Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-09-01

racticable one 10 ensure the final victory. |
victory in per,nOnf might have been a
hieved without concessions any thing
hort of a NATIONAL VrcroRy--a victory for
reedom, once for all, establishing the prin-
,iple Of the non-extension Of Slavery, now
Ind forever "a victory worthy of nation
,f freemen, and to be hailed with songs Of
Jubilee throughout the world we say tina,
any thing short Of this was deemed TO be
short of the duty demanded by the exgencies
Of the case. Brother wings this was no.
BILE purpose. Do you dissent ? then we beg
you to consider--ichere shall you go9 To
the ranks of slavocratic sham democracy
reeking with treachery to their pledges, to
the North, to freedom, to the solemn COM
promises Of the past, to the constitution To
the slavocratic sham democracy
with corruption and with dshonor To the
slavocratic sham democracy, slaves TO south
ern dictation, and to Presidential patronage
To the slavocratic sham democrscy-ene-
mics of all your cherished principles, and OF
your friends To :he slavocratic sham de-
mocracy--a stencil in the nostrils of the peo-
pie, and destined soon to sink, deeper than
ever plummet sounded, beneath the wave Of
popular Indignation oh no no no you
cannot 90 there. But then will you go no.
where will you do nothing? Far better
that than worse but far better is il to go
with and for your brother whigs-a conser-
vatiye leaven for US, if we are too fast--or to
be leavened by us, you are too slow.
Let us look at things as they are.
The passage of the Nebraska bill is the
overturning Of principle as old as the con-
stitution, and little older: to wit, that Stare
m is not 10 be ertended beyond The territory
irtere tthen eristed. That was settled by
the ordinance Of 81, was universally agreed
to when the constitution was adopted, and
was enlarged by the Missouri Compromise.
Slavery erisied in the territory of Louisiana,
and that territory extended North of 36
30. The exclusion Of Slavery north Of 36
~ WIS thtIelpit an tNittStUt VI biu "hli-
slavery princi7le,--a prohibition Of slavery
where was before lawful nor was the Mis-
souri, Compromise an admission or guaran-
tee of slavery South of 36o 30: it left the
question open, Said Mr.. Clay as to Florida (;
alt may be true, that the (Missouri) Com
promise does not in terms embrace Florida,
and that it is not absolutely binding and OBJ
hgatory; but all candid and impartial men
must agree, that il ought not to be disregard
ed without the most welghty considerations"
Speech on abolition petitions, FEB. Z, 1889.
But the Missouri Compromise pds bind
ing and obligatory" for freedom in all terri
tory North Of 36 30, and thus confirmed the
anti-slavery principle established by WASH
INeToN, JEFFERSON, MADISON, and the 9TH
er patriots at the outset. The Missouri act
was, in the judgment of Henry CLAY, sacred ;
in the opinion of JONI q. ADAMS it was a
bond" to be observed; and in the opinion
Of DANIEL WEBSTER it was irepeafabls."
Brother Wings do you want better Wing
authority: But 1t has been repealed by sav-
ocratic sham Democracy and slavocratc
sham Whiggery combined-and will you
submit to shams
Observe next, that an entirely neio princi-
pie, hitherto unheard of, has been establish
ed by the Nebraska bill, TO wit: that slavery
in federal territory is not to be prohibited by
the federal government but must be admit
ted or excluded at the option Of the people
of the territories. Before the passage of the
Nebraska act, Kansas and Nebraska. with
their 400, 900 square miles of territory, large
enough for FoRTY-FIvE STATES as large as
Massachusetts, were solemnly dedicated to
Freedom Now that sacred restriction is
removed, THE DOOR is OPENED TO SLAVERY,
and the Federal Government is pledged new
err to shut it DO you consent to principle
which may change the balance of power on
this continent, from Freedom to Slavery -
Do you consent to strip the federal govern
ment Of the power to DEDICATE its own terri
tory to Freedom Do you consent to strip
Vermont aye and yourself, of the right to a
voice In this matter through her and your
representatives Do you voluntarily yield
yoiV power to vote against, and protest a.
gainst, the extension OF slavery to territory
in which you have an interest Then re-
member-ii ever one slave state is establish
ed in federal territory hereaher,-remember
that it is done with your assent, and you are
verify guilty for it No man can voluntarily
relnquish his constitutional right of resis.
lance, and remain guiltless.
Observe next, that here is grave matter
reaching entirely beyond the mere question
Of slavery, to the very foundation of the
Constitution, and undermining it. The Con
siituiion gives Congress the power to con
troll the territories, and by It's terms il is sub
ject to amendment only in specific way
with the consent of three-four,hs of the
States. Now, by a simple act of Congress
unasked, unexpected by the people, and
forced by the appliances of Executive pat
ronage, this power of Congress, conferred by
the Constitution, is surrendered. Virtually
the Constitution itself is amended by act OF
Congress Do you consent? As Wing
taught TO reverence the Constitution-.as a
freeman, sworn to support it-dare you now
assent to unmitgated, dangerous, fatal Van
dalism like thati
Observe, again, that this principle Of non
intervention-this opening the door To slave
ry-this making slavery possible, in defiance
of the solemn pledge excluding It's moi
limited to Nebraska and Kansas, and the
forty-fye States that may grow out Of
them No it is principle for all future
time, and all other territory, said Douglass
the dough-face. Non-interyention as to Gu
ba-as to the West India slands-as to
Mexico as TO all South America down Ia