Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-09-05

uttered those awful words, my blood seemed
TO freeze 10 my veins and the most horrid
wall of agony rose from the myriad OF the
damned, and with shout avokc, trembling
/ in every limb, cold pcrs pratiun all over me
and broad daylight streaming in through my
Windows. The scenes seemed SO rel and
my doom 30 prophetic that ID prcys upon me
like conkcr, nnd J find myself unable 70
cost it oH. Davis bcte ceased speaking. and
they both rose and unlocking the door, pass
ed out and as they passed. caught glimpse
Of them, and never ull the day Of my death
shall ! forget the haggard, catcworn faces Of
those two traitors --lIcuAsp
MIR SEWARD on THE SLAVERY
QUESTION.
The latest foreign mml- brings a cores
p9ndcnce between Secretary seward and the
British State department on various matters
connected with the war in this country. Mr.
SewaId's letter to Mr.. Adams, TO be read to
Earl Russell, vas dated May 28 and is fun
OF conddcbco iusuGcd 10y the military inspect
az that tmo Russell did not reply ill July
%, when the appearance things bad chan
gcd for tbe worse. a. hc intmatcs. But be
assures MI Seward Jimt the British Goycrn-
mout earnestly desires the close OF the war
and that b. viii DOT swcrve an inch from an
impartial neutrality The only matter of
present interest in this correspondence is Mr..
Seward treatment Of slavery as connected
with the war he evidently believes that
the war is 20 be the death of slavery. lie
says -
The power n losing faction under amy circum-
stance. must continually grow less Bat hatoftnc dis
am 'ni'ts 30 apetus under 90, operation OF cause pee
ular To- themselves Winch t d, nov my duty Goo bsiug fore
I Z ff
a"Hre hat il irguara 20 this point mn opcuinR sub
iect nlch v. tarlt uittdciGl in tli coirsspadtucc
The reason Or toe nicidttioL aud Le reason fr de-
paliuic flom Dc. ace to"c',r 'qlaly obvious t WIS
properly cit ont OF ,ltw, SO long % m Iht be- seasona-
ptImcut might cl,c, hll weakness. OF toe gcLts
hlut rc,utagins them 60 pcrsofcre DO ihcir ucason
able conspiracy tiu-t the Union lh. have pfuttac
ed me war }eaf, nntwhhNandins th' frhcarncD ut
The putorucnt ami yet they persist u iAy1klng FOREIGN
aims 20 end domestic suite while fhty have forced
slavery INTO auch Wuminru'c lhN cannot be overlook
ed The region where the irsuuecuou still remaih-
fragrant embraces an or pars 81 several states. with
white population Of ijO0 and urgr1 pbpu liinn uf
- 0,lO0 chiefly SLAVES II is thus sceu DO De ulr
between twu parties q The white iacr, ouiy n iho
Iro.cnrc but tc very midst of ilc cusAycd negro
race.
II isuoorious--ve could not conceal the fact f we
woudihat the dispute between them arose out of qes-
lions Co which the negro race have deep and lasting
interest and at ih,ir ,mpaihits visns aud Interests
ustusiy neccssrily ie,iaby ron uu the side " the
Union such civil war between tyo parties VI the
white racc in such place aid under such cirrumstau
cess could NOT be- expected tn continue long before tho
utrtO would manifest
somc excitement We have arrived at thar stage ai-
frady Every thc American general receives Dis
most useful aud reliable Information hom the utgru.
who hAiis bis coming h1bingcr IT freedom. Whgr
ever the national arny atrt INTO tlc iusurc uuuiy
region African bnud,nrn escaping from their ih.utiee
onaty masters come out o. tt,l H. and offer serve
cc and labor n whatever capacity They may be der,d
many OF those houd-incu have without iho inc
yit,u, and often lgain.i ht opp sifun u the iodcI
military and naval ga iifIts uaar their way ftoui
NoudaFe among the insurgents tu ifeedum Among the
y"lists that ihe go'uncut hud' its'i oceuied win
me considefa "a u measures provide lhcm with DOM
i., At hume abroad Not less than 100 such escape
every day aud as Che array advances The number M
creases II the should contu ind duitcIy, ever,
slave n become, mot ouit iceman, bur an ahscutrc
II the Insurgents shall resist their escape. how could
they hope 60 prevent IA civil war tho, have inauguitcd
nom deuereratine iufn a srr,Ir wai Tnfr .er,iic
sags'u the in'nfree'onary states require 'ne and ta
o9,gnes vi s,9,c ."r,e r o v, ~ sj W" Of
unc 1h.rrobem hen is whether thc s,uie shall be
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