Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-03-24
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hood.
This doctrine being so modified as to limit
the power of excluding Slavery to the Conven-
ton which might frame their State Constitution,
became for the time being the avowed doc
trine Of their party leaders and, after the lapse
of more than sixty years, the dogma put forth
by Mr.. Paine in 1871 was avowed in the Sem
ate in this House, and by individuals Of the par.
ty throughout the nation. The advocates of
this atheism attempted to sanctify it by calling
it g popular sovereignty and argued that
people, when forming Government, may au
thorize piracy and murder aud robbery, if they
choose to do SO; that the right to enslave our
fellow men constitutes one Of the very elements
of g selfgovernment.
This ayowal of unlimited tyranny, without
reference to the Constitution, or to that eternal
law of right and wrong which WAS ordained by
natures God, SO aroused the people at the cleo
tions in 1854, that the Democrats were left in a
minority in this body.
But the opposition was composed of conflict
ing elements; some were shareholders, some
Americans, but most of them were Republicans
These factions could not unite in the election
of Speaker, OR ON any subject touching Slavery
The Republicans adopted resolutions pledging
their support to any member who would so ar
range the committees as to secure respectful
reports on Northern petitions in regard to
Slavery, precisely us the advocates of freedom
bad done in l849 The Democratic party and
fourteen Americans discarded this reasonable
proposition !; but those two parties could not
agree with each other, and contest unequalled
III our political history followed For nine weeks
tho confiot ragged. until distinguished Repub-
llcan from aIaasaehusetts was made Speaker;
and u would appear that the whole nation must
have seen the necessity Tor bringing the radical
question q Human rights before the people for
decision lie Democrats party IN 1876, when
assembled n General Convention, elhesaiiy
avoWed tho doctrine proclaimed " their ieau-
efs N i1o4 mus, Dy tnes iefee q eifet'n.
stap'sos3'Kas tnat party drlven step w step III
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3.''.s XIV 1865 ~, ,slu raiirey anu nae anu
lA ,a' t ss''e 'aa N liot ana soos ana Dur
Wy a'''' I,a '''' g'ner members Oh UohsreSs
III I, anu oui'oio WIZ
yoca u a,,,ssas;o 1po' W. " t,";
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m MAXI tb;s inject bss to;lod Gor ronv
voays had n t;s hadr assonto tho 'l Jo:
frna Ne ,,,ar.s rolta ond onIlJ ~
saaflessa,, e thn nor"o "t ~ "da;t w
s]env' ;t Int boJ callad in vain I bod t,or W
elIa3 and snatan in th;rtonn statas 7 ha5 ,rrit
tan ace, ,,s au1 ,,or,s,,,on ant;o,Os h"J ,a
ned yolnma Of w bai reaordo5 os ;nts T Slim
nc;dantS sbnw;n rha soor't wv" t.; &c the
slava no,yor NE had hoon .tsod ,,;tl,
rreat lohor from mana than two 5"nJrod 4 'eu'
wents van ,sn1 !, onr Eh~arv undan tha aoo,-
mnlatad dnot oI nan, 1oars To avnos, III.
moral and nnl;toai ;';ed,;tn haJooat~r trnd
Snnthorn opnn 'a, nnJ Nnyyth n' J"..st ~
ou1nein opPosl','u u'iu nor.nern uis'ruS' anu
greatly ~ rTloiceu 70 see 'naV parry cohpelieo
W "vow i's doctrines lor wen Knew lnat inc
aVo""i Vi i's pllncipies "ooio SNOW eha1 i's oayS
were w, nu'n a p
hch the hepuolicahs met IN Nauonai Con
Ycn'loh, IN june looo' out one alternative lay
pciose 1ieih they were constrained 10 take
Pos''lon upon the ohuyihg trains promulgated
III 'ne DeciartViaii Oh lnuepenuence, ana per-
PeVuateu III the feoefai constitution OF 10 as
cary Viose ooctrnes, rep"otate tle constitution,
anu uhi'o Win Inc Democratlc party. Inc pat
FORM OF the republican party was necessity,
rendered imperlous by circumstances 30 ooVi
GUS was inns necessity that IN the committee
sspp , 10 araw up confession OF politlcai
ii''h' not 'nonioeI seemed To entertain doapt
upon 'he SUBJECT; l was hyseil one OF the com
in'ttee' ana speak from actual knowledge; Inc
eh'lr9 platform as 1t now STANDS was adopted
III commit'ee by unanimous vote, ana reported
10 10 tfe convention which adopted 1t without
oisse'tihg voice.
Inc issue thus formed was afterwards con-
nfnea by the supreme court, acting as the
agent OF the slave power; mat tribunal, not
ape TO contradict OF eyade the language OF the
declaration OF independence, lnsultcd tile iEtel-
iigehce ana common $ease o. tlie people SDy
gravey ueoiuhe Iias " signeiS Vi 'iii'' iliSqu,
l1ns 5 su5@ 1oS !gtI "eg aaa @o1 mGan ana
d "a1 saS to"nM .ney asa "oe say Du' ''1.
Ios a 'iaSieiLsu .o lSS1e W 'nc recoru ~
10 tbo ;1ou my "ioS ",,a wiz lci" su'lec1
w .no ,n'pcoVioh VI iutuio Soneia''ohs' Uur
nboyon was aoaue e un 'lieso doctrines, by inc
naaae1 .oio9 III 'no'e Piloiies ~ mas IN
States now nclndo tvo tb;rds of nNn f.po 'o,'''
laton This natform ,yas fror,od and ad ptd
bv Convention ontborgod h,, 40 ,,oo,,la I'D
must remain unt;l nnotbor Gorvon+f;onf 81 i;ta
nownrs sball asso,,hlo Man. ,rho Jnn, .hnso
5octrinos ma voto ,r;th ns nrofan. NY ,n w.
g,n;zat;on - tbot of t,a nnnoarat;o U nart,,
W. should +root tharo l;nd,r oo%nnao p thr
in orarr ,,ror,ou a ny U"'o t aIa;n,
tbom % Ponn b,;oons villa chow danu onr as
Sn ,O a' dooioa NV mn,i h In ue; uu1
bera to onr nr;ncnles do not nronosa anv mod
no W "a, bo o' pntPUsI ou
surely have no right to demand n surrender If
them ~
Il is undoubtedly true. that some who desire
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