Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-06-01

TTTTImT IN IT0 0IT0r- TTr- nTT TT-ITUTTT-
the samene.s Of tho two thmqs (Applauscl And how
much vcud IL avail Won n yo,, could , th, M n fnhr
Brown IIcpcr's book and the ike bftat up tbe re
publican orr,uization Human action can be u,odieed
70 some extent Int hun, an nature rannot bc chan,od
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TUB NAlloNNh JUDGMENT AND fhhAlN"'
There is Judgment aud a feeling against slavery IN
this nation, which cast at least million and half NJ
votes You cannot destroy that judgment and ieclng-
ton which rallies around it, Nou can scarcely scatter
and dperso an army which has been 'rmed ini9 order
n the face " your heaviest fire. but II you COULD how
much would you gain hy forcing ihe sentiment which cre
a it o oi @ sle pe'ee'H5 uhahnc n "a. "ll 'N, 'n'1
probaby he WopiJ tbc nnn,ber NJ Iobn Rro,gns be
icsscncd or ENLARGED 5v the oneration: llat vou will,
break up The Union rather than submit 90 denial Of
vour consttutopai rigbta That has Somewhat rcek-
iesa sound bt HI ,yn bo ,,iE,od IN NOT fily urigel
were we pron1sng by tho mere f,rca m nqirys o 3e
tri,e ge,i ~ s,, ,ii., ,,,,,, t,,,, in b ro
,oi mall, tt.s, J.f....i. ~, 49, .,,, u f aud a..
3 3oJ i .itH ii t"lols' you n''e ~ I. ~ % Ht, ~
y9irs to tate I,yc ,o ,,o fder,i trrf9rirs ,nd TO
xiii mon, ferc 's ,,n,er,
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slALNuh or lhh CONSTITUTIONS As 20 TUE hiThI OF
INN'N' SLAVES INTO lhh fh""llu"i's'
But such right is specifically written boo This c1ust
tuition That instrument is literally silent about any such
right We, the contrary, deny that such right has
any existence IN the constitution even hv Implication
CAppause) Your purpose then plainly stated. is that
Won will DESTROY the Government unless you be allowed
t1 c1ustruc and enforce the constitution As YOU please
on all points In dispute between you and u.s. You will
ruin rule in all This plainly stated, is your
anl3asS "a u.s. us, IsInaps you WI say ,o 'ot @
favor Not1uitc 10Y But w,iyin thc l,,y,cr's d,iinr-
on between dictum and decision Inc Count have dcc.
cd the question for you n sort of way The C1urtha,c
gbs,1uiallv said Il is voir constitutional rrh' 10 take
slaves into the Federal Torrtnric and ohod them there
as property When I saw the decision was made iu a
sort NJ a way mean it was made i'm divided Court by
bare majority Of the Judges and thoy not quite agreeing
with one another ia the reasons for akiut 10; that 1t IS
another about H. meaning and that it was m ainiv hascd
mon ,itstc s,,ter,e ~ f,c,-N,ie si,toncni in tho
ana expressly affirmed I'm tbo constitution"
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'HN'L9 'oNN N'DhNhp AS fhNs"Ns' N"' N' f"'' h"' l.
Au inspection of the Constitution will show that the
nfni oi property IN save ;, no, a,'qney 1"t M
d., not pledce their 1dici, opon iot h ri,ht is im
rIicdly affirmed in the Constitution: but they pledge
-sdistincty"-thati is not mingled with anything
clsp-cxprcssiy-hat Is. in words nelning lust that
without thc aid of any Inference and susceptible Of mo-
other meaning II they had only pledged their judicial
oninion that such RIGHT Is aired in ho instriuent by
nnlicafi9r wDud b. oncD to othcr 10 show that noi-
tr ttc VA ,'" KY "a. ,.'' = e., h f,,,J IL, tL
Constitutions nor the word ,nroncrty even n any c1u
ucrt1n with language alueinr ~ thc THINGS slave or
satary japphusc lnd That wh,rc,cfiu that instrument
the slave IS alluded Co., ho /. called ,ppr.9 and whcr-
ever his m .tcr cr,i rsht if relation q, n i alluded
TO- ii is spoken OF as sservce or labor DUE asa deb
payable 10 service and labor Alsn, IL would De open
show. hy catrmp1rauCnus history that This mode NJ a-
udug 90 slave, and slavery instead OF spoain of them
Was employed ON purpose 10 exclude from the Constu-
ton the idel that there could ,e nr,pcrty in man.
