Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-02

slave territory. Her inhabitants had fundly
counted upon that result. They had set their
hearts upon establishing their pet institution
throughout the length and breadth Of that
land. You Northern reprobaies have inter-
Tered with her cherished pans. Contrary TO
her express desires you have 50 acted and
voted that her dearcs, hopes have been blast
ed, her most cherished designs defeated. You
have endangered her domestic peace Icy
your ncf,ri"us attempts to leave Freedom,
rather than Slavery as a legacy to Your pos
terity. more shameless immolaton was
never made NJ the altar Of slavery by any Of
iice-holder however bankrupt in principle or
in character.
The President well knew when be signed
the Nebraska Kunsas bill, that the eniigranis
from the Northern States would be too much
awake to the substantial benefits conferred by
Freedom, and too much alive 10 their own in.
teresis, pecuniary as well us social and civil,
over TO consent to the admission Of slavery
into those territories. he could not have
lived fly years, eveu in New Hampshire,
without being sensible of this fact. If, then,
the Unnecessary consequence Of such cmigru-
ton i TO excite such "intenso Indignation"
and provoke such ''illcgal and reprchensihle"
counter movements rs We have witnessed IN
the "border rufiaus," why did the President
approve Of The measure which il seems be
well knew would be fraught with such dire
disasiersi According 20 his own showing he is
the ,eriiabIe party upon whose shoulders the
responsibility Of the Kansas outrnges should
rest.
This Is only a specimen Of the sophistries
and mis-staicments with which this message
ubounds. Some Of the others are alluded TO
in the communication of Gov. Rceder, and
which will hereafter be more fully exposed
when the House is organized. The docu-
meut is discrediab'e, no, perhaps TO the citi-
zen whose name Is subscribed TO il, but TO the
station from " hence il issued and which gives
II all is importance.
Il is Illuminating that man, New England
born and bred, knowing a be must have
known the character Of those who have lef,
their homes here, TO found ncw homes IN the
wilderness, should be 50 ready to impeach
that character and 10 malign their conduct
He knows that they are sober, honest, hard
working men; that they are peaceful, law
abiding citizens. He has seen them suffer re-
proaches and bear indignitie- in patience; and
endure proyocation Of every description even
TO the losing of life, before they took up arm.
in self-deience. Aud yet to crafty an insatia-
bic thirst for ambition, to appear 50 intensely
national thu, he shall make bis calling and
election" 90 the next Presidency sure, be
spurns them from him, irainples their cause
and justice under foot, and discards the equal
laws, the free labor, the peace aud order OF
New England, only to adopt the semi-ci.iliz-
ed code, the oppression Of white men, and
the anarchy Of the baronial Legislature. Hi,
little fiager is more woighty upon Freedom
than the two hands Of any Southern man whc
has ever filed the chair Of the Executive
Heaven grant that this race Of Northeri
Presidents may som become extinct.