Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-05-16

Cass, because through his recreancy to
Northern principles, slavery would invade
the territories This was expressed with
his usual clearness and force, as follows
t" He (Gen. Cass) will surely have the
Senate and with the patronage of the gov
eminent, with every interest that he, as a
Northern man, can bring to bear, co-opera-
ting with every interest that the South can
bring TO bear, we cry safety before we are
out of the woods, if we feel that there is no
danger as 10 these new territories"
Yet Air. Webster now says that to sup
port the Proyso," would " do disgrace to
his own understanding" Up. 46.)
During the same campaign, also, the Hon.
Rufus Choate, one of the most eloquent
men in New England, and known to be the
personal friend of Mr. Webster, delivered
a speech at Salem, in which the following
passage occurs
g 1t is the passage of law to say that
California and New Mexico shall remain
forever free. That is, felow-citizens, un-
doubtedly, an object of great and transcen-
dent Importance; for there is none who will
deny that we should 90 up to the very limits
of the Constitution itself, and with the WIS
dom of the wisest aud the zeal of the most
Jealous, should unite to accomplish this
great object, and defeat the always detested
and forever to be detested, object Of the
dark ambition of that candidate of the Bal
timore Convention, who has veutured to
pledge himself in advance that he will We
to the future laws of freedom; and may
God avert the madness OF all those who
hate slavery and love freedom, that would
unite IN putting him in the place where
this thrice accused pledge may be redeem
cd. Is there u Wing upon this
floor who doubts that the strength of the
Wing party next March will insure freedom
to California aud New Mexico, If by the
Constitution they are entitled to freedom at
all ! Is there 4 member of Congress that
would not vote for freedom You know
there is not one. Did not every Wing mem
Der of Congress from the free .atcs vote
at the last session for freedom You know
that every man of them returned home Gov
cred with the thanks of his constituents for
that vote Is there a single Why constt-
uency IN any free State in this country that
would return any man that wonld not vote
for freedom 10 goa Jeiiccc that Daniei
!lcJSfr himSeJ couid JcrcfurRed. II there
'ods the least d0a5t upoa tie question 2'
Mr. Choate then adds" pom this ques-
ton alone, We always differ from these
Wings Of the South ; and on that one, we
propose simply 10 cotc hcm doica' Mr..
Webster no" says ne viii not JON IN voting
them down.
Under such circumstances Is 1t frivolous
or capuOus 10 ASK for something more than
a dogmatic assertion that slavery cannot
impregnate these nov raGianS. and ranSa
them to breed monsters forever On a
subject of such Infinite Importance cannot
be satisfied with a dictum | want dem
onstration. cannot accept the prophecy
without Inqulrlng what spirit inspired the
prophet As revelation from heaven II
would be most delightful; but as it con-
Aicts with all human experience, II requires
at least one undoubted miracle 10 attest the
divinity OF Its origin.
Yet Mr.. Webster stands up before all
this array, and SAYS: Gentlemen, YOU are
beside yourselves. You nave eaten helIe-
bore. You would look more in character
should you put on the cap and bells" In
sober sense, IN seeing his object clearly and
in pursuing 1t directly, Don QuiXote was
DR.. Fraukln. compared with yoa. The
dog in the fable, who drop't his meat TO snap
at It's shadow, is no alegory in your Case
/ see two classes around me-wlse men and
fools; you do not belong to the former
The Chancellor who keeps the kings idiots
should have custody of you" Such Is Il
faithful abstract OF what Mr. Webster SAID
to Southern Senators, and through them to
all the South.
Here certainly was a reflection upon the
understanding and intelligence tthe South,
such as never was cast on them before. But
the balm went with the sting. They bore
the aflront to their judgements, because II
was 50 grateful to their politics aud pockets.
| think It no injustice to those Senators TO
saw. that they would have nearly torn hlm IN
pieces for such a collective insult, If 1t had
not added fifty per cent. to their individual
property, and secured and perpetuated their
political ascendancy.
TO help our conceptions IN regard to
Mr.. Webster's course on this subject, let
us imagine parallel case,-or rather, an
approximate one, for there can be no par
ailel. Suppose 4 contest between the North
and the South on the subject OF the iarlli
to have been raging for years. The sober
blood of the North is heated TO the fever
point. The newspapers treat OF nothing
else. Public meetings and private conyer-
sation discuss no other theme. Hundreds
Of delegates wait upon Congress, 10 ado, II
it be but feathers weight, to the scale
which holds their interests. Petitions How
in. in thousands and tens of thousands IL
is announced that Mr.. Calhoun will pour
out his great mind on the subject. Expect
alton is on tiptoe A eyes, from all SIDES
of the country are turned towards Wash
ington, as the Muezzin's IS to Mecca. he
Senate chamber is packed, and the iiiustfi-
ans Senator rises. After historic sketch
of existing difficulties; after reading from
the sDeecnes which he made III loo-' ana
in 1916, he proceeds to say that nc ",.r
draws all opposition to a tariff, to any TAR
iTl He viii not offend the delicate nerves
of Northern manufactures, by furlhef nos,
,;l,,v Were bill then before hin', nc
would not oppose it. Take the s' Seo-
.Io-, ,,ys h,. scornfuly, to Northern 0en-