Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-07

Abiding to tho question Of slavery in the1
territories, which had been vital one Tor
twelve years at least, he said the admission OF
Kansas settled all tina was vital or important
in it, leaving behind nothing but the passions
which the contest had engendered Kansas IS
in the Union and California and Oregon are in
the Union, and now the same contest distracts
the Union as before. The extent of the terri
tories after the admission OF Kansas was one
million sixty three thousand five hundred square
miles, an are twenty-four times as great as Ihe
State of New York Twenty four such States
as New York may yet be organized Now un-
der what has been accepted by the adminlstra
ton as judicial decree, every inch Of that
territory is slave territory. lie spoke of the
decree not as he accepted it, hat as enforced by
the existing administration. Over consider
able portion OF it the slave code, made by Il
Government created by Congress, is enforced
How many slaves are there in it? Only q Az
rlcln slaves lie bad allowed this thing in
good faith with zeal and energy, but must con
less that he had no fears Of slavery when under
the peculiar condition OF things which lad eX
stod slavery has succeeded IN planting only
I one slave upon every $4,000 square miles Of
] territory
, TITS lhcn, ceased TO be practical question
Bot in lin Of it cOmesup the great vital and
fearful question OF Union or Dlsunon-oountry
or c0untry- tle question Of vi ethr we shall
sink forever under the contempt OF mankind
. " by, then, should be despair? That a great
people Of 80 ,00O 600 would be unable to meet
r the crisis he had no fear This is q coniedcra.
t cy, not an imperial gsyernment-a government
4 OF a single Stat IL Is conledemcy depen-
r. dent upon the continued assent Of all its mem
0 bers, and subject to Il dissolution by their ac.
ton. But that assent is to be always taken for
granted by virtue OF the original assent. and
J. held until in the form prescribed by the Consli
II tuition its ell and in tile time and manner and
% with all the conditions which the Constitution
10 prcscrbes those who constitute the Union sIa
.clare that 1t shall exist no longer The thir
Is ~ days. sixty days and ninety days given US b,
the dl,uuonlsts may be time enough for theit
+ policy and purposes. lie trusted that Their,
te might be time enough Tor the policy and pur
poses Of tie lovers OF the Union. God gran
III re may be- Ii not, these controversies mus
N lie settled just as our foreiathers i0rcsaw wLel
re hey frumel the constitution, by submission I,
u. be people oI the United States Convention
a. allied according to the forms OF the Constitn
? ton, and IN the manner prescribed by law.
Z. Mr.. Mason said, alter all oise The recon
then is to save the I Mon. The Union is bro
N ken there is to tniou IN the country.
be Mr.. Seward SAID he was uot surprised tina
the senator from Virginia and he differed. Tn
le senator secs discovered country. lie IS
h. Nard) saw returning reason, Judgment az
90 harmony. lie vas III the UnlUn and the Sen
aor from Virginia here, is he IN the Union O
III out2 TIE scats arc here, the States are her,
and tDn "a is I..t D..
lighting, because be knew that treason Mort
ami south might arm against the Union
of Mr. Mason said ne wanted Ia plaeo before Il.
u American people the fact that tie Senator pro
- poses as a remedy, war, and had presented Tn
to argument ol the ,yr4Ht, lorce ana crmpulsou
Is the Only ieslrt. ii takes 10 notice ii con.
49, maniu- Claiming to have resumed sovereignty
n AID which are now com ietciy outof tho .-...-
Nv H. WANTS.. HINT T. ~ a sTo1Id not b. boo.
rs ginktd by the c.y OF peace. when there was n
"a pace. III trusted he good sense Of the ~,
in pie North and south wol.d rcpudia.e the c5ur
ho sis Of the Senator.
rs MIR. Seward SAID he was amazed at tie delu
c sIon OF Toe senator i,Om Virginia lie made
us speech pac.h, aad liat,nGd, uud The Seaa,,
or iuakes It % d,claiati0n ,f vr. H. MASON
he could sea- rottiug bat war ina speech wine
~ sfml + lrops ~ akmg for TIM mi N, yoi,g
leu ~ q. tu4u, oud giving money fir III
Dr. Onion, AID q oanIeltl5u ~ a CoAsut,.,I.r.
cn iotln, aud on.y alter IA th,,. are AAaus,gd.
ith stand by the o.. h4.., aud 81 IL mus, lall to d
H. wrapped "a its io.as.
,cy M Mason said b, WAS speaking fer yirrini.
tl IS.e would u,t,r iemaia ln tle Cun!, .ers.y IN
3 less eAc,tDul guarantees were made for ii
~. ,r.. .f,,.t.r.,t lrrr.L,s u.,,.., ,..., ~
ion e submit tie qn,suou 10 Tue mass ui q
be- American people, bar the Constitution raca,
Tor utles tie people as tte people u tac States.
.u A4j,uuod
~ nv 'o.s'De'".io" ui the report
iNi NitN NNtlil4l tkNf OF lNilAk I.Itt summed