Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-10-07

il was Represented to me that il was very i'm
poriant 10 our commercial Interests that
port IN California, or place where Amer
leans cuuld enter and do business as IN one
Of their own cities. should be secured. |
therefore entered INTO negotiation Tor such
an object al the pou nf San Francisco.-
BIT entertained no idea Of adding new
States or new territories TO the Union
Peace MAJ soon come. hope TO hear Of
It Tomorrow. II may bring real peace; u
may bring the seeds OF strife. and open new
danger to the country. II is impossible 10
tell beforehand what viii come, or how II
will be necessary 10 act IN the event Of that
result Last winter the wings IN the United
States Senate, both from the North and
South, voted, with perhaps one exception.
aEsinst any more territory being added to
the Union. The democratic Senators IRON
both sections voted the opposite way. The
northern democracy wish 10 carry on the
war, get territory and LET It into the Union
as States, but make them free. The SOUTH
efn democracy take the same course, except
that they would have the new territory slave
territory. So agreeing as TO the pToseeO-
ton Of the war and the addition Of more
territory. they unite in favoring these prop
ositions, and would settle aflerward the dis
puie as TO the new States being slave or free.
have not seen one respectable fair minded
man OF the south, who objects TO the north
using al It's poaer iOpreveni the increase Of
the slave power. | have found none 30 un-
reasonable as 10 dispute our right tn this
With the same hrmnexs with which would
resist any augmentation Of slavery, ! shall
not endanger the constitution by interfering
with slavery as Il Is established at present in
the States What Is established is fixed. -
We cannot 90 back. But for the future
am for looking out for our rights. Some cf
the people Of the South make one objection
to the Wilmoi Prosiso, and that IS. that the
new territory, If added, will be settled BY
Northern families, who represent free labor.
aud who will live by their own lshor; while
the people Of the South cannot enigrate TO
these new States because they VIII not be
permitted 10 take their slaves with them
Hence the additional territory will be for
the beneh; Of the free population only
But these people should remember that the
present representation OF the slave States is
an admitted inequality, and by extending
slave States, that inequality vii be in a
great degree increased and sirengthened.-
/ am no prophet, nor the sou OF prophet /;
but were ! 10 attempt TO prophecy. the last
thing that should dare predict would be
the course Of the northern democracy on
this subject Some Of them doubtless will
90 with the Wilmoi Proyiso principle. bot
there can be no doubt that the general sense
OF the party is against IT, The proceedings
Of the late locofoco Stale Convention prove
this fully. Are we quite certain that the
/ democratic members OF Congress from New
Hampshire and Maine viii maintain our po-
sitlon against the slave power Slave rep
RESERVATION, in a political point Of view. Is
an all important subject The moral view
rs great | know. but It Is with the former
only that ] have to DO IA my capacity as
legislator. The danger Of sngmeniing i, is
imminent. the result Of doing so fatal, and
II viii receive my earnest opposition. II
peace comes-hoE we can deal with the
sreasy must be deferred tiil ne get Il, and
see what il Is. Suppose that we have no
peace, the armisilee broken. the war in re-
newed progress. and Congress assembled
What IS TO be donei Unless the President
shall make oct case, show Congress thai
20 purpose of acquisition, no purpose moi
directly connected with the welfare Of thu,
Union, Is the object and end OF this var
I'VE ought to 90 against any more supple.
TO carry II on" Il is the duty Of Represen
talives, II they believe a war IS waged fol
improper purposes, 10 put an end 10 II. MI
Webster elucidsied and defended Tins argu
meni with much force and clearness. bat VI
cannot follow him. He would say 10 thosI
army officers, who have distinguished them
selves in this strife, that war wsged for VI
eions purposes furnishes the luslre OF veto
rious arms. and darkens If il does not bio
what would Otherwise be glorious page II
our national history. In concluding, Nj
Webster said-Lei US stand By our prinei
pies, wings Of Massachusetts There i
hope and confidence IN trust, and every on'
who does his duty as good citizen wal
save himself and may help TO save his coun
try. This Is no moment for shrinking OF
fsiering. This IS no time 10 60 10 ex
Hemes; but, standing on our establishes
principles aud holding allegiance 10 our con
sinniion, let US follow those who have gons
belare and who haze administered The gov
eminent on sound principles. We may no
see our way clear, but our only course IL Il
study our char and follow our compass
That chart is The constitution. That CON
pass is a single, devoted. conscientious pur
pose TO preserve safely the instiinilons wilt
which God has blessed US.
From FoRT LEAvESwoRTH.-Later ADV
ces from For Leavenworfh reached St. Loui
on the 10th ultimo. Major Edmonson, with th'
larger portion OF Prices Regiment had arrive,
fnon Santa Fe. They reached the Fort on Sat
urdsy and Sunday, the IIth and 9Th, and cam
through in 81 DAYS, leaving Santa Fe on the p
of August Seven companies of the regimen
were at Fort LeavenwOrth on the 9th. The
met with M interruption from Indians on thu
route, but nearly every day met either govern
ment trains, troops or traders The advance
companies Of Col. Easton's regiment were within
few DAYS travel Of Santa Fe. Gen. Price, j
Is said, intends 10 remain in New Mexico Tbs
returned volunteers VIII remain At the Fogt un
Ill paid of, which win be in few days Mat
ter appeared 20 Be in peaee4hle condition a
the tmeof their departure from Santa Fe- 81,
Of the prisoners charged with the murder o