly probablc, thouyh tbe opposition to itappcars less formidablo than wben it was first pre sentcd. We think it cannol, in anr evcnt, pass tbc House. CyThe Luropt anived at New Y'ork on Wednesday last. Sho brings no Forcifn Ncws of special importancc. " STonv or a Family." Wb are ln deblcd lolho Puhliebers oflho Living Age lor a reprint nf this Engllih Novel orig- Inalty publithed In numbero In Sharpe's Mngnzlne. Il is got up in rxcellenl slyle, und will be found quile enierlnlning, at we judge from a partlal peruial, Mr. Meacham's Spccch. We havc rcad this specch wilh un qualificd opproval and ndiniralioti. It is cloqticnl, inanly, and decidcd in its spiril Icmperalc, yct bold and firm in ils cx- prcssion and full of sparkling poinls and passagcs, sucli ns are rarely equallcd byoldcr and more experienccd membcrs. So far ns our knowledgc cxtcnds, it has bcen rcad with thc liighcst gratification t . . . . . oy ni r. iiieaciiam s incnus, anu is praised, without qualificatinn, cven by his polilical npponents. As etcry one will read tho spcech, wc necd not point out Ihe porlions ol it that seem to us particularly exccllent. We mnsl, however, say ihai Mr. MeXcitam's defcuc c of Vermont from the aspersions of Ftcc Soil Senators and Southcrn Hot spuw, is just wliat wanlcd to bc donc, nnd could not havc becn betlcr donc. Thosc cloqurnt passagcs can hardly be read by a Vcrmontcr, without a thrill of cnlhusiasm. His plea for California, nnd fnr the Proviso, as well as bis clear cx posureof the Texas swindles, both past aud prospcclire, arc the prominent parts of his spccch and tbcy havc becn bigh ly apprccialed clsewhcrc than at home, or in the halls of Congre.is. Thc Albany Evcning Journal says : " Mr. Meaciiam spokc at lcnglh in fa vor of thc admissinn of California. His spcech was an carncst and ablc efiort in behalf of lliat State. " Thc Washington correspondcnt of thc A'. Y. Couritr and Enquirtr (" Vrri tas ") says: " Mr. AIkaciiam, a new membcr from Vermont, madc his inaiden cflort in Ihe Ilouse this morning, aud fully vindicated thc bigh reputation which preccded his appearancc in Congress." "His spi'ccli was rcceivcd with markcd allention, and madc cnnsidcrable imprcssion upon the Ilouse. " The Giikat Cei.eiiration at Buk lingio.n. The grand Railroad Cclebra tion ai Burlington, on the S5lh of Junc, promises to be a most splendid affair. Mr. Wrioiit's immcnsc pavilion will be sprcad on the occasion, in which amplo iccommodatioiis arc lo be prrvided for Ihc thousands who will be present. Pcr sons wishing lo procure tickets, should do soat au early day, as it is imporlant that ihc uuniber to be providcd for should bc knuwn beforehaud. Until llie 20th jiroiimo, tickets may be had, at this place, nf Mr. Geo. C. Ciiapman, ai thc Railroad Depot. The spcechesand olher exercises nf thc occasion arc to be in thc tent as well as dinner, and a ball in the evcning lo the whole of which a lickct givrs nilmission. (KT Wc are glad lo leam that Alr. Ui'itAM has so far recovcrcd bis hcalih, as to bc ablc In bc in his placc in the Senntc. IIc was cnnfincd to his room for sevcra! weeks. Itr A Convention of the Town Su perintendcnts of Coinmon Schools in this County was held at this placc on Friday last, lo rccommcnd School llooks. The ofllcial report of their procccdings will nppcar in our next. CONGRESS. MoNtY, May 20. In tlie Senntc, Mr. Dnvis, ol Mississippi, madc a rcport from the Cunfercnro