The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-12-28
mORE or VERMONT NULLIIICA-
1IOE,

% correspondent 0f tho Nrn York Jour
ul ri Cummrrrr shows chat tlr passage nj
tltr tri ct ruiiiivtrr the Fugitive -iHvr nv
hy iho Legislature m Vermont, was q fraud
upon many mrmbru of that body Il va q
lIitk ct the disorFaniler and.was PLAYED 81
EHi the last hour ~ tho srssinn. The CORES
f(onirnt slJs that Governor Williams was
'rnusultrd about tho bin aud that 10 b. biz own
idea, lhlt it rame upon the people Of the
State like thunder clap, aud many Of the
Senators and Representative were entirely
ignorant otils rrificnco mill They -hw ig u
/ thr newspapers and al declare n never
a full Ilou-e"
] fudHo-al fudge itnai hcgiuuiua 10 tho
|cnd, lhorcaslarqru wp. not drunk, nor
asleep, nor absent when The bill was passed.
/ Legislation !, not done iu Vermont as IL l. AZ
Washington,
/ Gov William,f, able to dcGnd himself
from the assaults made upon hin ior approy-
/ ing Of this Law aud II occasion requires, hc
viii de- H. We doubt not It was pa.scd by
tho House and senate deliberately AMI wr
predict Il never will bee repealed or amend
cd until IL shall be- shown 10 conflict IN it,
provisions with the Constitution OF the Uni
rTt-v1ruE ttrUrwIitrTriUJ enough o.
denauneo and rcpudialo IL,
The Montpelier Wut,hman Of la-t week
shows both the NECESSITY tor, aud thc Justice
oftho Law "lt shows" IN The language Of %
rotcmpomry, "lhal in The pa,.agc Of lLi.-...l
vermont I'm prc1cdcuis IN The laws Of even
Slave States, aud tho decisions Of eminent
Judges OF the Court. Of the United Statcy,--
r-rI'rrr-ri INV rTriT-T
~ system pa-scd in lsi9 (bciorc the Fug-
tive Slave law Wa pnscd) and that il was
absolutely required by the l2ih article Of a.
mcudmuut- iu the constitution of Vermont
Il claims that the provisions Of the State hw
were made necessary by deficiencies in the
acror Congress,
The Watchman dcnic. that Vermont Is in
any collision with the General Government
or that rhc ha- attempted to uulily any act
OF Congress- that the act contcmplatcs relief
only where any person /. mlmcfHg impris-
onrdi and protects against the gru.s abuse
which has hccu poured upon the Governor
ol Vermont personally by, the Washington
Republic aud upon the State 10y papers Of
rc,pcctability" H. uncallcd tor aud urju,t
Vermont, the Watchman contends, has on
~ "dircctcd her own officers Ia give every
man the benefit of the rci'cIPloridld Ly the
CoagIuiiop, and ha, dWrcisi Ms dr'oik aaf
map,r efgroreuimg bg1aieh corpus "a. 4.,
arm ,oprte Who h,s better right to di-
root hor court, There l. NO nulliGraiiuu,
mo- collision ct powcr, iu the !aWiu question.
Tho fair presumption (. that thc courts viii
faithfully do their duty that the Lu,r, will bp
iairly and honestly enforced. The law OF
Vermont provides nolhitg more than this"
\ Vcmontcr,in Washington, writes to the
Midas an excellent communication ur-rn tho
.ulicct Amer alluding TO the references 10
this law 10y portion of the press, and the
accompanying ubusn at che STATE that enacted
it, he prurrrriv'
What has Vermont dohc tomcrit an Thu;
Why she has made a law which oyory lihcr-
aI-ndudrd map will admire and applaud, un-
less in his iudgmcnt II conflicts with tho Gll.---
sutuiion ct ,Hc uuitcd States, in relation to
fugitive slaves. lit !. unconstitutional, it !.
to Ice presumed thar il will bc found ont be- .
fore any OF It's provisions shall work di,,o-
lstion of the Union. She has threatened no
torcihlC resistance 10 any law OF Congress.
-irr mr. rrTTrir To rTTrdJ5 yJi Ji1ss1,v1ng Thc
Union. She has not thrcattncd 10 raise an
army 10. resist hc'peocclud operation of the
GoycrnmcnL She has not fhrcatcua TO with
draw from the Union, unless her wishes can
be gratifed. But because she has in peace
iul, quiet, and upo>tcntatious manner, enact
ed u law Tor the protection Of her "inhnbi-
iants," portion of the press has singled ont
hat act, aud the Legislature that passed it,
and made war upon both, in temper and
,pirit that would do honor to the mob spirit
If the Old Dominion, that wrcstcd its victim
rom the protection OF the Law With inipuniie,
md executed him according to the code of
Judge Lynch, without the interference OF
aw, or trial ofany kind Other States may
,ass resolves ior.bat-ting the bands OF the ,
inion, and nothing but the cl,eice-t and most (
arclully selected words of disapprobstion are I
estowcd upon the act. Texas might thrcnt- l
n Ia declare war against the Federal Gov I
and raise an army to conquer and
axe possession OF n territory to which she =
adj no rightfl claim, and this was all very Z
ell, and suppose even praisworthy; for y
'ongrcss, to reward her for her threats, like e
apt. SCOTS coon, came down without being !
red At, and gave her part OF that same ter @
tory, and ten millions of dollars into the :,
Orgain to reward her for her impudcncc. b
All the southern States may hold convcn- la
ons 10 form an alliance against the general OF
ovcrnmcnt,- may actually convene %.
nd threaten dsunion, aud war, and blood
led, and northern press will "hend the 70
liant hinges of the knee, whore thril may 10
How iawning," and say that it is all very -;
,cusable,-thcy are very chivalrous poo al
c,-they have great proyocation, they b'
mt mean near ms bad as they say. But the OF
ata at Vermont having passed a law, which y,
subicCt 10 bp revised by the tribunals nf | 80