Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-24


live up to the compromises that we might 4
agitate every thing else. but upon this qnes-
ton We must be silent forever We did live /
up to them fair ard square. The Northern
States enforced the fugitive slave law the
old city of Boston enforced the dctestablc /
enactment. He did his duty at the time in |
an official position, although he had rather
have lost his right arm. lie did not desire
to follow after the ohvslry of the South. and
ride over bis obligations TO support the laws.
Applause.
|, might be said that for an old fashioned
Wing he made rather a free soil speech. So
be II he could no, help it. IChcers.l The
doctrine was born in him he had drawn it
from his mothers milk 1t had been nstillcd
in the Sunday Schools, and he could not and
would not reprcss IT. In conclusion he said
he hoped the psnks in this platform would
be few, and made OF the strongest seasoned
Northern oak. On such platform he could
checrfully stand, and believed he should
have plenty of company in the men he saw
around him. He would commit himself no
further, however, until he could hear from
that platform.
Hon EpwARp l.. KrrEs, Of Dcdham, said
there was no need of talking antl-slavery
the present question was what is 10 be done
No reliance could be placed upon any Of the
old organizations, or upon any organization
having a Southern wing. The Wings could
never elect President, and If the Know
Nothngs succeeded, il would be only to E.
lcct stakeholder Of the 6ercest description.
But the whole north were now thoroughly
aroused. and under the banner of fusion or
Repubcansm, and that only, could victory
be achieved. Other organizations might
succeed in Massachusetts,, but that success
would be death to the cause elsewhere, tor
Massachusetts has great influence with her
sister States. Bold and fearless measures
/ and men wcrc demanded fGr this cause. The
efforts of the Freesoilers for fusion last year
were alluded to, but, said the speaker, let
/ by-aoncs be by-gones; there need be no
fear Of pro-sayory men in Massachusetts.
The President, Mr.. GooDRIcH, SAID there
was no necessity that any man should cx>
/ plain his position; all that was needed was
! that they should take up strong position on
the slavery question, and maintain it. They
were not merely to pass resolutions, but to
work not merely to consider Free Soll no.
tons or Native American projects, but TO
carry ont an idea, higher than Native Amer
camsm Not only must the Missouri Com
promise be restored, but the ordinance of
1 l7s7 must be applied over all our territories.
/ In this great work before us, we must oppose
/ fifteen Southern States united by common
interest and aided by all the Nebraska Dem
ocrals, and the power Of the administration.
/ The cry Of disunion will be again raised as
usual when the South have any object to
gam, but this time he trusted II would pass
/ UNDECIDED.
The President spoke further in eXplana-
ton Of his views in regard to Slavery IN the
States The North, he said have no right
under the Constitution to NEEDLE with it,
I lie was ready to 90 20 the utmost limit Of
the Constitution, but no further. All that
was required was to convince the South that
no more slave States could be admitted. \
handsome majority IN Congress was necessa-
~ in order to overcome the influence Of cX-
ocutye patronage. Congress should be made
the Scbasopo Of liberty and if the South
could once be- sionn ilsi Ga. North were
determined twoaA % more 90 make Kansas
free Siate than anvihnr else.
Hon. Srrrnr~ a. puIifrs, 81 Salem,
I formerly Wing tm lf some ycara free
/ soiler,l el0qarty saaWfa far Convention,
/ upon the present e.Haa cl aw prhnca!
/ relations lla fcHaf af fhe Committee
had avoided on cAffnIr sfsra. The time
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u,n. " FnsrrE. of Brimfeh. Prcsi-
don't ot the Know NofhinrsA was c,llod ont
and delivered snoech Of ronsidrrahlc
lenrth lie said he stood ready tn lend his
aid 10 this movement for checking the spread
of Slavery. The Noes of pold. Of silver Of
brass. and of iron. had all PASSED away. and
we have now fallen unon an aue of iounh
He then portrayed the character ard habits
of the aounbfacos Of tho North and de-
clared That their doom was now written
mere were many perhaps VINO would declare
ue measures Jnst initiated 10 D dangerous
10 Tue unlon, by me promotion OF sectional
/ ISSUES put WINE ne ioVea me On'oh ne coulu
h9' DC satlshed WIN III us form only, lie want
ca .he substance me great oDJect OF me
Gnlon' 70 secure tne dressings oil hoery'
snouiu nu' pe 'osr slsnt o. III our eagerncss
/ 10 preserve IT, ne 'cpeai ol 'io missouri
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u .ni 49,, " "'e onIun' II Is suuseisNe o.
a. Jus'"p' ""e az %" u''c soo,'"n VI ''le
Dn'o" ps"'ns' "i'o,sc'' anu 'anle" INTO me
VIC ndulVs " 'n'csu''p "'''o'u' proposes 10
su''vnuc' ihe seherai government, INTO 'he
hands oi an ever eNacting ollgarchy, ana TO
doom to perpetual servItude, region once
dedicated 10 freedom, vast enough in extent,
and ample enough IN resources TO sustain
the entire population OF the United States
The object OF this movement, he said, was
! 10 retrieve the lost freedom of the North. and
] 10 this cad they would nrpss forward over n n