Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-27


Read them. We hope no reader, who IL
voter, will pass by the political articles on
the first page. The X. N. Councils OF Yer
mont are. by their Constitution, the slaves OF
the National Council, which IS composed OF
bakers dozen of delegates from each state,
of whom 80 form quorum. This body is
10 manufacture the Platform Of national pol
i,ics--mark out the pro lrammc Of the Ma
tional Government-name the candidates for
President and Vice President, aud command
the support Of all the X. Ms A more per-
feet system of political slavery was never
dcvizcd. 1t ignores the popular will in the
beginning Except rs declared by delegates
in State Councils. and in the end destroys
the individual liberty of every *. n. lie
must vote against his own preferences" and
that implies against his own conscience, as
well Then. too, read the Kansas articles.
There the great question Of the next cam
paipn stands out 10 bold relief; Is SidUoy 10
be permitted 10 operrus The country BY fore
That question cannot be ignored, The
South threw down the gauntlet in the Ne
braska bill, opening the door for the extern
sion of slavery into every part Of free terri
tory-"by squaiter sovereignty" Read the
history ofihe Kansas election, and there be-
hold the picture Of" sqlaiter sovereignty"
For the extension of Slavery the politicians
of the South have sacrificed their honor,
their parties, and all the national interests of
the country. The South yes, but let it
never be forgotten that the South would
have done al this in vain-or rather, never
would have done it at al-wiihout the aid
of Northern Dough faces. he work IS
done: shall IL be undoae2 That is the qucs
ton. Wings, Democrats, Conservatives, *
Ms may dream as they will Of old party Is
sues they canno, hnd one which is not
oyerslaughcd by this. The last Congress
has done nothing 1.-The next, and the next
still, will do nothing, until this question l.
settled Protection, The Tariff, the Public
Lands, Rivers and IIarbors, foreign Affairs
the appropriation bills even all crowded
into the last days of the session, with five
minute speeches or no debate at all-anl
nine ,cnths of the public and private busl
ness left doad--a victim to SayophobA -
Political parties there are none at Wash
ingion, except for Freedom and Slavery
VINO Can find mig speech delivered at
the last Congress We will certainly print
il, If any body will furnish a copy. But 10
the points the Slavery question mus; not
and cannot be ignored it must be settled
Now, X. Ms! you are at present bound to
the National Council. Ii noir Processes to
ignore the Slavery ques ion. Dare you ig-
more it in Vermont? The National Coun-
Gil may take the wrong track by and by,
aud give you Slavocrat for President; IL is
certain that the South will abandon you II it
does not Dare you undertake to play the
dough face in Vermont: Forgive the qncs
tom we know that N ST Of you wH not do
II. Why wait, then, VIXEN it is inevitable
that you must change your present position?
Why waste the time and strength which may
better be devoted so as to swell the final VIC
tory: Vermont did nobly last year: this
year. but for X. Nsm, she would do better
.lill--and next, become the banner State IN /
the Presidential contest for Freedom. 1t +
will be sad, if she Is cheated out Of tina,
high honor.