Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-07-25

Itutelleu Tue pUDllc pllgnted lalln
has not been kept aud therefore
the experiment should not 60 on un-
der such preparation.
Again, sir: not merely have they
been thus overawed, conquered, sub
dued, subjugated, passed under the
yoke, but great deal Of violence.
which even those laws did not call
for and do not justify, has been in
point Of fact exercised over that
people Under the color Of sherifs'
poSSe, and some times under the col
or of pretended decisions Of their
courts, the property of the people
has been destroyed, their buildings
have been burnt, their printing ofh
ces have been suppressed the peo-
pie have been hunted out, they have
been hung, they have been murder
ed, their cattle have been killed ia
their presence, one after another has
been warned out until they would
give assurance TO leave the terrific
ry, They have been run out Of the
Territory by this violence in great
numbers. am utterly incapable Of
describing what the condition Of
things there is from the results Of
these acts Of violence should saw
that the very words OF Cuuau, as
applied al one period 10 Ireland
might be applied, and with much
more truth to this Territory. He
asked, Where shall we look for the
wretched inhabitants of the land Z"
You may fud them iu JAIL the on
ly place Of security, | had almost
SAID Of ordinary habitation. Yes,
sir, you may fud them manacled-
guarded by United States soldiers
as pretended traitors. You may
find them fleeing from the midnight
blaze of their own dwelltngS-lrue.
You may find their bon bleaching
on the green fields of the country
literally true. You may find them
hunted off to returnle,s distance
from their country and their home.
That is ifs condition, truly ms con-
dIuon, without amy figures Of rhet-
oric.
Mr.. President, in that state of
things [ asb, how can we suppose
that the discussion necessarily lncid-
ent to settling the condition Of their
Territory, 10y the forming of con-
slliuuon and especially on this aglt-
aliug subject which divides them.
can be conducted there now with
fairness ! take it, that an election
Of this kind implies that the people
shalt have an opportunity of discuss
ing the main subject Of difficulty
the point of difference amongst them
and discuss IT freely and candldly.
ask gentlemen, in all seriousness,
in all candor, do you believe that, in
the present condition ID ihat rorri-
tory ans such discussion can be M
dnIgcd in-s,uouslv. DO gentlemen
believe any such thing
Again. IL implies ihat these people
may meet. as is the practce in all
our States. Ia some extent. and csre-
cIalIy IN some parts of the country.
There, on all subjects Of public con-
cernment. the people meet together
and the gentlemen who entertain
different views take the stump. as
lhey say. that is. they mount the
rostrum, discuss the subject befure
the people. and the pcople discuss il
themselves. Does not that necessa-
rlly imply a condition of society
which. we aI know. dors not exist
IN Kansa,
Again. sir. il is implied. | take il.
in the conducting of an election m
relation to matter of public CON
cern. thai the people Shall have the
use of their presses lbat the, shall
have fair opportunity 10 use the
freedom of The press ON the dlife,nt
sides Do we moi. ali Of us very
we'll know that, after one press has
hoen destroved M .savenVor,h and
thrown into the river and another at
some Mace | cannot name. and re-
Gently at Lawrence the priotinp office
was utterly DESTROYED. and declared
a nuisance, the idea of the use of
the freedom Of the press. in the dis
cus.ion Of this great topic among
that Deople. 5 altogether unCouuded
and untrue ? There IS nothing of
that kind permitted there.
Such. briefly. arc the reasons why.
in the present state of things. and
especially in the manner in which
that state of things has been produ.
ced. think this exper,ment IS now