Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-12-12

hc'.s c,l'ueS u'.., ",'u ~ r;cts Thns
acc ,",v9 s;tar'. ios hoor soom;nclv Glod with
the I''ii II, a. III, ou,ount Of
cXtreInp Nioio"So, ho,,, Wv nroator than what
such acts nus ,o' hoCeno % ~ ", s;nalo cities
occlslotap. i"r otl ,,ond oiti,ons bnt witbout
TO tine rcgree " -" a,onoral or rcrmonont
pelng regaruco oa
pOiitlcal conseq" n;,;, =, ,lo oloot;ors had
imputed irreguit ,s;nraI ;rroguIarit;cs of
IN hahsas, ike occ. ~ tho Stotes worc bc-
inc same description 1 or tho Evccutivc -
yohu inc Spere 0i action Glance or of orcnn-
but incidents oil actual VI :nac;onsIv roncv.
lzea obstruction OF law peru 'on moi ns thew
Gu from tiihe 10 tlihe' nave ~ ,yoiloblo ard
occurred py sucli means Us were nd nothing
as tne circumstances requireu' ~ oGfact the
oil thls character now remains III, 10 ,mnt of
Gehcral Ieucc vi Unc onioi, "u a'te w To
PlrV Vi Vne lnnaoitahVs Vi Ono iciilVo. oh
creeI Revolutionary government, Iiout y
Seuulousiy encouraged anu suPPrricu VIZ
ccuiiary aiu from active agents Vi uisoruJ' s.,,
III some oi the states, mas completely iallcu
boules oil armed men iorelgh 10 tne territory
nave peeh lreVehteu from entering OF nuNo
pceh coihpelleu 10 ieaVe 1T. rreuauory ounus, r.i,
engaged III acts OF rapine; under cover ., t"c
existing Po,itlcal disturbances, nave oGun I;a
"rres.cu or uIsPerseu' anu every Wcii us
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ue'ote niu,Scli III peace TO inc pursuits pursuits ot or
prosperous ihuuSty, lor the ProSecuVlon VI
Which nc unuGrtooK 10 participate III 'no
settlement OF inc territory
IL unorus me unilllhglGu sa,ls'ac'lo" !nus
| 70 ulnoull'c 'no fvucclul fcu coiti'ioli Vi t.luHo
III Nans's' cNl'eciaiy coIlslacrile t''o "'e"ns '
Gov tbc attoimn,ort or tbcy and namely rho
o,n,'loymont nr ,,ort of tbo ,nilitary forco
or tbo r s rho witbdrowol or that forco
from II. nronor drtv Of dcfendiny tho conn.
,r,, ,,,inst ioroicn G,os or tbc sovogns or tLo
rr,,,inr to omrloy II far tbo snnrrossion nr
do,,ostic insrrroct;on is yvber tLa ov;rorcv
occurs. matter NJ the most earnest solici.
tndc On tbis occos,or or imnorotivo nocos.
s;t,, # has boon Jono With tba bcst resnIts
md NV Satisfaction in tho attainment of sucb
results bv such means is Greatly enhanced Inv
tho consideration tbot througb tbn wisdom
and onor,v of tbo nrcsant Evncnt;ve or Kan
sas and the nrudence frmnoss and vigilance
of the military officers on duty there. tran
oniIitv has hccn restored witbout one dron Of
| Flood having boon shod in ;ts occomnlishment
hy III, r,rcos Of tho Tr;tod Statos
'Tbo rostorot,on nr con,norat;,.o tr,ro,ilitr
AZ ,rit -
j, '".O ic,rl,olS furnishes t'lo ilic"hs Vi
observing callhly' ana approaching at their
lust Naiue' the events Which nave occurred
there' anu tne discussions OF Which the
| government ol tue territory mas oeeh inc
suHec''
we perceive thaV controversy concerning
its Iuture uoinesVic institutions was lheVlta, ,
Die t'l"t no human prudence no iorin oi
leSlslaIloh' no WISDOM on the part OIL ooh-
gress' eould nave prevented TINS
1t is idle to suppose that the particular
provisions of their organic law were the
cause Of agitation, Those provisions were
but the occasion, or the pretext of an agitl-
tlon, which was inherent in the nature OF
things. Congress lcgislated upon the subject
in such terms as were most cOnsonant with
the principle of popular sovereignty which
undcrles our government. 1t could not have
lesislated otherwise without doing violence
to another great principle of our institutions
the imprescriptible right Of equality of the
several States.
