Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-08-22
Annexed to the Buchanan
Party.


hut fair for us now to cay that sundty promi-
= ncn, wings, both North and South, have
gone over to Buchanan. First was Senator
BENJAMIN Of Louisiana then Senators Pesrce
and Pratt Of Maryland followed suit These
have declared for Buchanan because SLAVE.
ny demands that course. They are South
ern men, representatives Of the Slave inter
est, and in their judgment it was fit, con
sstent necessary for them to support Bu.
cbanan, for The purpose Of supporting Siavery.
In short, these men go for Buchanan now
precisely for the same reason that Toombs
and Stephens Of Georgia repudated the
wing party some years in advance of them;
to scrre Slavery. This is o significant sign.
1t signifies that the Savocracy rely on Blu
; chanan-not on Fillmorei and that they
will uote for Buchanan, while Fillmore will
be used merely to divide the North The
vote of Kentucky, and the stampede Of Ben
jamIn, Poatce and Pratt, demonstrate this.
Turn now to the North: Ex-senator Evans
Of Maine and a couple Of associates, who
were for Rum and Sham Democracy last
year, have now come out for Buchanan
while in Massachusetts, ex-senator Rufus
Choate who is the leader oflhe wings of Boss
ton and vicinity who voted for Pierce in 1859,
has also issued a proclamation for Buchanan.
It was iitly addressed to those Rum wings Of
Maine who had previously coalescod with
the Bogus Democracy. Mr. Choale has a.
bandoned Fillmore, aud taken with him Fill
uore's stock in trade Mr.. Choa,e goes for
Buchanan ostensibly to sare The Unicn but
really for the same reason that benjamin
aud Pearcc and Pratt and Ioombs and Steph-
ems and all the rest of the Savocrats 90 for
him. Choate is for Siauery and The Slave
po,eer in this contest, an ! against Freedom -
albeit he prctends to believe that there is no
danger Of an extension Of Slavery In this
he deceives HIMSELF if he is not attempting
to deceive others-for he has himself pre-
pored for the extension Of Slavery, by sirik-
ing doton The main deienec Of Freedom The
DECLARATION OF AMERICAN IN
DEPENDENCIES lie now assumes that the
Republican party will be true to ts creed,
and that the South will as consequence
dissolve the Union to avert this assumed
danger he sides ph The South in His contest
and to Justify this subscrvency to Slavery, he
D. 5old'g REPUDIATES THE DECLARA-
!. TlON OF INDEPENDENCE We shall
7 proceed to verify these statements by ex-
= tracts from his letter.
a.. l..
j. although, therefore, ii * stupendous
D organization, practically TO take power and
D honor and foil share OF the guvernm nj
from our whole family OF States and bestow
them substantially, all upon the antagonist
pnry; although Tie doctriips erhuman rights,
ichich Il gaiiers from The Declaration Of hue
pendenee- that passionate and eloquent manu-
(esfo OF a revolutionary ioar-and adopts as
It's fundamental IDEAS announce to any South .
ern apprehension a crusade Of government,
against slavery, far without and beyond
Kansas" &c. &c.-Leiier Of Rgfus Choate.
And agnin:
"lf it ihe Republican party accomplishes
its object and gives the Government to the
North, turn my eyes from the consequences.
To the fifteen States of the South that gov
eminent will appear an alien government
II viii represent to their eye vast region Of
states organized upon anti slavery flushed
by triumph, cheered onward by the voices of
the pulpit, tribune and press It's mission 10 I
freedom, and put doion The Oiig0r-
;hy its constitution the gtitiering and sound
ing generdlities Of natural right irlich make
up The Declaration Of independence. And
then and thus Is the beginning Of the
end."-Rutus Choaie's Letter.
We only say Rererss that picture Let
Slavery accomplish its object To the six-
teen states Of the North let the Government
appear as an alien Government. It will rep
resent to their eve vast region Of S,atos
organized for Slavery and controlled by an
oligarchy, flushed by triumph cheered on by
the voices Of avarice, and lust and ambition
its mission to INAUGURArE SLAVERY, and put .
down TREE LABOR; its Constitution utterly /
repudlatng the God-given natural rights re-
corded in the Declaration of Independence.
A nd then aud thus is the beginning of the
end of the uprising of twenty millions of
free, Intelligent, innexible, fearless, brave
men, burning with the patriotism of the faith
ers of the Revolution, and with them pledg
ing to the cause of Liberty " their lives,
their fortunes, and their sacred homer"
/ But surely not one word of comment is
necessary. When Rufus Choato- accom-.
plished rhetorician, the keen lawyers
forced to justify his position by absolutely
REGULATING TnE DOCTRINES OF NATURAL
RIGHTS CONTAINED IN THE DECLARATION
or lNDPEEDENcE TO nproot utterly the very
foundation of our independent existence as
nation, and the foundation also of every
truly Democratic government, there is no
; necessity to confront him with argument, to
overwhelm hin with denuncatiun. lie IS
dead, politically, and forever a curse to the
party which Is bound hereafte. IN all its
wanderlngs to bear ms corpse. We wee IN
Boston when ds le;'er appeared, old can
testify iror' personal OBJ ovation nat Rufus
Choate'g letter was literally a dead letter"
TO OLE admirers and some Of the ablest and
best of his former associates were compelled
absolutely to disayow all sympathy in this
fatal step Even the Boston Courier was
forced TO announce that such men as RoBERr
c. WINTHRcP and EDWARD EVERETT will
mol 60 with Rufus Choale 1t is hardly nee
essary to hint that Mr. Choate's letter will do
no harm to the Republican cause. Eyes
that have been blind, even until now, will
be opened to the contemplation OF this last
plank in the Buchanan Platform 81 The repiaii-
alton Of The Declaration Of hdependenoe'
ErtreDles .uesi-Garrlson and p,llsburv
tbs Boston ldberalor and the New York
I standard, vie with the Slayocra,s aud dough-
faces IN opposing the Republican party
lPhlsbory is plain spoken, preferrng Buchan-