The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-08-01

use THAT power.
Are we told siilI tl.a, the Cn;m is
in danger s---.l,un il IL in danger be-
cause others will dissolve il, not We
because others viii depart from The
principles Of their fathers, AMI ours
because others viii insist upon SLw
CONDITIONS or uxioN---upoa condi.
iions which are not in the Constitution.
and which it is our right, and our in
dispcnsabic d1ty also, firmly to refuse.
Shall ~e conprc,nisc now our prlnci
pies. and the principles of our iathcrsi
then another stride from the path Of
honor. Of safety. and Of liberty itself.
may demand another compromise an.
other day shall demand ,,ill another
new condition OF Union--until n, last
tie whole fabric Of free American Gov
crnmeni shall be changed. and of the
fair and comely original, there shall not
be left one stone upon another.
Tue CONSTITUTION AZ IT Is---Tiir
UxioN. governed upon Constitutional
principles we have abidcd by these,
we will abide by them still This is
the compromise. the only compromise,
to which we feel il our duty or our
right 10 submit.
What is true Of the present sad con-
dition of the country, because Of the
violation Of the principles Of the Wings
Of Vermont On the subject Of Slavery,
is equally true Of other important mat.
ters. Our calami,ies may .,ill further
be traced to an abandonment Of those
ancient landmarks which the Rcpubli-
can fathers fixed, and by which the
Wing party has ever been and still is
ruled. We will ad?ert to single yet
signal instance Of this truth.
At this moment she business of the
country is seriously depre-sed--iis COM
mcrcc i. languishing, and its debt to
foreign countries alarmingly augment
ing daily, by vastly increased impor1a-
tons Of foreign manufactures. and II
vast decreas. in the expectation Of A.
merican roducts,---legitimate and pal
pabie consequences Of abandoning the
good old fashioned Wing doctrine Of
Projections. and substituting the princi-
pies Of Butsh Free Trade
There are errors Of omission also, for
! which we are in no way responsible. e.---
The currency is uselessly disturbed, and
} the Government itself not unfrequen,ly
embarrassed, by the operation Of the
Sub-Treasury System; spoliations are
daily committed on the public domain
and the interests OF commerce in the
lakes. rivers and harlWrs of the country,
are almost entirely neglected. Nor is
this neglect charseuble to the late Exc-
cu,ive and his cabinet. Most faithfully
have their duties been performed in the
recommendation Of moderate, discreet
and practicable measures Of Reform
congress, with an opposition majority il
both branches. aud committees carefully
organized with majori,ies opposed t'
the Administration. has most indus,ri
ously and successfully neglected the re
concentrations Of the Executive, nnc
the great interests of the country.
In such review OF the state of pub
lie affairs We see no ground to dis,rus
the principles Or policy Of the Whig
Of Vcrmout-.-no ground to sacrifice o
essentially modify single article in tn
, old. the cherished. the ever gloriousl
sustained VERMONT WING CREED.
: Resoired therefore, That the whic
, Of Vermont, in convention assembled
5 refer to the Declaration Of Indeper
dence, TO the Federal Constitution. q
, understood and expoundea by It's fran
ers, to the cnuncialion Of the gre'
=. principle Of human liberty and the q
A.: striction Of domestic slavery Promu
: gated by the ordinance Of 81, and
: their own former resolutions in conveI
r tion, as the constant and unciiangin
standards OF their political faith.
i Resolved, That Slavery is Grin
a against humanity. and sore evil in Il
j body polite. thai was excused by Il
] trainers of the Federal constitution as
d crime entaied upon the country by the
J. predecessors, and tolerated solely as
d thing OF inexorable necessity.
il Resolred, That the 50 called con
e promises Of the constitution RESTRAIN
e ed the Federal Government from inie
{, ference with Slavery only in the Stat
IN in which il then existed, and from inte
1t ference with the Slave Trade only f
,f a limited time, whicli has long since C
q pired that the powers. conferred up'
+ congress by the constitution, TO snpPrc
ID the Slave Trade, to regulate tue cor
at merce between the States. to govern Il
in Territories, and to admit new States
o. power. conferred with an express int
" lion to form a more perfect union, c
c. tabli.h Justice, insure domestic trsnqu
H. ny. provide for the common deienl
a. promote the general welfare. and secu
he The blessing. OF liberty to ourselves a
ry our pos,eriiy," may all rishuully
Is. used so ~ 20 prevent the extension
s. Slavery into territory now free, and
on abolish Slavery and the Slave Ira
nd whether either exists under the jur
e. dic.ion Of congress.
10 Resotved. Tina, we are entirely a
ID un-ompromisingiy opposed 10 the ss,'
u, sion Of slavery in any manner. ~he,f
,al bv the annexation 10 slavebolding II
re- as Of territory now free, or by the !
h- | z;s.;.. q. a.. I'n,no NJ territory