Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-07-05

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rather than fall short of marching up to those
limits. The personal liberties of her people
demand that she should do so.
Massachusetts has the right, if she chooses,
to remove from her Judicial Bench any ofl-
GERS who shall consent to perform the duties
imposed upon United .styes Commissioners.
Adspjes Your right gem emeli, arraisn her
- 70 exercise Of her own
B5yJhe decision Of the
addition Of fugitives
kellygss that every human
5c'bg .....4'I her limits, has a right to the
benefits OF The writ of Habcas Corpus, and
to jury trial. She proposes to test the ques-
ton by the judicial authorities. Her ''ofence
hath that extent-no ING Massachusetts
stands upon the State Ri IS doctrines OF Vir-
GINA and Kentucky, OF 1898 and 1899. She
raises no standard of Nuifica ton or rebellion
she will submit to the decision of those tri-
bunals authorized to expouud the judicial
powers Of the Government.
The gentleman from Alabama, Judge Hop
kins.) has limited to us that the Southern
States may find it necessary to protect them
selves against this action of Massachusetts, by
legislation that shall touch her material inter.
ests. Threats Of that kind sir, have no ter
rors for Massachusetts. Her people will laugh
to scorn all such idle threats, by whomsoever
made. Massachusetts, with one million of
intelligent people, with free schools, free
churches, free labor, is competent to take care
Of her own material interests. Her goods
are for sale-uot her principles" II any
gentleman from the South expect to intimi-
date Massachusetts by such threats, | tell you
here and now, that We scorn, spurn and dely
your threats.
The gentleman from Kentucky told us yes
tcrday that he was here to save the Union J"
Save the Union! !" am not here " to save
the Union!' Does Kentucky intend to 90
out of the Union Massachusetts does not.
She does not raise the, question of the safety
of the Union. She means to remain in the
Union, and if any State raises the banner of
disunion, she will sustain the Federal Gov
eminent now, as she did in the days of An
drew jackson, under the lead of Daniel Web
ster-wth her treasure and her blood, in
defending the integrity OF the Union, and the
indivisblity of the republic. Massachusetts,
believes the Union to be safe. She believes
Liberty to be in danger. She is for Liber-
ty and Union, now and forever, one and iusep-
4 .erable," The eloquent appeals of the atin-
EtassAetl genti elnansnow in my eye Mr.. Ray
Iner) viii meet q response as hearty in Massa-
,.llsAasetts pszshsy wiltnsyet NJ his own
Carolina I am here. HI, to save Liberty,
now perilled---not to save the Union, Which
is safe in the hearts Of the people.
Sir, this majority platIorm-this New York
platorm-was adopted in committee by II
votes 10 IA. Two Of these votes are from
Minnesota and the District of Columbia, that
have 10 ELECTORAL votes to give and in all tn,
other States the American party has beer
, defeated whenever its hanucr has been raised
The friends Of that majority report have Ito
an electoral vote now secured and they can
not pledge us one with any degree of certainty
l. The minority platform, in favor of the resto
r ration Of freedom to Kansas and Nebraska
: received fourteen votes from fourteen States
having 1875 ELECTORAL votes all now secured
e Iowa is not here, and New York can easily b.
= ours upon that minority platform. Adopt th'
, majority platform and these 1876 votes ar
J. lost; Iowa and New York 60 with them, an,
t the States that impose this platform upon u
g will nearly all be swept by the Democracy
Adopt the restoration policy, and we ca
!. sweep every free State like whirlwind
c Adopt the majority report, and defeat is inev
e itable--annhilation sure
This majority platform expressly declare
: "the American party cannot be held in an
: manner responsible for the obnoxious acts 0
c violated pledges of either the Wing Or Dem
> ocratic parties" Having made this declara
ton what does it propose that the American
u party shall! do 1t proposes that the Amer
i can party shall sanction these obnoxious act
. and violated pledges by avowing its purpos
o to be, TO abide by and maintain the existin
q laws upon the subject of Slavery. as fiua
L and conclusive settlement of the subject i
'e spirit and substance" 1t proposes not onI
. to sanctify the legislation of the past, but t
u ignore all action in the future. 1t declare
e that Congress has no constitutional power t
&c exclude any State from admission into tn
o Union because its Constitution does or doe
Il not recognize the institution of slavery as 0
AZ part of its social system anaexprcssly prefer
l. hitting any expression - pion upon III
- uteI or prohibi
y NatiS6ai council that Congrs n ought not t
ae lcgislate upon the subject oESavery With
81 the Territory Of the United, States, and tina
IS any interference by Congress with Slavery a
y it exists in the District of Columbia would b
d, a violation Of the spirit and intention of tn
IN compact by which the State of Maryland cede
he the District to the United States aud breac
in of the national faith" The adoption of TIL
O. Platform commits the American party uncor
le ditionally to the policy of Sayery-to tn
o. iron dominion of the Black Power. | tie
I'd you, sir, tell this convention, that we cannC
n stand upon this platform in single free Stat
II of the North. The people of the North wi
20 repudiatc it, spurn it, spit upon it. For my
IS self, sir, here and now tell you to your faces
Ne thar l will trampe with disdain upon you
platform. | will not support it. | will SUI
&C. port no man who stands upon it. Adopt tn;
We platform, and you array against you ever
n thing that is pure and holy--everything thu
st. has the elements of permanancy in It'll
We nobest pulsatious oisthe human HEARTH
rs hottest convictions Of the human soul--th
r. proloundest ideas of human intellect and ii
be attributes Of Almighty God' Your part