Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-12-30
The WilmOt PrOvisO III New York.

The Democrats of the Empire State continue
to give evidence that their position against the
extension of slavery is not to be deserted nor be-
trayed At recent Caucus Of the Democratic
members of the Legislature held at Albany, an
address and resolutions were adopted, taking
strong ground in opposition to slavery. A coun-
ter report was made by the Old Hunkers in fa-
vor Of the war and against the Wmot Proviso.
To this, Senator Young, one Of the oldest and
soundest Democrats in the country, replied as
follows:
"Fhe gentleman who has produced mere an adj
dress and resolution in opposition to those of the
regular committee, has assaled the illusions in
the committees address to the Missouri question.
Does the gentleman know the history of that
question? This State, sir, was unanimous in its
hostility to slavery then. Some Of the repreren-
tatives of the North betrayed their constituents
on this point, and what was the result? The
dough-faces, as they were called, went into utter
oblivion and insigni6cance. It will ever be so.
What was it that brought the deep and damning
condemnation of the People on the Syracuse tick
etl 1t was the conduct of the Conservatives ON
this subject The electors of New York will not
permit this subject to be smothered. He was
surprised to hear from the gentleman from New
York, (Mr. S.) that ca large number of the
people Of the State" were willing TO be silent and
idle while the struggle for the extension of Sla-
very was going on. Has anything made slavery
less odious within the last 30 years. At that
time there was no statesman who defended this
institution. All admitted it to be an evil. Since
then the south has grown boder and such men as
Calhoun, McDuffie, and their associates proclaim
Slavery to be the only foundation for free insts
4,,ta 1 -
good Why, even MIR. Clay admits it to be
great evil; and such men as Jefferson and Pat
rick Henrey, in the purer days of the Constitu-
ton, stigmatized it as a social moral and poit-
cal curse. Yet we are to shut our mouths, and
let the shareholders go into this territory with
their manacled Slaves and takes possession of it.
They are already doing SO. The gcntlemans
address asserts that the SOIL climate and produce
tons of CALIFORNIA are incompatible with slave
labor. If so, why not say that slavery should be
extension Of slavery into territories nOao free, are
bold inventions of open adversares or secret foes;
that ,ce regard such extension as derogatory to
the principles of natural justice, Su60erSive of
the rights and interests Of the free Iaborng class
es Of all the States and at war Nth the policy es-
tabHshed by the fathers Of the Republic, in the
ordinance Of 1917, for the government of the
NORTHWESTERN territory d pOllCy, tne WISuoh Oh
which has been proved and illustrated by the
unprecedented growth and prosperity of the no.
BILE States north of the Ohio river and by the in
teligence, patriotism and energy of their popu@
lation"
Three cheers for the Democracy of New
! Fork
After an animated discussion the ant-slavery
address was adopted by large majority, togethr
er with the following resolutions:
! Resolucd, That the patronage of the general
government has grown to proportions SO vast
prevailing and complicated, as to endanger the
freedom of elections and the purity of the pub
| lie press, and should therefore be subjected to
the severest process of rerenchment and reform.
ResoIued, That all imputatons upon the De-
mocracv Of this State, come from what quarter it
NAV. that it's patriotic masses are in favor of the
nrobibited there Why are the south in arms at
the idea of such prohibition They demand
the territory for the use of slavery and they are
about to enter upon it. Are the soldiers and the
citizens of the north to bleed and die, to con-
tribute in taxes for the propagation of SlaveryE
Are we to put our hands on our mouths, lest we
should speak on the subject. II so, we sb0u.d
put our mouths in the dust and cry unciean."
Why, too, attempt TO Brighten US with the cry of
war, as if our inteIlects and our months were to,
be scaled and silent on all other subjects What
is the war? The enemy is disarned, disbanded
and helpless. 1t has no armies and the people
! of the Stale Of New York alone could conquer
them and hold them IN subsection.