Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-02

b Nht bcglslhtufo assembled. Let INC ask
gentlemen how was that Legislature com.
/ posed' What redress was to be expected
there What a mockery to 90 there Mt
all
Besides, the people never had an opportn.
nifty to protest before the Legislature. They
assembled on the second day Of July. II Is
said that on the day when they assembled.
they passed a resolution offering To receive
protests against the sitting members. II is
true thnt they did pass such resolution -
IL must be remembered, however that they
were sitting at Pawnec Cty-af ia the in.
teror--a place where they said tnpy could
not get accommodations tor themselves -
How long did they wait for people to pre-
sent any protests under that resolution -
On the second day afterwards they passed
on the whole question.
What was the real object Of that resolu-
ton II it was for the purpose Of receive
ing protests from the people, some notice
should have been given to the people; but
they had no notice of H. The true purpose
Is obvious from the result There had been
an election which the Governor set aside In
seven Districts, and in these caecc he ord~rod
a second election. Members had taken their
seats with certificates under that new elec-
ton. The object Of asking for protests was
TO set aside those men elected al the second
election, and they did turn out every one uf
them on the ground that the Governor had
no business 10 set aside the returns given at
the first election. What did they d. mex
They admitted the nine representatives
whom understand 1t is now conceded were
chosen Ia this violent and illegal mauner.-
A. AfaL Lr.s al. 4
shown you how large mJorlty Of them
were elected. How could their own acts
make themselves legal
do not desire 20 use any language of vi
oence 10 relation 10 this matter; but when
the mind is convinced that wrong, an out
rage has been committed. It Is exceedingly
difficult to speak of 1t with entre equauinily
OF temper and with weighed words. TO
my MUD, if there be any truth 10 the view
which have taken, this transaction deserves
To be regarded as the most uniu-uh4bIc atrlc-
lty ever committed 10 abuse of the forms of
law. In the argument which have present
ed, | have submitted official papers To prove
my position. | have alluded TO the returns
made at the time, and my argument is based
on them J. may be-, however, that there
has been some exaggerltion in the reports
aillat 90 the world upon ths question. THIS
Is probable, tot there Il hardly subject Of
much agitation when it Is not The case.
do not see, however, how such reports could
destroy the character Of the testimony
which have presented.
The Legislature being thus composed
what were rs acts What were the nature
and character Of It's proceedings? | have
no desire unnecessarily TO consume time,
but there are two or three laws passed by
the Legislature TO which must call the atten-
ton of the Senate. They passed a law
fixing the condition Of election, aud they
provided that If any man, on being required
to do so, would not take an oath to support
and miintan the fugitive slave law, he
should not be entitled to vote. This call
the law Of dis'ranchisemnt
shall enter upon no discussion Of the
merits Of the fugitive slave laws Of i793a
$500. | shall reserve any remarks which
| might fee disposed to make on thet point.
to suitable and proper occasion. This Is
a new example m the history of legislation
in many of It's aspects. In the FIRST place,
it IL an Undertaking, on the part Of Terri
torisl I.egis'-'~o 10 afiy penalties md eo~
sequences 20 law of the Unurd States
which that law has never prescribed When
a man is guilty OF breaches of that law, the
act itself prescrbes the punishment TO which
he rs liable-heavy fines. and, perhaps, i'm
prsoumeni. Now, by what authority can
self bv ,ts own legisl,tion 10 adj IN tbe ev-
tent of nenalues which Congress has prnv,.
ded Conpress has moi declared ibat If ,
man breaks that law he should be J,sfran-
cbised as a citizen. and nrevented from vot.
ing. Not only has IL not n,s.ed bnt new.
or can mass such nrovisinn. Vet This s,.
called f.erislaiure of Kansas Terr,torv. IN
utter excess of mower. bv nm abnse of au
tbority un,ertonk to mako surb lar,sIation
as this
II has other osoects worse than tba, winch
have inst nrosented b.ve sn.,l,on of tho
mower of afiy.ng nenali,es io hrencb or
tbe law bnt tbis ieg,sl,tion pons f,r,ber
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brcnk the law If he does maj t,ke an o,Ih ~
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