Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-07-02

! titled 90 all privileges and immuntics of citi-
zens in the several States"
Secondly, that, subject to the Constitution
Of the United States, neither Congress nor
Territorial Legislature can exclude Slavery
from the United States Territory Thi.
point is made in order that individual mer
may fiji up the Territories with slaves with
out danger of losing them as property, and
thus TO enhance the chances Of pormancncy
to the institution through all the future.
Thirdly, that whether the holding a negro
IN actual slavery in free state makes HIM
free as against the holder. the United states
Courts will not decide, but will leave to be
decided by the Courts Of any Slave state the
negro may be forced into by the master.
This point is made not to be pressed I'M
mcdiatclyi but 10 acquiesccd DO for % while,
aud apparently Endorsed by the people at an
election, then TO sustain the logical conclusion,
that what bred SCOTS master might lawfully
do with bred Scott IN the Free State of llli-
nois, every other master may lawfully do with
any other one or one thousand slaves in HE
nois or in any other Free State. Auxiliary
to all this and working hand in hand with it,
/ the Nebraska doctrine. or what is left of it.,
! Is to educate and mold public opinion at
least Northern public opinion. not TO care
/ whether Slavery is voted down or up This
/ shows exactly where we now arc and partial
! ly, also whittier We are tending
IL will throw additional light ON the lattor,
! TO go back, and run the mind over the string
/ OF historical facts already stated Several
things will now appear less dark and mystic
ri'us .han they did whom they were transpir-
lh{ The people were 20 be LETT perfectly
rec 'enWcot only 90 the Constitution.
T Nhlt the Constitution had To do with H.,
/ out-iIots could mot then see. Plainly enough
/ now. was AN exactly fitted niche for the
! Drod scott decision t. afterwards com" In,
/ AN" declare that perfect freedom of the peo-
/ pie to be Just no freedom at ALL Why was
/ the amendment, expressly declaring the right
/ Of the people to exclude Slavery, voted
/ down. Plainly enough now, the adoption Of
/ 10 would have spoiled the niche for the Dred
scott decision. Why was the Court decision
held up: WHY. even the Scnators indirid-
/ ual opinion withheld till after the Presidcn-
/ Nal election: Plainly enough now, the
speaking ont then would have endangered the
''poHoetly free argument upon which the
question was 70 be carried. Why the out
going President ichcitation on the endorse
/ mont. Why tho delay OF the re-argumcut:
/ Why the incoming Presidents advance cx-
hortution in myor of the decision
These things look like the cautious pattlng
and peiting spirited horse. preparatory TO
mounting him, whom it is dreaded that he
may give the rider fall And why the has,
ty after endorsements Of the decision by The
President and otherss We cannot absolutely
know that all these exact adaptations are the
result of prcconccrt But when we see lot
! Of framed timbers, different portions of which
we know have been gotten out at different
times and places and by different workmon--
stephen, Franklin, Roger and James. for i'm
/ stance-and when VIC see these timbers joined
/ together, and see they exactly make the frame
/ OF a house or mill, all the lemons aud NOR
tees exactly Citing. and all the lengths and
/ proportions of the different pieces exactly
! adapted to their respective places, and not a
| piece too many or too few-not emitting even
scaiioding --or, if single piece be lacking,
we can see the place in the frame exactly fit
ted and prepared to yet bring this piece in
in such a case we find it impossible to not be-
| lieyc that stephen and Franklin and Roger
and James all understood one another from
/ the beginning, aud all worked upon a common
/ plan or draft drawn up before the first licl,
was struck.
1t should not be overlooked that, by the
Nebraska bill. the people of State as we'll
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