Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-04-18

II thus appears thai the President OF The
United Siaiee holds the people of Kansa'
PROSTATE and euslaved at his feet
TO complete the painful account Of this
great crime, It is necessary now to add tha
there has not been one day nor night since
the Government Of Kansas was constitute,
and con6ded to the President Of the United
States, IN which either the properties or TIC
liberties, or even The lives Of rs citizens have
been secure against the violence and ven
gance Of the extreme foreign faction which
he upholds and protects At thus day, Kan
sas Is becoming, more distinctly than before,
the scene Of n conflict of irreconcilablc opin
ions. to be determined BY brute force. NJ
immigrant goes there unarmed, no either
dwels in safety unarmed armed masses
of men are proceeding into the Territory
from various parts Of the United States, Ia
complete the work of invasion ana tyranny
which he has thus begun, under circumstan-
ces of fraud and periidy unworthy ot Inc
character Of a ruler Of free people. Ihls
gathering conflict in Kansas divides The
symoathles, interests, passions, and preludt
ces of the people Of The United States
Whether, under such circumstances, Il can
be circumscribed within the limits Of the
Territory of Kansas must be determined by
statesmen from their knowledge OF the
courses of civil connections, which have IN
volyed questions of moral right and conscien'
tious duty. rs well as balances of political
power Whether, on the other hand, the
people Of Kansas, under these circumstan
ces. will submit to this tyranny of citizen
Of The United states like themselves, whose
term Of political power has nearly EXPIRED
can be determined by considering il IN the
u,pect ia which il is viewed by themselves.
SPECIFICS here as they yet are, give ut
terance to their united voices. and. holding
in my hand the arraignment of George III,
by the Congress Of l776, impeach ia the
words Of that immortal teXt-the President
Of the United States
" ilo has refused 10 pa, laws f,r the aceommoda.
tiua Of the people, unle.s hey wond rcliHqu'h thr
nabt OF feDrcsentaf1n ia theit Legislature, right
iuos.taahld Co them, ani formidable tn wants ouf
" o. has called together legislative bodies 90 %
nl1ro unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the
depository Of their public record, Tor the sole pot
pose Of fatisu ng them into compliance with hs meas
He has prevented legislative houses from beias
elected oi no other cause than ms CONVICTION 'h''
they wnul' oppose with mHniy htmu'ss hs invasipua
On The rights OF She people
" w. has reiused Tor loug time ifer" spurious
legislative houses were Imposed ny himself, ht usuf
nation 90 the people Of Kansas, 20 cause othefs n
b, elected Whereby tho legislative poweis, incapable
Of aunhiauun, have returned 10 the people 10 luse.
Tor their eKeroise tho State tcmninng 60 the mean
tmo exposed no the danger OF invasion from with
out, aud civil var within.
.'ilo ha. crested multitude Of new Offices, md
sent hithef svans Of Officers to hartss our people
and cat ont hair substance
g. lie No. kept among w., intimos of peace, stand
log Hfmics upel our submission 60 tlte tgn "
lss i,atufo aud has affected 20 fendsr tho military
independent of, and superior 20, the civil powcfi
-" uc has combined with others to subject us to d
junsdfciipn foreign 10 our Constitution, nod unac.
~ gssl BY out law giving his assent to NE" acts
" fot protecting inyedcrs Of Kanns d" Pom pun.
ishm'nt f. any nnfdrts which they shall eonnit on
tlc inh1hiiHnis W Of tins Iefrtott
&C. Foo ID iii.hins tho free System NJ American law
IN ih'' Territory, establishing thofon an arbitrary
GovefnpTHi, 30 A. 20 frndof atuace an eAimile and
O. ns'runrnt ipt Introducing The sane absolute fuo
into ~ other Ieffitudes
d" For taking away our charter. aposhing our INC It
valuable lave, a"d altering Fundamentally tho powers
Of our Gayot nmcuti
" rot su.pondiug our own legislature, and declsr
tns Do un ursu-pins leg stature, constituted hy himself
' invested with power" leg''Ate lot ~ 10 all cases
whaisoe,1f"
What is wanting here to I'LL up the com
plencnt Of high Judicial processi Is itau
accuser? The youngest born of the Reptile
IA before you, lmplorng you 10 rescue her
from immolalion ON the altar of public fac
ton Is It crime Bethink yourselves
what il is that has been subverted. 1t is the
whole of complete and rounded~uH Re-
publican Government Of Territory. indeed
by name, but, in substance, Civil State
Consider the effect. The People of Kansas
,0ere perfectly free" They now are free
only to submit and obey. Consider whose
system that Republican Government was
and the Power that established it. II was
one ofthe Constitutions Of the United States,
established by an act of Congress. Consider
wi nat IA ~ "a hot huu hs.t
that atroclous usurpation. II is not dis
cri nlnatng tyranny, that selects and punish,
es one, or Il few, or even many, but II dis.
franchises all, and reduces every citizen tC
AFFECT slavery. Examine the code Gre
ated by the Legislature All the statutes o
the State of Missouri are enacted in gross
without alteration or amendment, for the
Government of Kansas and then, at thu
end, the hasty blunder of misnomer is cor
rected by an explanatory act, that whenever
the word State" occurs, It means "Territo.
ry." And what code One that st1es
not, indeed, the fruits Of the womb, but the
equally important element Of a State, tn,
iruits-the immortal frults--of the mind
code that puts IN peril all rights and Liberties
whatsoever, by denying TO men the righ
TO know, TO utter and to argue, freely accord
ing to conscience IA right IN itself conser
vauvc of all other rights and liberties. i
an offender wanting? lie stands befor,
you, IN many respects the most eminent il
all the world-the President of the United
States the constitutional and chosen de
fender and protector Of the people who hay,
been subiuga,ed and ensaved. Is there a
nything OF dignity or authority wanting t
this tribunal? Where elsewhere shall b,
found one more august than the Senate o
the United States 1t Is the ancient, con
slant, aud undoubted right aud ustge o
Pariments--it is tn, chief purpose Of thcl
being--to question aad complain of all per
sons, Of what degree soeyer, found grevou
to the Commonwealth, in abusing the pDwe
and trus, committed to them by the people
Does this tribunal need a motive? We hav,
that, too, IN painful reality. These usurpa
tons aud expressions have hitherto resteC
with the President Of the United States, an,
those whom he has abettod. If they shal
be left unredressed, they will henceforth be
come, by adoption, our own.
The conviction Of the offending President
is complete and now he sinks out of view
HIS punishment rests with the People Of th,
United States, whose trust he has betrayed
His conviction was ouy incidental 10 the hu
siness which is the order of the day. Tn,
order Of the day is the redress of the wrong
Of Kansns.
How like unto each other are the parallel.
oftyranny and revolution IN all countries
and IN all times Kansas is today IN the We
~ act OF revolution against Tyranny Of
the President Of the United States, identical
IN all lts prominent features with that iyran
ny Of the King OF England which gave birth
TO the American Revolution. Kansas has
instituted a revolution, simply because ord,
nary remedies can never be applied in great
political emergencies. There Is profound
rhl--~ri.y ,isss Sviurgs ~ reyuiuuohs. Ac-
cordlng To that philosophy, the President IS
assumed by the people of Kansas to enter
tain resentment which can never be ap-
pessed, and his power, consequently must be
wholly taken away. Happily however, for
Kansas, aud for Us, her revolution is one that
was anticipated and sanctioned and provided
for IA the Constitution Of the United States.
and is therefore peaceful and lpamdoxical
as the expression may seem a constitutional
one. Never before have seen occasion so
great for admlring The wisdom and forecast OF