Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-09-26
The Testimony of Southern
Statesman.

wings Ol NichmOnd, Va, Hon John
+ VI. Bolts discussed 10 an able man
ner the present aspect of political
affairs. and gave expression to some
home truths which the people Of that
State are not accustomed to listen
to. but which they will do we'll to
ponder. After referring to The odl-
um which he had encountered for
having opposed the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise, he declared
that " its repeal, l0iM the coHse-
qHeHceS and circumstances that haze
gr0ioH out Of it ioaS Tie most run
ton, the most miSchieUous, the most
saicidai and tie most unpardoHa
bic act Hat l0gs eUer committed by
the representatives. oftte peopie -
. Cloud cheers)
lu tracing the history Of this far
| famed compromise, MT Bots said IL
was introduced--ROt By the North
bit By the South, pretty much un-
der the same circumstances, howey-
er, that the repeal of the Missouri
compromise was introduced M 1854
rhey selected a Northern man to
introduce it, but 10 t0aS first agreed
upon as Southern measure aud
It was passed by southern votes -
Mr. b. tren explain. the terms ol the
compromise and the manner OF It's
passage, and says:
Thus was the compromise of
lS2O brought about and the histo-
ry OF that day ,0iH shoO that IL i0lS
regarded (aS il really DaS) as Il
great Southern Triumph, ~ which
the North reluctantly ucquIesced, tue
most distinguished Southern men,
including Mr Clay, Mr.. Lowndes,
Mr.. W. Smith, Lewis Mclean aad
others, being ITS chief advocates. -
Under the operation
of that law to wmch the integrity
aud honor OF the South was pedg-
ed the South obtained the adnls-
Sion Of Missouri aud Arkansas as
slave STATES, when 1t WAS iu the
power OF the North TO have rejected
them. They also obtained the adj
mission OF Florida Us a slave State,
Of Texas as slave State, and nee.
er, neUer lohiie there l0aS an oppOr-
tunity to nuke StaUe State out Of
Southern territory did they dream
thGs u lodS proPer to repent that
lal0.
'But when they had populated all
their own territories and obtained the
admission of all their slave States,
when there was no necessity for 1t
Whatever, they attempted tor0b tie
North Of lis just due, and thereby
d'sho"estly saerliice the intt gritty aud
honor Of the Soul -''~- re
ed TO carry out, IN good iallh, ihe
bargain entered into"
Mr.. Bous shows that the Nilsson
RI compromise hue prohibiting slave
nv north Of 30 30, was applied to
both Texas and California 10y The
active co-opcrauon of the enure
Southern Delegation Ia Congress
and copwcls the Southern members
who afterwards voted for It's repeal
ol g.arng inconsistency and MUS
tice. Coming to discussion OF the
compromises of 1850, the speaker
lays bare the peridy OF The Presi-
dent and the Demucrauc party IN re-
peulng the Missouri compromise
after declaring the compromises OF
1850, which realiirmed II, to be IL
nahly, and plodglng themselves to
+. oppose all further agitation OF the
slave question. Yet they now come,
saws Mr.. b., with the Old deceptive
sfren song Of d" Help Us TO save the
Union" The Union cannot be
saved except ley the Democratic par
'V." He continues
They have had a Convention at
Cincinnati, aud they have fully en-
dorsed the measures and policy of
Mr. Pierce's administration, that has
produced civil war, that has sacrifice
ed all the territory OF the United
!, States TO the cause of the free soil .
ers, aud that has brought about a
condition of things in which dlsun-
. ION is openly threatened, IN a great
, er or less degree, IN every Congress
, siona district throughout the United
: States. rhey have endorsed all their
measures, aud they have put then
candidate, Mr.. Buchanan, upon the
platform, and he tells you that he
stands not only upon that platform,
/ but that he is no longer James Bu-
' chanan, but merely the candldate OF
J the Democratic party (Cheers and
: laughter Well, now want to
know if the Democratic party can
] accomplish all this from the 4lh oI
March, 1853, to the 4lh OF March,
1856, how much longer it would
take them to bring about an actual
= dissolution Of the Union. { Laughter
They have accomplished more than
. three lourths Of their task already "
= Let this policy be pursued but a lit
tie longer, aud the Union is gone
!, and If anything can dissolve the
! bond of this confederacy, II will bt
n another administration of the Demo
: cratic party. Loud cheers } You
have been told by MIR. Seward lha
lhe day for compromises has passed
2 away. Mr.. Seward is right. Blame
y him who may, Seward is right. The
i day for compromise has passed a
! way, and has passed by the fiat o
d Southern Democracy. They have