Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-02
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HON. ACOD COLLAMER, or VERMONT
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hrTAIRS IN KANSAS.

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Of ,5o 'rrrr,6ry ,r Enr.,,, -, c',, n.,it',!,
anil State roycrp,ncnt. trenoroiory f. ,lcir n5,;s'
sion into the Union when they have the requisite
poluldtioE--
Mr.. Cellamer gaid; Mr.. presidont re-
member that n few years since thcre was
Published in Nirpinia, n work called " New
Vows Of the CunstituLiou " f. struck mo aq
being a very extraordinary title. =, Nrw
! Views Of tie Constitution' that il vio,vs
which those who made the Constitution
never entertained otherwise they ,orld
not he new. But, sir, NV surprise at that
/ title has GRADUALLY ra.sol away cannot
hut have Observed, and / think all gentlemen
must have observed. that there seems ia he a
very great desire on this subject. as On most
others, on the mart of some men in commn.
nitv. t. cratiiy n ycry inorliuate curiositv
and to exrrass and manifest n oreat deal Of
ingenuity in e-nttinp mn men, rjc,rs of tho
Constitution Tho verv fact Mat tLav ara
na,y .louli bo suG;ciort in c.,i,,,1,inn
to condemn them We wan. M now v;o,rs
Of the C9us,itution. Ia ascertain ,vlat ,yer,
the original views or its framers iso nrnnor
suhiact of invosti.rotino W. sLa,,iJ 49,.
t. all the ligbts Which we can Obtain in tho
history Of 0ur noliticoI ovnor;,rco and las
htiou. We should ondoavir tn tr,yrl nn5rr
the inHu,uco or tbo.o Ii.,bts so ns tn'orriyo ~
a correct conclusion in rntarl to constitution
al questions.
II Is known to men Of legal experience,
! that there is such "A tLin, IA whnt is cn1lri
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W! MY" 80 tNi ',c"o'' p"U many "aNc cA-
,r.t'c"oc" ErcdC uuN'htaScS from KS use
/ W lIch any degree OF ambiguity exists in refer
t..+ I., %''! l;afol oo.'-
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n.,,,;,iI,, ,,i.' ~ puDiiC "n''IS' anu
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m. o,o .or, j., - as i,''''
L,r,Inv kna,I n1 an,. br,gaG or onr =, w., Tao
sttnti ;,',, o'' ,,.'''I,, W. ",a' o''-
construction 50 important rs in regard to
I the su1i"ct OF slavery. and especiallv in rcla-
ti1a ID The rights and interest of those States
,ylo I.i,n MI l,oII sI,,, ~, .,a,,, ",
tamporaucous construction is, / think IL mat
ter of the deepest Importance They are the
plrt OF the Quilted States which, | think,
Wpuld derive on this subject the least possible
advantage from now views Of the Constitution.
/ ! have made this last remark for reason
, which will state. lta man were to take
our ConstitGtionand should close the volume
OF our history, and should oblitcrate our leg
/ isation, and read that book without these
/ lights, think he would come to n conclu
SION that there never was such thing as
slavery in the country. There is nothing in
the instrument that would lead him to dream
/ o! rs existence. | know that 1t is somewhat
diieuIt to "ccrrtaln how much We should
learn from the reading of some particular
/ lper or book, without the light Of expert
cnre around "s. Il is Us difficult, perhaps,
as i}r a man now 10 determine how much he
would kno" IN relation to the moral attri-
NHl-' pl tHH DeltJ II lie lIad not the hight Of
/ revelation around him. The truth is he ha