Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-04-11
Hear Tom Ford.
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Convention.


Convention.
WHAT rs SOUTH AMERicANfsM
And, fellow citizens, have lea, ned what
Americanlsm means 10 the South It means
precisely what Methodsm, aud Presbyteri-
anlsn, and every other ism means there; il
means-a negro Ia Ohio have been de-
nounced as pro-slavery man, but IN the
Philadelphia Convention | was called an
abol olitonst, and they attempted to expel me.
And what do you think I said, to deserve
such an appe,latl1n and attempt; Why
supply SAID ! would never assist IN return
ing human being to slavery. When they
heurd u they said | belonged 10 the under
ground railroad. Now, my friends if you
had been treated 30, you would have felt
very much like coming home and stealing a
nlgger, the first thing YOU did. Laughter
IL reminds me of a fellow 10 our own named
Price lie was going down cellar one day,
with fine China pitcher, which his wife
valued very much when he fell and very
nearly broke his neck in trying TO save the
pitcher Husband screamed his wife
from the top OF the stairs, have you broken
the pitcher' r No" was the reply but
fH be dn ned ir IdonI notcn So when they
charged me with stealing niggers, fet
very much like saying | never have but
III be darned i'll don't now prolonged
laughter.
WILL THE SOUTH sECEDE?
Wlll the South seced3 from the Union ?
WAY, the people Of the South have to pass
laws to keep Their very churches from walk
ing over here In one church in Virginia, it
was discovered that over thirteen thousand
dollars worth Of It's members had len, within
two years They were disciples probably,
fulfilling the injunction to "go forth into all
the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature Laughter. There are fifteen
states this Union, IN which slavery exists.
Nine OF these States have been admitted
since the organization of this government
and IN each case II has been threatened If
they we're not admitted, the Union would be
dissolved. This threat has been made and
reiterated by the South on every occaslon;
bat II Is perfectly absurd. The South will
never secede from the Union for such
cause as this; she can't afford 10. She is
very much IN the position of Misther Nc
Murray, who was one Of party digging a
well. IL had been sunk so deep that ouly
one man could dig at a time and when It
came his turn, they let him down in the
bucket; and he promised to rap on the rope
when he was tired and wanted to be drawn
up. Well, he worked awhile, then Jumped
into the bucket and raped on the rope
But he was a lazy lrlshman, and they tho't
II would weary hm too much to take hun up
all at once; 80 they drew him up little way
and then stopped To let him rest. They re-
peated 1t several times, and at last he grew
impatient aud cried out: - Now draw me up,
boys, or be jabers, ri cut the rope r'-
TINS Is just the case here. When each new
Slave State has applied for admission, the
men of the South have cried; " Give us
another hit, boys, or wen cut the rope ~
And If they did secede from the Union, they
would mud themselves in Just about the same
fix that the lrlshman would, It he had cut the
rope - at The bottom