Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-16
VOL. L, NO 25 WHOLE NO. 25s7.

from the State of Missouri ANYTHING like
hospitality, anything like courtesy, anything
IKE justice, when they went 10 that strange
land Instead Of that, when the first cleo
tlon came of they were driven from the bal
lot BOXES by force, and those who usurped
their places had things their own way.
Now, maintain that the Kansas people
are to blame IN some measure. They we're
altogether too modest. They had a way. up
IN Vermont, of dealing with intruders from
abroad, which is worthy of imitation 10 spir-
it, f not IN form. New York claimed por-
ton Of that State as her own, nearly to the
mountains. They sent there officers TO exc
cute the process Of that State The Yer
monlers told them they could not have such
matters going on m their State and that
they must stop. They did not do it. They
caught one of the officers and tied him to a
tree, and laid upon him what they called
" beech seal" which grows in the woods in
the shape of what boys call switches. They
gave hlm thorough dressing; told him to
go home, and It he came there ngain, he
would never leave the State alive and
never heard OF the mans coming back to get
the beech seal removed
The Kansas people ought to have taken
some measures to show that they we're in
earnest, and that they were not to be tramp
led IN the dust, even # they had 10 use lead
and steel. And say 10 them now, peace
man as ! am, that, before | would surrender
and be driven from the Territory. would
use lead and steel aud every other metal
which God has placed IN the earth
| know there arc doubts expressed whath-
er there we're votes cast by Miss0urians in
that election. But Noah might just as well
II Ia, L. A. n l.
uge when be got up on the top of Mount
Ararat Laughter Just look at the re-
turns. As ! said before, am not going in
TO this matter at length, because we expect
information soon upon which we can rely
confidently. But here Ia one district which
has got two hundred and furiy-seveu voters,
and tour hundred and eighty-slx votes; an
other which has four hundred aud eghty-six
voters, and one thousand two hundred and
SIX votes another which has twenty-four
voters, and three hundred and lhrty-une
votes. More than five thousand votes were
, cast by Missourans in that election, while
, they we're diving all the freemen of Kansas
- from Lhelr places compelling them to leave,
- and iorblddmg them upon peril Of their lives
4; TO return.
l. There are two Legislatures, and they have
3, sent on here two Delegates. We hive not
y decided between them; perhaps we never
- shall. 1t IS our business most certainly to
u do l.. Those who have resisted ii the stron-
gest have said we have the right to DO it. -
L II we have the right to make thc decision,
D we have the right, at the same time, 10 make
the examination which prccedes the decis-
} ION; and We are not TO be estopped, and
{ blocked up, and driven out of the way, be-
J cause there has been a Legislature which
has acted wrong.
know the same party says we may rely
upon the court. They trust the court; SO
do /. have always trusted the court, and
believe always shall | remember a
scene which gave peculiar strength TO that
feeling of confidence in the court. You re-
member when the Congressional Library
was burned, and apparently all the men of
| the city we're gathered here to put out tho
/ ire. There was score of engines upon the
track TO the reservoir, and perhaps a thou
sand men in the rotunda and It's avenues.
saw could do nothing there; and as an en-
inent counsel, then Senator from VT, was
p about TO make an argument in the Supreme
! Court | went to that place, and there were
The court, just as calm as ever | saw them IN
my lie. You could hear the cank, cank,
oi a score OF engines, and the tramp, tramp,
tramp, OF thousand men, echoing through
the room, bu. there they sat, attending to
their business, perfectly unmoved | looked
I upon that body Of men, and admired them
for their composurc in their situation. But |
thought of another thing There might como
the time when there would be not only The
agitation of fire and water, but there may
be political agitation. The political elements
may be heaglng up and showing their power,
| "a nd fltnu that hplv Of .stf tI.t.
places and do their duty as calmly as they
are doing It now. ! Will lrust TO that court.
But will not put INTO the hands OF this
court what does not belong to 1t ; and with
that Kansas election case the court has moth
lug Whatever to do. We are to decide il for
ourselves, and should do so at once frankly
and learlessly. 1t must be admitted that
those who attempt to eject the settlers from
/ Kansas have some very efficient helps. |
will read another extract from the Presidents
message;
I 4" In the Territory Of Kansas thore have been act.
pieudie to good oidor hu, yet have
a'de' Circumstances to justify tho inietposon Of tho
fodeul Executive. That could only be in case of OBJ
suc ion TO Federal law. Of ofganzcd resistance to
territorial law assuming the character Of insuueoiion
which, if il should occur II would he my dny nronpty
~ overcome nad suppress cherish the hope however,
that the occurrence OF any such untowad will be
prevented by tho sound sense Of the people of the Ter
ntniy, Who By it. organic law, possessing the fght
sb neo,,g 1w are sai'lsd,
That right, aud must be proeetsd 10 The enjoy
Of IT, without interference o. the part Of the e,ii
ieu' q any Of 'lr s'ntss"
fu, long Afterwards, when, by the proposed aeees.
sion Of the Republic Of Texas, the Uuitod states were
n tAe their next step IN efnufnl greatness, similar
contingency occurred, and became tho for sys-
rnht Aed attempts TO interfere IA the domestic aars Of
@ az ~ 's oaie "a S,hi9ss ., anet "sn.. as
assumed i1il shnne Of
ps',sss'ag enaeay9I,, % ~ some Of 'be Eg2Ie'salaye,
r. OF The surpassed Gsaedl Of tle ptoy'.ion. e the
's. su'hon4"s Mo organization OF the state of Mis-
ia ba. been matte, Of p,in ,o,,o, ,o a.. s,,,,.
coaspcuou. ior their service. iounng this Republic,
@ ana equally s',""s ~ adhs.aass. a,,,fssatdias l3st
10 he1l ,dmi,ts and pble .9e's sy. Of hsis o~s,
and which are Completely wilhid he iur.de,oO, they
c,ng s es,, % o, I lg