Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-12
political.
EXTRACTS FROM THE SPEECH OF
CARL SCHURZ,

remarks tonight shall not tfausgrcsa the limits ni
propdety, but am determined to call things by their
! right
What is it that entities Douglas to the high sounding
est NJ living statesmen (" It his past career is II
his present position You SURVEY the history OF this
champion of freedom" single glance. The Judge
has bis Frce-Soil rccord-what Northern Pro-Savcry
man has uoti But there Is hardly prominent man In
political life who has taken more pains than he TO d.-
claim and apologize for his early Anti Slavery scnti-
ments So We may drop this subject What follows is
more instructive
In 1870 the Missouri Compromise framed sa-
cred compact between the two sections Of the linton b
virtue " that Compromise Missouri was admitted as
Slave State, and Arkansas slave state; and thus
ihe ifee North as one party 20 ihe conuas b1u 9Wh
s price fnr the slavery prohibition north of 80 deg 80 M
Was Mr. Douglas heard To express any doubt as 10
the constitutonaity Of the Missouri COMPROMISE 80
long IL served 90 augment the number N slave states
II 20 him, 20 all others, ga sacred and intoa0e
compact'-as sacred aud n,ioa1c the Constitution
itself; and he cursed the "rthless hand" that would
dare 90 break it down. When after The Mexican war,
the Territories acquired for this Union TO be organ
fzed h among the FIRST and foremost who adyocat
ed the extension of he Missouri luc across the whole
continent What would have been the result VI that
measure In the Territories acquired from Mexico
slavery was abolished and ptommiel uy Ioea
but the extension ~ the Missouri line calculated 10
admit slavery into all that part Of il which lies south NJ
81 deg 30 min. Marx well 80 long as the missouri
Compromise served 90 introduce slave states he dd not
dream Of its unconsttutouality When by the eNteu-
sion of the Missouri line free territory could hn convert
ed into slave territory he found IT eminonty c1uNeu-
en' excellent arrangement, that he not only pro-
posed preserve s original extent but TO run IL
across the whole continent to the shores OF The iaclhc
But now the time arrives when free states are TO grow
up under the guarantees Of the Missuun Compo-
mise. A new Hight dawns upon Judge Douglas. lie
rises 900 thc senate Champrr and asets t.t lh' ttiH
tory north oi me Missouri line can NO longer he eEempl
eN rom slavery, n'c'usc me e.,u,nu w s'f,iy li'n
the very condition which Missouri was admitted as
slave S"te-"as % war With the Fundamental pnnu-
pies oi tnc Constitution lhe same man VINO haa euIs-
cd al ruthless the hand that would violate the Missouri
Compromise as long as nat eompa was uenohe'al 10
slavery tore o. down "nh ms o"N HA"N as soon a. lt
was to serve the interests n free labor Aud hc is the
Iu,'t ehHmP"n "i ifeeu2m h"N N'nu,l.'i
change AZ thc time when De proposed ihc extension
OF ihe missouri n" 70 me fachc ''eAn' h' was ''aoi
con' ine'o '' me unc"n'iii ,uon'hY ' 'la'
OF ue wa n"t % he was. ''" el.l y, 'l' '',',s.l
Mhioh he considered cf'me against tnc C'hspt1lon
We're ms CONSCIENCE and his CONNECTIONS hushcd 'n.'
sIghge ~ tne interests qi s,A',P w nS wa n.p
~" yio " to'' :" p''s . ,ua' pc ,,',ll " , ~,
Nhoed OF ual hhoonsutuuouauy the Ncf! m"n''' 'n@'
ihe preservation aud execution ol tha comp 'Il''e
I49, I3'N 49, Wv, ',, NY. l,' i t '. .,. " III ,, go,
ulu habpen 'ai les e'nNloioRs' h a'l l.l' lD''t
"uN rlN-1 riN-1.ltt 1iNel' N.Y. H. H.
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hNs N'I'l'''Ni eNn' i'e' anu ie'''' 10 }''' '@ '
ny 'Hpo no. 1,a" va lluI ''n'l.,iyus. , NJ - .,,, ~ t,
Dor Tor u o. asserted mat ne NenIaska bui-ihe SANG
measure "hich "caks Gown tt eA1rers 10 slavery
by That Yen oQcfaton introduce free labor into the cr
Hione. me ihns Is speeluy hfo.sht 20 "aci5' 81
teL no sooner H me NeHfa-ha hi' 'hao co. ana va.
Ml,,.-n r,s'Ii'ii"n ,5rneH Gown ,lAu Lnl.-.I & N,n
MHsnH' ~ ihc purpose ~ intr ,tlcng slavery 'hl'
YOU La"le,s bands oi armed men pour INTO Kansas
it,c possession Of the 1ao, boxes, oo"e-kne hn1 re-
'l'ef in hsnl and control tnc ec'ons NF ifaH ono W.
"e"ee bid Mf liEias ever utter N'r' "i isH''''h
or v'taemnalnh against ihr border hlhah' Nl '!sf""
r. 'A .e n9i mos ttnaefY excuse Vcr @ioliue, on
ne pea "i stii-ueirnse' "Ane WIS nplo.i1H Aot
snAt th'H oiRAhNAuoi han pf,eeHed thst "' ihe ite
State men Ina marx re" mar "a"yrati'" 'eH' f'o-
'@I.,,'y- =, -
Other Emgrant Aid Societies arc organized in the
hofthS'n 9tAIs Laise huuNer' o men 90 70 han'a9'
sImel inltea, i' s,l-e'itst' 4' s'o.! lont' N PEI
nit WIN we 'Dnd rae intention ol s''ns a'"h upon
Nn!' 'ahihE noNs'7 aug uals oi s'o'A mar 5le u'N
,n' ,n' "iu.' Nu.'iins HDe sINs "a, N'"
towns spring up under me hands of thc frccSn'c men
n' lou i'memuef now often Judge Douglas emgu,d uic
Was oi his wrath ana cat u,uungAiqns upon lh means
oi nee labor Immigration And marx vel, mat lmini
FIau9n was anu slavery
Les,atN1' ls scr hp ll hAna "' ia"l.ss ln'aAct'
-nnsit N-sonfAns--et up ut the most aunclnn, 'i'-
Aors OF me nAlINrNoh' sei mp 900 achauce OF ul lhc
l''A ''H'DiNN. .Ntl slefnneh'' ihAi h'-sil il'"'' A.
"'p W. ''A, 1" "i "l''l"f "r ih' avs "l Nau'N'f
""N 'N'' i' .A '' '''' ,'N' h 'li'ii ''l"' 'llN
y,. N'Ilu'ln i''i' I@' 4'''9 un9'' tne Npti
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nh NJ. tt. li.,.., T., -i,5,, :..r n H. ' ~
,ri ~ t.,'. e,,-,,.i i.s ,hs i,s3 La j., h ~ y
niTrrirs N f,,,ai NJ, a ,i,i1 49, ,s .Iii i,r. ~ ls1
s,s ID, van rc,.,,h,r bad, Ia, i.,,'-.ci acorn, one
,,b, would MAJ ..b,nit III , r,bei s,J tr,i,,rs An
mark ,cu ,h,t Tc,isI,tp~. ami ,b,.,t lad. verc D,
S,7rerr Tte FtceS Sts,n settlers ~ Kansas thrn r,i-
d.nty A sr,r n,.iority NJ tho b ii,ans r,, no york
and frame Con,ult, That Ci.fit,,fion MAS rofton
up i'm ,,ay hardly mon, r.,iar tt tlc t'onsiitn 1rs
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