Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-01-20

Our situation, STRIPPED Of ou' property but master
/ oi me F'vtnuHnt Noud be ininiiely btte' htn ii
despoied by the enemy and soaring his bonds"
rht' this is not the sentiment Of single
editor only. will give a portion Of the com
ments Of the Richmond Enquirer upon the
article, part Of which have just read,
showing that even in The rebel capital they
are almost persuaded to be Christians, but
not quite The Enquirer says
"If ve have given 10 OUT contemporary a h,oaisr n
tefgetauIn than the writer designed, do believe
have srepre the determination Of our people
Inc consequences Of emancipation would fa upon the
unfortunate ard % would hold responsible those
1ho had forced upon US the act IL Is Of necessity
not choice an at asen against our jqd. and our
longed and toe disgrace, ruin aud destruction In.
voived IN the success 0f our enemy
II France and Ensland will enter into treaty with
those confederate states recognizing nationality and
guarantiing Independence upon the Ab uon ot ss
very in all these staes, ratner ihan continue the
should be prepared % urge the read
'rs We believe suoh proposition would be iay raby
received aud acted upon oy those nations, and it ought
10 be made 70 them"
Will it be any greater hardship TO ask
them to give up slavery and remain with us,
possessed and possessing all the rights which
we claim for ourselves This is all we pro-
pose to do They do not now even ask any
other nation to assume protectorate over
them until they have rid themselves Of the
loathsome institution, and are we so sccus-
toned 10 its vile contact that we are willing
to EXHIBIT less selt-respect, less fear Of being
crooked, than is claimed by and accorded to
the dynastic governments OF the old world
Gentlemen need not fear that there will not
be subjects enough for party differences #
the subject of slavery shall be forever extir.
pated. They may. however, make up their
minds that the pro-slavery party Of the world
Is past all resurrection. lts leaders have
made 1t ignominious, and it is in a minority
that will diminish without pity at every suc
csssive rally. When the heat of the tropics
Is no longer able to warm it into life the
North viii rurse it in vain.
What spectacle do we present Here
The Congress Of the United States arc debat-
aux whether slavery shall have longer lesse
Of life not, when it has only just been
barely frustrated in the attempt to take the
life Of Congress itself, and would do il now
# its power equaIed its will. Can it be that
the last Swiss Guard in the defense Of slavery
shall prove to be from the free states in Con-
gress assembled Here men from free states,
always freemen and theoretically abborring
slavery, see the Shareholders Of West Vrgi-
MIA, Missouri ana Mary land, 90 say nothing
Of Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas and Ten
nessee,) aoohshlng slavery, end yet hesitate
TO allow The question to be placed be 'ore the
jeople lest they should be stlgmatizsd 6 abo-
ulonlsts Ii vote In favor of tue amend
nent to the Constitution, by which slavery
may be forever abolished, secures to any man
nat stigma, it can have no terrots for those
'ho have been Republicans, for such vote
expected of them ordinary duty, and,
{ feared by any one who mas not been Re-
publican, let him find courage TO adopt the
badge OF dstiocliun, and he may, TO the dis
;Jmhture of his revilers, use and wear it rs
most uusty weapon to clesve his way
trough the world TO honor and troops OF
tlends