Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-03-31
Speech of
HON. WIN. PITT FESSENDEN,
Or MAINE,
IN The 4. S. Senate, yNarch 3, 1854, on The
Nebraska Blu



Well sir, the compromise measures OF lcJO
became the law OF the land. we had &C
quired new territory from Mexico, ana new
questions arose. And, SIR, ailhough 'he
whole of that newly acquired territory was
free territory IN every sense OF the "oro' YET
Notwithstanding, California could only come
into THIS Union as Tree STATE on cohuil'oh
that two Territories, Utah and New MeSi-
co, should be so organized that they might
hereafter become slave states. Such was
the compromise OF 1870 IN TINS partenlar.-
wish Senators to understand that do not
recognize that so-called compromise as IN
any manner binding upon me. Enough
member OF the Wing Convention al baitl-
more, when made those compromise meas
ures part OF It's platform, my honoraoie
friend from Georgia Nr. Dawsohl wiz p''at |.
me witness for we were both members OF
the committee when reported tnose Iesoiu-
uons-that refused my assent 10 'le IssViu-
ton endorsing those measures bu' u'eS
became tue Ia" OF the ldnu' ana are re0og'
nzed throughout The country as cehnpro'l'
Use; ana by those measures the SCUM 90
tanned all 1t could reasonably anticipate OF
desire.
Mr.. President, It mas been ciahnen lor
these compromise measures OF looO thal they
satisfied all parties, and restored peace 10
distracted country. Secessionlsts' as
unlonists at the south, men VINO stahu'
suppose, upon the same level with the ianat-
&c oad sicky sentlmenlalists, were hardiy
disposed to remain quieti out the great
mass OF the people, NORTH end SOUTH seem
ed wiling TO avoid an lurther agltauoni ana
wait the event. Why were they 50 dispos-
ed? Sir, the whole country had been threat
eupd loudlv with the dissolution of the I'M
ion kVa hoard nneb of concord and broth
erly love. We of the free States. especial
lr wore ominouslv informed that certain
fro.e,tin,, gentlemen of the Sonth were
abon, IN d,ts6Ive tho Union within n week
and III rightly recollect il was dissolved
some two er three times in this very Cham
her. At anv rate the dav was appointed !;
bp, from, some defect in The ARRANGEMENTS.
il slinned hv and Inc thing was not done
the bolt did NOT fail. Sir. il IS well under
stnod mat upon that threat thai pre-
,once tho freq Staies were induced 10
y,oid the Vt,lrnnt nroviso know il was
,.rrned that slavery could meyer ooinio those
,rerri,or,os- -Iitab and Now Nev,c.. thar
j., 'exrlnde.l Inv a law of Providence ire.
,ool,,la IN ia nainre stronror than all I'm.
nan laws WHICH rendered the ordinance of
I-sz as onnl,p1 10 ,hnse Territ,rios moi On.
H. nseloss bnt ohsnrJ Ifsncb was believed
~ -. ,ba CO, ~, r,as the occ,s,on of So
'.,.,,,I, an,,rv o,,,,o,,,,,s Was the Union
NJ IssIl,cI c,- n nero abs,r,ction an
W.. ,l'a, If csrr,ed an, conld lead 10 no
-; ,.'. Iii.
ttt1u ~. ,h, r,o1o oe ,ho r~oe States
t.,', .,l,,,,, ''enI.,ll, cbnsen 10 s,b,ni, Il
A. .fl,,.,;s ce,,,,.n bove hoen villinr IN
-, ,.',.,.,lf VII ,ba ,;,tt ~ ,bbor tbo
,.,s,,,,,,,,,,, ,l l,,.or,, ,s ,,ncb a. ploase8
,,,, -, g.. ,,terioro ,y,tb il in nnv vav
,,..i, 'i''' 7,,,,,.s ~ sn, s,.,e-oi,lsr 81,
,.c,h, ,,D,,.,,or f-,,,, 6;oo,gia AR Dnwsorl
~, a,,. ,,bor. b,,,r,, ma dos,rs IN d;s,urb his
r,ob,S nndor tbo CONSTITUTION mr. the RIGHTS
~ ,'r, ,,,l,or ,,,rs,n d,roctlv mr. ipdircctly
hnt fsol,nr tbrourh INV whole system n prcat
-, q, ,bo him, itseif onJ loh,rin,r
,,,,rol,.or as n ci,,1sn octl,. mon res,a,ng
e., So, ,,rlor tbo s,~,r,,, nross,,re
go, c.oo, do cons,,,n,,onal ,neanaI,ty /
h,,,a sir'ad,, sno,an ~ Min tbese senti.
,,en,s / b,yo In and over fool hound IN
dn,y IN ross, here or elsewhere. so far as
rons,;tn,io,,llv NAV tho EXTENSION Of slave
-, i, ,hs ,.o,,n,,v ~ The ntn,o.t az nv no,ye,
r,,h I,Io ofIsc, !, NAV he I'm, ,ba ohl,.
,,.t;on i No less innnera,ive ON that account
Rn, naaca was CHAINED Ne were i
h,nnv noo,,io \, q On, down underonr o,yr
,'ind abd dnr own e., trees We ondoayor.
aJto ha cn;ot Rr9,berlv love was ali a.
81 -, ar er,e;,ds iron, ,ha Sn,,h
in nertac, concord All d,,Ierancas bad beer
set,ied Tbere was no trouble anywbere
-, ,,ero an 10 use a familiar expression
happy 10 A. DAYS are long" suddenly
IN the midst of this concord OF ours, comes
a proposition to tako from the tree Htate'
| just that which had been gwen for all thes,
/ civil, social, and political advantages which
had accrued to the South 10 take the hltl'
that was allowed to The Tree States by the
compromise or compact or whatever you
call II, OF le2O. lhis proposition presents
Itself IN this Chamber without word to the
country, without syllable having been salt
/ to my knowledge, al least ~ any State o
/ the Uuion upon the subject. Southern gen-