Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-05-22

is more certain than that the Republican party
will continue until this work is efcctually and
defnitivcly accomplished. If it be indeed true
that Slavery must suffer and eventually die I'M
less the Federal Government forsake its old
paths and old standards of duty to devote itself
specially to its interests and prostitute every
faculty to its service, then so much the worse
for Slavery. There is nothing in that institu-
ton, nor, we may say in any other, that justifes
the pcrverson of the Constitution and the de-
basement of the Government, in order to
strengthen and preserve it. If the Slave Pow
or would be content with. simple inaction on the
part of the Federal Government, there would
be no further occasion for controversy with it.
Even that portion of the Republican party which
regards it to be the right Of Congress to inter-
fere against the farther creation OF Slave States,
would YET have no inducement to insist upon
the exercise of that right for free immigration
and free labor acting upon the basis of Popular
Sovereignty are of themselves amply able to
convert every Territory into fret State, if left
to their own energies. They need no Federal
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cral opposition and persecution. Anditis that
exemption which the Republican party intend
hereafter to secure, as we'll as keep the Federal
government, in all other respects to its own ap-
propriatc line of action. All experience shows
that no other party can be relied upon to do
this. The old Democratic party has for years
been in the possession, body and SOUL of the
Slave power, The old Wing party was never
unit against this power and twas by the UNI
faithfulucss of the Southern wing of that party
that is was made possible to repeal the Missouri
Compromise The present American party has
proved equally Enthusiastically, for more than
onc-half Gifts Southern representatives in Con-
gress have voted in favor ofthat abominsble I'M
.quity, the Lecompton Constitution The anti
Lccompton Democrats are not to be depended
upon, for we have just seen half ofthcm abandon
their declared principles and give consent to the
English bride. There can be no successful re-
sistancc except by party whose central idea is
opposition to Slavery cncroachments-a party
whose aninatng and ever-controlling purpose
shall be to keep the Federal Government clear
of subserviency to this as well as all other class
or sectional interests. The Republican party
intend no crusade against Slavery. Asa party,
they are perfectly willing and fully purpose to
let that institution, whether they like it or not,
have the full benefit of every constitutional guar
anty But further than that they do not intend
to go, or to let the Federal Government go;
and upon every party who strive to carry the
Federal Government farther they intend to
wage war to the end. To talk of new party
in this state of things is as lille as the wind.
The Republican party have already given
pledge of their equitable, moderate, national
spirit by going e n'asse (and it is the only par
ty that did this for the acknowledgment
Amendment and they whom such spirit does
not satisfy will find their only proper place among
our sectional Democratic adversaries. These two
are the only parties that have solid ground to
stand upon, and between these two must the
great issue, whether the Government is or is
not to be chained to the car of Slavery, be de-
cided.