Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-27

Wv '"o w ''ou intervention hy n
gresS IN regard to slavery ia the = Oo'
ries should be incorporated mo Il, 'errt
cratic platform, In this he a NJ" Den,
therefore did not support the nop, az
the convention, Mr., Pierce. Ho
not, however, at that time s,,... IVY
creating a great schism in the NJ soSeeS
party, so great had been the caI r,uOcrai
the compromise measures of IS,o |G u
produced. In 1856 he again wan ao'O IA
delegate from the State of ALL
the Cincinnati Conventionwitb his G "II .
mattm in his pocket. Contraw' W. Y.
wishes and expectations il was ;r y -"
ed into the Cincinnati platform anu PNN
thus left without an excuse, he srn. veg
Mr., Buchanan for the Prssidencv p"s
fall of that year In the meap,m. %
ever, that fatal measure, the ren..I ~ '' y
Missouri compromise, had been V
mated. 1t was brought sbout bv , ,I =
remists Of the South, aided b. " y
partisan Democrats at The No,6 I,
avowed object of its author was IA ,,' %
slavery the Territories north OF ii. M
souri, compromise line, notwithst,n3, :
agreement of 1920 that said lin. h
forDer divide the Territories betwes
Slave and Free States. 1t is said
ever, that the compromise of ISL
unconstitutional, but what is thai M
purpose 1t was a most solemn Conn,
between the two sections of the conn,
maize for the settlement of a m,l Il
picking question, and, without any
ence to its constitutionally, should
been regarded as an organic law, a1I |
served as sacrediy as the Constitute
self.
The effect of this measure was 4
and rapid, and there can be but
doubt that it was such as a majority 4
authors contemplated The result ggl
formation Of a great party at the ",
opposed to the further extension Of h
cry. and which party very nearly sug.
ed in electing their candidate for
Presidency Mr.. Fremont, in 1856. 4
the election, this party seemed to ].
the wane, until the anti-slaverv sU-
the whole North was aroused to mad
by an attempt on the part OF Mr. |
chanan's Administration to fore, h
compton Constitution with slavery i
the people of Kansas, in opposition
kROca and expressed wish of three
of them. But for this most unps
measure, the Republican party wouE
doubtedly have dwindled down to a
ate proportions; and even after TIN.
doubtful If they could have succeed
the Presidential election of 1860
secessionists, with Yaucey at theiys
had not determined that they shO
coed. After Mr.. Iancey and sd
had, against their wishes, suoa
getting their @tjmatlgR of nooEs
ton incorporated into the Clncgn
form, they went TO work to cou.ungd
/ other to present to the Charleston JT
ton. Abandoning their doctrine Of
Intervention, they went to the Of
extreme and demanded that the lBe
ton Of Congress for the protection o. |
cry IN the Territories should consuu
part Of the Charleston platform, Id 4
mand they well knew would not be- 4
piled with, nor did they desire .-s
should be. Their object WAS to Fs
the secession Of the delegates Of the
ton States from the Convention. ami
! by defeating the nomination OF MI. l
las. and rending asunder the Demai
party, to insure the election Of Mr.
coin, and thereby forge for themse1
! grievance which would seem to 4
them in the execution Of their long
tated designs of destroying the Uua
The STATE OF ENGLAND.-Ihl
don Herald, in summing up a reva
the Palmerston Ministry, says thus 9
! present situation of England:
We have alienated all our old
and have virtually severed our al
with our new ones. We are dIstrusi
/ Europe, we are despised in America.
are hated from China to Paris, frog
Petersburg to Rio Janeiro. WI
earned the dislike of the Italians,
will of Russia, the contempt of Fran
hostility of Brazil, the rid'csle
Yankees, and the profound mlStras
COnfederates. The weak feel thai
must always fear us, for we seem to |
the watch to pick quarrel with n
the strong see that they may III
with impunity, for there is nothing
not ready to bear from the strong
are the glorious results of four yea
liberal, spirited, and consistent
policy"
A DEFENCE OF FITz JOIN IdaI
Reverdy johnson, the eoars ~
John Porter in the court-mss y
resulted in his dismissal from ID
has p@blished pamphlet o'a
that General. 1t comprises egg
closely printed pages, and is IN az,
the summing up of the case by jug
vocate Holt. Few people, we Cp
care to read it. If there have m