Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-07-02
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Judge Whdt to do, and hoW 10 10 II.
We are now in the fifth year since a policy
was initiated with the avowed object and CON
fdent promise of putting an end to Slavery
agitation.
Under the operation Of that policy, that
agitation has not only not ceased, but has
constantly augmented
In my opinion, It will not cease until a cri-
sis shall have been reached and passed. "a
house divided against itself cannot stand.
] believe this Government cannot endure per-
manently half slave and half free | do not
expect the Union to be dssolvedl don't
expect the house TO fall-but do expect it
will cease to be divided 1t will become all
one thing, or all the other. Either the OPP
ponents Of Slavery viii arrest the further
spread of it. and place it where the public
mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the
course Of ultimate extinction: or It's advo-
Gates win push it forward till it shall become
alike lawful in all the States. old as well as
new-North as well as South. Have VIC no
tendency to the latter condition;
Let any one who doubts. carefully contem-
plate that now almost complete legal combi-
nation--picco of machinery so to speak
compounded OF the Nebraska doctrine and
the bred Scott decision. Let him consider
not only what work the machinery is adapted
to do, and how well adapted; but also let
him study the history Of its construction and
.'Doe' ID he can OF ialnet l"ii' IL nc can 20
trace tho evidences OF design and concert of
"cuoh among its chlel bosses. nom the be-
ginning But SO far Congress ouly had act
ed ana an endorsement 10y the people real
OF apparent, was indispensable to save the
point already gained and give chance for
more me new year OF 1904 found Slavery
H.
eAcluued from moro imam halt OF the States
oy o'a'e ION ututonS, ana from most OF the
-N"tohal territory oy Congre9sionll prohibi-
non. fohF days later commenced the strug-
gle Whioh ended IN repeating that Congress
s'onal p'onlp',i'n
ms opened an the National l@uloIy TO
slavery an" was lhe hrsl point gained J. ms
necessity ma" not been overlooked. nut mad
oe1h PROVIDED lor' as won as might oe' IN the
argument oil sqnat'er sovereignty otherwise
oauea sacred Hght OIL sen government
"n'ch iatlur phrase though expressive oi the
only rShllnl oasls oil any government, was
so perverted IN TINS attempted use OF 1t to
amount 70 Just TINS mat II any enc man
chose 10 ehsiaNe a"o"f' no "''" man shall
pc allowed % OBJECT. mat argument was
incorporated INTO the Nebraska bill ITSELF IN
inc language winch ioilows 1T being the
uae intent ana meaning OF TINS act not to leg
n'a'e slavery mo any Territory or state
nor eNcluHc IL therelrom out TO ieave the
P.oP'o 'norooi P'riectiy iree 10 form ana reg
"'"'9 '"eii domestic institutions IN their own
why sUoloc' oniy 70 inc constitution oil the
Oni'eu N,a'es' mon oPehca the roar OF
Ioose ueclamatioh III iaVor OF "oquatter Sow
ereiBnty' ana sacred fiBht OF sell-govern-
heht'
Du'' s"u OPPosiuoh members let as
DC more sPec'hc--let us amend the olll so as
TO expressly declare that the people OF the
territory "'y eNciuue slavery NOT we
'a'u 'hc iilouus vi 'he measure ana down
.ney Noteu tae amendment W me the Ne
ofasNa OIL was passing through Congress a
IA" case lh'uiF'hB the question OF a negro s
freedom ny reason OF ms owner having vol
unfairly taken nm hrst INTO a iree State and
tAen territory covered by the congressional
Pfohinluon, ana held nm as slave for long
tlme IN each, was passing through the United
states Circuit Conrs Tor the District OF Mis-
sour ana ooth Nebraska Oil ana lawsuit
were brought 70 decision IN the same month
81 nay 1901 Inc negro name was ")red
ocott' Wmeh name now designates the decis-
ION hnally made IN the case
H9ofe the then Presidential election, the
IA" case came to, ana was argued IN the Su-
~ ','"'N'' DHt thS
asc'''oH OF 1t was deferred until inter the elec-
uon' ntil' before the election Senator Trum-
pun. on the hoor OF the Senate, requests the
leading advocate OF the Nebraska bill to state
ms opinion whether the people OF Territory
can eonstltutionaiiy exclude slavery from their
hmits' ana the latter answers THAT is a
question Tor the supreme Court The cleo
uoh came Mr buchanan was elected, and
Inc Endorsement such as 1t was secured
nat was the second point gained. The in
aorsemeht however iei short Of a clear pop
ular majority by nearly four hundred thou
sand votes, and so, perhaps. was not over
whelminsly reliable and satisfactory. The
outgoing President IN his last annual mes
sage as lmpressively as possible echoed back
upon the people the weight and authority of
the Endorsement.
Inc Supreme Court met again they did
not announce their decision, but ordered re-
argument, The Presidential Inauguration
came and still no decision Of the Court but
the incoming President, in his inaugural adj
dress iervently exhorted the people to abide
by th@ forthcoming decision, whatever it
might be. Then IN Few days came the de-
eision' Inc repnted author OF the Nebraska
hill hnds an early occasion to make speech
al TINS capitol indorslng the bred Scott de-