Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-02-17

inhabitants and occupying any part Of the
Territory set apart for the Indian tribes -
The only persons allowed there were those
Traders who were duly licensed by Govern
ment and whose licenses we're duly limited
to three years. lie read from the remarks
made in the House by Mr.. Hail Of Missouri
at the last session, in reply to objections that
there were no white persons IN the Territory
Mr.. Hall said that the reason why there were
no white persons there except licensed tra-
ders, was ths, if man did 90 there, he
would be hunted out by the Dragons
There were then no persons IN Nebraska OF
Kansas but licensed traders, and they were
not inhabitants. When he studied law, he
ALWAYS understood that 10 make a man an in
habiant in legal sense, he had TO effect a
permanent settlement IN the place he dwolt
in. and that, too, without any amino reucr-
tend Yet this hill. to which nothing seems
TO interpose any difficulty, discovers inhabt-
ants in licensed Traders and in men who,
upon their entering the land, are hunted
by Dragons, armed to the teeth and With
sword IN band. THIS fault, however, seems
to trouble the Senator from Illinois in no
way. He says the inhabitants shall choose
officers, and when the Government seeks to
find the inhubltnnis 1t must catch them fly
ing before armed dragoons being hunted
for their lives. In the effort to explode aud
blow up the Missouri Compromise the Sena
tor must also blow up these other acts OF
Congress 1t was true that there were
small portions Of this Territory, the Indian
title to which had been exunguished, but he
g.esscd these inhabitants were not to be
found there. There was another net Of Com
gress which the Senator would have to get
ont Of his way before be- blew up the MIS-
souii Compromise 1t was the act which ex-
cluded all persons from occupying or enter
ing upon the unsuryeyed public lands Of the
United States, ana which required the
President to employ f necessary the military
of the United States TO expel them. If any
of the inhabitants therefore escaped the
dragons, 1t was the duty OF the President u
SEND DINER troops 'here 10 catch them mn"
eNPei 'nem' ne senator rom limos was
the most prolific man he ever knew ia get
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ne oa"Fo 'ne auen''oh OF lna senate TO
'ae pAf'or't'on oil 'err'ofy' ana sometimes
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