Com. mitlcc on the tucnsus tull, whicli wm nc ccp'cd. Alr. Yulee, of Florida, oflered a - . n, t . i . r .. . rcsuiuuon cauin'r uiion inc I'resuiem ior in- ?ry'7 rela,ive ,o ,he1c,ub,, E-?cililio"-. ' aSiri'r ' scls lo ihe supposed scal of war. Tbc rcs-, oluiion lics over. ! Mr. Clemcns inndo a spccch on ihe Om nibus bill, in which he ehoivcd thal Mr. Fooic was nn inconsistant tndividual, and had bccn on all sides of the qucslion. hit mB' l'n'n ui:iiiij; llial ui a vuiiiiiiuiihgi wi . . -,,,; c m. r?,. ... t ...1 ilmt nn inh nrnnndi hnn i-nillil i-nnif. Soulh! from the Soulh. The L'real comnromise speccli ol Ihe session wai maue uya INor ihern mnn, (Mr. Websler.) and coucedfd to tho Soulh all ihat Ihey nsked. Mr. Clemcns tcjoined wiihinuch warmlh aud vehemcnre, after whicli the Senale went intu an cxeculivc scssion. In thc Ilouse, Mr. Inge, of Ala., ofTVred n rcso ui on nonut llic uuiia ousiness, sim ., . ., , . , , .i. o... I llar ,0 'he ? .n."eA by ulee in Se"- n,?l. wn" " Inld over: The renort on thc charges of Mr. Drown (Loco Focn) of Mississippi, againsl Jlr. Ilorner, the doorkeepcr, madc Irom ibe Se Ircl Commtllee last Friday, wns taken up nnd rcad, in cllect cxoneraling Mr. Horncr from the charges, thnt be made falsc stntc ments ns to the manncr of discharging of ficial duties Ihat be dismissed a pnge wilhout cause, on Ihe alleged ground of thefl; and tho Commiliee excuscd Mr. liorner lor pnyinK his brolher as a messen ger wbilc his brolher wns in Wisconsindis chargins tho duties nf lighthouse keeper. Mr. Urown mninlainrd thnt all the nia- lerial charges havo bcen fully sustained by tho teslimony, nnd he gnve noire that he should submit a rcsolution discharging Mr, Uarncr. Mr. Olds, fLocn.iof Ohio, cxplnincd and jusiificd iho report. 1 lic ilouse iinaiiy reluseu to prmi ino reporl, nnd postponcd its furihcrconiidera tion uniil Monday next. Mr. Slephens, iWhlg,) of Ga., askcd leave lo offir n rcsolution piovidinj; for tho adjournnienl of Cotigreis on Motidny, ibe 15lli of July. Objeciion was madi ihrourhout the House. The yeas aud nnys were takeu on his molion n tuspeud 'he rules, nnd dc. cided in tbe negaiive, by a vole of C5 lo 114. Mr. Toombs, nf Ga., made a spccch up on Ihe Galpbin Clniui, nud in rcply In II r. Iirooks, of New Ynrk. He defended Gov, Crawlbrd, tbe claim and Ihe inlerest. Mr. Drooki and Mr. CniiL'er. of New Ynrk. spoke ngainst Ihe Secretnry. Knufmar., of Texas, gave notice that he should inlro dure a bill direciinc the Dislricl Attorny to Inslilule a sult for ihe rccovrry of Ihe inlerest mnney. Thesubjecl was llieu liid an the lable, and the Ilouse adjourned. Tuksdat, May SI, Sekate. Alter the presenlalion of nu merous pctillons, Mr. Yulee moved to lake up his resolulion, submltied yesterday, in reiauon to tne invasion oi wuoa. Mr.IIale boped Ihat il would notbelnken up, as it musl lend lo dthale.nnd the llnie had now arrived for lakiug up tbe special oraers ot tne uny, Mr. Wcbitcr honcd thal it would bo kcnupl Itwnsnn Importnnt subicct. nud ouL'hl lo be dienoeed of. The qucslion bclng taken, it wns ngrccd locousiuur uie lueuiuuoii Mr. Wn'kcr movcd to nmcnd, bv addinir n prnposition rcqucsting ol Ihe Prcsidcnl t... n..it.-:... I. I 1 .1! .