Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-24

the contents OF huge ptcner WHICH sat Ill Jle uiddle
of the table One day our Yankee friend boldly seized
said pitcher and taking hearty swig therefrom found
it to contain the best kind of cider. The deacon very
much astonished asked the young man "where he was
brought up7" "Where all Jared alike, by Cd" re-
piled he. [Great laughter came from a country
where all Jared alike and thought my petition should
have been granted as well as the other
Do you remember my friends, when Massachusetts,
sent out gentleman to South Carolina to look after
the protection of her citizens visiting that State The
Governor sent message to the Legislature and the
Legislature ordered the gentleman to leave instanter
He refused A mob was raised, and, at length, rath-
er than eopardze the life of his daughter who was in
feeble health he chose to return bone. The Legls
ature of his State gotup some solemn Joint resolutions
and sent them to Congress. | remember when that
old man. the Oldest member of The House, presented
them. Theywere sent to the table and Massachusetts,
was dsgraced. The old man said with emphasis,
Massachusetts will not always submit to this. Shame
shame.l Why is this? Had an eminent come
up from the South to Massachusetts, would the people
have driven him out? No. they would have given
him considerable kind of good usage, they would
have taken him home to their houses and kinder ar
gued the matter with him. haughterl | told them
in Congress that they could not bear the light
Now, gentlemen, say check slavery where it is
and then will show you a man that will 90 still fur
ther We have never guaranteed that slavery shall
rest on that so square miles yet When my constltl
ents sent me to Congress, told them plainly Just
what meant to do ] said as long as there is loop
hole through which can fire ON this abomniabe
old institution shall fire away. Now mean to be
aggressive in this matter The cry is that it is
constitutional, you can't prevent going there and
having our slaves there Why suppose California had
all the laws in all the States and all in operation at
the same time. Suppose the laws of Poygamy were
in force in Texas they sometimes practically are,
and it was punished as a crime in Mississippi. Why
you would have to have law in California for and
against Poygamy. What ridiculous farce is this,
them of talking about extending the laws of ones own
State over this territory.
Friends, we must unite have been Wig for
some time, and creased Gen, Taylor and tried for
long time to swallow him. but after all could do he
got right my throat and there he sticks. Laugh
! teri | cannot get him down. Vomit him up then
Well am afraid he will tear up my throat if do.
| shall 90 for the nominee Of this Convention APP
plause. We must unite and take up the glove where
the South throws it down. We will draw a line.
Stop says the SoHth, or will dissolve the Union.
That is one of the richest tarces ever played Dis
solve the Union. Why | remember Ratchet faced
Vrginian, whose face so sharp that he could split
an oak tree by looking at it. He came abound by my
seat and said so that could hear it, II have great
notion to 90 home to Virginia and call Convention
to dissolve the Union" said you had better leave
door behind you and take six weeks provisions with
YOU, lot Ill lcSS UuH iI yOHl VIII
you back again. Tremendous applause. 60 for
putting it to them. So do II Don't give sweetened
water to these spunky children. Put the string on
them But say they, do you wish to elect Cass
mo, no, no.) Nor do we wish to elect Taylor
But say they, if you do not elect Taylor, Cass will
be elected, and out of two evils you should choose
the least But say to them, prefer oet of tkree
evils to choose the least We must fight together
John Van Buren, gave beautiful illustration of this
point in a letter few days SINCE Suppose" said
he chat at the battle of Bunker H the soldiers, In
stead of uniting to beat back the common foe, had
busted themselves in pryng into all the past actions
of their fellows" But they did such thing. They
forgot all past difficulties. Let us do the same. These
men will come up like book bye and bye. Remem
her what xii led Van Buren,. Remember what killed
Clay. Unite and say to Taylor Wings, "come view
the ground where you must shortly lie" EnthuslaS
tic and long continued cheering9
The Chair announced the following Committee OF
Resolutions New York-.B + Butler, l. White t
Stanton; Mane-D Farnsworth A Johnson, {
Woodman; N Hampshire-J G Hoyt w A Marson
G CFogg Massachusetts S Phillips, c Sedgwicl
Leavitt; Vermont Poland, A Peck, D Roberts
Connecticut--W II Burleigh, c w Phillco, Ira
cy; Rhode Island w G Hammond; New jersey
wv Stout, w Durham, Geo Updike Pennsylvania
E D Gazzam, J C Wills, ] Dougherty Ohlo-S
Chase E S Hamlin, w A Rogers; Maryland E Thorn
as,J Snedgrass, II Gardner; Vlrgnia-Geo Craig
District Of Oolumbia-L P Noble; Indiana-S
Stevens, S A 4Inf, S Hoover; Illinois, n Arnold
O Lovcioy T Richmond; Wisconsin, Coddng, |
Crocker, Mills; Iowa-W Miller; Michigan
K Clarke, H N Ormsby, S Mead; Delaware
Pusey A II Dixon.
Mr. BUTLER was loudly called for, and came fol
ward and addressed the meeting as follows:
My FRIENDs-,It is, perhaps, unfortunate for m
that consented that Mr. Culver should first address
, YOU for he possesses a fund of knowledge so vare
| and diversified, and has SO long been an actor
scenes of deep political interest, which enables hir
not only to instruct but to entertain and delight
audience. He can pass from grave to gay from livel
to severe, and III each transition can pursue the stead
g path of argument. l. fellow citizens can only spea
o to you in words of truth and soberness. | can sa
e nothing to delight the fancy or to tickle the imagine
e ton. | am perfectly conscious however-excuse I'll
e vanity-that can say something which will reaC
i the hearts of this great audience. Why am col
IS scious OF this Because | shall only repeat Il
@ ruths-,he immortal truths-whch shall live foreV
If and reform the world notwithstanding that great
q cratic genius has pronounced them false.
t. Fellow citizens! when the people of Paris first
tered the barrcades for the expulsion of the Bourbon
TT when they drove out Charles X and under the lei
Is of Lafavette-our own Lafayette-the friend OF h
n man liberty throughout the word-the friend
ID Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Franklln-th
1T were obliged to ordaln new principles OF govcrnmel
TX There was one VINO had been General,Wno hau eV
he not merely broken his sword but had shed his blood
m in defence of his country, and who though Bourbo
~ yet said he was friend of liberty He united, at
IS events in that movement, and when he came into
~ streets of Paris to put HIMSELF with the consent oft
20 Parisians, at their head, he proclaimed Louis Philip
tx and he was elected the first citizen King of Franc
He proclaimed hencefo tn theCharter granted by Lo
J." is XVIII, and which Charts X swore to maintain,
w broke his OATH Louis Philippe said that the Chart
a henceforh should be a truth but Notwithstanding
he applause which American Generals have besto
'r9 ed on him. he was proved to be ase and the peo
~ of France have been obliged to raise the barlcad
lis Their spirit has come over to and we caryi
his it forward. fApplause
IL Fellow Citizens there is some point and Applicant
y in the brief historic page have brought to your
lie election. 1t was not for calling to your minds the
ce some and hypocritical laudations of the Amerlc
p General that have called your attention to it.
If there were no other objections to Gen. Cass tn
Xix bad taste in writing his book, could overlook it
icy could even overlook the exhibition which he made,
as creditabe to any American at the great meeting h
by at the capital of the United States sympathizng
nth the French lie being one of the very first TO reo
vel over ths-necessary it undoubtedly, righteous
out it was-overthrow of the man whom he had previo
of " Landed He has paid the righteous forfeit and