Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-08-21

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are created eI1al chat they age endowed o thcf Orc
tor with certain inarnabe rights that among THESE
life liberty nnd the pursuit Of happiness " who are
opposed TO tAe whole batch %; pro-sla'gp measure
which have lcol cr1mmcd down The throais of Northern
Freemen ly Uniou-saycrs, Daugh-faecs and Niger
Drivers. and who are u favor Of admitting Kansas and
all oihe. Territories which now belong 0r may hereafter
belong go the United States into tls Jui0n ass Free
States and nothing else. are requested meet the
Cent1s Meeting House 300 said town, Friday the 2Sih
day OF August inst ut o'clock 81, for tho pur
nose of nominating suitable candidate for VeDreorta
tive and also candidates for Justices Of thc Peace,
and the transaction Of any other business deemed ncces
sary.
y. Montpelier, Aug. II, 1897.
THE SHAM-DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.
This document has appeared the sham
democratic newspapers are publishing it;
and, perhaps, the readers thereof will swallow
it all as genuine democratic doctrine, though
we hope some of them are intelligent and
honest enough to repulse it as the very scum
Of false democratic teaching. Starting with
the old story that the radical difference be-
tween ancient democracy and federalism CON
sisted in a strict construction of the Constitu-
ton, as opposed to liberal one, so far as
concerns the powers granted to the Federal
government leaving all powers not so grant
ed, to the States or the people, tie writer of
the address applies this rule to the slavery
ouestion-thus
"Ihese general principles Of the parties which
to be- epod 1o be question Of dome9e slavery Gnd
careful 'aa candid explanation we think WI satisfy
party IS new issue, no new principles are involved
,hs irit"nS issue Il Is ber,eJ vii by anpd op oxdr9
nation to be The doctrine Of the fathers Of ths republic,
boy essays Of Of The scholarly politicians Of the
~ be g' a1s Tbey framed redistribution these I ni
,sa s'ags, gh,ea r'9gg ~ aa ,olc negAt 81 oy
90 oaa unaeg tlgt eonsi,tio" there j. no iegai impede
hS conisaeacy. TIE faLos in Their ,cisdom, IN MS
10 H. ,trsj of he l,rj Li1t,rcs o fa he ,oo,i
-De"o''~'c Aaa"f'''
nave n'Nru u'''re' from sla'ocr"''e
men III various poS'''onS' po'h j"uleial ana
pouucu'' 'nat 'n' Constitution 'y implications
iecosni1es anu protects slavery IN the states
III "Alcn 1t eA'Slou at inc tin'e Oh inc adop-
''on o' the CONSTITUTIONS anu III 'nese Gays
u ueinoc'a''c uegohefacy' we nave he"fo OIL
ie"' Oh inc more degenerate SORT Wh" 90 inc
"hoie "hs'h vi 'he "oo'o q"o''u uoV'iin' =
ou' he'e' nave VIZ ho"'" 81 oi' VI mn "a
THEIRS VINO coun'enahceu IT, Inc lather OF
the constitution ana next TO JEFFERSON the
cnieies' apostle OIL democracy declared that
the Oonsutntloh uoes "of recognize the IDEA
oil property IN man--tha' II was specially
guarded, maeeu' 70 prevent Such recoBn-
'loh' ms was inc testimony oi MI MApl'
soN marx NOW Tue or''u'n ana uep'h o
tho 0oc'r'ho VI tue uc'no0'Niio auuresS' IL j.
tha' there Is NO lNFAplNLNi 10 Siape'y "
eVe'y one q me o'"'es' there Is the ordi'
nance oil 1EFfL1SoN--a democrat 70 be sure
winch forever promoited slavery m all the
STATUS Nul'h"est OIL the ONO river 10
the snam democratic committee oil Vermont
ignores 'he ordnance oil JEEfLRSoN There
are acts OF Congress IN the days OF WASH
iNeroN' 'EifERSoN' MADISON MONROE
ana 'A'NsoN' re-alniihihg the Jehersonlar
ordnance ana making freedom perpetual
heritage 70 eacn OIL 'hoso states That was
one CONDITION oil their admission TO the Unior
"a contract compact 10 the sham
democratic committee OF Vermont Ignore tho
official acts the solemn acts, the acts under
OATH OF such " fathers as WAsnINGroN
'EFFF'soN' MAD'SoN' MONROE and JACK
son Ihey break the compacfs OF " the IA
TIERS as well as violate their principles.
Inc theme VIII Dear comments but we will
make barely suggestion The clause of tho
constitution reled on by those who regarC
that instrument as an endorsement of slavery
il that Which nroyides tbot ans, :. ,,,,r.,,,,