Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-03-07

SEoRErARY sTANros's VfFws OK THE
SLAVERY QUssT1oN.--The Continental
Monthly gives the following account of
the views Of Mr.. Stanton, Secretary of War,
as to the effect of rebellion upon the legal po-
siton Of slavery The Continental attributes
to him the following language, pausing to
give the substance Of his ideas, probably -
First and foremost believe slavery o be the
bella To treat the causus beah above and beyond all 9th
considerations hoid he the duty of the true com
mander-in chief the surgeon disreRards secondary
symptoms and probes the wound. ! would treat the
cdusts beNi the constitution allows 10 treat not
one hairs breadth from the grand old safeguard would
step. Under the constitution believe slavery 20 De
purely local Institution In Louisiana and Texas
slave Is novahle by statute, and Il annexed 10 the
realty hop poles In the law of New York In
Alabama aud Mississippi, the slave Is ehatel In the
first named state he passes by deed Of national act and
registration In the other by simple receipt or delivery
Thus among the slave states there Is uniform
system respecting the slave property To the northern
states the slave Is person IN his ballot relation
gressonal quota and constituency, and aso appren-
uce io labor, 10 be delivered up demand The slave
escaping from Maryland Pennsyvanais e be de-
vered up, nor cared about nor thought @oout until he
is demanded Liberty is the law Of nat'e Every man
Is prerpmed fee IN choice, and not tvc a be Wannel-
ed by aprrenticcsup until the contrary Is made clearly
20 appear. Oue mau may be New York discharged
convict, fDr insancc-an uupardoued convict, tie emit
CRATES souhward he obtans property, according local
nyrt-unpardoncdmaster enters the tribunal there
on hi. demand. Quoih the escaped apprentice, produ
ing the record of the conviction, Mr. Claimant, YOU
have no stlndingin court Your civil rights suspend
ed n this state until you pardned You not par
doned therefore will not answer aye 20 your claim,
until you are egmately in court, and recognized by
the judges take it that plea would avail. Aud il the
crie wanted TO employ person tp sweep the court room
the next moment, he could employ that defendant do
iL There is not man in the rebel states (whom we
publicly know % who ha- had standing under the
stituton regarding this slavery question By hs
he in a v
meut he is not rcctus 90 cWrta. Were an invading
general and wanted horses, would decoy them from the
rebels with hay or stable eucements II wanted trench
diggors, camp sculii1us artillersts. or pilots or
oarsmen, guides and being that general negroes
about me- should press them into my service. Time
enough TO talk about die rights " some possess
the negroes by better claim OF title service when that
somebody with the constitution in hand and stipu
lation Of allegiance in the other, demands legal posses
session. believe that the acknowledged fact, the
essary fact that wherever army adyauces emancipa
ton practically ensues, will carry terror the
slave owner than any other warlike incident But
would have them understand th t this result not our
design, but necessity OF their rebellion.