Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-12

,.ke new but tagged garment and attempts to comfort
MS by saying that It can be patched and made sound
not wear. II know Il, notwithstanding may buy otl
crs II do not Ike them will never barter truths Dor
tries I believe. with Milton that
=" Truth is strong Next TO the Almighty, she needs
no policies no siratagems ccnsings to make her vice
And will follow hcr wherever she may lead. n from
power then am against power " from ihe mass D.
am against The mass n from my friends. then 'q
against my friends. II into solitude and the dcs'"
viii make her my companion forever .
nc rules ~ the House deny me the ume ." pursue
this branch Of ms argument further however much
should desire 10 do shall nov contend mat 20 ADOPT
the course recommended by the President 10 Congress 10
supnofi tho action Of Inc Lecompton Convention would
heto violate the manifold and manifest pledges Of the
Der,orretic marty touching the doctrine Of popular SOW
crcirnty in the Territories.
TIE main or principle ground taken by the Republican
narty has been bat The Democracy we're moi 10 he trust
ed on questions involving the interests Of slavery, aud
that their management Of Kansas affairs afforded the
sustaining proof 1t will not do for MS 20 say that pro-
luced no effect on the public mind We were constran
c 20 admit the policy although denied tue Justice Of
the appeal In PENNSYLVANIA, within sight Of Whoatand
the home " the present Chief Magistrate, impression
had been made against us The reply was ready ana no-
tent that Mr. Buchanan, having favored the extension
The exclusion Of slavery from The Territory north OF that
Inc, including Kansas that hc was northern man.
having, a. such s1mpathies with The white nhorcrr and
kelly Tor that reason 10 sec fun Justice done m NOV
had proved himself honest and the resolves of DIS
Marty bound him 20 tho doctrine Of popular sovereignty
and the sentiment in Kansas most uumistaahly or
free State there could be doubt he would see The
organic act fully and mpartay carried out and slavery
pressed Confidence was re- established, and Demo
cratic victory achieved n the recent Mcssaqe could
have been anticipated do not hesitate to express my
lnvictou that Penn would have cast on immense
taiortv NJ her votes og,ns him Wi.oll Cnnrrossan
10, Dis,rica pari NJ which have mo honor 10 repre-
e,nT know would have snolen i'm yrry ifrorent voice
Yon know but little Of the present feeling tn Pouusyya
nia II Won supnoso hcr sons can be- induced On unpo the
Jews Of The Executive regarding iho iommpton Com
tnntion There Is an accusation nf bad faith and COM
fss have ft nvself unable 10 answer g. ana conso-
ienuy unwilling 70 attempt H.
self 70 fithfl expression of hr popular win 900 Kan
.rs. North add South. throughout the States. i' was
r'rdgod in the most soen terms 90 the same thpr.-
There was NO conflict Of noiiti. oaion i'm th- arf
ctious Of the Uuon: oh l~kn1vlcI1, thc aupiraflu
The Nebraska Kansas hil n0d gu expressed their an-
ople whether IL. expression was fr f-cedoiu or slavery
That these declarations were honestly made DO mot
uht the CINCINNATI Platform h1d ihru hnt rcrcnt'y
ien constructed and al scented 20 fully unde4.ttnd b.
The resolution which MORO osrcciaiv refer v1s de-
banded hv fho South. and fully rrrrntoI hv fe NORTH
his demand was oeeasi1nol doubtless. hv fc1r of hs
former that the latter wore moro o less tafrienl to e
w territorial legislation Tho prnepie Of chi. leei.
m was henrs ro7sserieI ard ofa,iei nod ir,,c fhe
nd Of Democratic fliovshin u it o, plain for mis-
instruction ovon now.
Refoircd That we recognize ir RIGHT uf the urlnie
sf All the Tfrritores iucluing K1ue1s and Ner,at1
ting through the LEGALLY AND fairly EXPRESSED will ~
majority or actual ro-ilafts and whenever tho number
~ their Inhabitants iu.dos H. o. form Constitution
With without d,mesti, slavery AND be- admitted int'
tie Union UPON term. of neffst col,g i,b H. o,tor
States
1t id not speak for Klutr merely ba, for ',aI The
INn ~ ain fIn IHrfff sr.ra
Guiding Kansas md Nebraska acting THROUGH Che legally
and fairly expressed win Of minority of actual rc.t
dsuts" 10 firm Constitutions. And here lc me- ob
frvc That In u0 other way Constitution. o. De formed
The resolution fllous Tie act o CONGRESS I'm inditing
the mode in which Constitutions arc to Doc formed name
III, hv thc nronc acting THROUGH tho .r4tlr and f,irly
Expressed viii of % majority of actual rr.iIopts H.
