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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19
THE POSITION OF DANIEL,
WERSTEP

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In Relation to the WING Party.
When we consider the great and commanding
influence which Daniel Webster has ever exer-
clsed over the wing party at the North, we cam
Rot but look upon the position he has recently
assumed upon the slavery question, but as one
OF the most alarming portents of the times If
we understand the drift and extent Of his reas.
onng and declarations, he fully takes the
ground that slavery must of necessity continue
to exist in this country, and that it is, therefore,
useless to agitate the question, or attempt to de-
wise measures to prevent its perpetuity. This is
all the South want-it is all they have ever ask.
ed, even since the Southern statesmen of the
Calhoun school repudated the teachings of their
political fathers and commenced labored de-
fence Of their peculiar institution. Animmuni-
ty from agitation they consider tantamount to a
perpetulty ofslavcry; but in the growing anti.
slavery sentiment of the North, they see every
thing but security against the effect of discuss
ion which conscience and common sense alike,
tell them must soon be fatal to their institution ;
and hence their desperate efforts to extend it. in
order to secure political power in Congress
which shall take measures to put down this agi-
tahon, and place slavery on firm basis Let it,
however, become the settled doctrines of the
country, that slavery must necessarily be per-
petual, and their present sense .of insecurity is
mainly done away and their fears quoted for
such doctrines they rightly believe must take u.
way SO much of the force OF the argument against
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

THE INJURED South ga sectional despot-
ism, totaiiy irresponsible to the People Of the South
--constitMeiof the Representatives. in Congress of
henon slaucholdinS States, ignorant of our feel
mgs, condition and institutlons-relg at Wash
ington NashU5Ie Convention .4tdreSs
LooE, says the National Era, at every De-
partment Of the Federal Government; it is not
under the complete control of slavcholders?-
The Chief Executive, a stakeholder, the Chief
Justice shareholder, the Speaker of the House
of Representatives Shareholder, the chairman
Of all The important committees in both Houses
Of Congress, Shareholders or their dependents
in word, the Executive, Legislative and Judi
ciaI Departments Of the Government under the
domination of shareholders. And yet the North
is fierce, and unrelenting, overbearing Despot,
ism under which the South groans, in danger Of
being crushed to powder
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

The ccnsure of the secretary Of war passed
by vote of 1853 to 25, Mr. Thompson's a
mondmeut virtually censuring the President was
passed by majority of 7. The friends of the
administration spent the rest Of the afternoon in
calling for yeas and nays, audrying to adjourn.
On Monday the House passed the following le-
soves-the first 142 to 40, the second ll2 to SO,
the third l2S to II -
Isl. Resolved, That the claim of the repre-
sentatives Of George Galphin was not just de-
mand against the United States
Cd. Resolved, That the act of congress made
it the duty of the secretary of the treasury to
pay the principal of said claim, and it was there
fore paid, in accordance with law and precedent
Sd. Resolved, That the act aforesaid did not
authorize the secretary of the treasury to pay
interests on said claim, and the payment was
not in conformity with law and precedent"
What will the RepubIc-lhe cabinet orgrn-
and its follower hereabous say TO the vote OF the
house of representatives upon the Galphin ques.
lion? The Republic defended the proprlety Of
Mr.. Crawfords conduct with great zeal and
eaboratness, and the Atlas denounced the cen
sure cast upon Mr.. Crawford as the effect OF
party malice, yet in house of 23l members
but 25 sustained MI. Cawlords conduct in re-
lation to this caim,-Ind. Dem.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19
TIE NATIONAL. BEREAVE-
IMENT.

