Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-10-04

Industry GROWING his professional labors. he he.
came, and has continued to be, q large lsndbold.
err, but has never again become the owner of
slaves. Now can 1t be supposed, that a man
who begun and has continued life thus, can en-.
terrain any other than liberal views upon the
subject Of slavery? But we are not left to con-
lecture upon this subject. No longer ago than
the Sd of August 1913, he made the following
emphatic declaration in the United States Sen.
ate
81 am no advocate of sldvery or lis eriension.
/ Like my friend from Maryland, (Mr. johnson
hold no slaves; and fully concur in the opinion
which he expressed year ago, that slarery is a
moral, social and political evit.o
MIR. Johnson alluded TO, is Reverdy Johnson,
the Attorney General. Though residing in a
State pretty strongly iinpregnated with the spir-
it of slavery he does not hesitate, with Mr.Ciay.
to declare slavery to ben moral, social, and DO
iticat euh" But this is no, all. lie also has
signallzed his life by an act Of emancipation, as
we learn from his own lips. In speech in the
United States Senate, on the Oregon bill, he
used the following language
81 am not 10 be considered as speoking M n
shareholder: am not STAKEHOLDER. and never
expect TO bel nerer Wouid consent 10 be. The
fec that had ! manumitted long ago"
with three members from the free States, and
two others whose lives have given such indispu.
table evidence Of their hostility to the institu.
ton of slavery, could Cabinet more liberal in
their views upon this subject, be expected OF q
Southern man, or indeed Of any man, who is the
President of the whole United States
| But what are the acts of the Administration
since 1t has been organized? Are they not gen.
orally such as to command the confidence of the
Nouh' Who has not reioiced in the prompt
tude with which the administration has nippet
IN the bud, the reasonable scheme to overthrow
the government OF Cuba !? Scarcely had news
! paper paragraph mentioned that such scheme
was on foot, before the esdent, becoming DOS.
sessed OF iacts TO justify the step, issued bis
| proclamation, warning our citizens against en-
barking IN such an expedition: and on Thurs.
day evening last, the graphing irons of the
law were fastened upon two vessels at New
YORK, which were undoubtedly prepared for the
Cuba hunt" as it is called. Is not the admin
lstration entitled to the thanks of every lover o.
peace and good order, for SO promptly checking
an expedition which might involve the country
in serious difficulty
In regard to the question Of slavery extension
the President has had 10 opportunity officially
TO verify the truth of the ground taken by The
wings OF Tie North, In reference to his position
upon that subject. But we have no doubt tina
the position they claimed for him will be full,
sustained, should he be put to the test. To show
that we have not been deceived upon this subject
effort has been made TO prove that he attempted
to influence members OF the last Congress to pas:
a bill, for the Government of California, confor-
mable to Southern views. But he denies HAVING
attempted such influence, and his denial mus
be taken as proof positive against all seeming
evidence TO the contrary.
What ground is there, then, to justify Wings
in arraying themselves against the admin stra-
ton? 1t Is Wing administration, and its acts
thus FAR, have been such as are calculated to
command the respect, not only of Wings, but Of
the people generally. Factious opposition is not
manly; opposition merely to sustain pride of O.
pinion is not honest. tt Northampton Gaz.