Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-03-07

such action from any quarter Of the IIn;iW
but against the earnest romonstrances
thousands Of our citizens--agalnst tho
tied and profound convictions of tbo ~,
body Of the people In every portion NJ If"
country, and IN wanton disregard of tho Aug
cations Of justice and OF good C,nb
Missouri Compromise Of 1890 was roncoi.g
and the seal which bad guaranteed FreoJ,vp
to tina, vast Territory which the United S,'.n
had purchased from France was sn,,cts
from The bond. Oregon, Washin,ton N'u
Mexico Doscrot, and the now State ,c,,,,.
from Texas north Of 30 deg 30 ,nid
compact were all opened no to slayer ny
thnso who might first become the lnba6,,a1.u
hareof were authorized to make laws C, ..
establishment aud perpetuatoa
THE INyAsioN or KANSAS AND Acr,o, ~.
THE GENERAL GnvERNMFNr.
Nor did the slaveholdmg interest stonho..
in It's crusade Of injustice and of w,on.
The first election Of members for the To,,
torial Legislature Of Kansas was fixed ~.
the Both Of March, 1865, and the nv ~
Congress prescribed that at that elec,,o,
none but "actual residents of the Torrio,ga
should be allowed to vote. Yet, 10 proyc.,
people Of the Territory themselves from cy
erclslng the right to prohibit Slavery. ,ybi,.
the Act Of Congress had conferred maj,
them, the slaye-holdng interest sent or,.i
bands Of men from the nclghborng State ~
Missouri who entered the Territory on ib,
day of election, took possession of the soI.
excluded the legal voters, and proce.d.j
themselves To- elect members Of the Lep,.I.
ture without the slightest regard 10 the anal
ihcatons prescribed by law. The Jui,e.
OF Election appointed under the authorty q,
the Administration at Washington aided a,i
a5etted ia the preparation of these OUTRAGE.
upon the rights OF the people of Kansas. a,d
/ the President Of the United STATES removed
from office the Governor whom he had hr.
self appointed, but who refused 20 acknovI.
edge the Legislature which the sIavebo.d,n-
invaders from Missouri had thus imposed
upon the Territory
That Legislature met on the I'd of hiy
1855 lls first act was 10 exclude lh.,a
members, duly elected who would not con.
sent TO the enactment Of laws FOR the adm,..
Sion of Slavery into the Territory. llavng
thus sl.cnced all opposition DO ITS bele.is de
Legislature proceeded 10 the enactment of
laws for the government Of Kansas upon tle
subject of Slavery. The laws OF Mssour
90 regard 20 it were first extended over ,ho
Territory IL was then enacted that oyarg
person who should raise an insurrection r.
rebellion Of negroes 100 the Territory cs,-f
person who should entlco away slave with
intent 10 procure his freedom every pe-.l
who should aud or assist 800 30 cnucing asay
a slave within The Territory aud every psr.
son who sbould en,ic,. mr. ,,rr, o,yoy n d. ~.
from any other Stato mr. Ver,,torv 1T tbe I-,.
ION md bfino hmm within the Tcrr,to-, ~
Kansas. with tbe intent II, object mr. r,o.',-.
bis freedom pnon me convic,,on ,bc,,.e
sbopld suH,,r Df am II wa e,,,bo, .,,,,..
ed tint n anv per.,n sb,pld ,yr,,o man, AZ
puhltsb any b,ok r,,or ,r,,,o.,, d,,,-....
adyice i,ne,io 'c,l-,i,,,5 49,.
