Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-09

seuted by " Senators and so Representa
tlves. Thus less than ono-thrd of the fre
population in the negro-quarter region hav
the supreme control Of the State. The Lea
islature elected by this third appoints the iu
dietary from the Supreme Bench to com
mon Justices Of the Peace elects Senator
M Congress, and the electors of Presiden
and Vice President Of the United States 70
the people are not allowed to vote at Nh 70
the electors Of the President and Vice Pres
ident Of the United States. this being don,
by the rotten. borough Legislature. In def
ance of the spirit of the Constitution and III,
Interpretation Of every other State.
The Governor Of the State is also clecte,
by this body. which represents a minority o
the State-and negroes and land exclusivel,
for no man is eligible 10 il unless he ha
real estate to the value of 500. cleer Of al
debt or five hundred acres Of land and ter
negroes. Nor can this state Of things b,
changed unless two.thlrds of this land anC
negro qualified body consent to the alteration
OF the Consiiiuton--a thing never to be ex
pec,eds
In Virginia and Maryland the system o.
minority government, 10 give the control {,
the slave section over the great white popu
latlon 90 other portions Of the States pre-
valls, but 10 a less degroe but in all IN,
slave Sintei, whether contrived hv constitn.
uonal provision or not, the result is that the
slavehoIding class Is sovereign throughout
the South.
u results from the concert produced a.
mnng the masters by their common interest
m an institution which can only stand b,
iofce Of artificial means. fhe slaves them.
selves and the non-slavehollers are, as ndl.
Wdnals, naturally against it.; this makes IT
necessary that the slave owners should be-
come a phalanX AN educated disciplined
army, To sustain by political intrigue and
united force all attocks upon it. There i,
no all-absorbing Influence amonv lis ene~
mes 10 combine adversaries in opposition. -
Ihe consequence Is that the 3l7 900 masters,
forever animated by the same instinct, can
always yanquIsh partial and desultory oppo.
sluons ns standing armies in absolute Gov.
ernmenis keep millions of people in sublu.
CATION. The monopoly which nearly 1000.
600 OF black men give TO the united authori-
~ which commands them, makes il mpossi-
Die mat any slngle.handed competitor in the
held OF labor can, Ia cuItvatinp the products
OF the soil, enter the market with The staple
OF the South on equal footing with men who
weld the force Of ten, twenty and thirty.
and hundreds of slaves in companies The
owners OF slaves command the markets ;
ihey put down individual competitors they
GUY ont the little plantations winch in the
earlier settlements surround them. and, in
the end, the rich lands all become the do
mains OF rich planters Hence we see in
the older Southern States the poorer classes
are elthertenlnts at will, or. hanished to the
poor lands Of the hills, take to the life of
ldlers, hunters or fishermen; or, at best, the
more industrious among them become dav-
laoorers, living from hand to mouth in a
word they are stripped by the oligarchy of
slave owners, who command their WA yes,
Their tenements, and, Of course. everything.
Ihe class who hold a monopoly of the soil
can commlnd everything. "He takes nv
me VINO takes the means whereby | live.r-
Hence m the South, the monopoists of the
land and black labor of the country. although
numbering but $4,000 out of population
OF b,OOO,OOO, IN virtue of their power over
near four millions of slaves, are absolute in
all the State Governments. They are the
GoVernors, the Legislators, the Judges, Jus
tees, Sheriifs; they are all in all.
Inc power which combined action piyes
p lhe slaveRo,ling class over the whole
''u'" y welded with equal effect to obtain
control over the North. The machine il
moves there Is on a large scale. and the in
sFuhenlallly OF It's action visible to the least
discerning eye. Every northern nsnirant
Tor the Presidency may be looked unon as a
power IN the hands OF the South 10 noya
the machine Of the Federal Govornneo,
according TO its will. We instance the ex-
pertinent before our eyes. Mr.. Pierce il
cahdluaie tor reelection 10 the Presidency ,
Mr Douglas, Mr. Cass, Mr.. Buchanan. are
nopelul rivals each have their pariisans in
lne uluerent sections of the North some
lofy or MY thousand oflice-holders and de-
pehd nus on executive favor rely upon one or
'he other oi these to make them secure IN
their posts. II Is known by all these peoole
mat not one of the rivals can command
majority OF the Northern vote apansl th,,
other; nor, indeed, against an ornament ot
u"y ounet party. For either OF them, the
vote ul tue South decides the question OF
hoh'nailoni and then the possibility Of cleo
ton depends absolutely upon united South
The apporicnment OF represent, ,tfon. ,bo,,io, ,h
I''ieH horous9 system Of south Ctrolipn st,rh IN f
ircl mikea the masters Of slaves mast ~ f ~ So,
Aefe'ins the whoe sovereign auihodty ih,ougb ,be
H1'"tu'' 'un.ut1led by hem, Is token from d nubIi.
