Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-12-30


most honest and upright men in that community There
was nothing against his character He was known TO be
ali MAJ tgev b' c hc,ore no nsssed through thos,
scenes In Kansas lie proceeded upon this lawless mis-
sion and suppose the idea entered his head while h,
was in Kansas; indeed u stated In the papers that
there Il that he found his associates there It wa
that he conceived the idea Of invading the southern
States and emancipating their slaves From there, h'
went to Causda, and In Canada he made that famoui
con ttuiion form Of government which, in his Graz,
President, Mr. MASON IN the chair. you must bear
witness that he bore himself among the disastrous
scenes Of this unwarranabe enterprise with tha, SAINT
calmness, with that same sublime hcrosm and indifcr
TO fate that had characterized the man on all other
occasions have heard those whose territory he
invaded speak o Nun as man VINO chacng,u thclt au
mraton Tor his personal qualities, though they had, o.
sympathy with the act that he had petpoaed
The Governor Of your State. sir, who met him face "a
face in an interview compelled TO say ole Is brave
he is honest he is sincere" II is rarely that man
brave honest and sincere, is led to the galows or the
stakc but nevertheless IL these qualities msgide him
into lawess raid upon the rights " others he must
suffer the penalties Of the law and no man stands here
TO justify him.
and distinguish between approval " awles, invasion
and sympathy for sublime hero taking bis life In his
hand and marching mp 20 the altar to oHr there sac.
rifce to his highest convictions Of right Sir hs course
dsntcrcstcd. lie is frequently spoken OF as cou-
mon indicator, a vulgar Murderer robbcr Sir, he
proposed nothing to himself His conduct was As disin-
tcfestcd as mans conduct be; 0ut he mis-
guided he dcmontcd, he was insane sill the pco-
pie of the North do rrc the great services that he
rendered 10 their cause their relations, aud their
friends, who in peril in the Territory of Kansas,
nor the human heart diyest tselfof of that
herosm which has characterized him from The time that
he wa oycrtaken until the grave closed over him
Therefore, SIR they did sympathize with him but !
beg Of you not 10 be mi,ed hy this Do not jump dc
conclusion that the people who hold meetings in admira-
ton OF the personal qualities OF John brown, one single
man Of them stand forth % justify his uefhrous and un-
warrantable act do not know that sing c application
to save his life made from that quarter III was.
did not hear oft They supposed that according 20 the
law existing 10 the State against which be bad ucndcd
uf
Aud here will say before pass FROM this branch Of the
subject that in my intercourse with al he people who
know old John Brown, In my intercourse with all the
men who have synpaihtoi With him 10 DOB, last trial,
have mover yet heard OF man, woman. child that
stood forth ustiher OF his raid upon Virginia II
ihc peop'c Fmpaimzcd with irllun upon the galln"s
anybody would know without inquiry that 10 no
Urinary case Our people DO nor symp'thzc with crime
those traits II hrrosm btt characterized this leader dur
ing the whole course II his e and shone most conspc-
But enough Of ihat Mr. President 70 is exceedingly
absurd 10 cndeavor 20 npcae the Republican party in
the acts Of Old John Brown any body csr They have
nity in which they prevail Our dnctiurs well un-
d'rsiood The limitations upon our doctrines are welt
known 10y all WIN ch"osc 90 know them, and those vho
do not choose would understand them although
they we're written upon the face ~ the The sena
the Senator from Alabama, Mr. CLAY,l yesterday, it
understood them undertook 20 read lccturc
understanding " the Declaration Vt Independence and
the ctfiues growing out pf that instrument and have
Thought that probably here b. the great departure be-
tween them and myself between those who believe Ia me
institution OF slavery aud ihosc who d. not The RrpuH
lclu party far a, know believe in The Declaration
ol Independence They mot believe that it j. tissue
ofgliticrng seacraucs They DO not believe that t
eve that man bearing the h4utu form h1- rccci,
ed from the Almighty Maker right 20 his life. 90 bis
hbatt and The pursuit happiness They Do mot believe
mat TINS rslt confined o men of any particular n1mc
nation color but they believe that wherever there IS
humanity there is his great principle
The Senator from fcnue said that the Declaration
Of Independence applied only To white mon that white
men have right % life, liberty and the pursuit " hap
pness; and he said il did apply an that IL
never intended 20 apply 90 any other css Of persons
than the white DO understand that Senator. thrn
in the converse Of the proposition hold that the black
that; vii the Senator say that a negro has ri-ht E,
life 1.-The has, he has just great and us iuacnabc
