Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-02-07
Movement in the Right Quarter.

eun to believe that an anl.slavery feeling exis'
led in the slave States themselves, which would
make itself felt whenever the pressure oil the
terrorism Of the ultra Shareholders was renov-
ed, aud whenever the North ceased to uphold
slavery. For quarter Of century past, the
nride and obslinacy Of the ultra shareholders
have been foslercd by Northern sympathy, and
justified by Northern argunent-ihe ms-called
Democracy icing foremost in this perncious
task. That party has steadily, up 10 this time,
encouraged tho ultra shareholders in their re-
slslancc 10 the spirit Of the age, 10 the prog.
ress Of our free institutions, and 10 the true
principles Of American Democracy But the
rise of the Republican party, and its triumph
ant success in eleven Of the Northern States,
% the principle OF opposition 10 the extension
OF slavery. as a great moral and political evil,
have so far strengthened the anli-slavery feel
ing which we have described as latent in the
slave States, that in one Of the most impori ant
81 llosc States it is dlready beginning 10 show
itself, with fprce from which We draw the
brightest auguries for the future. In recent
tlebite Ia the Legislature of Missouri upon The
nomination Of Mr.. Palm, an anli.slavery man,
f,r' Director If the Bank Of Missouri Mr..
Brown, of St. Louis, made the following
speech. which we md reported IN the Mlsson-
II Dtmncrat:
II am Freesoiler, and don't deny it,
y, word or vote Of mine shall ever inur9 to
the benefit Of such monstrons and abhorent
doctrine as the extension ct slavery over the
pairimony Of the free white aborers OF the
country. am, sir, Tor the greatest good OF
the greatest number, and against tue system
which monoPollaes the free and fertile territory
Of our codnlry, t"r few Shareholders, to the
cXclusiaa ct thousands upon thousands OF tue
sipewy SIMS OF toll who IN peace and war are
the foundations and rampar's OF The social edl-
fiee' Tho time VIII come sir, and perhaps
very soon, when the people will rule for their
own benefit, and not fur that Of class which,
numerically speaking, Is insignificant
In that near day Democracy VIII not only
mean the rule OF the sovereign people, but the
rule Of the sovereign people Tor themselves, and
the dignity aA well as the rights OF Tree labor
will be recognized. Therefore 1t is, sir, that
saudlng here, IN the midst oil The assembled
Legislature OF Missouri, am proud TO avow
myself Freesoller. Let those who are scared
at names shrink from the position II they Will
should never ieel alarmed at meeting me Is
sue under whatever name, or STYLE or title, or
shape, or form 1t may come And, turlher'
'nore, would add, sir, that whenever he qnes'
"o' '"1y SO "ro, .'o e'""'' oUu'.' "'
'"'e" ''' ''p0' VI we VINO ma" anu '"e 'ao''
,h, ,,l,;,o va H. !, Nj; .LaII .,.
mr., ,La ri,h,s tho d;oni,v md ws,e,ro n; III,
,,.,I.l;a and norno,,.,;n, H.. do,,;..,o,. -, IL,
an os,o sl,vohrldors ,,ho ;rh,L;, onr S,.,.
AZ, ..,,n,,,;o, ,,o ,.;,h ,ho ,,,;,;rn ,,,ssa.
ar1 ~, ,.;,h ,ho n,i,;or,oJ G,r.. al viii
.h,I, h, cr c.o,o d,s;nn;n, an, ,;ol,,;..n or III,
r;,h,s &c n,oner,r ot en-, c,o.s ca, 7 conceive
HE L,bo, IN he 40 much mo n,oneriv of tho white
,,bori,r man nc tho .l,ve ;s Tho nrone,,y y,
III, sl,,ebolder and a. nn.h e,,;,lsd IN tho
fns,cr;n, cara and tho nro,ec,ior of Government
,s ,nv 1es,ed righ, in The Commonweo,,b
shall be Glad to see both protected so long a
,hey NAV be co-existent. but shall earnestl,
lesk forward 10 the day when by wise an,
ealu,ary system of emancipation. Missouri ma,
rid herself of the evils and incubus of slavery
and open wide her rich harvest fields and I'm
bosom her mineral wealth 10 the active energ
of her free while population. Such are m
sentiments, sir. uron this subject, and scru
pls 40, 10 avow them openly and with no shad
ow of conceallnenl."
Mr.. Clover. representative flom the sam
city, followed in similar strain. He said.
~ vo,e Cor Mr. Palm a. an endorsement, an
.v,,yol of HE f,i,b unon his n,ramoun, ona.
tim If our ,;me-,be em,ncin,,ion If slaves
and assure mcmbers of rho senate ond.Uous
or Ranrssan,,,ives ,b,, the eec,iop If Mr. Pair
win h.. hoiIcd by myself and o,hs,s m mi
anor and hr ,bnrs,nIs ,hronnbon, tho S,,,.
,ro ,mro.,l ,,Iin,rnor or ,ho d,u,;no -, !, A,
,,haa nni;,;.ai ,ar,,. L,v;n, ,I,is rr,,, mn,
nns. f., T., orJ wi,l io;,i,,o nolicy which
necessary for the deyelopment OF all The resou
ces of his miuh,y State for ACQUIRING 10 it i
riemful position in tho Union, and for null
plring ,hc prosperity. wealth and greatness
it's people" [Applausel
l., os, o,o,,,r,,;no Ga, uLi.J, u,,,
orn,, ,ls,,nre !, ,,,,inn ,h,, Mr palm ,,.
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