Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-04-18

Tint was 10 be the time for the Convention.
1t the Legislature ot Mass lchusetts, Penusyl-
vanla, and New York, then in session. adjourn
ed without passing laws 10 put down abo itlon
socetrs. then the tune for Southern Con-
ventlon had come. Mark The expression, Should
either OF these States pass such laws, it would
/ bc well to wait till their efficacy can be tested u
Now, sir, was this South, arrayed against Tap
pan, Garrison, and the societles designated il,
the speech of The Senator from south Carolina
as "snall and contenptibe?" II the Iegisa.
lures OF Massachusetts. Pennsylvania, and New
orE, dId not come to their rescue, it was time
tor ConmntiOn Of The stauehodsng States.
For this we believe the public mrnd is not
yet prepared, especially in Our sister States"
mot yet prepared" There was something
to be done To prepare the public mind Tor it,
I'VE believe the pubic mind is not vet prepur-
ed intin sister States." n efs that ttir- ,sstba
tic mind is pretty well prepared in South Caro-
lima, hut something was tu be done to prepare
he sister States; and, in this connexion, It
seems 10 me that the letter which read yes
erdny has most pregnant and signli ;ant
meaning. Mr.. CALHOUN, wiring To Duff
Green, slys:
Since you passed through the South, the
excitement in relation to the N ,rlhern fanatics
has greatly Increased" &c.
low far short OF disunon was the remedy to
he found? Why, # t,ey could be so prepared
is to put certain man at the head oi tie I'm
on, would they stop thus far shor of dlsunlon? !?
That was the meaning Of it. But the thing
was not then 'prepared" in the sister States :
though, suppose, the gentlemen who thought
Inc, ST St.,fa AZ
teen Years ago, supposed they have got them pret-
y well prepared by this time.
The Senator from South Carolina, speaking
OF the anti slavery agitation at the North. says,
which, rs is now acknowledged, has endan-
gered the Union" Now, sir, that is moi the case
Fhe Union was safe enough, the public mind
was safe enough, fifteen years ago. hold in
mv hand newspaper called the Union, pub
lI-hed in this city the 18th Of February last, and
this editor, VIII, suppose, will be admitted to
De good authority an the subject, says:
"The following fact stands oui pre- mnrntly in the hsto-
Of p'r'irS IN New llamphirc viz: thh before the an
xatin Texas, aud the treason at John II lie to the
Hem cratic par y, (Which oc ofrt ch h. sought tn jus
MY on tn pttext ppm On tn the admission IF rexis
lat party was frs from all ab tun ur ir soil
m hS The Dem crazy Of Vrginn. hey uppnSed ngtt
u"n ct tn vr vueStion, and They oppusrd the Abolition
i't' in every ioini,"
Now. SIR, you have this declaration coming
ITO II this sonrce-one that will not be dlSputeh
-thlt npto the annexation Of Texas in l545,
here was as lIttle Abolltnnism md Free Soil
Sn in New Hampshire, as in Virginia herself.
Aud it the sa ne lie true of New Hampshire, it is
ue ri all the Northera Stiles generally. so far
as anything aft cting the pubic councils are
tnncerncd. But at that rine what did the North
see? They saw then the proposition, clearly
an unblushng'y put forth, that the whole pur-
poses and energies ofthe Government must be
n'Ought 20 hear tor the purpose of strengthening
lud sustaining the Institution Of slavery fne
flowing Is the announcement made by the Sec
retary of State: