Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-10-29
MONTPELIER:
Thursday Morning, October 70, 1857.
what of the Morrow ?

II IL
peace prepare for war;" aad very uatassl for
people after one suscessful campaign to look
about the political skies for the next. Small
clouds Indicate partially unsettled state OF
afairs in the Ststesfor the next six months, and
we are thus admouished Of the necessity for n
firmsr reliance upoa the principles of the State
and National policy of the Republican party,
and careful guarding that they be not set
aside for false issues. IL is too evident to need
,.nrosf that the liberal and conservative few arc
actively urging less radical anti-slavery doe
,trines and less stringent tem4erancc laws; and
that the Radical Abclitionisss add Temperance
men, On the other hand, are advocating too rad
lcal measures to be consistent with success or
COED policy upon both National and State mat
tiers. While the discussions and disastrous re-
suits of the maintainence of separate organ
cation by the Fillmore Americans during the
last Presidential campaign, is fresh in mind,
and the unhappy condition of affairs in one of
tho most thorough temperance snd anti slavery
States in the Union, shows tha evil OF any dis
tinet;ve radical American organization, and
while ali eoscsde that with the success or fail
urs of the great Republican demonstration
age inst the disastrous policy of the pro slavery
administration in the nation, rests the only
chance for remedy and reform, it 10 of the ut
most Importance that the organization be pre-.
served inviolate in the State, and upon princi
pies consistent with Freedom, Justice and Mo-
rality.
We are thus prepared to stand by the Re
publican party as organized at Philadelphia,
believing that the resolves embodying its prin
ciples are such as, while they of themselves
maintain strong grounds, give ample scope to
the opposition to Slavery, and that, instead of
recsding, it is continually progressing The
first, second and third resolves are as follows:
.aResolped. Tha, the maintenance OF the prin,
cipIes promulgated in the Declaration of lnd"'
pendence. and embodied in the Federal Consi-
tuition are essential TO the preservation of our
Republican Institutions, and that the Federal
Constitution, tho rights of the States, and ti
union of the States, mast and sha be preserved.
Resolued, Tha, with our Republican fathers,
we hold il to be self evident truth that all men
arc endowed with the inalienabe RICH, of life.
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and that
the primary object, aud Interior design of cur
Federal Government, is to grant thrse rights I"
all persons under its exclusive jurisdiction. That.
AZ our Republican fathers when they had abo'
ished slavery in all our nstiona territory, Of
daned tina, no person shall be deprived Of life
liberty, or property, without due process of law
it becomes our duty to maintain this provision
the Constitution against all attempts 10 violate
i, for the purpose of establishing slavery in til,
territories Of the Uniled States,by positive leg
islslion prohibiting its existeRce or extensoi
therein. That we deny the authority of Con
gress, Of Territorial Legislature, of any indl
.vdual or association of individuals, to give lrgN
existence to slavery in any territory of the Uni
ted States while the present constitution shall Il
maintained.
ResolpeS, That the Constitution confers upor
Congress sovereign power over The territories "
Abe Unitsd States for their government and tina
Ia the exercise Of their power, It is both TIN
right and the imperative duty of Congress to pro
hb in tho territories those twin relics Of bar
barism, polygany and slavery.
lHlo VIC Hoiu w NC tuS ktoAS aseOufo ~ ios"'
in the Nation, and With it in the locaI affairs u
Vermont, is connected wholesome and conssten
Legislation upon the subject of the traffic in IN
toxcatipg liquors, and every attempt to pre-
vent the success or destroy tho influence o
these principles by radcalism on either hand
should I've met with prompt ard determined ac
ton. The Republican party is neither con
sentative .ner radical Whig party, not an Ame'
4ican party nor Radical Abolition party, bu
qnion Of these parties upon progressive prin
,siples, organized for reform in both State an
Nation and US such must be maintained unit
the evils which brought it into existence ceas
to exist 1t will avail not that personal or sci
fish motives attempt to divert attention frol
thsse true principles of our State policy, fc
the great mass of the people are prepared t
stand by them and insure their success.
Lot us, then, while, warned by the exampl
of Massachusetts, and ensoaragedsby the fere
warfare now going on in the pro-slavery dem'
cratic ranks, prepare ourselves for such +,
organization the coming yeas as shall aga
place men Of undoubtsd Anti. Slavery, Temper
ancs and REPUBLICAN, principles at the head 0
aflrs, and be an honor to the gresaest spot
"a tho Republican organization, and the NOR
&lity Of the free people OF The Green Mountain
State. ...
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