Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27
MISC f l. i A n Y.
THE KANSAS QUESTION.
40 ADMrss,oH rxpnR THE EiEcoMr-
TON CONSTITUTION.
SENATOR CoLLAMER's REPORT

Congress has passed laws in relation to Sla-
very in the Territories at all periods Of its exis-
lence-whctc the Territory was held bv grant
or treaty that in no way affected Slavery, and
whore such an nstijution existed, if at ALL TO
very limited cXtcul. there Congress entirely pro-
hibted it. If Slavery existed, and especially if
the Territory was holden by title or treaty
which turbll abolition, there Slavery was suffer
ed to continue, but even there, Congress often
adopted measures to prevent or TO check further
additions and often and before 1920, the tax
ing of slaves into a Territory for sale was for
biddcn.
1t is most observable. however, ihatin no ease
was the condition ola Territory as to Slavery
ever left to be matter of contention to the peo-
pie therein 1t WAS regarded as a question ut
too much interest 10 the whole country to be left
to local legislation. A. no period in our history
has It ever by any party, been insisted that the
people were not at liberty to arrange this mat
ter, like all Others, in their own way in the for
nation or alteration of their State Constitutions
In all tie Territories north of the OHIO, Slavery
was utterly forbidden by Congress from time to
time, as they were formed, md in pursuance Of
the ordinance of 1887 In Mississippi. in l79s,
Congress prohibited the importation of slaves,
which they could not do in the States until 1903.
lhs was direct Intervention. In 1904, in Or
leans Territory U.ouislana,) Congress adopted
'h'ce express provisions on slavery saves
owner, fnmiIv ~ settIe The% ,vcra NOT ,o he
;n,nortcd tron bevord tbe Iui,c1 St,,es-and
nons wcro IN bc ioker ,berc in any manner II
;mnor,ed aGer los For r,,rh of n;,bo, oc
H., ,,,,,.;.,, ,Lo i ,,. ,,.'.., ,la,l,ai cao
This was plenary Intervention.
h,. ,r,;oh MsIo,,r; woe adn,,,,od as n ST.
S,,,o omd III SIaror, was forn,ar ,orhdJan
,''.t. "ee ant i, ,Ic ,,,,,,. ,o,l.1 -, ,,s E,.
E,,rco This was d,ro b, tbo Son,borr voto
Ly Iorcn r,aioritv w;,L n small u;noritv of ,bo
MI, and 80 a Sor,Lorn n,o,srrn 1'h;s so,-
L.d ,Ia oor1,,;on of oil ,be torr;,or, ,yo ,Lor
nv,noJ and v,as ,ho hord of re,co on tho sul,.
inct for more tban quarter of n century When
Texas was acouircd the same nroyi.ion bv line
m 9Ge got was m,de lor noacs
When he orr,ncamcnt w;,b G,o.t Rr;ta;,
v,o c,n;n,nd ,Le exIns;ye r,, n oro,o,, :, yra
formed into a Territory ami slavery uiterly nro.
hib,tcd Atier our arouisi,on bv thc treaty Of
neocc with Mexico d;thcul,v and tropbln IN tb :
subicct was renewed In ls5o this was arranr-
cJ 'hv the admission Of California nc n Free
S,,te and Corrnin, New-liexico and I',ab into
1err;tor;es with the ruht when forn,ng Statn
Cnus,;t,,;ons -, tho u,oner ,ime In lao ,dm;,toJ
e,,bor with or w;thont slavery. as snch Cnrs,;-
ut;ou should provide This was also n Sou,h
n,n m...nrc. and il tooclher w;,b tho farmer
ne,s,,rcs ,Lr, in torce a1a,n sct,l.J tho comd;.
finn of all our Ter,itor;es os IN Sl,ycrv II ,yas
claimed and sustained NJ Gnoltv of his sub.
i,c,
In ls5ta measure was adopted. az the calm
of the Slayeholdinr States, bv which. in cfI'ec,
both and all the settlements were broken mn
and the whole poIicv of the Government, on this
subject CHANGED. The territory south of SO
3O2AIissourl. Arkansas. and Louisiana. OBJ.
tanned from Snain-had been made into Slave
State. Bu, tbe country north of that line was
mostly unsettlrd Iowa only HAVING becn formed
,hrreirom Tho Kansas. Nebraska act was mass.
ed. the NIssour; Comnromise line declared in
opera,ive and the subject of Slavery was pro.
ltssedlv turned over to the people who should
90 and inbaLit tha, country. This was an inyi
taion ,o alI men IN enter this field of comncti.
tion for free or slave institutions; and il was 10
be expccted tha, the friends and promoters of
these two systems would make vigorous exer.
tlons in the struool,. and that settlemen, by
c;.,,l. .c o,.L .,',iI' La L;,LIv s,;mul.tnd H.,
nlI Tmtm means. Hence associ,lions and socic-
tirs bnv, hnnn nnt in ornr,,ion both North and
Sop,h IN n,on,nte surh settlement bv their re-
snc,tive friends This was howeycr neither
nor1,'r1I nor oonsmralJ, ria, nroris;om of
the Kansas act is as follow
nTLn ci,b,h section of ,ho oc, rror,ro,or, N
,bo .an at N;sso; ;o a.. Irn;nn C,yi;ch
bein~ Inconsistent with She Nd principie Of nnn' in.