Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-18
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1864,


70 be charged, not 10 those OF the Souu
Who have taken up arms against the gov
swnment, but to those Of the North who
have practiced freedom Of speech on the
s~biect of Slavery. The copperhead
democrats of Vermont have not been
pt behind their brethren OF other states
IN denumciation of the abolition fana-
tics" who for years before the outbreak
OF the rebellion "flred the southern hear"
by the exercise Of this constitutional
right OF free speech,
Eow,>in 1850, the Democratic State
Convention of Vermont passed the fol-
lowing resolutions;
Resosged, That we adhere with unwa-
vering consistency to the Jeffersonian
uroyiso, and, Notwithstanding its aban-
donment by many Of those who have
heretofore claimed to be It's exclusive
friends, we will insist on its application
to all territory of which the United
States now have or shall hereafter have
jurisdiction.
Resolced, That Congress possesses the
power to prohibit slavery in the terrific
lies and that its uninterrupted exercise
since the formation OF the government,
under all administrations from Washing
ton to Polk, has established 1t as an al
mitted rule of practice.
Resolved, That slavery does not now by
law exist in the territory conquered or
acquired from Mexico-and that we
stand and shall stand opposed to the adj
mission of any slave state into the Union
that shall be formed out of any part of
Mat territory, by whomsoeyer, ana
wheresoever slavery shall be therein
established.
Resolved, That slavery does not depend
on lines of latitude or points OF compass,
or upon physical Geography" but upon
the unholy cupidity of men to enjoy the
fruit of the labor of others.
Resolved, That the existence of slavery
and the slave trade in our National cap
ital is a disgraceful inconsistency which
calls loudly for correction, and that we
insist on the abolition of both by act OF
Congress.
Resolsed, That Congress should leave
the question of the reclamation OF fugi-
tive slaves where it is left under the
eonstitution-bu if it undertakes to
PASS an act to aid the STAKEHOLDER in the
pursuit of his victim, we protest against
any law on that subject which does not
fully provide for trial by jury for every
person claimed as a fugitive slave, IN
the state where he may be arrested.
Timothy P. Redfeld, the present "dem-
ocratic" candidate for governor was
himself then prominent "ranting sabo-
litionist." He wrote anti-slavery reso-
lotions, made anti-slavery speeches, Tag
itssed" in all ways and in 1851 was the
democratic candidate Of Vermont for gov
crnor on platform similar to the above
The president of the last copperheao
democratic State Convention held al
Montpelier was also then an abolition
fanatic" and wrote and published such
words as follow:
1.-THE issue to-day is Freedom or Slave.
nv. Mad men, fanatics and disunionists
have brought this about by forming and
establishing sectional tests, and endea-
voring to make our National Govern
ment protectorate, defender and ex-
tender Of human slavery.
We stand on the only ground that ey-
ery sensible northern and western man,
who has any love of country, freedom
or humanity, stands upon Free Soil,
EQUAL Right and Liberty; where it can
be constitutionally established. If this,
our position, cause any attempt to Sc
cede from the Union, we regret it but
it is our position still. Let the winds
roar, the tempest howl and all the ele-
ments combine to bring CONSERVATION
and dismay on the timid and weak-the
Free Democracy have taken their stand
by the Constitution, on the side Of JUS
tice and humanity, there to stand, indie
pendent and fearless Of the threats of
Taylorism, Cassism or Calhounism-to
be neither bribed or driven from 1t.
With these sensitive Southern gentry
everybody who does not favor the ex-
tending into and fostering of human
slavery, In the vast, rich and fertile ter
ritory ceded to the United States by Mex
leo, under whose jurisdiction it was free
was called fanatic. And If they are
not bowed to and allowed their owr
way in everything they will forsooth
DESTROY the Union. The sun once stood
still for whole day and may again
when this Union is desolated, in conse
auence of a few excited men being frus
trated in their unholy designs of plant
ing slavery where by the Constitution
and instincts of humanity it is prohib
tied. Destroy the Union 2 No Never
The North and the great West would
rise, as one man, in support of the Gen
eral Government, to put down rebellion
to the laws that be.
Destroy IKE Union" AS well at
tempt to stop the Mississippi In its on
ward course. The very idea is prepos
ferrous, absurd. The attempt will prov
futile-the threat is merely designed t.
frighten the Free States into that bas
submission to the South in which the.
have ever been held.
And so of many others who were the ex
tremest'anti slavery men and bold as lion
before slavery had exhibited its inferna
capabilities by plunging the country int
terrible civil strife, but now prove recre
ant not only to their loud professions a
that time. but to their common duty q