-I u wtini uuiiiurny nu nuu iiiajiiiicucu ves-imrui i ociuck inis 1. .11. tt of Ihe Uniled Slales tn nilcrccpt or gcncral Ixjpcz landcd at Cardcnas, about upprcss the supposcd rcvoluiion. ,nincly milcs fiom Ilavana, onlhc lDlh inst., Mr. Yulcu nccoplcd thc onienilmcnl.nnd with about 500 mcn, nnd look posscssion of addrcescii tho Scnalc in supporl of his rcs- 'ic town. Thc garrison consisteil of ono olution. From inl'ormalion which he hnd compnny of nbout 00 mcn, wbo niado but a reccivcd, ho was inclincd lo bclicvo Ihe cx- l'?ht rcsistancc, werc drivcn into a cnurcb, pcdilion rcfcrrcd to was nol a militnry cx- al,d aflcr losin" thrcc killcd, surrendcrcd. pcdition.Fuch n was contcmplatcd by ouri 'f " Gcncral landcd in tbc slcamcr Creolc, iicuirinuuiijrniionF. no recognizeu, in the highcst dcgrce, ihc imporlancn of picecrv. ing our ncutrnlity oblii'alioris. nnd ilcsion. cd lo make no objcclion lo nll proper and conslilutionul mcasurcs. To Ihat cnd, whnt ho dcsircd wns, In call nltcntion tO tvlllll eeeined to friim to ho n gross ueurpntion of power oy uie rrcsiuenl ; nn ntlempt to covcr up n dcliiniuenry nt home, by the coniniisf inn of il arent wrong nbrond. Mr. Webaier rcgiclied IbnlMr. Wnlker had thoughl il iicceeeary to ninvc tlie a nieiidiiieut. IIc hnd opposcd ll, hccnuse il w.isriiiheroircnsivcin itaterms, tind wns nol cxnrily rcgular, ns it inquircd under ivlmt oulliority n ccrtain ullcged nrl hnd becn donc, before nny cvidcncu of the excculion ol'llml nct hnd becn furnished. Ile hopcd Ihc Hiiiendiuenl wnuld bo wilhdtnwn; ifil wm not, hc would vote fur ihe resolulion, ovnas ninendcd. IIc h.id bccn cxcccd- ingly surprisrd nl iunio of llu: prnposi lionsassertcd by ihc Sciiulor, who had said, among olhcr (liinqst. Ili.il Ihis supposed act ol ihe Pri'sident lonkcd liku nn act of wnr. War ng.nnst whoni7 Whul country? Whal colonyV VMiat provinre? Il wns liuportnnl tlint we shuuld gnvern ourselvcs bv some ilialincl uiidfrsliindinir of Ibe ncu Irnl dulies of ihis covcrnmcnt, und of nll her citizcns, as dcfined by Ihe lawaof 1818. II wc mennt lo bc neulinl, we wero lo consider our Irealy slipul.uions; every body knew that iii our slipulaiions wilh Spt.in. Iho cxeculivc power of Ihe Uniled Statcs had nvcr nnd ovcr nguin, nssured Spain, as far ns Iho cxeculivc could give ossuiunce, tbnt if she would nol volunta rily givn up bcr poescseion of Cuba to n b.uropoan powcr, the UnPcd Statcs would do nll in thcir powcr lo sisaisi Spain in main taining her posscssion. lf an American vesscl was fuiind nn the coasl o Cuba in Ihe execuiion of thc pur pose of tho expcdition. it was ns much un der our jurisitiction ns if lying at ono of uurnuruors; :or n wns a gencrnlly ndmit lcd fact, Ihat llie jurisdiction of ihe Uniled Slales on board ol American vessls exlend cd wbcrever our flag flonts. Mr. Clny Inokcd upon llie movcmcnt as nltogclher premaiuie, and did nol design to cnter into its discnssion. lleliniicillli.il Ihc Senalc would nnt havc thcir nitcntiun i liiined from the ndmission of Cnliforma by I uuy expcuiuon niicu out in i:ie South n gninstCuba. He movcd llnl thc resolu lion be Inid on iho lable I'ur the purpnse ol laking up the spccinl ordcrs ol Ihe day, whicli was ngrecd lo. TheSenale then rcputncd Ihe rnnsidcra linn ul Ibe "omnibus bill, " andMr. Soulo nddrcsscd ihe Scintc. At thc close of Mr. Soui.c's rcmarks, Mr. Ui'iiam tonk ihe floor, nnd ihc Scnalc mljourncd. Iloi'SK. In Comniit'ee of Ibe Whole, Mr. Haymoxd, (Whig,) of Virgini.i, spoke in fuvor of thc admission ofCulilnrnin, and sustained ihe Prcsidcnt. Mr. Gcnnv, (Loco,) ol'Mainc, fulloived, und Mr. Ki.ng, (Whig, of Massnchusi ils, advocniing ibe admission of California, nnd tbc Proviso fur Ihc lcrritorics. Wednhsdav, May 22. Skxati:. Tlie Compromisc was again undor discussion. Mr. Uphani, of Vl., re plicd to tbc as?ertion of Mr. Soulc, of Ln., tbat thc svstcm of Muxican pconngc cxiated : n-... f.. .i... u. c ii . iu cuu.i in inc oiuic ui t vrinuui. Mr. Soulc rcioined, sayin" he iutcnded no disrcspcct by Ihis statcment, to thc genernl i but happily cscapcd. character of tlut Slalc. Thc LaUl hnd not reachcd Charleston, at Mr. Pratt, of Md., movcd an amcndmcnl, , , . . to ibe cllect thal Tcrrilorbd b-isla'.ures I oclotk' -10 m" A'"' sbou'.d bc prohibitcd from pnsin laws ci- I Tbc Sun publMirs anolhcr nccount pcr tlicr inlroducing or cxcluding klavery wilbin , Isabel, which rcports furlhcr succcss and xic their limits, and guaranlceing all laws neces-, an,, foric of c00 nie sary lor tho prolcction of the righls of prop-1 . . , . ,. , crtyof cvcry de.cription. 1 i nnothcr branch of llio invading fonc, had Ml. l)avis, nf Miss., acrcpted Ihis nmend-, landcd at Ligna lc Grimd. nnd wtru expcct mcnt as a substitute for bis, rclating to tbc j ed tojoin Lopcz. It furlhcr says tbat Iho same sunjcci. Mr. Downs, of La., madc n spccch of con sidernblc lcnglh, suslaining the Comproniise bill. eitbcr with or without Ibe proposed a- mcndmcnt. He admonisbed the South that and somc amniunilion. Gcn. Lopcz cap tbcir only altcrnativc was to acccpt tbis com-1 turcl, ,hc rustom ,,ouse lrc!)n,ry a. Cardcnas, piomiso or reccive nothin?. , , . House. The Houio, altcr some unim-' amounling, in all, to bctwccn S40.000 and portant buslnt'ES, went into Commiltcc of thc ! S50.O0O. Thc moncy was inimedialcly put Whole, and took up the qucstion of admit-' on oatl the Creolc tobe scnt totho United ting Ibe dclcgato from New Mcxico to ascat s fof the diasc of ccrtain niunilions in ibe Ilouse. . ' , ' , , Mr. Strong snoke atlength a2ainsl tbo nd-! of ' Gcn. Lcpcz was reporlcd to have mission of tbo dclep;alc. He said Ihe propo- bccn grcatly rcinforccd by nativo Cubans. sition was unprcccdentcd, and mc.xpcdiciit, 'j;lCV wcrc rus,;ng 0 bis support from everr in view of tbo tmscttlcd rclations of New ' Mcxico nnd Tcxas. ! quarlcr. .,,-.,.., Tho Committcc then rosc, and thc furlhcr In ibc dcpartment of . uelto Abajo, the considcration of tbc qucstion was postponcd rising in faor of Lopez is universal. Tho to tbc first Tuesday in July. ,' Vuello Abajo is tho wcstern department of Tmubsdav, May 23. Cuba- The Cronka has the following : Sksatk. Mr. Soule, of La., spokc at lcngtb against tho Compromisc bill, rcplying ln ThB um..nls of Mcssrs. Clav and Footc! Ile commcnded tbo boldness and candor of tbc friends of the Wilmot Proviso, and felt sorry lliat the Compromise Commiliee had not mct the quc.-tion at issuo wilh cqual boldness and decision. Mr. Clay and olhers bnefly rejoincd. Mr. lluil'er. of N. C. "ave noticc tbat to. morrow be would introducc a rcsolution in favnr of Congrcss taking a wcck's rcccss. Ailjouriicu Housk. Jlr. Ilurt. from tbo Committeo M-nrry-A,V'!re-rtiTrtCd0'J.n the bill for increasing tbo rank anu ulo or tboarmy. Mr. Iloward complaincd of tho ncglcct of Iho Secrctary of War lo providc for n suit - able Uclence ot our lionticr. , Mr. Durt spoke in defenco of the War Dcpartment. Mr. IMarsball also ilcremJeU tne xvxccuiivc against the cbargo of Mr. Howard; and at tbe conclusion ol bis remarlts tne iiouso au- journed. Friday, May 21. In Ibe Sknate, much of ihe. time was sncnt on privale bills. Mr. Bradbury's res. mi on privnie uiiis. iiir. nmuum; b iv- lion, conccrning tcmuvals, was taken up. n.