Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-12-12

III, ,h,t - o., net aUgrossivplv aVntut the
49,, ,;onsi ,irbts or ncorlv one.half octbe
,b,.,y.one s,n,es
,ta - sc,ios or acts nj indirect ar.
,..ass,nn ,hc frst was tho strenuous dcitas
H., b,. ri,,ycps NJ tho nor,born States. in
,,,no,css and ont of If. of the question of
80 or,oncin,,ion in The southern States.
'rbo socond etc, i'm Tins path of evil con-
.,s,oJ ~ ,cts ~ The people of the northern
S,,,cs and in several instances of their
,,ove,nmenrs. aimed TO facilitate the escape
80 ncrsons held TO service in the southern
S,,,cs and 10 preyent their cxtradition
whom reclaimed according To- law and in vir-
,po If exnress proyisions of the Constitution.
10 nrorno,e thus obiecf. legislative enact
r,cn,s and o,hnr pon9s were adopted 10 take
wov or defen, ricbts. which the Constitution
soleyoriv gy,r,ptled In order 10 nulhfy the
Iron cv,stiug act of Congress concerning the
o,,,,5i,i,n of tugttives from service. laws
,goro enacted in many Stnies. 1rbiddino
tbeir oairers. under the seyerest penalties.
T., ,,rticipote in the execution of any act of
Coogress whatever In This way that system
81 b,,ro,io,s accommodation botvoen tho nm
,L,r;,ics If tho Uni,od Stotos and of tho
scve,oi States for tho maintenance of their
co,,,nor ,ns,i,u,ions which existed in the
c,rlv vc,rs of the Rennblic was DESTROYED
con9,c,s NJ in,isi,c,ion came Ia he freonent
and Con,,ess fund nself comneled for the
snn,,r, Of tho Constitut,on. and the vind,-
oai,n, Of ne ro,yor IN outborizs tho nnnoint-
mon, NJ new officers CHARGED with the exec
cn,ion of its octs MS If ibev and tho officers
If tho S,,,es wore the ministers rosnectivo-
10 ~ core,o, ,ovorn,nenis i'm state n,
,,r,,.l hos,,,,s r,,bor ,bao follow ,nagis.
,,a,e,' ~ =, c,,,,,,,,,n co,,,rv nc,coG,llv snb-
s,st,n,, ,n1er ,l,e ,ro,eciion Of ono ,vcil con.
s,,,n,sd Ii,ion INN b.ro alec oggressio,
,yos c,Iloa.d lao ro-sc,ion and The nt,acks
nno, ,hc CONSTITUTION nj th,s ,oint d,d lint
.,,,r,, ~ raise nm now b,rr,ors for MS defence
and sarnr,tv
Tho tb,rd stare of this nnhnnnv seetional
controvorav was IN COMMISSION with tho mr..
,,an,gs,,on If te,r,,o,,,I gnvrrnmepts and
Tho aJ,,iss,o,, ~ nov Stotcs ,n,o tho Linton
Vher IL ,.os ,r,,nsed tn admit the SINE of
Maine. bv se,nr,tion of Territory fran thai
If Mnssochrsot,ss. and tho Stste IF Nilsson.
p, formed Of n n,rtion Of tho Tertiary cedcl
nv France In ,ba Inited Sratrs reprosentn.
t,yrs IN Congress obiected to the admission
of tbe latter unless wnb conditions suited IN
pnr,icular Vows or pnbh. nol,ey. The i'm
nosition of snch n cnud,,,on was unnecessarily
resis,eJ Rut NJ ,ho soa,s noriod lilo amos.
uon was nr,sonied of unnos,nr restr.riiop.
u,on tho residue nr the tarr,torv coded by
France 'rh,, oues,i,n was for tho lime
dismissed or he the odontion ot a coogrnphi.
c,l limo of Bm,,,tion
7 I, This c,n,ov,,n !, sbould mn, no r,r,,,t
ton ,ba, F,ance NJ bcr own ncror5 res,ivol
for considerations of the mos, Cr.siphie,
sagacitv. 10 code ,ouisiapa &, tbo Unra,
States. and that accession was occcnred b,
tho limited States the lottor e,nrosslv on
,aoi,g ,hnt .tba inh,hi,gpts of' tbe coded to,.
l'li ,,' ,..,.-,-.,..I a.. IT..