THE sifIiHNh COURT TO hEooNslpEh IHtih DECISION
10 show an this is easy and certain When this obyi-
mistake nf the judges shall be- brought their no.
uec, Is g. NOT reasonable to expect that thcy viii withdraw
the mistaken statement, aud reconsider ttc conclusion
based unou 10: Aud then il is be remembered thrt
"uur fathers who framed the government under which
Hyc"--tlc mon who made the sijtlti1u--lcclod
this constitutional question n our favor long ago
decided 10 without division amou1 themselves, when
making the decision; without i, sion au1nz themselves
about the meaning Of IL after it was made and far as
amy evidence is cf without basng upon any mistaken
statement OF facts. Under all these crcumstances do
you really feel yourselves justified to bgcas up this gov
Ih.g' 5aon court ueelon oi yours Is shal oe
T.;f 'sN " ~ VN"O'us''e HlA HN'' 'u' VI Po-
HleA action
But Won will not abide the election Of Rcruhli,ar
President lu that supposed event you say YOU will de-
having DESTROYED it will be upon us ftaurhtorD That
IS cool fGreat lauehterD A hiphsaypau holds pistol
10 my ear and mutcrs through his teeth "Stand aud
deliver shall kill you aud then vou will De a mur-
dcrerl" Continued aurhterD 10 be sure what the
rIhbcr demanded Of mc--my moncy--was my own. and
had clear right kcepit; but it was no more my own
than NV vote Il. mv own-Otrhats So aud ami ~
and the threat uf death 10 me- to cxtort uv money and
the threat Of destruction the Union exor my vote
can scarcely bc distinguished in prncpic
few words now 10 Republicans. Ills exceedingly
desirable that all parts Of this great confcdcracy shall be
AZ peace aud harom1ny one with another bet us Re
puhlieAns do our part 10 have It so. COVE will" and
appouse Even though much provoked lot us do moth
ing through passion aud i'll temper Even though the
Southern people will not much listen 10 u.s. let us
calmly consider their demands and Weld 20 them IT, in
deliberate Of our duty we possibly can. Judy
ing hv all they say and do and by the subject aud nature
Of their controversy with s let us determine If we can
what will satst, them VIII they be satisfied the Ter
rtories bc Internationally surrendered to them? We
know they will not. In an their present complaints
against us the Territories are scarcely mentioned In
yaons and insnreeuons are the rage now. VIII it sat
t t.." m y, ''e aIlie, we NV hollnE 20 40 WIN
H H L - | ~ , Io'ls " NM" ~ Nl,lIo'. ne
i,I l t 'u" NJ; w. l,''.i aa W " X ,.'s G ~ 90
,t; - alu % ll,ul - any fv t9 lot,' Az
,'5 1oe' "o' 'Ne"I' us "o" Ni' c"''Bo "uu inc
THE biffEkhhob OF "PINloNs'
The question recurs what will satisfy then 7 Simp
y this We must not only let them alone, but must
somehow, convince them that we do let them asue.--
lhs, we know 10y experience, Is easy task We have
been trying TO 50 convince them, from the very beginning
of our organization, but with no success Ia all our plat
forms and speeches We have constantly protested our
purpose 10 let them aone but this has had tendency
To convince them. Alike unayaing convince them is
the fact that they have detected Of in any
attempt TO disturb them. These natural aud apparently
adequate all failing, what will convince them -
This, aud this only 10 call slavery wrong, and
join them in calling II right And this must be done
ia acts as well as IN words Silence
viii not be oleratcd-we must place ourselves ayowely
with them. Douglass soditon law must be enacted
wrong whether made IN politics in presses In pulpits
or in private We must and their fugitive
slaves with greedy pleasure we must pull down our
free State Constitutions the whole atmosphere be
dsnfcced from all faint Of opposition slavery before
4'9 VIII As' l" o,c'e thAt AH t'cH uounes proceed
rom us am quite aware they do not state iheir caso
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