Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-02-25
The Milmnt Proriso.


II with feelings Of unregned pleasure and happy
disappointment, too that enabled in our las, paper
TO the passage The House Of Representative
Of the Three Million Bill with the celebrated wilmol Pro-
yso attached, prohibiting Slavery aud involuntary servi
iude IN any territory insy acquire, by conquest 9th
efwse, from the Republic Of Mexico Il is yet maer Of
doubt whether the So will pass bill lie
present form, bat whatever the result may be in that body
we believe that vctcry has already hecn achieved fully
jusying the joyful response which the glad dinga ere
everywhere calling forth from each hamlet and dwelling
throaghpn the flee North and West, irrespective Of patty
or sect The Of justice aud humanity which ever
exists in The hearts Of free aud intelligent people, 'ho for
time smoiereo BY party lrammels, and deceived and d.
reced To false issues by designing politicians will sooner
il dignity, and make itself felt action
So Il is in the prescott instance. Every Accommodation
the formation Of government has been either en-
ey or partially under the control the slave power Oar
internal policy has been expressly uated lie d.
spds IL has made and unmnde Presidents overturned
Cabincts declared war aud established peace furnished
our foreign Minister. and ton.uls commanded our army
and nsvyn short, il ha. ,nopopoized almost every Office
Of honor trust or profit and infused lie deadly spr, into
every limb and sne Of our polnicsI otranizAon As ore
y one the natural obstacle. 10 emancipation and universal
eede m have d.appea 3D. thew have erected artificial bar.
mr. about their Idol. hour thereby to avert i,s ,hreaen
e,,,roe,;on The zen ,pirit Of party has been invoked
urev IN. been ehrstesrs .. the ban,ing and
espcs,l yor,, Of .,,,oe,acv The leaders Of the 90
called p.,,vhe ptolessnr 10 be the onis
true d,ps al those Who declared ta, an ,aen arc Great
ed free I'D eosl and endowed BY their Creator with Ger.
tain ia. ,igl. among which are life r,prart ana
the pu,suikt b,o.;u,sh,re for long series of yesrs
wandered te,h ,,.,, and eo,rup, institution Of slav
erv until , Inv. rendered our very name od,ous 10 I'll
rood men ami ,h Term .Tenocrs, ,yponvmou. with Oh.
ptes.or Of the o, d,.,;,d African ly dint 81 pursua
.on md M, l the p,,ty lash they have hher.
10 sueo,eded 4, ,,,,x,. ,e, re.i lover, aluo,, a.
one mn n unds, ,b hammer Of The slave holder ready 10 Do
his bidding whrDe,et the peculiar Institution was srp-
no.sd a, ~ a., d.,~.,
4ls than, IA ,ne A zone We rust f,,ever The pes.
ale Of The f., NoS h.v, risen IN their and
AZ, ,,, world . o,;oei, uoop which ,hev wi,
act viii, ,,,,a IN slavery in all time ia come Il /. en-
pbat;eslv Sal. ip,ttot,ou and Sat, Institution lei
,.n, - io An. h,,d.p,d conscience, Of men will tol
era,. il. ...... ... D., ..a-,H .E-'u
es, ,h. bsnefol curse territory yet unPouted with
touch and BY single doom millions Of human BE-
ngs YET unbau 10 drgrdng endlrss erviudr it is not
strange that they should pause aud eon.,der-it net
strange that eosseiIscI should make itself subtle above
the uu of pariizan passion aud present higher and ho
es claims 10 obedience than the msndsiss Of this,
that ae,n Of political Hrangrrs. Slavery has rs
well defined limits and within ihasr limits let be confined
bv the strong arm Of Law The North does not seek 10
efre with the southern States OF subrcu their domestic
institutions Il claims no right thus 10 interfere But
does claim the r,rhtand The dictates Of conscience Of
mo,I, and r,Er,np call for its eIere.e,o say 10 The
South thus fat .ha thu go and no farther Be eonirn,
10 enjoy your IL sorn gains the result Of servie toll
within. The limits 10 YOU b, the Constitution ana
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sho""n Joo e"'''r s"a "'1's" Pe'",, on''' W. go"
OF time but ask expect nothing more ASK Us not 10 ex
tend The curse over our territorial
,, AZ ,hs ,,o, I,,,os Inc North n. well a, the soa,h
~ =. vo,. ,.n. nd ~. i've, Of ON, fiov CITIZEN, 10
OR '" Fo'e "en'y s1u wv :. '"'
conqorf more "nus to' vs. oee"P~""- '"e eS'e " ~