Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-11


And It is not at all probable that she will !
persist, till she almost persuades herself
that she is serious in her menace to dis
solve the Union. She may, in her eager,
ness, even approach so near the verge of
dissolution, that, the earth may give way
undel her feet, and she be dashed in ruins
in the gulf below. ''s
Nothing will more surely arrest her fu
ry, than the firm array of the North, set
ting up anew the almost forgotten princl-
piles Of our fathers, and saying to the
ozark spirit of slavery '-"thus far thou
shalt GO, and no farther" This is the
best--the only-means of saving the Souh |
from the fruits of her own folly-folly
that has been so long, and so strangely en-
couraged by the North, that it has grown
into downrig hit intolerable arrogance.
There are many other "eVents7 of the
last two or three years which have, doubt
less, had their influence on the course OF
the Northumberland which might prop
erly be dwet upon at considerable length,
were it not that this communication is al
ready greatly protracted beyond its intend
ed limits. | shall, therefore, in mention
ing the topics, do little more than enume-
rate them. g
| The Legislature of Vermont has taken
a decided stand in favor of Anti-Slavery
principles and action In the autumn of
1886, the following Resolutions were pass
ed by an almost unanimous vote:
"Resolved, By the General assembly Of the State
of Vermont That neither Congriss nor tee State
nj
the free expression Of opinions, or the Transmission
Of them through the medium Of the public DaaiLs.'
asea sre 1SGt Gs"s do M
"Resolved, That His ErceAency the Governor
be requested to transmit copy Of the foregoing
ottions to the Executives Of each Of The States, and
TO each Of our Senators and Representatives. 81 Con-
. gress."
At the session held in November last,
the following joint resolutions, preceded by
decisive memorial against the admission
of Texas, were passed by both branches,
with the exception Of the ft1h which was
passed only by the House Of Representa-
lives:
l. Resotred by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentGtires, That our Senators in Congress be in
structed and Representatives requested, to use
their influence in that body to prevent the annexa
> ton of Texas to the Union.
y 2. ReSOkoed, That, representing we do the
= people of Vermont we do herereby, in their name,
sotensnty protest against such annexation in any
z form.
e g. Resolced, That as the Representatives of the
People Of Vermont, we do solemnly protest against
the admission into this Union Of any State whose
e Constitution tolerates domestic slavery.
b 4. Resolced, That Congress have full power by
the Constitution, to abolish slavery and the slave
trade in the District of Columbia and in the Terri.
e tories of the United States.
. 5. ReSOlred That Congress has the constitution,
al power to prohibit the slave trade between the
several States of this Union, and to make such law.
d as shall efectually prohibit such trade.
6. ReSOlUed, That our Senators in Congress be
!, instructed and our Representatives requested tc
Il present the foregoing Report and Resolutions to
their respective Houses in Congress, and use then
y influence to carry the speedily into effect.
= 7. ResOtced, That the Governor of this State be
It requested to transmit copy of the foregoing Re-
port and Resolutions to the President of the United
- States, and to each of Senators and Represen
e tatives in Congress-.
:; The influence Of Anti-Slavery principle:
e in Massac husetts has become decisive, i
e we are TO Judge from the change Of sent
1t meut in the Legislative body. The gov
= introduce into his inaugural speech, de
livered in January 1886, a severe censur,
e of the aboItionsts, and to intimate tina
s. they were guilty of an offence punishable
J. at common law. This part of the speech
was referred to joint committee of FIVE
Re of which a member of the Senate wa
3 chairman. To the same Committee wer,
r also referred communications which hal
" been received by the Governor, from seve
Of raj ofthe Legislatures of the slavehoIdins
ct states, requesting the Legislature of Mas
st sachusetts to enact laws, making it PENAL
'e for citizens Of that state 10 form societies
- for the abolition of slavery, or to speak O
lie publish sentiments such as had been utter
le ed in AntI-slavery meetings and publishes
IS in Anti-sIavery tracts and papers. Tn
r. Managers oflhe Massachusetts Anti-sIave
- ry Society, in note addressed to the Chair
lie man Of the Committee, requested permits
s, sion, as party whose rights were draw
lie in question, to appear before it. This wa
l. granted. The gent einen selected b,
a. them to appear on their behalf were o
n unimpeachabIe character and distinguish
II ed for professional merit and general lit
B. erary and scientific intelligence. SucI
E. Was then the unpopuiarity of abolitionism
Or that Notwithstanding the personal infu
lie ence OF these gentlemen, they were i'll
lie not to say rude y-treated. especially b,
n the chairman, Of the Committee so mucl
IS so, that respect for themselves and tn
he cause they we're deputed to defend, pei
r. suaded them to .desist before they ha
IS completed their remarks. A Report in
D. GLIDING Resolutions unfavorabte to the alb
re- olitionists was made, Of which the follow
lie ing is a copy: .'" '~..
l. The Joint Special Committee, to whom was re
ferred much Of the Governors Message as relate
IL to the Abolition of Slavery together with certai
u documents upon the same subject, communicate
to the Executive by the several Legislatures of Vii
u gina, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia an
gislature, and hereunto annexed, to submit the fol