Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-22

he Missouri Compromise to them in the
most pungent and effective style. You
stole our Jack knife" said he ave caught
you at IL, and now you won't give II up. II
is like man who bought horse on Sun
iay and gave his note for IT,, then sold the
animal and pockctcd the money, and then
turned around and repudated payment OF
his note, because, given on the Sabbath, il
was illegal. You acknowledge you have
had the considerotion--you admit the repeal
10 be unjust and an outrage, and yet you re-
fuse to right It," Objection was made by
several Southern members to the assertion
that they admitted the righteousness of the
repeal. " Well them" said Mr.. Ford, get
up and tell us what you do think about it
Let us hear Your confessions" Judge Hop
kins of Alabama rose aud defended the re-
peal as that Of an unconstitutional act. Gun
Of 5. c. said ditto, and so one or
two others. go ahead" said Mr.. Ford,
- let us hear you ALL"
Kenneth Rayner-"ls it expected that
gentlemen generally will give their
mental experience z" Ford" Yes, yes let
us hear YOU ALL Rayner -" Well, then,
have to say that the repeal Of the Missouri
was an unCslled for and an un-
necessary act, an outrage even, a violation
ofplighted faith; and would have seen my
right arm wither and my tongue palsied be-
fore would have voted for IT." Great lndig-
nation, Kissing and EXPLANATIONS from the
ultra South. Judge Hopkins with much
feeling asked if this remark was intended as
an attack upon HIM Rayner responded No
he gave every man full freedom of opinion
.s.t...,se
tives but for himself he had no hesitation
in declaring his convictions to be what he
had asserted. "When resolutions were in
troduced into the last North Carolina Sen.
ate to approve the repeal and indorse Sena-
tor Badgers vote for 1t, | denounced them
and dared their mover to press them to a pas
sage. ! told him | would speak against
them for three days, and that they should
not pass except over my most powerful eX-
erlions against them. And they did not
pass, they were not taken from the table by
their originator"
Several other moderate men Of the Slave
States agreed with Mr.. Rayner, but were
DOT prepared to aid IN rightng the wrong
whose inlqniiy and injustice they freely ud
United. But most of the Southern members
were indignant at the admissions of Rayner
and denounced him for them. Cunningham
of South Carolina, an avowed Secessionist
cracked his whip over the gallant North Car
Gilman IN true overseeing style lntimailon'
we're given that Mr.. Rayner should suffer iul
this at home that he would be put dowt
there. His answer was bold and defiant. -
lie said he would trust in the generosity an,
Justice Of the old North State; and If hp
%. La IN, brtua, ha If staat
opinions home to his constituents, he woul'
stump the state in their behalf from the At
lantic Ocean to the Tennessee Mountains.
Mr. Ford after a while resumed, and pour
ed forth a torren, Of lnyective that was per
fcctly overwhelming. "Ohlo," he SAID
had stood up for the Compromises of 1850
had maintained them in good faith, but If thl
South refuse 10 right this great wrong, VI
will never more be your llck-spliiles am
boot-blacks, and demean ourselves to catcl
your runaway niggcrs Two thirds Of th'
Ohio delegation here are Nirginians by bril-
there is one who did not leave Nirgin
until his head was as white as 1t is now bu
they will repudate the land that gave then
birth they will no longer be hound by pas
I Compromises IN favor Of Southern Slavery
unless YOU come maniully forward, and re-
turn what belongs TO us, and what you hay
stolen, after having got the pay for giving
to US"
But | can give ~ proper idea of thi
speech or Of the effect which 1t produced. e.
1t was remarkable IN power, IN application
in completeness, aud able and powerful a
were the previous effrts Of Foster and Wi
son OF Massachusetts, TO this was awardc
the palm Of high superiority on all hands. =
| 1t told right and left IN the ranks of the or
position. and lett wounds that must rank
f"- many day.
Among the other speeches Of yesterdl
evening was a brief but pointed one fro.
+ Mr. Richmond Of Mass. He indorsed Gcr
Wilson with great heartiness. Though o
had ever before been IN strong political OF
position to HIM, and had voted agains, him "a
United States Senator in the Massachuseit
Senate last winter, his course here had bee
such as to win himself and all the rest a
the Massachusetts, delegation most hearth
to his support, and so long as he continue
in the path marked out at this Conyeulior
so long should he have his uhe speaker
most undivided sympathy and support.
/ There is great commotion among ID
/ llunkers and Chyalry today The etieciiv
fire poured into them by tn North yesterda
has had its effect and they tremble in thci
very boots. The discussion was resume
/ this morning by Judge Randall Of Florida
one Of the would-be candidates for the Pres
( idency, followed by Jennings of llhnoi.
who came out boldly and maniully for Free
dom. lie was followed by Burwe!l Of Va
the author of the majority platform. iii
speech was foil Of the usual Virginia ab
slractlons -her immense influence upon III
Z policy Of the Confederation, her vast resonr
ces, her water-power, and her niggers.
was calm and gen,lemanly. Rayner mex
got the floor and submitted a cOmpromisi
proposition, which cannot give you now il
iul, but the substance is that the question o
Slavery does not come within the powers O
the Organization that the right to discus
the question is to be free both at the Norti
and South, and that the existence OF the in
stlluuon depends on the local law, and IL
extension is not to De determined by the act.
Of Congress.
This proposition was received with com
paratiye coldness By the North, but with ov
ident marks of disapprobatlon by the South
South Carolina said that nothing but the Tn
ion saving Degree, designed as she interpre
ted il to abjure the discussion of Slavery
had induced her 10 renounce her secession
doctrines. while Mississippi declared she
was ready to bolt if such were to be the
principles Of the Order. She went so far al
TO propose to expel Wilson from the Conven-
ton for having violated the Degree afore
said. The excitement in reference TO Raw
ner is intense. His object appears TO be 20
establish Platform on which such States as
North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky. and
Maryland can stand together with the North.
He labors in a hopeless cause. The very
moment the Convention refuses 10 recognize
the unconditional restoration of the Missouri
Compromise, the vitality OF the Organization
is gone.
The miserable misrepresentation of New
York are spurned by all honorable men North
aud South. They knew that they stated an
unblushing falsehood when they represented
that State as being intensely NATIONAL
so much SO that the Introduction of the prop
ositon to restore the Missouri Compromise
would only produce bitterness aad discord in
their Councils. Mr.. Mallory is looked upon
with arorn and coulannf c.r h,a atsaupt 20