Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-11-28

uS oiSoStuBo EVWtu8 IkOIu f1iS " nun o1e tOl
deeply seated in the hearts Of the American
people for them to suffer any number of dema
gogues, whether in or out of Cangress, to snatch
from them this priceless inheritance. | have
lived too long in public life, aud seen too much
of public men and their policy. TO mistake the
rawlings of few madmen, in essher section Of
the Union, for the decisions of p1sle commune
ties resolutely bent on their owuAnd their coun.
try's ruin. smile at the struygiss of the poll
iician who seeks to attain party sssendancy for
himself or his friends, by enGeavoring to float
higher up than any others upon the waves of
sectional excitement There is 40 danger in
these demonstrations, so long as the great Amer
lean heart-the heart Of the people. II do not
mean of Congress) remains sound. (Great ap-
plause.] i can laagh at the effort of the poliii-
cal fsnatic or madman who strives to make it
appear to either section of the Union that he il
better friend to it than any one else and, to gain
distinction, "out Herods Herod, and overdoes
Termagant" [Laughter.] There is general
ly, l say, no danger in an this ic any butfhose
who preach and attempt 70 practise absolute
treason and disunion; and, indeed, there is gen
orally very little danger even to them. 1t IS ga
valiant flea that eats his breakfast on the zip of
lion;" but he is in no peril, while his depreda-
lions remain too Insignificant TO attract notice.
Laughter.
The orations made to show that dsunion
would be the consequence of granting the right
of self government to the people OF the Terrific
ries we're ine. The praises OF the Euphemist
in the Monastery were well mesited. marvel
GUS fine words" said dame Gendenning, 'mar-
velous fine words, neighbor Hopper, are they
not?" Brave words very brave words-very
exceeding pyrt words" answered the miller );
nevertheless, to speak my mind, lippy If bran
were worth bushel o them" Great Laughter
The greatest embarrassment both to the Pres
ident and to the country-the principal olstruc-
ton to all legislative measures-arose out of the
futile effort made during the last session OF Con-
gress 10 embody in one bill on this subjectmeas-
ures absolutely incongruous, or having TO proper
connection with each other. When the Stat.
of California presented herself for admission in
TO the Union, and the President had distinctly
placed that measure as the very corner stone of
his whole system of policy in regard to the new
territories there did not exist in either branch of
Congress a sufficient number of opposing votes
to prevent the passage of the necessary bill.
But those who took the lead in the recent meas.
ure of adjustment having resolved that no man
should vote for the admission of California who
would not agree TO vote at the same limo ten
millions to Texas for release of her CHIN to
portion of New Mexico, as well as Territorial
Governments for the latter and for Utah. the
difficulties which had before surrounded the
question, Immediately thickened and spread
deeper darkness around us. A majority of Ell
Their House might have been had at airy time for
either OF the measures embraced IN the bill sep
araiely; but the majorities for each of these
measures would have been composed Of very
different individuals.
Noro Than So, N..,ho.. .,o.zho-. Sc r.,
gress were willing to do Justice TO the measure
proposed BY President Taylor for the admission
OF California, who were unwilling 10 vote the
money for the Texas boundary. or the clauses
for the organization of the Territories without
the anti slavery proviso Unthe other hand ma
ny Southern members Of Congress were willing
to vote for one or both of the two last measures
who were unwilling to vote for the first. Dis
posed as | was. nay, even anxious. that any
measure approximating 10 a settlement OF the
questions before us should be adopted sincere
~ desirous as was 10 get rid OF the noise OF the
aarmis,s and agitators in Congress, who were
daily making more hue end cry on these topics
than all the rest of the country together, nshing
themselves into fury, frightening the tmi9 at
home, and creating apprehensions among all the
friends of rational freedom Abroad would
have been at any time truly rejoiced to find the
doorway for Legislation on other subjects all nf
which had been completely. excluded by the in
PRODUCTION of what was called the "Omnibus
bill"-again opened, the country quieted and
the agitators silenced. This Omnibus bill hing
in the doorway more than six months, while
those VITO attempted 10 drive it through, finding
its passage INSTRUCTED from it's own unwicldy
composition, shouted at the top of their lungs to
alarm the community. Sill it hing in the en-
trance, jammed on both sides, and for long Pc
riod it could be neither got in nor out Laugh
ter
An excuse became necessary for IFS probable
failure. and instantly the President was attacked
because he had not recommended it. II was
forthwith resolved that he should bear the blame
of is defeat. A new coalition. which had been
formed to push i: through by main strength, in
opposition to the real wishes of Congress. began
TO denounce. not only the President, but the
members of his Cabinet, because il ,couid not
go. Laughterl A meeting was called in this
city, to express public opinion in its favor. An
other meeting naturally followed in opposition
to it, at which resolutions were adopted compile
mentary to the administration, and particularly
SO to some of its members. 1t is needless for
me to cav to you that did not prompt either Of
the meetings, and knew nothing of the proceed
ings of either until they were published.
Yet when the proceedings of the latter were
laid before the Senate of the United States a
charge was distinctly made that was the auth
or Of the resolutions and when that charge was
denied by one of your Senators-my esteemed
friend, Mr.. Wales, who was present-a charge
which you all know to be utterly and absolutely
untrue, it was persisted in, and believe never
reiracted. All this was but q part of a general
plan to lay the failure Of the Omnibus on Pres
ident Taylor and his administration. But Prov
idence seems to have determined that this
scheme should fail and be exposed. In the midst
of all the clamor about the perils of the Union,
the President died, and new administration
came into power. Some weeks elapsed, during
which the proposed compromise, instead of gain
ing, lost strength even in the Senate. In the
House there was never possible chance for its
passage. It consisted of several heterogeneous
details, each of which had been originated in
some separate resolution or bill proposed at the
previous session, or on some former occasion.
To carry it through, it was amended in any
and every shape by which It could get another
vote; and finally, though not at all in the shape
in which it was originally introduced, the whole
project, after dstracting the country for 90 long
period, and efectnally preventing the passage
of any measure for the public good on any other
subject, was voted down. This was long after
the death Of President Taylor and the dissolu-
ton of his cabine., and when il was made pal
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