Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-07-19
KANSAS AND sQUATrER sovER.
EIGHTY.

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and passed by the Senate, is one Of the most
cunningly devised schemes imaginable for fas-
tening the blghting curse Of Slavery upon
that territory. This design is cloaked under
a seeming fairness to the Free State men,
Provision is made for its organization into
fects Of the enactment Of this bill will be may
be learned from the letter Of Gov. Roberts,
and the minority report Of Judge CoIIamer,
both Of which documents will be found else
where in this number.
The truth is indeniable, and the revelations
of each succeeding week only serve to make
II more apparent, that the original bill under
which the territories Of Nebraska aud Kansas
were organized, is one Of the most stupcndous
and danining frauds ever praetieed upon the
people Of the North, and that il was intended
to be such by its authors. Under the specious
pretense Of squaiier sovereignty, or Of giving
to the actual settlers Of these territories the
power to determine for themselves the char
scter Of the institutions under which they are
to live, lay the determination to Introduce and
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Of this conception has only been equalled by
the hardihood, lawlcssness and atrocities that
have marked its execution.
Under the Missouri Compromise slavery
was forever inhibited in the territory; there
fore il became necessary that this restriction
should first be removed. Accordingly that
solemn compact which had long been regard.
ed MS possessed Of the binding force Of con-
stituiional provision was repealed. The de-
fusion Of 'squatter sovereignty was held up TO
the people to blind their eyes while the iniq-
ui,ous project Of forcing Slavery upon the in
habitants Of Kansas should be carried into
execution. Atehison, United States Sena-
tor from Missouri, and President OF the body
OF which he was member, left his place in
the Senate, ostensibly to secure a reelection,
but in reality to superintcnd the operations of
those who should personally, engage in carry
ing slaves and slavery into that Territory.
When it was found that settlers from the free
States were pouring into KansAs, with the
rapidity and enterprise which peculiarly marks
the movements Of free labor, the system Of
completing by force what they had failed to
accomplish by enterprise, was instituted
Companies of "bordcr-rUfiians" with Atchi-
son at their head made foray into the terri
tory, seized ballot-boxes, took possession Of
the polls and elected a legislature after their
own heart. IL IS unnecessary for our purpose
to recount the particulars Of subsequent pro-
eeed'ngs' lhey are all IN perfect keeping
I III. a. n. 4
WIN tue ooiee' ma IN view by those who were
pa."e' 10 'n's 'rauo'
ms res"" OF 'n's series OF outrages, this
sys'e,na.c persecution heretofore without a
ra'a''e' 'n TINS country large numbers Of the
i'ee o'a'e 'e'''ers nave seen driven from the
..''"o'yi o.hers are suffering the horrors OF
"rgai imprisonment without any chance for
,e"e'i a"n "no'e companies have been forci-
=" P'e'e",ea from coming IN 10 make a set
''e"'e",' ne worm mas become aroused
~" e"""s W 'sSe,' "e' r'en's ~ tones
"",'" '"'"o' oe mistaken. Douglas the
a'en-consp',a'or' Is alarmed 10 avert the
49," :, "''s"a'o" '"a' threatens 10 sweep
s''' '"' "'' p''y ''o.' power ne now comes
20" ""' '''.' a',"'' '"a' 'squa"er SOW
- ""' 70
-. w 0e" s.u quo sse''ed us passage
- 40 '".'' o", 'o' '"e pae'nca'on OF
a~'"'' ''a' u''''i'"s recognizes the power
~ oo".e'' 70 '''"Ae 'eed'"' rules and regu-
'A',oa. 'of 'ne government oil the territories.
"""e suc' concession at this luncture,
s'mpor'an' IN exposing MS dupiciiy, il should
not aha'e one lot or title Of our vigilance
The truth is 'squatier sovereignty Is no lon
ger necessary for his purpose, nor the inter-
ests Of SlaveocTacy whose servan, he isl
Observation-Disclosures has done the work in peo-
pling, temporarily at least, Kansas with a ma
jority who will go any length in establishing
and sustaining the system of chauel slavery
within its limits. IL this recent bill can pass
the House, of which there is too much reason