5s,,Jsrl, J..',,-.,,. .1t.l.ti,-.
t,r,,,,, o,,,-,,,,, H.. $50. =, ill.,,
,,4,,.,.,l',,77.. ~. ,..... ~
b,.b,',lI G, 5,,,.-.l ~ 49,. ''.'
h. ,,,,,,.i.'.i G, ,,,.,'.t,., .. -
d.. 49,, ,,, i''. MI. .,i
,,., a. ,,, -, ,l.,i 49,. ~. 49,.
sb1,il 80, ~, ,,.., -,
,a,,t,,,.,t, ~ t-i, 49,. .i.-.....-.
sh,.,iT ,,.,,.,,l,,., ...- ,..-.,,i.,., .....
manor n,nnblst nv ci-cnl,- c..r,,i,,.,,.. ..'.
g,rh d.n,ai ~ ,b., r,,,,., 49, -, -,
sl,,ss h, ,hs, .rcr,,,,,,, ta -t..1IJ,.l
eJ ,,r,,y ~ c.io,y a,!l ~, .,,,,et,.i -
r,iso,,,gn, nj, bs,j l,ho- ,,.,,, ~!
ibnn two vo,rs I, ,y,s.s,,ll c,,,,.'. 49,
by tho sof,s .oc,isl,,,,rc H., &C.,,
male citizen 81 M Tr,,,c5 So, a,1 ..
b,b,ant orthe T.,r,,,ry ,,b, st,,'iI 49,.
tax or one dollar and ,,te ,.,h T., 49,,
the Copstitn,,on of tho tr,,,sd S,at.s ,t, az,
,r,an,1in,tb,, 1,orr,,,,,, - -. H. ~
,,,or,,i las and ,to ,c, e., ,Ia .nr.,',,,. -
r,gi,,ye sl,yos sbonid bo e.,,,,,I 81 ,'a,o ~,
an, slsct,o,, n, s,,l ,To,,,,o.., r. -,
cit,zens nj Nilsson, mr. of ,ny o,ho, So, II.
,al votors In K,,s,s MN ,b,,, ,..s.-,,,.
lion ~ The n,lls n,,n KIM, ,ha l',t,s ~,
scr,bed and pnor n,,r,or, ~ am, an =,
direct violation 81 he sn,r,, Of he ne, n,
C.,,,,r.ss and mn anon disrs,sr5 ~, tia ,i.,s..
s of Tie people of the Territory. And hat.--
,rods ,hsse e,artr,ents co., tho cst.hf,.t
b ment Of Slavery, the Legislature appointed
Sber,ds Judges and otbor ofi.orI ~ ~,
Ter1torv for their enf,rrenent. Inns a..
,in, tbo pa,nl.. If ,ll oo,yor o,,, d., 60.
, mont of Their avn iIws.,d ,b, - -
/ officers for tbeir execn,,or
. That tboso des,ot,c ,,,s o,o,, - ,t,,. t..i
beep n,ssod bv a ro,,,sl,,,,,o ALL 49, b-
tbs p4otle ofi bo Te7r,,,,, ,yo,,Ii h,,, b...,
npii md void in,so,,,cb Nv ,l,,' 90 ,,l,,,l.
in yiolation of the Federal C,,s,.,,,,on ~
loo cle,r for orgumept Co,r,oss ,,..ic p
expressly forbidden bv ,be fg,o.t,,,,,.,, NJ
the United States to mako anu l,ygs sb,,1,.
: inc tbe freedom, of speocb oni NJ IN, r,,ss
f and n is absurd 10 sopnoso I'm, n .Te,l,,,,,,'
, LEGISLATURE. DERIVING III ms now, f-on, C,r
, cress. should not be- subiect IN tho sam. ,e.
, s,uctons. BOT tbese lava u.,-o No, Enacted
, by the people of Kans,s T6o,, 80, ,.
nosed npon them bv an o,,nod - Ve,
The presidop, n he lined So ~
snerial MESSAGE son, ~ ~,,,,,,., ~ 5i,i
3 Of Ian Is5G doc,,ros ,h,,7,h,,,. - -
enacted bv ,bo All, .o,,l,.,.., Ha.l -.
or The Tnr,,,nry AKA ,ha, N.Y.. uu1,.0 t.l
ma oblig.tion mon ,b, Wv; az ~ JIM
an tho lin a. Foh Ja5i; ~ w.,
lama,on dononncin, .n,, az ,sss,u I've 'e.
suhyert these barbn5ons Snd ,,,5 W. 80
and warning All nersons m ,',
tennis that tbev viii he ontcss1 ,.,., I'M, h,,
f the local militia. but bv INV oyaiiahio 60.