Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-06

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period might corHe, and under this Arrangement
The slave prePerty of the South became entitled
o twenty-one representatives in Congress-pre-
'isely the same nunber to which Ohio was en-
titled.
Under the compacts they obtained another
thing. These provided not only for the recsg
aition of the records of other States and for the
arrest Of fugiti7es from JUSTICE but also that of
fugitives from labor. II
He did not believe the Fugitive Slave Law
proper execution that act, he believed, with Mr..
Webster, that it conferred certain rights and
devolved certain duties on the States, but gave
no authority to Congress TO legislate On that
subject MIR. W. had yielded against his own
convictions to the decision Of the Supreme
Court. but he believed he lWehster) was right
In 1877 slavery was prohibited in the North
West Territory, which is now Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
This was designed to render permanent the
ascendency Of the Free States and TO. guard
agvnst slavery propagandism. But afterwards
when the slave power began to feel its strength
it began to cast about for the means Of MAIN
tanning that power, and then was silently Gre
ated sentiment, that whenever American lib
berty should be in pregnant condition, and
about to bring forth new States, that it should
have twins, one of them should be black baby
and the other white baby, (laughter) or that
q free and slave State should be admitted at the
same time. Struggles followed. Louisiana
had about 40 900 slaves, and was admitted with
them. A few slaves were scattered along up
the river--some at St. Geneiveya---some OF St:
Louis, and on the strength of these Missouri
claimed to be admitted as slave State.
~ she ecRceasion Of soine Nnrfhern meulbers
acting in defauoe Of the wishes Of their consti-
tuentes she was admitted But they yielded be-
cause they supposed they were obtaining, in the
Compromise line SO degrees 80 minutes, some
thing positive for Notwithstanding SO sacred
and so permanent that it must thencelorth stand
as part of the Constitution.
He then read from Niles Register, published
in Baltimore about this period, passages going
to show that this Compromise was regarded us
lrrepealable and permanent as the Constitution
itself.
At length we wanted a railroad to the Pacific,
and one step towards obtaining it was to organ
ize and settle the territory through which ii
was to run. At that moment plot was found
already Matched to give it over to slavery. II
was not then enough to have white baby and
a black baby, but all the babies were to be
black. And this had been done on the wretch
ed pretense that slavery would not be established
In that territory. AS Thoughts neighbor should
let down the bars of your corn-feld, and say in
extepuation that he knew his hogs loved corn
bnt he did mt think they would go in, and il
they did you could keep them out-and this too
line fence, which he had bound himself tt
keep up and protect you from depredations from
his side
1t has been supposed the people would acqui
esce in this case as they did in the case of Utat
and New Mexico, and in every other, and hi
had perhaps done them wrong in the appea
that on the passage Of the Nebraska act the,
had set forth to the people He had pennei
that appeal more as a despairing than hopin.
no ground for these gloomy apprehensions.
was evident then that the slave power had en-
tered upon propagandsm, the end of which
none could loresee, but to which it was alread,
evident the people of the North must becom
the vassals.
Cannon had been planted on the north of tn
Capitol to celebrate the passage Of the bill, ant
were booming as they went sad and few, to thei
homes, on thateventful night. But, thank God
that cannon, intended to celebrate the death o
freedom, has woke up the sumbering freemel
Of the North. Applause.
Danger to the Union did not lie in ma My OPP
position to slavery, but in submission to tina
Calling yoke which would grow so intolerabl'
that it could not be borne, There was the dan
ger.
While others were contendng about finance
and trade, he had thought chiefly of this ques
ton, and had regulated his political conduct by
it. lie had never held any other views on thu
subject than those he here expressed, and i
these made him an Abolitionist, then were Mad
ison and Jackson, Wythe and Pickney, Henry
and Washington, Abolitionists If the reproacl
of Abolitionism fell justly upon these men
then might 50 humble an individual as hinse
be well content to share it.
This question was SO important that it hat
shivered all parties. The old parties had trie,
yielding and yielding, until they had vi lde
themselves out of existence, and were dead, ex
cept so far as Executive patronage galvanized
and gave an appearance Of life to one of them
Agplaase.]
The Convention that nominated Pierce stem
med it, though opposed by Ohio. Their nom
inee had succeed because the South though
they could more safely trust Franklin Pierc
than Gen. Scott, and he was quite sure thei
confidence had not been misplaced.
AS If by magic, then grew up the America
party. 1t arrayed itself in the free States o
the side of freedom-in the South it could d
nothing but array itself for slavery. But tn
South had not found their Northern brethre
quite so yielding in the Convention at Philade
phia as they had found them at Baltimore
The Northern men did not here say to their
" Am | not thine ass, upon which thou has
ridden, even unto this day! Was ever wor
to do SO unto thee! !" No; but they exhibite
what was sadly wanted at the North-that wa,
backbone. They came home and re-erccte
their platform at Columbus, and that they no,
stood upon and would fight together, united i
brethren No matter by what name they wer
called, they would fight out this issue, and al
range their little differences afterwards.
Like the two knights who when about to or
gage in mortal combat heard the cry of di'
tress, having gone to the rescue, found it i9
possible afterwards to renew the feId. So thj
Union upon common object for good, woui
erase out Of their hearts all disposition for cor
tention.
He then read from the platform adopted a
Columbus, the portions relating to reform in til
State and National Governments.
1 Len miilions had been paid Tor the Meslll
Valley-merely for route for Southern rail
lrvad, and TO maintain Santa Anna in his despoi
( 10 rule Of that sum Ohio contributed on
million. President Pierce had sent Ministe
to Mexico to negotiate that treaty. He the
spoke of the secret session Of the Senate to COR
slider and approve it; he hoped that wins
transpired there would some day DO made know
In that secret body there were Know Nothing
too. Laughter.] Not Know Nothings 5
their voluntary act, but by decree of Diy;n
Providence.
AT the same time that they taxed ten million
without the consent of the House. Presider
Pierce had vetoed the bill for the improyeme,
of rivers and Harbors, which might 6aye give
them four or five hundred thousand dollars. a
Tom Corwin had said that the question of il
ternal improvement was not 30 much one {
constitutional power as of chemical analvs