Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-09-27

on Thursday OF last week. IL tells inc SLOT.
Of the Kansas difficulties -
start, then, with the proposition that from
the year 1854 Up to the present time, there ha,
been in operation upon he plains Of fbe Wcsi, 9
prcoonceried, yrcneditgfsd, peHdgesfed oat
deliberate plan 10 force S'arery upon he pcopi
Of Kansas in despite Of H. dc, IN despite d
hir iciA aaG M despite Of all their o'istifu
HOadi rights THIS plan has given rise to a
series Of Outrayos that are disgrace, not only
10 our country, but disgrace to thu age il
which We live and to common humanity. Tn,
current news Of these various onlrages is con
sianlly being presented to you and the great
error in the discussion of these Kansas matters
and the one TO which our opponents resort
and it is no errOr with them, but a deliberate
Misrepresentation and perverson, although it is
an error with our friends who allow themselves
to be misled by it, The great error is to al.
low yourselves to bo msled by taking up these
Kansas outrages singy as isolated circums,sn-
ces, and looking at them by themselves, each
and every one Of them, as though they were
entire transactions to be judged hy themselves
only, and by the immediate circumstances which
attended their occurrence. The man who de-
sires to understand the Affairs Of Kansas must
lool; at them as a whole. lie must take up
the entire plan from its commencement. He
must follow it out, step by step, and sec how,
in the pursuance Of this plan, the lawless ruff
ans Of Missouri seized first upon the legislative
power Of our Territory-how next they seized
upon the executive power-and how they, hav-
in alraadu in thair hants he r.. Of
the Kansas and Nebraska bill, the Judiciary
power, they subsequently, seized every office in
the Territory, down to the most minute and in
significant one, and then proceeded to strip the
party Of lis leaders-how they undertook to
close against US the courts Of justice-how they
undertook then to dsorganize, destroy and
s,arve out our people-how they undertook,
previous TO making personal and violent attacks
upon them in the destruction of their property
and their lives, to deprive them Of arms with
which they might be enabled to resist
There is no outrage which ever took place
upon the soil Of the Territory Of Kansas that
could not be traced directly to this plan as you
would trace the branch Of every tree to its stem
and it is fatal delusicn if any Of our people
allow themselves to take up one single, soita-
~ circumstance for the purpose of ascenaining
whether the Free-Slate men or their invaders
arg to blame. Now, apprehend that there is
one perfect plan. Each step tends directly 10
the accomplishment of the main end, and now
that plan is almost accomplished If the cleo
tons are carried on in the same manner in
which they have already been carried on in
that Territory, the plan is consumated-a Slave
Constitution is adopted for Kansas have al
ready shown how it would he done 1t is per-
fecty palpable. The next election scheme " III
take place in the month Of October, 1856. -
Subsequent to that another takes place upon
such day as their bogus Legislature chooses 10
direct, and the work is done. Both those cleo
tons will be carried in the same manner in
winch they have carried every other election
upon the soil, and a slave Constitution is made.
That Constitution goes 10 your next Congress,
and there before the Representatives of the ma
ton will this issue have 10 be decided. 1t will
have left the soil of Kansas so far as the as
pect of that question is concerned, although
still our people will be left subject 10 the des-
pctism which was fixed upon them by their in
vaders-s,ill perhaps they will be left subject
to outrages from the mnrderers and plunderers
of Missouri but so far as the aspect Of the ques.
tion is concerned it will be removed from their
decision and made subject to yours Before
the next Congress there will be Free-State
Constitution adopted by the settlers of the Ter
ritory at Topeka, and a Save-Slale Constitu-
tion before next Spring will be adopted by our
invaders. Between these two constitutions a
choice will have 10 be made and nobody can
doubt what that choice must be. You may
find few dodgers, few men who are desir.
Gus still further to delude tie people with some
plan OF compromise, -so-called compromise,-
which will be nothing moro than a plan further
to lrample ulon our rights, and take them away
under cover of some misrepresentation, which
VIII deceive the people but the main question,
to which men Of all political parties must come
Will be whether Free or Slave-Slate Con-
stuiion shall be fixed upon Kansas. That is
the question which enters directly into your
next Congressional election, and il will be for
the people of this district, and for the peoDe
OF this county, so far as they can influence The
question, to say, when they go to the polls at
The next election, whether they will send men
10 Congress TO vnte for Slave State Cnnstita-
ton or whether they shall vote for the Free
STATE Constitution which has already been adop-
ted by the settlers of The Territory. That to
a great extent is the question now involved in
the coming Presidential and Congressional cleo
tions. Beyond that il is true lies the oreo,
question Of the extension of Slavery as priu.
clple TO be acted upon in regard. to the other
Territories which lie behind Kansas, aud which
is question indissolubly and intimately con-
necled with the best political and pecuniary in
teresls of every man in the Northern States
1t is question which is nearer to the interests
OF the laborng man than people can have an
llea OF who have not paid stric, attention 10 all
It's bearings propose to show you, then
how the question does reach you and how deem.
IL you are interested in it. propose to show
yoa the consequences of decision of this ques-