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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
Hear Andrew Jackson.

We commend to democrats the opinions Of
Jackson respecting the absolute nature OF legal
decisions. We'll was it for him that the CUES
ton was not slavery, or otherwise he might have
been burned at the stake.
Read the following extract from Jackson's We
to message of July 10, 1882, returning the
Bill to incorporate the Bank of the United
States.
"if the opinion of the Supreme Court cover
ed the whole ground of this act, it ought not to
control its co ordinate authorities Of TINS govern
ment The Congress, the Executive, and the
Court must each for itself be guided by its own
opinion of the constitution. Each public officer
land the same must be true Of each individual
lUho takes an oath to support The Constitution,
SweGrS that he rHsupport 1t as he understands Il,
and not as ii is undsiSt cd by others. 1t ls as
much the duty of House of Representatives, of
the Senate, and of the President, to decide upon
the constitutionallty of any bill or resolution
which may be presented to them for passage or
approval as it is of the Supreme judges, when it
may bebrought befnre them for judicial decision.
The opinion of the Judges has no more authori-
ty over Congress than the opinion Of Congress
has over the Judges, and, on that polnlhe Presl-
dent is Independent OF both. The authority Of
the Supreme Court must not, therefore, be per
united to control the Congress or the executive,
Tor the State Legislatures when acting IN their
Ieplslatlve capacities, but to h9Ve only such in
Auence as the force OF their reasoning may de.
aervA ~ Port tnq
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
Slavery in New Mexico.

An Ohio gentleman now sojourning in New
Nj exico, writing to the National Era, says:
~ am informed that there is much ston.
ger disposition among Leading men here, in IA
vor of slavery, than was suspected some time
since. There will no doubt be a vigorous effort
made to repeal the lay of God which Mr. w cb-
ster has been kindly be- ping Providence to en-
act for the security of this Territory. Whether
the effor' shall succeed, is matter for future
trial. Partially, 1t has succeeded already, and
there are now, as nearly as can ascertain, some
20 or 30 negro slaves held in this Territory not
withstanding the Divine prohibitory enactment
in which Mr.. Webster expressed so much con-
fidence. II we shall succeed in consecrating
this Territory to Freedom, we shall certainly
feel very thankful to God for it, but feel under
no particular obligations to Messrs. Webster,
Cass, ct i'd Onlne genus"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
More Corrupt Coalitions.

In the Rhode Island Legislature, Gen. James,
old line, pro-savery, tun)Democratic candidate
for U. S. Senator, has been elected by coali-
ton of the wings and Hunker democrats. This
is the more glaring, as the whig party have a
large majority in that body With the sample
of this palpable coalition of the wings with the
old line democrats, joined to that which defeat
ed Benton, and many now in progress, we should
think the wing organs must be very peculiarly
best with assurance to say much more about
the truck and decker parties, or the corrupt coa-
Etions" which they have been so very free to
charge their freesoi opponents with making.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
National Tyranny.

We have all read of the tyrnEy OF the Egyp-
tian king. who compelled the Hebrews to make
bricks without straw Bot that ondtthe doings
Nebuchadnezzar and HerOd are all dstanced
in point of unreasonablenes5 and meanness,
by the tyranny Tor which our Federal Govern
ment is responsible IN the District OF Columbia
We have case to the point, as reported oy the
N. Y. Evening Post. 1t is this A respecta-
BILE free black man went from Baltimore 10
Washington and obtained employment as walt
er in hotel. He was complained OF for an IN
fraction of municipal regulation Designed to
exclude free blacks from that District sacred to
white freedom and black slavery, and being call
ed up before the authorities was ordered TO give
bonds in one thousand dollars for his good be-
haviOur or leave the District in twenty-four
hours. The bonds he could not give, and he had
therefore nothing 70 do but to lose his place and
return to Baltimore, On going to the station
to take the cars he was informed that before he
could enter them, he must give bonds in the
sum of one thousand dollars, with two sufficient
securities, that he was not slave. The wrltel
who reports The case does not know what wns
the issue of his difficulties, but supposes it wa
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. all know, might, accord
ing to The refined hws of the District, result II
a sale Tor jail fees, and perpetual bondage
Here is an actual case where an honest maj
has been robbed Of his living in direct violation
Of the Constitution and of all the distinctive
principles Of repubcanism. II by any means he
has been saved from life Of bondage, no thanks
to the laws which are sanctioned by our northern
representatives. Commonwealth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
Kidnanping.

