Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-01-07
The Slavocratic Policy.

AT last little gimmerng of the great truth, |
which ought TO arouse and unite the whole North
against the administration, has found its way in
to a locofoco newspaper. The Washington cor
respondent of the New York Evening Post has
written as follows:
The committee of ways and means has been
hard at work upon the appropriation, loan and
revenue measures, which it belongs to them to
originate, and suppose that Mr.. Mckay will
report several of the leading bills of the first
class mentioned, on Monday. The committee
have been diligently engaged upon bill for I'm
posing war tax on tea, coffee, and other free
articles, and will report it probably within the
following week.
The result of an earne st contest, which has
been going on silently thus far, since the begin
ing OF the session, upon the re-adoption of the
proposition known as "Wilmots Provso," for
the perpetual exclusion of slavery from any new
territories that may be- annexed to the United
States, seems to me worry doubtful
1t is not probable that the bill for the appro-
priation of 100000 for diplomatic purposes
will be again intro' ucel. If it should be, the
attempt would Ger tainly be made to afiix this
troublesome clause. But opportunities, equally
good, will be afforded when the loan bill or the
special tax bill comes up, and they will doubtless
be improved. The provso was carried last ses
sion, If remember, 'oy majority of fourteen
votes.
An estimate has Just been made by the lead
ers in the movement, Of the probable vote upon
the clause at this session. and it is found that
the result is likely to be nearly tie. I'ico or
three members from NeC York, who last session
voted for the provso, are now counted against it,
with how good reason do not know.
Nothing definite can be don upon this ques-
ton at short session, and it j probable it will
become the greatest topic of ngry controversy
which has ever agitated this cot lntry. The Mis-
souri, compromise gave up to 81 avery, or rather
surrendered to the political pow Ell of the holders
of slaves, all the territory Of tn United States,
as then bounded in which the institution could
exist. u The principle recognize d IN that COM
promise" can be extended 10 the contemplated &c
tension Of territory IN The South,c, 'St, then vaS
gionS must be made TO support thai po,cer, IN Which
slavery nerer can eriSt, bit al POLITICAL iaSthu-
ton.
1t does not yet appear how J argc part OF
MEXICO we shall appropriate. III nat Will depend
upon the final good or bad su, Gees of the war;
Of that portion of "our siste re public" which
may now be said to be conqu ,red, very little is
adapted to slave labor. But lat H. Vie, itmdyt ccH
De Jsated ~W suffice 10 teaven tn ,cho te and render
NE tchole SubSeruient 10 the ph rpoS Of SCelhng
he number Of those members the House and
Senate, devoted 10 The maintenan q nd the erten
SION Of The peculiarly subtle an. POT oeyM inR"-
9nce Of The "peculidr institution
Such result ought to be prev ente d; no mat
Ter how opposition to the project may be stigma.
lied, it ought to be prevented AS n means OF
orevention this formal and empht TIC 'rotest has
oeen made on the part of the Hot Sc, at the last
session at the very threshold. w heth crit is the
'est and most efiectual means of rever ton, that
nay be adopted, am not prepared to sa y. That
must be left to the Judgment of tn, met obers OF
10Th parties in the House, with who m the respon-
ability rests. l CONFESS / DO NNT Pc RECEIVE
low SUCH DECLARATION, an lin tine, IAN BE
JADE OBLIGATORY UPON CONGRESS VIII N THE
QUESTION OF THE ACTUAL ADMIss ION OF THE
Jew STATES COMES BEFORE IT.
We have italicised portions ofihis letter which
70 TO confirm fully the views that we ha We of
ate pressed upon our readers: but we invite par
ocular attention to the closing sentei zee of the
otter, IN which the writer confesses Il lat til ia
nous Wilmot proriSo is of no value, ea :cept as a
mere declaration Of opinion-that it c. ,nnot and
will not be binding upon future Co 'ngre S.
This, too, accords with the title which we have
yiven ii, a mere trick on the part of the J oco-
ocos 10 wheedle the North int the suppc rt OF
he administration and its abomnable polio "
Reader, remember that this strong cor firma iion
-four views has been wrung from the ' Vash' ng-
on correspondent of locofoco paper