Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-03-22

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at least, rs now existing. condition Of society
bes, Cor both white and black, while they exist
together; while oilers regard il as no evil, but
as the highest Stale Of social condition These
consiIef that they cannot, with safety to their
Interests, permit political ascendency to be large
ly in the hands Of these unftiendly 10 this pc
caliar institution. From these conflicting views
long and violent has been the controversy, and
experience seems to show il inierminable. -
Many and probably large majority of this ma
uon, ior rs Of fqnet entertained the hope that
alter 1850 the so called Compromise Measures,
even though nni satisfactory 10 the Free States
would b. Kept by their supporters, and made By
them what they we're profcssed 10 be, iuaiity
on the subject OF the extent and limitation of
Slave territory, more especially after the as
surances onniaincd in the inaugural Address of
President PIEncr. This hope was fortified
with the consideration that, at that time. Con-
grrss had, BY different provisions, settled BY Ia
the conditions Of freedom or Slavery for all the
territory Of the United States. These hopes
have been disappointed, aud from this sefy pro-
visinn for repose has been exiracated principle
foT disturbing the condiiion OF things IN which
It's foundation Of iinaliiy rested that is the per-
manence and continuance Of the then existing
condition Of legal provisions. The establish
tneni Of the Territorial Governments for Utah
aud New-Mexicu, without prohibition Of Slave
ry vas sustained by many on the ground that
10 such rruvisiun was required for It's exclusion
as the condition of the conuiry and It's laws vas
sufficient barrier aud therefore this sustained
them, because it would complete the series aad
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Territories, and make an end Of controversy on
thar subject. Yet in 1854 it was insisted by
the friends and supporters Of the laws Of 1850,
aud, It Is actually asserted in the law establish
lug the Territorial Government Of Kansas, that
the then lass foi New-Mexico and tho Com
promise measures then adopted contain prfrri-
pie utterly al war with their great and profess
ed object Of fnaliiy, and that instead Of eomplet-
ing aud ending the provisinns Of Congressional
action for the Territories as 10 Slavery, il real
ly declared 4 principle which unsettled all those
where Slavery had been prohibited and render
ed it proper, and only proper, to declare sueh
prohibition all "iaeporfune and roid" Tho
spirit aud feeling which thus perverted those
Comprcnise lairs and made them direct insiru-
meni Of renewed disturbance, could not be ex-
Peeted then 10 leave the result TO the decision
Of the people Of Kansas, With inactivity and in
difference. Tie Saveholding States in 1850
secured the admission Of Missouri as Slave
holding State, aud all the region south Of go deg.
80 min., TO the same purpose, by enjoining and
enaciing that all north Of that line should be
forerer free and by this they obtained only suf-
feient number Of votes from the Free States, as
counted with their own, 10 adopt il, In 1850,
they agreed that il New Mexico and Utah were
made Territories without Prohibition Of Slave
ry, it would, with The laws already made for
the rest Of our territory, ssille forever the whole
subject. This proposition for such a termina-
tion also secured votes from the Free States
enough, with their own from the Sla,eholdihg
States, to adopt it, In 1854, in utter disregard
Of their repeated contracts, both those arrange
menis were broken, and both those comprimises
disresardrd, and all their provisions for freedom
declared inoporaiive aud void by the vote Of the
SlavehOlding States. with very few honorable
exceptions, and minority Of the votes Of the
Free States. Amer this extraordinary and In
excusable proceeding il was not to be expected
that the penple Of the Saseholding States wo'd
take any active measures 10 secure a favofsble
result, by votes in the Territory of Kansas
Neither could it be expected that the people Of
the Free States, who regarded The act Of 1854
as double breach Of faith, would sit down and
make eiihst, by legal means, to correct it,
II has been slid that the repeal Of the provis-
inns Of the Missouri Compromise, and the breaclr
Of the Compromise of 1850, should not be re-
enrded as measures of the Slaveholding States
because il was presented by Senator from r.
Free State.
The actions or votes Of one or more indiyid-
ual men can.iot give character to, or be regard
ed as fixing measure on their section or party.
The only true or honest mode Of determining
whether any measure is that Of any section or
party, is to ascerlain WHEELER the majority Of
that section or party voted for it. Now.
large majority, indeed, the whole, with few
rare exceptions Of the Representatives from the
Slaveholding States, voted for that repeal. On
the other hand, majority Of the Representa-
,ves from the Free States voied against it,
This subject Of Slavery in The Territories which
has Violently agitaled The country for many
years, and which has been attempted 10 be set
He'd twice by Compromises, as before stated,
does not remain se,led Tho Missouri Com
PROMISE and the supposed fnaliiy by the Act Of
1850, are scattered and displaced by lhe vote Of
the Slavehnlding States aud il is not 10 BE-
disguised thai this uncalcd for and disturbing
measure has produced spirit Of resentment,
from feeling Of lis injustice, which. wIrile the
cause continues, will be difficult 10 allay. The
subject, which Congress has been unable 10 set
lie in any sneh way as the Slave States will
sustain. is now turned over to th0se who have
or shall become inhabitants Of Kansas Ia ar