Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-12-31


.UTlVE-or rather the man Polk, for when he OK
ceods his authority cannot in that call him Pres
ident-who has decided all these matters. He says
that Texas EXTENDS TO TIE RIO GRANDE
covering that "slice Of Mexico two thousand
miles long and some hundreds broad'-coverng
those TIllRTY.FlVE STATES equal to Yer
mont. He alone has decided that the Rio Grande
is the boundary. lie has perpetratod the GUN
.PARALLELED OUTRAGE" Of which Mr.. Ben.
ton complained and on account of which the Cal
noun treaty was rejected. lie, without even asking
the consent of Congress- ordered our army on to
that territory which Mr.. BENTON says belonged
10 Mexico; and because Mexico defended it, he
says that she began this war, which is rapidly run
ming up National Debt-running up taxes upon
the Freemen Of the Free States of the Union for
the requirement of Slave Territory, and the crea-
ton Of votes to eternize the abomnable coalition
.oi FREE TRADE and SLAVERY. Remember ,yo
friends OF American lndustrv--it the vote of
Texas Senators which carried the Tariff OF 1876,
and thus enabled the President to announce the
abandonment Of the Protective Policyw Without
their aid, the bill would have failed.
This Modification of the true meaning of the
Annexation resolutions-this tremendous stretch
Of Executive power, to the extent even of summa-
Ir!ly anneXng some 100000 square miles of terri
tory, without much as consulting Mexico or our
our own Congress- punging the nation into
war, neglectlng even the constitutional form of
the proclamations of subordinate military officers;
these really would seem to be enough to alarm ev-
cry lover of law, liberty g. republicanlsm. Yet the
power OF party proves stronger than the power OF
patriotism; no protested friend of the adminstra-
ton has yet dared TO robuke these encroachments
upon the Constitution and the privileges of Con-
gress; no democratic press has had ndepend-
ence enough to warn the people Of these alarming
assumptions of power. Think not then-surely no
man can reasonably think-that it will be safe TO
add another to the ranks of the friends of such an
administration. What, then, we ask, is now left
of the resolutions Of Annexation? The provis
ions as to the boundary, as to the rghtfu title Of
Texas to territory and the guarantee for free sates
all are nufed we have nothing left, but A RE-
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LINE OF SLA-
| VERY at 36 30 minutes North lptltude-a line
which Woutd forever make SLAVE STATES of all the
udtuabte territory IN an area equal 10 FIFTY ONE
STATES AS LARGE AS VERMONT! And the march
OF annexation is now Southicdrd--to Mexico prop
er-to the "has of the Montezumas !" all above
the slave line to Oregon is already acquired. Ev-
cry acre added from this day forth will, therefore,
be furrowed by the lash of the savc-drIver, and
yield It's increase only to the sweat and toll Of slaves,
unless there is Our only hope, unless the freemen
of the tree states assert their constitutional rights,
and forbid these unholy Sacrifices Of liberty and
law upon the altar Of Slavery. They can do it, if
they will Vermont as a state through her Wing
that she tcU not aid in, assent to- The admission q
any ne,o Sldue State. She has now three members
elect to the next Congress who will take that no.
Bile stand-and there the question is to be met; the
greatest question which ever has agitated the ma
ton-the question of the predomlnance, in all com
ing time, of Freedom or Slavery Freemen OF
the fourth it is for you to say, each man by his vote
whether you will stand arrayed against Polk
and his wretched policy Or stand in the ranks Of
his friends and supporters. Let Vermont show an
undivided front let the fourth district now utter
its strong voice of condemnation to the betrayers
of the cause of Liberty and Humanty--let 1t ring
out the fearless shout OF encouragement to friends
and defiance to every foe. Thus shall VIC exhibit
the same spirit which ennobled the ALIENS and
the WAkNLRs Of the past thus shall set an
example which will merlt-and Heaven grant that
1t may recelve-a warm response from every patri-
otto heart.
The organs of the administration have BETRAYED
their fears that this abomnable Slavocratic policy
VIII become odious in your eyes and lead YOU to
an abandonment OF the administration: hence they
have striven, and are striving TO convince the peo-
pie that Slavery is NOT at the bottom of this
wholesale Annexation policy And this, too, fell
low cltlzens in the very face of the OFFICIAL DEC
LARATIoNs Of the government--of the authors
themselves of this stupendous scheme of cruelty
and wickedness-which declarations they have
never dared to give 20 their readers Nothing can
of course rebut the conclusive evidence which we
have produced from the official documents and
what can DC offered III mitigation? We quote from
the Vermont Patriot of Dec. "a:
In the House of Representatives, at the last session of Con-
Ways and Means introduced bill making the celebrated 900
900 appropriation for the Mexican War, which Mr. Nilno
democratic member from Pennsy
We will extract from the Journal:
MI Wimot moved anamendment to add at the end of Mr. Me-
: Kuy's modified bill the following
PrOpded, That, express fundamental condition to
the acquisition OF territory from the Republic Mexico
the United States, by ytue of which
ted between hem and to the by the Executive
tude shall over exist in part of said territory, except O
crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted
The question recurring the original amendment of Mr.. Viii
mot tees asked and oeed and the question being
KEN was decided in the afrmatiyeayes 50, GA
The question REQUIRED the substitute of Mr. r. ngeGso
MIR Wmot moved to amend the substitute by adding
the amendment in the which he
original bill las above sven.)
The question being taken by elers the amendment
greed to-ayes 5S.
Now, let north New England and take NJ
Mr. Wllmots amendment, declaring that slavery shall
, in any OF the territory acquired by the
We have compiled table which may the in
tanning view OF the matter, which submit:
in analysis If The Of NeD Eagiand on M Wnot's amend
nen, declaring that SLAVERY shall Of Le terro
acquired by in .Neric0.
: States. For. Against For against
NEW HAMpsHnE
:, VERMONT,
MASSACHUSETTS,
RHODE ISLAND,
CONNECTICUT,
Vacancies, in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Absent 3 from Vermont and from