Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-12-06

lions of the constitution itself and souobt lao
every means within their roach. TO denri,e n
portion of their Glloy.ci,izcus cr ,he caaal on.
ioyment of those rights and privileges ouaran-
lied alike To ali Inv The 0,nlamcr,,l c,r,,.c, AZ
our uniun.
This araumcn, against the RENAL of The
st,t,te limo Il, c,,cs,i,, ,. ,.o,',,,,.,,;,i d..
another of communal character, aud o,,ailv
with the other destitute uc (,u,d ANN in re,eon
AVID truth It vas imnuied that lh,. measure
originated in the cnnccpiion Of rriending The
| limits Of slave labor beyond those previnus.
" assigned to il. aud that such was it, natural
as well as intended clTc, and those baseless
assumptions were made. in the northern states.
the ground Of unccasine assault upon cunsiitu.
uonal rinh.
The repeal in terms of a statute. which was
already obsolete. aud also null fir uncous,itu-
tinnnlny. could have nn influence 10 nbairuct nr
prnnuic The propagation Of conflicting view b ~
political or social Institution When the aet
organizing the Territories Of Kansas and Ne
hraska was passed the inherent eiIec, npon that
portion Of the public dupinin thus opened 10 le-
e,l settlement. was to admit settlers from an
l The siafra ui the iNlNU alike. gINI Win ms
convictions Of public policy and private inter.
est, there 10 found in their discretion. subiec,
TO such limitations as the constitution and acts
of Congress might prescribe. new states. here
after 10 be admitted int, the Union. II was a
free field, open alike To- an, whether tho stat.
uto line " restriction was repealed or not.
Tia, reslrictiun did not open to free COMPEL.
tion Of the diverse opinions and domestic insii.
unions a field, which. without such repeal.
would have bern closed against them. /, found
that field Of competition already opened in fact
and in law. Al the repeal did was to relieve
the statute book Of an objectionable enactment.
unconstitutional in effect. and injurious 10 terms
to q large portion Of the states
Is il fact that, in all the unsettled rcpiuns
Of tie uniied States, II emigration be lr6 frce
IN act in this respect for itself ithoui legal
prohibitions on either side. slave labor will
spontaneously 20 everywhere. ia preference to
nee lahori /. II She tact that he peculiar do
mc.iis Institutions uf tho southern states pos.
scss relatively 50 much ,igor. that. whercsoey-
81 an avenue "a freely open To al the world.
they will penetrate to the exclusion Of those Of
the northern staiesi l. il the fact that the
inrmcr cnioy, compared vnh the latter, such
irrcsistably superior vitality, independent OF
climate, soil and all other accidental circum.
stances. as TO be able TO rrolucc the supposed
rcsulI IN spite of the assumed moral and nat
ural obstacles To It's accomplishment, aud Of the
more numerous population Of the northern
sis,esi
The areumen, Of thuse who advocate the en-.
ac,men, Of new laws Of restriction, and con
denim the repeal Of Old ones, In effect AYERS that
their particular views Of government have no
selfeS,endine or selfsusisnins. power NJ their
own. and will On nowhere unless forced by act
OF Congress And II Congress do but pause
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