Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-05-30


creation, they will receive from a generou
country not only oblivion Of the past, bu
gratitude for the future.
An important element in the campaign
of 1911, was the impression made at tn
North that if Texas came into the Union
at least one halt of her territory would b,
free, because the soil and climate were no
fitted to sustain slavery. That was tn,
burden of the press and the political orator
Among numerous authorities to prove it
no name WAS more frequently cited than TIA,
name of Henry Clay. But when Texa
came IN, covered all over with slavery, the
people were disappointed because they haC
been duped. 1t was this that caused re.
yulsIon of feeling i'll large portion, back
t. the original point This will solve for
my predecessor, Mr.. Savage, what APP
peared TO him a great mystery, that there
should be such a vote for Mr.. Polk IN the
North, with Texas as test, and still the
men who voted in Congress for annexation
should be so unpopular. Those men saw
what was coming, and the moment of leav-
ing these halls, they fled for city of ref
uge as if the avenger of blood was ON their
track, and they never halted till, painting
and breathless, they stood under the same
shelter with Dix and Niles.
One part Of that territory was secured to
freedom by the terms of annexation In
such State or States as shall be formed out
of SAID territory north of said Missouri
compromise line, slavery or involuntary SER
yltude Except for crlme) shall be prohibit
ed" That declaration is positive, uncon-
dItlonal; dependent neither on the assent
of Texas, nor the people who shall form
that State. Is there any possible way Of
avoiding that contract! The gentleman
from Texas Mr.. Howard seemed to have
made the discovery. On the I'D January
he made this declaration:
The two Governments did not under
take to abolish Slavery in any portion Of
Texas by the resolutions of annexation. Ii
was an institution existing in the whole ex-
tent OF Texas, and must so continue to ex
Isl, unless abolished by the State itself, or
unless Texas shall consent to the formation
of new State entirely north of 81 BON.
II there Is any portion of the new State
south of that line, Texas has n right to in
sIst upon ITS coming INTO the Union with
slavery; and good faith 10 the South re-
qulre> that she shall insist upon the terms
OF the compact. SIR, Texas VIII stand IN
to the South, on the question of southern
rights as one man. She will never con-
sent, under the pretence Of settling her
boundary, that her rights as southern
State, under the resolutions of annexation.
shall be impaired, by introducing within her
limits the principle OF iree-soll, where slave
~ Is guaranteed to her bv the compact"
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