Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-06-13


that they should be- Hsarmed- --of course. tina,
the fanatics of Slavery his allies aud CON
sil'uents, may meet no impedmen,. Sir
the Senator is venerable with years he il
reputcd also to have worn ct home, in the
State which he represents, judicial honors
and he is placed here at tho head of an i'm
pOriant committee occupied particularly with
questions OF law; but neither his years nor
his position. past or present, can give respec-
liability to the demand he has made. or save
him from indignant condemnation. when. 10
compass the wreiched cause, he thus propo.
ses to trample on one Of the plainest provis-
ions Of constitutional liberty
Next comes the Remedy Of injustice and
/ CiUH UT-organzed by acts of Congress.
/ This proposition, which IS also an oifshool OF
tho original Remedy Of Tyranny, proceeds
from the Senatorirom Illinois, Mr. Douglas, !
with the sanction Of the Committee on Ter
riiories, and is embodied in the Bill which is
now pressed to vote
BY this BllI il is proposed as follows:
" rhat whenever % shall appstr, bya censu, to bo
taken under ihe difecon of The Governor, by tho au
thnfiiY or fhe lrcttnio that there shall be 90 $40
bah aa' lth1' as he number required by The pfes-n
itia q" afeaanl ipl ffa member VI cnngioas) wiJhid
tho limits hereafter d.scrhed ss the rerriorv of Kan
as, tlf kfgsiIfarf ~ sd'd Tsrrflrr shall b. and O.,
he'bg aHM rs,d oPrcf'b BY ir for hs eisst9H af DEL
gatss by tho peupl of said TuftIofy 10 assemble in
Convention aud form Consultation and state Covarn.
Hrni, Wepimofy Go th-r Hdtis'i1n into the Unipn on
an cquI 1,ing with the original Sltes boo al resect.
whtisoarer, by the nanc Of The state OF Kansas"
Now, sir, consider these words carefully.
aud you will see that however plausible and
velvet paved they may seem, vet in reality
they are most unjust and cruel. While af-
iecung to initiate honest proceedings for the
g }.
rltory no redress for the Crime under which
It suffers; nay, they recognize the very Usur-
patton, IN which the Crime ended aud pro-
coed to endow It with new prerogatyes. II
is By The authority ofhe Legislature that the
census is to be taken, which is the first step
IN the work. 1t is also By The authority Of
the Legislature that a convention - TO be
called tor the formston Of Constitution,
which Is the second step. But the Legisa-
ture Is not obliged 10 take either Of these
steps. To its absolute willfulness is it left
10 act or not TO act in the Premises. And
since 10 the ordinary course Of business
there can be no action Of the Legislature till
January of the next year all those steps
which are preliminary 10 their character are
postponed ull after that distant dly-thus
keeping this question open, TO distract and
rrItate the country. Clearly this is what ls
required. The country desires peace at
once and is determined TO have il. But this
objection II slight by the side Of the gIarlng
T Tyranny, that, in recognizing the Legisa-
ture, aud comforting upon II these new pow
ers, the Bill recognizes the existing Usurpa-
[ ton. not only as the authentic Government
( OF the Territory for the time being, but also
/ as possessing a creative power to reproduce
/ itself IN the new State. Pass this Bill and
you enlist Congress IN the conspiracy, not
/ only to keep the people of Kansas in their
present subjugation, throughout their Ter
| rtorlal existence, but also to protract this
suhluratlon into their existence as State,
while you legahza and perpetuate the very
force by which Slavery has been already
planted there
| know that there is another deceptive
clause. which seems to throw certain ssie-
guards around the election Of delegates to
Convention, icben that Convention shalt be
ordered by The Legislature but out of this
very clause do draw condemnation of the
! Usurpauon which the Bill recognizes. It
/ proyides that tests, coupled with the electOr9l
/ f,sucnise shall not prevail in the election Of
delegates, and thus implledly condemns
them. But lf they are not to prevail on this
occasion, why are they permitted at the eec
ton of the Legislature? lfthey are unjust
IN the one case, they are unjust in the other.
/ If annulled at the election Of delegates, they
should be annulei at the election of the
/ Legislature; otore1s the bill Of The Senator
iedres all these ofinsire tests IN full dciiUity
/ at The election ofihe very Legislature out Of
tchich this iohoie proceeding IS 10 come, and It
leaves the polls at both elections IN the con-
troll of the officers appointed by the Usurpa-
ton. Consider well the facts. BY an ex-
istng statute, establishing the Fugitive Slave
Ball as shibboleth, large portion of the
honest cit zens are excluded from voting for
the Legislature, while, by another statute,
all who present themselves with the fee of
one dollar, whether from Missouri or not,
aud who can utter this shlhboleth, are entl-
tied to vote. And It IS Legislature thus
chosen, under the auspices OF officers ap-
pointed by the Uslrpation that you now pro-
pose to invest with parental powers to rear
the Territory into a State. You recognize
aud confirm the Usurpation, which you ought
to annui without delay. You put the infant
State, now preparing to take place in our
slsterhood. to suckle with the wolf, which
YOU ought at once to kill. The improbable
story OF Baron Munchausen is verified. The
bear. which thrust itself into the harness Of
the horse It had devoured, and then whrled
the sledge according to mere brutal bent, is
recognized by this bill, and kept 10 It's usur-
ped place, when the safety of all requires
that it should be shot.
In characierzing this Bill as the Remedy
of Injustice and Civil War, give 1t plain,
seli-evdent title. II is a continuation of the
Crime against Kansas, and as such deserves
the same condemnation. 1t can only be de-
Tended by those who defend the Crime. Sir,
you cannot expect that the people Of Kansas
will submit 10 the Usurpation which this sets
up, and bids them bow belore-as the Aus
tran tyrant set up his cap in the Swiss mar
ket place. II you madly persevere, Kansas
will not be without her William Tell, who
will refuse at all hazards to recognize the ty-
rnnnIcal edict; and ;hls will be the begnn-
ing of Civil War.
Next, and lastly, comes the Rsmsdy Of
Justice and Peace, proposed by the Senator
from New York, Mr.. Seward and embod-
red 10 his Bill for the immediate admission
of Kansas as q State of this Union, now pen.
ding as substitute for the Bill of the Sena-
tor from Illinois. This is sustained by the
prayer of the people of that Territory, set
taneOus movement ia which all there had an
opportunity to participate, without distinct
ion of party. Rarely has any proposition, SO
simple in character, so entirely practicable,
so absolutely within your power, been pre-
senled, which promises at once such bene-
licent results. In its adoption, the Crime
against Kansas will be all happily obsolved,
the Usurpauon which it established will be
Il k.af
manen,ly secured by joyful me,amor-
phosis this fair Territory may be saved from
outrage.
oh help," shr CRIES " Ia this esifemoit need,
II you hn hear Deitas Indeed
Cape earth, aud make for this dread foe tomb
on ehaags ny Jgra, cheAos all my s9rr0rs come"
In offering this proposition, tho Senntor
from New York has entitled himself to the
gratitude OF the country. lie has, through
out life of unsurpassed industry, aud of em-
lnently ability, done much for Freedom,