Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-08-06


man who would not blush for his country,
ponder these things and do his duty.
w. p.
,-rr,ye ot, eor-TrrppN- Apsp>-rr,r,
Inc ioiloWihS extract OIL a letter 10 the
NeW orleans lleIta Is interes sung as 1t gives
tne views "hlch certain class oi southern
men entertain ABOUT the eXPadiency oil smut
ing inc helu wherein the slave power OF the
ha'lon Is 70 aispiay its energies ne Deita
mas mas oeeh an eminent advocate OF walker
hihousterlng operations IN central America.
LEAyENWoRru CITY, IA. l.'
juno 18th, 1857.
EDIroR TRuE DELTA
On Monday. last, the 18th instant, the
election for members Of the Convention TO
frame state Constitution was held, and re-
suited, i'm this place in the election Of the
Democratic ticket, strictly So called. Anoth-
er ticket was run, composed of citizens OF
standing and intelligence, but as they advanc-
ed no progrmme of principles different from
that Of the regular ticket, and protested none
distinct or different from theirs their vote.
as might have been expected. was very small
indeed. The entire vote Of both parties
reached about two hundred and fifty one
fourth only OF the actual bona-fds electoral
strength of Leavouworth City alone.
There was very little interest taken in the
election here. and my opinion is there will be
very little elsewhere; for apart from the re-
iusal of the Free Sellers TO vote, which Is
general, there is an indisposition on the part
of many intelligent and rejecting men TO have
the Territorial form Of government changed
SO early They say that the slavery issue is
no longer before the people. that scven-eights
Of the entire population are opposed to the
establishment Of slavery some for one rea-
spr. come fsr n-~ts~- N''' "a ''ere or less
influenced by the conviction that even II al
lowed by law none worth speaking about
would ever be brought hlther' LOOKING at th'
products oi me country ana tne aVst OF ,ha'
description OF labor In this Vle& am iuI-
~ PerSuaugu 'hey are rlE1'' J"s' as / am
rom what ! have seen ana heard IN the aa-
Joining state OF Missouri tnat ' Will h1l o-
long before the institution disappe rs ron
tne latter aIso' ohouiu we nave Boou co''ol
ana sugar crops ior the next tufeo years, VIC
may iooASpt ior S'iniat a5''a"oh ln Men
lucky ana maryland 10 tnat SO succaS''uil
lulula'eu IN %, LOUIS against 'ne col'ini''iC C'
OF slavery, ana Wn'cn Is NO" sPreau'lS IaPiu
iy over otner sectohs OF 'he oua'e' 10 pre-
vent 1hl7' tnsre Is no remedy thaV / can see
except the aaopuoh oy 1he cotton states at
once OF laws 70 prevent tne iu'uie lnnP'r'A
uon oi s'aVes 'roih auJacen' o' oInC' remote
s'ate7' anu III inns n'tnnel oo''lp'i 'noso "o"
hayihs them 10 Keep 'nein
by the way, tne 'ou'heru ! a,l"v N'"roa0
company would J. am sure, hhn =" "no ou'iJ u,
Tor the sale oi thelr lanos 70 "h'cn Vuey WI"
soon eh'iue ein'ol'es III lcSgs' NJ, oy nay l'iA
Soou aSvn' III 'i1 S'e''oI ~ ~ olPO
site TINS place. ea.leu Vne 'a''o country
nave conVerseu WIN NUMBER o' P,au'eiS Il
that ois'rlct' ana ln'arAoiy "nu '"oso "n'
desire 70 retain tnolr S'a'Gs Ia ia.oI q. re-
moving Sou'n' ana am 'u''y oon' l'ie'G - ''I'i
iaoor ana oaPl'a' "ou'u DC I's'''ot 70 ioAa'
were ,hey oh'y in'u9 aware VI 'u9 inli''i'' a
ole advantages that nhe ''"'o ''nolS J." 0''
haIe ana i'uu9'
Inc comparative nlSn ices OF lanus u
NansaS over lhe pss' III i,7S''''' "'.1'S.y oU
Joining Is not "i'Hou' ''S ~ ui'
ing the hilhus oi men 10 'ci'nl su''0u.
slave laoof' anu must Snol'u lio s'ea. counter
acIlhS pnnclp,e p'c.ou'' 'iiiiiie tN' queS
tIon against 'ne po'le,o"' 'o".i VI Wv 'ti' ,I
OF instance '"o i"''o, I'm '''''
missouri S'"e' l. can a1 .h's "loihcu' Pu'On"s
ia,m oi cNoe'lone i'lu, oon.a.'''i,S ot'e nun m
area ana s'A'Y acIe' my eoieS " m,''Sn I..II a,
uhuer euili'auoh WIN s"iS'ol0 i',ui oui'u
ihgs' iof tnree TnouSauu uo'''s " ii'ie Va, ~ 4
miles oacA ol Lea,eu|olln' ~ "'"sS'' e'i
same quantity oi ,"nu ,r I"otoH0' ui'o,,1e''
ana without sns,o SUM W me- ~ nv
ue purThasoI 'ol ,gs' suan 'i1 ';,,
sum lnue0u' "'''i,u - 'l es.. Ill.
price Is usua,'y one hunursu u'u ul'y uo,,"'
per acre anu 'ne o"''i ''o" Nv '''' e'01
a'Iul'y a. 'ia', ,...,,;-.. MOS, o., 40
NOV, = 'os o'I,3 ,.'e'I,5,' e., ,"so c,ot.
1 so,,ttorr r,a, IN asL himself
ana i1r every sou'HVIH I;,i nia" " W % a;ntaino n