Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-11-28
BURLINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER %. 1855.
Bill for the Reiiefof the Suffering inKansas

Bill for the Reiiefof the Suffering in X ansa.
Tho debate in the Senate, Nov. 18th, or
the bill for the relief of suffering settlers in
Kansas was one of unusual interest, and O
brief sketch Of it must be acceptable to our
readers. That the arguments may be clearly
understood we give the bill as it came from
the House. II was as follows
| WHEREAS, By tho Missouri Compromise, go call
ed, of 1920 slavery forever thereafter excluded
from all the territory of the United States north
$500, and the provisions of this compromise have
been sacredly observed by the Free States, ard tho
territory south of said latitude has been admitted
into the Union Slave States and said compromis se
was perfdiously repealed in 1854 in defiance Of the
sentiments and interests of the great ma aiority OF
| the people of the Free States; and
! WHEREAS, All experience has demonstrated that
FREQ labor can never proGtably co-exist with slave
labor and the establishment of slavery in said ter
ritory would be infringement of the Just tights
| of the Free States, we'll n violation Of the
principles Of our free institutions; and
| WHEREAS. In the extensive and important 'crri-
! tory OF Kansas, n Legislature has been chosen by
invading hordes Of inhabitants from Slave States,
in defiance of the rights of actual settlers as has
been ascertained and determined by the House of
Representatives of Congress, and laws have been
enacted by said Ieg lnture, designed to the
existence of slavery in said territory that are ab-
horrsnt to the sentiments Of enli ightened people,
| are a disgrace to the age, and ought never to be
obeyed by people worthy to he free; and
,, - a,ins ,aii ,rrit,,r,. e.. AZ ,,.,5
,,, - sss,;5 80 ,ail t, ny,i,i,,,, 49, -
all settlers who opposed to slavery and who
fuse obedience to such infamous and invalid laws,
and Jes,+oy;r, ,bojr nronsttv tbrc,te,ing thei1
Iiros md ,onSs,,;,tino pdopredo,ions oF all linds
"a
W-,,r,s III r.l.-,i r,,-..r,,o-, h,. ,,oi,,ol 1
-, ,;o ,,ra,,ar rro,oo.;o O., ,bo actual so,,lors ~
"a ,orritr ,ard -. o,hor rorsons nh bovo mana
.ij ,;.J ~ i ',i r,i,b .. r,aia sn,,rotsst
or invnstmen+s ,berein. and
wuvpp,s Ci,i,ons ns Ver,nont no ,voll 40 ci,i.
,or. nf ntho, Freo Siotos n" in sa;I +erritarv
vi,b tho into,t;r &c MALTA, s,oh sottIorrorts r IN
ves,roo,, IN c,so tho on,i5 rooo;,,o dno rrotccan
whn ;,h 80 i;, sso,or -, sroo nov h. ,o rors
"a srbm;.san =. sa;d p ,nronrors .nd ;nrro,s lois
ia,ion a5 o ,Laraca s,hiao,od q, rarsoo,,in -
i -. r; l. - L.. ~. y. -. A. ~ ;.t.s :,
;t;aL; +; ~ So. ,' g., hiL ,h 80 sts ,
;i Ii " NJ - ' ~ ' ~ W
po,Di.ly leuo,1u, NJ, 'hu
, ht'hHe ii's sLes'sa'uie ieO'kHiAo te ia> m i
.ua, an INJURY uohe ~ one etA1n 10 an injury uonc
W no "noo oouy po,it'o' us uoct. 'ho w oe eFei
maintained nViolate by every peopie worthy 10 DC
great and free; and
WHEREAS Inc states composing the Union are
sovereign, retaining oil the powers oil sovereignty
on the feueral Government, ana are pound 10 the
performance OF an tne uutes spr1nging from such
their citizens, SO far as the exercise Of this duty
TeioraI Government. and p''P''
WHEREAS, THIS Legislature are Of opinion that
1n;nn al Which matss u tbo
duty of Vermont to afford protection to its citizens
VINO may oe IN hansas so lat as may oe plae'caIe .!
Federal Government, and Of the States;
THEREFORE, ,
STATE Of VTmant, a, toirow,:
Sec. l. The Governor of this state is hereby
arv to ascertain tho condition of our citizens in
the territory of Kansas, and in case he shall ascer
canditiar y. rsonro tbn an,in of tho m
of this State for their protection, he is hereby
~ ;. .ue
as well as with the Executive of the Federal Gov
grnment ana either IN SchGS5r wtn any o'
measures, not inconsistent with the just rights and
PoWefs oi une he ro;uad j.; ""y nyor
afford the protection that is justly due from this
''Ste 70 It's Grb,hels Ttn So IA borob or,bori,oa ,,
draw on the State Treasurer, from time to time
n, tor susn SUN tn of m vmrmi So
the provisions of this act.
sec D. lnis act snail take enec' from It's passage
This bill had been reported upon fuvorably
by the committee of the Senate to which il
was referred. The question was. shall tn,
bill be engrossed and read a third time.
Mr.. GREGORY spoke in favor and in so doing
he took general review Of the sympath,
which had been felt in our country witt
all efforts for freedom--i -instancing the cases o
| Greece, France and Hungary. He belieycC
we were bound by our constitutional obliga
tions to furnish aid to our people in Kansas
if they were suffering. If the people of d
slave State were suffering there, he thought
such State should endeavor to relieve their
wants-much more should we do SO, when
those there were suffering IN tho sacred
cause of human liberty. As to the extent and
degree of the suffering, we were not left in
doubt The letter of Gov. G eary himself. ot
Mr.. Brown giving an account of the destruc.
tion Of Ossawatomie by Reeds men. and OF
tho srbsoouent d;stresses Of the reonls-and
Iot,or from n vir,inian tbera from all
which lettsrs Mr. G. read extracts, were
abundant nroof He smoke of the homes Of
tba ,overs Of humanity and freodom MI
over tho world. from the action of tbi,
nation in favor of freedom. and Of
the reproacbes cast upon us by the despots o,
,bo Old World for our incons;stenov and
THAR deola,at;ons that dsmocrat;c ;nstitp.
t;on. in the u s were proving to be an en-.
,,o r,ilurs
Al, p,,,poyr ,a,d tbsr. VIA, no man n
tho sanats wbo did M, wish Kansas 70 bs q
Frsa state and every ons was willing To do al
that hi. d,,,y wonld allan him 10 do 10 nro.
mote i, As To the hill bsfors the senats !,
mr,, bo ,ookod a, in v;.w of ,oc, and rot .,
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