Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-06-07

Proceeds OF the Public Lands have been settled
and that we are not disposed, in the present po-
sition Of the political affairs of the nation, TO
counlenance their revival, Whatever may have
been our individual opinions heretofore on those
subjects.
l2. Resolved, That we can support no man us
a candidate for State or national oihces, VINO
does not sanction the principles embodied IN
the foregoing resolutions.
IL. Resolved. That we discover IN the acts of
the present Administration no indications OF
friendship TO the cause OF freedom.
IA. Resolved, That we will adhere firmly to
the principles here proclaimed regardless of the
" indignant irowns" of n savehodlng executive,
and unawed by the tear ut being disturbed IN
The defence Of the fundamental doctrines Of Re.
publican freedom.
.Hr. Barber moved that this platform be ac-
copied as satisfactory, remarking that the locos
had already agreed to it.
Milton Bro,cn opposed the ninth resolution,
unless it could be amended 1t proposed an I'M
equivocal surrender of all the rights Of the old
states was hostile TO their interests, and against
every principle of right and justice.
Mr.. Barber defended the whole PLATFORM as
being the Buffalo platform, pih iMe bdckiag
ont. The ninth resolution, to which Mr.. Brown
objected, Mr.. Barber thought was The most dem
ocrac of the whole, because aiming to secure
the poor against the large landhpders.
[Bolh gentlemen partly right, and so good
an opportunity to give clear and correct under
standing Of the matter ought to have been i'm
proved We we're little surprized that Brown,
who usually wants the last word, did not insist.
The existing land system IN theory is intended
20 encourage and protect actual settlers, as it
ought to do but it has been outrogeously abus
ed by the Spectators and spoils hunters, who
have at times swarmeG under locofoco reign and
with the connivdnce OF locofoco officers at
Washington, about as thick as the frogs Of o.den
time in Egypt That thej have speculatcd up
on the cmigrantS, and that valuable sections have
been locked up in land companies, is true; this,
however, is only part Of the abuses which have
prevailed The lands have also been used as
locoioco party capital to buy up states and cor
pora,lons by large grants have been squander-
cd in some instances; and while on The whole
considerable revenue has been acquired from
them, the just proportion of the old states has al
ways, with u solitary exception under Wing
rule, been withheld from them and so applied as
to materially nure their interests in every re-
speCt. These nonstrou~ abuse grew up rapidly
under the long lease of ocotocosm in the TWEEN.
ty years between 1928 and lS4S; they are parts
OF the fruits Of locofoco misrue I; and if now the
locotocos of Vermont are really anxious 10 90
Tor saluiary reform, we certainly are glad of it,
and trust that the present administration will
give them u chance to test their new professions
We agree that the lands should be held for ac-
tL settlers only not for thieves, nor for squat
teis, who are tie mere tools of speculators-
We agree that the lands should be disposed OF
at SO cheap rate that every man can have u
homestead; we agree that every honest and in
dustrous man should also be projected in this
homestead; but there are two things which the
old states have right to insist upon: first, that
the lands shall not be throcn array to the en-
couragement of a Specializing, unsteady, hasiy
and unhealthy emigration, depopulutlng and i'm
povershing the old states; and second, that The
revenue, whatever it may be, should not go into
the federal treasury, IN defiance of the rights Of
| the old states aud for the disturbance of the
whole system of revenue and protection. But
! to resume.
Judge Hutchinson was opposed to the farm oi
putting the question, suggested by Mr.. Barber
He wished to req6irm the old Liberty principles
and not to have 1t appear as il they we,e doing
some new and great thing. This suggestion
was approved
Mr.. - inquired if the motion was 10 adap
the resolutions? The chair replied in the neg
atve; il was to approve them, or redtirm the
Buffalo Platform with variaIions.)
Mr.. Stafford inquired whether the resolutions
went for immediate emancipation? That was al
S important plank in the old Liberty platform.
Mr.. Barber read the third resolution, and
: thought that sufficient
: Nj. Sqford was not satisfied: that was moi
t sufficient for the old aboionsls.
, Nh. Barber then suggested the fourth resolu
ton but that was found to be limited 10 the ex.
cuslon of slavery from territory now free.
5 Mr.. ThraN here came to the rcst ne, and sale
that immediate emancipation was matter o
, the States only in which slavery existed. All
then the old Slavocraic song that the Nortl
I has nothing to do with slavery" is admitted tc
n this extent.
RI PODpinp the Question.