The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-03-26

Slavoholding, and regard it as the best
condition Of society, either TO 60 to Kan
sas MS inhabitants, and BY their votes TO
help settle this good condition Of that
Territory ; or if they cannot so 60 and
settle, is it not their duty, by all lawful
means in their power, to promote this OBJ
jet by inducing others likc.mindcd to
ge2 This right becomes a duty to all
WHO follow their convictions, all who re.
gard mn establishment of Slavery in
Kansas os best for that Territory, or as
unnecessary to their own safety, by the
political weight it gives in the National
Government, should use all lawful means
TO secure that result, and clearly the in
ducing men to 60 there to become per
manent inhabitants and voters, and to
vote, as often as the elections occur, in
favor of the establishment of Slavery. and
thus control the election and preserve it
u Slave State fore is neither unlaw-
full nor censurable. 1t is and would be,
highly praisewortby and commendablc,
because it is using, lawful means to car
ry forward honest convictions of public
good. All lawfully associated effort to
that end is elu1lly commendable. Nor
will tho application Of opprobrions e.
rithets, aud calling this propagdndiSm,
change its moral or legal character from
whatcver quarter or source, official OF
otherwise, such cpithets may come.
Neither should they deter any mau from
peaceably performing is duty, by follow
his honest convictions. On the other
hand, all those who have seen and %realiz-
ed the blessing of universal Liberty. and
believe that it can be only secured and
promoted by the prohibition Of domestic
Slavery, and that elevation of honest in.
dustry can never succeed where sorvitudc
makes labor degrading, should, as in du-
ty bound, put forth all reasonable exer.
lions to advance this great object by Law
tul means, whenever permitted By the
laws of their country. When. therefor
Kansas was presented by laws as an open
field, for this experiment. and all were
invited TO enter it. because the right and
duty Of all such as desire to 90 there as
inhabitants for the purpose,by their num-
bcrs and by their votes, lawfully cast
from time TO time, to carry or control,
In a legal way, the elections there for
this object This could only BE- lawful.
ly effected By permanent residence, and
continued and repeated effort during the
continuance Of tho Territorial Govern
meat, and permanently remaining there.
to form and preserve a Free State Com
stitution All those who entertained the
same sentiments, but were not disposed
themselves to 60, had the highland duty
to use all lawful means to encourage and
promote the object. If the purpose
could be best effected by united efforts,
by voluntary associations or i~ucorpora-
ton, or by State assistance rs proposed
III some South%n States, it was equally
lawful aud !audable. it was not the OF
icious intcrmeddling with :hc internal
affairs Of another nation or State, or the
territory Of another people. THO territory
is the property Of the nation, and is pro.
fessedly open to the settlement and the
institutions Of every part Of the Unit
ca States. If lawful means so extensive
as to be eifectual, used to people it with
""JN'Ny oitau'S oItOscu ~
Slavery, is now considered as a violation
OF, or an opposition to the law establish
ing the territory, then the declarations
and provisions Of that law were but a
ptemsditated delusion, which not only
allowed such measures, but actually iu-
viied them by enacting that the largest
number Of the settlers should determine
the condition Of the country thus iuvit-
ing efforts for numbers. Such an invita-,
lion must have been expected to produce
such eff lrts on both sides.
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