Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-10-19

auua' MY reply 10 all such ~, thar
II the insults and crimes of This
Kansas outrage are insufficient IN
provoke a manly protest, can con-
celve OF nothing short OF literally pu,.
tlng the letters on our own limb
that would wiring from us a word oe
We have arrived y,
a point where to be silent is ia ho
contcmptble-wbere acquiesence il
mianiy. Failure To rebuke one wron,
invites another, aud another, and am
other. The history of the Demo.
cratic party during the past ten wears
abouuds in admonitory lessons. Tho
radical Democracy of New York arc
IN their present embarrassed postum
on the slavery question, solely because
they have silently acquiesced when
they should have openly resisted. a,
spoken with baied breath when t,ov
should have uttered indignant linn
ders. Had they at all times s,nce
lSio insisted that the Convention.
OF the party should declare tho ,.,I
sentiments of the great maiority If
It's members on this subject, no ma
tional administration created hv ns
suifrages would have dared To nros.
tate IA great landmark of liberty and
enter into a league with border ruc
fans, To force slavery upon free Ter.
rtory.
! myself confess TO some errors in
this regard II have been slleo,
when | should have spoken. take
leave too add, that throughout INV
whole life, whenever have spoken
| have uttered but one languare
We're 1t possible to bring together ey-
cry speech ! have made, and every
hnc have written on Slavery. the
record would disclose but one class
of sentiments. II have been mule
when ! ought to have been vocal. II "a
IN part attributable to a constitutions
al disiasie Tor perpetual rontroyer-
sy. am lired of slavery agitation.
| love peace and ny profession. home
and my books But, Slavery w,ll
give Us no peace. We may proclaim
a truce, but II viii declare war lie
who looks for the day to come when
he may express hostility eiher to lis
existence or its extension. without
giving offence, mistakes It's ch racler
and lis purposes While il hives. II
viii tranple OF legislative enaciments
and constitutional provisions, on us
march to universal empire. We can
enter INTO no compact that will biud
ihat restless, ircachcrous, aggressive
institution. II may be compact of
partition, like that OF l-2O. aud il
wall repudiale IFS burdens aftcr reap
lng as benefits 1t may be "A com
pact at settlement, like that of 1850.
aud II will violate II wilhou; pruvoca-
ton. and regardless Of the rights of
the other party 10 the compact In
vain are all such compacts. Nothing
less than complete submission on
the part of the North will appease
The dominoerina spirit of the South.
Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore them. The combat deepens.
see the gathering ia the heavens.
dread HE approaching Storm
There must be decisive. final con-
tllcl between Freedom and slavery
They are eternal nntagouisn.s. We
cannot cvaie or escape the contest.
II We flee rom The field, our adrer-
sary Will follow Us to our hiding pla-
ces We may resolve to let INN A.
lone, but he VIII not rcciprooate the
favor. Fisht him we must, for 6.ht
vs. be will twill be war Of exter-
mnaton. The strongest musl con
quer, the weakest must fall. To a
despaluug eye, clouds and darkness
hang over the future. But the day
comclh. Already do sireaks OF the
morning purple The cast. TConunu-
ed applause. am cheered q, The
proceedings of the Wing aud lhe Re
publican State Conventions. which
have Just transplred at syracuse 49,
Men who think alike are beginning
to act together. Identity ol senli-
men' Is begeltlng uniformity of ac-
non have participated in three po-
lilical " lusIons' ~ this State TINT
OF 1913, when half the Democratic
party was with me that of 1919,
when the whole party was with me
that OF lo55, when half the party
agrees with me. My experience IN
these reiallons conyinces me that
there Is more genuine Democracy in
one half The party when IL Is divided
Than IN the whole OF il when united,
80 the late Wing party has learned,
hiler 3lller experience, that there is
more real Republicanism in three
lourlhs OF II, than IN the whole of IT,
These mathematical solecsms are po-
hi'eal truths. The propagandlsls Of
The South have banded together TO
extend and perpeiuaie the curse Of
Negro Slavery. The Freemen Of the
North are uniting 10 put down this
conspiracy against Human Rights
and Constitutional Government
New York has jus, spoken. New
York will NOW oct nur poeition Il
lmpregnable. Our platform is admit
rable. Our ticket is acceptable. Oar
triumph is sure.
Mr.. Stanton sat down amid long
continued applause
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Ups AND DowNs.-A terrible strike
by the administration was commit
ted lately, in Sherburne, upon friend