Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-09

with certificates under the now election
Tho Oil,ct oi asking for protests WAS t. set
a';ln all those mon elected at the second cl-
cclion, aud they dad turn out every one oI
Them on the ground that tho Governor had
no business t. SIT aside the returns given at
the first election. What did they do next
They admitted the nine Representatives
whomc understand it il now conceded were
chosen in this violent illegal manner. We
know hov they were elected have shown
You how i large majority Of them were elect
ed. How could their own act make them
selves legal
do uJt drsiro t. Use any language Of yio-
lencc in relation - this matter. but when the
mind - convinced that u wrong, An OUTRAGE
has been committed, it is oIc'odingly difficult
to sp'ak % it vjt., entire cquIuiuity yr tenn
per and with weighed words. T, my mind
il there ," any truth in the view witch have
taken, TIN, transaction deserves to be reglid-
CT as tie most uniustiliajlo atrocitv ever
committed in abuse Of tho forms Of law. In
the argument winch have presented. have
submitted u'i '.ai papers to prove my position.
. J have alluded to tho rcturns made at the
time, and my argument ia based on them. It
may be, however. that there has been some
cz1ggornti0a in the reports aIlOat in the world
upon she question: This is probable for
1 th're Is hardly bielt Of much ogtati IN
. Wtrn 1t Is not the case. | do not see. howey-
/ cr how such reports could destroy the char
actrr OF the testimony which have presented.
The Legislature h.iug thus composed, what
VIZ" it, acts What were the nature and
+ ca"raet.r Of It's proceeding, have no de-
/ sire unnecessarily to consume time. but
/ tA'r' are t"o or three laws passed by the
/ I.'2i>intnrr to which ! must call the atten-
/ ton OF tnn senate. They passed law fixing
( the condition Of election, and they provided
/ that II any man, On being required to do so,
/ would not take an oath to support and nam
tain tn" fugitive slave law, he should not he
/ entitled to yotc This | call the law Of dis
/ lranchiscment.
! Shall enter upon NJ discussion Of the
merits OF the fugitive sl.y' Laws Of 1913 and
lN1o. | shlll res rye any remarks which
might feel disposed to make on that point, to
suitable and proper occISion. This is
new example in the history Of legislation in
many Of its aspects. In the first place, it is
an Undertaking, on the part Of Territorial
Legislatures. 70 alliy cnaties and consequences
to Il law of the tinted States which that law
has never prescribed When a man is guilty
OF breaches Of that law, the act itself pre-
scriIoS the punishment to which he is liable
heavy fines, and. perhaps, imnrsonment.
Now, hy what authority can State. much
less Territory, take upon itself, by its own
/ legislation, to add to the oytont Of penalties
. which Congress has provided Congress has
not declare that il man breaks that law he
should hn disfrlnchised as a citizen, and pre-
vented from voting. Not only has it not pass
oI but it meyer can pass such provision. Yet
this sl.call"i Leoi,ltture Of Kansas Territory
in utter excess Of power. by an abuse ofau-
thoritv, undertook t2 make such legislation
rs this.
1t has Other aspects worse than that which
| nave jHst presented have spoken o! the
''"'r %! h1!N''| Ve''l''I's % Il nr'AcA oi tHe
.T"' ."' '',' '"'''''''h goes I"rtn1r ana say
.i''', |" 'uG" " man never proposed TO break
t"e .i"' II ne ho'S h't !'Ko an o'th 20 sus-
ralh H. ana 40 Whatever 1t may require IN the
luu'r,', "' '''''i D' D'dI'Ir"hfi'7''' N'o might
A' wei e'Inh'I man to swear 70 support
',l' revenue Avs OF any oth.r laws before
"IIoWh- H'h - vote We know why TINS
l'ttNu'Ar Ia" WIS s'!'ete|' olf, TINS Is a
Shih.)Ie'h'
-" ny wa, TINS selected aS the shib'oIetA
Me know the reason HERE are many gen
ti'mcn' IN sonH parts OF the country, who be-
'lrN' mat the iu|iti'e slave law Is hardly CON
S.l'" .I'ii''. ''ht l'mrh VINO are friends OF
'"'' ''" may ""' l''N 't tAlN 'ltW' put can
assure l'.s1l l''"s -'h'!em"u "l great intellect
u'i anu I'@ll POWERS 50 consider 1t. Vast
I'ioI'''"' "i iI' p''rIa Hi our country en-
t.T'''d -I'H- "'" us 90 II, ,'nH,ttuupnaIlty.
ingr' are 4"'ir' lr'N'rI'n' IN 1t that are re-
Iu'SNe '' many men. I"r Instance, COM
hiS'''.er IS "U'N'fi@'t u appoint any man
""''" ne P..nH''' oS an ola'rr To execute ms
warrant ana 'l@t persons dli'SoI to be luSl-
i've s4''tS' Hlr' Is II pos'lNIe that II COM
t"''>','.T s"'"'' '' '.'' III. Ne,lerabIe senator
from Hlc.l-'" ana give MN ms warrant to
go 1n' S''|' u 'I''r' ne W9"!l ltedEe himself