The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-04-02

nounced as revolutionary. rebellous, in,
surrectionary, or unlawful-nor does 10
call for or justify the exercise of any
force, by any department of this Govern
ment to check or control it.
1t now becomos proper to inquire what
should be done by Congress. For it is
asserted by the President, in substance,
that lie has the power to correct usurpa-
tions, and that the laws, even though
made by usurped authority, must be, BY
him, enforced and executed even with
military force The measures of redress
should be applied to the true cause of
the difficulty. This obviously lies in the
repeal of the clause for freedom in the
act of 1920, and therefore the true rem.
edy lies in the entire repeal of the act Of
1854, which effected it. Let this be done
with frankncss and magnanimity, and
Kansas be organized anew as Free
Territory, and all will be put right. But
if Congress insists on proceeding with
the experiment, then declare all tho ac-
tions by this spurious foreign legislative
assembly utterly imperative and void,
and direct reorganization providing
proper safeguards for legal voting and
against foreign force There is another
way, however,to put away all this trouble
there and in the nation. without retrac-
ing steps or committing violence, or bv
force compelling obedience to tyrannicsl
laws. made by foreign force, and that is
by admitting that Territory as State
with her Free Constitution. Then, in
deed, her numbers arc not such as gives
her right to demand admission, being,
as the President informs us, probably
only about twenty-five thousand. Tho
Constitution fixes no number as necossa-
ry, and the importance of never sitting
this question will justify Congress in al.
mitting this as a State al this time, es.
pecially, as we have great reason to be-
llevo, if admitted as a State, and con-
troversy ended, it will Immediately Gil
up with a numerous and successful pop
ulation. At any rate it seems impossi.
bic to believe that Congress is to leave
that people without redress. to have en-.
forced upon them. by the Army Of tho
nation. those measures and laws of viol-
ence and oppression Are they 10 he de-
graded into submission Is that pleas
ant experiment to execute on our own
free people ? The truo character of this
transaction is matter of extensive notori.
ETY.. Its essential feature. arc too obvi-
Gus to allow Of any successful disguise or
paIliation, however complicated or ingeni-
Gus may be the statement or however
special the pleadings for that purpose.
The case requires some quieting, kind
and prudent treatment by the hand Of
Congress to do justice and satisfy tho
nation.
Tho people of this country are peace
fully relying on Congress to provide for
competent measures Of redress which
they have the undoubtcd power to admin.
istor The Attorney General, in the
case of Arkansas, says, Congress may,
at pleasure, repeal or modify the laws
passed By the territorial legislature. and
may at any time ahrogate and remodel
the legislature itself, and all the other
departments Of the Territorial Govern.
mentn
Treating this grievance in Kansas
with ingenious excuses, with neglect or
contempt, or riding over the oppressed
with an army and dragooning them into
submission, will make no satisfactory tor.
mination.
Party success may at times be out.
wardly secured, by adroit devices, plausi-
bic protcnces, and partisan address but
the permanent preservation of this Union
can be maintained only by fraukness and
Justice may be denied where it ought
to be granted power may perpetuato
that vassalage which violence and usur-
patton have produced the subjugation
of white Freemen may be necessary,that
African Slavery may succeed but such
a course must not be expected to produce
peace and satisfaction in our country, so
long as the people retain any proper sen,
timeut of Justice, Liberty and Law.
j. CoLLAMER.