Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-10
THE VOICE OF THE FREE STATES.

Vanla met on luesuay, January LIST those OF
Maine, Massachusetts,, Maryland, Michigan and
Missouri on Wednesday; those OF Ohio, Wis
consn, California and Mississippi on Monday
the 7th those of Rhode Island and New Jer-
sey on the sth. The Illinois and Iowa legisla-
lures meet on the 18th inst, and that of Indi-
ana on the 10th. These, with the legislatures
of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana, now or soon
to be in session, and the conventions in some
Of the other Stotes, will occasion the rare CO.
incidence of all but three or four of the States
being represented at their several capitals at
one and the same time.
At time when so much noise and fuss is
being made in some of the Cotton States about
when the time of members of Congress is so
fully occupied with propositions for compromise
thrust upon them by those who want to gain
all they can and have nothing to lose, it is well
to turn our attention to the Northern States
whose accredited organs are now uttering notes
which have been but recently Endorsed by the
people in their individual capacity as free and
intelligent voters. From these sources we shall
derive just conclusions as to the public senti-
ment in relation IN ,bose wort, oros,;ons which
are now taxing the wisdom, Of tho nation n
solve. We will commence with
MAINE.
Tho inauoural messace Of C;ovorror wosb
burne of Maine, to the legislature of that State.
gives an encouraging view OF the material
s.om.n anu pI1sPerily Vi '"e STATE lie rec,
,oLons - oroaJ Iii ,a,.a,.J. H. ST u"u
'o'' =, So w w 'ou.", "Hich
no climihatiohs shouiu De allowed 10 interrupt,
and the setting OF ourselves right In whatsoever
respects we NAV have been wrong as the offer
inps which. MS good men and natriots we should
loS uro,, ,bo a7,or 81 ,,, oo,,ri,,, ,'d - I;,,.
a.; - II VI ou' Iou'' - "'N ~ uroi"6
thls we need consent TO the abatement OF not
one Jot or title OF the principles affirmed by
the people at the recent election. We will
stand nv the Constitution of our fatbers- the
Cors,;,,,,,;o, 40 q, /; 1 III = 49,, a,,,,,.a -
- ~, 90 ~ is-"nu ui"Ae ~ eo'iPioniSes
that would involve us IN the guilt OF moral trea-
son, and Justly render us the scorn of mankind.
The Governor deyotes n paraprauh to the sub
loot of Personal J;Lor,y LILLE rocommon1;no
IL - n - 49,! 49,
t"e iePeai vi any STATUTES winch MA! oe iouhu
TO be either unconstitutional or justly regarded
as offensive, but quite plainly implying his con-
yiction that Maine is nor really n trnnspressor
!; ~; -, " N '' - ''No N''0
III '"'s ieSPect'
MASSACHUSETTS.
e.. Dali ll:, i'll,
ooN' DalihS uei'ereu his NaIeoic'ory ADDRESS
on Thursday. After giving detailed account
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VI '"e P'''e"' 'o"ui'io" vi '"e 0'a'e Ill It's IL
nances, resources and material progress, he de-
,.o,od oo.,.;do..,,ia o,oo =. .:I,: -,
'o'eu c"hslueraoie space 10 cohsiueratloh OF
the personal liberty law, wherein he advocated
ITS removal from the statute books. He con-
cluded his address as follows:
whd,h can PC no PeacGaDe secession OF STATES
or Union Of the peonle it is neyertheIe, Govern.
ment, and cannot be dissolved at the bidding of any
dsafleced State. 1t Las pledged its faith to the peo-
pie of every land, and that pledge of faith cannot be
n as, peen sahc.ea pF .e sacrnee Oh te
# n nation ndis!olube and eternal Neither cor
that portion of the continent now occupied by Amer.
lean States be portoned out to hostile nations. BY
war ana by purchase every part Of the country has
incurred 'uGiespie ana perpetual gnts IN every
the continent on the ocean and pulf shores 70 mass in
to the hands of our enemy, nor can the maritime c
ties or States exist independent of the good will anC
support Of the patronage and farming communities OF
nud eoraton " ,h 10 n u
that succeed would contend for centuries to recov
str "rI s'S u"'i conquest Vi H'''oh enueu TIT
But no such result can follow as the destruction o
terrible the sacrifices too momentou. the dculti o
in our path are too slight the capacity of our peop,
100 manifest ana me future 100 brilliant to Justify
Of every man is heightened NV trial and the
of every Government must be tested by revolt an,
revolution. doubt not that the providence of God
that has hitherto protected us will preserve us nov
ana forever
VI Gov' Andrews inaugural which was de
livered on Saturday, the Springfield Republican
saws: "Of the exciting questions of the hon
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sne oon..oi t'"eS ';, ;",n' anu P1'rio'ie we"
"huso,,s n,nn ,n orp pTr'" uovuPeu ass"
;ryoIvino snrrondar 81 F7ndan,ontoI
Ill III c'isiI ~
"hiie ne "ouiu iuihH ever! constitutional uut
ana MAINTAIN traternal spirit towards the 9th
er States. AS against secession the governo
| maintains the only nrncinle unon which an,
| ITn;or oar ov;st al ;ns;st. -, ,ho 49,,
~" :u' a''u .''t''s uPo" 'io wv. y
| preventing 'ne uesttucuun Vi Tue ieuera gov
eminent at all hazards. The governor is agalns
the proposed repeal of the personal liberty law
Ms was expected. He enters at some lengtl
go H. ',pa,;o % ~ a.,S,; -. ~
in'o '"e 4uee,'oh vi i's u.'eons'"u''oi'aii,y al"
attempts 10 snow that II Is necessary TO the pro
lection of the liberty of citizens"
NV yopv
N" AONA
Gov. Morgan transmitted his inaugural mes
SAGE IN the lecislature IN Wednesdov In III
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