The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-08-22

vention of the Liberty party at Manchester
on the 18th Of June last, reproving his
course in deserving his post when the reso-
luton Of Mr. Holmes of South Carolina
passed the U. S. House of Representatives.
Mr. Foot said this was the first time that
he had consented to notice the foul SANDER
incorporated in that resolution, and it should
be the last. He declared it to be false as a
whole and in every particular that no such
resolution had ever been introduced or acted
upon-that it was false, scandalous, wicked,
libellous, malicious, corrupt &c. &c. and
this he would prove by the sworn record,
the journal Of the House. He then read
from the journal, from which it appeared
that on the 26th Feb'ry, Mr. Holmes intro
duced a certain resolution or resolutions, and
that he (Mr Foot) did vote upon such reso-
luton or resolutions. He then read further,
that Mr. Campbell Of South Carolina intro
duced a resolution, the last branch of which,
upon a division Of the question, was as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That all efforts of the aboli-
t~ionists or others, made to induce Congress
to interfere with questions of slavery, or to
take i~ncipient steps in relation thereto, are
calculated to lead to the most alarming and
dangerous consequences, and that all such
efforts have an inevitable tendency 10 dimin-
ish the happiness of the people and endan-
ger the stability and permanencY Of the
Union, and ought not 10 be countenanced
by any friend Of our political institutions
Upon the passage of this resolution the
ages were 1873, and the noes 90, and it was
adopted. Mr. Foot declared that he was
present in the House, but refused TO vote
! upon it. Mr. Foot's explanation Of the mat
ter was this: that the resolution was one of
a series passed at the Democratic National
Convention of 184O-that it was introduced
by the southern Loco Focos in the House
to enforce its passage upon the norlhern Lo-
co Focos, with the idea that the northern
Loco Focos would not dare to vote against
a resolution Of their own National Conven-
ton, and having been compelled TO vote for
this resolution, they could not afterwards
refuse to vote for the gag-rule, which only
embodied the same principle-tAat he and
the rest Of the Vermont delegation were I'M
willing TO aid the southern Loco Focos in
forcing this pill down the necks of the north
ern Loco Focos, and so they refused to vote
upon this resolulion at all.
The above, l believe, comprehends the
full substance of Mr. Fool's denial and ex-
planation. The Hon. gentleman occupied
some three quarters tf an hour or more IN
making it, exhibiting throughout, the most
towering passion for The insult offered him,
the most exalted contempt of the third par
ty,' its 'scavengers,' its 'scoundrels' and
Reverend vagabonds,' until his sturdy
lungs gave way, his voice became cracked
and squeaking, and scarce articulate in lis
tones, aud he sank to his seat exhausted J.
The denial and explanation of Mr. Foot
suggest to my mini these comments, 1st,-
Fhe above resolution of Mr. Campbell was
quoted in several papers in Vermont as
having been offered by Mr. Holmes; proba-
bly, Mr. Foot had seen and noticed ibis
Again, it was a resolution upon which Mr.
Foot had failed or refused TO vote ; Mr. Foot
therefore and every other person must have
known that the above resolution Of Mr.
Campbell was the one referred 10; and
hence, upon this manifest error as to the
name Of the person who introduced the. res
%olution, there would seem TO have been no
particular necessity or prcpriety in charg>
ing the lie upon the Bennington Coun-
iy Convention. 2dly, The main fact was
admitted and even proved by the Journal, 10
wit, that a resolution, introduced by a
southern member of the House, strongly
condemnatory Of The universal sentiment OF
Vermont as expressed by resolutions If her
Legislature for several successive years, was
suffered TO be adopted without word or
vote against il by any member from YER
mont a proceeding which struck the Lib.
erty Convention with no greater surprise
than it seemed 10 strike the Hou. Horace
Everett, who observed 10 Mr. Roberts of
Manchester, as | have heard him say,
(apd Mr. Roberts will pardon MI for using
his name here, } that he did not understand
it-,hat he could not see why a representa-
tive from Vermont should fail to vote against
that resolution 3dly, 1t does not SO clear
ly appear how the voting against Camp
BELLS resolution would have aided the south.
ern Loco Focos in thrusting this pill down
the threats of northern Loco Focos or in