Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-16

sustain the President in his position on the adj
mission of Kansas. Blu, he has lately received
instructions which will make him hesitate he
fore going the entire length of the doctrines
contained in the Message. Dispatches from
Columbus have been received at Washington,
announcing that at a caucus of the democratic
members Of the Ohio Legislature resolutions
were adopted unanimously, agreeing To instruct
their delegation in Congress 90 vote and act in
opposition to the Lecomp;on Constitution.
Messrs. Bright and Fitch, Senators from In
diana have already ranked themselves with the
administration on this matter The democrat
ic Convention of Indiana being about TO assem-
Die Bright went home in haste TO set things
right and prevent the adoption Of any resolu-
iions sustaining Douglas. Notwithstanding
his arduous abors the following resolution was
adopted by vote 376 yeas to 1l5 nays, and
was subsequently made unanimous
Resolred That we are still in fnvor of the great doc
triue oil the halsas-Nebraska act and that by pnlc
tcal application Of that doctrine the people of State
or Territory vested with the right Of ratiiving or
rejecting ut the ballot-box any Constitution that may
be formed for their government; and therefore no Ter
ritory should be admitted into the Union a State
without fair expression Of the will of the people be-
ing first had upon the Constitution and accompanying
the application for admission.
The most troublesome bomb-shell Of all was
thrown into the democratic party by Governor
Wise of Virginia. Being invited to meet the
democrats of New York al their Tammany
Hall celebration of the Battle Of New Orleans,
on the 9Th inst he wrote them letter the
reading Of which must have caused some I'M
pleasant sensations among the camp followers
of the administration. Whatever faults Wise
may possess want OF clearness ami directness in
his epslolary correspondence OF stump speech
es cannot be reckoned among the number. The
following extracts will fairly represent the gen.
eral tone Of his letter. while they are sufficient.
y clear of themselves TO need further elucida-
ton. In relation TO the submission Of the sla-
very clause of the Lecompton Constitution as
proposed by the Convention that framed the in.
sirument lie saws:
"nstead of submitting :his proposed Constitution
by the mere agent the Convention defcrentially t.
the principals the organized sovereign People Their,
was usurpatiOn Withholding from them of fair
free, full and equal election to choose or not To choos
their own Constitution Of sell. government. Il was {.
parte was all on side il was in gambling phrase
the foul Heads win and tails Won lose: the Consti
tuition was obliged TO be adopted, with the clause o
without the clause; The vote was bound to he for H.
Constitution :; it was all pro and no con-. and We 81,
that was no submission TO an election at ALL Election
IS choice OF alternatives to adopt or to reject to re
lect us well us adopt, TO adopt well as recct'
OF what he deems il of vital conseauenc,
that should be done may be readily understood
The Governments are the municipalities Of sover
eighty which embrace especially the individual Der
sons the families, the households the altars and tn
homes Of our people. II il that which makes Stat
rights State laws State orpnuiZatio State notion
precious, because domestic. in our confederacv Tn
Federal Government embraces rather national and for
eign subjects of jurisdiction, and, therefore, it oug
to leave nl domestic questions to the States and tn
people. What then? Why. then. il the schedule q
submission anti-Repubcan if it was partial if
did not acknowledge and allow tie sovereign right
the people to judge for themselves on the question
highest dignity, the organic law of their Government
and Disseminated unequallN between the subjects {
property,-thc Congress Of the United States ougi
not To reject the legitimate and Republican Constu
ton, but 0Uyh to adopt subject 10 fair and Ieot
rOe IF he people Of Kansas, dccordng too lar 10 D,
scribtdb by their territorial legislature; and b. admit N
State under lis Constitution Uhcnerer he TiIioiy sha
rrocl'lIm q. apD'orci and odePted by the p.opf
they ddoW H. 10 admit her into The Union so fhc,o an
Vhey reject Il, to tare Me people # KdnWfs in Mei
orn rag 10 Organise another C6nreation and 10 suJm
another Constitution to Congress .Ji~ aproral"
Such is the position of those democrats VIII
have yet left some proper sense of political hon
or and decency. 1t is we'll sometimes to cor
trast great things with small No one will &c
cuse Gov. Wise of being an Aboloiionist. ii
is as ready 10 defend the interests Of SLAYER
at any and all times as any other man in tn
country Compare or rather contrast his cours
with that of certain men in this region VIII
were original opponents Of the Kansas Ncbra
ka bill and were only whipped into its supper
by 6 bread and butter" appliances, but VIII
no" are attempting to read out of the part
Douglas and such other democrats as will NJ
say amen to the swindIe attempted to be pc
peiraed upon the settlers of Kansas.
Whatever may be the labors of these small
beer politicians, this GROWING act Of villainy-
this sum Of all vilanies-ihe imposition of
Slavery Constitution by fraud-cannoi and wi
not be cunsuma.ed The Lecompton Constitl
tion is destined to an overthrow Whaev,
Congress may do The popular sentiment of ii
country is unallerably opposed to lis tyranic
provisions. Whatever these Northern dougl
face democrats whose chief existence is the pa
doled out from the federal treasury, may siri,
TO effect their attempts will only serve to sho
the community the depth TO which they ha,
sunk in the mire of degradation.