We perceive, also, that sectional interests
and party passions have been the great i'm
pcdiment to the salutary operation of the
organic principles adopted, and the chic
cause of the successive disturbances in Kan
sas. The assumption that, because in The
organzatlon OF the territories OF Nebraska
"'u Wv: ' Nuns:s 'o"Sr'ss n"s'"'"'n ron hnr"s
n.an ufIn pnl hoa 49,. or' S''l'
J;U. J;,i 'i', ,i
L.. a., Al
,,,i, %oo .oo,,rroJ IN tho f,r,o rT'os
y,, ,llt t,,o oo,,soo.,,nnno -
r ~ rI 'os ''o r niC 49, >,'r
,io3 =. to,,;.ar,, ~, G,.naa1 I,,t ="
:. ee':g' " :t.r nc y ~ = 80 WV
i','.i .H ~. to i'i' Ci Nv
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y. MISUNDERSTANDING c''Hino'Ir' vi VI oos'Iuo ,I
'i'"S " i'loVTsI'o VI VI, law n"s o'on
F. W ltsSeU' "S ~ ~ VIC man; Nhi'h ''i
t ','u '''o '''"' P'''0 III '0
VI ca. ''A0.u'l,o' D'
III 'noNo palls " tno Ini'eu 'cutoo Mne,e WIZ!
W Ig'1oi' VI .,lo il.I'uied '.a:' y. .no puoii
nil''n' iilS' ru'iioIs anu tescl'V''io''
n'Nt 'ne SI:n'csV currency ~ ma, nus ucV
r uS,ulnGu .lat IL was 'hc uuty Vi 'ncEAecull',
NOT oh'y 10 suppress i"surrecl'onary nloIe
IlchtS III Nt"saS' put "lso ~ sue 10 tn I
reEu''rlty Vi iocal eitctionS, !. neeuS H''i
lE"'liVn' " e"'m ''It' VtIo ics'u.hV Tia II
! suoh power All Ho'eiilineh' III '"o O"iIc
! o'"tcs lcses suost"h'iany uPo" .poI.uiini ~
cieC'lo"' lne irccuol VI ciec'iois Is nam
10 pe impaired by !he intrusion oi uhlaWlu
: Votes' or the excursion Oh ia"iui ones
ihl roper ihhuehces' ny 'lOiehce' Ut Wy 'r"uo
but tno people oi Iie uiteu otatcs "r
r themselves the eail'sulhciehu guafuiuhs oi thei
own rlShts' ana 10 suppose that they Will h'
remedy III uue season. any such INCIDENTS
clVll freedom Is 20 suppose them TO nav
ceased 10 DC capaDle 9t sen government -
: me iresiucnV o' Uhe nlVeu States mas III
power 10 lnterPose IN electlons' TO see
thelr freedom, 10 canvass their votes OF
pass upon thelr leganty IN the terrltories an
more thah IN the states II ne hau sue
j power the government might Dc relupIca
e IN iorm' Dut IL would DE u monarchy IN iact
I ana II ne hau undertaken 10 exercise IL IN u
0 case oil hanSaS, ne would nave peeh JuStl
e subject to the charge oil usurpaton' ana
. violation ol the dearest rights OIL inc peop
i oi the nlteu States
g Cnwlse laws equally with irregularltles
eiecIions' are IN periods oil great exeltemen
e the occasional incidents OF even the Tree
l. anu pcsJ pOHtlcal institutions but all Q.