Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-07-21
For the Vernon, Phrnix.
BUTLER County, ONO, I
March 20, 1897.


DEAR FRIEND:-In my last commu-
ION, lexamiucd the Consultation Of the
q States in relation TO Slavery. 1t
proved that the people of the thirteen
agreed that three fiihs of the blacks
respective States in which they may be
shall be added "t0 the whole number
y persons" in making out the apportion-
Representatives in Congress. Again:
p proved that the Constitution expressly
Eed all the States, who wish to do SO, to
1T negroes into the different States down
" year 1908. Again: Ii was further
lea that all the respective States agreed,
when any negro Slave should run away
any other State, such State to which he
ned' should make no law by which said
should be considered free from his orig
master but on the contrary. that he
10 be given up on claim of the righful
f. 1t was said that the above is all
can be found in the Constitution which
fny relation to Slaves. 1t was shown
'nls Constitution is "the supreme law of
and' that all the States solemnIy ratifi-
and that each and every individual,
nnS protection under this government,
sieoly and morally bound to observe
'%y Inc respective articles and stipuIa-
" ms universal compact And as if
soce forever. all disputed or doubtful
A'e'0er on the part of the general gov
"t OF 10 prevent the interference of one
WIN another, We have seen tina, "the
s"Ool delegated to the United States by
Constitution, nor prohibited to the States,
'"''sa 10 The STATES RESPECTIVELY,
IAe people" The power 10 interfere
'as Slaves in the United States was no,
s d., % Congress, in no shape whatey-
d., wher', then, is this power? Ans.
s' s"u Tue respective STATES" Not with
,a, .e0aeef'reiy; bu, as the Constitu-
''N' re'Peeticety"-that is, ench State
'"l h. @llhln itself, all those powers and
(WHICH WHICH II did not surrender to the gen.
bs"'ein'oenl; hence it is that each State
,S %s,sn ana independent of itself, liz ey-
Is ,s'"S anu all things relating to its own
\" g. interests. If then | have proved
~' ''a'c IN this Union can interfere in
Lsnnef or form with the condition of
brovaa sister State; and if have equal
|OO,aJ 'na' Congress has no constitutions
|hinI - over this subject, what are we
' VI those individuals, who have re.
(ey \, r'ayed Congress to take this mater
klllv " ~. special notice2 II would be
INK, N, ~ 'onslslent to petition Congress to
I ' %, V y. Inc freedom ofthe Russian peas
nr VI The abolition of tithes in Ireland.
Bsrc,. iOur 'horough-going schismatics,
! NJ :, n ~ exclusive jurisdiction over the
u oo q Iolumbla, and here they can leg.
|geS H. - '1laiooery But here again we are
LpS ,S ~ allier' 1t does really appear as
S - Zeal Of some will never be accor.
pOvs knowledge o Who gave Congress
apsw.a :" all over the ten miles square?
Nir~;t:f Is that the States of MARYLAND
|r,,l S'J,a ceded all their rights and claims,
| to cny over the Sovereignty of the Dis
ban, 'ags. But does ccssion of SOP
|on y w sas 3 pr'pate property2 No. The
Eessi oa' 10. lot a specified object and afler
rOl ' o". was made, Congress had no more
Zen, y, s !. private property without the
''s owners. than they had before