If any one doubeA f,Hf free citizens are kid
mapped and cold in8S'EsSS2very at tne south, let
him read the following paragraphs from the N
Herald. A letter from BALTIMORE says;--
That Thomas Motif, one of the five men
charged with kidnapping a free colored boy
from Centreville has turned States evidence
against the other four implicated with him
The boy, who was found concealed in Motifs
house, in this city, has been fully Unidentified as
the one stolen.
VIM. Cahil, from whose house the boy was
taken, is one of the parties committed for trial
and there seems to be no doubt that a regular
scheme Of kidnapping free negroes and sending
them to the South, had been adopted by the par,
ties as two others, a boy and a girl, were stoIer
from CahI's house during the past summer, ant
are still among the missing. Efforts are now
making for their recovery, and 1t is now ascer
tanned that they were sod as slaves by some o
the parties implicated in the last transaction
The excitement in Queen AIMS county is yer!
great against the parties,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13

.emAS @s WINS WINS "r ra1M " New York Mirror
adrn,nstrunun paper, thus thFows overheard an
other cardinal principle Of Wing faith:
We deny that protection any LONGER a dis
tinc'ive principle OF the Wing party. The time
Yves when Hugh Tariff and National Bank
we're fundamental principles OF the Conservative
creed. But the day has gom by. With all the
''Iog rolling" that can be broughl to bear upon
Congress, it is utterly imposslbIeto ALTER the
Tariff without REDUCING #.
Some ten OF dozen years ag", we have for
gotten exactly how long, the Cncihn!ti 81 quir-
er, democratic paper decloed that democracy
then was not what It had been years before 1t
had been once democratic 10 advocate National
Btnk-tor instance, IN lel6 when Mr.. Madison
was President but it ceasedto be so under the
administration OF Gen. jackson. 1t has been
once democratic to advocate protective tariff
for instance, when Southern politicians aI|
wished for one to protect their cotton-but it
ceased to be so when 1t operated favorably to the
Northern manufacturer.
The above instances will serve 10 show that
the distinctive principles Of ~ political parties
hang rather loosely about them, anu thai they are
ready to thow them off entirely, whenever a
pressing emergency reVulres it. Parties man
change, but principles neuer- LoweA .4me,1-
cnn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
The Cuban Trials.

Gov. Quitman is to be tried soon. Gen. Hen.
derson has been acquitted; and Quitman will
be acquitted also, we presume; for such things
are easily managed in case Of crime which all
the principal men look upon as avirtue. Mis-
sissppi is so far gone in total political depravi-
ty, that we have not much to hope from her. A
plot of the bodest treason, having for it's object
no less than Selling the United States Arsenal,
expelling the u S. Government officers, and de-
carlng the State independent, is said to have
, been recently discovered, and that many of the
first men and functionares In that State are en-.
gagged in the movement.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
The u. S. Monthly Law Magazine

For Jan. 185l-Edited by John Livingston,
ESQ., of the New York Bar
This valuable periodical has now reached the
first number of It's third volume, and promises to
fill demand which has been long felt by the
profession. lis designs concisely stated in the
prospectus, "that the work shall contain judi
cous articles upon leading topics the most use
full to the profession biographical sketches OF
distinguished lawyers now living, with we'll ex'
ecuted portraits. Early notes Of the more able
and important decisions of courts in America
and Great Britain-monthly alphabetical digests
of all cases Of general interest in the Supreme
Courts OF law and equity, both in the U. States
and England, properly classified and ssra e!.g
ID tents of the month, and a general niacellane
GUS survey of subjects of interest to the profess
ion, as well as to the general reader"
From examination of this journal, we hesitate
not to say that no legal publication within GU
knowledge, has so good claim to the patronage O
the Bar. Mr. Livingston's energy in the direc
ton which he has chosen, is promising to d
great good to Lawyers, Judges, and bushes
men in general.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
The Worlds Fair.

