Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-04-18

Union. II is under such unpropitl1us circIm-
stances that they now begin the new expert
mcnt Of extending slavery INTO lree territory
by force, the armed power Of the Federal
Government. You will neel mnny votes
from free States M the llcgse of Representa-
tvcs, and even some votes from those States
IN this House, 10 send an army with a reti-
nue. Of slaves m lbs irbin into Kansas. Have
you counted ~ your votes In the two llous'
cs Have YOU calculated how long those
who sha u cast such votes will retain their pa-
ces ~ the National Legislature
But ! will grant, for the sake Of the argu-
ment, that with Federal battalous you con
carry slavery into Kansas, aud maintain 1t
there. Are you quite confident that this
republican form Of government can then be
upheld and preserved You will then Your
selves have introduced the Trojan horse. -
No republican government ever has endured.
with standing armies maintained In us DO.
som to enforce submission to its laws. A
people who have once learned TO rcinunish
their rights under compulsion, will NOT be
long n forgetting that they ever had any
In extending Slavery into Kansas therefore
by arms, you will subvcrt the liberties Of
the people.
Senators Of the free States, I appeal to
you. Believe yo the prophets know you
do. You know, then, that slavery neither
works mines and quarrics nor POUNDS cities,
nor builds ships nor levlcs armies, nor maus
navies. Why, then, will You insist on clos
ing up this new Territory of kaus1s against
uli enrchIng streams Of immigration. while
you pour into u the turbud and poisonous
waters Of African Slavery Which one of
you ALL whether Of Connecticut or Pcnnsyl-
vania, or Illinois, or uitNichlrau. won con.
sent thus u eXtingulsh The chief light of
civilization within the State In which your
own fortunes are cast, and In which yonr own
posterty TO live? Why will You pursue a
policy 80 unkud, so unjust, towards the help
less deienceess, struggling Territory oi
Kansas, inhabited as 10 is by your own brcfh-
crrn, depending ON you for protection and
safety Wlll Slavery IN Kansas add To the
wealth or power TO Your own States, or TO
the wealth, power or glory of The Republic /;
You know that 1t viii diminish all OF these
Yuu profess a desire TO end this national
dco ie about slavery, which bias become for
you, lnloenhIe Is # not time To rcluqush
that hope You have exhausted The virtue,
for that purpose, That resided IN compacls
and platforms, M the suppression OF the right
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and m nbne.,,tinu Of Fsdrr,I ,n,bnr,,y ,,,-
,L,, s,,h,oct ~ NI,,,ry ,,i,l,n h. N,..,.i
Territories. VIII you even Then end the
debate, by binding Kansas with chans. for
the safety ofsavory n Missouri? Even then
You must give over Utah 10 Slavery, To make
It secure and permanent ~ Kuusas aud
,.,u must ,,vs ,vcr pre,r,,.od ,N,st,,.,,,,,,
l., hath pelycoo,y ana Sl,ycr, w. a.,
,,r,r,n,v ,o,,,l,v tba onc ana he o,l.-r "a
,b,se pccnIiar douestc institutions in Ir,,b .
so van uu.t ro am s,cri6,.,o,, a., ,b, .l,-,,o
or ns,,e lerr,t,,y ,.i,er .r,-r,t,,,, ,,r,Ih,
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'"' Sn'' 'V ''''' "'u U'' VICIOUS "h"NlaIl. 49,
""Cn you nave "'"r'lo Nalny hope1 Al
"'g"V Niauoh """'" remove IRON among
you "''nuul your own c'u'ufIenc'' euAl
u'Cp"e llr on''uhl"g 'leHeUl' 40 lhe he'
pun'c. ne VINO l"un1 iiNer 200 aus pain,
ana SUI Gown 10 wait Tor the mood To nss
'""y' WINS MOI more un"lse man ne VINO
'NP, Gus inc "Bu1,oh Oh HiaFory I'D ceuse
WINE u'e ioVe Oh iiueu"uh ah'hi'es Tue DOS
"n, ~ u''nNlnu'
"' Solt"ln'y %, ul' oo'as'ou draws over
our henu' Ol'' cioul OH u'sun'"n' "hlch ARISES
whenever lle SUBJECT oil slavery is agluled.
HuN lhe deoale goes on more afdenly, ear
ue'',y' ana unEIly 'han ever oeiore' II
emp'pys no" not merely loglc' fcproach,
"'euaoe' Ie'o''' ana utnahcei nut saOres,
IileS' ana cannon 10 you look through
u''s Uo'P'en' war qn'e 10 Tue eha' ana see
."e'e Peuce' quiet ana harhouy' on inc SUD
Ject OF slavery II 3d. pray enIRhten me-
qua sno" me no" iong lhe way is when
ledus 10 tuht frpuSr. ne nee STATES are