Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-04-16


bone and muscle, and your system cannot abide with H.
The doom OF Slavery would be hxcd u t by nothing
else than the products Of intelligent labor You drudge
along IN the old way you invent no steam engine be-
cause your labor is degraded. You do not want skill
you want guy very uiue inlnd ana inc senator thhks
thc more ignorant the ah1r'rs arc the hctcr tQr he
lays they degraded that they have ambition,
and they never Will endanger this refined class that eats
up the proceeds of their labor
Thats the idea Of labor that prevails al through the
slayeholdng regions Of the South Again. the Senator
says of the degraded class that do the drudncry
III constitutes the very mudsill Of society and Of po
lttice government and you might as well attempt to
other, except on this mud-sill,"
And then he goes to say that of the North have
white slaves that perform our labor by white slaves.
inns class must exist everywhere, and they must De
en sll upon which YOU must erect civil societies ana
political organizations. How little that gentleman un-
dersiood of the spirit Of our Northern aborcrs would
he 10 see him cndoavorng 10 erect his political nsutu-
uons upon their PROSTATE necks mud-sills. think il
would be little troublesome lie might as well make
his bed IN hell, erect his building Volcano as 10
undertake 10 build his Northern "mud- d-sills." Then,
with simplicity that shows that he knows nothing Of
Northern Society," he SAYS that VIC have sent our mission
aries down TO their very hcarthtones cndanger their
system. do not know how that is but he turns round
and asks how we would like them 10 send their mission
aries up 10 teach aborcrs their power. aston
shcd at such idea that being presented 10 political
men Of the North who know aud and feel the power
Of he ahorng class Of men. We are all lahoring men,
ana ne politician cannot live unless they breathe upon
hm De cannot move unless hc moves with their entire
APPRECIATION They the soul, the strength. the body
the virtue The mainstny Of All our soccty Deprive our
state OF iis lahorcrs, and what would 20 be W have
nothing else and we have none " your refined society
iat spoken ot We labor, and are all diagraccd as
Che gentleman would call IL. In our community Labor,
WIN ut i' nonoabc idlcncss is disrcpntahc That is
The state of things with MS, and tho ah0ug man knows
fu WELL aud needs missionary 20 tell him, the potency
" his vote.
We would like 20 have vour missionaries come p and
endeavor 10 endangcr our society Good heavens One
man has the same interest in upholdng it as another
suppose one man IS richer than another in Ohio There
is no very great diversity as general things but sup
pose De Is take the child Of the poorest man In our
state and has he amy temptation to overthrow Gov
crnmcntt NO, SIR Full Of life, full Of hope, mll Of
ambition TO beyond him who has gone firthcst he
wishes to avail himself o the securities which have
mniscred 20 the uphuding Of others He is citizen,
VINO hods ali the rights OF citizenship as dear as the
most wealthy. His stake in society is the same his
hope Is the same his interest in good government is the
same lie mono of YOUR PROSTATE mud-slls deprived
Of those rights which God Almighty has given him,
pied under foot and made to minister to tho interests Of
ALLIES or rHH SHAREHOLDERS.
Butthe Senator spoke about degraded class in our
great commercial cities have 10 confess that there is
some truth in that We have q degraded class in the
cities. They the ofscouHngs generally Of the old
World-ncn who come hero reduced 10 bergiry by their
Ignorance; reduced 10 hcgrary by their vice ignorant
vicious. dangerous. do NOT deny IT, They incident
TO AID large cities but the Seuator should complain
oi them They the chief cornerstone Of your poit
icl strength in the North. Find the vicious ward Of
any city that does not uphold your system " Slavery
for IFS No, sir. YOU should complain Of this
vicious population. IN truth and in fact they about
the only stay and support you have there now and
ouHht not o. uAdure them From their very natures
they attach themselves you. and do not think by any
treatment You viii ne able drive them OIL They
naturally with you they were slaves IN their own coun-
tries they do not know anything else than TO be the
understappers of somebody; and when they hear that
here Shareholders contondng with freemon, you find
them with the former all the time.
rNGoN ANp DIsuSIoN.
Mr. President, think this shows the antagonism be-
tween the institutions OF the North and the South. We
have not made them Nobody here is particularly 10
blame for the state Of things that exists II has grown
mpercepubly with growth Our lot has been cast
either side Of the line the other Our habits
and our education have cauormed to that state Of things
ne ffur ttfp lnf naa hrrr
and make allowances for that but cannot be biased
TO the right Of the matter know where that is.
