Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-09

VShfngton, way 81, 1904.
FRIEND HARRIs:-l have delayed an an
syer TO your letter in the hope that should
be able to announce. that Senator Foot, or
Mr.. Sabin, would attend the State Conven-
ton. Previous engagements Il need not
mime them-will deprive me of that pleasure.
feel anxious that some one Of those men,
ADLER than myself to describe the scenes
OF the Nebraska struggle, should be in
your Convention. And yet, | know that
il is impossible for even an eye witness to
gre an exact impression of the cont St.
. ne alteration of hopes and fears Of the
phalanx that 80 long resisted the needless
and unauthorized, and infamous violation of
rghted faith, can never be given
The Missouri Compromise is repealed =
DO you ask how it was done will tell
you.
1. Without the request, and against the
wish Of every man who pettioned Congress
on the subject.
?. By crowdng out Of place all the most
important business Of the session, and
c-owding IA a measure TO which an over
whclming majority ofthe people were oppos
ed
3. by hrnging-l do not say bribing
its support, through Executive influence
and patronage, men who acted against their
own declared judgments, and the known
will Of their constituents
4. BY trampling under foot the Rules of
the House Of Representatives, made in &C.
cordance with the Cons titution, and thus, vi
olently deprlving the minority of their legal
rights and just privileges.
,. BY refusing to allow the people TO ex
press their decision on the question, lest as
Senator Petit, Of Indiana, declared - the peo-
pie should refuse it now, or for years to
come, and perhaps forever.
IF the will Of the People had been obeyed,
The bet could not hare passed If il had tax
en- its legal place in the order of business, it
could not have passed. II the Executive
power had not, unrighteously, interposed its
influence, 1t could not have passed. If the
Rules Of the House, and the rights ofthe
minority, had not been crushed, il could not
have passed.
The Missouri Compromise, therefore, was
repealed, not only without authority and with
out law, but in known and acknowledged
violation of both
The Missouri Compromise being repeal
ed, the question Of Slavery is re opened in
all the Territories of the Union.
The Baltimore Platform being violated BY
all parties except Northern Wings, il will
not be expected that that body OF men will
any longer be held by the fragments of a
broken and abandoned truce.
In this posture Of affairs, trust that the
Wings of Vermont, holding the first State
Convention since the passage of the Ne
brasks bill, will take ground wisely and firm
ly, that
]. There shall be no more territory ac-
qeired by the funds of freemen, unless on
the express condition that Slavery shall be
forever excluded from il.
z. That on no condition shall another
slave State ever be added to the Union.
8. That Slavery shall be wiped out of ey-
cry part Of the Republic, except where
shielded by positive municipal law.
hope the Wings of Vermont will take
that position not only for themselves, but for
their children after them; and when they
hare taken it, that they ioiH nail their oOIOrs
10 the mast
Very truly yours,
J. MEACHAM.
T. ;. am gratified in being authorized
10 say that our able and faithful colleague
Hon. Alvah ssbin, will be with you at the
Convention.
On motion the Chair appointed the follow
ing gentlemen Committee to dsaft resolu-
tons:
f. P. Walton, Jr., Thomas Hale, James
II. Barrett, i. b. Whiting, and o. II. Plat.
Il. Kirkland, Esq, offered resolution that
the Convention be resolved into County Con
'en'i'ns for the purpose Of appointing
COMMITTEE to present to the Convention can
didstss for State Officers, and State Cent
raj Committee. Said Committee to consist
Of thirty, and each County to have the num-
Der on the Committee equal to its represen-
tsiiyes in the State Senate.
On motion Of Hon. Charles Adams. of
Burlington, this resolution was laid on the |
tstlc.
M. Adams then offered resolution that
The Convention adjourn till July 4th, before
lhe nomination Of State officers. Opposed \