Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-08-25
From the Montrose Democrat.

commend his letter to the true Democracy
Of Washington County.
From the Mcn,rose Democrat
TowASpA, Pa, Thursday, June 90 81.
DEAR Sra: Your favor of the 9th has
Just come to hand. would be much graft
fled to be with you on the 9Th proximo, and
to raise my feeble voice in an earnest appeal
to your citizens 10 united action in defense
Of our free institutions of Government.
am under an engagement to address the cit.
liens of Tioga County on the subject of the
Nebraska outrage on the ith, and shall 90
from there to Potter County.
rejoice that you are to have with you so
able and jealous champion of freedom as
Mr.. Greeley. In making the disputes of
party subordinate to the interests of freedom
and humanity, he has noby fitted himself to
render the most eminent service to his coun.
Try in this crisis The people must come up
to the like high and patriotic elevation of
purpose, or there is no hope for our country's
liberties. The policy of Slavery cannot be
it is boldly proclaimed
The recent high handed outrage is but the
precursor of a series Of measures designed
to give the Slavery oligarchy absolute DOM
ination--to crush out forever the policy and
principles Of freedom in this Government,
and to establish on the American continent
the most powerful and mighty Slave empire
known in the history Of the world. Submis-
sion, acquiesence IN the policy Of Slavery,
is fatal and he who breaches it breaches
treason to liberty. Acquiesence in the le-
gislaton Of 1850 emboldened Slavery to in
wade, in 1854, the guaranteed rights Of Free
laf,, tr, anA Nphrapla and 10 Ia
Slavery looks forward with exulting conf.
dence to the acquisition Of Cuba. tho alb
sorptior of more Mexican States, the reos-
Enlistment of Slavery in San Domingo, the
revival of the foreign slave trade, and to an
alliance offensive and defensive with Brazil
for the protection and aggrandizement of
Slavery, and to enable it to defy the public
opinion and power of the world. In proof
Of all this, | have but to point to the pro-
ceedlngs in Congress, and to the leading
public journals of the South. In this vast
programme of Slavery, where do the sub
missionists oftoday prepare to make a stand 2
II must be made now today. The free men
of the republic, thank God, have still left in
their hands a peaceful and constitutional
remedy, if they will use it wisely and firmly
the ballot box. The power and design Of
Slavery must be checked and the original
policy of the Government on this subject re-
stored TO this end we must lay aside
postpone for time-.the strifes Of party
over minor points of controverted policy,
and unite in the great work of preserving our
free institutions from impending destruction.
The first blow must be aimed for the ov-
erthrow of the present National Administra-
tion.-the mere tool and puppet of the slave
power. Through the corrupting influence
of It's patronage upon the peoples Represen
tatlycs freedom has been betrayed. II must
be overwhelmed al every point with lgnom-
inous defeat. We cannot shorten its const-
iutional term of Office, but VIC must strike
down It's allies IN every State, district and
county. II must have no props IN the States
upon which to lean for the support Of its 10
iqutous policy. No man should be elected
10 responsible otfice-Goyernor member Of
Congress Represeniative-who relations
OF friendship and alliance with the National
Administration are open to suspicion. We
must accept nothing in the candidates pre-
scented for our sulirages short Of undisgulsed
hostility to the ultra Pro-Slayery power at
Washington. Anything short Of this is fol-
", idle triflng. shllly-shally nonsense ; and
designed IN the end 10 lead the people step
by step into acqulesence IN the policy and
plans of Slavery. Let no candidate pretend
10 condemn the recent legislatinn Of Con
gress. and yet hold himself in party alliance
with the present Administration. He cannot
be trusted and so sure as he is trusted, 50
sure icH The people mil their rights again he
betrayed. The man who will not face IL
open and manly resistance the aggressions
of the slave power today, cannot be relied
upon to do so on the occasion of future
provOcation He - h~r~taz-ly re.,---
sound 70 The core, and will sacrifice his coun.
try's highest interest and glory for some pal
try partzan considerations.
Slavery is deaf to the voice Of remon-
STRANGE. In vain we point to the history Of
the country in vain we invoke the names
Of Washington, jefferson, Madison and their
compalrlots, in defense Of the early and set
I tied maxims of the Government - in vain we
appeal TO the eternal principles ofjustice and
right-all, all are UNDECIDED unayaIing. In
the absorbing selhshness Of a great interes
Slavery pushes onward IN its barbarous and
destructive policy, subverting every princi-
pie that gave life, vigor and success to our
Revolutionary struggle, and defeating all the
great ends for which the government was es
tablished. 1t has broken down the highest
prccedents of constitutional law, IN opening
to It's lngress the territories of the nation
/ Today, Slavery is prostltutlng the hottest
/ functions Of Government endangenng the
public peace and provoking on the country
the horrors Of war for its extension and az
grandrzement. Now. at this present writing,
It Is lnsldlously undermining one of the most
valuable and sacred constitutional rights OF
the people, in its efforts to put the national
treasury, through the treaty-making power,
at the virtual disposal of the Executive and
Senate The Constitution designed that the
immediate representatives, Of the people
should be the especial guardians Of the trea-
sury OF the nation now las a mere matter
of form they are called upon to vote IN the
dark enormous sums of money, in fulhlmeni
Of treaties for the acquisition Of foreign prov
inces and states, without even having laid
before them the instructions and correspond
ence under which the treaty was negotiated.
When, again inquire, are the eneroach-
ments and aggresslons Of Slavery TO be re-
sisted, # not now ; The Constitution is IN
vaded subjected to constant change, in the
violent interpretations put upon il from time
to time, to NEE, the growing demands and
audacity of Slavery, and enforced upon the
country, under threats Of disunion, and the
corrupting appliances of Presidential patron
/ age. The independence of the House OF
( Representatives is unbushingly assailed, by
/ promises Of Executive favor to such mem.
bers as would hetray their constituents on d
/ question vital to the institutions of Freedom
/ Legislative enactnents the most solemn
and binding, after being enforced upon the
country by the power and votes of Slavery,
are repealed under pretenses false in fact
and insulting TO our intelligence. Party
/ platforms are erected at the bidding of Slave
/ ~, ana when upon the faith Of their honest
observance its candidates are elected, they
are treacherously violated, and new aud
more degrading tests Of party fealty impos
ed
am Democrat deeply imbued with the
ideas and doctrines of that political school
My principles are safe-l have no fears Of
losing them. | know what they are, and