Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-04-16

perfectly willing 60 uiye his name ~ his rights You
indulge in these gcncracs you say that A, -, G., or
u, went into country and Tom Dick, Harry, said,
VI VIII not nave my name registered, and then turn
about and say tho people can lose their liberties by de-
iaut consequent on such proceedings these Sir, IL
Is ntrhnt nonsense, come from what source IL may.
The fact vas that the people could not vote Il they
the, e6nld. and eommeu5 man" a fog Tba cru o
cnce they had had in that Territory had shown them al
ready h2t u was mere empty mummery 10 vote, for
votes did mo- good. Cincinnati Directories and Candle
box returns have been infinitely potent than the
real votes Of the inhabitants Of that Territory What
good would 10 do them 10 vote You had already taught
them that there purpose 20 be accomplished and,
II votes would not answer Cincinnati Directories, forged
returns anything would be rcsorcd TO the thing would
move on, majority no majority.
The American people are supposed 20 be a shrcwd
people. They understand pretty well Peter Funk auc-
tons Once in while, grcenhorn gets taken i'm, but
the great u the people will not be taken in bv m
Bot the President Of the United States has set up and
a'lS'a schemes as shallow as fauduent-yea as infa
,oN as het ana ne supposes The people " the United
States are going 60 be dcaudcd by such nerous means
as those Sir he will find they win not work They
would not work In the days OF the Revolution and much
less will they work now.
TERRITORIAL ELECTION
Well sir, Legislature was elected shortly after the
time those delegates were elected 90 frame Constit-
ton You attempted outrageous fraud then, in order
TO carry The LEGISLATURE. Your OXurd and Delaware
crossing frauds were rcsorted TO. have the evidence
OF them all here. Nobody doubts them. There is not
man here who viii rise and say that 10 is not the truth
I'm a' w I"l'm were open palpabc, notorious aud un,
oerstood by everybody Governor Walker investigated
them, and said o mp into ono Of the pre-
chcts where these frauds were committed, and found
lAl 10 was impossible such vote could have been
there lie found fhc people amazed Ont any such pre-
fences should DE made and he found that the OF
your best men. whose names were notorious known AN
oyer inc country, were the voting lists because they
d not seem TO have great facility iuycutng names
'u uP'h ail ihe great names OF tAo country, ard
returns of johnson county aud others. Tie seemed
ponder over that subject little, and sorry That be
. '' "ln'Hvu tnAl any man III any section OF the
VIZ very moment th"' he truna that such u
gross insulting fraud had been sought tO be pamcd Of
on W. people should hesitate ana instant To- throw
qto inc face OF the scaludrcs who had presented it,
IL hcsatcd and after hc knew how was, be ft TO
pace h' rejection Of ne return On teDhncay, rather
man o the naked dcfnrmity-thc want VI votes They
I $500 .HH,u W. hauu ~ iecln,n language, ana
therefore he threw b. out should have thrown t cut
W NY 'U''''''l'' te"soh' an" pro"h your ttehhle'lY
| flow, ,9s no mott D, - .il lila , t...,;
vb,t , WS' ne net ~ was sud 40 Hot know WIN
g,"5 ruin Il was " a me psp,-iha the ortunes Of
,he Governor ana scerei1p declined from the moment
~ 49, ,l!"l'"07 l'"u"7' IL Vn'N-V. ue
character NJ The legislature gave vast majority in
sna, LEGISLATURE To ilc Republicans whereas d these
I""i, were nadc tueotutl tht} would have made this
Legislature just like that which preceded it, Il was
t''i prominent ana IT. is said ihHi some sections Of
thc country 'howlcd over b.; and President buchanan,
4,kn 10 NOW, iremgiTd a. in'r 4o"hng and %
resume n inc disus,on of both those honest officers
m'i. siI oi iutule ages "iu ue amazed oi the
fCIfoach ~ one Of his officers That Doe had failed TO give
.u'i POP maud which should conhue man TO the pcn-
tcr,o,. on. r,,, ,,,,,y.r,o,
bu'' ST. tic fraud was discovered nobody could gain
,', w w., I!ee Stte les'leuyc uck,t was triumphant
,'r 'DN ,N l1 10 pc gone hout Lecompton LonNon-
9n q'ed and ircmhled under that aspect Of Che c.c
,u'a M,n, 10 cumming up mc'r men and th'N hardly
N"' quorum h',hsc ucy saw that thc sccptrc had dee
P','I rom u. Ii DO and j. bad g9t into Che hands of
"'Ii' l'"t accompanies dd NOT hNc 20 bravo
puouc 0hHlon, and enact This famous Lccompiou Com
an g'l. ncno'c WeN never dd got quorum There.
h' lAct ls, That cvcty man who had to le4st of
oggnyl o' 'mme about num- never appeared ln ihe Con
ionuoh 't 'lli bat minority Appeared, and They cone
lurod up Constitution We have it. here. sir. We
Iii, , w ', li' ill.nI'u'n O he President Of the