Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-12-26


and act in this crisis as one man The difficulty
i TO bring this desifabls measure about
Ho! 70 deprecasen Of asintions: is father
Richie one Of the msek oaes Who ara 20 inherit
the eszths b h = lover Of law, and order, and
Union? Methinks be has an eye rather to Tag
itation," to Union of Southern votes, and to an
inheritance of fat jobs of Congressional printing
contract or no contract. If it be not 90, the old
gentleman is mad, and ct for straight jacket.
g Absurd and dangerous Observation-Disclosures"
aggression" protection" Unreasonable en-
actment'l rights Of the States." Aye, mark
the conclusion 80 rghts Of the States "-thinl'
Of that will you The right of the Southern
States, we concede freely, is to reclaim runaway
slaves: will 60 great State Rights man as ia
Their Richie be so good as to inform rs whether
the .Northers States have any rights al all-ior
instance, the right to protect Northern ffeemen
against man-stealers? The hd5eas eorPns-the
common law habeas corpus-the constitutional
hcbeas corpus will Thomas Richie inform us
whether the States have any right to protect
their own citizens by that? Perhaps they have
not-Vermout is but trying the question, and we
really would like to see sober state rights arti-
Gle on that question We have severe statute
against man-stealing in Vermont: what if we
should get up charges and send acquisitions and
arrest the sons of the old dominion ON charge Of
that crime-falsely or enormously charging them,
perhaps would he State of Virginia have any
business to apply the writ of habeas corpus to
inquire into the matter? Or another case: sup
pose STAKEHOLDER of Virginia, or the District,
should attempt to seize colored man in Yer
mont, and, getting the wrong man, should be
hauled up on charge of man installing. and stand
in imminent danger of long term in mot Office,
exactiy,) the State Prison would you object to
his taking advantage Of our Vermont lar q
hab.as corpuss On the whole, we hope the old
gentleman of the Union will cool off little, and
as an inducement we venture to tell him that the
democratic member elect to Congress, from this
District, was member of the Judiciary commit
tee, which reported this Vermont law, and he
warmly supported the bill in the House. Per-
haps, father Richie, by little forbearance now
you can manag sc to get his vote by and by.
The Governor of Virginia seems to have ad-
opted the suggestion Of the Union, and is polite
enough to include Vermont in his general invi-
tation Of all the st ties to meet in council. We
doubt whether such u convention as is suggested
is at all necessary or desirable.
Frg;nto mi Ps-moat-tsov. Floyd of Vir-
gaia has sent special message TO the leaisla-
ture in winch he c:lsracier-es The recent action
in the Vermont legislature an injury and an
insult to The Whole Sou b, and remarks that Il
demands an instant settlement fur the rsstcra-
ton Of complete aud etf.cual hlrmony. The
Governor recommends the legislature 10 invite
all the States Of the Uniun to unite IN sending
delegates 10 represent The Whole people in a
general Conyenii. n. Ia assemble mt Balilinore,
or some other convenient aud central point, no,
later than Nay next. H further recommends
that the State of Virginia, speaking though her
legislature, appeal earnestly aud SINCERELY TO her
sister States of the South. to postpone any ex
IRENE action in relation to present difficulties,
until the result of The deliberations OF such q
Convention shall De known. lie concludes by
SAYING the motto of the Snuth must De as j. has
been, Union if we can-Independence if We
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