Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-08-08

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inc South, may put il in the power Of popuir
leaders, aspiring TO the highest stations. IN
unite the South on some critical occasion. in
some course OF conduct, Of which nuiiifcgf;on
may be he. trd step, secession The second, and !,
fdTeiceH separation at i1st"-Janes Mgd,so,,
The Interference, by the citizens of snv ~
the States with a view Of sbolition of sloyers
in the District Of Columbia, would be ins,
cause OF alarm to the people the slayeholJ
ing States, ard would nave a direct tendencv
to disturb and destroy The Union"-J c. al
houn, 1888.
To show that action has been taken toward.
disuulon, we have now to offer a letter vii
ten by Mr.. Rhett Of South Carolina, 10 he
constituents, giving an account Of the retire.
ment Of the Southern members Of the Uouso
Of Representatives in 1893. 1t reads
stated that | had prepared two resop.
tons, drawn as amendments to the motion oe
the member from Vermont, whist he was dis.
cussing the insti utlon Of slavery in the south
declaring that the Constitution having Caii,db
protect the South in The peacsabie possession
and enjoyment Of their rights and peculiar in.
shtunous, u lcus erpeditnt that the Union
should be dissoiped and the other, appointing
a committee two members from each State
to report upon the best means Of pcqeobhJ dis.
solving IT,"
10 May lsil great meeting was held a,
Ashley g., and among other resolutions
the following were passed.
" RESOLVED, That convention Of the slave
States, by delegations from each should be
called, TO meet 10 some central position. to
take into consideration the question of an.
nexing Texas TO the Union, if the Union will
accept II or It the Union will not ACCEPT II.
hen Of annering Ttras 10 the Southern
Siuies
Resolved, That the final issue shall be
made up, and the alternative distinctly pre-
scented 10 the free States, either 10 admit
Texas into the Union, or TO proceed peaces-
bly, and calmly 10 arrange the terms Of a dis.
solution Of The Union"
10 Beaufort, S. g., !, was resolved thus;
If we are not permitted TO bring Texas into
our Union peacefully and legitmatev. as
now we may, then we solemnly announce 10
the world that ioe ieiH dissoire the Oman
sooner than abandon Ttrds p
In the Williamsburg district s. c., alta
public meeting It was declared thus: We
hold 1t to be better and more to the Interest," of
the southern and southwestern portions ofthis
coniedepcy, 10 be out Of the Union with
Texas, than in il without herr
Mr.. Benton remarks IN regard to the mat.
ter, thus
"The iih Of july, lsl4, furnished on oc.
casion for the display of sentiments IN the
form of toasts, which showed both the depth
OF the feeling on this subject and is diffusion
more or less through the southern Siai,st
'Ttrds or Dsunion lSas common toast in
Several States responded TO the call Of
South Carolina for Dlsunion Convention.
and It was proposed 10 hold the same at Nash
vile, Tennessee. The Unon-ablling citizens
Of that place objected, and in their remon.
STRANGE the following language was used.
The convention they proposed to hold In
this city % contemplated as a means toward
an end-ihat end being TO present dchber.
ately and formally, the issue .qnneraiiou Of
Teras or dissolution qfhs Umon ln
10 the South Carolinian. the orgnn Of the
disuulonists, the issue was made thus:
The President Of the United States sbould
be requested by The General Convention Of
the Slave States, 10 call Congress together
Immediately, when the final issue shall be
made up and the alternative distinctly pfe-
scented to the free States, either to admit
Texas into the Union, or to proceed peaces-
bly, and calmly 70 arrange The terms ofa disco
iiiiion Of he Union p
Alta meeting In Union District, S. c. Julv
3, 1874, 1t was declared thus
Let II be said, once for all, that there arc
rights which we love better than we love m.
Union, and which VIC will not yield even 10
save it. We hold to our righis-Fipe up he
Union, and leave the consequences TO God
No consideration, not even disunion itself
is sufficient 70 dofeai annexation
The Charleston Mercury says:
2ei2 men, with arms IN their hands in
the drill in the field have expressed their de.
cided determination 10 sustain the Natter
The 43d regiment Of South Carolina mill
tia declared thus:
at would be more for the interest Of
these States that they should stard out oftbe
L nion with Texas, thnn IN il without her
On 4th OF July at Marion Court House,
> c. hefolluwing toasts were drunk
By Robert Bird The Unions gives Us
Texas or divide the spoons"
by Col. VIM II. Moody -" Texas; Let
Us have her now, even at the hazard Of DIS
union
BY Elias Higgins" Disunion. Startle
not at the sound, To this complexion il must
come al last
None can deny that desire for separa.
ton has been dssiduously cultivated in that
state South Carollna) by her public nlen, in
eweaied by the Press, and made manifest 10
the proceedings and public declarations ofihe
people The same splnt has made no small
progress N -Aabama and perhaps in other
paris ol The contederucy which have been IN
iected by her influence and example I'D
dress 81 IDgnd Uhig Commute, Richmond,
l54i.
hesoiped, That the possession Of ] exss is
of infinitely more importance to this section
of the Union than a longer connection and
friendship with the North Eastern Statesn-
Me.hng Of The Democracy Of Laurence Co.
.4idbdmd, 1874.
am fully prepared 10 see this Union
rent asunder, unless the Northern States con-
sent to let us hayeTexas.' - Speech of DGud
.hoMfon, POLK Eiector, alabama.
The following extracts are selected from
authentic records Of opinions expressed by
men, all Of whom are now prominent sup
porters OF Buchanan and Fillmore:
BY SENATOR YULEE, or FLORIDA.
For my part, | am ready to proceed to
extreme measures, even to the dissolution Of
the Union"
BY SENATOR BROWN, or MISSISSIPPI.
II the Wllnot Proyiso ia adopted, It will
raise storm that will sweep away this u
Mon and pray God devoutly that It will do
So"
BY Mr.. MORSE, or LOUISIANA.
The Southern mau who will stand no
ana say that he Is for the Union, now and
forever Is more dangerous 10 the people he
represents Than those who are in open hosul
ny. If California DO trammeled with pres
amble declaring the territory now free, am
willing to dissolve the Union"
BIT MR.. STANTON, OF TENNESSEE.
"When the Wilmot Proviso IS adopted,
and the South are ready to walk out of the
Unonn
by SENATOR BUTLER, or SOUTH CAROLINA.
Z" | do not make the salvation Of the Union
the paramount question"
BY SENATOR MASON, OF VIRGINIA.
IL is time the yoke was thrown off and
the question settled"
nv MR. CoLCocK, or GEORGIA.
" If the Wilmot Proviso should pass in