Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-10-04
For the Freeman.
Mr.. Dillingham; on Texas.

Mr, DllIlHSHdM Uu lCANo'
Among the objections, which Mr.. D. named in
his Stowe speech, that had been made against inc
annexation of Texas, was that of slavery. But
he was unable to see the force of tbat inasmuch
as the annexation would make no more slaves
than are now slaves in Texas. The negroes were
slaves there without annexation, and they Woulo
he no more than slaves with it. 1t dld not chahSe
their number or condition. 1t would only be eX-
tending over them the wing of our Eagle, and adj
dino another star to the glory of America, without
in the least extending or sustaining slavery.
Such was, in substance, Mr.. DPS argument up
on that point, and the Texans who had collected
from nearly all parts of the county to witness the
overthrow of the Liberty party, were highly de-
lighted to see it done with such unanswerabe ar
gument. The objection to Texas, on account of
its slavery was to be completely swept away ny
this master stroke of congressional ingenuity.
But as the election in this town has shown, the
liberty party WAS neither overthrown, nor the abb
olitionists converted to Texas by this argument
We could not see what objection Mr.. d. might
: have, upon this mode of reasoning, to bring the
10000 slaves from the district of Columbia into
a the State of Vermont, and establishing slavery
here among our Green Mountains, provided 1t die
not change the number or condition of American
y slaves. What objection! These 10000 negroes
d are slaves where they now are, and why not here
then in VT as well as The proud capital of this re
c public? And further, what objection, pray, nigh
t. Mr.. D. have that the slaves of Cuba, of Brazil,
+. the world, should Just come under the extending
is shadows Of our eagles wing, and we bear the SIN
J. curse and responsibility of enslavng fifteen lnstea
. oftwo and half millions of our fellow beings
This would make no more slaves in the worl
lr than there now are, and how could such an az
er look like encouragement, on our part, to slavery
ot Thus mirht we reason in relation to every otht
ID evil in the WORLD and say it might exist under OF
he government as under any other if it must exist
I If we can take all the evils that exist in one TO
of eign state into our government, and guarant
ny their perpetuity, why not, also, as consistent
ay those of another? If Texas wants slavery qua
Mt, anteed, and we are prepared to do it, under t
,e plea that it is Just as we'll for the slaves to be he
ng by American as Texas law, then we may ann
ICE Mexico next, if she desires it, and guarantee
aid privileges of the priesthood, the Catholic rellgIc
of and the despotism exercised by her grandees oV
to their menials
no But think Mr.. D. will not be willing to ap!
ion his logic to other matters than Texas; and not
md ven there, if the position in which his party
the placed him did not drive him to that pitch. w
the not give a charter to the nest of gamblers who
the fest Hamburger, to carry on their business in
ave ton? 1t would make no more gamblers in
no world and since the evil exists, why not as Y
ain under the fostering care of the sons of the plIgr
our as in foreign state?
un- Our Republic has doubtless higher and no
do mission to perform than drawing to her embr
the crimes of foreign States! What if our ref
al to annex Texas on account of her slavery,
ews, not liherate a slave? Is the objection thereby
VS. | moved? The machinery of our government
For not adapted to the work of despotsm. WI
Sec Therefore, it is made subservient to snch an en-
ews becomes destructive of the objects for who
rs was established, and is thereby brought into
some repute in the eyes of the world. The goo
urn, might otherwise accomplish is prevented.
king although the extending our republican Jurisdit
xas, over slave territory as large thirty states
him Vermont would not increase the number OF SIT
and it would prove that representative repu
ion" based upon the principle of inaenable hl
that rights, can as readily do the work of despotls
and anv ofthe monarchies of the old world.
Iinis- b. II.
ofor Stowe Sept "a.