Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-07-18

INTO the Union. The early and regular practice
of the Government WINS for Congress to pass pre-
viously law authorizing Convention, regua.
ting ihe appointment of members TO II, specifying
tile qualification Of voters, &c. In that way most
of the States were received OF late, without any
previous sanction or authority from Congress- sew
eral Ter rilories have proceeded Of themselves TO
call Conventions, form Constitutions, and demand |
admission into the Union and they were admit |
ted | do not deny that their population and con-
dition entitled them TO admission, bat insist that
it should have been done in the regular and esIab
lished mode. In the case of Michigan, aliens |
were allowed to vote, "a aliens have been allowed
TO become pre-emptioners in the public lands
And minority in Congress sanctioned the pro- |
ceedlng. When foreigners are ruIuraIized and
incorporated as citizens in our community, they |
entitled to all the privileges, within the limits
Of the Constitution, which belong 10 native born
citizen; and if necessary, they should be protec
led, AT home aud abroad e. the thunder Of our ur.
lery should roar rs loud aud cffectualy in
their defence, us if their birth were upon Aner- |
can soil. But cannot hut think ii wrong and
hazardous, TO allow aliens, who have just landed
upon our shores, who have not yet rpnouncCd
their allegiance to foreign poentalrs, nor sworn
fidelity to our constitution, with all The Influences
Of monarchy and anarchy about them, to rurtci
PATE in our elections, aud affect Qua legislation.
=. The New Jersey election the great seal OF
the State, and the decision Of the local authorities
were put aside by the House cf Representatives.
and majority thus secured to the democratic
lnrty.
3. Nullihcni' on, which is nothing more nor less
than MI a Sumption by che Suite 10 ahrogare, with
in It's limits law passed 10y the 26 States in Con
greSs assembled.
4. late revolutionary attempt in Mary lund
to subverl the existing Government and sci up
new one without any authority Of law.
5. The refusal OF minority in the legislature
of Tennessee, 10 cooperate with The nqoriIy
their Constitution requiring the presence oi two
thirds ut the mcnibers) To execute positive in
Junction of the Constitution ol the United States,
To appoint Two United States St naors. In prlnci.
/ pie HAT refusal was equivalent to announcing the
Willingness OF that minority to dissolve the Union.
! For il thirteen or fourteen OF the 20 States were
to refuse altogether TO elect Senator'S dissolution
! OF the L MON would he the consequence. That
minority, for weeks together aud time after time.
deliberately refiIscd to enter upon the election
/ And X the Union is not in fact dissolved. it is no
| because the principle invok ed would not lend 10
dissolution, but because l2 or l3 other States
have not like themselves refused 10 perform high
| constitutional duty. And why did they refuse
! Simply because they apprehcnlod the election to
the Senate of political opponents. The seats OF
! Tie two tennessee Senators, IN the United States
! Senate are now vacant, and Tennessee las no
voice IN that branch of Congress in the general
! legislation. One of the highest compliments
which | ,ver received, was To have been nppoin-
| ted, at popular meeting in Tennessee, one of
! her Senator'S IN conjunction wnh distinguished
Senator from South Carolina with all the author
| ny that such M appointment could bestow. | re-
| peat here an expression OF my Acknowledgements
Tor the honor which most GmbitiouSly resigned,
when gave np my Dictatorship and my seat us
I Kentucky Senator. a general laugh,
i q. Then there is Reputation, thul tou stain
! upon the American character east chiefly hy the
| Democrats of Mississippi, aHh which it will re
| qure years 10 etdce truul,our bright escuchrOn.
/ IN If tif,ns
and the eXpunging the records oI the Senate OF
the United States
8. The recent refusal of State legislatures to
pass laws 10 carry into effect the III disrllu-
ilcn an net OF Congress passed according to all
The foinis of The Constitution, aiier an ample dis
cusson and deliberate consideration, aud after The
lapse OF ten years IA ON tie period it first pro-
| lused Ii is the duly OF al TO submit TO the laws
regularly pnsse, They may attempt to get them
| repealed they ave right to test I,pir validity
before The Judiciary but whilst the laws remain
| in force unreptaled, and without any decision
gaus! their constitutional validity, submission To
them is no, merely Il constitutional aud legal but
moral duty. In this case, il is true that those
who refuse TO abide by them, only bite their own
uusrs But IL is the principle Ul the refusal to
Mlirl ! call your attention. if minority may
i refuse compliance with one law, WIN, is tn pre- 70
vent minnrliies from disIegardine all law l. this
anything but II modification of notification -
What right have the servants Of the people the
Legislative bodies TO withhold from their masters
their assigned quotas OF great public fund
o. The ael though not least, instance of the
manifestation Of spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION which
shall notice, ID the recent CONFUSION in Rhode
Island. That Lutte but gallant and patriotic State
had Charter derived from British King, IN op-
Grafton between one and two hundred yeu,s.--
r There lad been engralted upon laws and uSnges
, from time to time, and altogether practical Con-
>tituilOn sprung up, which carried the State us one
81 al Raw
and brought her safely into the Uhion Under il,
her Greens and Perrys, aud other distinguished
men were born aud rose to ennence. The Leg
istniure had called IA Convention to remedy what
ever defects il had, and 10 adapt il To the progress
site improvement of the age. In that work OF
reform the Dorr party might have co-oI Grated
.u not choosing so 10 Cooperate, and in wnntoI
defiance of all established authority, they under
u took subsequently to call another Conveniion.-
The result was two Constitutions, not essentially
differing IN The Principal point of controversy
the right OF suffrage.
Upon submitting to The People that which was
formed 10y the regular Convention, small major
tY voted against il produced by union in cast.
! ing votes, between the Dorr purity, and some o
: the friends u thu oil Charter, who were opposed
10 any change. The other Constitution, being al
r so Submitted 10 The People, apparen, majority
voted for it, made up OF every description of votes
5 legal aud illegal, by proxy and otherwise, taken
in the most irregular aud unauthorized manner.
: The Dorr party proceeded 10 put their Consli-
! tuition in operation, by ercting him rs the Gov.
! ernor OF the state, members TO The mock Legis
ature and other officers. But ihey did not stor
here, they proceeded to collect, to dril, and to
e marshal military force, and pointed their cannon
agnins, The Arsenal of the State.
D The President was called upon TO interpose the
e power Of The Union to preserve the peace OF the
e State, in conformity with an express provision O
l. the Federal Constitution, Aud have as much
; pleasure in expressing my opinion that he faith
h lully performed his duty, in responding 20 thu
/ call, as it gave pain to be obliged to annadver
i Oh other parts Of his conduct
Il The leading presses Of the Democratic party a
r Washington, Albany, New York and Richmond
G and elsewhere, came out in support of The Dor
Q party encouraging them in their work of Rebel
y lion aud Treason. And when matters had got Il
y a crisis, and the two parties were preparing Tor I
Ill Civil "a mr. ard every hnur il Nns nxnacIed n