Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-12

moles or disturb its government its peace s citizens,
i~ property or its institutions You must suppress The
cohstrncy Me combination 10 do the oc' aad then you
niH suppress u W. adraHce. demand that
the Constitution be executed IN good faith So as TO pun
ish and suppress every combination either 90 invade
STATE or 10 uocst t nhahiants or 10 disturb its prop
crty ot o subvcrt its inslitnfi,ns and s ycrrent I
believe this be checiuay done bv authority Of the
United States Courts n the several States 20 take urs-
a'n OF 'ho oicnsc and punish the violation Of the law
with appropriate puni.hmouts.'
So much about the way In which tho combinations can
%. and ought to be suppressed aud punished Now what
I are, ana whctc are the combinations
tu, ,e" e ile Judge, what we're me causes which
produced NC larpcrs Ferry outragcl Without stop
ping to adducc the evidence detail have no hesancy
IN Nptssg my firm and deliberate conviction that the
Harper Ferry crime the natural logical and incv-
l'aple result Of The doctrines and teachings Of the Re
puohoan party as explained and enforced in their plat
inru their parti an presses their pamphlets and books
ana especially IN The speeches Of their leaders in aud
undercs the Republican party is violent irreconrabe
eternal warfare upon the institutions Of American Slay-
cry with vie" To is ultimate extinction throughout the
This language plain There is Tho dangerous COM.
gnauon eNh ''tev to carry violent warfare against
the institutions of other States Now, lct what
the Judge going to do with the unfortunate combina-
uon To- winch am sorry to say most of as belong
or' SAYS the Judge, "givo us such law as the Con
sutuuon coutcmplales aud authorizes. aud viii show
the Senator from New York that there h constitutional
mode ~ rcpressng the rrcprcssibo conflict wilopen
he prison. uoni ana allow the conspr1tor' against TIE
peace of Che Republic and hc domestic tranquility Of
other states TO select their coils wherein to drag ont
miserable lc' as punishment for their crimes against
the peace of society,"
But order remove all doubt MS TO what the com
/ spiracy aud combination is he proceeds
"Cau any man say to us that. although This outrage
has hccu pGpctracd 40 Harnc Ferry, there NO dam
yer ~ ts recurrence Sur a not the Rcpubican marty
still embodied, organized confident of success and de-
amt in It's prctensions Does not now hold aud pro-
claim the samc creed as before the invasion rhose
do'triues remain the Those teachings are being
poured into the minds uf throughout the country hy
ucans OF speecies aud pamphlets and books, and thro
paruan presses The causes that producrd the ilapgs
Ferry invasion are nov in active operation Mr.
Prcident hc mode of preserving peace is plain This
system NJ sectional warfare must The Consttu
u"n nos gwen zoe power ana al We ask OF Congress Is
Co give the means, aud ly indictments and cOnyir
tious IN The Federal Courts o the several States will
make such examples OF the leaders Of such conspracies
will strike terror intu the hearts of others and there
will b au end of tis crusade. Sir, we must check by
crushing ou ne conspiracy aud combinations and then
confess whom read that speech and the resolution
in dccuso of which il was made stood horror-sruck-
not as though had feared that a Congress could be
senator had been found who had the clr1ntcr to advo
cate i in the open halls Of American Legislaurc.-
This is not mere figure OF speech do not cXagger-
ate. Only look al H. reasonable attempt has been
committed The offenders punished Mr. Douglas
introduces proposition for law intended prevent
repetition Of the attempt lie prctends 10 discover the
origin VI the reasonable attempt in the opinions and
aoetHncs oi great national party ne charges mat
party with urging sectional warfare and crusade against
the institutions of NJ the States, and declares that
h5 crusade is carried on by speeches pamphlets books
and partisan prcsses-hy ideas being poured into the
minds o the people He declares that there can be no
peace as long as those causes which produced the treason
able attempt remain in active operation He proposes TO
check this crusade by crushing out the conspraccs aud
combinations hy which It is carried on and the means
by which he Intends to crush them indictments
and convictions 10 the Federal Courts, making such
examples Of the leaders as will strike terror the
hearts Of others He proposes to open prison cells for
them wherein to drag miserable life. This is the
pronoson submitted TO the Senate Of the American
Repubo-uot hy the King Of Naples, not 10y the Nizier
o the Turkish Sultan. the Chief Of Police OF the
Russian Car not by OF the Teuorists Of the French
tevoution-hut by an American senator on the 23d Of
July, 1867. will stOop defend the Republican
party against these accusations They are Of so ridcu
lous, preposcrous nature, not to call for the
rious notice Of any candid man But no matter; Let
us cmhody the intent and meaning Il Mr. Dougas
