New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-25
GOV WISE AND THE VERMONT LEGIs-
LATURE.


Below our readers will find special message sent in
to the Virginia Legislature by Gov. Wise on Thursday
last transmitting To that body, in compliance with NE
re auest of the Vermont Legislature, 50 mnch OF tha
Message of the Governor of the latter State as relates
10 Kansas:
To the Senate and Of Dsgate Of e GeS,'as A~s@y
Of The CcmmonTeaihs Of VSgiaia;
GrSTLEMES: | hesitate TO decide upon complying
with the request Of the Governor and Legislature VI
Vermont To lay before you the accompanying resoln-
tons of that State "on much Of the Governors
message as relates TO kansas.'
The resolutions in every sense offensive 10 us
md upbecomirg the intercourse and correspondence
Which should obtain between sovereign states IN inc
same Confederacy. They are designed 10 nfitalo
public feeling upon topic concerning which II
naturally and habtually sensitive and excited ana are
calculated to impair the affection which should Hnd
the people Of the States together in National
Union. Extremely erroneous and false, IN tact ana IN
principle they are not worthy Of discussion. The
time for discussing such unwelcome missives IRON
State 10 State is passed We cannot reason win the
heads of fanatics touch hearts fatally bent upon
treason. .
From time to time, for many years, the authors Of
such mischief have been demonstrated with in vain and
have been induced but to repeat outrages, To renew
insults and last to organize opposition to the Con
sttution and Laws and to seize upon State and Fede-
raj authority for further aggression.
In the present posture Of relations, we can but wait
in cau digned and patient composure, either for the
worst to to the worst, for returning sense OF
patriotism reverence for the past sacred regard 10
law and order love Of justice and Of peace to be re-
awakened and TO restore sisterhood Of States il
Elections, it, harmony, lite glory, and s strength
!, therefore, recommend that no action be- had o.
taken upon these resolutions by you II is proper,
perhaps that they should be preservcd only as State
archives in proof of the wrong offered US and oil oar
forbesraIce; and this and respect for sovereignty
alone determine to notice them "a do. They arc
but MINOR results of the cause OF apprehension
aud danger which has assumed much more f0rmida-
bic phase, and arrests the gravest attention OF
our country. The Federal Government " arrested in
its operation, the Representative branch OF Congress
is dsorgsnized, and the representative principle sef
is brought into disrepute by at this very moment;
ard in such q crisis az this hardly descend to
look 10 ts results upon Vermont Legislature and
Executive Our attention is called 10 Washington
CITY, not 10 Montpelier.
Parties affiliated with those OF Vermont who have
sent 10 these resolutions lave grown ~ strong ~
succeed in electing to Congress more than 100 Rep
r.. eni atives 10 oppose minority, who nov
defending the Constitution, and In Withholding from
that minority the support Of 30 Repre- sentatives
more chiefly from the southern states sBd uss
effect is that the House Of Representatives can
rot h. organized, except upon term. suDyer-ise
of the Constitution and Union and tho South
il distracted and divided against feeli. IL N
design of the plurality disunion l. the pnlposs
Of the faction division Among ourselvesI u -
II il time that all people AM all Interests OF OF c".
inv sloud he aroused 10 sense Of the fact thai We
.s,iest step 10 di-union 10 Withdrawal ~ rspfeses-
ta'iop AMI that the mOsi potent cause To compel .
witldi6wal 4 representation - to dr"fgAhke, no
Tract nd d,nade representation.
How lorg irgiuis shall pc kept waiting 10 cfgan-
izniion on coBstiiutonal terms ! How she shah BE-
kett wafrg On di-organg .tlon 10 avoid beng pnt
uI On terms ~ dshOnor or exposed 10 danger sie
qrstions for tho people and her Legislature 70 q.
teruire. For my part I rpeat the recomms adsi'on
Of calm, collected dignity and tor patience and iof
b,aipg patriotism. Wan bat he nod wanting to Ger
selves ard our Io~tsnty, earnestly impiore 700.
WIN The fishssi fsspeci, a. o.easu, srf.sin, -.
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