Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-03-28

be passed by The Territorial Legislature un
this subject must be subject TO change or re-.
peal by those Of the succeeding years. in
Oh former Territorial Governments 4 was
provided by law that their laws were subject
To the revision Of Congress 30 thar they
would be made with caution. lu th sc lcr-
riories that was omitted. Tho provision Boo
relation 10 Slavery in Nebraska and Kansas
is rs follows; "rho eigaih scculn uf the
act preparatory TO the admission of Missouri
INTO the Union, (which being Inconsistent
with the principle OF n0n-intervcniiun by
Congress with slavery ~ tn States and
Territories, as recognized by the Legislation
Of 1850 commonly called the Compromise
measures. is hereby declared inop raiipc and
roll u being the true intent aid moanup
ct this act not TO le -islste Slavery into ssid
Territory 0r State, nor 20 exclude Il lhcte-
FROM, bat o. leave the people thereof ne. ttciy
free 10 form and regulate their domestic in-
siituti0ns in rier own way, subject only to
the Constitution of the United States, pro-
vlded that nothing herein contained shall hc
construed 10 revive or put IN force any law
or regulation which may have e,s ed puor
TO The act of 9Th March 1870, either protec-
ting, establishing, prohibiting or abnhshng
slavery" Thus Il was promulgated To- the
people Of the whole country thit there was %
cleir field for competition, an open course fir
the race Of rIvalship, the goal Of which was
the uluuate establishment ui a State, nnd
the prze he reward of everlasting liberty
aud its institutions, on the one hand ~ the
psfpulury % Slavery and rs concomuant-
on tue other. Ii Is the obvious duty Ut tins
Government, while tins law CONTINUES, 10 see
this manifesto faithfully aud houuphy and
honestly performed, even though ITS parlcu-
Oar supporters may see cause OF n result uu-
favorable 20 their hopes. 1t is iurthcr 10 be-
observed, ia. IN the performance Of this
sacred experiment, ~ was provided tht 900
white men who became inhabitants IN Kan
sas were enttled to vote without regard tu
their ime u residence, usually provided 10
other errtoHes Nor was this rirht OF
young confined to American citizens bot
included al srch aliens as had or would de-
clare on oath, their intention 10 become CHI
zens. h.s was the Proclamation 10 the
world 10 become inhabitants Of Kansas. aud
eullst IA The great enterprise by the force Of
numbers, by votes, to decide tor 1t the great
question Was It 10 b. expected that the
great proclamation for the puiucul tourun-
iurnt wouid be listened to wlih md flcrcncc
and apathy Was II proposed and presented
IN hat spirt- Did 1t relate TO -uhiert un
which the people were cool or Indifferent
A large pat VI the people of this country
look on domestic Slavery ~ only evil and
thar continually" alike to master and rn
slave, aud to the community, 10 be- lett a.one
20 the management or enjoyment of the PEG
pie OF tho states VIII re- u exists but not 10
Dee eXtented, more especially Us % gives or
may give political supremacy ~ minority
oi ine people ot thus county ~ the United
States Government. Ga the other hand.
many OF the people ui anntht part NJ thr
Ontcd states regard Slavery, li not M the
abstract blessing. at least, A. Now existing.
% condition Of society best tor both wnlte aud
black, while others regard It as no eva, bur us
ihe highest state Of social condition. These
cons d that they cannot, with safely % their
poo arr-ts, penmt political nscendcucy 10 be-
largely M the hands OF those uuiurndly To-
tins peculiar Institution. from these con
Aicung We've long aud violent has been the
controversy, aud experience seems Ia show It
iulernnabie. Many aud probably lurg,
majority of Is nation, lovers ct quiet. en-
trrtlined The hope that after 1880 the go
called COMPROMISE Measures, even though
not satisfactory to the Free states, woulo be-
kept by their supporters, and ina by them
whi they were proiessed To be--a hn,uy
on the subject Oi the extent and hnitauun.
of Slave Territory more especially utter
the assurance contained in the lnaupurni
Address OF President Pierce. This hvpc
was fortified with the consideration that al
that time Congress had, by different pruvl,-
lun5, settled ny law the Conditions of Free
dom or Slavery for all the territory Of the
United Suies. These hopes nave been dis
appointed aud from this very pruvisinn for
reppse has been extracted PRINCIPLE for de
tur1lng the condition Of things ON which lls
iounaauon OF hnan,y rcsled-thnt is, the
prominence and conlmuunce OF the then ,x-
isung condition OF legal provisions. The
establishment of the Territorial Goverumenls
for Utah aud New Mexico, without prohi-
bnion of slavery, was sustained by many on
the ground that no such proyisisn was re-
CURED Tor ~ exclusion, as the condition Of
the country and It's laws was a sufficient bar
uer and therefore toy sustain, hen, De-,
cause 1t would complete the series aud iur.
ulsh the provisions as 10 Slavery IN al uw
J cfrtoues, and make an end of controversy
On that subject. Yet m 1891 It WIS Ius,sle,
by the friends and supporters OF the laws %
1850. aud il IL actually asserted 30 The law
establishing the Territorial Government u
Kansas, lhat the then laws for New- ,.exic,
aud the COMPROMISE measures then adome,
contain a principle utterly at war with Ihet
gleat and protested object Of hnally, an,
hat Instead Of completing and ending Tie
provisions of Congressional action Tor a..
Territories as 10 slavery, 1t really declare,
principle which unsettled an those whrr,
Slavery had been prohibited. and rendered
proper, tnl nly proper, To declare such pro
hlbiuuns ai "inOpsrdiIge and Uoid." IN
sllrit aud feeling winch thus per, ertad thos
Compounds lars aud made them the dlfee
instrument OF renewed disturbance, could Lu
be expected then 10 leave the result To- tn
delsloa Of The people Of Kansas. wi,h IN
activity aud indifference. he Slavuh,ldin.
STATES IA % secured The ADMISSION of Ms
sour as olaveholing state, aud all the "a
gion south Of 81 : 80 10 lhr same purpose
By cnlonlng and enacimg tlat all no.ih q
that line should be JOrtper free and by lul
they obtained only sufficient number q
votes from The Free States, counted wu
their own, 70 adopt IT, Ia 1870 they agree
lhit u New Mexico aud Utah were Wad
Terrilones Without "A prohibuoD Of SLAVERY
ii-would. witn the laws already ,dadu Ion IA
reot of our Territory, settle ioreyer tle whui
subject This pfoposiI'n or such tennin
alton also secured votes from ne Free STATE
enough, with her own lgon the Sayrhoidinl
States, 10 ADOPT H. Ia leJ4, IN utter di,re
gard Of their repeated contracts, both lhus
arrangements were broken, and bo,h thos
compromises disregarded, aud all their pro
visions Tor Freedom declared imperative an
void by the vote OF the alayehoding State
with very few honorable exceptions, und
minority of the votes OF the Free State.
Amer Ibis extraordinary aud inexcusabl
proceeding Il was Dot to be expected that la
people Of The SlaYeholdlGg States would tuk
no active me .suees 10 secure ldyurabi
result, by votes IN the Territory OF hansa,
Neither could II oe expected that the peupl
oil the Free tales, whO regarded the acc II
1854 as double breach OF iallh. would 81
down aud make M effort, by legai means. 4
correct IT, IL has been said that the repe,
OF the provisions Of the Missouri Lumpron
ise and tho breach Of the Compromlse
1850, sh 'uId MOI be regarded as measures