Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-08-28

/ day. (See above.) Whether. when a slave
| is taken by his master into a free State. but
returns with him 70 a slave state. lac is free
or slave, docs not concern the doctrine Of
/ Popular Sovereignty in Territories. IL must
/ be the doctrine which have cited from the
/ Drcd Scott case, which tho Democratic Party
finds, with "decp qualification, to concur
with IFS own real opinions, formally avowcd
/ by 10 .thc Democratic Party in three Nation
al Conventions
! ] cannot believe that the body of the Dem
ocratic voters can come 20 know and approci-
ate these things without alarm on The subject
of the relations they sustain to the party
known as Democratic. For my own part. l
have been strangely attached to the Democrat
/ ic party-too strongly to abandon il from ca
/ price or selfshness-too strongly TO witness
/ its gradual change from the defense of State
Rights TO centralism, without vigorous efforts
90 revive It's ancient faith and restore its an-
cient practice. For years | have seen the
party tendency to Southernism and Central
ism-and within the party organization, /
have faithfully assisted other Democrats In
the ondeavor TO restrain that tendency.
now give up the task as hopeless am no
aboitionist am no fanatic. For quite
seventeen ycars | have been in the active sor-
associatio1 ,,;tb ;+s ,,o~tl,;,.+ ,,n,,i,or. III
whole number of Influences IN which b,ge
heep subject has boop ppe,vorable An tbo Gor.
nation of ovtro,po on;,iors ;rtolor,nt of
slavery But / will not allow my devotion
~ spv rart,, or ;,,tor,st l.; ,1;t;cs e., ,,,,l,, m
silent when all hc wholesome rplos of law .
when MI IFS constructions in favor of libertv
are let aside to mako roor for a nerversion
of tbe Constitution in tbo ;,torost of tho
proporty in mon and whom tbis nervcrsion
instead oc ,oo,;r. bo irJ;6rotior 80 no
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vi "''o' '".y VIII" "Icn lV-"'"
o.l' ''S' ""nl',o' 10 inc creeo Oh lhat party
40 more ohJectionaole, no more Vltauy dan
se'ou', no more entirely detesiaole thlhg
tnan TINS was ever approved by party
SPEAK IrealY' aiter tne manner IN Whieh ! was
"nsnt 10 speak by the Democratic party :
truly as ! nave ever chosen to speak OF mat
ters relating TO the common veal.
d'ei"a m the Dred scott case, declaring the
want OF power IN the Congress and IN the
Territorial Legislature alike to prevent the
Introduction OF slavery gives that a'3"m the
only great Importance winch can be attributed
to IT, Ihat lnlorsement cuts the throat OF
popular sovereignty III the territories, ana
staos 70 the heart every compromise maue on
the subject OF slavery, NOT actually carried
into the Oonsutution OF the United States
IN VAIN snaH tno intending Governor Mr'
fayne' "leet' as ne ana IN the convention
WAeh nominated 20 regard as 'l;nma.efIal
sue 'e"son Oh 'uuse i"ley' leaulns nun 20
.''''e 'he "icohs'll 'llltlohailVy o. the missouri
eA' p"tei i.ar 'Nt ls pro-
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to tbeir nr,coss s,on H., so r,irbt, a r,orsor.
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We oro froa tosnbstitnto f,r tbe rnyrise and
,,,,.,.rous bsbe,s cor,ns ,c, i,+rodncoJ he
nav Mr. Nonroo sncb l,,rs al;lo yicoro,s
ana e.oo for, dorLtf,l cons+i+,tioraiit, os
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t.stsbIo doctr;nos NJ d,o MI Soott doc;sio,
sb,il o,.or he adlod ~ tbo Irnior h., M ,,atos
~ mon c,;,l,, ra,,rssenti,,,. ne sfato ~ oLio
What ,vo are thns foc 70 do oyerv rrinc;-
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