Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-07-07
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These gentlemen addressed a very large au-
dience at Depot Hall, Wednesday evening, up
on National subjects, and principally upon Tie
present aspects of the Slavery question, and the
duty of the North in relation thereto. The
meeting was called to order by II. III. Rollins
Esd, Chairman Of The Committee of Arrange
men,s. who nominated Hon. Joel Eastman, Of
Conway, President, with a list Of Vice Presi-
dents, and Secretaries. Mr.. Eastman on taking
the Chair, addressed the meeting in a brief
speech, congralulaling the State aud Country
on the high character OF the men just selected
10 represent New Hampshire in the United
States Senate. He then spoke Of the repeal OF
the Missouri Compromise, and advised the North
10 insist on its restoration, at every hazard
lie was frequently applauded.
The President then introduced Hon. James
Bell, who was received with hearty cheers, and
proceeded to speak of the crisis now upon the
country, and 10 define his own views aud posi-
tion, and the course incumbent on all who would
save the Union and American Freedom. After
u brief survey Of the early action and policy OF
the fathers Of the Constitution, to restrict and
prohibit Slavery, he considered the subsequent
departures from that policy down 10 the cul-
minaIion Of an exactly opposite policy in the
kansas-N ebraska bill-a policy whose triumph
would be the supremacy Of The Slave Power.
He also spoke with deserved severity Of the re-
cent outrages committed by armed marauders
upon the citizens of Kansas, and the neglect OF
the President to sustain Governor Reeder and
the laws organizing the territory. He was for
restoring the slavery rrohibiiinn TO all those
territories and that at the earliest possible mo.
ment, and for insisting on such prohibition Ia
the last. And until such prohibition was ac-
complished, he would not consent that an inch
Of it all should ever be admitted into the Union
He then spoke Of the influence of Slavery on
free LABOR, and Of the hostility Of Southern pol
iticians to Legislation even remotely tending to
aid the industrial interests of the North. AZ
ter a brief consideration of the foreign question,
he closed by suggesting the duty of an open
platform and a general union of all the North,
10 accomplish results absolutely necessary to
maintain and perpetuate the principles of free
government. lie sat dow amid the heartiest
applause Of the entire audience.
Hon. John p. Hale was then loudly called
for and came forward, amid vocifera,ing cheers
and commenced by thanking the members Of
the Legislature and the people Of New-Hamp-
shire for the present occasion, for their kind
ness to himself personally, and for their devo-
iion 10 principles to whose advocacy he owed
whatever Of distinction and favor he possessed.
He could not help contrasting the present con-
dition of New-Hampshire upon the question Of
human freedom, with its condition ten years
since, when not a man was found with moral
courage enough to preside over a meeting to be
addressed by himself in d~efencep Of his rebellion
against the leaders of the Texas-annexaiion
party of that day. He then went into a brief
review of the zig-zag policy of that party since,
down TO their last browning infamy in the re-
peal of the Missouri Prohibition, and indicating
the policy which alone can elfectually arrest
the proslaveryizing of our whole government
and nation. He closed with a thrillingly elo-
quent picture Of the coming future Of Freedom,
in which he was frequently interrupted by the
involuntary applause of the audience.
We have attempted nothing like a sketch of
the speeches OF either Mr.. Hale or Mr.. Bell.
for the reason that We shall probably publish
both speeches in FULL Concord IN. H.) Dem
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