Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-01-09


Every. waS made the st'j c, j.-ction lsv rhe
president OF the SENATE any senator. aud
WHICH va. couclu.ie,i on the twentieth iav a
My ls>t; therefore
Resalved Thar we sincerely and respectful,
tender our sympathy to Sena'Or Sumner in the
personal gu r aye inf cted upon him. aud the n, =
gui~h and peril which he has suffered and sill
suffer- from that outrage, and that we feel and
proclaim thar his grievance and his wounds are
not of pr vaf- concern. but were received while
IN the public service, and every blow which fell
Ion his head should he recog iz,'d and resented
Is anhsu'ta and III Irv to the h''nor and ,iigu,-
Y. not oil Y of Massachusetts, but of Vermont
md vital attack upon tlie Constitution Of the
tIIion.
Resolved, That Il e rirl Of the citizan to nj r
MS opiunns on all subjects affecting the lnblr
veal, is one OF the essential distinctions between
Tree ami deSpoc government a',i III i with. a
| republic c. TOT exist; that the FIRE and ful.
iavment of this right WIS not dtniei to the
Americau prnp'e even when rnlOnie, that it was
-t,b>red befIre The constitution, and it, >rcu-
my guarant Ell y, provisions Incorporated III thar
uNt'HiHCit' illht u - "i'lNft tUt per-
! le Of this country capnot surrender, without sn
'han'onm'nt of nil privileges US eemen aud the
Y rshrow Of those institutions and liberties which
th' Y nhe it A. the price of many patriotic strug
g'e> and sacrifices.
'Resolve,.. That in this flro-iou>. brutal an.
cnwardIy outrage The uiiar1ried person nf y
distinguished senator. whose generous and rare
Iqntlire> man, VII ,~e purity. rnthu -ia-nl aid
fidelity A. philanthrnpi-', whose arcclnpI.sh-
inrnt> Il scholar, who e nbili, e.. eamestrs~
| mi einquence a'rsrnan, have andear-d HIM
70 the hearts Of m ny of hiS cnmtrvmen WIN
| owe trerdum AMI hate oppression. we recngn,z,,
without expressing approval or di<appr"vtl ur the
sentiments erunciated III the speech WHICH prece,
led and iu nishe occasion for This shameful ne
currence, nor only m uigralnt blow ut the rigIt
If free speech, which is rhe necesS,ry c,m litiol
our c''litinn"d-Fx S'euce as Fl e. unitei and
Enlightened i'repr, but direct b lrl,ie anl A.
grant vt'ltiian at thr'x re>s 'ernS tl- con ,ir-
Il cur 70. members ID congress ii,e,lom in
irb's'e. AMI those safeguards which. in every
country NOT absolutely ,ieSno-ic. invest with sa-
cred invioldhlfy the office Of leg station.
| Resolved, That in the app ni,Arinn expressed
by lpadng urn,.ls AS well u. iu,iiviiut ,.i,.z n
and I"pu ar assemblies. in certain quar-er>. t.
ward the prominent actor il, this II .prece ented
| nj detrstahe crime and in the distinct and u-
| qrivncal approval of it which has been publicly
expressed hv representa- ives and senators III com
gre and above all, in the wish which has brer
publicly expressed, that similar outrageS might
'e lerpe rate lrpou other men holding = uIilar
min ''I,s with senator Summed, is plain IN he re-
cngnizei SpIit if possible more deliberate v
Malignant than that which inspired the Fl st rs.
-iIllt and III n'e threatening III III erpetuitv o;
he Union than any thing which southern arru-
Gshce hts before exhibited
RrSn vel, That i'll dis Strange and un rpcetlpl
Ell c"t juncture Of aff ,lr, We do MT hestsre 10
! eciafe Ita> our de1ferafe co;vc:i n. that nur
nernIers of Congress ought not 10 snff them
elves Ia lie Or ven fr'm their position by any
o'm OF attack or n1imidar.o that Verm mt will
fam hnal y and freve- fur the liber.y OF ea,e
md the inviUiabi'y of gslaltivt ha l.: and ,har
"e exh"rt our senator's and representa- We, il,
rnl e>s TO maintain their grsm,d vi magra-
-Im'ry, hut with mvilciblr firmme>s and courage.
md Ia bold their persons sacred from assam AMI
| We hereby assure them that Vermont will t,ud
! v them in every nre ,fnI emergency for Nh vim,
irafion Of 'h'lr rig1's and the rights of the state
nd the pre-erv ,ton Of or.l'r. Iiberry aud law.
! In House of representatives., November Is, Hos
! Read ard aiop'ed
! NORMAN WILLIAMS. IT., Asst Clerk
No. STE, buttons approving the speech Of the
| Zion. Charles Sumnpr
! r. wed. That in the speech of tie honorable
Charles Sumnrr, If MI<<achu<et, delivered II,
the sens'e Of 'le United STATE, in May last. We
rPrognlze the most unmi>takeahIe evi lenc-. Of
deem andtkborin- research, and of in'elle,tn,l
Greatness, Of true statesma i-hp patriotism and
philanthropy, unwaver'ng attachment 10 tl4
If hum freedom. in the midst Of re
or. fully ju-ffying the conf ience reposed in him
III honest, anle ami fearless a,Ivactte of the
r gh's # mar: and we. a. tho representative. or
| he p,tpe Vermont. here publicly AMI unle~i-
/ 'atingly, esp ~>s nnr qnalifr approval Of tn.
sentiments and doctrines there u emu reia'el: aud
~ hereby tender him our m ~ cor,iial thank
FIR the ability displayed ami tie f. rie-.,e :
manifested in graphing Wi h gigsntir and nm
| irrigated WIRING; ahdnssure him THAT the t,ropIe
# Vermont viii ever hold him in or ttpru' refnern
france fnr the ability and invincihlr fi-mre<s with
which he has defended The principles of eternal
'rii'h aud iil~t.cp.
! Resolved, That these resolutions be signed by
the speaker Of the h"nse and presented n th-
Ev~rf'or for his approval: and III II when ap rnv-
a. Icy him copy Of the same, ,rrnperly n'te<ted
e prepared by the secretary Of state IN ' him
'"rwar'ie' At his earliest convenience, to the
hnn"rlile Oh rlsS Snm-rer as 81 testimony Of our
approval of the rnurse h.. ha- pursued aud the
sentiments he has N cred in Leila f of suffering
Kansas. and his wi ieriag huke If avery 4 ID
he Shave p"wer; and rs sigh toxin of the hig
respect We entertain for his independent e, hi.
aIrn's, and hi, integrity.
Ia Hnnsr Of Representatives. November IS, 1856
Read and adnn'ed-
NORMAN WILLIAMS. .ir. ass'i Clerk.
] Notice.
/ he 0riaaye T,,u,,tr E.ir Coyor.rt,-