Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10

in l847.-What next In ls48-these men
were inyeterate sinners Taught the Iepis.
Iature of New Hampshire, with an OverwbeIm.
ing Democratic majority, passed the following
resolution unanimously
;. Resolred by The Senate and House of PeDre-
sentatiUes in General Court conrened, That we
are in favor of the passage of law by Congress.
foreper prohibiting sLdrery in New Mexico and
California. and in all other territories now ac-
oured. or hereafter 10 he acquired, BY the
United States, in which slavery does not exist at
The time of such acquisition"
To how long a term of Imprisonment, under
the law which have read, ought they 10 be sen.
fenced for that! This was in 1913. Perhaps il
will be said they began then 10 reform. Let US
see. In l849 these resolutions were passed
unanimously by the New Hampshire Legisa-
turG eh aH,
:. Resolved by the Senate and house of Repre-.
sentatiUes in General Court conUefed, That op
posed to every form Of oppression, the people Of
New Hampshire have ever viewed with deep re-
greet the existence of slavery in this Union that
while they have s,eadfastly supported all sections
in hel constitutional rights, they have not only
amented its existence as great social evil, but
regarded it as .frauga Nth danger 10 the peace
and ,relfare of the nation"
ResolUed, That while we respect the rights of
the saveholdng as well as the free portion Of
this Union-while we will not willingly consent
that wrong be done to any member OF the glori-
GUS Confederacy to which we belong, we are
firmly and unalterably opposed 10 the extension
Of slavery oUer any portion Of American soil
noc free.
F." Resolved, That in our opinion, Congress has
the constitutional poDer TO abolish The siaoe rad
and Slavery in the district Of Columbia; d
that our Seuates be instructed, and our Repres
taves be requested, to take all constitu
measures to accomplish these Objects
SAMuE IL. AVER, Speaker Of The House.
WILLIAM P. WEEKS, President Of The Senate.
SAMUEL DINsMoRE, Governor.
Who do you suppose introduced that propo.
stionl Mr. Clement. And do you suppose
that merit like his has been passed over by the
president. No, sir; bat he has been appointed
by the present President collector and superin.
tendent of lighthouses for the district of Ports.
mouth, and agent of the marine hospital there
Mr.. Cleluent determined to put an end to this
continual passing of resolutions. He said to
himself, what is the use of that! Here you are
passing resolution year after year on this subject
Now said he, let US have done with it, and let
us declare to all the world and to all time that we
are unae-abe. Other things may change; we
never We live in a granate State; our ever
lasting hills tower up higher than the clouds;
they may crumbe ard fall, but the New Hamp.
shire Democracy are unalterably; they will new
err turn. Laughter And their unaterable
position is, that they are opposed to the exteT.
sion of slavery over any portion of American soil
now iIee" That was in 1919. What did the
New Hampshire Patriot, the mouth piece of the
r President, say then in regard to the subject! On
the 26,h of July, lS40, speaking of the doctrine
of squalter sovereignty, then recently preached
in a celebrated letter:
+" The Democracy Of the North nerer did in
dorse the doctrine, and they NEVER WILL. The
Democracy of this State are UNANIMOUS in the
+ opinion, so for as we know, that CONGRESS HAS
AND SHOULD EXERCISE THE POWER, AND EXCLUDE
5 SLAVERY from California and New Mexico
: So far as they know, then, there was not a
r man in New Hampshire who did not entertain
: these opinions. Did General Pierce entertain
] theml Why, sir, he was chairman of The
Democratic State central committee during all
? this time and he was the New Hampshire De-
mocracy. 1t is idle to say therefore that he did
t not entertain these views, Again. the same pa
= per says:
g Ever since the question of the extension of
: slavery to free territory was first hroached, he
Y Democrats of New Hampshire opposed such ex.
5 tension They have occupied but one ground
e upon the subject. In Office and out, their united
, voice has been raised in behalf tf the doctrine,
t that TERRITORY NOW FREE, SHOULD EVER REMAIN
; so. Their Representatives in Congress have
uniformly so voted, their Legislature has repeat
eddy so resolved, their conventions have constant
ly SO declared, their newspapers have always
, spoken, their candidates have uniformly so ex.
e pressed themselves. and their speakers have at
o all times and in all places so proclaimed This
o has been and now is, the ground upon which
e they stand and THEY WILL SUPPORT NO MAN
: WHO is NOT SOUND UPON THIS QUESTION 2"
h This was said on the FIST of March, Is49 but
was the President of the United States coeni-
l. zant of those opinions! Was he part and par
II eel of the Democracy that entertained these SEN
. timents Suppose you say" This is not fair,
t this is criminal trial; five years imprisonment
s in the penitentiary is the punishment for promul
eating such sentiments, and it is not fair TO send
| the President out of the United States there,
h without some more direct testimony this will
If not answer" Very well, sir; then will read
e you extract from General Pierce's speech, made
e at the mort church, in Concord, on the 9Th Of
l. June, 1916 as reported in the New Hampshire
y Patriot, of June l2, 1916, purporting to be in
e reply to one John P Hale Laughter Gen
= erdl Ilerce salu :
IS 'He had only to say now, what he had Away.
l. said -
}. -You perceive sir, the Democracy of New
n Hampshire never change they always profess
At the same thing
" He had only 10 say now, what he had al
N ways said, that he regarded slavery one Of tn
g. greatest moral and social euils-a curse upon thu
y 'chole country, and this he believed to be the sent
y n,ent of all men Of all parties at the NORTH"
i Ought he to get FIVE years Imprisonment fol
of that ! Laughter Again
l. "Mr P. was free to admit, that he had him
self approached the subject Of annexation 70
ID Texas with all his predjudices and progresses
W ions against it, and on one ground alone-it
We slauery feature. His convictions on this subjec
of were. as he has stated--not the result Of any
or new light -
he oh, no, sir the President is no new light
/ But deeply fixed and abiding. The onll
ne difficulty in my mind erer has been that of {
as recognition by any neo act Of our Gouernmen
n Of the institution Of domestic adrery and he ha,
re found it extreamly difficult to bring his mind in
v condition imparally to weigh the argument 70
10 and against the measure"
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