The Washington Republic denies the state,
ment that Edward Blddle has been appointed by
the President, as General Agent at the Worlds
Fair-he not having power. No such agent
has been appointed. The New York Express
publishes the following, with the request that
newspapers throughout the United States will
copy it:
To exhibitors at The London Fair. The I'M
derslgned, having been appointed by the Central
Committee for the United States to receive and
receipt for the articles shipped by the " 81, Law
renee" informs she exhibitors that he is now
prepared to f rnish bills OF landing for all goods
which have been received at the Navy Yard
He can he found at the Astor House between
the hours of and IL A. NJ. and 4 aud 10 P. M.
Goods will be received at the Navy Yard up
to The latest possible moment
The attention Of exhibitors is called to the
following regulations Of the British Commission
:. "All goods which are Forwarded to England
will remaia deposited in charge of the Customs,
until claimed by an agent of the party sending
them, who will have TO establish his right to re-
move them to the building by producing the
bill of landing and the certif ate given to the
exhibitor by the Central Authorities in each
country, that such goods are intended for Exhi.
bition."
CHARLES F. STANsBURY.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
The reputation America is gaining
in Europe.

The following letter. recently received by
the N. Y. Independent, from an American il
Germany, tells story ofour shame, in the eyes
of even the most despotic kingdoms of Europe
more humiliating than anything we have beer
doomed to experience. We have never till the
past year, been fairly ashamed of our county,
If things go on at this rate five years longer, we
shall all be driven to pray for a Constitutions
Monarchy, to protect us from the despotism of q
Republic ED.
"You may. not be aware in America with
what deep interest your difficulties over the
Fugitive Slave" question are watched here in
Germany, The German papers have provok-
ing wey Of copying everything which is report
ed abont our slavery troubles, and the news of
the carrying out Of that law, has sent thrill of
surprise through every friend Of America. A.
mid these old, worn out, arbitrary governments,
where society is cursed by the oppression, and
where a man cannot stir without the strong hand
of the central power upon him, one gets a faint
idear of the value Of freedom and hive felt
us never began to feel before, what black,
terrible stain upon OUR country this slavery is.
How can any man feel Indifferent towards
it.
As it is quite natural in an American, / have
fallen into considerable Indignation occasionally
in talking with the Germans, over the oppres-
sons in Europe. have spoken Of the Editor
who lately in constitutional" Berlin, without
waring or trial, was banshed from his family
and the city of the gallant people whom the
Anstrians have crushed and whom they are vel
seeking to ,Oony into submission which they
will never give; of the degrading serfdom Of
Russia.
But the blood has been sent bnging to NV
cheeks, as some well informed man las describ.
ed, in return the condition of things in my own
country. How free and innocent men are hun,
ted from their homes like beats, how Citizens are
found in our own country. with whom thele is
no apology of ancient prejudice, or of debaslng
Ignorance, to capture back men into an oppres.
sion infinitely worse than Russian serfdomi how
within six months law has been proposed and
passed 10 our National Assembly, WHICH Tor
barbarity, for cunning contrivance and inhunan
aim, has no parallel in the code Of the Sultan or
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
DEFEAT OF COL. BENTON

