Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-01-09

solves immodiatel,, IN nrohibit the imnorto-
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Wv" ~ ei"NV9 ailoiS'her' ihey hau IL lh thc
Territories. and used IL. His views arc sneak
ing in the Convention
" Epe,y a5dieon He Sutss receirr 70 their number
p s2lc' ,ea' % selte a,'a re'ae, theg e, oapabe 9
they Viii be ihe means Of inviting attack. intte, Of re
Pelng INVASION IL is te'essary duty Of thc General
J,ners as NH oi,y, easis par, .,,,.i ~
therefore which tends to Increase danger though ~ 3,
5oral BaF YET II i involves national Al cSpen.e or 9'e
oroper sict tor he coss,dyato of hoo c5arged r5
Che general administration Of this government
Such were the views Of Mr.. Madison Mr..
George Mason, of Virginia, said
Niaray dis-oiyrgss arts and g,aaufac'tres. The
1i,,g pi9au,e me most reria 9 '''els ON g1gaeTs
Tmr muNa ms lrbevrSr or ifEAynx urox A
corNrRy AS nations cannot De ft"arded or punished
o cb,; w cf,3 Prot;io,cl 3,. 'i .bo. ,
uonsl sins by national ciamidcs.'
Pm no, uo,2 d ~ iSIiAi ~ l'f r9'St or v,EW,
TO rnryrNr rH IxcrE,sE or sLAvrHy ''-liqdi,oa
F.y.,y.,' vol % g.. l3l
such trade !. iis5oiirai In hsaf and d.r1cc6,i to-
mankind As much as value union Of thc.e States,
L., flrv lgre =, I, ,.1og,,,s,,e og III, 5;r,,f,
,a'.'F T'et', - = g'..o,j' ,J 'g''Des q Ts "''y'"y"
=, -.
Mr. William Pinckney, IN 1889. IN a letter
/ 70 the MARYLAND Legislature declared
Nc'n WIN Aonr country he productive never VIII as
'sucuiture, ii7 commerce or o. manufactures flourish
so long a they depend upon reluctant bondmcn for their
f''-''
Tboso v-ore ,-io,vs optortaitod at o, e,r1,,
|dav-at the noriod of be adoption Of tbc
Ccrst;t,+;,, ~. 4b ,,,~;,3 90 a. .~,i, 3D. ;.;,
FC.,vN % '"0
of slavery beyond the Ohio In all the cXcr-
else of this ,,o,ror tbo u,op ,,-I,o r,ado fbo
Constitution entertained these views in rcla-
ton 10 the subject. and now how much of
+ a. -; .t W,
"IP' ,1ii''"i li"' "-Vi io"liNV" W H"'
effect has slavery in fact produced These
gentlemen told us what they anticipated 10
would produce. What has 10 produced
Tl,il 30, -.. l.I . l..l .. -
"' '' 'N ,-'!
of the speeches made I'm the House of Dele
rates of VIRGINIA. ON a discussion In relation
go,
20 some process OF cmanei ipdtlon IN l6pz. 1
desire to read some extracts from it. When
o'el "Pcn tl'ls oooA' / am luHllhuuu OF the
gentleman VINO h"h1eu lt 10 ine-'hu RON
"uIS' SPoecn Ia am ABOUT 10 Ioou--'la' h'gn'
PIC, Onils'". sgl'leli,9n' Governor
NoFeIlloI VI ,o"cii On '','' o,-
o"sl"l' III very Pa'riouc' leafheu' ana aoie
sP0c."' san"
We know that the picture is the counterfeit pre-
sentiment " the true We know that incfheicncy
and auguor rharacterze our movements that enter
prize is scarcely known TO u.s., bur from observation of ts
influence on other communities. We know that the
travelled by the apathy Of public couuses and hy
our exclusive reliance upon involuntary labor Our n-
tercss and senses proclaim the progress OF general de-
cuu, conscience and experience attest that slavery is ts
principal cause Is il not SOD Whcu we look at ire
eg't &c hs q, 9aqle Without pmsns upon the bright and
Ier c5gy,,te, Inn, int ~ 1,r i ,fr,rrc r., L,r rrt
J ',-, ',i is DJ, l'oH ~ @ .e " Io,'i'a'' " N,a 80
thnF but prosperou. Do we NOT in t, resect eon,,i
riate bcr f,,stly ,,t, w., rr.rl IN ~ a. ,ii,r h.
gard and cnfccbicd with deefpdtade s,eaug upon her
mn 4" s,si s1ss u, ~, e'si e. 80 5 .a -
o. 0 d
cherishes and cierishcs, TOO mother, who viii haz-
ard her life rather than pat even with monstr0us
offspring that aHiets her eii' II Is true OF Virginia,
NOT merely ial 9ie ms ni 'dhccd, nut mat n many
respects she has greatly declined and what have we got
~ eoMpcnsauyn Iol tniS aeThne-as compensauon
lpt ih dspariY between what rgnn Is and what She
.n-Ll n',e ueen .otmng pui ihc fisht OF property 90
15t ey ueihss VINO nave Drought TINS disparity upon us
ms a our pay TINS Is what We have gotten io rcmuuer
y, s iof ou5 leunluent prosperity 20 repay us for our
9ea"I'd heus, our torpid enterprises ana ln TINS dark
day Of our humhlcd importance, 10 sustain hopes
anu Z" ho'lhc o'H prlde, as people.
The Senator from Maine Mr. FcsspndeD1
H,o otbor Jo,. ro,d a., o,.,-,,t e., ,l,,.-,.,.L
'l0 o''-l "'l IO"" an eAt'dCt Hoih 'ne 'Peceh
of Mr. Marshall, which ] Will not repeat but
l will read an extract from the speech of Mr.
/ c. J. Faulkner on that OCCASION
slavery Il Is admitted IS evil--it Is an institution
which presses heavily against the best interests Of the
state It hanshcs free white hhor-it cxtenatcs the
mechanic, the artisan the manufacturer Il depriyes
them OF occupation 10 depnyos them of bread Il con-
vers The energy of community into indocnce-s pow
ing Thus injurious, have We not right 70 demand It's
eXtermnaton shall society suffer that the Stakeholder
may continue 20 gather his crop OF human heshi What
s ,1 g b o soR,rea M S'ln tae great M
ga,h, droop, die, that the STAKEHOLDER may flourish =
ohAu sl interests pc SH@ef,ient 10 one an nehis
sao3il9a'' 10 ,hose OF ,s saiehoiaert iias no, the
a,. t ~ i,p % ii, n'i'iV 9 e-sS, siu'i li3N's-
"su,s "go" p"u'' ",'. ','' eA''el'e o' slavery
Mr. T. J. Randolph on the same occasion
said
"Savcry has The effect Of esscning the free population
OF country. The wealthy not dependent upon the
poor for those aids and those services compensation Tor
which enables the poor 10 give bread his family
The ordinary mechanic arts an pracccl Boy slaves
in the scrytude Of Europe IN the middle ages. in
years Of famine the poor had barter their liberty for
bread they had 20 surrender their liberty some
gan %1e an e , sase @ ,I.nc5 a5s n nom ' horrors G
famine upon the wealth Of bis master who preserved him
as he would any other species Of property An the
In b eopn,ri he cannot b.pane lIagc b9 ne 8ol to
Other country congenia his condition, and
%heIe he w %92 NO. supports R'1se ' honest a9or Is no,
The support Of casual employment, often become more
degraded in their condition than the slaves themselves
! Mr. William Geary, of South Carolina,
candidly treating upon the subject, says'
ANY man who is an observer VI things could hardly