Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29


berg. and then, to the imperial demand that he
should retract, firmly replied, - Here stand.
cannot do otherwise, 50 help me Cod" You
discredit Hampden, when alone he refused to
pay the few shillings OF ship-money, and shook
the throne of Charles l.; you discredit Milton
when, amidst tho productions of heartless
court, he lived on. tho lofty friend of liberty,
above question or suspicion you discredit Rus.
sell and Sidney, when, for the sake of their
country, they calmly turned from family and
friends to tread the narrow steps of The scaHold:
you discrejit the early founders Of American
institutions, who preferred the hardships of a
wilderness, surrounded by a savage foe, to in
justice on beds of ease you discrcdit our later
fathers who, few in numbers and weak in re.
sources, yet strong in their cause, did not hest.
tate to brave the mighty power of England.
already encircliDg the globe with her morning
drum beats Yes, sir, of such are the fanatics
of history, according to the senator.
But tell that senator that there are charac.
tiers badly eminent, Of whose fanaticism there
Gun be no question, Such were the ancien.
Egyptians, who worshipped diyinities in british
forms the Drnids, who darkened the forests Of
oak, in which they lived, by sacrifices of blood
the Mexicans, who surrendered countless victims
to the Precipitation Of their obscene idols the
Spaniards, who, under Alva. sought to force the
Inquisition upon Holland, BY tyranny kindred
to that now employed to force Slavery uron
Kansas and such were the Algerines. when in
solemn conclave, after listening to speech not
unlike that of the senator from South Carolina.
they resolved to continue the Slavery of white
Christians, and to extend it to the countrymen
Of Washington Aye. sir, extend it! And in
this same dreary catalogue faithful history mnst
record all who now, in an enlightened age and
in land of boosted freedom, stand up, 10 per-
version of the Constitution and in denial of i'm.
mortal truth, to flsten a new shackle upon
their fellow man. If the senator wishes to sec
fanatics, let him look around among his own
associates; let him look at himself.
But have done with the senator. There is
another matter regarded by him of such cc---
quence, that he interpolated it into lis spe.ca
Of the senator from New Hampshire, tor. ;,al
and also announced that he la ir"plr d himself
with it, to take it in bis pocast all the way to
Boston, when he expected to address the people
OF that community On this account, and for
the sake OF truth, | stop for one moment and
tread it to the earth. The North according to
the senator, was engaged in the slave trade, and
helped to introduce slaves into the southern
states and this undenable fact he proposed to
establish by statistics. in stating which his err
rors surpassed his sentences in number. But
LET these pass for the present, that my deal
with his argument.
Pray. sir, IL the acknowledged turpitude of
departed generation to become an example for
US! And yet the suggestion of the senator, if
entitled to any consideration in this discussion,
must have this extent. join my friend from
Ne" Hampshire in thanking the senator from
South Carolina for adducing this instance for
1T gives me an opportunity to say, that the
northern merchants, with homes in Boston, New
York, Newport, Bristol and Philadelphia, who
catered Tor Slavery during the years Of slave
trade, are the lineal progcntors of the northern
men, with homes in these places, who lend them
selves to Slavery in our day and especially that
all, whether North or South, who take part,
directly or indirectly, in the conspiracy against
Kansas, do but continue the work of the slave
traders which you condemn.
1t is true, too true, alas that our fathers
were engaged in this traffic but that is no apol-
ogy for it. And in repelling the authority of
this example, repel, also, the trite argument
found,l on the earlier example of England. 1t
is true that oar mother country, at tho peace of
Utrecht, extorted from Spain the Assicnto Con-
tract, securing the monopoly of the slave trade
with the Spanish colonies, as the whole price OF
all the blood OF great victories; that she hig-
eled at AK la Chapelle for another lease of this
exclusive traffic and again at tho treaty of Mad
rid, chung to the wrctchcd piracy. 1t is true,
that in this spirit the power Of the mother coun-
; try was Frustrated to the same base ends in her
American Colonies, against the indignant pro-
tests from our fathers. All those things now
rise up in Judgment against her. Let US not
: follow the senator from South Carolina to do
the very evil to-day, which in another generation
we condemn.
5 AS the senator from South Carolina is the Don
Quixote, the senator from Illinois, (Mr Doug
las,) is the squire of Slavery, its very Sancho
Panza, ready to do all its humiliating Offices
This senator, in his labored address, indicating
his labored report--piling one mass OF elaborate
error upon another Inass--constraineJ himself
as you will remember, to unfamiliar decencies Of
speech. OF that address, | have nothing to say
at this moment. though before sit down shall
say something Of its ialldcies. But I 20 back
s now to an earlier OCCASION when true to his ma
tive impulses, he threw into this discussion
8 6 for charm Of powerful trouble.' PERSONAL
ties most discreditable to this body. will no
stop to repel the imputations which he cast upor
c myself; but mention them to remind you o.
t the swetered venom sleeping got,' which
II with other poisoned Ingredients he cast into thu
e cauldron of this debate. OF other things
n speak. St.ndnso on this floor, the senator ISSUED
his rescript, requiring submission to the usurpet
d power OF Kansas and this was accompanied By
!, u inanner-all his own--such Us BELTS the tyran
e meal threat.
&c Very well Let tho senator try. tell hin
Is now that he cannot enforce any such submission
The senator, with the Slave Power at his back
b is strong; but h is not strong enough for thi
e purp 81. Heis bold. He shrnks from nothing
!. Like Danton, he may cry t'autace iaudace
Is tOujourS iaudace :" but even his aadicity CHI
lie not compass this work The senator copies tn
British officer, who, with boastfal swagger, slid
4 that with the hilt of his sword he would Gran
DC the 9 stamps" down the threats of the Ameri
y, can people, and lie will meet similar failure
is He may convulse this country with civil feud
D. Like the ancient madm n he may set fire to thi
Or vast Temple Of Constitutional Liberty, grandc
rs than Ephesian dome; but he cannot enforc
= obedience to that tyrannical Usurpation.
n The senator dreams that he can subdue tn
" North. lie disclaims the open threat, but hi
ct conduct still implies it. How little that senate
D knows himself, or the strength of the caus
= which he persecutes He is but mortal man
against him is an Immortal principle Wit
i, finite power he wrestles with tho infinite, on
ID he must fall. Against him arc stronger battal
1t ions than any marshaled by mortal arm--th
|. inborn, inoradicable, invincible sentiments o
r the human heart; against him is nature in al
is her subtle forces against him is God. LIE
n him try to subdue these.
i But pass from these things, which, thong
belonging to the very heart of the discussion ar
re yet preliminary in character, and press at ono
e TO the main question.
1t no BE CONTINUED.
e Kansas.
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