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

tn. North ,oM not stand BY H. In intro
ducing resolution, presented to the X.
N. Convention, the .Noriifeid Star says:
The minority submit the following, by
tshich The North trH Stand
Resolved. That the plighted faith Of the
nation, violated by the unexpected and I'M
called for repeal Of the Missouri Comprom-
Use should be restored, and Il efforts to this
end shall fail, Congress should refuse I'D
mission to the Union Of any State, tolcraiing
slavery, which shall be formed out Of any por-
ton Of the territory from ,chich thai insiitt.
ton iras expressly excluded by thai compromise
Of thirty four years Standing"
The editor of the Star probably made his
remark without closely scanning the resolu-
ton The sentiment is far short Of the ground
assumed by Vermont last year, and prevalent
in the North generally, at this moment, to
wit tina, NO ne,c State foierdiing Slare'y,
whether above or below the Compromise
line, should be admitted 10 the Union. The
X. n. minority resolution limits its hostility
to Slavery in territory from which that very
"pecular institution was excluded by the
Missouri Compromise, and tactly consents
that new slave states may be formed and ad-
mtted to the Union from territory South oil
the Compromise line Plainly, the minority
say Gentlemen of the South, you have
violated the faith Of the nation you have
,reacherously broken your pledge TO Free
dom north of sc 80; you ought to repent
and promise better fashions-but if you
won't, Toe tsM gips you all you claimed by The
very bargain tchich you haze pegfd'ous'y bro
KEN You are welcome 10 cut and carve all
South Of 36 80 into Slave States; we won't
stand in the way but, if you undertake Il
run your niger system into free territory
We really think Congress ought TO interfere I"
If this were in earnest, II would be be
meath contempt; but we suppose the minori'
" of the North were not in earnest rather
that they presented this resolution for the
purpose of putting upon record the strongest
proof Of the unreasonableness of the Slav-
ocracy. The hair. bfained Souhrons are not
content with Slavery at the South; they
would force it upon the North also. Such
is the inference from the rejection Of the mi
nority resolution. Il at Philadelphia any
Northern man was ready TO subscribe in ear
nest to the minority resolution, II is fortunate
for him that the majority saved him from
dishonorable treachery to the North and to
Freedom. Even the Missouri Compromise
itself did not in terms bind the North TO
consent to the formation Of Slave States
Soulh-of SO 30--as Henry Clay frankly a
vowed in the debate on the Compromise OF
1850: but if it did, even in terms, las per-
haps it did constructvely,) the slayocracy
have completely released the North from all
obligation of hat Kind, leaving the fiends of
Freedom free to take their own course for
the future. That course should be straight
forward, firmly, unAInchingly, uncomprom-
isnply ron FRgEpom for Freedom on ey-
cry rod Of soil where slavery was not
en,renched behind a State Constitution on
the day Of the violation Of the Missouri
Compromise. To consent that amy new slave
state can be made hereafter, is 10 consent
that Slavery shall forever remain to dstrac,
the peace of the country and palsy the bands
Of the Government is to consent to, and &c
inc,e, new forsys upon Mexico, and new FL
lbus,ering expeditions upon the islands II
the Gulf and upon the States of Central A
merica, involving the country in new wars a
the expense Of industrious, honest and peace
ful people--new victories Of the expense o
national honor, and new acquisitions at tbs
sacrifice of Liberty, and ultimately Of tn,
Union itself. Vermont, we are confident
will never "stand" this, and we suspect thai
the Star will ere long be of the same opin