The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-09-12
AT Greenland, ZembIs, or The Lord knows
where

1 AT Greenland, Zembls, or The Lord know
I where
A country united in just sentiment strong
| 10 opinion and action against the further ex'
tension Of slavery-if there has ever beer
such Norih-if il has ever existed any
4 where, il has existed. The Lord knows where
do not. Why, on this very quesilon oil the
admission of Texas, the North let m iexas
| The Wings. North and South, resisted lex
as. Ten Senatorsf:om slave -holdIng States
from the Wing party, resisted Texas: 1--we
oniy, as remember, voted for II. But the
| Southern Wing votes against Texas. were
overpowered by the Democratic votes iion
| the Free States, and from New England, a,
mong The resi-. Yes, il there had not been
votes from New England in faver Of Texas
Texas would have been out 10 this day
Yes. il men from New England had been
true. Texas would have been nothing bui
Texas still.
There were four votes in the Senate from
New England in favor Of the admission o.
( Texas-Mr. Van Buren's friends-Demo-
cratic members; one from Maine Two from
New Hampshire; one from Connecticut
one Of them a gentleman who had hello high
Office under Mr.. Van Buren,. They voted
for Texas; and they lei in Texas, against
Southern Wings and Northern Wings
That il The truth OF il my friends.
When Northern members Of Congress ro-
ted, in 1918, for The Missouri Compromise,
against the known will Of their constituents,
they were called dough Faces" l am a.
frsid. fellow-ciliZens, that the generation oil
dough faces will be as perpetual as the gen
GRAFTON Of men.
In 1914, as we all know. Mr.. Van Buren,
was a candidate for the Presidency, on the
part of the Democratic party. but lost The
nomination al Baltimore. And we now learn
I from a letter from Gen. jackson 10 Mr.. But
Ter. that Mr.. Van Buren's claims were su-
pefseded because, after all, The South thought
| that The accomplishment Of the annexation
Of Texas might be more safely entrusted TO
Southern hands. We all know that the
Northern portion Of The Democratic party
were friendly 10 Mr. Van Buren,. Our neigh
hers from New Hampshire, and Maine. and
else where. were Van Buren, men. But the
moment It was ascertained that Mr.. Polk was
the lavorite Of the South, and The favorite oil
The South upon The ground that have men
Iioned-as a man II ore certain 10 bring a
bout the annexation OF Texas Than Mr.. Van
Buren-fhese friends of Mr.. Van Buren, in
the North all "caved in > not a man Of them
stood, MIR Van Buren, himself wroie lett er
very complimentary 10 MIR. Polk and Mr..
! ID alias, and found no fault with the nom
inees.
Now, gentlemen, if they were dough I'd
ces' who voted for The Missouri Compromise,
what epiihet shall describe these men, here
in our New England, who are SO ready mol
only to change or abandon him whom they
most cordially wished to support, and for the
reason, to make more sure the annexation OF
Texas
They nominated MIR. Polk at the request Of
gentlemen of the South, and who went to vote
for him, through thick and thin, till the work
was accomplished.
For my part, think that dough faces is
an epithet not sufficiently reproachful. Now,
| think, such persons are dough faces, and
dough heads, and dough souls, Shouts Of laugh
ter) that they are all dough- that the coars-
est potter may mould them TO vessels of honor
or dshonor,-most readily to vessels of dis
honor.
Now, what do we see Repentance has
gone far. here are among these very peo-
ple-these very gentlemen-persons who es-
pouse, with great zeal, the interest of the Free
Soil party. / hope their repentance is as SIN
cere as it appears to bel hope it's an hon.
est conviction, and not merely new chance
for power, under new name and new par
ty. With all their pretensions, and with all
their patriotism, i see dough still sticking on
some OF their cheeks. And therefore, have
no confdence-uot particle. do not mean
to say, that the great mass of the people, es-
pee ally those who went to that Convention
from this State, have not the highest and pu
res. motives think they act unwisely; ]
acquit them of dishonest intentions.-And with
respect to others,an those who have been part
and parcel-those who have brought slavery
into this Unon-I distrust. If they repent
let them, before we trust them, do works wor-
thy of repentance.
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