The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-08-01

ton of the Constitution, declares that, speaking
of the North Western Territory "There shall be
neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the
said territory, otherwise than in the punishment
of crime, whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted" &c.
We wish to ask these loud clamorers against
Southern men-these new converts to the Will
mot Proviso, who speak with sneer of possibiI-
ity that Shareholder can oppose the extension of
Slavery, or make good Observation-Disclosures
George Washington, if now living, would be a
good enough President for them? Whether
Thomas Jefferson, STAKEHOLDER, was not as
strongly and decidedly opposed to the extension
of Slavery, as anybody now living, and whether
they expect ever to be able to elect better Presi
dent than he was I'VE are surprised to witness
with what avolubility men who supported James
X Polk, advocated the Texas iniquity, and even
now defend the Mexican War, can discourse, all
of a sudden, about Southern domination, the de-
voton of all Shareholders to the extension of
Slavery and conscientious Sc71leS that would make
them shudder TO vote for Zachary Taylor And
in our own day, Henry Clay, John NJ. Cla, ton,
Willie p. Mangum, and the great mass of South
ern Wings, sincerely feel that Slavery is an evil,
and would much rather see il exterminatcd en-
tirely, than to have it spread to the least extent
beyond its present limits, Mr.. Clayton, and an
other Southern Wing, voted in the Senate, in Sc
cret Session last winter, for the Wilmot Proviso,
as an amendment of the Mexican Treaty We
have satisfactory assurances that Gen. Taylor
sympathizcs with the views of these prominent
Whigs-and he has distinctly assured us that
Henry Clay land that too, since Mr. Clay took de-
cided ground, in his Lexington Speech, against
the extension of Slavery,) was his first choice for
the Presidency.-But had we no other assurance
of his views, his position on the Veto Power
lone would forever preclude the possibility of his
doing anything to prevent the exclusion of Slave
~ from Soil now free, and with Mr. Fillmore for
Vice President should the question ever assume
strictly sectional aspect in the Senate, the
friends of Freedom arc entirely secure
And now how stands Martin Van Burcn
What character has he always sustained a
through his public career so ready to do homage
to the South, as to be universally STYLED, The
Northern Man with Southern Principles
At the time when Southern members of Con-
gress strenuously insisted that all petitions rela-
ting to Slavery should be rejected, and while that
noble old man, John Quincy Adams, was fight
ing zealously and earnestly in favor of the Right
of Petition, Martin Van Buren, stood by the ultra
Shareholders and gave the whole weight of his in
fuencc to sustain principle, so odious that it
was reversed in the House, in 1910, by an over
whclming vote. Mr.. Van Buren, has not Chang d
his position 80 far as we know, but on the contra
ry, in letter very recently written to Mr.. B0vcy,
in reply to letter on behalfof the Land Reform
ers, he refers TO his past acts and avowals of opn
ion, as defining the position he occupies.
As President of the Senate Mr.. Van Buren,
gave his casting vote, in favor of authorizing
Postmastcrs to rifle the mails of all Abolition
matter which they might deem to be of an inccn-
diary chamberlain infamous outrage upon Free
Speech and Free Press.
In his Inaugural Address, March 4, 1887, as
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paign, Mr.. Van Buren, volunteered to pledge
himself to veto any bill aboIishng Slavery in the
District of Columbia. (And let it be rcmem-
bered, in this connection, that orr Barnburncr
friends, following the example of their leader at
their late Convention at Wilston, rot,d dorm
resolution i'll favor of abolishing Slavery in the
District)
OF the course of Mr.. Van Buren, in respect to
the celebrated Amistad case, it is enough to say
that he cast all his influence against Freedom and
Humanity, and in favor of Slavery.
We say, then in conclusion, that the position
of the parties and factions in this State, cannot be
for a moment mistaken. Whoever in Vermont
has the responsibility belonging to a Freeman
and voter, will inevitably cast his influence in
favor of Taylor or Cass. With the former, the
question of Slavery Extension is safe. all Free
Soil will continue to be Free Soil and such n de-
cision of the matter non, will be ultimate and f.
nal On the other hand, were it possible that
the latter could be elected, the course of Free
dom would in that event, be sacrificed, Slavery
would be illimitably extended, and no hope would
he left us but in that last resort REVOLUTION.
We ask every freeman of Vermont to weigh this
matter soberly, with proper regard to the Prac
EcaI issue. In the triumph of Wing principles
alone is there any hope for the cause Of Freedom.
RAYMOND & WARNINGS MENAGERIE.-l
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