Now what is the remodyi II You bring us into col
son your system Of despotism encOuntcring sys-
ten Of freedom here this floor, do you suppose there
will be no eNcitementi Is any superficial to
believe that it will depend on the temper and disposition
Of man how this great controversy shall be settled p
Not at all, sir. You may preach harmony you may
preach orhoarancc till duomsday but violent conflict
will take place every time these principles meet this
floor or elsewhere because they naturally anagonis
tic. God Almighty has made them and man cannot
reconcile them What, then, is our safety Il is to
stand upon the principles you once proiessed rigid State
rights yielding 10 the General Government just little
power possible 10 cement il together so far as 20 pro-
vide for the defence; for the you drag
these things into the General Government assure YOU
that you may preach coneilaon till d0omsday, and
ciliation will not
do know sir what is be the result Of this
troyersy. ] know some Of You threaten 10 leave the
Union unless you gratihcd every time collision
takes place between ms and that Texas Of ours with
which opened this debate, stands in singular attitude
towards us to-day have IN my drawer three resou-
tons Of her Legislature presented to at this session,
asking for men for her protection. and for Of money
20 indemnify her for expenses incurred, she claims in
protecting herself and urging upon the General Govern
men TO make further provision for that State, which has
already cost as so much. Her Legislature has sent 10
MS fourth resolution. have not got IL here but heard
it read NJ the table; and, understood it Alright, she
has given fair notice that she is about go oi this
Union. At all events, do not think that in good
taste do not think il polite because
her. f YOU really going leave u.s. perhaps It is
best for us 10 make further appropriation for you.
Why beg Of us protection, and turn right around and
tell MS eve are going 70 put you at defiance go
f4r l.1I DO
lihcrae whether shall leave the Union!" Before
vote for the supplies she asks think shall want to
hear explanation Of this. may want to know wheth-
or theY arc 70 hure 70 inc penehi OF the Inon or TO
4 furnish powder to blow out our own brains.
, Let me say here, Mr.. President that have no ap-
prehensions about the Union The people represent
have brayely any quams about your dissolyng
the Union You may preach about 1t, and howl about it
until your lungs are sore viii not move muscle Of
my constituents Of myself. know that desnies
cast together; and whether it is beneficial not
no divorce ore welded for better or for worse and
forcyor and we had beiter make the best Of lot
You cannot go out. The Senator from Alabama Mr.
CLAY asked the Senator from Wisconsin, Mr.. DooLT-
TIE, in the Of his remarks whether If they
dertook 20 Of the Union, going TO orc-
by ntcrpose 10 prevent il do not remember exactly
what the was. but wanted TO ask another ques-
ton for It has taxed my ingenuity 10 know how il is that
you get State out Of this Union. II the yio
lent resolution, If the most flaming defamation, could
have done Il, your Union would have been blown to
atoms long ago. IL wants something more than Conyen-
tons; il wants something stronger than resolutions
do not know how you propose to effect it, How can a
Constitution or the United States, IL he leyics agaust
them he may be hauled up and punished but how, in
Heavens name, is State 10 go out Of the Union
shouldke to have some one who talks about IL show
the piodus opcraHdi.
THE SUPREME COURT.
There thing failed 10 mention in rs proper
prco aludc 70 the late nciarou decision Of your SUI
prcmc Court They made a new dsscovery--a discovery
that, by vigor OF the Constitution II the United States
you carry Slavery an the continent wherever
your flag may f0ni. approach that subject with no
pleasure. wish could entertain good opinion Of the
Judges of that court wish could holicyo they
patriotic. wish could believe they held the scales uf
Justice equal between the rich and the poor The great and
The small, unswcryud hy political considerations, uuu-
hucuccd hy thing but their duty which is the most
Godke that man ever administer; that is justice
unmiNed unbiased Justice wish could believe that
that court ncuatod by other than these great
Gudkc principles, in the decision they have made. 1t
: was most extraordinary decision. Tho mode of
ing al IL, the decision itself the time when made
are all calculated to inspire the mind with suspicion
that all Is not right ! affirm that the supreme Court
In making this decision, has done what no court Of the
United States had ever done before, but do not hold
this court and did hold II in that reverence which
some gentlemen pretend 90 entertain | remember that
20 be the mere instrument Of political power II
follows u as the incident follows the principal. In the
old Federal times when your alien and seditOn law was
passed and II before that court. they found no diff
hculty ia maintaining that most fragrant violation Of the
Constitution. Your sediuon law upheld BY the judg-
es Of that court and imprisoned by lis process
and yet to-day there is not be found IN these
United States bat what considers that law most dis
graceful law to remain the statute book 1t does pot