Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-10-26
VOL. V. NO. 43.

me people Of this State, they now occurv f re.
puDhcan vrtne. Vermont has not mlhv Ct the re-
eoghIzed elements of political power. Bat she has
enongh to satisfy The real wants Of civilized life-e-
nough for all dcslrahle reuown Althml-h she has no
uxTies Of commerce to send to other pps she has
treasures for rich gifts. These she has hberaly be
slowed without being impover SHE'D by it. N nv Of
her SONS have gon" forth whose we'll scho0'el minis
firm morals, anil enterprsing spirits en- bl"l them,
whafesoever th"Y aightel, to g9+her anil send home
contributions to tho honest fame Of the p,ren
We can al! Join e WISH that the characteristic in'ti-
tu'ions Of tins Si1tn and Of her New Engl'n1 sis
tHrs might dHl'a throughout conn-rv the social
happTness that radiltes s gentle ght for H. How
long Vermont shall hold her plce in union as she
nov does or how soon be turned off when mighter
and prou Ter sov eighties sh'll have arisen and
shidOwed the hrn1d West it is idle nqnire. he
that as it my this State has in hind her own nle-
Denlent guarantees. Wh'tever may be nt 'h future,
her relations to tho restoft vol she will we trust
revHr lin the sine-lar citizens in Inst ols AMI
fn raj, religious in sentiment Snl in life sturdy in
plhcanisn, unhanling in adh nrence in the more
ten1nr, vet cosn -votiva svstan % govern nt unpr
which hsv have hth 7rto found peace AMI security and
ce nenel in unity as free AMI highly celebrated yeo-
many.
Is it not due to the o. poYular education, that
we consider whether instruction in rnc Il I"nce
should not he te on the BODY on sch0 ,in4?
Under the constitution of ths State he who artain to
the Drencrb ID aga il thoncpnrth tlpnrete allv. pull
tci8n: and whether qualified not diScrertly
in the Character hn Is now one Of NJ constituents
of the government and Of its laws They that would
ascertain the DriNcip Il of The Dntcll knovl-
ed re by which the electors are guilnl. wl find 1t in
the public nurnos Co nparavelv f-w stn " the sci
enc of politics To is widest ran grfew indeed hive
leisure tn pursue it t. liz foil extent. VT every
free government leans and from il draws necessary
alimeni All NAV understand so mich of thu science
as to have Acquaintance with the fnrlGs AMI conc un-
daf%tanding Of 'h natnre. d! 1f,com COVE u"Its to
be conVersa1t If the principles AMI the spirit u Nv ms
rne of hn nan c'nlu't-tn know the distinctions in
rghtsand tn have clear compensation of their 0blga
tons as citizens. A nuch more nXfPnl'''l mrOIu2-
ton Of the vnun! m Of or countrV in 'itic,l truth
than they have yet hld is IN nv view. IN heated as
pecautIon by numerous signs Of the times; y and |
am not nov aware Of any mode in which the proposed
object could 80 easily be accuBp nv mSklnr
textbook nf thu science for Cnnn"n SrhpolS. lie
who should apply tn energies Of Disciplined mind to
the preparation Of such work. ami renrr accepta
bile for It's completeness and accuracy will hive con-
ferred upon his counrynen Invaluable favor.
Recent events, of which nnnn Of are ignorant,
have placed IN unusual prominence belize the public
eye subject whch 1t Is Impossible to ton h without
stirring the sansblities If the whole Unnn. Onc Of
the effects Of the with Mexico, is thu acquisition
Of large portions Of her domain which are wang
to be placed by the United States uDdpr territorial
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ness of that acqus m do MT oppose bore to spPqk,
beng forbidden so to do BY the respect due unto the
opinions o; others an by the rules Of official lecnrnm.
