Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-12-02

erse that their descendants shall be made instruments
lin His hands in the establishment Of Civilization and
the Christian Religion throughout Africa vnr regrets,
on account Of the original wrong will be greatly mltlg-
ated."
Thus Mr. Clay's views upon the subject of Slavery
appear to be
l. that he is opposed to acquiring new territory for
The purpose of introducing slavery into it. lie says he
"doeS not know that any citizen of the United States
entertans such wish" But he does know that The
whole south is teemng with remonstances against any
action on the part of the General Government cacu-
ated to exclude slavery from such territory when ac
CURED Upon this subject therefore, his opinion re-
mains une&pressed
3 d" Every State has the supreme, uncontrolled and
exclusive power to decide for itself whether slavery
shall cease or continue within its limits, without any
exterior intervention from any quarter" This all ad-
nit SO far as the States are concerned. But does not
Mr.. Clay mean hereby to condemn all action of Con-
gress upon the subject-n other words, the Wimot
Provso?
n 3. Slavery is great evil, but immediate emancpa-
2 ton would be greater evil new edition of the old
of blood rapne and carnage, as the fruit Of
:, emancipation, which ought to be sIIenced in every
i sensible mans mind by the history of West India
t emancipation, where the population was more dense,
the proportion Of blacks much greater and more de-
h graded, if possible than In the United States Mr.
Clay tOas in favor, nearly fifty years ago. when the pro-
portion of slaves in Kentucky smaller of gradual
emancpaon leaving US clearly to infer, now that this
proportion has greatly increased, that he would oppose
c, such a measured
H. The abolitionists have put back emancipation
}, s. An euogy upon that prince of humOugs, the A
IL merican Colonization Society.
in Upon the whole the Speech of Mr.. Clay appears
not to have accomplished all that was hoped for by
"a its instgaors The exuotion with which it was at
e first received is fast subsdmg Even the last New
York Tribuue-a journal which has faithfully adhered
III to Mr.. Coys interests through good and evil report
contains nearly column of apology for his views upon
the slavery question: The Tribune believes Mr.. Clay
mistaken in believing emancipation dangerous-and
doubts also whether the abolition movement has re-
arded emancipation. Indeed
The following remarks from the Emancipator, touch
IN ing one or two points in Mr. CIay's resolutions we
~ cannot forbear copying;
"Let no man be deceived by the seventh resolution
lot wish desire to acquire foreign territory for the pu
re- pose of propogating slavery npon it, But that is moi
mt the question which agitates the American people, ant
- Mr.. Clay knows it and the dsavowal OF the wish or
the part of that meeting to propagate slavery on new
Tor territory is not the doctrine Of the Wmot Proviso
lis and he knows it. The real question is this Suppose
Mr.. Polk and his Administration wish to acquire new
territory and propagate slavery upon it; and suppose
lie that they actually get territory, by purchase treaty
IT. conquest; tcb1 then does Mr. lGy propose 10 san
;, AMI do about prop0gdtiag slavery thereon? That is
the question: and it is the only question of a straw'5
practical consequence in the matter And that ques-
ton Mr.. Clay directly evades and that question the
Wilmot Provso distinctly settles. Listen to Its EN-
ed phatlc words "FHERE SHALL BE NEITHER SLAVERY
on NOR INVOLUNTARY sERvIruDE IN ANY TERRITORY
w. HEBEAFTER ACQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES
That enuncaton rings in the of the American PEG
asst plea clarion of hope to Freedom, the knel of de
Tp spair to Slavery But, Mr.. Cays resolution merely
ks says that he has desire to territory for the
1 the purpose of popagatng slavery upon it, Of course
sir we so understand you, because you have just saic
re- IN your fifth resoiutlUn in most decided terms, tina
nc: you do not desire to have any territory at all
70 But sir, suppose new territory IS annexed TO the Union
n, whether wisely or unwisely by fair purchase, or b.
lis foul conquest, las it inevitably will be) what do yo
W., now say you will then do in such a crisis Mr. Cla
Tho is dumb! Bat, anticipating such result the Wilmo
o ProvlsO speaks in clear ones-IT EXCLUDE SLA
,rb EERY 'FRONT.', In a word. Mr. Clay evades the rea
IN issue and meets an imaginary state Of things-"n
w more tcwltoy' The Proviso, looking to iuevitahl
W. events meets the real issue before the country, an
If settles it-"no more s'ave territory" Thus hav
an been explicit even 10 edlou5ncsS in giving fair con
wv strucon to Mr. Cay's seventh resolution. and drawn
&, the true distinction between and tie Wmot Provist
rio
77,r Now as 10 his doctrine of "No MORE TERRITORY
o As abstraction, it is well. As practical issue
49, present to the country it is deuson. As put fort
at Lexington it is the last throw for the presidency
,nd an ambitious old man. whose forty years of potct
w scheming have won for him no other distinction tina
~, that Of "he great compromised" In view Of the use
y which will be made of it, and the ends which it wi
10 be forced to serve is an uumitgoted fraud super
49, duons swnLe. Every sane man knows that whethC
~ it be right or wrong, whether it be wise foolisl
@ whether it be the best policy the worst, terrific
III ry will be annexed 20 the United States. The Angle
SaXons ever did, and ever will, get all the land the
i, want. They will get it by purchase, by robbery,
n by war, Our own country bought Louisiana and Flo
=; da it stole Texas, and it is fighting for Catorn
~ Santa F5 and other parts of Mexico. In spite OF heal
M EN- and earth, it will have them. In fact it has got
- part of these provinces already We can more q
bo rid Of California, and long st on the Rio Grand
to say nothing of Santa Fe, and other Mexican State
" W than can throw off the uiquty and expenses
10y ~, this bandit 1t is the part Of wisdom and human
@ ity to guide, not resist this inevitable result Ih
=; only practical question, then, for IA statesman PHI
AZ lanthopist to meet is SHALL SLAVERY BE EXTENT
a,, ED OVER NEWLY ACQUIRED TERRITORY WHICH, NO
'e sui FREE.?7 This vital issue Mr.. Clay evades and de
., liberaely and studously evades And for what pu
~" pose Solely that he may erect basis which til
'uo wings Of the North may meet those of the South, an
20 unitedy elevate him to the Presidency But the lon
~, hopes othe hoary old compromises will not be realized
va If the wings are so insane to discard the Whine
Proviso that they may exat their idol, unless there
o wide spread detection in the democratic ranks NJ
ny Clay will not clutch "he golden round" on which h
'9' ambitious eye has long been fixed. The countr
'P will not stand the mo territory" test. And if til
nee 49,; I , ~ XXI si 80 s0 ~, - ~ W.
NV them enough of the North to eecttheir candidate
on obvious is this to thousands of intelligent wings tina
it be determined to place the party standard IN tn
10 hands of the old chetain should not be surprise
to see him modify his Lexington position after the mar
7 So nerof his Texan demonstration in 1914.