Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-06-06

unsuccessful, md at once abandoned. Sure
". no man in his senses will urge that this
act was anything but trivial by the side of
tie Crime against Kansas. But the Slave
Power is not concerned in this controversy.
Sir. am no apologst for Governor Reed
or. There Is sad reason to believe that he
went to Kansas originally as the tool OF the
President but his SIMPLE nature, nurtnred
in the atnosohere Of Pennsylvania, revolted
at the service required, ond he turned from
his patron 10 duty. Grlevously did he err in
yielding to the Legislature any act Of au-
thentication but he has in some measure
answered for this error BY determined efforts
since 10 expose the utter illegality Of that
body which he now repudlates entirely
II was said Of certain Romnn Emperors,
who did infinite mischief IN their beginnings,
and infinite good towards their ends, that
they should never have been born, or never
6led and | would apply the same to the
Official life Of this Kansas Governor. At all
events, | dismiss the Apology founded on
his acts as the utterance of tyranny by the
voice of law, transcendlng the declaration
of the Dcdantic Judge, In the British Parlia-
ment, on the eve of our Revolution, that our
fathers Notwithstanding their complaints
were In reoluy represented IN Parliament,
inasmuch as their lands under the original
charters, were held, ." ia common socage, as
Of the manor of Greenwich IN Kent" which,
being duly represented, carried with 1t all
the Colonies. Thus IN other ages has tyr
amy assumed the voice Of law.
Next comes the Apology imbecih, which
is founded on the alleged want of power IN
the President 10 arrest this Crime. 1t Is
openly asserted, that, under the existing
laws of the United States, the Chief Magls-
trate had no authority ~ interfere in Kansas,
for this purpose Such is the broad state
ment, which, even if correct, furnishes no
Apology for any proposed ratification of the
Crime, but which Is 10 reality untrue and
this call the Apology of mbccilty.
Thus while The Slave Power is Indifferent
the President will see that the luws are
faithfully executed; bat, IN other cases,
where the interests OF Slavery are at stake,
he Is controlled absolutely by this tyranny,
ready at all tunes to do, or not TO do, pre-
cisely ms II dictates. Therefore 1t Is. that
Kansas is left prey TO the Propagandists OF
Slavery, while the whole Treasury, the Ar
my and Navy of the United States, are lay.
lshed to hunt a single Slave through the
streets Of Boston, You have not forgotten
the lattel instance but choose to refresh
1t IN your minds
As long ago as 1851, the War Depart
ment and Navy Department concurred 10
placing the forces Of the United States,
near Boston, at the command Of the Mar
shall, If needed, for the enforcement of an
Act of Congress, which had no support in
the public conscience, az believe It has no
support IN the Constitution and thus these
forces were degraded to the loathsome work
% shve-hunlers More than three years at
forwards, au occasion aros ior their inter-
veuuon. A fugitive from Virginia, who for
some days bad trod the streets of Boston as
a freeman, wns seized AS slave. The
whole community was aroused, while Bun
ker ilill and Fancul Hall quaked with re-
sponslye Indignation. Then, Sir, the Pres-
dent, anxious that no title OF slavery should
suffer, was curously eager IN the enforce
ment of the statute. The dispatches be-
tween him and his agents ia Boston attest
his zeal. Here are some OF them:
Ho.roN, .Ugy ~ lsji
TO The Presdeat of the Uaitei State,
fn consequence Of an attack upon the Court-hou.e,
last nigh, lo iho pa pose OF rascuing fugitive aIvo
dndrf arrest, ard BOO which ono OF my own guud- was
sed iA4rc araie4 myself ef ne resaHrees e tio I'M
ed S4tes- piaeef itader NV eoHrotby tuor ffom the
Ifar and Mary D,pDtaeat, 10 1851, unJ now have tvo
o@ nl m dn,, '" r%s laegs,anses, ia
rbo attack was repu.ed by my own quad
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FRANKLIN PIERCE.
w.-,,,.,,,. ,.qo ,ss,
% Hon .. r. HALLErr, Bosiu Mlss:
What is the state of tho case of Bumsi
SloNhi Lbs Ea,
WAsmNeroS, May3l, l55L
iS,,ili ,.o,,. ti-ra,, B,.,,. A..
Ioeu, any etpspss lecrn,J o.c...,,. lao .l u..-L-,
odd Jonts, ~ to- KY MiNtiy or otherwise 10 ensure
FRANKLIN PIERCE
But the President was not contont with
uch lorces as were then bn hand IN tho
Other posts also were mt
.nder reouis,tion. Two comoan,es of M /
,onnl trnops stntioned at New Vurk were
.ept under arms. ready attn moment to
,roceed In BOSTON: md the Afini,nt Cen
,ral of the Army was directed in reoair IN
he scene. there 10 superptend the execu.
hon of the statute. An this was done for
he sake of Slavery. but during the lonp
months of menace suspended ever the Free
Soil of Kansa.. brenktnr rerlh IN successive
invns,ons. the President has folded ms hand.
in complete hsdessness, or. If he has moved
AT all, 1t has been. only 10 encourage the rob
her propaguudists.
And now the Intelligence Of the country
is insulted by The Apology. that the presI-
dent had no power To interfere. WHY. Sir
To make this confession is To conirs, our
Government 10 be a practical fulure-whcb
will never do except, Indeed, AS IT is nd
ministered now. No. Sir. the imbeeilitv Of
the Chef Magistrate shall not be CHARGED
upon nur American Institutions Nbere
there isnwlu, there is a way: and IN his
case. had the will existed. there wonld hnvo
been way, easy and triu,nobant IN r,,ard
against the Cflme we now deplore Ills
powers were in every respect annie and
lhs will prove hy the siatute.book RI,
the Ac, of Congress of 18th February l7g5
II Is enacted. ,.that whenever tho iaws If
the United States shnll be oppossd. or The