Bat, the territory is the cumumn prnprftv Of all The
States and upoA the point of the disHo.,l o. If The
management Of it, Vermont is entitled 10 be heard, and
t. act. 1t 49, therefore, nler n dnnr'S'm interest,
and. such, claims our attention md vi nce. The
Country yielded to sister repu VIC hemg cont gurus
10 avehoI1ng STATES and much Of 1t bern supposed
tn he naturally suited Gha Labor OF the b,;i MN 1t is
insisted tht SIdv" should be AL we'd IN carry
their Slaves into it AMI there hold hcn property,
that Congress, in providing govern neui tn IT, sh' id
expressly lpglIIz" slavery tlerein. do nr nneTStnnd
thai the statesmen ~ the slave stSes OK. p de lew
that ascrlbs tn slavery divine origin cln ray nat
ura or unquaf1l right iii one nam 10 en't'vr d" M
er-nnr, alIpRlng the same exceptions d. i'ivr iIi
That slavery exists m institution ot the UHltei states,
bat admit it to be State institution. It vas not rs-
tibshad by the fplard g1errp'n mt, bT l1I"ra!a IN
ly AMI this was re uctInt conc 'Ssnn 10 supposed
uec -s5ity. Whether Congress r,n. nthtU'y bJ act
of eg;a ttior pu 81 we hoidnr un Ter g'r'ntv in any
place where il dt No' exist when III" con >Itipn vas
forne1 and rs cDn9ro uses called, We" nrrang Vi,
the people Of this Sttte apprunnnd, dn NJ rnisd4r
to he dsb ltlbla-'h'v dtWnr 10 nat boly such
right BIT they hid that Congress. ~ nlkNg all
needfn rules AMI rarlatons respecting e territory"
bel lntlnr to the Unted Stlies. my, an on !ht 10,
pat an interilh ujDn Savirv-'hIt alN1u IN they
NAV not leg]Iue f,r the i'troductnn nf i IN, my
for ,ts exclusion. H. vlnwel - conINIll ct+' #
right asserted an of power exercised 81 ~ s"N de-
gree submitted H. it his con, h. cnnSra ed set
tied by pr,cc1 ,n3'rIchoI, that ntnn lie f'SItlton
can be properly eSersl@et in eith'r w; still. tins
State. cDni1ng hyr5ef TO protests, his sntrenier-
ed the principle.
! The la MT to no ,ure thu allo Of i We MD
ing in Oregon, auI ifs future. fresh 'hs racrl
lection of Ill. y ~ thlt dsfa ~ If Ia ~ ~ eX.
tenl slavery AMI N IN evidence 1t af!s d re%r-
lnon Of thu tFea ~ "esnct thu lnHn1Nl tn ~
present II nits helrrIy con rratnlle ynl nj N *
utition ~ for a ~r:tonI a5cenlency gunli, bl' IN
JOY that humlntv his achieved vlctorV-'h" ~ MT
little euhanced by the bI # ere nng nur NnttI-
ern breth'en will ean15le themselves m make thu
world = 3D. ~ vo1HtIrv renWI 9TH y sting rvll
from their far fields anl th'n s'At aw1v with MT
shlckIed Iilbs 10 thu IT Nlrlon,l pcospr,v.
In relation to the point Of : VERY. tn prlti N If
this State cinrM h. ,ni-,lnl rstnnl. Tat institution
was nterlaced with the fabuc Of The deral copstru-
ton aud may not be violently extracted. Yet rs It
iuurously AFT cts representative rghhS, M turh4r
similar encfuaclInPns thereon will be cousented to-
For sufficient political reason, them this State OBJ
iectS to the extension Of Slavery.
There is, however, protounder cause for her MI
COMPROMISING opposition to it, The paonle Of V-r-
mont have never nnedPd lessons in Immunity hive
thew vet to learn hiw to distinguish between what
they tn the Union and what to Themselves tluS.
tility 10 Slavery is, III them. All IStlnct. Fam the
first they have ever sno before the world and avnwed
their determination to make NJ Other te'ns with It
thSn those that nov bind THIN. This rasnive V1r-
mont has, at all times to which il appropriate, DIS
iinctly announced in clear conscousnnss ~ her tnait
timing the right She has proclimed it IN her egs-
latve assemblies an IN the national conhcilS nv her
own voice mud by the vncos Of her hhful represents
tives as is fully aested by her highest recurlS There
is no grnund for fear that she will mt continue stead
fast therein In performing their part in the work Of
destroying slavey, her people viii not flter ut tnat
which they can rightfuly do, They viii not do evil
that good NAV come; but they will obey thu vore Of
an enlightened conscience, and ahhr when where, and
how il bids them tn DO Hnmhlv following. not run
ming beforn the indications ufhe designs Of the inf
mite Mind herein, they may trusthlly abide the sSu'.
A copy the Memorial Of inhabitants oftl,a Colu-
" Of Mssisquoi Canada, tothe Governor General nf
British North America. upon The subject OF nbstpchpg
the navigation of,ho waters Of Luke Champain conl-
municated by the Chlrge dafairs of her Br,,nuc Maj
esty to the Department oil State ef the United Stales
has been transmitted from that department IN tbs and
it, with sundry communications from other States and
public bodies, will shortly be submitted 10 YOU.
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