Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-01-04

Wea, ually faithless. Some of the the news 9''n,
paper NJ making up table of those who
voted Ca;sst the resolution of Mr.. Root, to
instrUSHe Committee on the Territories
to repS q; Eo 'rouiding Territorial Govern
menus California and ne" MeAi'9 I'm aliu
excludl slavery, record but one Demo-
cratic n Tbis is a great mistake. Sew
en- Dem. VI from the free States voted in
the Mega 81 ]. Ingersoll, Kennon, jun,
Miller alsswyer, of Ohio, Murphy, OF ~
York, Ri mdson, of Illinois, and Letter,
of Iowa; sdeleyen were absent or refused
to vote-Brdal and Collins, of New York,
Bridges ad Brodhead, of Pennsylvania,
Clark andWiIIams, of Maine, Edsall of N
Jersey, FGkHn, McClernand and Turner
OF Illinois, Padt, of Indiana. Of these,
six or seven IL utterly unreliable. Will
hams, of Maize is constantly lodging; his
son, we believe, was made midshipman at
the last session Ficklin, Turner, and Nc
CaleArnand, are probably under the influence
OF Douglas, whose bill we have unmasked
In another pac &C.
We know that it is the policy of the lead
ers of the Wigs and Democrats in Con-
greSS to kill 6f" as they phrase it, the
Free Soil party. If they can unite on
plan Tor adjusting the question of slavery
this session, this object, they think, will be
accomplished. But the plan must be such
as to keep the word of promise to the ear"
4 the Northd people; such as will not
iamage SaieI taeir standing with their ell
me- me- $ t9i :. People for genuine
We learn thai this subject has been un
der consideration among the managers evel
since the session COMMENSURATE there
have been frequent caucusings and count
ngs Of noses-that the bill of Douglas has
been supposed to afford a clue to lead tht
old Hunkers Of both parties out of thel
Iperplexlties-that the contriver of 1t ha
been trying the fidelity of the Free Sol
men, and Wimot Proviso Democrats ant
Wings in the Heuse-that at one time ma
ny, if not great majority, of the leading
Wings were disposed to regard it with ia
Vor-that among these were Vinton, of 0
hlo, and Greeley of New York, and we hav
not heard that the former has changed hi
mind, or that the latter will not give it hi
support, provided Douglas defines the east
ern boundary of the new State
Now, if these things do not alarm tn
friends Of Free Territory in all parties, the
they are doomed Let them look to it,
Letters innumerable are passing from Wasf
ington. Efforts will be made, no doubt, t
still agitation at home, to subsldlze tn
the press, to prevent any action by the Stat
Legislatures. Will not the People awake
1t is fact, but we fear they will find it oil
too late, that the men who represent thel
in Congress, cannot all be depended upol
Their constituents must keep a constal
watch over them, and let them know tn
acquiescence in the schemes of slavery plo
ters against Liberty will be FELo DE Sc.
What makes the paltering policy OF the
halfhearted men more criminal, is the fac
that many southern men were making |
their minds to acqiesce inthe WilmotP
viso policy, as thing settled upon-not
be avoided, All these auspices were fave
able to the cause Of Human Liberty. Al
now we say, if Slavery triumph, it will II
umph not BY the power of the STAKEHOLDER
but through ths> loathsome treachery
Northern and Western members Of Co
gress. Who They are, time may show,