luton aud speech in the shape Of law IL will probably
"sEcroS l. Be II enae,cd &c.. Tha, II any person or
persons, residing in any State or Territory shall unlaw
fully combine or cousprc together with intent To invade
assa, mocst. the Government, Inhabitants property
or in tutious Of any other State Territory, II any
person persons with intent aforesaid, shall
lawful assembly, combinations whether such conspra
cy threatening counsel advice or attempt shall have
the proposed effect not, he they shall be dcomed
fore any Court Of the United States havng mrisdcton
thereof shall be punished by a iue not exceeding
dollars or by imprisonment during term not less than
- years, nor exceeding -- years aud further at
the discretion of the Court may be holden 10 find
may direct"
This section would cover the piraces and combina-
ti1us themselves But Douglas says that such ,rca-
sonahlc things viii be repeated long the from
which they spring remain in active operation He, there
fore wants 90 crush out the causes which may be done
by section second
$50 , And be it further enacted That il any per-
son, inhabtaut Of any State Territory, shall write,
print utter publish, shall procure be
written printed, uttered published shall knowing
ly willingly authorize aid in writing printing
ing, or publishing any scandllnus or malicious writing
or writings against the Government, inhabitants, laws
institutions of other States or Territories with intent
to dcfame the said Government, inhabitants laws or n-
st,utons, or TO excite against them the hatred Of the
good people of NJ tho States, excite any unaw-
l combinations for invading assailng or molesng the
tcr sntcs ar Irrritorcs being ncrcof conyic,cd hc
~ tho TfuftrN
thereof he shall be punished by fine exceeding
--- dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding -
years"
Every candid person will admit that these two
sections, as have drawn them, contain nothing-nOt
single point, not single expression that m directly
and expressly suggested by Mr. Douglass resolution and
speech. II happens that law like this Is without
precedent IN the history OF this tepublc. Il is not
quite unknown 20 our own Statute Book for the two
tons laid before YOU are embodied with scrupu0us
curacy Mr. Douglass propositions glc the hferH corr
Of The notorious SeditoH Lar ~ IDS. ! only put Ia
Governments, inhabitants, property institutions of
other States aud Territories" instead of "Govcrnmcut
OF the United States Or either House OF Congress" The
rest is exactly alike no, let me not slaudcr the Scdon
Law The terms NJ imprisonment prescribed by the Sc
don Law are moderate not exceeding two and five
years respectively, while MI Douglas insists upon his
victims dragging out Ia their prison cells their niseIa
bic lives of which ten years would evidently not be suf
fcicnt. Then TAI. Sedition Law enacted only for
very limited period, AZ or which it expire, while
Mr. Douglas intends the Conspiracy Act to be perman-
cnt institution of the country. These two FEATURES make
The Scdon Law cmincnty liberal in compari.on with
Douglass Conspiracy bill
lhcfr may uc some oid man among us who remembers
the time when the Scdiiion Law culotod--ho will tell
you that the same act which intended 90 prevent u-
surrcc,un, led the people upon the ycty brink OF
surreCti0n he will tell YOU that patriots, huuihcd
that time FOR the liberties Of the people, thought of the
necessity Of n second revolution. The excitement Of
those days h1scit its monument iu tho history of this
country-that monument b. tc Kentucky and Virginia
resolutions, drawn hy Jefferson and Madison These
resolutions the loud oucry OF patriotic hearts a.
gainst the fret fnlrAnt attempt the Capitalization ~
Governmental power. The democratic party has indor-
sed them again. n clRns jefferson its father What
would Jefferson, te author of the Kcnturky resolutions
say Of his degenerate ofspng WIN have nominated
fur the President who attempt 10 repeat the most
Drannical and outrageous af the Fedcrasis in the
same outrageous form Would be not tell thom thar
they must be mistaken in their ancestry
lot me show the consequence OF The measure and you
will understand why its rcruncf created ,1ch serious
alarm and apprehension, So ftr our political parties
have been hghung with argumeur The 'ictors 1btiiu-
ed POSSESSION ot the cousttVn1nll power and adniu
tired The Hutcfnment. lu had mo- puHcr tp violate tho
rights and hbrrtics of tho,c that were defeated How
ever the contest of parties may have crdtd the peace Of
the country never materially disturbed, for thc
pushed knew that their individual security not Inn
paired Such the uniform result Of the light with /
Arguments Iut let the political parties begin u /
fight Wi udicimrnts-put into their hands the two !
edged weapon NJ persecution, and whatever drusou /
you may indulge in the liberties VI the people will be mo-
more secure in America thai they iu Austria and
Naples.
There is one Kind of despoism terrible than that
OF kugsthtt Is the dcspptism ~ political pares Their