Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-07-19

cIared themselves willing 10 nlace in nv hand.
and deeply sensible 10 the honor which their
unreserved confidence in this threatening posi.
lion Of the public affairs implies. | feel tha,
canno, better respond then by sincere decla.
ration that, Ia the event of nv election 10 the
Presidency. 1 should en,er nnon the execn,,oo
Of its duties with sinple.hearied determination
TO promote the good Of The whole country. and
10 direct solely 10 this end all The power of the
government, irrespective of marty issues. and
regardless Of sectional strifes. The declara-
tion Of principles embodied in the resolves Of
your convention expresses the sentiments in
which have been educated. and which have
been ripened into conviction by personal obser-
vation and experience. With this declaration
and avowal, think il necessary 10 rever, ,o
only two of the subieets embraced in tbese res-
olutions, and 10 these only. becnuse even,s have
surrounded them with grave and critical circum-
stances, and given to them especial impor,ancs
concur 10 the views of the Convention depre.
eating the foreign policy 10 which II adyerts.-
The assumption tha, we have ,ioh, IN ,,Ls
from another nation lie do,n,;os h..,,.. 49,
want them. is an abandonment NJ tho homes,
-L..-. 80, =.
s"a'as'eI ~.aen our country mas acquired. 10
p'o'O"o "os'n'',es' oy UNJUST assumptions wo
~ s"'',''Se ,ne p'acs ava character OF 'he
NS, ""ou 1'i >" ,h,e'os's migh' DC more
oe''''"iy secured ana lis objects attained by
reputation.
international embarrsssmep,s are mainly The
result of a secret diplomaev. which aims IN
''O", ','e N"o"'e"se o' ,no people me OPP
e'a'ons o' 'ne government ms system Is IN
eOns,s'en' WIN ,ne character OF our institutions
anu Is "sei yielding gradually to more en-
.s"'eneu puohc opinion ana 70 the power Of a
''1e press Wnleh' oy us oroad dissemination OF
Po"''eA' '"'einsence, secures I'D ADVANCE 70 me
s'"e VI justice 'he Judgment oil the civilized
world An honesi' hrm and open policy in our
'o'e'sn 'e'anons would command 'he uniied sup
Por' v' 'ne hauon' whose Deliberate opinions 1t
"ou'u "ecessa''y 'enee'' No'h'ng Is clearer
ia "e history OF our institutions 'hah me de-
~" " "e "S',On III asserting us OVID inuepen-
oenee ana ifeedom 10 AVOID giving connienanee
~ .ne en'ens''n o' slavery
nc innus"ee 'l 'ne A'haii ou' compact
po~e''u' 1'-ss u 'nen '"'ere''eu IN slavery
W. So"'"-"u que seo"on " 'ne country ana
80 ~. ,4a' P''i'eAi eo"'''' as consequences
:" ", O'"e', . w" u,'eo'eu 70 'ef" oaek 'nis
pS''' =, m '"e 'e'O'u''o", Anu 'e'etses lis pth-
!" "e eA.eaS'o" VI slavery Is nc oolec'
,"e po".' "H'e" now iu'es 'ne government,
SUI ''o"' u,'s 'P''' "aS sprung 'nose kindred
"''"so :" nansAs' 80 "u'y Po,fayed III one oil
ySs. 's'o'u'V"s' ~"'enp'O'e una, Tue elements
''o Ms, .'O'u1y so's'"'"e''s nave u'' oeeh
uould hs an, NJ No. No.. - -, ....,e -
anv n,,,icnI,, roIicv ,h., ~ 80 a,',-a.,s1
IN ,erm;n,,s the sec,;o0,I
ed bv pol,cal animos;,iss ansr.,ins oa 49,,
erful class. banded ,oge,ber hv .coo,mon ;n,e,.
est.
A practical remedy is the admission of Kan.
sas into the Union as A free stale The sou,h
should. in nv Judgment. earpes,ly desire such
aeonsummaiion. |, would yindica,e its GOOD
faith /, would correct The mistake of the re-
peal, and the North. having practically the
benefit Of the agreement between the two sec
tions, would be satisfied. and good feeling be
restored. The measure is perfec,ly consisten,