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

were beinV wngpd aud ihsulted TIL they were
told so from Il city of Washington. believe
that dlst,rbinlnotler goes out in speeches d.!
lvered in thisall, and in the other end Of the
Capitol.
| believe th no possible ingenuity, no course
of reasoning. dild have induced the Leglsla
lures Of the SAthern states to think that sim
pie perseverance in course Of Legislation, COM
mencinr withthe constitution, and older than
the consftttia itself. is nsuling and wrong I'M
less It had dee industrously circulated and sent
out in spepckemade here.
Now, sir. anppeol Is made to gentlemen Of
the North "a cme forward and save thI Union
make an anna to gentlemen Of the South. and
ask them to ease representing the North as
expressing thpa | ask them IN cease from rep
resening thu. mere Is desire, or a purpose, or
n wish to do wong or injustice to any PORTION
OF this Confedencv. ask them TO cease, from
this day, hpntptnh and forever. from represent,
my that the basage of the ordinance of 1887,
and applying Ii to the territories of The United
States in the bih organizing territorial Govern
'nen's, is awning but bill that coincidrs with
ne conSIitnlihsnd runs with it to the present
'lme-l ask hknto 20 home and tell their con
stitlents that hi; bill is the same which was
applied by thd Old continental C0nfederacv tn
every inch Of taritory which wc then owned. |
ana . That there BIS never been territorial Mill
ulnerent from ts, down to the organization o.
the Oregon fyeslto-y, in which tine right and
inc power Of Congress to legslate upon this
very subject If stavery has not been introduced
and acted upo1undsputed. Now, if gentlemen
from the Southern States will do this, if they
VIII mt Tho 81 otorpn,onf riuiit hnfore
thnlr own Constituency npnn this subject, they
win 40 more to aay the agitation than the whole
N !, can possily do. What is asked of the
NoTth They ,te asked not only to abandon
the policy undet which the constitution was
framed, but the bbnorable Senator from South
Carolina, speaking for the South upon this sub
lcct, and not ongIwantS us to abandon it, To n
bandon all that VI have done under the Consti
ntion-but to I'VE up the Constitution ITSELF
THAI IS what Wi Are very modestly asked to do.
He SAYS:
"lS it not the ccltaim that unless something
decisive is not dine now, to arrest IT, the south
will have to chose between accession and abo
lltion?" Whatsho be done: The honorable
senator from So,h Carolina requires the inser
ton of a provisia In the constitution which will
restore to the Sotb the power which she pos
scSset to proieCherscIt.
This. sir, is tie very modest concession we
nre called upon dakc-we are not only to give
up the whole pocv Of Legislation under which
we have lived tG siyty years. but we are to give
up the constitutnb Itself, and insert n provision
thn, shall tolev"I n ntain the equilibrium in
tended 10 be established Sir. ingenuity is al
fault when it coaes to speculate upon the char
acter OF the proposed amendment.
We'll, what ishat amendment to be7 Shal
it be provided tint he North shall not be. popu
lated any faster han the south? Or shall j
provide that the nice of the slaveholdlng states
lew rs they maybe, shall always equal that o
the non savcholdnR states, however numerous
and however mmhj exceeding them in popula
ton? The senai%d,d not see fit to explain tn
nature of the amendment he proposed but sim
ply announced tIrre INST be some amendment
made, without telling us What it WAS rs the prize
OF the peace we are seeking. look, then. mp
IN it as II dlssolOlnn, 81 far as the settled opin
IONS OF that senaDf are CONCERNED, and TINT til
tim for which some ct the sister states OF Snu
Carolina were ndquite prepared fifteen year
ug0 has now, coif, and unless this mportar
constitutional amndinent is adopted bv WY
cguIlbrlum the Suth are prepared for cecer
slon, and that setsslon they will take, hecn1<
i R3dHT6ddFu'h scss'ssIddrs~und, indeed as thing
arc now moving, Nc thinks they will not be re-
quired TO sccede. Agitation, If not ceased, w
do the work for thul.
Wrh this expNlon OF the matter, ! leave i
and leave the cuntry to Judge who it il thu
usurps power, anlWho it is that keeps up 40
tatlon-w whether is the men OF the North or ,
the South who ~ to blame for the present stat
o, excitement IN tn country. AS regards III
threats ot Srcessl@ made by the Senator trnl
: South Carolina, apparently regarding thll Il
I being the only rerdy for tie evlis under wh!c
I the South is now wondering, have only to sa,
that of tn" propr'y Of the measure 1t is fl
them TO Judge, AL tor them to d, eide in view
] he measure and consequences
Let me say IN CncluSion thlt that is not tn
end nor the pnipe at which am, and 4
= which, rs far AS now, those with whom | at
aim. We desire elon not Out of the CouSt
l tuition, or against he constitution. hut in aU
!. under it We dere to see that CONSTITUTE,
. carried out as inladed by It's trainers, and t
see it admlnisteretla the spirit in which 1t wa
2 tolmed.
And, sir, we desc to see also the abolltio
:, u! SldN'IY thcCtcu lINug Ioul llc "nllu' WI
not undertake 10 sly how it Is to he doue- br
l no action Of this ggernnent is desired o eflt {
: it. We do not eSect that public or polltiti
: measures are to eGct it; but by appealing
the hearts and consences Of men, by bnngln
l home the principle;ot christianity and the ar
peal of humanity to those who have the poSe
to influence the mn around them, and VIII
9 have hearts to fee we trust they will be it
% duced to remedy r remove the evils undo
D which the couhtry, N tins connection, Iabors'
This ls wha We degre, and aim at and trmI
believing in The prvidcnceS # God, we trn'
= thlt the dav will ya dawn upon this count
when the word slave shall be word without
meaning and when those whose efforts are tc
universal freedom shall have as their tahers h
in the days OF the Revolution, the earnest, heal
ty sympathleS Of those who live in the slaveho!t
ing states-and when every section otihe Umo
will JOIN hands with the ether in spreading
broad the principles Of humanity, philosophy
and OF christianity, which shall elevate ever
son and daughter of the human race to that III
rrty tor which they were created, and tor who
they were destined AsGnd
That happy pernd, sir, viii yet dawn upo
the desnie' ot this uaHon; and then shall tn
: united and universal ssut Of rPEenerated pee
pie 90 up IN one strorg swelling chorus to tn
throne of the Most High, unmlngl"d with III
groans or prayers of ne victims OF oppression
living under any mmsl form of government
lhese opinions, sr.Ee entertain ana ines
I hopes we cherish, and we do not fear to avo
| them here now, always and forever. We as
not IIle aid OF this yorrnment to bring it aboI
, for we know that uder the Constitution yo
have no power to move in the work, and there
/ fore any such appeal ours would be III tme'
= What we have a riqht 4, ask and do ask, in III
, name of Justice, of Immunity. and of liberty
that you place not thssovernmeIt in The way
t thai you do not by any action OF yours lnlerpos
, to extend the boundaries of slavery. or retar
the progress of hnmao freedom and Improve
ment. Sir this grsatcause must prosper an
, it Is Of little consequence to the cause wheth'
this government is t,rad for it or against bl
1t Is OF great moment 70 the Government, les
, unhappy, IN tins grea controversy, it be four
f lighting against God.