-i i .1-....... .l. 1 oiuiion Mr. and itwa, postnoned until Tuesday. The' ma'y bo hond for '"V "f bill for c.tabli.lii..g Mint at New Yo.kwas Now i. must bave len mnresscd I upon ho taken up. Afler wme discussion. it was mind of every welWrcsscd strangcr, (such made tli.pecial order for Mond.y.-Adj. gencra ly being Iho v.cl.ms ),bat tbc , boy.of The HouaF. took up tbo army bill, and ;b,s v.ll.ge havo no equals in cw KngUnd, Mr. Cartcr obtained the floor and spoke m iho use of imrrlinent. .niul.in?lan"usgc, w.rmly in favor of tho bill i bo rccommend- wbtch ihcy -re ly no mc.n, m.serly of, N cd retrenchmcnt of what he termcd the bcslow on nll occa.ions, on all well-drcsse4 loaferismof the Navy. , , peiwns, without any prorocation but agen- Mr. Cobb, of Alabama, opposed the bill. tec sppcarance. 1 bcsc boys ar. tn some. Mr. Hurl followed and spoko iu favor of and probably most instances, Ihoso wbo have the mcaiuro ' l,ovcr ,cen propcrly tratned, or eiyoyeii tbe- Some pcrsonaltics were used bctwccn Ihc bcncleit 0r a rcfincd homo-bul olberi i or two lattcrnamcd spcakcis, wbicb causcd them arc tho sons, or propeny i or to some tcmporary corfusion in llio Ilouse, in would wish to call such bor --0' ,n tho couiseof wbicb, Mr. Thouipson accused most rcspectable mon m u" the Chair will. a dcsign to keep him from from whom be.ter Ibings m.gbt havo bM the floor by trickcry. Tbis ad led to the ex- oxpcctcd. but from h r " cilcment. The bill w.s f.nally passcd, by a things may bo lookcd for w.ib every reason. two-third, yoIc, wbcn Ibe HouJsePadjourned. ,a1r. ,fault only, but can always succced in Tiib FoaREfiT Divorce. Tho law re- find 'ng cnoagli olhers to keep it compsny. cenlly passed by the Legislaiure or Ihis I would respcclfnlly f all Ihe atlention orour Slate, giving jurisdiction lo the Courl of Inislo youtbs to this mitler. imploring them, Common Plens.in all cases oralvorce rrom if they ewr inlf nd bccouwg wn, to con Ihe bonds of mnlrlmony, willcnnble Mr. sider that they cannot toa iscon commenco Fof rest how lo bring his case before a jury. acllng manly. And I would liiiit to Ihe liv Mr. Forresl is at present in Philadelphia, ing anccslors of thesa promi-ung progeny, and intenda lo prosecule the maller tbor- that thoy are not, il may be, as much to blame oughly. New teilimftny bas been clicited, ai yourselvc, and that a parent Is very whleh confirms and strengthens nll that has frcqueutly known by Iba childrcn he kceps. bsen alrcady bclore tho public ?. ruiscmi.E. Couritr, IM, ' I Midlltburv, May 5 1850. In-'lATE AND IMPORTANT FROM CUBA! nnixaumiUJiai Landing of tho Invaders! New Yonic, May 214 P. M. The stcamship Ohio, Lieul. Schcnck, U. S. Nnvy, arrircd m hcr dock nt about nuar .. r !. I- .It. tl t 1 l wuicn icn new uricanson llio itliiiut. Sev cral otbor vcsscls, contair.ing in nli somo 1200 or 1500 mcn, had lcfi New Orleans prcvious lo tbo Creolc, bul wbcie tbcy are to land is not known. The greatcst cxcitcmcnl prerailcd at Ilav nnn, amounling to panic. l"hc city wns un dcr martial law, and sevcral tbousand militia had bccn cniolled. and arms were bcing dc livcrcd ihcm. The rcsidcnt forcigners wcre called on lo cnrol thcmsclrcs. Thero vcro 1500 troops at Matanzas.anU 800 worc dcspntcbcd from Ilavana, nt 1 o' elock, A. M., of