Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-09-24
ruapcipator, edited by Joshua Leayltt' tlle

,,rbe Emancpator edited Dy JOSH" hns the toll
. 95 of the Sd party IN Nh'''0''''
lowing ,,,..u.... In, closed, and the Wing members
The and gone and nothing has Om uI,u Of the
centrai ers On the contrary the very last tng e e u"
SAY the defeat by Northern Wings OF Dn Wi nd every
hng Wing party was more , absolutely OnO'f
So much for the decency and honesty of Sd partyism
The above is wilful fasehood from beginning to the
end These are the facts. A bill was introduced INTO
the House granting $2000000 to the President for the
purpose of settling our difficulties with Mexico A
proviso was proposed and carried, prohibiting SLAVERY
in any new territory which might be acquired. EUey
Wg Representative from the free states voted for tins
proyso and the bill was passed thus amended. In the
| senate Mr. Lewis of Alabama moved to strike out
the Anti-sayery provso and Mr. Davis of Mass spoke
oroinst the motion of Mr. Lewis until the Senate adj
Ii0urned Yet the Emancipation says the bill was "de-
fated bu the Northern WMgS@ knavery can 60 no
: 'further-Br GHIeboro PhGnir
Fl 0PMr Leayitt Is abundanty able to defend HIM
self from all such attacks the above, and will DO SC
undoubtedly unless he considers it beneath his notice
We should not have alluded to the affair, were it not
that some things which we wish to say OIL this subec
would be appropriate in this connection.
1t is true that every WI in the House from the
Free States voted for the provso prohibiting slavery
and it is no less true that the prcviso itself was INTRO
d duced by Democrat, and was voted for by every
= Democrat from the Free States, with the exception
six from the States of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan
and that on the fnal passage of the bill, containing
1.-The provso, eight northern whgs and only Jo" poai
n ;.es -JhelneasnFe was e'nPn""
NII&aAo spIarfsee state Democratic measure.
-" 'e' '"e Dill came to the Senate Mr.. Lewis
moved to strike out the antislavery proviso anC
= I'll" question Mr. Davis of Mass spoke until tn,
a. 1oUli'leht-thus preventing any action upon TIN
0'o.i oi Mr. Lewis, upon the final disposition q
''0 o'' Now 1T is confidently aesserted bv Mr. Gree
~ ot the N. Y. Tribune, who has been in Wasbino
Ton curing the session, and is familiar with the view
TO- OF the Senate that this porSo oould haze been retail,
an ed, if vote had been taken. If this be true is
10 Mr. Leavt correct in saying that the "bi prohbitir
no slavery any territory acquired from Mexico was
a, feated by northern whlgs:" Nor could the matt
no have been worse in any event. If the vote had be-
taken, the provso stricken out, and the bill pass
ho without it, such the determination of the Hous
81 that it never would have concurred in the action
III the Senate and the bill would have been as effect
nd ally defeated as now-whe should have derive
ri the inracuable advantage of bringing every Senat
A. W HIS bearing upon inc great question OF the eXte
i sion of slavery. Whatever the motive, it is evde
u that Senator Davis was in this instance the means
defeating the decision probably favorable to tt
10 cause of reedom of an issue more vitality affectn
:: the question of American Slavery than any brougl
s before Congress since the memorable Missouri Con
nt promise.
~ We commend to the editor OF the Phpnr, and h.
ID. wing cGtemporaries, the following remarks from tn
ed Boston Whg edited by C, F. Adams, of Hol
John Quincy Adams, respecting the course of Senate
l. Davis;
me- I'VE earnestly hope for the snke of Massachusetts
o hatlt was not intended to protect the Whg SaUehOtdin
Gu Senator'S from coming up to the mark and Uong again
Ter The prOUiSo Of Mr. Wimot We do not hesitate to sa
he that an explanation is absolutely demanded from hin
od Why he prevented the issue from being made. Fol
had his object been only to defeat the BILL he mirI
lot have done that well after the question on Mr. Lew
- ISIS motion had been taken We repeat it, the thin
nr7 looks like concerted movement to save the yVhl
:; savehoding Senators, at the cost of the peace
~ of the country. We shall not, hesitate from fear O
a Remuneration from any quarter to demand that this be
led properly and fully explained"