Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-07-04


and has been sacrodly observed since and
the power Of Congress 10 prohibit SLAVERY "a
Ftdtrai Territory has been admitted, other
by the approval Of acts involving The power
or By explicit declarations, by crcry President
from WAsuiNeToN to FiLMoRr-the present
incumbent being the sole and sad exception
to the universal rule We do therefore A.
dopl this great principle Of the Constitution
and Of our patriotic fathers as cardinal
point: FRFEpoM rnE NATIONAL rule
SLAVERY rHE SECTIONAL INCEPTION ana
we confirm our earnest faith aud ardent hope
bv these memorable words, uttered by Gro.
WAsmNoroN in his first and most solemn net
as President Of the United States
1T would be peculiarly improper to omit,
in this first official act, my iervoni suppca>
tons to that Almighty Being who rules over
the Univcrse--who presldes IN the Councils
of nations and whose proyldcntal aids can
supply every defect, that HIS bsnediciion may
coNsEcRArE TO ruE LIBERTIES And HAP
rrvtss OF the People Of the United States,
a Government instituted by themselves, FOR
THESE ESSENTIAL PURPOSES aud may en-
able every iudrumont employed 10 lis ndlni-
nsipuon 90 execute with success the func-
ton allotted to his charge"
/ But the Government Of the United States
has abandoned these essential purposes
I for which 1t was designed. We are witnesses
/ to a RevoIution-irom Freedom to Slavery
from Republcanlsm TO Tyranny from res
ponsibe Government 10 an Ohgirchy.
The Union is endangered 1t IL endanger-
ed by the Slave Poverty the extension Of
slavery, by aggressons upon Freedom, by
violated Compacts, and by violations Of the
Constitution ITSELF We cannot tolerate
them
The Government IS perpTied Slavery de-
mauds all and controls all. 1t controls the
Executive. the Diplomatic, the Judicial, the
Legislative and the Military powers of the
Government It dictates our domestic poIi-
cy--our business, our expenses and our in
come In spite Of eXtravagant expenses,
already treble the ayowed democratic rule
proclaimed by President PoIk-runnng
up from twenty five millions 10 seventy five
millions per annum 1.-THE treasury rs still full /;
I yet when the great agricultural, manuiaclut-
my and commercial interests Of the country
demand a necessary appropriation, they are
repused with q constitutions scruplo and O
veto aud the labor of the free, sturdy aud
intelligent American citizen Is left alone to
combat with the beggard hordes Of Europe
and the unpaid labor of slaves. Slavery
dictates our foreign policy, our wars aud our
treaties Of peace. Canada, longing for the
Union has been repulsed By a concession of
reciprocity at the expense of our own inter-
esis, aud an empire az free territory m Oregon
has been surendered but the slayocralic
valley of the Mississippi WAS bought at the
expense OF common treasury, and slayocra
tic Texas seized by hllbustcnng and war -
Calfornia. Utah and New Mexico were won
by the common blood and treasure, clearly
for The extension slavery thanks 40 the
putriolic couusels of TAYLOR aud The Gd-
city Of FREuoNT, California crowns the
column of Freedom, and New Mexico and
Utah are slil within the bounds Of hope. -
While the slave power-with the comp'i-
city Of It's Northern allies-a Cushing, a
Pierce, a Douglas aud Buchantu-oil1r
millions of the common treasure for slave-
holding uBA, and a terrible war with the
great powers OF Europe ms the ultimate al
Tentative and while war Is threatened even
against the weak sister Republics OF south
America, for the further extension of slave
ry to the boundary of Slayocmuc Brazil
I FREEpoM ls ruthlessy crushed IN Kansas, by
the Government and Army which were
bound 10 defend 1t. We denounce this sec.
tlunalism of Slavery.
The Constitution Itself has been stricken
through and iWough--a sacrifice to the Oh
lgarchy by open violation of the privileges
OF the Senite aud the freedom O debate;
by denlals Of the right Of petition; by viola
tons Of the right to the writ Of habeas cor
pus and trial by jury by tests of office, and
arrests for constructive Leason, unknown to
the Constitution and the laws BY suppress
lug freedom OF speech and of the press by
denials Of the common and constitutional
rights of citizenship by searches and selz-
ufoo without warrant by heterogeneous up
on the right to keep and bear arms by de-
prvas of life liberty and property without
due process of law and finally by denying
the power Of set.government TO the people
Of Kansas, and supprosslng the sacred right
Of suffrage at the point Of the bowie knife
and the bayonet w G denounce these great
outrages upon the Constitution, and will rally
for its defence.
The President of The United States has
been recrcant to his constitutional obhga-
ton - to take care that the laws be faithfully
executed" IN that he has suffered the Kan
sas- Nebraska act to be violated with lmpu-
nity and he has been recreant to his oath OF
office, IN that he has neither prevented these
great oulrages upon the Constitution nor
promptly brought the perpetrators Of them
to cundlgn punishment We will seek to
purge the Presidential Char from all Trait
ors 10 the Constitution
Fnaiiy-d Spurious Democracy, ior-ak-
ing the old apostles, jefferson Madison,
/ Muuroc, jackson, 10 follow after false teach
ers,-aud sacrificing Freedom for pelf their
birth-right, their very manhood TOR mess
Of poltage--Is deaf 10 the cries of freemcu
robbed Of ali tLeIr rights dumb al the gros-
sest outages ever perpelrutcG upon any peo-
pie, and hascly succumbs to an olIglrchy
more despotic than the aulocrat Of Russia.
Denying the power alike of Congress to pro
r hbit slavery any where, aud Of the people to
prohibit it in the Territories until they torn a
siate-it follows inevitably that, short Of M
, Taculous Interference by slayocralc federal
court, or "A s,ayocrauc State, SLAvERI CAN
1 Not ne Prohibited AT ALL! and thus, IN
their Platform of principles to which they
are publicly pledged, towering far above the
eifete political issues Of past generation,
the EXrENsioN AND PERPETUATIoN OF ola
vERY AID rHg SLAVE PowFR, stand boldly
out as the distinctive signs and seals Of self
styled Democracy We loalhc and reject /,
as libel on the name.
In view, therefore, Of the impending crisis
in the fate Of our beloved country -of the
great, and il may be final, trial of the viz
tue, Independence justice, sagacity and pat
riotsm Of The people, upon which their rights
ard liberties depend-and the rauscendent
magnitude Of the interests at stake: it's
Resoiped, That we hereby pledge our
selves 10 unite, irrespective Of all Dreyi0us
r--.y ''ist'",tivisi anu ~ WORD and work and
vote, to dedicate our best services To TUE
CONSTITUTIONS, as the sacred charter of the
Liberties and Happiness Of the People, the
Rights of the states, and the pefpeluity of
Uplon 20 rescue the Government from the
control of corrupt aud iymnuca Dynasty
and To restore u 90 iis original glory =
pure, benehcent aud free.
ResOirsd, That we hereby invto tbr CO.
operation Of every palriou, reema- III vsr-
mont, OF every parry nsmu- a
I remember that Doe is ttc roe; Wig flc
uuest Democrat, the mosl iai.am. frresl.Isr
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