Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-03-22

Of said Territory was dismissed from Office and
the Duties dcvovod upon the Secretary of tho
Territory aud how many Of the laws passed
with his official appreciation docs not appear
the laws as now presented being without date
or authorization.
As by tho law of Congress, organizing said
Territory, il was expressly provided that Tho
people of the Territory were to be "leIt per-
lec,ly free 10 form and regulate their own do
nestle institutions in their own way" and a.
moug these institutions Slavery is included it
was, Of course, implied that that subject vas to
be open and free to public and private discus
sion, in all lis bearings, rights and relationships
Among these a,usl Of course, be the questions
of what was the state Of the eiisiiag lalcs, aud
the notifications that might be required on that
subject. The law bad declared lha, It's true
intent and meaning was not to leqisale Slavery
iuio the Territory or exclude it iherefrom. -
This would, Of course leave to that people the
inquiry--whai then are the existing rights un-
der the Constitution Can slaves be holden in
the absence of any law on the subecil This
question, about which so much difference of o.
pinion exists, and which Congress aud the
Courts have never settled, was thus turned over
IN tho noo,io ,here :, di.,,,.. a'n.i III, -.
,bonos.lr.s
This territorial Legislature, 50 created, by
force from Missouri, utterly refused to permit
discussion on the subject but assuming that
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