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

member. and al would notice that the want
on assault of the member from New York
was wholly nnprovoked. That member had
declared that the Anti Slavery movement
had thrown up small men. The exhibition
the member had made of himself proves
that he is the last creature on earth to sheer
at any one for want of ability temper or
manners. Gen. Wilson said be and his as
sociates stood upon that floor with sO,OOO
Massachusetts freemen at their backs-the
delegates from New York stood there with
only baflied and defeated faction behind
ihem-men of buckram. Seward trod his
heel upon the necks Of the rampant gentle
men from New York, and if this New York
platform was agreed to, he would look down
into their political graves. New York must
be and shall be held responsible for the plat
form It was their work. We could not
stand upon it in a single Free State OF the
North. The member says he will 90 to the
Democrats If the restoration platform IS ad-
opted Let him go-let his associates 90,
bag and baggage we shall lose little OF
either talent, character or power. lie VIII
no longer be hypocrite, he tells us we are
glad to hear it, Adopt this platform aud the
North will repudiate It and you 1t has sent
100 pledged men 10 Congress to restore free
domto Kansas; will these members obey your
DEGREES and Violate these pledges Never
will they do 50 Mr.. Barker, who wanted to
be a Mayor of New York and could not
who wanted to be President of this Council,
and could not get 1t. because we wanted a
man who knew something more than TO re-
peat the parrot phrase" No North, no
South, no East no West" and would not
have one that blasphemously sneers at the
higher law-hc boasted of their victories in
New York That State had resolved in
favor of restoring the Missouri Compromise
She was in favor of 1t by tens of thousands
We mean 70 hunt down these men of the
North who belrry US We will look down into
the political graves of these apostates Ne"
lork--these men who are false to the Nort
and not true to the South. Massachusett.
was not there TO save the Uuion-it was
safe we don't raise the question IN Massachu
/ sets. Liberty, not the Union, is in danger
and he was here TO help preserve It, lie
would give the South all its rights, but VIZ
demanded ali our rights. Nineteen year,
/ ago, standing beside Wiilams's slave pen II
/ the capitol, he pledged himself TO Liberty
[ and he had never 10 public or in private, a
home or abroad, spoken or written. one wore
inconsistent with that pledge, and he neve
would TO gave any party, or at the command
of any power on earth. He would trampl,
with distain on your ploiform-for which
New York was respcnsible-so would ,h
North. Gen. W ison also treated the con
stltuiional argument in relation to Slavery
and set against the speech of Judge Hop
kins of Alabama, the decision Of the Sup
RENE Court, that " Slavery was a mere mum
cipsl regulation, limited by the verge of tn
local law" He told the South they woul
yet be glad 10 rely upon this doctrine, an
to adopt the principle Of State Rights as t
Slavery.
This rough sketck conveys no adequat
idea Of Senator Wilson's speech. lie spok
for an hour and with his greatest ability, de
filming his position toward the South, and pat
tcuhry toward the dough,aces OF the Noril
with much clearness aud point His friend
say, who heard It, that IT was the ablo'
speech the General ever made believe h
SO re yards It himself; and Southern gentle
men are high IN their appreciation of the 9
bIlity and power 1t displayed. They enjoy
ed immensely his Aaying alive Of the Ne-
York Delegates, and all admitted that thi
was fully deserved.