The Winchester appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-03-22
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n slavery nor Involuntary srwimde
should hereafter cWatln amy territory
which may be acquired by or annexed
TO the United States, and that we APP
prove Of the votes Of our delegation
in Congress in favor Of the Wi!mot
proviso.
What is that? One Of the resolu-
tons passed at the Democratic State
Convention Of New Hampshire, in Oc-
tobcr, 1917. 1t must have been a
hard dose for them for was one of
those Senators whom they were thank
ing for voting for the Wilmot proyiso.
Who were the committee that pro.
duccd this resolution! | will read
some of their names. Amongst the
gentlemen who reported the rcsolu-
ton was John S. Wells the Presi-
dents captain general and standard
bearer, who is now s'umplng the
State of New hampshire for the Office
of Governor to-day. He has some
hopes of being elected, but | think
more fears of being defeated, in about
two weeks.
Another member Of the committee
that reported this resolution was Jo-
scph II. Smith, highly respectable
gentleman Of my own village. The
President has shown his appreciation
Of Dr. Smiths patriotism, judgement,
and politics, by appointing him to the
highly important office Of inspector of
drugs in the city Of Boston, with sal
airy of one thousand dollars u year.
Another gentleman whose name |
find among those who reported this
resolution was Samuel SWanscy.--
The President had such high apprcci-
alton of his rcryices, that he thought
he must 90 little higher than any in
spector Of drugs, and he was therefore
appointed inspector and mcasurer at
Portsmouth with q compensation Of
over twelve hundred dollars a year,
also find upon the committee who re-
ported this resolution the name Of an
other gentlcman-Charles Ii. Peaslee,
who has been rewarded by the presi-
dent with the very lucrative office Of
'colIcctorof the customs and supcrin-
tcndcnt Of light houses for the port
of Boston, with q salary Of six-thou-
sand-four hundred dollars.
Well, sir, what do you suppose the
, New Hampshire Patriot said about
the resolution which | have read, that
was submitted by those gent!cmcn.--
In an article in that paper OF Noycm-
Der 1, l641, it said:
we never read q more able, elo'
quent, and appropriate series OF rrSo-
/ Iutions adopted upon any occasion; and
there is one fact in this connection
worthy Of no5icc: These resolutions
were adopted unanimously by the
very able committee OF twenty, after
much dclbcraton, and were unanim-
ouSIy adopted by the conYcnlion.-
And we put them forth as the dclibcr-
ate and mature convictions OF jhc dc
mocracy OF this state.
How long shall these fellows take
sir! VIII five years be enough
Certainly that goes beyond an 'lnnu'
endo; Unjust come up to an opinion.
(Laughtcr) That, YOU perceive, was
in 1877. What next! In lSIS--thcse
men were lnvtterate sinners augh
ter)-thc Legislature OF New lamp,
SHIRE with an overwhelming Demo
cratic MAJORITY passed the following
resolution unanImousIyi
feSo''ed 6y Mc Scn"fe "9a HonSc oj
hepTc&C Im N cc"e'"t court COZ"
cehe". mat we are IN favor OF inc
passage OF law by Congress. ior-
cVcrprohiDlttn@ slavery in New Mex
GO ana california. ana III an o'hcr Ter
rl'oiicS now acquired, or hereafter &c
DC acquired by 'he Uhited STATES II
WhIch slavery GOES not eHist at the