Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-24

broke in 1850. II has not had since that
time the moral power II had before, and it
could not have, because il was in two parts
There was kicking at the heels, and
don't know what the head was about
Laughter.
There were some pretty hard things said
this morning about the Wing party, and all
that sort of thing. Now let me say am not
going to abuse the good old Wing party -
Let old Massachusetts speak upon that sub
iect, from the western line TO the farlhest
eastern limit. Let her speak by her scnti-
mcnls and acts for the last twenty-five yeats
Look at your water power--your fertile val ?
lcvs, fields and hills, and everything else
and see what Wing policy has done for
Massachusetts. An to turn around and |
as.ail the Wing party? Not at all.-Blcss- I
ed be God tina, it has existed for twenty five (
years, and nobly done lis duty. have had
small share--but let that pa $. Lhecrs and
laughter.
But the question at present is not about
the Wing party the question Is, what rs to
be done now, and where am to go? a wise
man acts IN view Of the circumstances as
they exist at the time, aud the question Is
now, not what has boen done, but what IS
the state OF the county, and what should
man do !, What IL the condition of affairs
in the United States A deadly conflict has
been thrust upon MS, for we have not sought
IL, and we must now take our stand or yield
10 aggression. IL is freedom or slavery for
tins whole land; this is as true as the Bible
is true, and there Is no cant about 1t. A
stakeholder with his slaves will come into
Boston, aud he viii hold his slaves here I'M
der legal decisions or. we are 10 roll back
we y'ue Vi s,'Ne'y ,oeglession' lNnee's
cunno' stahu no"' exactly whcle we
are ,hey nave come over 100 lar ior that
lucy nave '"Neh one ienp 700 many WI"
.a'S very p,slnE' ST. ihey were no' sa'ls-
, ,e WIN ,he CONCESSIONS OF me norm III
'o'u' winch were me hardest 10 swallow OF
awning ever presented 70 me lovers oil
oIuer We compromises OF 'nN year were
sp,'U pressing 4u'euy a'ong so''", mat u
Wv 'o,u "u' 'le country oe"eYeu ''le nl''-
vi at reg put encouraged Wy 'lS course o,
W, W. A'o,'n' uley o'ousnt up ule hansas Guu
'eo'"sNp ','lu''!' anu ,'iu' was ,ne Ic@.nl
.''ut oluAe tio Ia'le. vaoh 1t was i'''o
Wv iVu'y 'oDu' lAPp'au9c'
VOW, unue er, 'iiese circumstances Wna' are
VIC 70 40 -, us Is me question: we gre
", neet IT. w en- sil"l we repeal ,nose ohls
uon h"o" tna' ! care 10 90 ula'' ie'uHe
oou'i uo II u CHOOSES Let ], ASK 10 re-
s.o.e ule Cou,P'oHi'se as II was pSiors ule
~ VI tnese ouhs' but let inc norm
sShe n'sncr sruuuu' ana ihs'st 'het only lIee
S,a,'s s"a'l oe au'i'''eu mo vac un'on' un
VI ,iV u"'P' o.''ise oe restored pI Tue Sou'n'
"'u ~ s,IFc S'dtG uueii' ever 10 oe auiii''eu
mo .ue Hhion' ne Save power mas gone
'oo i"' Sieauy' heeIs'l
u" no' want 10 nlu'lp'y prhclFles
'oe Us uii"c upon l'is great principe, ana
VIC s""u pe srong ana united 10 not l,t
Us e's"aSl ourselves ny 'housano iit,ie sac
'ssuts, uat amount 70 hothlng; you
"a" an "lN' s'Iong ground ana o'hg 'ne
people 70 stand mere hrmiy ana understand
lngly, you ere sale. Let 10 man get an
election from free State, who is not, IN
principle ond to The death, opposed to the
ADMISSION OF anolher slave state; It seems to
me- mat Is he whole story. lAppause.
wing as am, YOU will iiud me tomorrow
the same man that was SIX months or year
ago. believe greater amount OF good
can be accomplished by meeting with my
ieilo" citizens IN new organization, than by
continuing IN the old. have been surveying
lhe Whole ground, looking at the question
as citizen OF Massachusetts. have come
iu mar conclusion ana shall stand by II
ana ! hope that shall find those, who share
llc same views with myself IN regard TO
slavery, and other matters Of a moral, FINN
cal aud general interest, associated with me,
and that we shall have party organized upon
the principles Of freedom, looking at all the
great interests of our common State and
country, and looking to the rights Of our fell
low citizens OF the South am not gong
10 enlist Tor crusade to 90 10 the South and
Tree Inc slaves that matter the South must
settle between themselves and their God;
hut hold That beyond where slave now
ucads he shall never tread "ilhmy consent
except as tree man.
Phi IL ~ w, cN oc
soiler md X M was ncyt c,lica mon and
made an able speech in favor Of UNION of
all parties in position TO slavery aggression.
ME- ID pH acn OF boston sa'1 ne was onc
Eooorv Ws.Lbnrn Tor Gnvornor and ,yho was
advised by Young llunkcrn through one
,neeuhs' ms was 'i,n' ,or nj. VINO 'oVS