The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-30
7Ilr GREAT QUESTION

W. tb'stN ~ lie A''''-
We aya csr~ ,,rs standing araga
sot.e arseas The Wig ~slaJrrs
vliA regard 70 tic great gpes,'esi q
go dsr. oar sev, DO net agree
4. IL ,i.o,e Il Sir. Clsy. Nh wt,ahf,
the r,,.sdct,. frota the Nrsi Nc
ave OPPOSED c,eFs .iAd q eenprg
,a,Nc q the yaosii4n e Slavery ca
.cns,,a. s,i osr ieseo1,s fpr ,l.Ss y sn.
Ca ha,s boeh - !rcquen''y stated
Ia, VIC .hsll ms. retesi them. Yet
ijrs, maiase teGeei,y,a ~e have coane
" he cone,mysa ia, in the peculiar
,ot,di,ya 4 tl.an.s zee have 10 nigh.
10 hoii an iasir.c'-a',ic io'ii'on Nth
sc.srd D. tha question, We a'sh 10
J., aha, !. falt s,,l tl.ll: m The ma,
nt. anl &C Sr isTsaA'.,d thai ,hc
,,,s,l o,e,sg has is,~ assumed share
Which cali. uyon az u make a choice
Il cs.is rail,ct than stand exclusively
plsea views shch csnno. command
re concurrence c. ton,srcs> II AZ
certain a. that the sun all rise to
morrow that no territorial hiil ctn',ody
,ps tie W,lmi r.o,l.o can laSs bo,t
ilre,es s. teAcre1 - nay. 1t Is nj
iecsi equally certain that such h'll
calno. I ass other House. The qucs
ir4a ~hrh ariscs from ,lis state q!
unnas is whether u,rsr IS no. some
he Plan Which has a far chapcc Of
ge't,ng through Congress. which. IT
., do no, assure tn Wllnp, IroNiep
10 he territories. still does not 10 any
wAs sanc,iDn .hc extension 4 slavery
over ulcm Whether there ia hot
eomc lian, shich, Il rallied ulon, can
dcfca, TIC compromise proposed ~
'i1e Committee. ~licb compromise Ne
regard a. Lasc surrender Of the
nshis Of the North. ahj as an ihtol
rrahle outrage upon human rights.
Whether there is NOT plan aud
practicable plan Which viii rescue thc
whole Pacific shore from the rciils OF
slavery. and a, ,he samc time leave
The territories M worse oil IA that re
.tcct than they already are. While
tho" Is horc Of applying the WI,
mot rro,iso 10 TIC territories NC would
advocate their organization With that
,royi>o--bu, il II Cannot be applied,
!. IL no, better tina, the territories
'ho.ld 10, be or.anacd We have
:, hear, the admission oC California
i, Is mps, important tina, shc should
he admitted Ola every acconn,--bnt
IT she canno; be admitted without
waving the present Organization 81
the territories. is il not better that
the territories should be le, alone for
the present. aud even until they ap-
Ily Tor aiini,siont If the question
lac whether the northern friends OF
.rcc sd shall wage hopeless opIo
'Inon 10 all practical llans. or "hcth-
CT they shall snrpor, tina. plan which
supply aa'aits California and Quits all
sIlus.on 10 the territories, in opIosi.
i,on ~ Ma, Other and a,trocious plan,
~h'ci. yields every thing to slavery,
as i, no, the duty Of those Who are
sincerely and truly opposed to slavery
extension Ia sustain the policy Of the
Administration =. We have thought
srca, deal on the subject. and i.
seem. 10 US that the best thing which
IS how lei, for nor,hern Wings to do
IS to use their influence to promote
the policy generally known as the
Presidents. We feel assured that
either this policy or tina. Of the Com
lattice OF IL mus, prevail, and in that
lev Ne feel bound to advocate the
administration policy and leave the
territories 10 take their chance here.
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