Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-03-13
lse measures. after taking tle advice Of the prom

/ ty, and within the undisputed limits ofthe "Tav-
lor PLATFORM" on which he was elected. For
one, We expected Congress to settle all those
measures, and the President to concur. We are
ready always to concede and we did concede at
the time, that the President was actuated by
prudence and patriotism in recommending CON
currence in these measures, until time and ox-
perienoe shall demonstrate the necessity of a.
mendment- We are willing TO wait, with all
reasonable patience, aud in the meantime to
discountenance all .Nidlifcaiion--al mobs--
all unlawful and disordcrly proceedinrs-all
slavery "dgiidtion" On that topic our posi-
ton is that the people are already rght-let them
calmly and firmly stand by their principles, ready
to use them when necessary and proper to do so.
But we understand the New Test to 90 infinite
ly farther than all this: we understand it to re-
quire an approval of Texas Boundary Law,
and substantially of the Fugitive Slave Law /;
and a pledge, not merely to 90 for the aduis-
sion Of New Mexico and Utah as stare Suites,
/ Ut they happen to come as such) but pledge
70 Withhold all opposition ,"agitation" is the
world TO any new measures of slarery extension,
.0"Nti - Aiit ullltNdiill ~ N.hud Vt mtNlio W
understand it, generally, as requiring an agp,o-
udt of the whole Compromise, as the leading and
all absorbing administration neasure-albeit the
Compromise was begotten by mongrel Com
mittee Of thirteen, and passed by locofoco Con-
gress against the votes Of majority Of the Wing
party in both Houses We understand it to en-
brace q pieige to cease all opposition to Slavery,
.anyhoe. anywhere, and everywhere. We un-
deistand i further 10 require, HAT every Wing,
who cannot swallow that Test, shall be ,fa,chig-
gcd and 'dterly prescribed, and every red-moulh-
ed, halter-threaicning, pap-bloated aud pap-bcg-
glng locofoco, who docs swallow it, shall be alb
solved from all the sins of ocoiocosui, and adj
mitted to the full enjoyment Of the confidence,
the honors, and the affection Of the Wing par
y!M Gentlemen Of the Wing press and the
Wing party, we tell you that all the pup in Wash
ington Will not bribe to swallow that dose
and we give it to You an honest opinion that
all the prestige of every Wing leader and every
Wing Administration that ever existed, will nev-
er force At down the throats of the honest Wings
Of Vermont Great names are appended to that
Test. HENRY CLAY originated it on the 18th of
November last, in a speech to the Legislature of
Kentucky, in these words:
eff the agitation mregard to the fugitive slave
law should continue aud increase and become
alarming It will lead to the formation of twonew
parties, one for the Union and the other against
t,o dy i." Of o ,9, we, ,b ',e oe Greco
Isi policy. AS TO finance free trade or nroter,ion
he improvement of rivers and harbors, the dis
{1ou9on OF the proceeds OF tine public lands, &c.
r ,o Of ne n-,,',., 81 ~, o' ~ que
lose all their interest and importance If that Irni.
on Is to be dissolved. They sink into utter in
significance before the all-mPoriant, peTaslye,
tbe ~ tb. - NV '',uii i.s9 anu
on. the Constitution. and the enlargement IF rs
laws. And ifit should be necessary to form
sucI party ana u should De accordingly form
oc,.f rnion nsrfy ,,af .'9 o a. ',.,oei
nent elements. Sin 20 further: have had
great hopes and confidence in the principles of
ule " ny pirl{i as Deihg most likely to conduce
conn-,. p3, XXI j. ~ m '''u o'i0 ioiy oi my
temptbIe abolition marty. and If abolitionisn is IN
be engraited on the Wing creed, from that mo-
m mem l fgnounce the party and cease to be a
viii give my humble SUPPORT for the prosidauc,
to That man, to whatever party he may belong
VINO Is nnconiamlnated by ianatlcism, rather than
5e VIZ, o'i. '' 'ile e'l''s anu aIouq mat
sive of the CONSTITUTION and tbe linton ;
This Test partv is n ne,o n,y,y tbo,.i, 10
dissoluti m of tbe \ybio ,,r,,, - sa,.ha.l...
men, or nh divisions or ,,,;,;,, 90. ., -.
national policy: it is a coalition Of lvbics and
locolocos. TO preserve tine Irnion-in., az tbor,b
they could not preserve that eou,lly weu h, A.
ting toyether in harmony ON that main, vbao
each ulintalns its distinctive princinles 7, ,,,s
thus that Whiqs and locofocos mt dawn N,ll,6.
cation and preserved the HMM il, tho 5,... -
Andrew Jackson: and thew can 40 !, o+on, J,,,
and under any Ad,oinistrstio, No,, No., IL,
t,zo to saw that no, on, ara.o .i;.,..
which NJ cl,y h,sod ,bo. n,oa..i.,.
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