Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-31

i'll vain he cannot hear them; he
can only hear when SIringiellow and
Atchlson speak.
The neglect of the executive to
enforce the laws and repress violence
and outrage upon the rights and lib
critics of the people of Kansas, is as
much an abuse of power as the COM
mission Of private acts OF oppress-
ion. BY organizing tho territory OF
Kansas, and extending the laws OF
the United States over it, the gov
eminent invited settlers there, aud
pledged lis faith &c project them IN
the enjoyment of all those rights
which the act of organization allow
cd them, and not TO do so is a breach
of faith towards the people OF the
territory, as well as gross derelic-
ton Of duty.
Among the charges brought against
the King of Great Britain by our
niaCtStuSs u1l hhcltu hS iCdSDbS tDi
revolution or separation, one was,
that he had abdica,ed government,
leaving the people OF the colonies ex-
posed TO anarchy and is not the
grave charge equally applicable to
our President Has he not abdlcat-
ed government, in Kansas, leaving
the people not only exposed To an
archy, but TO invasion aud oppression
from a nelghboring state. The as
tonIshlng fact is now proclaimed to
the world that slavery has paralyzed
the government and palsied the arm
of power. 1t is now avowed, not by
words but 10y deeds, that The authority
of the government is not To be exer-
cIsed to uphold freedom.
is not the federal government in
lis present hands, as much OF slave
government as South Carolina -
such is the result of that system,
which was founded, as declared in
the preamble to the Constitution, SO
establish justice, and to secure TO the
people and their posterity the bless
Ings of liberty.
Here are ania9onisms which it
would seem must unlyoidably lead
To violence and civil strife. But the
few thousand men IN Kansas cannot
defend themselves against the hordes
which will pour in upon them from
Missouri with cannon and oil the
preparations for actual war Are
they then to be ex,eriniuated or driv-
en- out Of ard to become n mere APP
pendage to Missouri win those,
whclhe- North or South, who have
a proper sense OF the cnormiiy of
these oulrages and the ba,eGess of
the President IN abdlcating govern
ment IN Kansas, permit the men who
have gone into that territory under
the laws and authority of the gov
eminent, which has abandoned and
heiraNcd them, to be thus sacrificed,
aud this wicked scheme OF forcing
slavery into Kansas to be successful-
ly carried out Tins is the uues-
non M" 10 TIC decided
Ii II is asked, what can they do,
answer, let the people Of the free
states assume such an attitude in re-
lation to this lawless wlckeduess as
the occasion requires, ana the Presi
dent will falnt-whelhtr he did IN
Mexico or not-belpre the moral
power Of a free aud indignant peo-
pie, aud come up to his first and
highes, duty enloined upon him by
his oath Of office, $50 see the laws
faithfully executed"
The great difficulty is, that the
peope-especiaIly in the Atlantic
slates-are asleep. They do not
seem 10 see the danger which threat
ems not only Kansas, but the coun-
try and lis free Institutions. Let
them awake and speak and act as
becomes a free people, jealous of
their liberties, and determined,
at whatever cost, TO maintain them,
and this portendlng storm may pass
off, and the violated faith and honor
of the goyernment-lt not repaired,
at least be saved from further degree
daiIOn.
Yours truly,
J. NJ. NILES.