G 'l"h IN We south tHfoliuiin. Coluwht. X q 1,
was r'pub ished in Washington itv in t.ig .,o, ma
II appeared IN south Caoini. The nesi apoortino.
"ent dnea not take place uuli s5l under the een..
oi luol whom the dsprol portion AN b. efe,.sl ,.
muHl as ihe WHITE population, in ten ,ent. nfersd,n
~ census increased not quite pc cent whefe.
as 'he slaves Increased nearly eighteen pet In.
slaves inofo siug Three times a. fst s. fhs a h,ts.
a. - '.s 'ae OF 'tonment 10 south Caiomt l. to "a
~. w n's'e.s VINO weld The legislative posef, and
~ T." CIV" representation IN gfoatef ,fnp .it., 10 tto
h"iHcts ~ which Slavoiy ptedominates a. ]. moi ,,
p,",A'e lhtl the inequality tifeady eti.tins viii n
s a. "e''as'p according % the rstip OF lhe incfease
oi lhe savos over the poor whites
rms supplsitiou is based upon ihe ie, IN tho noii
Su'eh mas hffetn'ofe controlled will be- continued -
& ,- ~ lTen''d@fs Of south Ciiohaa amnuuiiug
H 10 -' 'J1 nave che absolute Lcg.l .laive puxsr ~
hHf hnnd Hnd dsn1-e Of the desinios of ths IA 5l
"hns "i the jsi 9i5 slaves. und e.. tho X 90 f,ee mn
lAtl"es snd hl CAS- at pleasure they uti moi f,i a.,
Wv Yep 'n'aiive nplouiolinent such us will
in"a'f ihet sway mnre secure aud put oot of hone All
"nn may Dire tn OF t-iafm.
iha lop"ins extracts ifnm the Constini IN Of sopth
Da'pl,nA' a' 10 tnu qualification, Of all who are per.
mltieh 70 hold place in hs Govenmeni pfove th. its
soul ~ rI''or' u viii bs observed ,h,t d seulsd
eehpid estate and ien negroes ~ tho .isrtn roit
end he lowest degffe Of qullihc t,ion ,.ooi,eI a.
is fui nppn paf by thf cans tuition with ,. ie t
OF ''9 OF iell estate c'eaf Of dob Prom ihts tho
s,'e ni ga Nhetiun uscs W. the grade uf Offices un
al II reaches 1870 Of real estate elu r r t,bt ,rr
ing tn Vac data of The ton-tituiin which ntkes Tan
hesi"es And Hnthuii equthlrnt 10 uniuruubafs
estate OF ihn va Of tia0 Hnd for tho most ,,t rs.
e-tA'N ih plantations o only valuable u pto.ofito to
lhe sA'.s mat work al mtn who has tho qualItc,
i"n "i 'oo vii, on ihs data Of tho con,tttutioa
pfopihy own 100 negfoas
hshaclS hom Constitution Of South Cafollna nv
ifnal j. section H. OF the tonstuutiuu 1t Il, nfoyi,f
10 reference tomcmhHn of tho House.
~ f@sid"n' iu the election dstuct he shall not he
-hsib1 in solt IN tho ionsa Of iopfessntstves uo
ssa no DO logty -ez1d and possessed 10 his own night
u eellled lfcehud oittto, and ten narloss or Of a
o| estate OF he vtuf uf huldtsl tpi Gny nnu AZ
'i nfi eleaf ul dibt. ii non resident he hIi IA,
guy iAHd ahl io'se.sed OF s+ttlei frehold e.ata
'vlen' 9 'es value of five huadfod pound. stoilins
ny a,'as section 6, it's provided, ia rcforoaeo to
10 iesdan 10 ih7 ssction di,tuet he sh N NOT bs
glnle uheu ho Do lfg4ly .eizrd tnd s.es.ed IN h
"h nsht ol settled hunhod estate. OF the value OF
"eu h"ndfrd pluads stufius, ciaaf Of debit II non
ffiinn' in ihr election disfiot he shall noe ba ogb.
n"ss 90 Do seized aad Hissetsad in is ava rsht Of
ie1hnd estate 90 ths std dtdct Of ths value OF one
houathd rounds stafllng clear Of dehi.n
~ AHicle p section g itis provided that 40 person
nan hH eligible as 'iovetnof unlass ha " hath resided
'iihin ihe -tttn und been citizen thnroip ten ,es,
rd ualsss he bo soized and possessed OF sotieI ss
lima the same, ln bis osa usht of tue value or M
aen hundfoi poun's stefiug, Gle ir Of dshfn
hy Atina =, seetion !, the same quAlde1t 1tio,s no,
reseI for tho Lieutenant Goyefnai a.. of ths Gov
lnot '"' "''