Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-08-23
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Remarks of Hon. VIM. Uphan
AT THE STATE CONVENTION JULY A

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The Democratic party have uniformly vo-
ted for slavery. That party annexed Texas
and made the war upon Mexico Texas
was the forbidden fruit which brought
/" Death into the world and all our Woe"
The Wing party talked against it, wrote
against it, gave the influence of all their
presses against ii, and voted against it; and
if the Democratic party had not played a
false aud wicked game, game of black de-
ceit, making Pennsylvania believe, as well as
many people in the Other States, that James
K Polk was better Tariff man even than
Henry Clay, thus securing his election, we
should have had different rulers and have
stopped the curse Of spreading slavery over
so great a territory.
Do our Free Soil friends express any sor-
row for this deed of darkness Do they
even trouble themselves about New Next
co! | earnestly entreat you aud them to
examine this matter, to look over the pro-
ceedings of Congress touching this very
point
New Mexico, fear, will cause us much
trouble and sorrow. Mr.. Polk takes the
ground that New Mexico belonged to Tex
as, because Texas conquered it; and the
Democratic party stand pledged to the same
doctrine it is the settled policy of the dem
ocratc party to include New Mexico in the
boundary of Texas, and to extend the curse
of slavery over more than one half of all
New Mexico, making the best part OF that
immense country slave mart.
| No hail ,ba e H.
Wing party, of the Wings of Vermont, on
this subject Let us look at the Resolu-
| tons of our Legislature. On Wednesday
November Q, 1912, it was.
! Resolved by the Senate and House of
! Representatives,
l. That as the representatives of the
people ofthe State of Vermont, we do pro-
test against the admission into the Union of
any State whose constitution toerates do
nestle slavery, or the annexation of Texas,
or any other territory in which slavery ex-
lists
2. That we believe that Congress have
the power, by the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, to abolish Slavery and the slave
trade in the District of Columbia and in the
territories of the United States, and that
! if Congress refuse to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia, that the seat of the
General Government ought to be removed
from that district to place where slavery
and the slave trade does not and cannot ex-
list.
3. That we believe that Congress has the
constitutional power to prohibit the slave
trade between the several States Of this I'm
ion, and to make such laws as shall effec-
tually prevcn, this trade, and ought to exer.
else this power.
4. That the Constitution of the United
States ought to be amended so as to pre-
vent the existence and maintenance Of sla-
very in the United States.
S. That our Senators in Congress be in
structed and our Representatives be reques-
ted to present the foregoing resolutions to
their respective Houses in Congress, and to
use their influence to carry out the princi-
Piles thereof.
Such has ever been the doctrine and the
action Of the wing party in Vermont. The
wings have always taken bold aud consis-
tent ground on the subject and they will
ever maintain it.
The agitation of the Slave question in
Congress commenced under the auspices
of John Quincy Adams. He was about the
first man to stand up boldly for the right OF
: petition. In 1888, the Gag Resolutions OF
! Chas q. Atherton were passed by the votes
of members from the South and the Demo
Gratis OF the North, providing that Abolition
petitions should not be read at all in Con-
gress, and in 1889 or 40 rule was estab-
lishel by democratic votes, entirely exclu-
ding the reception of petitions upon the sub
ject of Slavery. % Northern Democrats
voted for this rule and Martin Van Buren,
the Free Soil candidate for the Presidency
desired that locofoco Postmasters should
have power to open mails and bRrR up all
, Abolition documents found therein The
Democracy have ever proved themselves the
true allies of the South, and always have
; voted for Slavery and the slave trade, while
D the wing party have as constantly opposed
' slavery and its extension.
{ In lSl3--44, the odious 2lst rule, re-
!, fusng the reception of abolition petitions
= was by wing votes repealed. Remember it
= was repealed by whig votes,
= | think it must be evident to every candle
man, that the wing party have long since
, nailed their colors to the mast and on thei
broad folds are inscribed the cheering words
y OF Hope and Progress. They have declared
= and are now prosecuting war of ex;ermin
alton against human slavery in all its forms
e aud they will not cease from the contest un
:. ill the death-bow is given to that monstrou
hydra of oppression and tyranny.
But if, in an evil hour, they are temples
IS from any motive to abandon this high groun'
l. If they yield to considerations Of persona
i or political expediency, and sell the birth
e right of humanity for mess of pottage,-
n if they ever shall be found weak and wick
oi ed enough even to compromise their gre'
81 issues-tley too will fnd that the ties {