Had thunGerbolt, heralded by no visible
cloud, but descending from the clear, blue sky
above, exploded at their feet, the people of this
section could have been scarcely more startled
and awe-struck, than they were last week by the
sad and sudden ddings which apprised them
that the shaft of death, falling in high places,
had struck down the head of the nation. in the
person of Zachara Taylor
The latter part Of the career of General Tay-
lor has been singuarly brilhant-singuarly sue
ccsstu!; and the closing manifestations of his
life, we are gratifed to say, have been such as
to remove the doubts which many may have
honestly entertained of the broadness of his pat
riotism, and to make all feel that at this crisis,
his death may prove truly a national loss.
Peace to the old warrior Whatever his CIV
&c deficiencies, they will all be forgotten now,
leaving his name and fame to fall back on those
acme'ements of heroism which are doubtless
destined to make bright page in American his
tory.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

ter, were governed by new laws, were united to
a new kingdom, were brought into new relations
with each other, had new duties to perform, and
were required to live new lives They were, IN
fact, new creatures old things had passed away,
and all things had become new. This removal
ton disposed them to respect all Gods COM
mands and inclined them to renounce' and for
sake everything that was contrary to the law OF
God, and injurious to their fellow'men. They
were required to obey God rather than man, to
do everything to his glory to logo their neghbor
as themselves and to lay down their lives for
the brethren. And they cheerfully gave up
their RIGHTEOUSNESS, their slaves, and all other
heather practices. There was no difficulty in
the case. They put on Christ, and made no
provision to fulfil the lusts Of the flesh. These
were crucifed, dead and buried and the real
christian could no longer live in them. Like
Zaccheus, they were ready to give half OF their
substance to the poor, and to restore four told to
those whom they had injured. All was done
cleerfully; christians brought forth fruits meet
for repentance. And this simple process exclu-
ded slaveholding, idolatry, and all the abomna-
tons of heathenism, from the churches of all
the real saints.
And it will always produce the same effect,
when the soul IS renewed, by the power of the
Holy Ghost Let the Royal Law" Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as myself" be pressed upon
the heart that is alive unto God, and it will press
out the gall of slavery, oppression and cruelty.
Love may use siken cords, never iron chains or
lacerating whips. Here then we have the
grand question answered. And if any real
christian wishes to know what he should d. let
him apply the Royal Law to his heart. Bring
your heart and Gods law together and greatly
mistake if you are not satisfied what God re-
quires Do you believe that slavery will have
any place in the millennial church? What
that church will be, all christian churches should
now be- And they have no more right to tole-
rate one sin, than all sin-the sin of slavery,
than the sin of piracy And those who will do
it, must abide the consequences.
AN OLD MAN.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

An Excursion on The Fourth.
Mr.. EDIToR Permit me, through the col.
umns Of the freeman, to describe our excursion
to the summit of Cancels Hump, on the memoir
able fourth. Although cannot do justice with
pen and ink to the grandeur of the scene, yet
feel in duty bound to make an attempt.
We set cut early on the morning of the fourth,
to ascend, keeping in memory for what purpose
we were going thither, and the noble deeds of
OR ancestors at our country's birth; together
with the grandeur and picturesque scenery of
the mountain and valleys around could not fail
to inspire US with holy and patriotic views of
our country5 independence. Our route lay
through valleys and over hills covered with per-
petual green, from which our noble State deriv
ed its name, and from which shoots innumerable
riyuIets falling in cascades down the mountain,
meandering their courses till they fall into the
noble Wnooski, the waters of which are as
impld and pure as the principles of our free re-
publican party, and which afford excellent bev-
erage for the thirsty and weary traveller as he
0sconds We found that our patriotic friends of
the green hills Around on our arrival, filled with
no less zeal for our country's independence than
ourselves, had already assembled with the first
colors that ever were unfJlded to the breeze on
the summit Of this mountain, taking with them
their cannon, to show to the people that they
were still mindful Of the services of their IA
theirs and to show that they are ready to face
the enemies cannon as long as there is blood
coursing in their veins, or until life is extinct
Nothing could arrest our progress, although we
had innumcrabe barriers in our way. On we
marched until we arrived on the summit, and
for the first time we, from the summit of this
mountain, contemplated the subllmity and gran.
ducr of our native state from one end to the 9TH
er. Nothing could excel the brllliancy of the
scene, the top being covered with vapor at first
gradually vanished, and left to our view the most
dazzling prospect oar eyes were ever permitted
to behold After Il somewhat pristine picnic
dinner and reposing ourselves, we proceeded to
the business of the day. choosing our president
for the day, utter which prayer was offered by
the Rev Mr.. Chapen, of Huntington, at the
close of which, we were favored with an appro-
pirate Grafton, and then followed several volun-
teor discourses and toasts suitable to the occa-
sion the whole being conducted with the great
est tranquility and harmony,
After we bad adjourned and taken solemn
VOWS of allegiance to our country and of hatred
to federalism and all our counlry's foes We be.
gan to descend, having been paid ten-fold for
all our toll, chershIng the hope that we shall
one day see Il monument on the summit of tie
mountain which re echoed the peals Of the can
non Of the battles of Pittsburgh and Benning,
ton, in memory of old Eathan Allen and the
braves who fell there, fighting for our common
sacred liberties.
ONE OF THE PARTY.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

