The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-05-14

ity might wish to cast over it and that
is, the words " domestic institutions"
There is another helper of the Mis-
sourians Vice President Atchison
leaves high and digaiGed place to
take part in the low, unmanly border
scuffles, goading on Che men of his State
to deeds of violence and misrulc. The
country looks on that man as degraded
and debauched in his principles when he
Voluntarily swears his presence at the
Kansas elections, with pistol and stiletto,
like political marauder.
Now, there is another thing which
may be mentioned, to show the manner
in which this Legislature was elected.
and which removes the least shadow Of
doubt as to its illegally; and that is,
that it proceeded Immediately to legis-
late against freemen by passing its gag
law, its alien sedition law, or whatever
else you may call it, TO muzzlo the mouth
of every man against uttering senti-
ment in relation to slavery, by making it
penal offense, punishable with FIVE
years. imprisonment Now, l do not
know how many men may subject them
sci vesto that penalty; but can tell you
one thing-and rest my honor aud namo
upon it-that if you put freeman into
bastle in Kansas, he will not be there
a week before there will not be even q
key Of it left to send to Washington.
There will not be left one stone upon an.
other that will not be thrown down.
Well, that is not tho end of it An.
other man says-and the course, l be-
Iiove, is intended, if they can carry out
and put their plans in cXecution-that
he would not put the offenders in prison,
but would hang them until they are
dead, dead, dead. II was once said that
Footo was hangman and he had that
reputation. 1t was understood when a
certain gentleman came from certain
quarter Of the country and went to New
York, and made speech there that he
(Footc) was In danger of his laurels and
it was shown that he was 1t now seems
that he is surpassed by his subalterns
Now, what is the meaning of this ?
Why, that it is put forward here from
The Senate Of the United States, that
that is to be the law paramount-that
Lyuch,law is to GO into operation-that
men who would make assertions against
slavery would be hung on the spot till
they are dead, dead, dead
have shown in what manner these
men have been treated, and are now
treated But what is to be dono2 My
proposition in respect to this Territory,
and to make peace in it, is to admit it at
ONCE into the Union as State, am
wiling to allow it to DO so. And my
reason is very plain-and l will be frank
ebout it. 1t is because it will be made
Il free State But there is one thing to
be considered those who do not wish it
to turn out in that way have made q
promise to Congress-have made it to
their constituents and their States and
20 the country and to the world. What
is that promise ? The promise is this
that whenever the people of the Terrific
~ shall form republican government
they shall be admitted into tho Union,
either with or without slavery, as they
shall themselves choose Now the poo
pie of Kansas have formed government
They have done SO Of their own choice
They have complied in every respect
with the requisition made.
Now l say that those mon who laid
down chat platform-who established
those doctrines-are bound to come for.
ward, and recognize, and act upon them.
know very well that it will be said the
Territory has not sufficient population to
be admitted as a State but it has a
larger population than many of the
States which have been admitted into
the Union. have been favored very
kindly by the chairman of the Commit
tee on Territories with list Of those
States which have been admitted with
the smallest amount of population. 1t
is believed that Kansas has now from
forty-6vo TO fifty thousand inhabitants
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