Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-09-05

\ fN'f'f w ~ ANhhAk NiAN'NNf ~ Anh iNRil
which has been apprehended, vii
survive all existing interests and al
living statesmen. The prohibition
Of the employment Of the army Il
enforce alleged statutes in Kansas
which the House Of Representative
/ propose. aud which the Senate dis
approves, grows out Of the conilic
Of opinion which divides the Senat,
unequally, which divides the Hous,
OF Representatives itself nearly equal
w. and which, if the prohibition it.
self expresses the opinion Of a ma
jority of that House, separates i
from the Senate, and from the Pres.
idcnt Of the United States. II i.
manifesrly a conflict which divise,
the country 10y parallel Of latitude
In this conflict, one party maintains
as do, that the legislation, and the
Territorial Legislature itself, Of Kan.
sas are absolutely void. The othei
party, on the contrary, insists that
the legislation and Legislature Of the
Territory Of Kansas are valid, and
must remain so until they shall be
conslitutlonally superseded or abro-
gated.
The Senator from Virginia (Mr.
Hunler) argues that the act Of the
House Of Representative, in insert
ing the prohibition in tins bill. is re-
volutionary and that persistence in
1t would effect change Of the Con-
stitution OF the Government. re-
iraln from arguing that question Ella.
boralely now, because while am sa-
iished, from my knowledge of the
temper aud habit Of the Senate, that
1t Is likely enough To adhere To that
which Il has indicated, am at tho
slme lime by no means so certain
that the House Of Representatives
wiil not ultimately rccede from the
ground which, by the act Of a bare
majority, a, all times unreliable dur
lng the present session, it has assum-
ed ! speak with the utmost respect
toward The House Of Representatives.
ana with entire confidence in the
patriotic motives Of all its members
but, [ must confess that, in all ques-
lions concerning Freedom and Slav-
cry 10 the United States | have seen
Houses Of Representatives, when
brought into conflict with the Senate
of the United States, recede too Of
ten aud retreat too Ear 10 allow me
tn assume that 10 this case the pres
cnt House of Representatives will
maintain the high position it has as
sumed, with hrmness and pcrseyer-
ance to the end, saw House of
Representatives in 1850, which was
delegated and practically nledged In
prohibit the extension OF Slavery
within the unorganized Territories
OF the United STATES, then newly ac-
quired from Mexico, refuse to per
form that great duty and enter into
a compromise, which, however in
tended, practically led To the aband-
oument of all those Territories to
universal descrallon by Slavery.
saw a House Of Representatives, ia
1854, fogel the sacred reverence for
Freedom Of those by whom it was
constituted aud abrogute the time
honored law under which the Terri
tories of Kansas and Nebraska had
until that time remained safe, amid
the wreck which followed the unfur-
tunate compromise of 1850, and thus
prepare the way for that INVASION By
Slavery Of all that remained for the
sway of Freedom in the ancient do
main of Louisiana, which has since
taken place in Kansas. Sir, ever since
| adopted Cor myself the policy OF
opposing the spread of Slavery in
the train Of our national banner,
consecraled to equal and universal
Freedom, my hopes have been fixed,
not on existing Senaies, or Presi-
dents, or Houses Of Representatives,
but on future Presidents and future
Congresses and my hopes aud faith
grow stronger as each succeeding
President. Senate and House Of Re
prescntatlyes fail 10 adopt and esiab-
lish that policy so eminently constl-
tulional and conservative. My hope.
and my fauh thus grow on dlsap-
poinlmenl, because see that, by de-
grees which are marked, although
the progress seems slow, my coun,
trymen, who alone create President;
aud Congresses, are coming to ap-
prehend the wisdom and justice o
that bene6cent policy, and to accep
it, The shortcomings Of the presenl
House of Representatives do not dis
courage me. | do not even hole
that body responsible. know how
in the very midst of the canvass it
which its members were elected, The
public mind was misled, and divert
ed to the discussion Of false anC
fraudulent issues concerning the prIn
ciples and policy Of the Church o
Rome, ana the temper, disposition
and conduct of aliens incorporated
into the Republic. But although
hold the present House Of Repres
enlatives excusable, | must, never
lheess, in assigning it's true charact
er, be allowed to say of ii, that it j
like the moon, which presents
broad surface, all smooth and lumin
Gus when seen al a distance, bu
covered with rough aud dark noun
ialns when brought near TO the ey
10y the telescope. shall vote, there
fore, on this occasion with the lIous