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

~, No North, no South, no East, no West"
and now the member who has just taken
his scat Mr.. Squires) threatens to bolt to the
Democratic camp, if we do not adopt IT. ana
relieve him from the terrible atlllction OF
playing the " hypocrite' the rest Of bis days.
The New York members assume to utter lie.
voice of that great State. Rsa
My. with $4,000 MassacI
my back, aye, sir, Sir, wi
~. 4, NJ Men pledged lldcdfgfd % IL ~
Eteli you, Sir, tell this Nat
Sir, tell these recusant 49,
faces, that they do not represent the sdhti-
ments Of the people of the Empire State.
Ralph Waldo Emerson says that, the weight
ola sentence depends whether man is behind
it or not" These delegates stand here unsup-
ported by the people Of New York. They
are the insignificant chiefs Of bahiel and
defeated faction, in the city and State OF New
York their followers are men in Buckram,
Fla lstaffs heroes. WIN. H. Seward stands
this day, with his heels upon the necks OF these
rampant delegates. Adopt this platform
which they claim as their own--whlch they
with idiotie folly assure us will be welcomed
with booming guns from Montauk Point to
the waters OF Niagara-and William Ii. Sc
ward will gaze down into the fathomIess polit-
ical graves dug for them by the betrayed and
Indignant people Of New York.
The member who undertook last night to
rebuke the delegates from Massachusetts (Nlr.
Barker)--who wanted to be Mayor Of New
York and could not win the coveted prize
who aspired to be reelected President OF this
National Council and we would not consent
to allow your chair, Sir to be filled by one
who bla phemously sneered at "the Higher
Law" Of that Being "whost hand moves the
stars and heaves the pulses of the deep
boastcd Of their victories. He tells us that
they carried the Legislature of the State.
Sir this same Legislature elected VIM. Ii Be-
ward to the United States Senate by deci-
sive majority, in spite Of the petty tricks and
agonizng shricks of that member and his
associates, the Silver Greys. Yes, Sir, the
Legislature the member claims to have chosen
passed by an immense majority, resolutions
in favor Of the restoration Of Freedom to
Kansas and Nebraska With both of heI
Senators and twenty-eight Of thirty-three Rep
resentatives in Congress, with the Governor
and Lieut. Governor and majorities in both
branches Of the Legislature, with all these
evidences OF the sentiments Of the people o
that great State before us, these delegate
Y have the brszen haTlibood 10 rise hefe-ssst
assure gentlemen Of this National Council
rf4hst New York does not demand the restore
tios@ pf Freedom tdshe territof3 covered bJ
A'he Compromise Of 1920. Wiltyou, gentle
men Of the Council believe these idiotic de
ciarations!
Mr.. Barker.-The member from Massa
chusctts-
Mr. Wilson No interruption from 20,
sir no interruption from you sir, no Interrupt
ton from that quarter! If any gentleman
wishes to put a question to me or demand al
explanation Of any remarks Of mine vii
chcerfuiy yield the floor, but no interruption
from that quarter.
Mr.. President, we of the north will hol
' these members from New York responsible 70
, the dc eat OF The propositions to restore Free
= dom to KansAsand Nebraska If that grea
. State had delegation here that reflected tn
sentiments Of the people, we should have re
ceiyed the support Of liberal men of the Soutl
Y who would have agreed to do us justice
Many distinguished sous of the South adm
, the repeal of the Missouri prohibition to b
anoutrage upon the rights of the North
) violation of the plightcd faith of the nation
t, Honor and good faith, Freedom aud Publ
Y Order, all demand its restoration. But til
men of the South who would have stood b
j.. us have been stricken down by the treache
:. Gus action of these members of New Yorl
. Upon their heads be the responsibility OF til
v defeat of the cherished wishes of the pcopl
y and the triumph of the policy Of slavery.
y y / tell you liberal men of the South, men
y Delaware. Maryland, North Carolina, Ke'
r lucky and Tennessee, you, who are ready
,s resist at home the fanaticism of slavery,
% stand upon real national platform, to demar
% your own rights and to do justice to us
- tell you, that these men of New York ; the
g men, who betray US and deceive you who a
a false to the North and not true to the oout
T are your enemies They put clubs into tt
- hands of the slavery fanatics of the extreu
i South to smite you down. Our mission is
" hunt down this race of politicians! t.
- YOU. men of the South, that we mean to hu
: down--to externinatc this breed Of Doug
= faces--these fawning, creeping, cri9g|pg cre
: |tsasss, that mercifdt- Providence r.
4 mite mercy permits to crawl round among mel
. For the past fifteen months the people Of 4
! North have been chasing down this race
! politicians. You will see, that this race
. growing small by degrees and beautiful
e less" When we have houned down this bree
i represented here to-day by the member frc
IS New York, Mr. Squires) then you of /
. South, and we of the North may meet
National Convention, each Of US ready to d
Nc mand our own rights and willing to conce
- the rights Of the other. But that time is n
a yet. Ihope, however, that we shall soon sta
I by the political grave Of the last Of the Doug
:. faces | hope to have the pleasure and $
'. it will be pleasure, to walk among and to ga
II down into the political graves of these ape
N tate politicians, who have betrayed the peol
"a Of the State of New York.
q, Sir, the members from New York now
st fore me (Messrs. Barker and Squires) ha
is burted into the unwilling ear of the Convt
e, ton their love for the Union, they have boa
ed Of the enlarged views and comprehend
lie policy of themselves and their followe
he They have ostentatiously paraded their V
n. tues before US, in contrast Of the views of