Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-02-25

Total 1901 8 (all locos) from the Free States,
and SO from the Slave States
Every Wing member was present and voted
members (all locos) were absent
Every Wing member from the free states vo-
ted AYE, while Is locofocos were traitors to the
North" Major, put that in your pipe
OF the Wing members, "a voted AYE, being
SO from the free states and from a slave state
while "a from the slave states voted No. Over
two thirds OF the Wing party therefore stood on
the right ground On the other hand, of the To-
cos, SO voted No, and 81 AYE-a large majority
Of the locos therefore are on the wrong ground.
The bill appropraes $4,000 to enable the
President ito open negotiations" and three mil
lions to enable him to conclude peace: then
comes the Proviso, thus
Provided, That full and accurate accounts of
all these expenditures shall be by him transmit
ted to Congress as soon as practicable, And pro
yidcd further, That there shall be neither slave
ry nor involuntary servitude in any territory on
the continent Of America which shall hereafter
be acquired by, or annexed to the United States,
by virtue OF this appropriation, or in any other
manner whatsoever, except for crimes whereof
the party shall have been duly convicted Pro-
vlded ulways, That any person escaping into such
territory IRON whom labor or service Is lawfully
claimed in any one OF the U. States, such fuoi-
tive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed out
of said territory to the person claiming his or her
labor or service.
The fate Of the bill is uncertain. It must be
remembered that by the reckless course of Nor
thern locofocos Texas was admitted, and thus the
Slave States now have majority in the Senate
We fear therefore that the Senate will not agree
to the bill with this restriction, if the question il
pressed; and if it does, then our modern roya
Democratic POLK will exercise the kingy pre-
rogative and VETo the bill. The Veto, we al
know, is in conformity with modern Democracy
and never so enphatically democratic as wher
applied for the protection of slavery. On the
whole, though the Senate may moi concur in the
Wilmot proviso, yet if tho House will insist up
on its noble stand, we hope and expect that this
great question will work out magnificent results
we hope and expect that the Senate will adop
either Mr.. Berrien's amendment or Mr. Webster't
resolutons-thus preventing The dnnerailon o.
merican territory If this is done, the Polk pol
icy will be defeated-no more slave territory car
be had, and therefore the war with Mexico will
come to a speedy end. The Slavocrats provoked
the war-yet they will be the first 10 cry peace
when they find that victory is not to enure to the
South. To secure these results, it will be ne.
cessary for the Wings to have the support of Mr.
CALHOUN, and other Senators who act with him
These Senators will mol take the three million
bill with the Wimot provlso; but il the House
will insist, we think there is good ground for ex
pecting that Mr.. CALHOUN will unite in the con-
sentative course indicated by Messrs. BERRIEN
of Georgia, JOHNSON OF Maryland and MORE
HEAD of Ky.-that is, take no Mexican territory
at all. In our opinion there may yet be severe
struggle in the House there t0iH be, If the SEN
ate passes the House bill, excluding the Wilmot
provlso; and on the result OF this struggle the
question may turn. The organ of the admins
tration intimates that there will he a struggle it
complains that five Kentucky Wings voted for
the Wilmot provlso in committee of the whole,
and that Is or 20 Southern Wings refused to