Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-10-01

w e SPOKE gItul uldiy tltlSo pun Lill9
we spoke plainly. We in love with slavery
that we not only claimed it as peculiar institution
but we wanted to make it general to all nations. we
said it would produce most unhappy effect to have
foreign nation abolish slavery in a foreign land
Here is what Mr.. Upshur wrote to Mr.. Murphy ma
letter dated Aug. 6, 1873 Few caamites could De-
fall this country more to be depored than the esab-
lishment of permanent British influence and the ADO
ition of domestic SLAVERY IN Terds" Here itls-one
of the greatest calames the United States could eX-
perience would be the abolition of slavery in Texas
Well them let ministers 80 to the court OF heaven
and hold up their holy hands, t they have any, ana
say "give us sword famine and pestlence, but, on
save our slavery and our peculiar institutions" ne
said likewise Jan. 10TH 1914, II will only add, that
Texas should not be attached to the United States
she cannot miintan that institution ten years, and pro-
badly not hall that tme"-tha is, unless this anneXa-
ton should take place. Texas could not maintain
slavery ten years, and probably not FIVE. Even to-day
while you deliberate the shackels are falling, ard the
foundations of the temple of Liberty being laid The
appeal of our government was made to this natIon,-
sup and prevent the abolition Of slavery in Texas; up
early, or slavery will be killed and Liberty will be tri-
umphant" and by the annexation of Texas they dd
what they could to extend, perpetuate, and render
eternal.
And, my friends, when we read this page of our ma
ona history, is it not passing strange that individuals
could be found to sustain the measure? They could
not have done it not for the fact that they were
fearful Of splitting the party. Now, in New Hamp
shire, we should have wished to stay in the party, but
could not with these doctrines, and so the leaders
went to work splitting off portion, and the result was
that they split off bigger piece than they meant to
Ard when have spread this page of national history
out at length and asked them to contemplate the
plain and naked truth, without any thing to set 1t out
in more plain colors than it presents ITSELF some men
have said, "Why. this is really too bad" And they
think II nv SaVinO that thew Will for
the Texas and the Texas party, and say they are
opposed to slavery, particularly in the abstract The
individual who undertakes to satisfy himself of such
proposition that is not such fool he takes him
self to be, because he cannot convince himself of it.
If there be a single individual who @ to the polls
and sustain the government and yet is not IN favor OF
slavery, would recommend to him to try this test
He can do it alone canassure you, my friends, that
he will find it abundanty satisfactory Let such man
90 to the privacy and retirement of his chamber.
with none but the eye of the ASeeing upon him. but
let him remember that that eve is upon him-and then
let him look in the mirror and say to the man he sees
there, 81 shall support these Texas and these
Texas measures, but am opposed to slavery" tell
you that he cannot do He knows that he is talking
to man of sensc-one who he cannot deceive-who
will look at him from the glass, and say, You he, and
y0H knOw it,
But what is position in relation TO foreign ma
tons? Our Secretary said "if Texas not united it
would be filled with emigrants and these would have
European feelings, and the first measure of these Eu-
ropean emgrants would be to destroy savery-that
upon which the prosperity of southern country de-
pends." Who people Boston? Foreign emgrants who
were OVerse to this institution it existed in England
two hundred years ago These emigrantS voluntarily
turned their backs upon the homes of their childhood
the graves of their fathers and venured upon an ice
bound coast and amoLg savages, that they might build
high the superstructure of Liberty. There are emf
Il
years ago. they heard off the promu cation Of that great
est sentiment which fell from unnspred lips that
fall men createdfree and equal" Perchance, oo
they have heard Of our Fourth of july and the beacon
fires that had been kindled upon our shores They
r had thought, and they had fondy hoped that they
might come, and side by side with us, help to teach
this great principle of humanity and equality did
we reach out to them the right hand of fellowship
Did we say "adVance yc nations, add another to the
great sisterhood OF republics and side by side with
help carry on the great mission of Liberty? Oh no
my friends, we have no such word for them. We say
! to them "kner hn"kl heeP LuUh Tor we have taken
Texas wholly that we may extend over it the empire
of chains and slavery have taken it to protect
Shareholders, and a perfect resting place for slave
5 dealers"
And is it not humiliatng to think that we have tc
t go without our borders to seek protection for one Of
: our institutions What it that they sought to be
S protected in? Did our commerce need protection p
So far is that from being the fact that the very pc
Rod our Administration was going abroad seeking fo
It protection the flag of our navy waved its folds ove
the land and the sea- far the foot of man has ever
= trod There never was time when the abundance
: of every shore was pouring into the lap of ans people
J. as 1t was then showered upon the United States. WHY
was necessary for us to heap insult upou the graves
o of our fathers and torswear allegiance to Liberty p
h What is it that needed such resort? NV friends
the record tell the story We had and we have
B now peculiar institution We had and we have now
e commerce to be defended-a commerce in the sous
/ OF men--in those souls for whom Christ died VIVA
is the commerce. that is the institution that he went t.
Texas to seek protection for O, my friends it Is still
Vt further to extend this peculiar institution that we are
called npon to sustain our national administration il
the position they have taken.
l. ooh! but this is all ederalism and fanaticsm, ant
d abolltionlsn, and that is the whole fit" have beer
struck and over again with the potency of thes
,, words. might speak the highest truths and it wal
/ considered sufficient answer that it "a aboli
y honlsm" Have you not been frightened by this bug
bear enough? Let the people look at this des1otsu
e in the face, and they will ind like the spectres tina
1t brighten mid boys graveyards it will be disspated
| know that it is bad thing for public speaker t
speak of HIMSELF but if you will pardon this once
will say, that looked this bugbear in the face; and
: my friends, pacing his hands upon his commanding
)? frame, | am that spectre-the wreck is left
h Is it not strange that men who have thought, nnC
d feeling and Judgment should surrender them all up t.
the dctation Of party leaders who have not any con
= sciences to give them? It is time that we reflect thai
W there are individual judgments which to be passed
upon us, and that we must all of us, at no very dsan
C day, at tribunal where it will not be received
as valid excuse for negecting duty that were
afraid of being called 'tederass" or "abolitionists
l. TRAITORS to party" My friends if we would
stand up in the exercise of this Judgment there coult
= be no doubt what would follow.
d And yet this appeal is madc-What have we to dc
with slavery? little while ago this might have beer
/? asked with propriety. We found out In New Hump
shire what 1t had to do with it. In one of the codes
days of the year. the leaders of party had to meet anc
nominate another person in the place of one of those
then present Representatives who imagined that we
had something to do with slavery and the people de-
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