Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-08-20

For the WhIchWan'
CHOATE'S ORATION-No. 2

CHOAlE y UNA lO4N-NOs q
"sav 10 them yes, / thank God keep no slavoa I
am sorry there Is earth ! am sorry even that
there need of laws of subordna on OF order, Of gov
oruincni Of the discipline Of the schools, Of prisons of
the galows. wonder at such state " things piously
would reform IL but beneath that system am
an American CITIZEN beneath that SYSTEM this country
for all men, for the evil man. for the Incorporate man,
for slaves for ee for ALI that hope your rash and hast
hand would PROSTATE that pc nay patience would adj
vance" Have they donci Are they answered
But with what devout thanksgiving must a
man approach the Throne of Grace, to thank
God he keeps no Slaves, and yet advocate a
policy and support an administration that de-
claros Slavery exists BY THE CoNsTGrur1oN,
i'm Kansas as much as in South Carolina
and whose known and ayowed policy is to
make the millions of square miles of our ter
ritorial possessions free by nature, free by the
law of countries of which it was purchased,
free by the Missouri Compromise, and which
no administration can rightly make anything
else Slave Territory. Bless God that he
keeps no slaves, yet with tooth and nail, with
sophistry and deceit, with his oratorial pres
tige and with lie in his right hand, fight
for the enlargement Of slave territory for keep
ing in bondage every one that is now cocrced
of freedom by the giant grasp Of Slavery, and
their posterty forever O what sincerity
What gratitude wells up in his mighty heart
that he does not keep the slaves whose chains
he rivets. But perhaps his sorrow for their
mi,crios is not deep enough TO heart for he
says, be is "sorry there is need of law. Of
authorization. Of order, Of government &c,
and we are bound TO believe he is as sorry for
the one as the other, and Of course would as
soon and as icrvcnty pray for the adjustment
of government, as for adjustment Of slavery
and The maintenance Of the former in this ma
ton, rs hy continuance Of the latter, and there
10y by every means he will maintain. spread
and continue it. right or wrong. Nay more,
hc does this under the crack of the old whip,
IT. YOU don't do this woll dissolve the Union.
For il is impossible that Mr.. c. should abb
stracty consider that slavery is right-that
it is the normal state Of any species Of the
human family and where he talks largely and
cloquently OF compromises and their virtues
and efficacy, nothing more nor less is meant
than that northern men should silently ac-
quiesce in all the Shareholders demands
tell him he Is connected with a glorious inst-
tuition, ancient, patriarchal aud the founda-
ton of our Republicl Tell him that all who
cry " break cyery yoke and LET the oppressed
go ree are fanatics, interierers. bu~y-bodics
In other meas matters and they who plead
for tie atAclcss and widow. and would re-
store the stranger 20 his right, are the small
mon OF the earth. yea the cite, not democrats
but AuoLIrIoNGsrs IN compromises in
other nations, the question has been between
scots, and whether the protcstants should
yield something 90 catholics or vice versa
but here il is, shall freedom code 20 slavery
Thought, speech action. territory, In fact the
very right 3D. be- and MI c. would say this
must OF course be done. ior the sake of A.
mcrica-i O.. 90 preserve the Union, on 10
other words, the Shareholders viii Doe horribly
provoked II you don't cedc them everything
they ask, and certainly dissolve the Union.
Mr.. G.. is So excessively large. that be can per-
ceivo that il is national % support and extend
slavery. but very small business 20 restrict
10 to its present limits, and then with the Ut
most iricndlingss vet with perfect freedom,
discuss the advantages. the propriety and duty
Of abolishing it. His duty, he says is 60
keep his country, but does nobody else keep
his country besides Mr. c. and the support
ers Of Slavery; Is facilitating the recovery
and rendition Of fugitives from labor, keep
ing the country: Is supporting the Admin
istration which says Slavery is carried By The
CONSTITUTIONS into all the Territories of the
Union, keeping the country; Is a vile in
situation against those, who would do by
every man. free or bound. as he would be
tAhhH N1s httIiIA ANt country Is u lNNtlutd-
ton of the wicked for a reward, keeping the
country, Yes yes Il is Keeping the
country without justice, without right, wrrH-
our God. 1t is keeping the country by bid
ding defiance TO God and His Law He RI
oUIREs those nations who would enjoy bis
appreciation 10 break crery yotc." Mr.. c..
says make them heavier. stronger and hoav-
ier-' God says " let the oppressed go free.
Mr.. G.. says keep them in bondage God
says thou shalt not deliver unto his master
the servant which is escaped from his master
unto thee. Mr.. c. says " catch him re-
store him bring forth the military the judi
ciary. the civil arm, and arrest him as felon,
for trying 60 enjoy freedom Docs not
our glorious Union depend on his being re-
turned &c must keep my country We
would by no means insinuate that Mr.. G. was
when that was penncd OF uttered under the
influence of rum or opium. but some polli-
alive to sentiments so outrageous and disgust
ing, we should hope he was 1t would at
least modify our contempt for the man who
sets up such pitiahlc howl for popular sup
port in course he must know to be wrong
The whole Grafton is a dexterous plea by
false issues, for oppression and his support of
it, and a triumphant argument against his be-
lief in the Being who said, Vengeance is
mine, ! will repay saith the Lord.
S. EASTON.
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