Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-08-12

! W man, Us w AsHiNtTON was oiiN 10 iNoiNNh'
of the United States advocated and adopted the
policy of admitting California. Utah and New
Mexico ns states of this Union, when knocking
at the door with free constitutions. And anti
slavery men wept-the whole naticn wept-and
Freedom gave a sigh, when the good man died.
Perhaps the abolition convention calls That m a.
abandonment of ant-savery principles; perhaps
they consider every man, who voted Tor ZACH
cry TAYLOR, as an unpardonable sinner IN 'he
eyes of such men, the friends Of GEORGE WASH
tNaroN were grea, sinners But so long as
Tho Constitution of the United States does not
make saveholding disqualification, it is not a
political sin to vote for shareholders and when
the slayeholding man becomes an onii-siarey
| President, we ere very much inclined to think
that voting for him, as President is sin neither
against the divine law nor the Constitution.
lsi9. The Wing Legislature Of Vermont
adopted the most complete and the most carefully
and deliberately drawn anti-slavery declaration
ever adopted.
! is5O. Jan %, Samuel S. Phelps, Wing
Senator Of Vermont, defended the Vermont re-
solutions of 1919 in the obest, clearesi and most
logical anti.savery speech ever delivered in
Congress That speech never has been answer
ed, and we believe It to be unanswerablc. May
II, james .NeachaBi, Wing member of Congress
from Vermont, and now a candidate for re-clec-
ton. delivered one of the best anti -slavery
speeches ever delivered in the House, against
the Compromise and the Fugitive Slave Law
Ipiv I aud TI,JIiau, TruIy,, Win Sanatnp
from Vermont, delivered am elaborate anti-slave-
~ speech, invaluable for its facts, going, as he
did, into the whole history of the slavery ques-
ton from the beginning. He, too, was against
the Compromise. In this year, also, we believe
every member of Congress from Vermont, in
both Houses, voted against the Compromise and
fugitive slave law, except Senator Phelps, who
was absent when the vote was taken on the Com
promise In this year also, the Wing Iegisa-
ture of Vermont passed the habsas corpus act
and elected SOLOMON FooT TO the L. S. Senate.
1851 If our memory serves Us, lillian He
bard. Wing member of Congress from Vermont,
delivered an anti-slavery speech In this year
an attempt was made TO repeal the habeqs corpus
act in the Legislature of Vermont, and it was
defeated--yeas 50, nays 1873
July, 1852. Both Of the Wing L. s. Senators
from Vermont voted to consider proposition %
modify or repeal the fugitive slave law, and to
hear a free 'oil speech thereon from Senator
SUMNER Of Massachusetts.
Now, in the face of this incomplete and hasty
record Of the acts and speeches Of the legally
constit ted and responsible representatives of the
Wings Of Vermont we think any honest man,
If called on in court to testify, would be fully in
clined to say, that according to his best recol-
lection, knowledge and belief, the big party Of
Vermont had not abandoned its anti-slavery
sentiments We submit this probable ,estmo-
ny as an offset to resolution number SIX
:. he seventh is resolution of Thanks TO
Hale Chase; Sumner, Gddngs, &c. for anti
slavery speeches.
II is worthy Of note that ,hese gentlemen do
NOT thank Sam. s Phelps, who has delivered the
best speech Of them a-nor Upham, Meacham
and IIcbard Of Vermont nor Thad Stevens of
Pennsylvania. The anti slaycryism of this con.
vcntlon seems to be wonderfully circumscribed
by the limits of party. If they were afraid that
their party will get to be inconv,mienty large
they could not better contrve to crcumscribe it.
s. Resolution eight blows up the N. Y. Even
ing Post tloco,) and the n. Y. Tribune lwhip.l
for rejecting and splitting upon the Platforms,
and still supporting the nominees.
Blow away!
| Q. Resolution ninth quotes excellent doctrine
| from the Declaration of Independence, and n
dopts the kossulh doctrine as far as Justice and
sound policy may dictate"
Thus ends the series, the ninth and last being
rendered quite harmless, to say the least by the
polite proviso with which it ends
We have thus given a summary of all the
resolutions, and now ask the reader to Judge what
the disiinciire principles of this new organi-
cation Of third or fourth party in the state. 1t
processes 70 be anti-sayery so does the Wing
party, and carries ont its professions by sending
an'l-slayery men to represent them ON every pro-
per occasion. Where is the real difference p
They tell as our platform is pro-slavery we in
dignantly deny it, and would spurn that platform
if II was such. We do not regard il as such,
/ and Il cannot make us such. How then can these
gentleman make practical issue with US /? We
see bat single chance for it. They 90 for the
unconditional repeal of the fugitive slave law
and, in so doing, they do not prevent sayes from
recapture; they only leave the thing unregultied
The Wings and every praci cal man, would have
the thing regulated the law modified and all
the guards of the Constitution, in behalf of per-
sonal liberty, faithfully and honestly applied
There is the real difference, in principle, on this
mttter. We submit whether it is not too narrow
a foundation for any very heavy superstructure ;
and, compared with the better constitutional doc
trine, whether It is not very poor piece Of ma
sonry- antl-masonry, rather. if that term viii
better suit our (edIiorallyl half brother Ned
Perhaps to this should be added, agitation poll
ticayl Of the Slavery question for ugitation's
sake. We don't 60 for that. Agitation is all
very well when there is really practical thing
to agitate about. When that occasion comes.
these gentlemen need not fear any lack of agita-
ton. The anti-slayery sentiment is inbred in
the people present the occasion, and it VIII gush
ont, end fush cut no power can stay it. But
really rhcn,f and how will this occasion come ?
Two ways only are possible: one is BY schemes
for the annexation of slave territory and the 9TH
or - by attempting to force slavery into terriiorv