RESIGNATION OF john P. HALE.-The Al
bany Eucaing Journal, in copying a paragraph
announcing the retirement of the Hon. JONI P,
HALE from the United States Senate, says:
"Mr HALE's resignation, we regret to know,
is determined upon. lie will not, however,
leave the Senate while vital questions concern.
ing Freedom require his voice and his votes
Though deeply regretting the existence of con-
siderations which constrain the resignation Of
this able and faithful Senator, we are happy to
learn that simultaneously with his retirement
from the U. S. Senate, he will become a mem
Der of the Bar and q resident of the State of
New York;
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19
Cabinet Rumors.

The lew York Tribune says it is rumored
that.
"President Fillmore will form Cabinet com
posed throughout of men in favor of the Com
promise bill now before the Senate. Daniel
Webster, of Massachusetts, is named as Secre-
tary of State, and William C. Dawson, of Geor-
gia, as Secretary Of War. We give the rumor
simply for what it may be worth. Another dis
patch says that the entire Cabinet have rendered
their resignation as usual on the incoming of
new President, but That at the request Of Mr.
Fillmore they will remain in office until the close
of the present session of Congress"
The New York Herald has the following -
"Mr. Clay will be consulted and will have
due weight in the formation of the Cabinet
For Secretary OF State, Webster, Winthrop and
VIM. c. Riyes are named; For the Treasury,
Jas. +. Simmons, George Evans and Elisha
Whittlcsey; for Home Department, MI T. Nc
KEENAN,; for War Department, I. Butler King
and scarcely anybody else for Post Office, R.
w Thomson, John C, Clarke for Attorney
General, Ed. Bales, Rufus Choate,"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19
Maine.

The following resolutions show what is
thought and felt by the people of Maine, The
first passed unanimously the second by ayote
Of 100 yeas to 81 nays. The Independent Dem
ocrat says, the nays were from both Cass and
Webster hunkers
ReSolred, As the sense of the people of this
State that California ought to be promptly and
Internationally admitted into the Union, in ac-
cordance with her application to Congress for
that purpose.
ReSolued That territorial governments ought
to be formed for New Mexico and Utah, proh,b-
ting siauay therein, and that NO TERRITORIAL
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE FORMED WITHOUT AN
EXPRESS PROHIBITION TO THAT EFFECT.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

