Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-09-08


solid, substantial resistance TO the extension OF
Slavery, IL any such place over existed, u was
the Lord knows where. do not
In the year 1914 the Democrats Of the North,
the friends of Mr. Van Burcn, let IN Texas. All
the Wings in the Senate, with one or two excep-
tons resisted TINT annexation Ten Southern
,Nhig Senators voted against il and only two for
81. But these Southern Wing votes agains, The
scheme OF annexation were oNerpowered by the
votes of the Free State Democrats, Now England
Democrats among the rest If il had not been
for these New England votes, Texas would have
been out of the Union TO this day. II New
England Senators had been MS true TO the cause
Of Liberty and the Country rs Southern wings
were, Tcxas would now be Texas still There
were four New England gentlemen in The SEN
ate who supported the administration in this
measure. One from Maine, two from New
Hampshire and one from Connccticut--one who
lad held high office under Mr. Van buren,
They, these four men, voted for the proposition,
and 10 let Ia Texas against flc votes and wishes
,f the Southern and Northern Whigs.
Gentlemen, when several Northern members
nt' Congress, ia 1873 voted IN favor Of the 50
called Missouri compromise, against the known
will Of their constituents, they were called
''dough-iaecs" For my part, fellow citizens,
am afraid that the generation Of dough-iaces will
In isii rs we all know, Mr. Van Buren, was q
candidate for the Presidency But he lost his
nomination at Baltimore, and rs We now learn
iron letter from General jackson 10 Mr. But
Ter, Mr. Van Burcns claims were superseded
solely because, after ALL the South thought that
the question OF anne xation might he more safely
trusted TO Southern than 10 Northern hands,
Now We al know that the Northern portion Of
the Democratic party was favorable to the cleo
ton Of Mr. Van Buren,. Every man Of that
purity at tho North so felt. But ., the moment
when il was found that Mr. Polk wins the favorite
,f the South, and upon this very ground, at that
Very moment, these friends If Mr. Van Buren,
Ill cayed in. Not man Of them stood his
ground. Aud Mr. Van Buren, himself wrote a
letter, very complimentary to Po,k and Dallas,
and finding no fault whatever with their nomi-
nation. Now &c those Northern men who voted
Tor the Missouri Compromise arc TO be called
dough-faccs, by what cpithet shall we describe
these mcu, here In New England, who arc now
so ready to forsake and abandon the mcu they
once 20 warmly supporied--ior. apparently, the
sole simple sake Of the annexation Of Texas
and other new Territory went for them
through thick and thin III the work was accom-.
plishel. and then. and now desert them for 9th
cr. For my part. think that dough-faccs .
IS no, sufficiently rcproachful epiibei. They
are sll dough. Dough heads---dough hearts
dough souls. They are earth that the coarscsi
potter may mould to vessels and shapes Of honor
or dishonor--Bost readily 10 those OF dishon0r.
Bu, nov, what do we see Repentance has
gone far. There are amongst these very gen.
tlemen many who esponse The interest and cause
of the free soil" party. And | hope their re-
pcniancc is as sincere as itpretcnds and appear
10 be. that it Is not mere pnetencc for the purs
pose Of Obtaining power and officisl influence
l...ff 81 a.
see the dough sticking upon some OF their checks
Therefore have no confidence in ihem--no
particle. ! 10 not mean 10 say that the grea
mass Of the people, especially those who went tC
that Convention FROM this Safe, lad no, and
have not the highest and purest motives | ihinl
they acted unwisely; ! acqnit them Of distances
intentions. And with respect 10 others, ant
those who have bccn part and parcel with them
thoss who have brought slavery into this Union
i dlstrtisl II they repent, let them. before W,
trust them, do works worthy Of repentance.
have said, gentlemen, that in my opinion !
i were desirable TO place Mr. Van Buren at tn
hcad Of the government. there IS 10 chance fol
him. Others arr as gool Judges a. | am. Bn
am not alle ia,say thai | know Of or can SCI
[ any State in I'D Union in which there Is rea
sai,alile probability that he will get single vote
There may be. Others are more Versed 10 sucl
statistics than am. But soc not, aud there
fore think that the issue is exactly between
General Cas- and General TAYLOR.
lou may remember that in the discussions o.
1874, when Mr. Birney in New York and oihei
States was driving Oft Wing votes from Nj
Clay, l said that every Wing vote for Mr. Biz
ney was half arote for Mr. Polk Was il moi
truey Did il not turn ont as ! stated? IL
New York, that great STATE the vote carried OF
from the Wing party for Mr. Birncy defeated
the election Of n Wing President and therefon
MIR Folk was elected. That Is as clear as an,
historical fact And in my judgment, il will b
70 now. consider every Wing vote given Il
Mr. Van Buren,, directly aiding the election Of
Mr. Cass. Marx, say lphig vote. Now Their
may I've States in which Mr. Van Buren, ma,
draw from the other side largely Bnt speaI
~ Wing votes in this State aud in any State
And am 81 opinion that any vote siven 20 Nj
Van Buren, enurcs to General Cass-
Now as to General Cas- gentlemen. w,
need not go to the Baltimore platform 10 Instruct
ourselves as 10 what his politics are, or how he
will conduct the Government. General Cas-
will come into the Government, il at al, aseom
ing in By. the same party that elected MIR Polk
and he will foilow In tic steps oC Ibis illustrou:
predecessor" Lapghtcr1 iilold him, con
less, in the ,resent state OF the country, to be
the most dangerous man in whom the powers o.
Ii 9 executive Chief Magslracy could well bt
pl tced. lie has described himself, not as con
sc ;vativc, not rs protective to present insiitu
items, but as belonging TO the party Of progress
lie believes in the doctrine OF American des
tiny and that destiny is TO go through wars, and
invasions and armies of aggrandizement, to es
,abiish q great, powerful, domineering Govern
ment on this Continent. We know that il MI
Cas- could have prevented it, the treaty Will
England in 1912 would not have been made
we know that if MIR Cass could have prevented
II, the settlement of the Oregon question would
not hayn been accomplished in 1876. We know
that Mr. Cas- could have prevented the declare
ton of the war with Mexico, it he had pleased
We know that he pressed il, aud was foremost
in advocating the war in every way aud form
We know that Gen. Cass is man of talent,
OF abiity, OF some celebrity as II statesmen. and
that he is every way superior to his predecessor
ii he should be the successor Of MIR Polk But
] think him man Of rash politics, pushed on by
a rash party, and pledged TO line Of policy, not
rs believe, consistent with the security, peace
and honor Of the country Therefore IL l. for
you, aud for me, and for all of Wbirs--to
consider, whether in this state of the case. we
can, or eaunot, We will, or will not. give our
! votes for the Wing nomination. leave that to
every mans conscience. | have ondeavored to
state the ease rs II presents itself 10 me.