Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-03-10

other victory. My course, on this occasion,
has been the same as on all former occasions
Of like character have forborno from en-
gaging in the debate, until near the end of the
controversy, that the country may know who
it Is, and who it is not, that disiurbs the public
harmony, and breaks the public peace, by the
agitation Of Slavery in these Halls; and i shall
speak now, less in the form Of an argument,
against the bill before us, than Of protest. up
on which shall take my stand, to abide the uI-
innate judgment which shall be rendered by the
American people.
For myself there is a painful association
connected with the rise Of this debate. ! arose
in my place at 10 O'Clock this morning, stimuli
taneously with the honorable Senator from Con-
neciicut, (Mr Toucey) and each of us domand-
ed an audience. which was assigned by the
Chair TO him. He announced this bill, which,
however obscure in It's language, was, as we
all instantly knew, designed for the protection
of officers of the United States, who are en-
gagged in executing the Fugitive Slave Law
On the other side, | held in my hand propo-
sition, TO be submitted to the Senate, for the
erection of a bronze monument, fifty feet high,
in the city of Washington, which should illus
trate the life and the death Of Thomas Jelfer-
son, and commemorate the immortal names of
the signers of the Declaration of American In
dependence. 1t was new acknowledgment
which | was about to ask from the Senate of
the United States to the great fact on which the
liberties of this country aud all its Constitu-
tions rest-ihat all men arc created equal.-
Sir, the success which the honorable Senator,
from Connecticut (Nir Toucey) obtained over
me, when tho floor was assigned TO him, was
omnous. The Senate of the United States
will erect no monument 10 the memory Of JEFF
ierson, who declared that in the unequal con
test between Slavery and Freedom, the Al
mighty had no attribute which could take part
with the oppressor. But the Senate will on
the other hand, promptly comply with the de-
mand to raise another bulwark around the in
stituton of Slavery.
MIR President, as there is nothing new in the
circumstances Of this transaction, so it has hap
pened now, as on all similar occasions hereto
fore, that everything foreign from the question
at issue has been brought into the debate
The introduction of these foreign matters has,
as heretofore, been attended with a proiusion
OF reproaches, and calumnies, and epithels, as
inapposite 10 the occasion as they are inconsist-
ent with the decorum and dignity Of an august
Legislature Those of us upon whom such
denunciatons. calumnies and en;,be,s have hesn
showered have e,d,red ,bo,, ,on, .,J 7
think no one will doDy ,h,, ,,a h,so o,a,roJ
them patientlv To srcb Sa,,,ors .s h.,.o ~.
en- utterance IN their on;o;ors !, ,ha, &c .,
argument, make for myself only this reply
that the field or dob,,e i ro,no,;.h.d III,
sivelv In themselves Nou, a. 90 s;,.;Ia- -.
casione ba,e,o6,.o d. ..l.,;,,. e ..,;,;.-I
ties. and their 'resnec,;vo r,or;,. ~ ,ia.,,I;,.
have eu,ered l,,,a,, ;,,. 49,, l;...,--;,.. g.
| shall forbear from en,or;no, int, d., ,,.,, ae
the deba,a Cor ,ho ,oasa,, ,hs, .Iai~.ai..
NOT politicians bu, s,,,escoeo So en- a. ,Sa
Justice or expediencv of The measure under
consideration is concerned !, can MAZE no dif-
ference whether those who advocate !, or those
who oppose il are Whios or are Democrats.
or belong to that new class of men who are
popularity called Know-Nothings Aropmeuts
based on such grounds NAV have their weipbt
somewhere else-ou,side Of this Chamber or
possibly up ,here-Ipoin,ipp TO the calleryl--
but certainly not down here Inquisi,ion has
been made concerning the circumstances and
influences which attended recent elections Of
members not only of this House, but Of the
House Of Representatives, for the purpose, as it
seems, of awakening prejudices against those
who oppose the passage Of this BILL give
notice to honorable Senators who have adopted
this line of argument, that il is neither requir-
ed by the people whom represent here, nor
is it consistent with their dignity and honor
that should assume to interpret the motives