Der the month Immediately preceding this, was
very cold.
February was very cold, with the exception
of few days, it was mild, like its prodoces-
sor.
March was cold and boisterous the first half
Of it, the remainder was mild A great iroshet
of the Ohio and Kentucky rivers, that caused
great loss of property
April began warm and grew cold as the
month advanced, and ended with snow and ice,
with temperature more like winter handspring.
May, like the enc ust ended, was more re-
markabe for frowns than smiles. Buds and
fruits were frozon-ico formed half an inch in
thickness-corn killed, and the fields again and
again repanted until deemed too late.
June, the coolest ever known in this latitude.
Frost, and ice, and snow were common. Al
most every green herb killed. Fruit nearly all
destroyed. Snow fell to the dobth of ten inch
es in Vermont, several inches in Maine, and it
fell to the debth of three inches in the interior of
this state it fell also in Massachusetts.
August was more cheeross if possible than
the summer months already passed. Ice was
formed half an inch i'll thickness. Indian corn
was SO frozen that the greater part of it was cut
down and dried for fodder. Almost every green
thing was destroyed, both in this country and
in Europe. Papers received from England said,
at will ever be remembered by the present
generation that the year 1916 was year in
which there was no summer" Very little corn
in the New England and middle States rpen-
ed. Farmers supplied themselves from the corn
produced in 1915 for seed in the Spring of
1877. Itsold from four 10 five dollars u bushel
September furnished about two weeks of the
mildest weather Of the season. Soon after the
middle it became very cold and losty--ice form
ING quarter OF an inch in thickness.
October produced more than its usual share
of cold weather; frost and ice common.
November was cold and clustering. Snow
fell SO as to make alcighjng.
December was mild and comfortable.
We have thus given brief summary Of the
"Cold Summer Of 1916" as it wos called, in
order to distinguish it from the cold Seasons
The Winter was mild. Frost and ice were
common in every month Of the year. Very lit
tie vegetation maturcd in the Eastern and Mid.
die States. The Suns rays aeomed to be dcs-
flute of neat throughout the Summer; all ma
ture was clad in sable hue, and man exhibited
mn LITTLE onyIety cnucpr,,inrr iha fniurn nf this
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19
For the Freeman.
A VOICE TO BE NEEDED

While Stewart and other Divines are Mt.
tempting to paiate the sin of slavery by scrip.
tural argument, the following, from retired
clergyman, now trembling on the verge of the
grave, deserves to be heard and heeded.-Epl
How did the apostles exclude sluvary from the
church of Christ? Answer. They excluded
slavery just as they did Idelatry, Licentiousnese
and other heather sbominations. They were
not Legislators, but the servants of Christ, sem
to execute HIS laws, not the laws of Cesar
And they destroyed slavery in the Church, moi
in the State, by casting down every high thing
and bringing all into cheerful subsection t.
the law of Christ, by changing the heart, infus-
ing new principles, desires, hopes and fears into
the soul; transforming the whole man, making
him a new creature in Christ Jesus, Satan was
cast out, and Christ enthroned. And all, who
received Christ were brought under new Mas
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

only to say, that standing as we do on the origi-
nal democratic ground with respect to slavsry
-sympathizing in our sentiments and our course
with the doctrines and the faith Of Thomas jeff
erson, the great apostle of Democracy. we have
a right to the name. The danger Of becoming
conlounded with that portion of the Democrat
ic party who persisted in holding on to the cog
nomen while abandoning one of the great prin-
ciples of the party, compelled us for time to
adopt prefix, significant of our steadastnoss i'll
the faith of our fathers. We are The Democrat
ic party, and any party which advocates com
promise with slavery is not JeffersoHan in its
principles or tendencies is not democratc.-
Windsor County Democrat
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19
Nominees of the Democratic
State Convention.

We have great pleasure in mailing to our mast
head the names of good men and true for State
officers. Mr.. Peck is man well known and of
excellent repute Our OPPONENTS can bring
no objection to him, except that he is too much
of free soil politician, which is just the sort OF
fault that commends hun most strongly to our
support. Of the other gentleman ditto. But
perhaps we shall be suspected of hankenng
after "the leeks and onions Of Egypt"-of de-
string to seem to be with those democrats who
advocate compromise with slavery, because we
have dropped "tfes' as prefix, and Style our
ticket the Democratic ticket In reply we have
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

RESIGNATION OF THE CABINEr.-The late
Cabinet of General Taylor have made tender
of their resignation to President Fillmore. They
will, however, continue in office for the present.
Many specuations are rife in regard to their
SUCCESSORS, and among others the name Of the
Hon. r. G. Winthrop is mentioned. Yet it is
thought that no change will be made before the
close Of the present session of Congress.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19
Russia and the Nations of Europe