was thus cunhaucalv announrcd thata Constitution
.1ull nat DO a Won ., t,r,. fra ans, iU,+ ,to ,. ,,
Apain saw tho party Nls frt.fel and 30 ftt1ronbod
Tho inaugural ldlrcss ri tlc nov President c'necd
Hear comprehension of the grounds unan which he c
zion had heef .f,a ,i.t..-..........
tho perfect good fb. lu sncakinr of tic
territories los language was.
at is the IMPERATIVE and Indispensable duty Of the
Government or c United States % secure 10 every rc.i
lent inhoh,nt tl. frrc and iala,,i.,t ~
his opinion by III. vote This saered rrbt Of caeb ndi
This mot ulsarc r. ncd fir the rurp,so Of otnhi
guilty it rem lvr al d,uhi il any existed before rs a.
the conviction NJ the speaker, that "hc free and indie
pendent cxpres-i M VI bis onninu bv his yoo must m
Here n conclusion reached: and we find Tho prssi
dent afterwards consistently and norsisienv CARVING il
out BE remembered 'the rcsident Of Kansas VAS TO
be secured in The cc and ndepondcnt expression NJ hq
opinion by his vote" The President OF the rnitcd
States had so dcicrmincd aud with dis nurnos g,cj
he insisted upon che Hon Robert Walker ncrentor
from him the appointment of Governor NJ Kans, H.,
cAccinatc H. The reason Tor selecting the indyidu,
named is TO be- found In tho f,'t th,t ,b - 'i.a
OF tho two a 10 tho course 10 he pnrIucd
This is most evident from, thc letor of C,rrnr Wan,
accepting The anpoinmo"t ana ram tho ns,poons
sued to him. In the letter alluded 10 fioyeroor Wnltrr
says
81 understand that YOU and your Cabinet cordially
hmm fde vote unaffected nv fraud or violence must he
permitted in adopting thrir State Constitution 10 dorlo
~ themselves what shall be- their socin institutions
This Is the great fundamental nrinripc Of tho act Of CON
gross organizing that Territory affirmed by the Sunrpe
Court of the United States and s i'm accordance vim t.
views uniformly expressed by me Throughout INV rnbi-
career / contemplate pcarcfn snluti,u or fbs ,ocs
ton by an appeal 10 the Intelligence and n,trio of t
people Of Kansas who should an p,rfirin,,c fil All
freely in this decision and by minority Of whose ,,
the decision must be made MS thr only and r,pstit,
al mode or adjustment
e will 20 then ami On dc,vor II, ,d;,., ,t, io;.i
tics in the 6 confidence a., strongly expressed Gy yo
that will he sustained DIV all your own bigh nutb,,,
with the cordial co-5ner,tion Of an your Cnbiot
The Instructions 10 this officer are eonaiiv concsio
Of the fact:
1.-THE institutions of Kansas should he established lac
the votes Of thc propc of ,nsas ira,,e5 and ,it,
rupted nv force and fraud
When such a Coustitution shall no s,t,,it,cd On ,t
ueoplc NJ the Torritorv ttr, mus no r,,,,l ~ W.
exercise Of ,bcir righ, =, ,o,, ~ M ~ ,t i ~ ..'
uent and the az ev,r,ssio ~ -, , ,' ,, 'n'lN
not be interr,uted nv fr,nd n, ,,;,t 7, l ''' '''
But tho letter and instrr.,;o, az ,,,,,.l .
a much moro ,inpnrtnut n,a,,., ,i,n f, a. tt w
used them f,r thrv norcI,s,.ls s",iih Ii, ~ '',''
then an anxious wish on ne n,rt ~ ,h BY. iI W.,
the pcople ~ the Territory ebl,ii ho an 1871, 'a'
the exereise Of tieir ri,-ht IA ,,,,e ,,, 49,. D"
repeat his words .sTbrv ,r,,st N. ,,,,t.,l T.; AZ
crcise Of their yi0byf 10 ro,c a. a., ,,,irs, A.
ment.r Not In thcir ,,ht D., ,n,e Co. ,r .,i. . Wv,
Of the instrument hui tie j,,sty,,,ett n '
ment ''"
The Union the orrap Of tho Adrpipis.r,,;o, ~ ,h