Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-03-14

States what to do, he does not order
him TO use that force if there shall
be an invasion from the State OF
Missouri. The Secretary shrinks
from putting himself against the law
less men who represent a Power in
this country that sustains them ia
their aggressive acts. sir, the Sec
retury bends to that Power; he bows
to.these men, who have no "qualms
Of conscience as to violating laws,
State or national ;" and we have
had nothing but bows TO these men
for the last eighteen months from
the other end Of the avenue.
The reason why the Government
has not used its proper Legitimate in
huenccs in Kansas for peace, for or
der, and for liberty, is the same rca-
son which originally snalched that
tour hundred and fifty thousand
square miles Of free soll-consccra-
ted forever to the laboring millions
Of this county and flung it open
to the slave-extending interests.
Sir, ! know that men in the conf
dence of the Administration have
expressed the idea that the Admins.
tration intends, if the peoples Leg
islature meets on the 4lh of March,
to arrest the members the moment
they take the oalhs office. 1t is "A
well-kuown TACT, Sir 49, known by
those who know anything about az
fairs IN kansas-lhat they do not in
tend to pass laws, or interfere in anv
way with the legislation Of the coun-
try that they intend merely TO as
scmble, state their grievances to the
country, and choose Senators ia
come here, TO lmpore us, IN Gods
name TO carry out the wishes Of The
people, aud allow Kansas 10 take her
[ place IN this Union of free common
weallhs. | understand these 10 be
/ the intentions Of the tried and trust
ed leaders Of the free State men IN
Kansas You may arrest Governor
Robinson aud the leaders of the free
State party; you may lmprlson them,
/ if you will; YOU may shed the blood
of the actual settlers of Kansas bot
you cannot break their spirits, u
crush out their hopes The people
of Kansas are for free State and
if II is made a slave State, 1t will be
by the criminal remlssncss, or direct
lnlerposiIlon, Of this Administration
Leave the people Of Kansas free
unlniluenced by the slave State Ql.
hclals you have thrust upon them,
unlnauenced by foreign nlerposltion
aud they will bring her here clothed
IN the white robes of freedom.
The Senator from Missouri said
to us the other day, that the colouisls
from the East wished to keep other,
out; that they wished to get posses
sion Of the Territory Armed men
he said, had crossed from Mssout
to protect the ballot-boxes against
the armed colonlsts sent there by
the emigrant aid society Did they
protect the ballot-boxes on the 20th
Of November, 1854, when they went
over and gave fifteen hundred votes
Did they protect the ballot-boXe,
when they marched into Kansas on
the Goth of March, with cannon
with revolver, and with rifle, displac
ed the election officers, and deliver
ed their hundreds of votes, and, in
a place where there were but hlty.
three voters, casting over six hua
dred Did they protect the ballot
boxes when they went there on III,
18th Of December and broke ~
the meeting at Leavenworth Die
they protect the baIlot-boxes on the
18th Of January, when Brown wa
murdered in revenge for standing b,
the ballot-box, and protecting it a
gainst them
Sir men aided to so there by til,
emigrant aid society, have never
no, sir, uever-at any lime or %
any occasion, iulerlercd with th
freedom of voting
"Whatryot record lcsp, to light,
They mower cua bn .hlned "
A Sir, ! see that in the South Their
- are movements from all quarters It
get up emlgmut aid societies Tn
: honorable Senator from Mlsslssippl
1 -(Mr. Brown always frank an,
= manly on these queslious-proposc
g that Mississippi shall send three han
2 bred of her young men and tire
] hundred of her bondsmen into tina
3 Territory 10 plan ana shape It's future
l say to the honorable Senator from
Mississippi, send your Mississippi
= young men aud your Mississippi
= bondsmen you will never find o
( the part Of the men who went Their
! from the North, under the ausplcle
e Of emigraut aid societies, one siugl,
{ unlawful act 10 keep YOU out or rol
= you of one of your lawful rights, =
e The meG who charge the emgrant
, from the North with aggression upoi
? the men of other sections of tn,
Z country, utter that which has no
, the shadow of an element of lrutI
p in it, and they know it, or they are
, grosely ignorant of Kansas affairs
= The proposition Of the Senator from
Mississippi was followed 10y letle
I from Representative from SoutI
= Carolina (Mr. Brooks,) offering t,
2 Sl00-one dollar for every mal
| they will send from this section.
! say 10 the Senators FROM South Car
/ ollna, that if the offer of their col
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