The telegraph announces the election of Hen
| ry 5 Geyer, Of Missouri, whig, to the Senate
OF the Unlted States, in the place OF Thomas H
Benton, whose term expires at the close of the
present session.
We need not say that we record this ntelli-
gence with profound regret. 1t is now thirty
one years since Col. Benton commenced the
brilliant Senatorial career which is now near its
close Ii has been longer than that of any 9th.
er American Senator, and naturally more event
tuI. During the whole Of the PERIOD he has
been one OF the foremost men in that body, and
for the last fifteen years has been second to no
one in theE power which he has exerted over the
destinies of tins nation. When his char IN the
Senate becomes vacant that body will feel that
it has sustained an irreparable loss that one
has gene out from their number, whose prodo-
lous industry, learning and experience, lent dig.
nifty and wisdom TO theI",f OF YOU. tons, and
whose absence will leave them shorn of half
their strength and consequence, as a branch of
the national government. The nation will miss
his timely and warning accents from the debates
AND the stranger will turn away disappointed
from the Capitol when he learns that Benton is
no longer to be seen or heard within its wall,
The cause OF Senator Benton's defeat Is al
ready familiar to the nation. lie was known to
be opposed IN all his instincts, as man, as a
statesman, and as political economist. to the
propagation Of slavery he saw the determine
ton of the Calhoun school of statesmen to jden-
tfy the ,mocratc party with the slave interest,
or to divide the conIedcracy. He boldly took
his stand III favor OF the Union and against the
slavery Evangel. This provoked the concentra.
ted hostility of Mr.. Calhoun and his forces, a.
gaInst MIR. Benton, and compelled the latter to
go home and fight ont his own state the battle
which Mr.. Calhoun had commenced AGAINST him
In the Senate, OIL the question of repeating Ger
tam dlsunlon resolutions passed blythe Legisa
tIre of Missouri in IS47.
Thus the State of Missouri became the battle
field of the Unionist and Disunonist and result
ed IN complete triumph Of the former. the Anti
Benton or disunion members retained to the
Legislature, being considerable less tmn on
third Of the whole number. A large majority Of
the democratic members were friendly to Mr..
Benton, A democratic caucus Of the marty was
held in the usual way, and Col Benton was
nominated by al overwhelming majority. The
dsumonlsts, however, refused to be hound by
the action of the caucus, gave their votes TO the
whig candidate, and have elected him
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13

Mr.. Benton, therefore, th ough now, as ever,at
the head Of the democratic party of his State,
and that party in large majority, had been de
feated by the corruption aud treaehery of pro-
Tossing democrats, who, weuried with wearing
concealed weapons against their companions in
the ranks, nave finally gone over dgmine Edcto
to the enemy, and joined in the deadly charge
against their old allies and partsans.
defeat from such cause is necessarily tenn
porary. The people Of Missouri will resent this
indignity TO man WHO IS the pride of the nation
and the gloty of Missouri. The democratic
party will resentthe treachery of the wolves who
won their confidence in sleeps clothing, aud
the time is at hand when not only Missouri. but
the whole nation wi have fit opportunity Of
lndemnrtylng Col. Benton for any indignity he
may receive ut the hands OF the po,col hire
lungs, through whose Vaccinations wing is
sent to occupy the seat which tor a generation
| and hail, he has f lied with unsurpassed dis.
tInction and usefulness
AS we look back upon the political history of
the democratic party, for the past three years.
and review it by The light Of current events, we
cannot but feel that the distinguished Senator
from Missouri had adopted a wiser, as well as
safer course IF be had boldly taken his stand, in
opposition to Iht extension OF slaveay, by advo.
eating The application of the ordinance OF 1887
to the new territories, without attempting to
keen terms VITA any party or prime pies which
contemplated slavery propagandism. Had that
course been pHrsued, it is not difficult to foresce
that at this day the democratic free soil party
would have possessed more combined strength
than any other political party in the country, e.
the next Presidential campaign would have es-
tabllshed permanent national policy, without
sy apathy fer slavery or servlle labor: till that is
done, It'll such is the recognized policy OF the pre-.
dominent party in this country,we shall have our
best men cut off one after the other, in the mids,
of their usefulness, by the slave interest; and
while statesmen like Van Buren,, and Benton
&rd Dt~, ana hayward, are prescribed, the
charge Of Publlc affairs will fall into the weak
e proaigate hands OF such men as Foote, anC
Bright, and r itrhie, and Borland, to the imme
date disgrace if not the final ruin of the coun
try.
The time has come for our great men t.
speak eut, anc 10 act out their convictions or b.
forever silent. 1t is useless to temporize any
longer OF to hope any thing from Cancellation o
6 compromise with slavery. Treachery and de
7 feat are the only rewards honest men even ge
tor Pursueg such policy, and the result OF tn
= senatorial election of Missouri, is a crownin,
; illustration of it,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
State Temperance Convention.

