Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28


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THE ISSUES OF THE PRESENT CAMPAIGN.
But though not himself a candidate for office,
his peculiar supporters, animated bv his spirit,
linked with him in all his misrule, are embodied
as Il party, and ask your votes. Simply to re-
sist this combination. and to save the republic
from its degrading influence, would Justify the
formation of the republican party; and doubt
not there are many who will be content to unite
with us on this ground alone, anxious to put
the national government once again in pure
hands TO all such, welcome
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into the present purposes of the republican par
ty, while we naturally begin by insisting upon
purity in the government and make this one of
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PROGRESS OF THE SLAVERY AGITATION.
At the beginning of Our history. slavery was
universally admitted TO he ans evil. Nobody
then so hardy as 10 yindicate il, In the con.
venion which framed the constitution. it was
branded as ga nefarious institution" or more
mildly called simply "wronr." and these gener-
ous voices came fron, thr south os well os from
the north. Out of the convention there was a
similar accord. shaI1~no, quote the words of
Washington. Jefferson. Or Franklin. or Jaw. for
they are familiar 70 nll Bu, os tley smoke
others smoke. and MIGHT occupy the whole
evening simply in reciting their testimony. Nor
were these declarations confined 10 men in nub-
lie lif,. The colleges all by special action. mr.
raycd themselves ogninst slavery. esneciollv tho
University of William and Mary. in Vireinio.
which conferred upon Granville Sharpe the ac-
knowlcdged chief of British abolitionists. the
honorary degree of doctor of laws. The liter
aturc of the land. such as it was, agreed with
the colleges. The church. too. added its now.
erful voice; and here. amid the diversities ol
religious faith. we hail the unity of snirit which
animated all. Quakers. Methodi,,s' presbyte-
rians and Conrrerationalis,s. seem almost tc
have WED with each other in this uious testi.
mony.
The constitution was adopted but the WORD
"slavc" was not allowed to polutc its text; ant
this was in declared Difference to the prevailin.
opinion, which regarded slavery as temporary
destined soon to pass away. All looked forwdrc
to this glad day, which seemed to be almost a
hand. In harmony with this existing expccta
ton, slavery was prohibited in all the eNiStin.
territories of the Union, so that when Wash
ington. as first President of the United States
at his Inauguration here in New York, took hi
first oath to support the constitution. the fla.
of the republic. nowhere on the land within tn,
! jurisdiction of Congress, covered single slave
Little then did the fathers dream that the evi
/, which they regarded with shame. and whicl
they cXerted themselves To prohibit, would eie
,ate its obscene crest as it now does, and tlaun
, its pretensions before the world Little di,
I they di cam that the constitution, from whcl
e they had carefully excluded the very word
= would, in defiance Of reason and common sense
: he held to protect the thing. so exceptionally
that it could not be reached by congres essiona
, prohibition. even within congressional jurisdic
n ton. Little did they dream that the text
= which they left so pure and healthiul would
G through corrupt Interpretation, be swollen int
u such a hideous Eiephd1,tiasis.
' Two circumstances, ciyilizing in thcmsel,c
:, have exercised an unexpected influence for sav
cry first, abolition of the slave trade, which
= by taking away the supply. has increased tn
d value of slaves; and secondly. the increase
It cultivation of cotton stimulated bv the nventio
e of new machinery. The last has been of cspec
: ial influence. Indeed, it is hardly too much t
II say. that out of this slender cotton fibre hay
IS been formed the manaclcs OF the slaves. Thu,
d through sinister influences and the wickednes
n Of men is good made the minister of wrong
Next after CHRISTOPHER Columbus. who bv hi
It sublime enterprise, opened the pathway to tn
,. New World, Eli Whitney. who discovered tn
cotton GIN has been indirectly and unconscious
p. IL chief ouent in tho hondnVe of the Africa