Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-05-09

! All the supulattOns contained IN the cOusiltu-
! ton in favor Of the slaveholding states which
are al,cedy in the Unon ought 10 be fulfilled,
IA the luIlness OF their spirit, and to The exact
ness Of their letter. Slavery as it exists in
| the stoca, is beyond the reach Of Congress.
! Ii is a ccncetn of the states themselves they
| have never submitted it TO Congress, and
! Coneress have no ghtlul power ovUriL shall
concur, Therefore, IN no act, no measure, no
( menace, no indication OF purpose, which shall
lutcricfc, or threaten 10 interfere, with the OK
! elusive authority Of the several states over the
subject Of slavery as it exists WI hin tloir re-
| specliye limits. An This appears to IN. 10 BE-
/ matter OF plata and imperative duty.
/ But when we come tO' speak Of admitting
| new states, the object assumes an onlirrly dt-
/ lercul aspect Our rights and our dutns are
then bo,b different
| The free states, and all the states, arc then
at liner TO accept or reject. When 1t is pro-
posed 10 bring new members into this political
partnership, the old members have right TO
say OH what term. such new partners are 10
come ill.,, and what they are 10 bung along
with them. In tny opluion, the people CT the
| Umlcd states Will not consent TO bling q nCw,
vastly extensive, and slavehodng country,
large enough or BALI dozen, or dozen stalcs,
into the Union. Ia my opinion they ought not
10 consent toit Indeed ! am altogether az a
or,l,,s o,,',,,,, ,, ~, I,t ~, dori,, C','Hyli,,,
annrv,t;,n All bcncG, 70 oo,, ,..r, j., -,
least doubtful and uncertain; The oLieetiooe
obvious, plain and strong. On the general
question Of slavery, great portion Of the
community is already strongly excited. Tho
question or nolidrs In, has .tr,,(l, n l', Jc,,,-
tr tot,ed cord Il bas arros,cJ rho r,ligioip,,
Colinas Of the country Ill os,ai(s, Ton
hold an the coosciouccs or mon IJoio,as5
man indc,l Ettlo convcrso'nt ,r;,I, bn,,o, ,,.,
turo and osncciollv has bp a ycr,, c,rono,,,,
esr,1ote of tbs cbaTorfor. nf Tho ncorlc ~ ,his
country. who snnnosas ;boto crcling ~ ,Li1
kindist he tribal with or dcg,isod /, Nm
assnredlv cause itsslr 70 he respc,tcd 7, rna,
he reasonod with NAV he nodo ,villinc
believe il ia entirely wiljinq-,o u,GI MI 5ey.
isting engagements. and all existing duties Io
unhold and d.1nd ihn c,nst;t,,ioS ne ~ IL
established viii vha,cvc, ,cs.rr,s ,bo,,, ,,,,,'
provisions which il does pcinoil,, co,,t,,i,,
But 10 coerce it into silence-io 9ndonvor to
rectal, n, roo oy,,rcs,;on ~ .l"L ~ -.
sonj conf1o !, warn, ~ jS'M a, ~ oU'r
b,otod =, s,,nL - ,,..,i' "'' ,'I,-
r..,J.r .sbail IN ~ H. -, 49, 10Y
,otL;a, j.. NIU"
;an ;,seli ,t,b ,,',j 81 ~ ,lo ~
tho nyni1.inn ,rhioG n,;,,l,, f,II.'., '0u ~
,oa ,Io.a,o.o '' -; ~,
~ w o,i'.'Gl necessity I1r INC
annexation OF ieNas 10 lne onion-no advan-
.a2es 20 ne derived nom l'--and objections 10
H. OF S'Fo95; aAG ~ my judgment decisive,
cnaroctcr' .,
Oo-'IVG II WIN o. l Iof me interest and hap
p'hess OF me "hoie Union, TO remain as 1t Is,
without an lnulion ana without addition.
OeIieVe there Is seions cause oil danger
ovonr,;,o ba, io,aa.,L -. po"o' Vi '''I
o,,rht nov, f. he hronoI, hao ,-;,Ii, %"u
cIeIt ana constitutional hmIts; / have notin
10 90 WIN 'hs motives winch have led TO those
ec'., WnIcn | oe'lcVe TO nave tra1scended the !
oouhoaIIeSo OF 'He constitution Good motives