The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-03-13
NUMBER IS.


Maker above. The grea. head Of that
third party to which lie INF w y had re-
lerred was called to the head Of The State
Department, and addressed himself 20 Inc
completion Of the treaty, until it was per-
fected and sent to the Senate: But when
it reached that body, instead of Nv o-thirds
in its favor, (Which was necessary under
the Constitution in order to the ratlhca~
ton of AM treaty. 1t was rejected by
majority of two-thirds. Two-thirds of the
Senate, after deliberate investigation, put
their seal Of condemnation upon that
treaty; aud that sote of the Senate las he
bellesed) was very true exhibit of the pop
uIar sentiment of the country upon the
subject at the time. But the Slave Power
did not yield 10 that signal and emphatic
expression.
This was the state of affairs in regard
to Texas, wh,n there rs a certain meet
| ing Of politicians ia the city of Baltimore.
in May ls44, when the matter was called
up before the representatives of Il e great
Democratic party, and by them il was
made a party test, by connecting it with
certain other catchwords, as "Texas and
Oregon, " while the whole mt cement
was for Texas alone. Oregon was thrown
out as a bait to the men Of The Northwest,
which was well understood at the South,
where they cared nothing for Oregon.
And when the Northern men were look
ing for the performance of the condition
of the bond, the Sout'Iern mt n replied to-
them, that England would not give uP
Oregon for any amount Of money; and
they rung the changes upon "ineritable
war" until il became wearinsss in the
ears Of all. He happened in the Senate
when This contest was going on. ard enc
of the eloquent orators had declared that
lie would have the whole Of Oregon, up
TO 6lty-four forty" or he would fight
when one morning about the last of Feb
uary, or the first Of March, 1876, the
honorable Senator from Moth Carolina
(Mr Haywood) answered the Ncrthcrn
gentlemen, by telling them, plainly. that
they had Inexperienced ;he President
altogether; that the President had never
intended to insist on 81 80 but was
ready 10 agree 10 the boundary Of 49,
and he well remembered the eloquent re-
sponse Of the Senator from Indiana Nr.
Hannegan when he asked If il vas pos
sibe thai the Executive was going 10 a
bandon the ground which had been taken
for Oregon aud SAID that, il he did sdcif
a hing, " it would sink him 50 deep in
infamy, that even the hand Of the resur-
recton would never reach him."
But he would go back fer few mos
ments TO the proceedings Of the Baltimore
Convention of 1874, fr fhe purpose Of
showing another case Of the hnacity
with which the Slave Power hOlds or TO
its subject, until it controls the whole.
Who did not know that, at the assembling
of that Convention, "lhe Northern man
with Southern prin' piles had large
majority of its delegates in his favcr! Sew
eral of the members from the North a.
vowed openly that theJ &onld 90 into Tie
Contention as the uncompronising friends
of Mr.. Van Buren,. But the two-thirds
rule was sprung upon the Convention atd
that killed poor Mr.. Ypn Burcn as dead as
hammer He had written the Texas
letter, and it was found necessary to kill
him of, in order TO secure the success of
the Slave Power in accomplishing lis pur-'
pose, in the annexation of Texas. On
the first ballot, it was found that MIR. Van
Buren, had I43 votes, while Alr Cass had
90 But, as the ballnting continued, these
candidate so far changed sides, that.
! while Mr. Van Buren, wei down nearly
to 90, Mr.. Cass went no to about TAG;
and then they let him go like hot potato.
The Slave Power had accomplished its
purposc-it had defeated Mr.. Van Buren,.
Did the Southern men, then. intend to-
nominate General Cass Were they SIN
cere in running him No they could
have done So, if they pleased. General
Cass was then understood as a Wilmot
Proviso man, and long aftef that enters
tanned the same sentiments. No; the
Pc litcians Of the 81 nth were not sincere
they were only using General Cass,
Northern man, as the wood-choppcr uses
his cetle-they swurg him rou ard
round, bringing his great weight to hear.
until, by repeated Flows, they beat the
brains out of the unfortunate little Dutch-'
man; and then, upon examining the :oof
with which they had been operating they
found it battered, split, shivered into spfin-
tiers, and they threw il nncefenno hi6tisiy
away, as unfit for further use.
MIR. w said he regretted that time would NOT
permit him to follow this subject Of the annexa-
ton Of Texas, and trace it in all its consr-
quences of war, SC bat time would not permit
him TO do 50
He now come to the general question IN regard.
TO the power Of Congress over the institution of
Slavery in the Territories 1t was n mere ques-
ton Of cxpediency whether that power should hc
exercised or not for he did not stop 10 argue a.
hon n
mcnt upon that question had long since gone by.
Since the adoption Of the Constitution. that pow
or had been CONSTANTS exercised by Congress- and
if it were competent for Congress TO do anything
for the Territories. they could make laws for them
Slavery was a most bightng and whitening curse
upon every country which II infested. II passed
over the face Of the earth like prsirie6rc, burn
ing up every green thing upon It's surface, pef'c-
trating into the very earth itself and burning out
its power of producfvcncss. The eve couldnoe