Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-03-02

GAZING iuturc meeting 10 elect such an
organization was, IN some sense, left in your
hands. Hence now address you.
Shall Kanzas be free9 Shall her broad
and fertile prairies be titled by industrious
and intelligent frecmen, who know their
rights-who " oton their castles, and defy the
world Z" Shall the common.scbool house
aud the village church be met at every
turn in the road Shall the busy hum of
unfettered industry be heard through all her
valies, and the lowing herds upon her hills
Shall her water-power be brought in TO aid
the labor of mems hands, and her broad
rivers be studded with the sails of conmcrces
Shall her vast mineral resources be deyelon.
cd, to enrich her people. and add to the
aggregate wealth, independence and power
Of the whole nation? Or, shall the black
pail Of human slavery like the nightmare Of
death, overspread her fair plans-cursing
the very earth, until the dissolution predicted
Of Sodom ,und Gomorrah shall be there full
filed; by the inevitable law Of necessity
shutting out intelligence, mechani, arts,
manufactures and commerce nursing into
life the worst passions Of the human soul.
and invoking the blacklist judgments Of
Heaven;
These momenious questions must be
settled and settled aoC The whole coun.
try is moro or less alive to the fact. and
already the rival hosts are murshalling for the
conflict. The slaveholdug interest, under
the lead of Senator Atkinson g. Co. is
making desperate effort to clutch this
rpenng fruit OF The Infamous hll 10 repeal
the Missouri Compromise Flushed with
their recent victory ~ the election of a
territorial delegate TO Congress, they are
boldly planning TO carry the approaching
election Of a local legislature BIZ Tie same
means and no doubt the Cossaek hordcs OF
Missouri Shareholders, armed 10 The teeth
with Bowie knives, budgeons, blasphomy
buster and black strap, viii again be called
into requsi,ion. This game mry again
succeed but J think not. The truth is.
these is North--a trte North; a North with
heart-a free heart, and in the righi p'ace
aud the recent overt acts Of the slave power
are fast quiekcning the pulsaiious of this
great free hoirl into foil kuowle edge of its
duty and power touching this subject. An
this | am confident will be demonstrated IN
due time--aud then the work is accomplish.
ed.
cannot believe that slavery will gain
iooihold IN Kauzas, for several reasons.
tirst--tho Governor of the Territory, as /
learn by private letters from the most reliable
sources, is strongly opposed to its introduc.
ton, and will use every means to prevent
repetition Of the unlawful and Outrageous
control OF Kansas elections by Missouri
mobs. Second the South uillyot De driven
to The wall with their fayorito doctrine Of
"squalter sovereignty" for the Noah can
furnish three "squatters" to her one. each
clothed with quite as much sovereignty"
as any other human being. Again the soil
OF kanzas is not yet tor s1ie-only open to
pre-emPtion; and no one individual can
pre-empt more than 6J acres not territory
enough for profitable slave plantation So
they must depend on buying ont settlers.
after titles shall have been obtained IAN
Rec settlers, at least, will not be likely 10 sell
for song, especially to make commodiou4
plantation for slaves. And besides, a great
proportion of these claims will continue 10
be owned by anti slavery men, and worked
by FREQ labor-thus bringing the two systcus
into direct competition, which would newt
ably drive the fash system from the feld ~
Nor would these human chlltels be found
very Sye property amid So much incend-
larry" material for these free settlers wal no,
very readily abandon the pride and glory of
their fathcr-land--lroe thought, free speech, /
free schools, anu free press essential APP
peniagos of free labor, bu, the deadly bauo
ofsla,ery.
Nhat contribution can Vermont make TO
turn the scale IN favor Of freedom in KunzisY
She has very low reckless excrescences to
spare IN The shape Of plundenng expedition,
against Cuba or Central Amcrica; but she
has for several years made annual contribu-
ton OF a few hundred athletic Men. with
warm hearts end strong hands, graduates of
her common schools and free as the blasts of
her mountains, to the new settlements of the
West She has few more of the same
sort len" aud their eyes arc turned on Kan.
zas. II Is Tor the benefit Of such thai desire d
a league formed, tia, shall furnish them with =
the most reliable means Of permanently ben q
et'ting themselves, and at the same tune ]
accomplish great work for the land Of their c
adoption and for ,hc cause of human free. /
dom. Almost daily applications are made to y
me Tor Information which | cannot furnish. Il
and which ! conclude can only be obtained a
through branch league, from the central ,
organization. =
A friend has recently been with me who a
penl the last season in Kanzis. lie is not e
visionary enthusiast, but a young man of r
'raelicali common sense views. He assures III
ne that too much cannot be said in favor of ~
he coil, climate SCENERY, &C, Of Kanzis.- o.
surpasses everything he has ever seen, :
nd he has travelled extensively through our tn
Western States. But he would not keen ont p
I sight the hordships and priyations which pa
'ust necessarily attend the emigrant lhlhcr, m
s TO all new se,tlemenls-though greatly ga
sssened and aloyiuied by the organised III
migration which is taking place. lie fur. :
her speaks IN the highest terms of the Emi- AZ
rant Aid Company, not only in greatly Ii
sducing the expense Of emigration, but in Dr.
occurring numberless advantages on the NJ
'ute, and after arriving there; all croukers to ~
ne contrary notwithstanding. lie went ont of
''lh the second company, in August last, Ia