Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-04-18
VOLUME VII. NO. 16.

snow IN all situations and under ali circumstan.
ces, Just and proper regard for The people Of
mat county but with respect to ITS annexajiou
to this Union 1t is well known that from The
'irsl announcement Of any such idea, | have felt
1t my duty steadily, uniformly, aud zpalotIsly 10
oppose It. have expressed opinions and urred
arguments against 1t tveIywhcie aud IN all oc.
caslons in which the subj Ct cane under cunsid-
Grafton, and could not now, if | we've 10 90 over
the whole topic again, adduce any new views
or support old views, as tar as | am aware, by
any new arguments or illustrations. Nv Efforts
hhvc been constant and fnwav rlng, but, like
those o. others, they have failed OF success I
VIII, therefore, in very few words, acting un-
der the unanimous resolution and Instructions of
both branches ot the Legislature # Massachu-
'etis, as well as IN conformity to my own settled
Judgment and fnll convlctien rpcapilulnle before
the senate aud before the country the objections
which have prevailed, and which always will
prevail with me, against this measure OF anncx-
alton,
In the third place, sir have to say. that
while loId, wnh as much integrity. tIusi,
1nd hl'hfunrss ns any ciz OF thus counry,
to all the original Hr an4enrnls and cunpromis.
es IN which the Constitution under which we
now live was adopted, never cuu,d and never
/
mission Of other States into tue Union rs sl,ve
States, with the inequalities wheh were 81 10 Cd
and accorded to the slave holding States then in
existence under the Constitution do not llnk
that the free States ever expected or could .X-
pect, that they would be called on tn admit fur
ther slave States having the advantages, the
unequal advantages arising to them from the
mode Of apporii"nng representation under the
existing Constitution.
"Sr, have never made an cffnrf, and never
propose to make an effort; have never coun.
tenanced an effort, and never mean to countpn.
ancc an effort, to disturb the arrangements, as
originally made, by which the various States
came into the Union; but | cinn0t avoid con-
sldering it quite different question when n
PROPOSE ion is made to admit new States, and
that they be allowed to come in with the same
advantages and inequalities which existed in re.
gard TO the DID,
Il" Now. sir. as have sud. in al this acted
under resolutions Of the state Of NJ ssachusetts
certainly c0ncnnng with nv own Judgment
so often repeated ard reafitmed hy the uuan.
mous consent of all men of all parties, that |
could not we'll 90 thlnuoh the series. affirming
not only the lmpo'ycy, butth' uncoaSltMionhiiy
ni such annexation.
"B1.des, experience Shows II; that thin Is Of
this sort may be sprung upon Congress or the
| pe1pl. II WIS 50 III the case of IrXas. |! was
40 IN the wenty. eIghh Congress, The mrnl-
bers Of that Congress were not rh 's N To d cllc
the question ot annex Ill"n ~ no annexation -
They came IN on other guundS. political and
party, ana were supported tor Ason' uo con.
neCted with tins question. What th"n? The
Administration sprung npon them the question
Ut annrXnton. 1t obtained SNIP Judgment
upon 1t, AMI carried the measure ut annexation.
think ! see roursc adop-
led which is lkt ly IA turn the Constitution OG
,' rsb, '" H., ,',''' fiei"r,"'' -,""si r. I"i cnrse
qnnl Covcrnnen,; nor i,undej on J,opuiar
r''sentation' not founded on equality, but on the
s'',IsuN. "ii' '';'N ~ "',l 20 on
,,;, ITo;nn' 'sb,IIr,iI =, ,,n,a, g 0"' "''"
81 resist ito d " and always Whoeycrer
tAiters. or whoever Hes. coniinue the contest
know, sir. that all the portcnlS are di>cuurag.
inc WohId 10 Gud coud nuspi.c te rood
influences. Wculd to God that those who
think with me, and myself could hope fer stroll
ler support. Would that we could stand where
We desire to stand. see the sjnus are sinister.
Bat with ,ev or uone NV position is fixed. II
,hefr were time. woull uElIv awaken the
country. believe the county mlrIlt be awaku
rned; but it may he too late, l}ri, supported
nr unsupported by thr blesSin oi Col shttl
de- INV duty. see we'll emo .gh al, the adverse
Indications. But am sustained by ii deep and
conscientious sense of duty. Aud white sup.
or~j w., ,,,, tn,,,. unI wlun s,,ch greo h..
a'',,, ",e" -, .t,lo lsC, ,,n,ss nn1 ,s. M
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'''0'' wv '''
There. sir. is wh,re the Snnafor from Massa-
chnsetts pIncrd himself in 1913: lne measure is
m,roustitutlona|. and II is n SNAP iudrmcnt.-
Now. ask. can anv man he bound by snap
Indictment unconsuU,Ionuy obtained !: And vet,
~ IN answer +, the ounsi,nn prouuSpd lo him
Ia few d,y4 aro il lie thinks tina, thus ont reso.
lo,inu aiop,cd by majority of the two Houses
Of Cuur,rss. nnnosrd coatract upon Us whch
,,, h,7,In, M, ,,,id that no ,ors and that we