Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-08-06

A Big load Ill me way.
The great fat party head of Slavery and those
upon whom it has relied at the North, are serl-
ously at loggerheads just now. The South cleo
ted Buchanan to the Presidency, and expected
that he would certainly live up to, il not go
little AHEAD of, the Calhoun ultra policy forced
upoh the weak, vascllating administration of
Pierce But Old Buck has been sbachclor too
long to be won by the clammy wooings of >onth-
ern airs, and the upturned noses too of those lus-
cious bellies, their negroes and fifty thousand
year has very little effect upon his heart. At
the rcvilings of the cotton, sugar and slave
growers, he quietly and dcrerminidly puts forth,
through the Washington Union. such tax as
the following:
1t Is a fair presumption, [if there be no cir
cumstance to repel it) that convention OF DEL
egates chosen by the people will act in accordance
with the will of their constituents. when,
! therefore there is no serious dispute upon the
constitutions either in the convention or among
| The people. the power OF the delegates alone
May put it in operation, But such is not the
case in Kansas. The most violent struggle this
country ever saw upon the most important issue
which the constitution is to determine, has oeen
going on there for several years, between parties
SO evenly balanced that both claim the majority,
and so hostile to one another that numerous
| lives have been lost in the contest. Under these
circumstances there can be no such thing as
asccrtaning clearly and without doubt the will
of the people in any way except by their own
direct expression of it,at the polls"
= Alter EXPRESSING tlse belief-tha, unless there
is submission of the constitu ton to the people,
the unhappy controversy which has heretofore
ragged in that Territory will be prolonged for an
indefinite time to come" proceeds:
Again: This movement of the Territorial
authorities to form IA Constitution is made, not
in the regular way in pursuance of an enabling
and authorizing act Of Congress, but in the
mere motion of the Territorial Legislature itself
Nay. it has been begun and carried on in the
teeth of a refusal by Congress to pass such ar
act This rregularity is not fatal There are
other cases in which il was overlooked. But il
can be waived only in consideration of the fac
that the people have expressed their will In un
mstakable language If we dispense with tho
legal forms of proceeding we must have thu
substance.
We think, for these rea ons that Gov. Walker
in advocating submission of tie Constitution
to vote of the people. acted with wisdom an(
Justice and followed the only line OF polio,
which promises to settle this yeXcd question
} either rightly or satisfactorily. In this respec
at least he has done nothing worthy OF dealt
or bonds. y
Upon the reception of this official declaration
of the President. that Walker will be sustained
e in Kansas, the Mississippi democracy at thei
State Convention unanimously endorse tn
following which appears in their proceedings:
$ 1.-The Committee to who a was referred thu
, resolution relative to the Inaugural Address o
= Governor Walker to the people of Kansas terri
: tory, submit the following report:
Whereas, Governor Walker, in his Inaugural
Address to the people of Kansas territory. de
clared it to be lis clear conviction that unles
+ the convention - called by law to form con
y stitution for that territory submit the const
n tuition to the vote of all the actual settlers Q
q Kansas, at the time Of such submission-'
Il will he. and ought to he rejected by Congress
ana whereas, lIe law VI hdflSiS dutHbiiLlh
q the call Of said convention and prescribing 1t
Y duties makes no provision for such submisSio
i to the then settlers of Kansas nor prohibit
e Congress from adopting the same without sue
l. submission
And whereas Governor Walker lurther sug
~ los.. .la.st X A4rz; ~ s,sscn nj 10 - p'IiU
# position and climate, is unsuited to slave labor
e thereby gratuitously throwing the weight .
@ his Judgment and official position against til
+ ultimate success of the pro-slavery party !
therefore,
ResoIred, That we regard the said recommer
IL dations, opinions and Arguments OF Governo
:. Walker as an unjust and uncaIed for dscrmi
nation against the rights and interests of tn
pro-sluycry party in Kansas and throughout tn
Union--it dlcatorial intermedding with tn
u performance OF high public duty already en-
/ trusted by law to Il convention selected from TIL
c people of Kansas, with which Governor Wake
had no right to interfere, and his conduct i
this respect meets the unqualified condemnatio
Of this convention.
i On motion of Mr. Love- Of Amitc. the secre
Y taries were instructed to furnish copies of tn
e above preamble and resolution to the Presiden
J.. of the United States and Hon R. j. Walker.
- Here appears good encouragement to tn
Y Republicans to be united. The South will i
S all probability, split between the policies @
Pierce and Buchanan, and the Republicans hay
but to be united to carry the election in 1860.