Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-01-21

Free Kansas " as vehemently as any paper in
The country but which now takes it upon itself
TO do the dirty work of weak and vascillating
opposed to all restriction OF
Slavery and in favor of forcing Slavery upon a
Territory, " nne-tenths of whose population are
opposed to Slavery"
An argument used not only by the Herald, but
BY the Administration papers throughout the
countryside Patriot and Sentinel in Vermont
why the North should disgrace itself by admit
ting Kansas as Slave State is the fact that,
I" it is well known that even if Kansas should
be admitted under her Lecompton Constitution,
without modification, restriction, or amendment,
she cannot continue longer than year or SO as
a slave State, with NINE-TENTHS OF HER
POPULATION OPPOSED TO SLAVERY"
"Nine-tenths of her population opposed to
Slavery and still the North and Kansas must
submit to have slave Constitution forced upon
them to get rid of the siliest of all silly threats
OF the South to dissolve the Union If that is
the case, and 50 apparent to all, why do the adj
ministration papers demand the admission of
Kansas against the will of such an overwhelm-
ming majority?
But what said the Herald of the Lscompton
Constitution last November, when the fact was
not known that the weak-minded President Sc
cretly sympathized with the South, and would
openly defend the claims of the TRADES Of South
ern fre-eaters? Oh, it said as follows, in an az
ticle which we published from its columns at the
time:
KANSAS IN A NEW SHAPE,
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This is eSsS 9ttat which nobody outside of
the secret affiiation of this Convention could
have anticipated It is fact, revolutionary
movement, which puts the local affair of Kan
sas in a more critical shape than any of the
many other phases through which they have
passed. Itappears that the Solons of this afore-
said Convention have decreed-
|. A strong pro Slavery State Constitution,
which is not to be referred to the people.
2. A separate reference of the Slave question
to vote of the people, which will not affect the
Slavery provisions the Convention in the slight
est degree neither one way nor the other.
3. That Gov. Walker is deposed.
4. That the regular Territorial Legislature is
superseded.
5. That q regency or provisional government
is established, with dictatorial powers, of which
Mr. John Calhoun is the chief, under the title
of Governor, that this regency is to go into op
Grafton Immediately.
Now, this beats the Topeka government o
General Lane and Robinson all hollow. 1t sur
passes anything that we have seen of the polit
cal pratensions of Brigham Young for with al
assumptions of divine right and squatter severe
lgnty, he has never so fatty repudiated the sur
preme authority, of the General Government a.
these Locompton Constitution makers. Thei
proceedings are without a PARALLEL, and there i
nothing like a precedent for them in the case 0
any other Territory of the Union past or present
On the contrary, the Federal Constitution, tn
organic law of Kansas, all popular rights, AM
Territorial forms and usages, are boldly set at de
iiance by these Kansas disorganizers.
| The proceedings in questions would amount t
nothing more than A CONrENlPTlBLE FARO
did we not know that they are intended for MIS-
CHIEF, and that the mischief makers are dis
persed over much larger area than that OF Kan
sas Territory. 1t is thought that the design c
this Lecompton Regency is to stihe the Legisla
ture and the popular voice of Kansas upon tn
main issue, in,excting general squabble anon
all parties in the Territory upon the local que'
ton of jurisdiction. 1t is further supposed tina
this regency, through this cloud of smok
and dust will push off to Washington and al
tempt to hurry through the admission of Kar
sas upon the basis of their pro-Savery Constitr
ton, in advanSe of the meeting Of the Terrific
rial Legislature.
The party d. the Topeka Constitution SON
peculiar government, We're dispersed by the u
tied States troops, and ifa milder process shoul
prove inadequate against any overt act of tn
Lecompton regency, the dragons should agai
be called into requisition We have no fears
the ultimate issue of this Lecompton movemen
1t WILL FAIL. The parties interested in
cannot entertain serious hope of its success
We presume that THEIR OBJLC'TS ARE AG
TATION SECTIONAL DISCORD, AND
SOUTHERN ULTRA SECTIONAL REBEL
ION. We believe that their immediate purpo
is to cast the frebrand into Congress upon whiC
our Soutrcrn tire-eaters have resolved to cut loo
from the Administration, and to setup section
al party on their own account for the next Pres
dency,
"Wil attempt to hurry the admission of Kal
sas through Congress, with their pro-slavel
Constitution, in advance of the meeting of ii
Territorial Legislature " How accurately d
the Herald then foresee what would be the resu
of this Lecompton fraud How strong he al
the press Of the country condemned it while
was supposed that Buchanan would oppose il
But how changed when the safety of their Go
crnment pap depended upon it Oh, tickle h
man nature Shades of Washington, Of jeff
son, and jackson memory of the peril al
blood of our Revolutionary ancestors we wi
suffered, fought, bled and died, for home al
liberty for your posterity look down upon tt
sacrifice of your noble achievements for the sa
of few paltry dollars of Government patro
age and the quoting of few dogs of tyranl
and Slavery! Why crumbles not the Monume
on Bunker Hill? Why remember the sacr
ground of Lexington and of Bennington? WI
erect monument to tell the free born sons
Vermont that Ethan Allen sleeps amid the Vi
leys Of the Green Mountain State? Why n
for the sake Of quoting few meaningl(
threats of dissolution by a few insane dem
gogues, give up our Freedom, and become slaY
to worse than tyrants--a dastardly crew
a. ~ -~s-a----es-
voluptuaries
But no SO long as the froe-born blood of o
fathers courses in our veins, let us pass wi
cool derision and bidding defiance to the
threats, and let come what will, preserve o
Independence and the sacred memory of FRI
dom cause. Let them dissolve!
l " All know that Greeley x Co. have aga
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