Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-07-25
effect; for, says the provision Of The
Senate bill,

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Qualification for any c,i office or public ifus or i'i
n'} rmpnymou' "' I'D t,.,., ne ~, ,,r,,
of condition the exercise ot hc light of suhtaEe b
I an, qualified voier'
So the law which has been object
ed to as impairing freedom Of speech
testriciing the right 10 discuss certain
subjects of public character, is
equally and ed'cctually repealed 10y
this bill. The people Of that Terri
tory now, so far as the law which we
are called upon to pass can secure 1t
10 them, will have the right TO the
ircest expression Of opinion upon
their fundamental institutions aud
upon the laws which have been pass
ed by the Teuitoual Leglslaiurc.--
No one can doubt that that is the
force and effect of the language Of
this bill. II was not necessary to sci
out at full length the obnoxious sta
tuics, and then repeal them formally
but we have repealed them by a
short cut Just as surely as # we had
mulupled the words into the length
of a congressional speech, declaring
that no law imposing any test oath
shall have any force aud fleet IN this
Territory. Its the duty of the ju
dietary TO enforce the acts which wc
may pass. aud doubtless they will do
d. It they do not, they will be gull
" of base violation of their solemn
duties, for which they must expect to
receive, aud | trust will not !all TO
receive, The reproach Justly due TO
luquitous violation OF official duty
and the sevcrest punishment known
to our laws. But I do not doubt the
bench will do its duty, so that this
source Of uuuaees and violences
which have beea complained of is
dued up by this bill, unless its oper-
atcn shall be perverted 10 some man
ner which cannot imagine.
Exactly just as the Kansas Ne
braska act aud the constitution haCe
bcsR perverted, by the President, by
the Judges, by the Army, and by
the Border Rutiiaus. Just SO viii
they act again Ed. Waterman.
That is not all, SIR The bill, 10y
the last section. expressly cnacts, that
upon the application Of The board ol
commissioners, whose appointment IS
directed ~ another section, the Pres
dent shall be autnonZed and reqnr-
ed 10 employ such military force
according to existing laws, as be may
deem necessary to secure the full
execution of the provisions Of the bill
Some gentlemen thuk that the Pres
ldcnt OF the United States can not be
unsled. Sir, We are compelled 10
trust him: aud /, for my own part
do not doubt that he wll endeayor
to perform his duty faithfully and
honestly = ! have no doubt he will
select these commisslOners-lndeed |
believe he is pledged. If not by the
bill, at all events 10y the declarations
reported to us by the Senator from
Michigan Mr. CAss TO select them
from those who are not residents OF
the Territory, and who are Of such
character for integrity and ylgor as
to be likely to perform their duties .
honestly and efficiently. What mo- /
live can he have TO do otherwise .
How great are all the motives to in /
duce him To make such appointments .
as viii be honorable TO himself, just
10 Kansas, and likely to secure the
faithful execution of the law / this
ixpeclaljon be disappointed, yet, SIR,
we are obliged to trust the execution
If he laws to the Executive, aud we
are not entirely remedlless The
which puts the uomlua-
lion of such officers IN his hands,
also give to the Senate a check up
on hun. Every one here who has
any suspicion that the President will
be unfairly operated upon IN the Sc
lection If the commissioners. will
have the opportunity to scrulnizs his
nppoinrmenls-to make any obiec.
non whatsoever. and trust we have
not come to that pass yet when the
the Sena,e Of the Unued Suites
shall be regarded as so lost to truth
aud honor. that objections fairly
make TO "a nominee will not be con
sidercd aud allowed to have their
fail effect When il does-when wc
have arrived nt that point that the
Senate will connlve at appointments
not honestly made. but designed to
defeat their very object, aud TO per
vert by fraud the palpable purpose,
of important legislation, we need
care nothing about the Topeka con-