The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-05-12
REVOLUTION IN THB LAW OF THE LAND.
SPEECH OF Hon. i, P. WALTON

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But there Is no mistake LOOK at the
history of Kansas and the Lecompton con-
st;,,,,;o,, H., l,;ll,.ta,;o,, o,,d ,La o.,,,,,,lo
s,i'u.ioh-' 'ue i'l"s'' a. ''Oi anu 'ue ea"niPle
OF this entire revolution. Two points In
the history Of the Territory are conceded
by everybody slavery went there and
stald there. How is 1t now 4" the STATE
OF Kansas The President permits no
mistake, no misapprehension in the matter;
and therefore Introduce the Lecompton
constitution as he introduced it to US on
the "a OF February last--all IN accordance
with the authority OF the court.
1T Ia: been solemnly adjudged by the highest
W tr'GHli Tn KNOW 10 cur WWs' iDsi siaSeiy G1sl5 i
Sai,s. Kansas ' i. therefors at this moment, as
much o 'iar. Ster g Gsorg'n oI South C1rotaa -
JfG,Is TU|Sisrsrn wv -' '''''
".ShcrIoS l. The right Of property is d'jore
ono G"s fShr E r., @n" W., any eo''aiSma % IS 'o%ei0m % ana
ind is Increase is he same. and as ,sr,otaJie, as
de right Of Ne oTaer et any property 'ehdtever.
10 , m ne ni psy ..ISs NO PoTel %
cat TIC consent ojthe oca0s, or lsithoAt paying &e
oIntrs prer,'i,s 10 He' tmHnepai.on, JgH e2It-
staIi have NO bower to ureyenr emieIsnts to tie
State from bringing with them .neh persons Us
are aeeeu save os tle avs o. sy enc ., Tue
son of the same uge or description shaI be ,ontn
ued in slavery by the laws OF this state.'-Le-
'0"1,''" 'O"'''"'''"
hsnsas Is as m"cH " S'"ts '>''''s aS
georgia OF oouth Caroilha -'oy flff"eV o.
me '""M',"'FI" Q! f"f "t'I@ 'ot@'eS
Ihese are the rresiaeht 5 "oruS' s'oP
not to say tbat the common law princiPie
Is aorogs'ed ny taese %oros-feVolutlohi-
zed, indeed-and that slavery Is ""f'o't"f-
aze". Perhaps the PRESIDENTS language
was not well Weighed' NOR 10 stop 10
ask whether the purpose of the hanSaS-
Nebraska act was 10 make independent
States, outside OF tho Union or 10 sug-
gest That the Unlon Is dissolved alreauy
our ierfi'ory, our common properly our
newborn state Oh many woe,ul thToes' al
ready gone Inc POM is that nahsas
has oeen maze " "aoe 'Naee py tns new
revolutionary ooctrine' witnout &C, oi ours
without Federal consent ana without the
act OF consent OF us own people, ana against
tnem all ana oy tne same new ievoluc .
tionary doctrine' II can never get rio oi
slavery aeIhout paging. (or nc Prt0|-
Tge This is the Illustration ana example
OF hansaS pam PUih,eo' unmis'akaole :
ana unuehiaole' nat says Tue l-econ'P'
ton constitution saves are p'oEr'ey
50 SAID the court ana nreslaen,. slaves
cannot De Gohnsca.ea ~ wl'hou' ton1pen- p
sat'on' says leconiP'oh SO saiu .he res
iden'; ine righ' III sia!e properly Is as
inVioiaoie as 'ne righ' Ia any o'ner prop
er'y' says AecT'nP'o" ca i,oio ~
.ie more lhVioi"D,c' ~ c"h"c' P"ss o,'
tich' No 'ru9, -, iui' Pi'oI e"sn
uown' Vi no "'"e tu"' 10 '"e 'u1e VI
.ne ''econ'P''" 'o'S ','u''o"' nuN 'uo iea
iueh' ieco'i,n'eu"9 y ~ w. arc oou"u =,
10 pei's'e 'n"' ne NJ 'e1S' 'ninAS 1t i' I'LL
rgnt'
NOW sir' tnink We can oegln 70 uuaei'
s'ahd Tue eA"c' n'en"''g Vi '"a' very piS'.
" ana very daSi'ionao'e P'IaSe 'ne
eqn@f I'3n'S o. 'ne people ~ Iio ,ne 0sa'es Ses
IN the common uomain' ! ue siaVe-o'a'e t,
men goes mere ana 'oSes h,3 institution
win h'm' ne Piuh's IL ali oNer 'he ialu,
ne guards 1t with Jaws ana guns ar1unu
II an ne puts tue Gonsti'u''Oh % Ti 'he = III
TED states ana on this triple wal, ne mounts
the Federal Army lie taxes MS lhS'i'
tuition mere ne keeps IL anu ca''S ol
US 10 deiena H. az me c1mn'0n co@
ms is one picture HOW iares II no"
with ,he iioef'y,loVlng ana nsru'lnooripl ~
iree-ctate men Eqnai rlgh!s is Tut
doctrine lou invite MN WIN tue prom
ise OF equa' rign's yo" matter nm
with the nope Oh equa' rigu's anu III
goes 10 your common territory expect
ing there 10 ma that 'he common govern
ment OF common people uncer common
constructor OIL common SOIL WIN CAV,
h1m at iesS. common anu " equA, rignls'
how iares 'he lree men wheh ne goes
he mus himself oesplseo' ueersusu Gu
OH from the amenities oi sociai me- In
common ci'ih'ieS oil society anu tue pow
er oi rlsing' oy superior INDUSTRY anu VIZ
tue, to the dignity he had lett in MS oil
northern home, ana the digni'y ~, ne ma,
lost by contact with your slaves 1nroug
all the terrltorial term ne cannot eve
6ny oHcH ms 0''th,' 'sAt ! Does ne 'ai
OF his common righ'S he IS sedltious
Does he resist inirinsment Oh MS persona
rights, or refuse ooeulence 10 unjust an