Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-02-15
MODEL LEGISLATURE.


fanaticism," " Crazy Abolitionism," the
North run mad" and all that in which
smart sayings they have been joined by
sundry patriots here at the North. APP
parently, it has never occurred to them
that they were capable of stepping be-
yond the most approved bounds of mod
esty and moderation, so benign and salu-
,ary do they deem the influences of
Slavery upon their social and political
condition. Now, we have sometimes
thought that they were laboring under
much the same hallucination as the man
who was 60 nicely fuddled' as to fancy
that his companions were all intoxicated,
whilst he himself was amazingly sober.
But lest we be considered singular in this
opinion, VIC desire to introduce 4 speci-
men of Southern moderation and candor,
recently exhibited in the Georgia Legls-
lature. We might instance similar cases
in other Southern States, not quite so
rank, perhaps, though sufficiently so tor
all practical purposes; but this one must |
suffice for this time. The Governor, it !
appears, on receiving the Resolutions OF
the Vermont Legislature relating to the
aggrcssions of the Slave power, trans
mitted the same to the Legislature, ac-
companied with long message in which
he discoursed with more than the usual
Southern JUNCTION about the "rights of
the South" ga dissolution of the Union"
"the mode and manner Of redress" &C.,
&c, and concluding by advising the Lee
gislature "to place the State in the best
attitude to breast the swelling storm"
The reading of the Resolutions seems
TO have slightly disturbed the equanimity
Of the sapient gentlemen composing the
House of Representatives, as witness
their proceedings, given below. Now, if
Northern Legislature had "bigh-falu-
ted" in this style over Resolutions from
some Southern Legislature, we should
have been more than half inclined to
join in the cry against Northern fanati-
cism," &c. but as it is, we will say moth
ing about /" fanaticism," but conclude that
the honorable the members of the Geor.
gia House of Representatives, only ex
hibited on this occasion slight swell O
patriotic indignation.
Here are the proceedings referred to
and we only ask our readers to notice tn,
chaste language and meek spirit they
exhibit
"Mr. Lewis of Green moved to refe
them to the Committee on the State o
the Republic.
Mr.. Jones of Morgan opposed, and of
fered a resolution that the Governo
transmit to the Governor of Vermont
with a request to lay the same before tn
Legislature of said State, the resolves c
the Georgia Convention of 1850, and
inclose within the same a leaden bullet.
Mr.. Terhune said he would 20 for tbs
If they would send powder with it.
Mr. Jones-And a coil of rope.
Mr. Terhune-" Hanging is too goo
for traitors" He was opposed to refer
ring these resolutions to the COMMITTEE
on the State of the Republic. WORD
we're useless. The time for action ha
come. He, for one, was prepared to ac
and he hoped they would not be boun
in the form Of committee.
Mr.. Crook, Chairman of the Commi
tee, assured the gentleman from Floy
that the committee had as much conteml
for these things as he, and that some ac
i've indication of that would be recon
mended by them.
Mr.. Smith of Union offered the folio,
Ing resolutions, the reading of which WI
received with applause by the House:
Rssolved, BY the General Assembly
the State of Georgia, that his Exec
lency tile Governor be, and is hereby T
guested to transmit the Vermont resol
tions forthwith to the deep, dark, and
It'd sink Of social and political iniqui
from whence they emanated, with t
folowingunequivocal declaralioninscriE
thereon:
Resoired, That Georgia, standing
her constitutional palladium, heeds +
the maniac rawlings of hell-born fana
cism, nor stoops from her lofty position
hold terms with perjured traitors.
After some further discussion, the n
ton to refer prevailed. A motion "
then made to print 500 copies of t
Governors Message, accompanying tn,
resolutions,) and Vermont resolves.
The House would not for moment G
terrain the idea of printing these insul
but after some further debate 100 con
ofihe message were ordered to be print
In the Senate the following resolutj
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