Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-09-27


tire country is one tn result only in the fate of
the Territory of Kansas, he has nothing like a
just conception Of the issue. We have as vet
populated hut half of our Territory from the
Eastern border Of the Territory Of Kansas, and
the City of New. York is not So far as from the
same place to the Pacific Ocean, The centre
of the State Of Kansas, if you make it Of the
size Of the State Of Pennsylvania, would be the
centre Of the United States; 80 that beyond
the limit Of the most Western State beyond
the banks of the Missouri still remains half a
continent to add to The glory tho power, aud
the strength Of this lniun--a vast empire Of
territory to be 6lled with future States, the in
situations of which are 10 BE- fixed by the policy
which this Government shall express within
the next few years. II you cannot save the
/ Territory of Kansas to Freedom with major
ily Of Northern men upon its soil. with a great
steamboat navigation, with The railroads Of Iowa
within $50 miles Of II, aad with but one Slave
State iniervening-if. with all these adyanta-
pes, you cannot save the first State in that Sc
rios, will any man pretend that it is possible to
save the second. the third, the fourth. the fifth.
or the sixth State. There is room for six
large States between Missouri and California,
and If YOU lose all these, and allow a tier Of
Slave States between tho thiuy.sovenih and
lorleih parallel Of North latitude, you isolate
the whole Territory of New-Mexico, and the
Indian Territory, and leave 1t guarded BY this
new tier of States by the Stale Of Missouri. the
State of Texas, and the State Of Arkansas.
Not one square foot, then. Of that territory will
be in the power Of the North All will be
sacrificed to Slavery. and Slavery, having now
100000 more Of square miles than you possess
in the Free States Of the North, will add to its
area some Ten or twelve monster Western States.
This is something Of the state Of agdirs now
hanging in the balance upon the fate of Kan
sas for hold il To be a selfeyident PROPOSE
ton that il Kansas is sacrifced-if the first
State 10 be made out If Kansas is gone-thc
entire territory between the same parallel mus,
inevitably and certainly be clasped in the bonds
of Slavery. VIII any man deny ihisi Is it
not a matter Of demonstration If YOU cannot
save the first and most easlerly State in that
Territory, will you undertake to tell me that
the second can be saved when you must, in or
der to save il, travel 800 miles through the
border rulian's territory and when every en-
igrant who goes there well knows, in advance
and beinte lie leaves his home. that he travels
WV" "'' '.'e !" "'s "anus' ana mat ne goes -
''S ''SS " an ',''' nc "o'1s "eaf--e'ery'hing
'''"'o'o ~ ''''''@eu az" eve" 10 savage man.
in order to preserve the right Of free speech.
II is idle, it Is absurd and preposierous for any
"'''' " Supt''e '""' ""'" we nave Ios' Inc
''oS' o'S''''y '''''0 !" vac le'''ofy "i Kansas
'"''e y'"'"s '"o'e 's'' '"t US wen, what (
'ne" WY, 'ne" we shaii nave ten more
save o'a,ss )" '",s Union twenty fro-slav-
cry on,'eu S'l'es 'e"i'o's' q proper proportion
VI "'e'''e'' y, "' '"~ei iouse' ana ail tue
No'es VI 'ne ELECTORAL colege' prePonderance
OF po''ne'i power oy when The Tour Slave
oIlIes mentioned IN The act Tor the admission /
o, ieNas may DC carved out IRON u at STATE. I
'"e Pu"e' " '"ueA Nuoa' .ne sandwich ISL
a"uS-he power, III spite OF you, TO make war
upon heA'eo an" annex sun more slave terri
"'y' u''" .'s gteA' rec North WIN become
d "ononiy III slavery republic These are
so,ne vi "e Consequences that no" hang IN the
oa'ahce upon tue ia's OF hahsas' These are
Inc poi't'cai consequences word or two
more IN regard 10 thein, ana w'll show you
Tue Consequences socially. When this politi- I
cal preparedness mas been gained by the South, (
VIII you ever gel It bAck When will yuu
ger IL BACK How VIII II be used Why, I
fellow cl'zens' "heh that political power is Z
procured by violence, fraud, injustice, outrage,
rapne and murder, viii II be used with mag
naniml'y' justice aud loFbearanee The man {
ner IN which II has been acquired will tell you \
,he manner IN which 1t VIII be used. 1t will (
% used so That the minority will govern the
majority 1t wall be used to extend over this
hepnohc ihat RUE oil slave representation which |
Is 10 DC found IN the compromises of the Con
s'iu'ion' and which, because II was one Of the
compromises oil the constitution, Twill not dis
-"fo' ou'' because u Is lnlqnlious, and foul,
ana a"''-rePnohean, ! VIII never agree TO prog
aRa'e ana eA'enu-l'oud cheers that rule of
9,aVe representation "heh makes the planter
""o owns i've o'a'es equal IN political lmpor-
lance ana aye IN ms actual vote at tho ballot
OoA, 10 iuur NOrlhern men. cheers Ibis