Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-10-12

referred.
81 know" said Mr. Clay, " chat there is visionary
dogma, which holds that negro slaves cannot be the
subject of property. shall not dwell long upon this
speculative abstraction. That IS property which the
law declares to be property. Two hundred years of
legislation have sanctioned and Sacifed negro slaves
as property"
There was running through this speech spirit Of
very censurc of those who were moving active
y as was in the matter Of atliton. All this felt
most sensibly: but nevertheless supported Mr. Clay,
in 1874 for the reason have suggested | now dis
miss the feelings productivity Mr. Van Burens course,
aud 90 for him. for similar reason; and in doing it,
claim to be conasten-n sustaining my principles
not consistent, admit in opposing man, without re-
gard to principles, in sustaining party after
has surrendered its prcipc3 to 1 military candidate
for the presidency.
In such crisis as thus we must dismiss our preiu-
dices fol- if we would maintain rights there must
} be anon and, OF course, Union Of men who have
been at variance, The slave power would be glad to
see US continue at oggo"h9ads until its wok is ac-
complished but shall We continna to indulge in mu-
tua animostes and reproachcs or its special accom-
mediation If we are Wis, we shall not
/ But these Barnbuncrs They never would have
come on to Free Soil ground it is said, fthey had not
! been excluded from the Baltimore Convention. How
can YOU trust them, Now let il be considered that it
t was mere party feeling to break The charm The pro
r ceedngs ofthe Baltimore Convention were well suit
ed to do that for they not only showed the overbear"
ing, cnChoaChing spirit OF slavery rendenng 1t more
apparent that something should Ue done to resist it
but they touched the excluded delegates in point of
tender sensblitv, well CaCui led to break the charm
of party. The charm brokep they were ffec wish
s there were more # such freedom. These men had
not gone for slavery because they in favor Of it,
but because The pyi governed hY slavery, wenttor it.
j The slave power, having become intoxicated with sue
cess, thought the party would hear every thing, and
=. oyerIeaped itself in the Baltimore Convention
n I" Whom would God destroy he first makes mad" IT
, m exhibition of equal alrocW in the Philadelphia
t Convention shall fail ofppducing similar result in
the Wing party, it will be because its strength fpar
y organz1ton and power of party spirit arc-conra-
y to the general impression hitholto-stronger than
y those Of its great rival
had intended to speak Of other portions Of the Buff
alo Platform than those rcd'ag to the question of
slavery and regret that the reasonable limits OF my
reply to you will not permit Upon me resolution
= will make brief remark. IT il hat which demands
"a retrencLment of The expenses and patronage of the
c Federal government, the thoon Of all unnecessary
It officers and salaries, and he oacton by the people
Of all civil officers in the service Of the government,
d SO far as the same may he prlcticlble"
" The greatest abuse in ;ha administration of the
government las been tha OF l&yecutiye patrolage.-
Y On that point the wings hive ts'cn strong ground
My own views upon it he We known. But where
h are the wings no3C on that question? | donot ask
# he is on any thng;but where is the party? Silent!
r. Clamorous in lS40-sent In Isis. 1t is omnous.
s The whole wing force, 50 far reform is promised,
|, is expended upon the abuse Of the veto power Now
it is worthy Of remark that al the vetoes hitherto,
e have come from slayeho trs Never one from n
d free State President. | think W have more to fear
y from the abuse of executive patronage than of the
if veto power; and have hope Of the correction
of that abuse, by the means suggested in the resou-
ton referred to- than by ANY, other do not believe
r. the election of Gen. Tuyor is gong to correct it.
> There are suppose some 000 Postmasers in the
United States. TO say nobjn@ # other officers that
liz might be elected by the people, what an immense a
y mount of patronage would be token from the EXecu
=, tive if the Posmusters to be thus elected.
Clearly they ought to be. This would he reform in
# earnest shy to every body thu, is disposed to move
"A in this mater-Go ahead. ~.vl the country could
ID be shaken to it's center with this question, But
If must forbear.
i. Before closing beg to be induged in few re-
"A marks upon the general influence and probable effects
ID of the Free Soil movement
NJ In the first place. want sjtve Prohibition of thu
h. extension of slavery. A lcc-one, do-nothing policy
ID will moi answer. This is what the slave power wants
ii and W ha, it would have he'd with the compromise;
I'd and what it would hare wit Cass or Taylor admin
no istraton The great struggle IS probably to be upo
in the application Of the Missouri compromise TO thi
ln case.
no Mr. Van Buren, is pledged, in the strongest posi-
H. BILE manner, to restriction; md should have thu
o. benefit of his executive andatlOn to that effect
nj do not expect restriction, the coming session.
y. think that with the moral influence of the election
NJ Mr.. Van Buren, he extent Of that influence i'll tavo
rn of freedom cannot be conputedl Wlmot provs
oh through the House; u swo have an assurance Of
veto, which settles the question tof this Congress.
What we want, then, i, the action as speedily a
IN possible of the 3lst Congress With the aid of tn
' immense moral inaue &C OF the election Of the Ere
e Soil candidate there to hope that the meas
ure might be carried during the first session oil tho
Congress- and with President disposed 10 execute sue
aE lato there is hope that slavery might be excluded
ey Slavery will, admit, have gone in tact into Ne
ny Mexico and California before that time--wher
though in without iqc have no loubt it would, witt
ia, out positive Legislation by Congress, remain despt
MS all attempts TO Gust by Judicial decision upon the az
es, plcaton of those suffering under It's infection. Bl
an an ordnance of Congress Ike that of 1887, would
of- practically very different thing from the mere al
les sence of right to hold the slaves; and very dere
in. from the prohibition of holding them, claimed to ext
md under the abolition law Of Mexico, said to be in fore
in the territories since their transfer TO the Unite
NIB. States. Such an ordinanca deem indispensable
de- exclude slavery from these territories and to Danish
re- from them should it, in point OF fact gain footir
sh there. The ordnance OF - was ddldged TO hay
edl abolished slavery in the North Western Terrific
where it legally existed. Much more then would
s similar ordinance have the e.oct Of excluding it fro
% territories wherei has no legal existence
But here arises an impo tant question. Should 81
o very actually gain strong footing in the territor
NO. las it undoubtedly will under Cass Taylor ADM
mit istraton& may under Van 50 IN should the Sena
s97 hold out against rostcon strong that saoe Stat
shall be organize and present themselves for ADM
,ba, sion INTO the Union, we shall then want Congre
, that will refuse such admission, and President 10
i,e couId sanction such SfisM-nay, who would, if me-
fbis should be, interposo veto to such admission
sn who would in the language of the Buffalo Patfor
,se\ give the calm but final answcr-No MORE SLA,
= in STATES" Would Gen. Taylor do this? or Gen. Ca.
lor No, neither.
~ Ihave spoken of the rora power of this Free S
, movement upon Congress- That power is now acti
az upon the people, far beyond the party that has rails
DIS the Free Soil Standard This is manifest in
Jon- Stree Soil Democratic meetings, and "Free S
re- Whig' meetings, and Ee, Soil Wig and democra
as tickets for the election. Every hing is Free Soil
s. am glad to see it, though it is difficult to repress
pu- feeling of Indignation at the noonsistencyto use
any stronger ternor benrnp 4 FncE Son hammer af
me &C and AyInn as I,Ft nTRs