Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-30

neither of Them should in the then condi-
ton of the island take it, or the Moro Cas-
tie, as It's citadel, from the possession of
SPAN. This engagement was on all sides
faithfully performed but, without it, who
doubts that from that day to this either of
the three Powers might have taken the
island and held it in undisputed possess
sion9
AT this time circumstances have chang
revolutions both in France
and Great Britain, have perhaps curbed
the spirit of conquest in Great Britain, and
France may have enough to do to govern
her kingdom of Algiers. But Spain is
again convulsed with civil war for the
succession Of her crown she has ire
trievably lost all her colonies on both con-
tinents of America. 1t is impossible that
she should hold out much longer a shad-
ow Of dominion over the islands of Cuba
and Porto Rico; nor can those islands, in
their present condition, form independent
nations, capable Of protecting themselves.
They must for ages remain at the mercy
of Great Britain or Of these United States,
or Of both; Great Britain is even now
about to interfere in this war for the Span
ish succession. If by the utter imbeciity
Of the Mexican confederacy this revolt of
Texas should lead Immediately to its sep
aration from that Republic, and its annex
atfon 10 the United States, believe it i'm
possible that Great Britain should look
on while this operation is performing with
indifference. She will see that it must
shake her own whole colonial power on
this continent, in the Gulf of Mexico, and
in the Caribbean Seas, like an earthquake !;
she will see, too, that it endangers her own
abolition of slavery in her own colonies.
A war for the restoration of slavery where
it has been abolished, if successful in Tex
as, must extend over all Mexico and the
example will threaten her with imminent
danger OF war Of colors in her own ISL
ands. She will take possession of Cuba
and of Porto Rico, by cession from Spain
or by the batteries from her wooden walls;
and if you ask her by what authority she
has done it, she will ask you, in return
by what authority you have extended your
sea coast from the Sabine to Rio Bravo
She will ask you question more per-
picking, namel y-by what authority you
with freedom, independence, and democ ra-
cy upon your lips, are waging a war Of
determination to forge new manacles and
letters, instead of those which are falling
from the hands and feet of man. She
will carry emancipation and abolition with
her in every fold of her flag while your
stars, as they increase in numbers, will be
overcast with the murky vapors of oppres.
sion, and the only portion Of your ban.
ners visible TO the eye will be the blood
stained stripes oft the task master
Mr. Chairman, are you ready for al
these wars2 A Mexican war? a wal
with Great Britain, if not with France
q general Indian war a servile war q
7 and, as an inevitable consequence of them
all, civil war? For it must ultimatel,
terminate in war of colors as we'll as o
races. And do you imagine that Will,
with your eyes open you are wilfully
kindling, and then closing your eyes ant
blindly rushing into them do you imag
inc that while, in the nature of things
your own Southern and Southwestern
States must be the Flanders of these com
plicated wars, the battle field upon whicl
the last great conflict must be fought be
tween slavery and emancipation; do 20,
imagine that your Congress will have n
constitutional authority to interfere wit
the institution OF slavery IN any acay il
the States of this corfederacy2 Sir, the
must and will interfere with it-perhap
to sustain it by war; perhaps to abolis
it by treaties Of peace; and they will nc
9 only possess the constitutional power s
= to interfere, but they will be bound in du
1 ty to do it by the express provisions of tn
Constitution itself. From the instant thu
$ your slaveholding States become the thea
tire Of war, civil, servile, or foreign, fror
= that instant the war powers of Congress
l. extend to interference with the institutio
J. of slavery in every way by which it ca
be interfered with, from a claim ofinden
l., nifty for slaves taken or destroyed, to th
II session Of the State burdened with SLAYER
= to foreign power.
l. Sir, it is by virtue of this same war pov
e er, as now brought into exercise by tn
Indian war in Florida, Alabama, an
e Georgia, that vote for the resolution b.
2. fore the committee. BY virtue of this,
e have already voted in the course of tn
q session toincrease your standing army b
T. second regiment Of dragons, to autho
J. ize your President to accept the service
le often thousand volunteers, and to appr
n pirate millions of the public money to su
q. press these Indian hostilities for ii
"a common defence, all for the general we
- fare. And il, on this OCCASION l ha,
to been compelled to avail myself of the o.
Z; portunity to assign my reasons for votir
le against the first resolution reported by IL
/ slavery committee, it is because it was Il
D. pleasure of a majority of the House tn
4 morning to refuse me the permission to a
ht sign nv reasons for nv vote. when Il