Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-06-15
s., who has wandered so far in it. support,


mont. which have treated less mllv dian
the first. partly because time and sironyth
fail me. but chiefly bocauso the barbarism of
slavery. when G,lly established superoedcs all
other inopirv lint epou,b bas boon do,o
ON this head Al Tho risL If rcpotition
now rather il together. The assumption that
slave masters. undcr tho constitution may
take their slovcs into tbo To,ritor;os and
continue TO hold Thorn os.in tbc Sto,cs stands
on two prctcpsions Grst that man mae boiJ
property in man. and SECONDLY that Hi. nror-
crty is rccornizod in tbo Constitution RI,
we have seen that tho prctcndod ,,roror,, in
man stands ON no reason. while hr ty., s,oc.
ial arguments bv which !, has t,o,,, ..s,,,,,l
first. ON ALLEGED inforiority Of r,co and s,c'
.opdlv no ancient ,p,., - H., ,,. ,,.,.., ~.
insufficient IN p,boll .,,,t ,,,e.,.77'..,
And ,c bayc rctt Soon d,a, Tx. ,,',.,.';,,
bns,s lit,lo so,,,,r, y, a., C,.,',;,. ~
reason. that ti,y.r,.;. 70 .,.at
character n,t IL c,,, e,,J -, .i.
.positye" sanction and ,yordsF ac ~. -"
1io crcsrross -" ,.,t ,It. I.':
tioncd in uo sor,,o =. 49,: ,., wv
principlcs NJ nm ,d,,ncod o;,;li.a,;,,. WI.
,IL =. -, o'.'''@'''on ,ha'
rcsistible clcarneys. can be found in Tho CON
stitution.whilc. in harmony with tbo M.
ton of Independence. and tho Addross NJ ,lo
Continental Copcrcss n,o c,,,to,,,,,,,.....,,-
declar.tio i'm the Convention md os,,.1;,,I,.
the act the Convention in srbsti,,t;,i,, &c..
vice" for "scr,itpdc an To .r,,,, 49,.
the hitter EXPRESSED the "cord;,ion or sI,ro., ~
an attest that the pretopiio, p,, 49,, .1.
hold prorort, j., mn r',i. ''''" 0'''
lousIy. and comnletely cvcI,dcJ iron, n'o
Constitution so u,sti r..
of support in that sacred fcxt. nov ,Lis
pretcnsion which il ,,,s,,,,,.'.,.i - ~.
Constitution. bcpod nv tbo t,so a,,, -, WIG
ono In the name Of s,g,o Fo,.l:,, 1'','' w.,
other in the uamc of popular Soycrri,ptv
both Of which are prororI, 49,, o.id,
Not ouestioping ,br r;'.,,, ~ "' ao, CT.
whether South Carolip, op rorto. I,i.,;,,;,
or Russia. to order ny controI H.. oy.', 49,"
tic institutions accordip, ia lie o,,., ;'.i..,,,..
exclusively. the Convention ,boro '.,,,,,l;
has e1orossI, onno,,,,,,i r-..igei
normal condition oc an tLc ,orr;,or,.-or u',
United States" and has cxprcssly Jo,iod
" the authority Of CONGRESS. of Tcrri,ori,i
Legislature, or of any individuals IN oiyo Io
gal existence to slavery in anv tcrritorv ot
the United States.
S;. Ella :..l "
the ASSUMPTIONS of sl,yo-r,stcrs -,.lc9
Freedom national. and slavery scriioaoI while
every Just claim of the Slave Siatos il b,r.
monizcd with the irresistible predominanco of
Freedom under the Constitution has boop
declared at Chicago
Such is the triumphaut resnonso bv tho
aroused millions of the NORTH. nlike IN tbo
assumption Of slavc-mastcrs that the Consti-
tuition. Of its own force. carries sl,vory into
the Territories, and also 20 the device of
politicians. that the pcople of the Tcrritorios
in the exercise of a dishonest ponplor Sov-
rcignty, may plant Slavery there.
This response i, comnloto M an roi,t.
whether the Constitution acts pcon tbo ~,
ritorics before their organization Or onIv ,r
terward for. in the absence ofa Territorial
Government. there can be no "nositivc" law
in words Of irresistible clearno.s'' f,r sl,,o
ry, as there can be no such law. when n Ter.
ritorial Government is oroapizod updcr tho
Constitution
Thus the normal condition of tbo ,rcr-;4,
rics is confirmed by the Constellation vb;ch
when extended over thom renders I,vgr,
impossible. while IL writes ,,nor n,o s,I .,J
cnrravcs unop tbc rocL e,ory,,ha-,. H. I
of impartial freedom. without dis,;r.,io, ~.
color or race.
Mr. pr.siJ.,,, ,t,i...,....,..... ...
Pardon mo for tlc ,;,,.. t''.. 80 ''o"
is lam, since l.,o ,,,al- IL
an our attention p,,I',. '.'3 'U," '.c',', "I-
said ap,,bin,, Will, ,,t ''e' a''o' II "1''
7 L,,, 1919, cii '"51 "o' 20 "a'e s"u.
severely yc, o,i,. IN. ,ia WV .,'1 'e'' ID
iovG,l c,,,dor osll;, VI SoI-
names AMI Ic,,;r',t ,..;. ~! 1''.' ''I"'
impoqcbnblo .t,,, WA '"'" '''
boyo s,,,l,,, =, n.. ...-....,
tribptip,, ~ ,ho ,,,lc..l ~ VI ''"
also in tbc ,s.rro5 ,.,.,;..;.! u.'I
have said will end ,lsa nav
souls. believe tbat toro .ai1 e r-,t..
which is not Sustained Ia, ,,olI- c,,,',.i ,7
mcnt or we'll founded tcs,iro,v nost5n',
which can be controyor,cd yi,Ln',, J,.aa,
assault upon reason or unon ,rntb
Thus. sir. snoakin, I'm, I5rcoda,, i, -
have spoken for frc,1,,, o,,o..'h..,
for civilization and as tho Ios. 49, n''y
in the prcater So arc ,ll ,rts al ..;ogsl Nv
economies. ali re6nements al aha-i,;a on on
delight, of life emLodicJ IN hi. na,,1a W az
NAV reject it; Init il Mill be only cIr =, 5 ,oD
The two ASSUMPTIONS If sIoyo.o,as,os. La,'.
been answered. INT his +. not onon,,h " Ta,
the answer become IcgisIa,iyo aot g.. ue
admission Of Kansas as free state. Tbcn
will the barbarism Of slavery be repelled and
the pretonson of property in man be rebukcd
Such an act CLOSING this lo,,,.. s,.,t T.