Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-07-19

siye war upon that institution, which, in the Ian
guage of Henry Clay" has been sanctioned and
sanctliied by 200 years Legislation" until now
it threatens to overturn and destroy the glorious
| fabric of our Union. Rule or ruin is their mot
to. The preservation of our own rights, demands
union in the Free States. And however much
the Wings may carp and stereotype their cant
phrases of " Coalition" "Corruption" "Truck
and decker" it is well known fact that they
haves held the State for the last twenty years by
drawing into its vortex the factious aid disaftect-
ed and the declaration was repeatedly made
by them, that if General Taylor was defeated,
the Wings and Free Soil NEIL would unite and
carry the Free States. Taylor has been sue
cessful, and his success will ruin the Wing par
ty. The impudent claim set up by the Wings,
that General Taylor, or those who elected him,
will favor the cause of human freedom, or conn
tenancc the Wilmot Proviso, IS put to rest by the
manner in which that subject was throttled in
the " Philadelphia Slaughter House" After the
nomination of Taylor was made, Judge Allen,
of Massachusetts, offered the following resolu-
tom
RESOLVED, That the Wing party, through its
representatives here, agrees to abide by the nom
nation of General Zachary Taylor, cheers, on
condition that he will accept the nomination as
the candidate of the Wing party, and adhere to
its great fundamental principles, No extension
of Slave Territory, great sensation, No acqul-
siton of foreign territory by conquest misses
and cheers, order, order, sit down, hear him, pro
lection to American Industry tremendous cheer
ing, order rap rnp, knock, sit down, 60 on, and
Opposition to Executive patronage, cheers and
Kisses Mr. Chairman, / rap, rap, rap. ORDER
whack bang, order
The President decided the resolution out of
order. Mr. Tiden, of Ohio, offered the follow.
ing resolution:
ResoIued, Tint while all power is denied to
Congress under the Constitution to control or IN
any way to interfere with the institution OF Slav-
ery within the several States of this Union, it
nevertheless has the power, and is the duty Of
Congress to prohibit the introduction or exist
ence of Slavery in any territory now possessed
or which may hereafter be acquired by the UNI
ted States.
was danger of having a slaughter of bodies al
as we'll as principles. The resolution was lait
on the table. An administration created unde
such circumstances, the question Of Slavery be
ing the only ue-created without majorit,
of the people with majority in both branche
of the National Legislature agnst it, is anything
but encouraging to the Taylor Wings of Yer
mont They only smile when they hear Hunk
er groan!
The South still arraying themselves on the is
sue which this presented in the Presidential can
vass, and relying on the administration of Toy
Tor for success, is a sufficient cause why the op
ponents of Slavery should unite in Vermont, an
redeem themselves from the disgrace of elect
ing man to the Presidency who deals in tn
souls and bodies Of men Every day the pros
pect for the establishment of Freedom in tn
Territories brightens Who so base as to leav
the field until victory crowns the effort?
There being no difference among the hone
masses on most of the important questions invc
:, wing the prosperity of the whole people, and IL
II success of our Republican institutions, it wou
- be an astonishing spectacle, un anomaly indee
if the people should resist those influences tn
:, nov urge united effort to hold in check, al
stay the onward march OF an institution fraug
;. with SO much evil to the human race. The i'd
= is too preposterous to be entertained. The pc
pie will unite; they know their own interests,
:, and although designing politicians may and a
) seeking to throw dust, and create jcalousies,
declaring that some peculiar shame" is lost
some favorite "meaSure" of theirs THAT is in
:. sort Of danger Of being disturbed is not distn
ly recognized in the organization-or that
the nomination of candidates and officers of I
:. organization, there is an unequal selection
men"
so Yet the fact is established. The people
=, ready to meet the South on the issue which Il
- have made. The propitious time has arr,
bo when the honest masses can, and will, expr
their Indignation against Slaveholding dig
IA chy that impuGentiy. asscrts the right 10 extt
~ the cause Of human Slavery per SC over this |
ii, ion.
w. The Free Democracy in the Counties of
no ange, Windsor, Chitenden, Washington, CT
w. donia, and Essex, have held their Conventic
r., passed resolutions approving Of the State non
hat atoms, and the resolutions adopted by the 81
roe Convention. They have nominated good
tho true men for State Senators-fuy pledger
,ho the Platform Of the Free Democracy. Th
nd Conventions have been large, and confden
em success, With the exception of one County
hear no complaint as to the selection. W
u,, folly then, for .tc'o, who hold to the Democ
,ho ic doctrine that the majority should govern
nts withstand the mighty current of public opini
c,n Nothing can prevent the defeat of Taylorisn
~ Vermont hut troaehery.