Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-11-02
Interesting Reminiscncc.

Mr.. VAN BUREN's ABoLITIoNisM-Isaa
Hill of N. H., who may be supposed to know
something about Martin Van Buren,, while re-
Gently at Towanda, Pa. was requested to state
whether the latter, "previous TO his nomination
as q candidate for President 10 1910, subscribed
to, or approved of, the resolutions adopted by the
Baltimore Convention, which placed him at that
time in nomination." We subjoin Mr.. Hills re-
ply, which shows the length and breadth Of the
Free Soil doctrines of the "Free Soil" candidate
for the Presidency
TowANDA, September II, 1913.
Gentlemen,-lnan answer to your note of this date,
am able 10 say that was member OF the
Baltimore Convention which nominated Martin
Van Buren, for reelection in the year 1910; that
at the instance of NJ Van Buren,, Mr.. Sias
Wright, the late Judge Grundy, aud Others at
that lime, spent several days. previous to the
Convention, at the house o: Mr. +. p. Blair at
Washington, in preparation for that Convention
that the arrangement then made was, that Mr..
Ransom II. Gllett should prepare and report the
resolutions, and that should report the address
that the resolutions, drawn up, as then beiev-
ed, by Mr.. Wright, were submitted to and ap-
proved by Mr.. Van Buren, that consented af-
ter the address was reported, to have it returned
to Washington, by the hand of Judge Anderson
of Tennessee, with liberty for Mr.. Wright to
change aud alter it in any manner that he
who was known 10 be the confidential friend and
adviser OF the President should think exped-
ent; that the address was so altered materially
on some points after it was thus returned, and
before 1t was printed that the resolutions, pecu-
liarly embodying all the points of political faith
which had embraced for tie previous twenty
years, were then the opinions proiessed by Mr..
van Buren, as repeated 10 several conversations I;
and That have good reason not only 10 believe
that the resolution in relation to slavery had his
full sanction, but thai the latter clause of that
resolution was inserted at his suggestion, and in
the strong unequivocal language he was in the
habit OF using upon that topic. | am, respect.
iully, gentlemen, your o5edlent servant,
:. ISAAC HILL.
Messrs. David Cash and others.
The resolution referred to, is as follows =
Resolution OF The baltimore Locojoco Contention
as amended 4 agreed 10 BY .Mariin Yan Buren,.
"Ihat Congress has no power, under the I'm
stitution, to interfere with or control the tomes.
tic institutions of the several states, aud thai such
states are the sole and proper Judges OF every
thing apperlaining to their own afialls, not pro-
hibIed by the Constitution: that all efforts OF
the aboliiionists, or other mode to induce Con
gress to interfere with questions Of slavery, or 10
take ncpent steps in relation thereto, are cal
culated to lead to the most alarming consequent
ces, and that all such efforts have an inevitable
tendency to diminish the happiness Of the PEG.
pie and endanger the stability and permanency
OF the Union, aud ought mol 10 be counienanced
oy any friend 10 our political Institutions"