The Vernon STATE Temperance Convention,
met at the Congregational Church in Middle
bury, on Wednesday, JAM Is, 1851, at IL o'clock
CHARLES ADAMS, Esq. President of the So.
GIety, took the chair, supported by Hon. Zimri
Howe, one Ell the Vice Presidents.
After prayer, by the Rev. DR.. Merrill. the
President addressed the Convention at some
length in relation to the past history fthe Temp.
erance cause, and the present duties of its adyo-
Gates.
On motion ofRev Mr.. Leayitt a Business
Committee Of five was appointed BY the chair,
consisting of Messrs. z. Howe, H. F. Leayit'
b. b. Newton, ]. s. Adams, and Z. Fair.
banks.
Also, Committee was appointed, consisting
OF Messrs. W. G. Klttrdge, j. Emes, +. Starr.
j. HeTlck, Il. Northup, E. G. Strong, s. Smith,
~ Bishop, and B. N. Davis, to nominate officers
for the ensuing year.
Voted, That the Report of the Central Com.
mlttee be presented at o'clock, P. NJ.
Tie names of one hundred and ninety.one
vention. '"' O'"'
lion W. G. Kittrdge, of the committee to
nominate officers for the ensuing year reported
as follows:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
jGMASS MEETINGEl
At BETHEL.

At the written and verbal requests of
large number of the leading citizens of
Windsor, Orange, and Washington Coun.
ties, notice is hereby given, that a Mass
Meeting Of the advocates OF Free Prin-
ciples, will be holden at BETHEL, ON
THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF March
NEXT, to take into consideration the alarm
ing encroachments of the Slave Power, as
developed more especially in the measures
s sRg5s,o %qV 81 CGngfs re- The meeting will
probably be prolonged through the first half
or all the next day; and the ablest of our
own speakers, aud some from abroad, may
be expected to address the meeting.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
The old cry of the "True Freesoil

Party" still echOing among the Mountains.
We lately fell in conversation with whg
from a rather retired neighborhood, who conf
IDENTITY asserted that his party were "a great
deal better Freesoilers than those who 90 by
that name"
But you will allow" said we, d" that we are
honestly trying to do little something in the
way of checking slavery?"
30 yes, but you don't begin to come up with
US, wings in that work."
"Then Why" we asked, instead of abusing
opposing, and trying to put us down, why don't
you encourage us, your weaker brethren, and
try to keep US alongw
The man looked blank, laughed little, blush.
ed more, and, turning on his heel left US with
the question unanswered
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
Switzerland and the u. States

The National Intelligencer, of the 3lst ult.,
says-A private letter from Berne TO ge0tIe-
man OF this city. under If Dec. IS, contains the
following interesting ipforUsion
To-day the treaty with the United Saes)
Will receive the unanimous sanction of the pop
uIar branch OF he National Assembly on We'd
nesday that Of the Senate. Both bodies act I'D.
on 1t IN open session. The message writ
ten by the President of the Republic, communi
eating the treaty 10 the National Assembly Is
the most complimentary document to the United
States Of any that ever enanated fom the exec
utive department OF to,eign government. One
OF the most distinguished members proposed that
1t was not enough that the vote should be unan-
imous, but the roll should be called, in order
thai each member might have an opportunity 10
record his name in favor OF measure VIII oh
was destined to exercise great moral and pO
litcal influence, not only in Switzerland, but in
Continental Europe. THIS was done, and not
voice was recorded in the negative Instead of
taking article by article as is usually the case
the treaty was adopted en- bloc. The committee
which reported the treaty have recommended the
establishment OF permanent mission at Wash
ington, and in the course of next summer, if the
Senate approve the treaty, charge d'-affaires
will be appointed. The same letter Contains
also, the following item Of information: A block
OF marble will soon be on its way to the United
States, obtained by the Swiss government from
the Alps, to take its place in the Washington
monument 1t is of the description no much ad-
mred by the old Romans. Beautiful thought .
to behold the mountains of Switzerland contrib.
uting to perpetuate the honest fame of the iul-
mortal father and founder of our country, as the
Swiss statesmen are contributing to give dura-
blty to the institutions which resulted from his
noble efforts to beniit mankind
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13
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