Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-27

ted States Some Of the people Of an adjoining
State unite with the President in opposing the |
people of Kansas IN forming and regulating their
own government, and threaten our destruction If
we do Eot conform to their dictation Should |
! the course in Heated by the President and The
people ofanOther State be presi. ted and our rights
again tranpled in the DUST by official interference
or awless invasion, the people of Kansas would
be justified before the world in asserting their
rights by revolution but since it is believed
that Congress wi grant to US the same rights
aud immunties that it has granted TO other States
the people of Missouri and the Federal Execu-
| tive to the contrary n0twIhsIandng-ii is better
to suffer while evils are suilerable than attempt
to right ourselves by a hasty resort to extreme
| measures.
Our course as people, thus far, has been dis
tinguished for forbearance, long suffering. and
patience and good policy would still dictate that
every honorable effort b. made to establish and
cultivate friendly relations with our oppressors,
especially with the people of our adjoining sister
| Stale
J Nothing should be done in spirit of retaiia
| ton, but rather of cancellation Although cur
own rights have been repeatedly Invaded and
wrested from us, let US show that we respect the
constitution and laws of our land, and the rights
of the people Of The respective States that, until
forbearence ceases to be a pirture, and becomes
cowardice and Cypress on because insuferable,
we will ever be found loyal citizens of the Gov
ernment' 81
After the transaction of the above business,
the two House adjourned TO The next day. IL
mas previously been stated that the Legislature
had adjourned to Lawrence.
The Herald Of Freedom contains Gov. Robin
sons inaugural address. tits an able and well
written document, and is said to give great salts
faction to the people of the Territory.
The Governor commences by referring 10 The
great responsibility which rest npon the new
government, and says that the duties of the As
semby are distinctly defined by the Cons tuton
giving summary of the object contemplated by
that instrument. He then speaks briefly yet or
chilly of the duty and necessity of providing
common schools as well as universities and Nor
nal schools. In new country, many must nee
essarIy suffer from sicknessand pove ty, and he
therefore urges the provision of a general Stale
Hospit,l lnregard to The militia, he says
Exp ,sed as our, citizens are to the scalping.
knife of the savage on the west, and 10 the re-
volver and ha Chef of the assassin on the eaet, a
thorough andearly organization Of themi ta lscall-
ed for. BY the Constitution this duty devoves upon
the General Assembly Measures should at
once be taken to encourage the organalion of
volenleer companies, and to procure the arms to
which the State is entitled"
The Governor then proceeds to consider the
subject of public land. He says that the present
policy of the general Government, of using them
as source of revenue, is at least questionable
and he thinks they should be donated to the States
in which they are located, for the purposes of in
terna improvement, education, charity, the erec-
ton of public edfces, &.
The indiscrlminate sale of intoxicaton drinks
PARTICULARLY to the Indians, some tribes of
which are unciviIized and whom the Govern
men is bound to protect from iniury-would be
productive Of much mischief, and the Governor
recommends that the subject be carefully consid
cred
Governor Robinson says that the skeleton o
a government still exists, under the Territorial
FORM and collision with it should be carefully
guarded against. lie says:
A Territorial Government is transient in it
nature, only waiting the action of the people II
form government of their own. This actor
has been taken by the people of Kansas and
only remains for the General Government to sus
pend its Territorial appropriations recall its OF
fcers and admit Kansas into the Union as SOW
ereign State"
The Governor prOceede to state wherein tn
Territorial differs from State Government, an,
says:
4 Governments are Instituted for the good an
protection OF the governed, but the Terrioria
government of Kansas has been, and still is a
] instrument of oppression and tyranny unequaet
in the history of our Republic. The only Of
9 icers that attempted to administer the laws i'm
= partially have been removed, and persons subsli
o iued who have aided in our subiugaton. Sue
= has been the conduct Of the officers and the PEG
u pie of neighboring State, either INTENTIONAL
4 or otherwise that Kansas to-day is without
: single law enacted by the people oft Territory
Not man in the country will attempt to den
that every election had under the Territorial gov
eanment was carried by armed invaders from al
4 adjoining State, and for the purpose of enactn
: laws in opposition to the known wishes of tn
people.
The Territorial government should be with
drawn because it is imperative. The officers G
the law permit all manner of outrages and Grim
to be perpetrated by the invaders and their friend
=. with impunity, while the citizens proper are ma,
g uarlly l,wabidlng and ordel-loving, dispose
II rather to suffer than do wrong. Several Of tn
It most aggravated murders on record have bee
v
v the side of the oppressors no notice is taken {
= them, Not one of the whole number has bee
" brought to justice, and not one will be by III
y i'errilora officers. While the marauders ar
l. thus in open violation of all law. nine.ten,hs ,
# the people scorn o reconze as law the enactmen
- of a foreign body of men, and would sooner los
~ their right arms than bring an action in one
u their mlsnamed courts. Americans can stuff
y death, but not dishonor, and sooner than Il
" people will consent to recognize the edicts of la,
=. less nvad RS as laws, their blood will ming
- with the waters of the Kansas, and this Unlt
10 10 rolled together in civil strife
| Not only is the Territorial government the i
ID strument of oppression and subjugaon of II
VI people, but under it there is no hope of relic
- Tn organic act permits the Legislature to pr
III scribe the qualification of voters, and so ca Il
Sc Legislature has provided that no man shall 70
or in any election who will not bow the knee to Il
Is dark image of slavery, and appointed officers f
the term of four years to see that this provis
is carried out. Thus nine tenlhs Of the citze
are dsfranchscd and debarred from acting und
the Territorial government if they would.
Il Even if allowed to vote. the Chief Executi
Of the country says he has no power to psote
re- the baliot-boX from Invaders, and il the peog
,rt rsanize to protect themselves, his appointees
o. innate that they must be disarmed and pu, dowr
IN hence, wether allowed to vote or not there
Y. no opportunity for the people of the Territory
DIV rule under the present Territorial governme
" Indeed, the law are so made and construct
that the citizens of neighboring State are leg
is voters in Kansas, and of course no United Stat
r. force can be brought against them They are
IS. law entitled to envade us and control our eli
,r- tons.
*, According to the Organic Act the people ha
p- a right to elect Legislature, and that Legis
D. iure has right to make laws establish cour
". and do everything but choose their Executive IA
Supreme Judicial officers. lfthey have the rig
,e, to do the une, they undoubtedly should do t