Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-10-11

to remedy. But say that in the District of Coum-
bla and IN The Foridas, as we have, contrary to the
Constitution allowed slavery, we should now pay l
the masters and let the slaves 90 free. Yes, I |
would tax myself doubly to quidate the penalty of
the bond-glve them two prices if necessary, that
in the capital fths great Republic, and through
out its vast jurisdiction, the American Eagle should
spread It's shelterng wings forever over ALL of what
ever tongue cline or color Here, then, on this
broad ground, take my stand, and defy the COM
bined olcnt OF all the lawyers and statesmen of the
republic TO move me.
Thus far, the pro slavery power, by the concen
traed interest OF having Sl200,000,000 of so call
ed property represented has triumphed over the |
power of liberty and free labor. Our offices ofhon
or and profit have been monoposed almost by slave
holders, foreign policy has been subsidiary to
the fostering Of slave labor at the expense of free
labor. The system Of internal improvements as
carried on by the General Government-the land
b-a national currency, and above all, the Tariff,
have all been Frustrated at the feet of the slave
power And now, when the people of the North
seem to be opening their eyes TO the real Sacrifices
which they have made in the desecraed name of
Democracy the rule of slaveryby the ruinous re-
suits Of the reducto - the Tariff from 1892 to 10
John c. Calhoun and his Southern clique seek
more accession of slave territory to strengthen
their power and assist them in overruling the Tar
i'll OF Protection, and to reduce us to free
trade and perpetual slavery. They are determined
to rule or ruin-to WELD the whole power ofthe
Union, or else dissolve the Union, and establish
5 slave despotism in the South Hence the Demo
cratic party, in 1874 although they went up Bal
timorc instructed to vote for Mr.. Van Bnren, threw
: him oyerboard--so they rejected Cass, and Buch-
anan, and Stewart, and took the unheard of name of
= James X. Polk Of Tennessee, Nj. Calhouns & An
y drew Jackson's most supple tool imposed upon
j them by the same notification power which had
Frustrated all the interest Of free labor at the feet of
the free trade and perpetual slavery party o. the
o South And Mr. Polk was suited to their purposes
only hpcougn hn for Towns nd frnn
9 but because he was, from his position in slave
: State, necessarily identified with the great scheme
h of ultimate disunion. Do state untruth ? What
, say the Convention They are for immediate an
r nexatton What says Mr.. Calhoun ? He is for
o Texas, to prevent the ultimate overthrow of slavery.
d What says R. NJ. Johnson? We want Texas to
= form new slave States TO balance the coming in of
= the free States Of Wisconsin, and Iowa. What say
Messrs. Holmes and Rhett They will have Tex
c as, with the Union, or, if necessary, without the
:, Union. What says the eX-nullifcation Governor,
e james Hamilton He will resort to arms for Tex
rs and dissolution And last not least, what says
ST /. II. Benton, the leader Of the democratic party,
e Tor the last quarter OF century, up TO May 1874
n a man Of more sense than all the notification par
r ty consolidated into one lie tells us in his Boon
vile speech that "dissolution of the Union is the
Y, end proposed by these Texas annexationss. Jack
IN son tells us, Texas is the question the Richmond
y Enquirer, The leader of the Southern democratic
e wing says that "lrec trade and Texas the ques
at tons" IT. then, these be the issues and am com
a. PEELED to choose between Polk and free trade and
Of Texas on the one hand, and Henry Clay, home la
I'd Dor, and the Union, on the other-then by all that
y is sacred among men, 90 for Clay and the Wing
l. party, and against Polk and the Democratic party
At Free trade with other nations is impossibe-they
do not, and will not allow t-and they ought not if
10 they would. lay down the broad ground that has
" been practised on for centuries by intelligent ma
y tons repeated once m4ye by Thomas Jefferson g.
lie engraited into our System by the first law
made by our government, the end of which to
es perfect its eXecuton-that "he farmerand mechan-
" ic should be set down alongside of each other"
If raise bushel of wheat and carry it to Eng
l. land, and there exchange it for hat, have to pay
n the entire cost of transportation if it is divided
II between me and the halter equally, loose half the
OF cost Of carriage. If sell my bushel of wheat to
r the halter living along side of me- lose nothing
v carriage, neither nor the halter Again. i'll carry
to my bushel of wheat to England, send it. and sell
ny it, get 10 cents bushe but costs me GO cents
OF to get there leaving me but fifty cents at last
I'll bushel for my wheat but if can by voliton or
he by legislation, move the halter from England and
n place him by me, he gives me ITO cents for my
al wheat, and more than double the product of my
;e, farm. say that the whole navy of the world, not
1s, engaged in fishing, and similar pursuits, but in car
ed ryng on exchanges between countries which might
es each for itself make the things within them
en- selves, Is dead loss to The lcoHd The ships must
); be built and manned and the men fed at the com
tn mon expense Of grain growers and the nanuacur-
IN er, and they produce nothing in return. England
lot was wise enough long ago to find out this thing,
lat and by her tariff OF rolecon whereby the farmer
IN found market at home, and the manufacturer u
re market in the agricuturst, she has elevated her
en- self TO the first position among nations. Nor can
nd her starving millions be urged, as argument a
nd gainst her protective policy. If human life be
IL blessing and if be the will of Deity that the earth
OF shouldsuppo the greatest amount of animal ma
'p ture possible, in comfort and luxury, then has Eng
ed land done much more than any other European
h nation in the fulilment Of her true destiny. Sup
les pose that the lower strata OF society embraces 5000
nat 600 of people, subject to famine disease and DEATH
he then you have the remaining 100000 out of the
Use 25000,000 comfortable, and enjoying ofthem
ell many luxures reduce the high living of the court
Ter clergy, and aristocracy, and you bring comfort to
ed many millions more. Poverty, disease, and the
he sword are, by the stern laws OF nature, the checks
IN upon population destroy Engands tariff and ma
nd chnery, and reduce her population ten millions
out still there would stand these same memorable laws
ge destroying human life, and limiting population. All
AR animal and vegetable nature are profile in seed
the but perish for vast Of sueienance thousand fish
has are spawned whereten live to maturity; so witt
use man. he is limited by the pressure of misery on the
ye- under strata take the thin, sparse tribes of Amer
ISL lean savages, there Is class enjoying comfort
zee security but the chief and commoner, the squaw
Nth and papoose, all subject to fear the sword cold
ov hunger and death. Then let not the tariff system
has be sacrificed to the dctation Of the slave power
OF but let here in our republic many centuries in
on tervene before shall be subject to the stern law
es which press upon the aboring poor of Europe AM
and cursed be the statesman forever, who would de
not grade the abores Of this happy country to the lev
the el Of foreign labor, and precpate them into pre-
hall mature and unnecessary decay and untimely ant
due utter ruin.
lme In order to accomplish the overthrow of the fret
aw. labor of the country, North and South then Texa
mot must be taken into the confederacy. 1t was 70
to this that the naked project is presented to thi
ent people-whether they win now in the ninetoent
mot century, in the face Of Christendom, without an
9TH outward PRESSURE such in times past urged
He'd THAI England forced slaves upon u.s. without tn
up, savo to an awakening conscience often potent
He'd ly applied-"w what are we to do with the slave
dto when free" in direct violation OF the constitution
ling through breach of treaty, and by war-cruel, III