tbo 20th, to rcinforce them, nnd march against Lopcz. It wns rcparlcd Ihat tbc forcc undcr Lo pcz had incrcascd to 2000, and that bc was nlrcady balf way to Mntanzas. On tbc lGlh, ncws was rcceivcd tbat a large force was collcclcd on Woman's Is land, ncar Catocbe, Yueatnn, The Gcncr al of Mnrincs, witb sctcral vcsselsand about thrco bundrcd mcn slartcd immcdiately for tbat point, lust bctore the Ohio lell, Iho Spinisli slcamnr Pizarro cnme in with 105 piisoncrs. taken from that Island. It was said that tlicy wcre mostly Gcrmans nnd Irisb. Tho rcport was tbat Ihcy wcre to Iw sbot thnt day nt 1 2 o'elock, or at lcast every tcnth man shot, and the rumainder confincd in tbo dunpeons of Moro Casllp. '1 he forco on thc Creolc, with whicli Gon. Lopcz cfi'cctcd 'he landing, is only n small pnrt of llic cxncdilion. it is known tbat somo ttn or twclve vescls havc left New Or leans and ilifl'erent parts of Iho Gulf, prob ably to laud simullancously nt difTcrent points. It was reporlcd tbnt Lopcz had brokcn up thc railroad to Cnrdcnns in sevcrnl pl&ccs. Thc mcrchnnls nnd bnnkcrsin Ilnvaiinwcro rcmoving Ibcir moncy to tbc fort for safcly. LATER ! lopez returned to Savannah. Iiy Teleyraph to the Middlebury lUyhltr. Charleston, May 25. The following was despatched from Sav annab, lliis morning : The stcamcr Isabol loucbcd o(T bere. She lcft Ilavana on the 22d inst. Gcn. Lopcz, accompanicd by onc of bis aid, took lodg ings nt tbc Cily Ilntcl. From liim we liaio iho following : The expcdition lcft Couloy, in Yucatan, on tbc ISlli int., and landcd at Cardenas on tbo 19th. They lost somctimo in landing, which gavo the Spanisb authori tics time to scnd an exprcss to Ibe Post Of ficc, at Collozo, ten milcs olT. Tho troops cp.tcred thc town, nnd a'.tackcd thc ja'd, sup posir.g it lo bo barracks. Tho jail guard, filtccn mcn, slood fnc well. At tbis mo menl, troops wcre sccn crossing thc square and wcre hailcd. Tbcy answcred by firing upon thc troops j aftcr wbicb sonio soldicrs wcnl to ile Govcrnor's housc, which was al tackcd. Tho bouc was wcll dcfcnded, but was finally burncd, and ibc troops surren dcrcd. Tlie town rcmaincd in quiet posccssion of tho invaders. Tbc troops bein d:satisficil wilh thcir warni rcceplion, nud haiug lcxt tiinc in gctling tbc woundcd on UxttiJ tho slcamcr Creolc, hecanie discontcnted, nnd insitcll on going to Kcy West. '1 hcv wcro closely pursued by n Spanisb war stcamcr. troops at Cardenas had gone ovcr voluntari ly to tbc stnndard of Lopcz. Iu tho fort at Canlenas, Ihcy found a fcw small pannon, " The mcrcbants of Ilavana havc ofTcrcd to tbo government, on the 20lb,tho uso of an immcnsc sum of moncy, and tbcir own services against Ibc patriots. Over 18,300 voluntarily prescntcd thcmsclrcs to take UP rms' From California. Tho stcamship Crcscent Cily is up, and wo have rcceivcd our files of San Frarcisco nancrs to April 20lh, inclusite. She briugt ,,,., .... m Un, Kl.inn n,I irt from Chircs. ' AIo thc US. mail from ' . ' , . . , . . California, and S300.000 in dust, in the hands of thc passengcrs. 1 For the Middlebury RrtUUr. Mr. lUnnr.TT : As a gcncral thing our villagc is frte from nuisances, whcther cxisting in Ihe shape of groggeries, Kowhng Alleys, orpood tide-u-alLi ; but still wo havo imperfeclions, like all othcr placcs which can uoasi so re -nM.iIJi n im as our own. And if these t1 ,i.. . .i iu.perlect.ons aro ,"t,C. "d L.ni l,rnrn iho Dubhc. somcthin", at least.