Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-30

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'u' auneN|Uon "l 'Nas' as ou"nng
"'' D" lne o'"ln lor the propagation q
'a''ry' ana opening l.s way 10 indefinite
extension 'o" 'lo- ihe west lie seized th'
"'c'si'h 10 address, "a l'uer 10 Loud Aber
'''n' a'oinrng 'his go be the purpose OF th'
a."'N N'i'oh' ana announcer 10 Mf king. ON
minister 20 France 10 which he cyp1tmte,
upon ih' advantages of slavery. Thus of
iernE 300 ihc eyes of a'l Europe, an insult .,
lh' honest pnnciple- on whi. h our kevolu
Nonlf} tliners and tho authors of the Con
sfulop founded our government
he-r p1iuois would not allow the w0rC
Save Zoo Dee i"nnf in our Constitution. They
provided Tor ihe extinction OF the -lave-tradf
os % prlcY. hey prohibited lt IRON ever,
leHNnfy belonging in ihe Union, Mr.. Cal.
noun coveted new territories only TO afford
room lur ne expansion. and nile it hls shame
less boast % ihr world, that the power W,
bed acquired ns frreuen. under the lead o
plru'7i who h1d shed their blood 10 estqb.
Ilsh the principle that " oll men we're born
irro nud equal " was now 20 be employed to
spread slavery over Continent Here iOt
the urst time, Mr. Calhoun surceed"d M
drawlny Ia nus purposes the whole savehold.
ing interest, as well without 90 wuhn South
Carllint
the 1fnhlton ot conquest especially IN
th 'se uuIht tn tomnurrr w their nurses
arms c'nn1t resist the temp inr nvitluun tu
lnk" cheap glory and rch -pnl- from weak
people. Beside, we h,d a clatu 10 Texas
II WIS already slave S'nte. and It was no.
ih'n suspected that ilr. Calhoun boxed be-
you'd MS boundaries TO take new pruvinces.
anl extend slavery iut1 iexco. lis nyow-
ed PRINCIPLE therefore, was supposed To b..
lmnrd by the PRACTICAL result tn winch they
were immediately applicable, and men whn
convert ituguu into q iand of slaves. cordI.
ally c0-op-rtted ln bringing rexas INTO the
Unlpn The -rhrne WIS then mediiai-d
the Consequences ot winch are now befin,
us, and winch M Brpnk- of Sunta Caruh
na, has declared, N the House of Represen.
utvr-, locks % the absorption of Mexico,
Niciagul aud Cuba
The annex,upn Of Texas produced the
war with McKee,. winch fully developed the
ambition Of th saveholdng lnterest for ex>
tended dominion. 1t wts not ,alsfsd with
the acquisition Of the rich State OF rexas
Il was nor satisfied wuh the pledge given by
Congress that four additional slave states.
shoul be created ont of territory conquered
from Mexico. between the lunus of Texas
as they sio,d bef1re the war and the Rio
Gande. and other unsettled regions extend
lng along the line Of 3 deg. 30 min to New
Mexico. Mir. Calhoun and hs pirtisnns
threatened 10 sever the Unlon # Cahfornia
wls ADMITTED as a free State on demand OF
IT'S ciizru-, unless all New Mexico was
upened 10 Slavery
L Is pr, per TO look back to the successful
means employed by Mr.. Calhoun and his
friends, winch enabled them 10 nress such
urogant demands Mr. Calhoun had mldp
.he ,llvehujers "A perfect southern phalanx
by mixing It manifest that thorough cnncert
ni action among them was essential 10 A.
ciueve their contemplated conquest and il
was also Impressed as another pre-reqnis,te.
HAT they must have control Of the federal
and to accomplish this.
conbntton of personal interests must be
TO dissolve the adhesion of party
principles With these ends Mr.. Calhoun.
ine actual head Of Mr.. ryiefs administra
,lon called convention o. Delegates, Ap
p1nted by the otli 'e holders IN nll the States,
.o meet at Baltimore cpnfemp irtneously with
he Demo rtc Convention chosen to num n
ite successor 10 Tyler The rexi- que.-
non WAS employed Ia produce schisIn in
he Denocauc Convention, majority OF
which had neen instructed TO Announce ur
Vaa buren, AS rs candidate for the Presiden-
cy lhe Two thirds rule was adopted to de-
feat hls minatlon.
1t Is now avowed by one of the South Car
Dlinl delegation. that Mr Polk owed his
nomination to No Cilhnnn's friends. Cot