, = i,I ~ ~, ~ ~ ','. ''''.'
Wv I''.''u $3.50 a''' o.''''''',' Us
raIa.,I ('..,;,..,S H. ,'i,,, ~ ~,
,ho .,,h,s 5,,an," ~ '' oJ ,nV,' W ~,
$500 s.",.i
e'.'-,,,s VI .ne p'i'Iu 49, ~ ~ Wv
'oa','''le Wy s"u'' up '''',''r''.eu "'g p'o
'.o'ou W Wy ~ e''Iyy ''D". ~ ,"Vt ','.'lJ
P'"g,|yi ".u '"v io's'uu WV" my p''
.oss '','' % ~ s"y' ",'''' II II,,ia.u' III
'e'ino''n' ooIu'',un, ns 'u,l'"i'ul's are
.'a,u'',r e a'Ie 'o,e's.u II. Wv .,n' ei4'y.
r'cb, ,bon ~ n,ss ;n,o ,ho cond,t;on If ST..
na con,,on 81 norcoc, oomaI,,,, ,y;,h ~,
or,,,inal ST.
The enac,,,on, which es,.hlishoA tho 70.
s,r;c,;ve cea,ranbic a. l,,o yss aco,,nsro1
IN ra,ho, ,b,n annroyad h,, ,ba S,a,ds aT a.,
| ITnion II stood an The s,,tp,e booL ho,y
o,,er c,r n nnnher ~ voo'rs mad ,Ie ,,,,,,I,
/ ~ ,ba rssno.,;yo S,o,os acn,,iosooJ =, IT,
,-anao,,,nn, 81 a., ,,,;no;,i.s -, a,,,i,,,l -,
,Lo c,o,a 80 re-. rn,,I I, .,g,,.,,',.l y,
Wv -" ~, NV =, "ua P'"p',eu 40 ~
,asr,,or, a,nn;roJ Nv, ,ho ITdi,aJ S. c w.,
D' ~ Wv - '''''''7 ',u'
".N'vo, -. '',i9 P'VPo9''','a ,''s gu,
l1s'e'u ~ '''o iJp'e'e"1u1'r1s NM we
s,a,,,e hne INSISTED u1on nnplying restric.
non 70 the new territory penerailv whether
/ iying nor,b mr. sonth Of il tberehy repenl,no
Il asa logislative comproniae and ON the
mr., of The North nersistrntlv violnting m,
co,nnac, Il comnact there was
Tbe,ouno, his ernc,men, CEASED ia hav,
lh;nd,ng virtue in any sense whether as re-
. snoc,s tho North or the South and so If
ofIsc, il WINS treated ON the occasion of th
,1,n;ssior of tba Stota oc Cal,f,rni, and ,h
, oraan;1a,ior nj the Terr,tories of New Me,
r ,oe iI,,b and Wnshington
. 81
= o'on "os wv 80" s,. ,, ''' ,rr,,,.,..,.,
d .'e .rnu ".'s'" - ~" sS N''h.",,
IS "e - e .I.'.,;,'.,,1.i 49, ~,
i rnHoc,inn =, had now nj lenuth cam, Ia
e seen clearly That Congress does mot possc
II constitutional mower 10 impose restrictions
IS This character unon anv present or Gttu
d, state of I'm. Union. ln a lone series of d
Of cis,ons on the fullest argument. and aft
II the most deliberate cons,dcratinn. the )
- nreme Court of The United States had i'm
IN " determined this polnt. ia every form unt
'S which The onestlon could arise, whether
~ afr,ctin,, nnbltc or nrivnte flphts-in an
u tions of the nublic dmnnin. of relirion
| navigat,on. and seryiiude.
81 The several States of the Union are.
nd force of the Constitution. co.coud m ,
ne nestle Legislative power Congress can,
gu cbauge a law of domestic relation IN
nd STATE of Maine no mora can il in the ~
Il OF Missouri Any statute which propo
III 10 do tins is a mere nullity; II takes av
ep ma rioht II conlers none. If II remains
OF the statute book unrepealed. il remains In
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