Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-01-20

positive and hnai destruction ~ to oust the
ruling dynasty out Of power, with universal
shout Of indignation. II has earned the
wages Of political sin, and nothing remains
but to discharge the obligation. Let It be
consigned speedily to the political death that
il merits.
The third and fourth proposition, 1t will be
seen. embrace good old Henry Clay's whig
doctrines on this subject He was utterly
opposed to the extension Of Slavery into free
territories, and said he would see his right
arm drop from his shoulder before he would
liz It in support Of any such policy. And
though the black heresy that the Constitution
plants slavery by its own inherent power in
the Territories, had not yet reared its black
head distinctly above the horizon, yet Mr..
Clay foresaw Il, and met Il on a hundred oc-
casions, in his public speeches, directly and
indirectly. with whitening denunciations, and
irresistible demonstrations Of its unsoundness.
But we are content to rest the fillacy Of this
outrageous doctrine upon the Hon. Beverly
Johnsons recent arguments against It. In
spircd with the principles Of the great Ameri-
can master Of political economy, at whose
feet he sat for many years, with such emf
nent distinction TO himself and his teacher,
he leaves the hereto at the head of the gov
ernment, and his Attorney Black, not an inch
Of ground to stand upon. Well may the
Chicago oppOsitionists call for a union in sup
port Of these indcstructible principles. We
know Of no opposition man in the whole
| country who will refuse TO sustain these prop
ositious.
The sixth specification is one that every
American citizen ought to approve by his vote
and his acts. 1t is timely assertion of the
right Of every foregn-born citizen to be pro-
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should he chance to return to the country OF
his birth, or when be is travelling abroad
He is entitled to as much protection as the
native born citizen, for he has been made
citizen without reservation.
No more shameful Leclerc letters we hope.
will ever emenate from the State Department.
let the Secretary be who he may. There
must be no more inequality in the rights o.
citizens, when they are in foreign countries.
We must either assert the entire right Of
foreigner to absolve himself from military al
legianoe. which is political duty, or surren
der it at once. Justice to our naturalized cit
izens demands action this subject. and this
issue should he broadly made next fall.
No man in the opposition to the corrupt
dynasty at Washington, can be 80 perverse a.
to disagree to the proposition against reviy.
ing the African slave trade, or that in favor q
admitting Kansas, and getting her out of tn,
way that for bringing back the govern
ment to a system Of honesty and rigid econo
my. If there be any such man, he ought t.
go over to the enemy at once
The ninth specification is bold assertion
of Governor Wise's extreme doctrine on this
subject. and the party or parties that will
stand by this resolution cannot fail to win the
respect, If not the support, of even Southern
fire-eaters. This is marching straight up to
the requirements, which from day to day we
have been pointing out as necessary to the
preservation Of our interstate relations Mr..
Buchanan can see no power in the Constitu-
/ ton to authorize him to put a stop to lawess
invasions of the States and Territories except
upon terms, the execution of which is almost
impossible The Chicago oppositionists pro-
pose 20 inaugurate the exercise of this power
as Constitutional one, which it is the duty of
the President to resort to whenever the occa-
sion arises, let the invasion come from what
quarter it may. We are glad to see that our
Northern brethren stand upon no idle dis
tnctons
The tenth proposition is we'll taken. 1t
meets a new state of things. II strikes right
at the root of aboitionism, and spits upon the
Constitution and refuses to bow to the will Of
maiorities. 1t deals stunning blow to the
conspiracies of that disunionsm which has
found some forty advocates on the floor of
Congress within the present month Every
Unionist everywhere will not fail TO welcome
this expression of hostility to such revolu-
tionary spirit from the Northern and Western
opposition parties. II can be responded to
by the whole Southern opposition sound
doctrine.
Though the call of this Convention was
made by the Republican National Committee,
it must not be forgotten that the extension of
the invitation to the other two parties. men
toned by name, made at the express de-
sire Of their representative in Congress, SO
that, in thus opening the door to these par
ties, as well as to all others who may be will
ing to co operate upon the basis set FORTH the
Convention divests itself of an exclusively
Republican cast, and becomes to that extent
National Opposition one. II remains to be
seen how the invitation will be responded to.