Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-09

In the days Of Ethan Allen there were those
in New York who thought Vermont very
'smOll" concern, and they undertook to chastlse
her for not obeying their mandate But ''smalP'
though she was, the Green Mountain Boys show
ed her enemies that mindlng their own business
was more healthy and agreeable. The bunker
spirit that arrayed itself against the interests of
"Iiule Vermont" in the Revolution, has actuated
Croswel g. Co., in these latter days, and we
marvel not to find them in battle, clad with the
slave minions of Virginia and South Carolina.
We do, indeed, pity the man living in free
State, who can be guilty Of approaching the d.
abolical encroachmen's Of he slave power upon
Northern rights 1t shows that the editor OF the
Argus has been bought like Benedict Arnold,
for a mess of pottage, by that power, and has
become the plant tool of slavery's votaries -
What has not free State the right to repudi
ate all laws enacted by Congress, if they con-
lict with our State laws ant-republican, and
unjust?
Suppose majority of our representatives
should pass law to deprive the white citizens
OF New York the right Of trial by jury, and the
benefit of the habeas corpus act, would they
tamely submit? Ought they to submit? No,
for the reason that each State being sovereign,
have those rights, and they cannot with law, or
without law, be taken from them. If through
deception and intrigue, Congress should make
America a monarchial government land it will
be no better than one if it is to be ruled by the
propagandists of slavery would little Vermont"
be too small to hit up her voice and her arm
gainst it.? If the doctrine will hold good, that
we must obey all and every act passed by that
body, even ,hough they conflict with gu State
laws, taking from us every thing republican in
our Constitution, we are in a deplorabe c0nd.
ton, and there is no safety for us. We respect
the laws OF Congress Just so far as they harno
nlze with our free Institutions; but we despse
and abhor all enactments that are tyrannical and
oppressive. God forbid that we should carry
out the laws enacted by Webster, Cass Foote
& Co., for they, like the laws OF Draco are writ
ten in blood and we should be false perured
wretches 10 obey them. Such men do not make
laws for freedom, but slave mnions, who feel
no conjunction Of conscience in selling their
own flesh and blood upon the auction block.
Croswell, the editor of the Argus thinks
South Carolina has as much right to complain
as ''little Vermont" at the late Compromises
Not so. Congress has not interfered with HER
State rights, but she has OURS. The citizens of
South Carolina are not deprived of the benefit Of
the trial by jury, but we are Our lreemen can
be taken out of the State in Summary man
ner," and dragged in slavery, subject to the
tender mercies of those who regard the coored
race as fit subjects for oppression No wrong
has been done the South, not having in,erferrd
with their peculiar institution" as it exists u
mong them-but great wrong has been done us,
IN endeavoring to blot from onr Statute book
our peculiar institutions" the right Of trial by
Jury, and the habcas corpus process. These ale
the safeguards that we throw around every cit-
zen within the Green Mountain State, white or
black, and Congress shall not take them from
us.
We pray the Father of us all, 10 give the edit
OF Of the Albany Argus better heart, and in.
cline his soul to compass on
JOHN GREGORY.
Nonhfeld, Jan. /, 1851.