Russia and the Nations Of Europe,
Every advice from Europe shows the ad.
vance of Russian power in that part of the
world The Cossack INVASION Of Europe, &c
put down Hungary and liberty, resulted not
ONLY in the downfall of liberty but the ag'
grandizement of Russia. The Autocrat
hugged the Emperor OF Austria, in his friend
ship, so bearishIy, that the House of HaPs-
burg are now mere Russian dependents. -
Recently the Autocrat has made some Gem
pact with Prussia, allowing Prussia to stand
at the head of certain Germanic States,
much to the regret of Austria. The Aus
trian Minister was told by the Antocrat'
that his government would not be allowed to
make wal on Prussia The object OF the
emperor doubtless is to break up the strong
nations of Europe He has done at ia ms
power to embrol France and England
aud very nearly succeeded
England has lost her formidable power
in the courts of Europe. While Russian
power is steadily increasing, that OF England
on the European continent Is every DAY dl-
minshng.
If the cause of liberty falls in this coun-
try, by the disruption Of our glorious union,
the last and only stronghold of freedom, then
will tespotsm long hold its iron grasp
The ascendancy of the Russ in Europe, is
a guaranty to despotism that freedom shall
continue to lie trampled IN the dust at least
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

SECEssIoN,-The Baltimore Patriot has in
its Washington letter the following paragraph
81 regretted to see the Southern Democrats
leave the chamber almost in body when Sen.
ator Seward commenced speaking, while the
Wing side OF the chamber was full Such in
tolerance lfor it can be considered in no other
light,) had bad effect on the Northern mind
1t IS species of discourtesy which Northern
men are never guilty of-and which influence
the North more than thousand speeches would
be likely to do"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19
DBATHOF 'THB PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES.

We stop our press to announce what seems to
us great public calamity. Tuesday night, 10Th
inst, at halt past ten o'clock, President Taylor
breathed his last. lie participated last Thurs.
day (the 4thl in the celebration Of that day, and
appeared in his usual natural health. Early the
next morning he was attacked with cholera NOR
bus fever superseded, and on Tuesday night he
died. Rarely has the deceaso ofany public man
given us SO much pain as this melancholy event,
We have no room for comment National
EJd
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

A New MISSIONARY SOCIETY, foreign and
domestic. will, it is sad soon be formed for the
West. Its formation was suggested by the late
Anti Slavery Convention held at Sincinnati. 1t
is to be founded on Ant-Slavery principles, and
will occupy the same ground with the Ameri-
can Missionary Society Ii has been partly or
ganized by the appointment of an Executive
Committee of which the Rev. G. B. Boynton,
of Cincinnati, is chairman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

And the Journal of last evening makes up the
Cabinet in this way
"Webstcr Secretaryof State; Mangum, Sec
rotary of War; Evans, Secretary of Treasury
King, of Ga, Secretary of Navy; ]. G. Wright,
of Ohio, Post Master Generals Boyard, of Pa,
Secretary of INTERIOR
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

0CF~The Free Soil County Convention met at
Mddebury on Wednesday last and nominated
Rev. Cyrus PNINDLE of Ferrisburgh and J. NJ.
SLADE, of MiddIebury, for Senators--JoHY
PARKER of Vergennes, and LYMAN P. WHITE
Of Whiting, for Judges, and JoHN PIERpoINT
Of Vergenues, for States Attorney.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19
Orange County Convention.


The Free Democray of this County held their
Convention at Chelsea on the Slh inst and with
great unaminity nominated the following ticket
for county Officers for the year ensuing:-
S. Nj. BIGELOW. Senators.
STEPH'N THOMAS,S
Assistant Judges Co, Court.
IRA KlDDER,
GOULDSBURN TAPLIN, JR.
ORAMEL II. WATSON, High Sheriff.
HARVEY TRACY, High Baif.
ASA NJ. DICKEY, States Attorney.
PHILANDER PERRIN, Judge of Probate
for the District of Randolph
ROYAL HATCH, Judge of Probate for
the District o? Bradford.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

for ages, perhaps forever. We trust God
VIII not give up our countrymen to such
madness as to apply torch to the temple
OF liberty. Our Union. is the last hope Of
freedom,-O6ce Branch.