Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-08-03
VERMONT wATCHMAN & SYM

from Mississippi, (Mr. Davis) this institution ex-
hibits all that ~ most amiable and beautiful in
our nature. That Senator drew picture of an
old gray headed negro woman, with her hard
hand on the soft head of the masters child, and
blessing him and his falherl~for what? For the
stamp of parties seguiier renirum But he con-
cealed the outer side OF the picture; and 1t was
only revealed to us by the quick apprehension of
the Senator from Florida, Mr.. Westcolt) who
wanted the power to send a patrol al! over the
country to prevent this old nurse from throttling
young master had almost believed, after near
ing the beautiful, romantic, sentimental nara
ton of the Senator from Mississippi, that God had
indeed, as he had said, made this people in Aii-
ca to come over here and wait upon us, till the
Senator from Florida walked me up to u recollec-
ton Of the old doctrines Of Washington aud JEFF
ferson, by assuring that wherever that patriarch
al institution existed, rigid police should be
maintained, in order TO prevent the old women
from cutting the throats of somebody II is then
very "pecuiar" institution Those who live
under 1t cannot exist day without caresses |;
and on the next they must be provided with
scores of constabes with clubs in their hands, to
keep them from cutting each others throats--
a laugh)
| do not wish to extend that institution into
these Territories. Is is pretended that slave la
Dor could be profitable in Oregon or California
DO we expect to grow cotton and sugar there
! do not know that 1t may not be done there for
ns the gentleman from New York has told us
rst as you 90 West Upon this continent, the
line line OF latitude changes very much so that
lou may have very different isotbermal line as
ou approach the Pacific Ocean. But do no,
care so much about that my objection is radl-
cal one to the institution everywhere. | do be.
iIeve, If there is any place upon the globe which
we nhabit where whfsg man Cannot work, he
has no business there. If that place is fit only
tor black men to work. let black men alone work
there. do not know any better law for mans
good than that old one which was announced to
man after the hrst tranSgrcsslon, that by the
sweat Of his brow SHOULD lie earn his bread.
don't know what business men have in the world
unless 1t /; to work. 1t he is only to sleep and
eat, he Is reduced to the level of the hog = the
only gentleman know. "a lauuhA
When you ask me, then, not to prohibit Slave
ny IN these Territories, with my view of the in
sltulion itself and of our power. must assert
the power to exclude Slavery forveer. In your
States, where you have made Slavery property,
you may protect II as you please and will aid
you In giving II that security which the Consti-
tuition affords but, with Gods help, not one inch
beyond shall this institution 90. | may be mis-
taken in all this, but OF one thing om satisfied
oil lhe honest conviction Of my own Judgment
and no supposed interruption of the ties which
bind the various sections of the Confederacy
shall induce me TO shrink from these convictions
whenever ! am called upon to carry them out in.
to law.
But we are told, that when the Constitution
was made, there existed certain relative proper.
lions between the power of the Slave and the
power OF the Free States. | understood the Sen.
ator from South Carolina that we were under OBJ.
legations to preserve, eternally, these relative pro-
portions IN the same way
Mr.. Calboun.-l said nothing of the kind.
Mr.. Corwin,-l am very happy to be undecelv
ed understood the Senator to conceive tha
this Is question of power. 1t is not so. 1t is
| question OF municipal law, of civil policy The
men who framed the Constitution never dreamed
that there was going to be n conflict of powe
between the Slave and the free States. The,
never dreamed that the South was to content
mat they would always be equal in representa-
| ton IN The Senate to The North. They had NJ
idea OF That equilibrium of power, of which We
have heard SO much. The circumstances of tina
period forbade any such supposiiion. Looking
at all these circumstances end have no doub
lhose lar-seeIng men regarded them carefully =
you would have had fourteen slave States ant
uut nine free. But every man who had any
I liihS TO do with the formation of the Constltu
uoii, expected and desired that slavery shoud b,
! ,rcIpa If--,ava =, - ,, 80. ~ =, G., -
wbnre !, ovis,oJ W. H. :, ."o
and if tho f'na,i.s II ' S w. ,ooa 81 co ,h
in the Nor,b would I 10, INV "a? me' T.. o''' s
SHOULD have no mora ,rnmtia oo"o:sn; n,
: what do we seoa wh;Io No,,ho.r &c -. ~
TO, rushing into the Stats yhare s,avar' oy;s,
trampllng nnon vour laws and so,,;nu vnr sIa ve
free[at which en"rmtv the Son,h 54,,,s nn II,
hands in Mons borror-rtba f,na,;cs a. ,ha Ion,
are entering mon the free soil If his Rerubl
whenever t6ey are aLle and conver,;ng IL in,
slave tcrritorv Sir von INNS, so,, NJ, &c ahn'
the fanatics of the North enIeavorOn 70 rn,
vour institutions wh;Ie Won i,,;,a,n r. W "p'oI
of those iana,ics IN vorr troo,,non, IS Nv g.
soil of this JJnion. Sir ,bore - nv ,;foro ne
between Tho two coscs The f,na,;,,s IS %
South are but counicrna RI IF those of,ho No.,
If there be anv difference II is onv ,his. Th
the fanatic of ibe North has The noor onnlorv
> aiming to give liberty to his fellow man wbi
! you OF the Sourh are endeavorino to mil dow
The TEMPLES Of Liberty and r. rosr vo,,r ;o,,
ton of slavery mon their rims hSvo a,oIa.,
: nv opinions IN regard IN ,Is ins,;,",;on al
heye il to oxis, have No bol;oc,6s, -, ~. u
u owns slaves nust nocess,r,Iv ho ''''.' "
carry out his own v;nyys rs,bo. t pei"'s'ou
them because he does No, tno, .''''' h u, ""
;, think. upon The wboIe ,hev haJ 81, go, 100.