Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-08-06

KANsAS.-A SPEECH TO THE POINT.
The vote on the question OF l.ccompton and
Land rs Liberty was taken on Monday last
the ID inst Judging from ihc ijllowing
pithy speech. our opinion is that the people
Of Kansas have understood the question, met
it, and settled it--dcaa, SO far as Lecompton
is concerned
The Hon. Marcus p. PAuRorr, Delegate
to Congress from Kansas. was welcomed TO
Lawrence on his return from Washington by
a large concourso of his fellow citizens, on
the 10th inst In reply to commendatory
address by Mr.. IT, S. Lasmon, Mr.. Parrot
said
Fellow CulzENs;-I feel the poverty of
language to express my feelings this day at
the welcome you have given me on returning
to the home of my heart and the land of my
choice and if you share in the happiness
feel in meeting you, there are more happy
hearts in Massachusetts, street to-day than it
ever held before Since ! left you, eight
months ago, important events have transpired,
in which you and have been prominent
actors How well you have performed your
part | am here to bear witness, and to inform
you of the public approval by the American
people of the consistency, forttude and courage
which you have always exhibited, and Of your
success in driving from your soil some Of the
worst characters that over degraded your
Territory. And hardly cxaggorate when
say that the good faith and conduct of the
whole country have been in your keeping
You have been trustee Of the morality and
purity, as well as the ancient principles which
undorlie the American Government
While you have thus preserved your credit
and your constancy my own convictions Of
principle have undergone no change but, on
the other hand have rather been confirmed
by the experience Of the last few months.
have seen little difference between the De-
mocracy of Kansas and the Democracy of
Congress, and that little, if possible, is in
favor of the former. have seen in Wash
ington O. rcckessness and villainy, on the
part of the representative Democracy, which
would make even Kansas Democracy blush
and | am now thoroughly convinced that
Si1reryis Democracy and Democracy is Siaue-
ry, and beside this it is nothing. Contrastcd
with the conduct Of that party, ! admire and
love, and hold up to admiration the national
ity and devotion to principle of the Ropubli-
can party. And ! could not help contrasting
the recklessness and decentralization of the
ono with the independence and intelligence
of the other Which Of the tuo parties 10
choose be'ireep no Kansas freeman can hesitate.
in view of the light now before him for, from
the ono an electric sympathy flows out to this
peoplo--whilo the other, with a broken treas
ury. disbandcd and divided party hardly
form a respectable prey to those who wish to
restore the Government to its ancient and
honorable principles
When lecompton was defeated. in order to
mitigate the stings of discontinue, and to
assuagc the distress of their fall. TO swccten
the bIttcr cup pressed to their lips, the Eng
fish bill was fabricated The night of its
passage was signalized by a rcyel at the
White House, and with every demonstration
of delight II was proclaimed a Democratic
victory; first, because the Kansas Question
was settled and secondly, because in one of
those fits Of delusion by which Providence
drives bad men upon their fate, they fully be-
licved that under this jugglo Lecompton would
be passed. But | knew that the people of
Kansas would be constant to the cause Of
Freedom, and have no doubt of the result
And you are now fulfilling what the people of
the United States expect of you IN regard to
that bill
/ have not found in Kansas one Free State
man in favor of that BILL and if were to
meet one, should attribute his folly to aber-
ration of mind and if his mind was sound
should be afraid to meet him in the dark In
August you will overthrow the Infamous
swindle; and the victory then, important as
it will be to this people, will have wider
effect and national Specification, for it will
be but the forerunner of the victory which
will be won in 1860 by the friends of Free
dom.
Permit me, before closing to warn you OF
two points Of danger in this exigency. One
Of these is in being defrauded of the result
of the election. You know the Unreasonable
capacity Of your adversary for frauds-frauds
continued from the beginning, and viii be un-
til you drive the last ungodly scoundrel from
your soil And remember, too, that there is
a power in Washington ready, now and al
ways, to stimulate the last desperate faction
ist to the commission of those frauds.
Secondly, there is no feeling so much TO be
suspected in politics as the feeling of security.
Therefore l warn you, relax no effort, cease
no vigilance, give up no opportunity to defeat
this bill-but go forth with your ancient zeal
to settle the last question connected with this
contest.