.. " HiH i'..''y an" W t'' pursuit "i ,f iN'''
oT' terc rs nothing moro 1hhuUcut GO TIE mind oi most
northern men than thc idea that one created by
his Maker 20 De mere drudgc, scf o another that
" was tne Intention Of me Almighty IN creating parun
ular class of men, that hcy Should f0rcro their 90
pincss their right go cultivate their facilities, and
that they born f1r better purpose than 90 miu
ter 10 the happiness Of other mnu, REGARDLESS of
their own. To man thus born, his being would De a
curse lie might scott 40 the Greater WHO had raised
him up, noe regard his happiness, regard
the culture of his own mind, bur being whose hfc
whose limbs, and all whose faculties dedicated hy
the Almighty 70 minister alone 20 the promotions of mc
the Declaration Of Independence Il was never in-
tenueu nor are ihe tamef' oi that instrument Hfe To
be tainted with hypocrisy because they did not carry our
practically 10 their full extent the ideas n that great
and Godike instrument They framing Govern
ment for these States lhoy know 90 Hc sure, That r
sovereign States Of this Uuin existing The time bad
their institutions; they knew, to hc sure that
slavery prevailed there h there wa. NOT 81 au tb
who did not proclaim H. o Dee wrong. 4 am LIiur
10 read those harkueycd declarations 1f theirs. hu ,y
70 you, you cannot find hc man That was n-truier I'D
in framing the Constitution of the United States nf r
again that the system ~ slavery wherever 10 c..
is wrong and cannot De Justified upon principle and
u attempt to justify il would De- TO reduce Che Govern
ment Of these United States down 20 level with rc
meanest dcspotism that exists the fce of Gods clrh
II one may be created for better purpose than mu
lister In the welfare or another. the ouy question win Doc
who are the privileged clnsscsrho Dee mui-crsd
unto, and who are the mcnials 10 do their work Ai
monsrohics act upon this principle, aud therefore, 30 Is
that kings assume to reign hy i,iuc right II tho
purpose u our fathers 70 put the dagger 10 the heart Of
such an,absurdty All men, say they, create equal
and have these inahenable rights. AL men feel clat
that is so.
why, sir. wha, said jefferson The Senator hom
Tennessee, believe, said that II he gave this scope tn
the Declaration Of Independence IN as much us he
STAKEHOLDER himself be would be hvp0crtc in saving
il. That does not follow The Senator from Alabama,
If understood him, declared that IL this 500 then
those who held slaves great criminals and were
guilty OF the greatest wrong Tho' docs not follow hy
Mr. CLAy The Senator doubtless does no; mean TO
msrcpresent me. said chat IL the libel I think IT,
pronounced by bis party upon the slayeholdcrs was true
Mr.. WADE. l do not know that understand the
Senator
Mr.. CLAY said th1t IL the assertion OF your party.
that slavery and polOyEany stood together and were
equally crimes against revealed religion was true then
both the Stakeholder and the poygtni-t were criminals
alike
Mr.. WADE. Mr.. President, am not one OF those
who suppose that all Shareholders deeply criminal,
know very well how habit and custom aud even neccs-
sity, modify all our abstract opinions understand that
WELL and never mention IL in the North without thc
proper qualifications notwithstanding the Senator thinks
/ hate slayehuding and SHAREHOLDERS much. give
you here This floor, my version u your nstu-
ton, hold no such doctrine the Senator charges
with. ! do not charge Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Mad
lsoni nor General Washington, Mr. Randolph, nor
Mr. Tucker, nor any other Of The great atesie. .,
anything sinister wrong; because, when they made
this declaration, and declared that The word slave
should not be in the instrument which they franz
ing, for the that il grated harshy their
and they knew il infringement natural right
they held always In the States themselves The fact
declaration, did IL prevent them, al occasions
from nyeghing against tho institution and wishing they
could find by which they could do away with
it. General Washington himself was according your
understanding Of H. Just much Abolitonst you
charge me with being. He believed the system wrong
morally politically, in every way-aud he hoped some
means would be found whereby It might be abolished.
Yes sir that the word He wished that some means
would be found by which this system should be done
away with, and he declared that whenever there an
opportunity. his vote should not be wanting 70
psh it, How long do suppose that he could remain
upon the soil Of Virginia to-day with this declaration
upon his tongue
la the administration Of public affairs You gov
ern nation upon abstraction. You cannot impcach
with Inconsistency because he cannot live in the
administration OF public affairs tp to tho finest spun
theory that you may produce. All ask " these great
men they performed They found themselves surround
ed this thcv saw workiuu and la