Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-05-03
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
of the Senate

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events Of an extraordinary and very a.
farming character The element Of dis
union which, IN portion OF the United
States Tor many years, vented itself IN
threats ahd mehaceS' mas euifnlhateu III
open feoeliioh ana an unnatural ana
causeless civil war mas been preciPltated
against lhe General government
ohpfhciplea ana a'nol''ouS men nave
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q H'u9n' "Hion 'n' A,''o' 'e"" Pe"P''
nave iofneu 'or themselves ana oi ue-
S'roylng tna' constitutional irame-"orN'
under winch we nave enjoyed peace ana
prosperity ahd' IRON a Sihail ana ieeOie
people, grown and expanded to a rank
among the ilrst natlonso o' the earth
The enorm'ty OF this rebellion is
heightened by the conslderati ION that no
YaHd cause exists Tor H. Inc history
Of the civilized world does not furnish an
instance where revolution was attempt
ed for such slight causes. No act OF OPP
preston, no attempted or threatened i'll
yasion Of the rights Of the revolving
states, has existed, either on the part of
General Government or of the loyal
states; but the principle has been recog-
nized and observed, that the right of each
and every state to regulate its domestic
institutions, should remain inYiolate.
The inception and progress of this re-
bellion have been remarkable; and char
acterized, at every stage, by total ab-
sence of any high honorable principle or
motive in its leaders.
Its master spirits are composed, essen
TALLY, of men who have been in high o.-
fetal position in the General Govern.
ment and 1t has transpired that mem
bers of the late cabinet at Washington
while in the exercise of their official func-
tons, were engaged in reasonable plots
for seizing the public property and sub
verting the United States Government
Conventions Of delegates in the revolt
ing states chosen' IN some instances by
" minority OF the legai voters IN those
states nave WIN indecent haste' adop'eG
ORDINANCES OF secession which ordInan-
ceS nave IN no instance been submitted
10 the people Tor their raI'fca'lon'
IneSe proceedings nave Deen followed
Oy convention OF delegates from the
'e'e'"' feNo'''ns STATES "'''ch convention
mas organized a confederate government
ADOPTED constitution elected It's eXecu-
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