Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-05-26

dent course. He was man of superior
abilities, equally able, and fearless in de-
bate. The great Nulifer, of South Caro-
lima, for series of years stgmatized by
his political friends, as the American Cat
lime, introduced resolutions into the Senate,
denying the power of Congress over slave
ry in the District of Columbia, in the ter
ritories, and over the domestic slave trade ;
and arrogating to the slave States the right
of interfering with the Post Office regua-
tons, so as to prevent the circulation of
whatever they might please to consider in
cendary publications, and disregarding the
fundamental principles on which our gov
eminent is established. Daniel Webster,
often in the way of pre-eminence called
the defender of the Constitution, in clear,
forcible, and succint argument, demonstra-
ted the power of Congress over slavery in
the District of Columbia, to be as full and
complete as over any other subject but
took care 10 add, that if he were called to
act in reference 10 it, he should not be
found unmindfu ofthe feelings ofthe South.
To this extent, and no further, was he true
to his reputation but liberty on this occa-
sion was not without a champion, nor the
Constitution without a defender. Thorn
as Morris, of Ohio, encountered, alone in
all other respects, with unanswerable argu-
ments and counter resolutions, the whole
array of slave holding Senators. Not long
after this his Senatorial period expired =
1t was thought the interests of Van Bu-
rem required his immolation on the altar
of Southern slavery. Though an ardent
Il e he. 4
sessed of superior endowments and admira-
bic qualities that drew around him person.
al friends, his reelection was refused by the
Democracy of his State. He knew the
hazard, and was willing TO encounter it,
If the station he occupied could not be re-
tanned without the sacrifice of all sincerity
and principle, he preferred an honorable
conscious Of having preserved
his honor and integrity, unstained with ser
vile submission, party policy or slavehold-
ing domination. Many other examples there
are, of men in less conspicu-
Gus stations who have disdaincd the shack
les of party discipline, and been true alike
10 the principles of freedom and the rights
of humanity; but they are not numerous
enough to weaken the assertion of Mr.. Bu-
chanan, that the peculiar institutions of the
South have no other support beyond their
own limits, except that which IS afforded
by the Democracy of the North Mr.. Ber-
rien, of Georgia, i'll commenting on the SEN
ence quoted above, says, i frankly ayow
hat in defence of this Southern interest, |
would confidently rely OH the Democracy
Of the North, and as certainly not upon
hem alone To certain extent, this rei-
ince on the Wings Of the North for aid in
unfolding slavery, is unfortunately justified
BY too many facts; but as party, they have
shown themselves in Congress, and in the
action of the State Legislatures, far less
Yielding to Southern dictation, whenever
or the rights and interests of the
North have been concerned. If Democra-
", in its true Specification, means the pos
eslon of power by the people, for the best
rood and happiness of the whole people,
hen surely that which we have at the
Worth must be spurious and false De-
nocracy,-GrecnfeM Gdz.