Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-02-16


Die State Suppose Tho nnoeen! lltte children
do suffer in estate Suffering is the consequence
Of crime. There ian authority upon this point.
hope the gentlemen upon the other side Will
recognize il and be almf9rtea thereby. ltls older
and tigber than b scksone or Mansfield or Mar
shall or Story u u potent Than the edct Of
kings or the adga. d courts |! is the au.
tholIly Of God himftl, Nho says to those who
rebel against Iii. government ard bow down IoI
and serve other da;
81 lie Lord thy God sa .alou G od visiting thsR
lquy Of the fathers upaa cidtsn da'o lhe MIRO ans
iaurtn generation u them thrt bate me and showing
mercy Thousands II tm iha 1--we me, aud ssepmJ
c5mntudneEts.'
So much sir, in regard to forfeiture. Sir, do
not wish to DO misunderstood. have taken tbs
ground that as the right Of secession does not
exist, no STATE can take its Il out.o The Union
either by ordinance Of accession passed IN conven-
ton or by the uprising Of The people in rebellion
Such as understand, is the posluen taken BY
the gentleman from Kentucky. who addressed The
House ia abored ana polished argument few
days since, upol certain l9iAt resolutions miro
dur,d BY him, and stl undi:posed o. While
admired the argument Of the accomplished gen
temAn IA tasteful and repIele with the subtle re
4 Hnement5 Of the schools, cannot aarse win hh
conclusions as beng either necessary or logical
/ If | understood the honorable gentleman no
sontendsd that State cantot secede. agrees
with bin. He then co tended that m lnasnuch
asa State caDn0t secede she may at any time, al
though the is d tdct0 sd not de jue out = the
Union con back u'1 II iami q states WITH
her old constitution and institutions, AND That
Congress i. bound n Give her Upon this
mini lake is,u. NJ 4 gentleman from Ken
tnciy Tbi, nay.r.l NJ. lgc lime 10 discuss the
Question. when ,as potst occasion arises
may submit nv views Den ne subject.
Sir. there il no rRa J5nH his floor who depre-
r,te,thi, unhappy and III allowed war more than
ia. There ia no enc 10 desnes peace more
Than do. but. sir. tHat !. ICE must lie an honor
.hIe nsac. and bssrd 41 principles eonsonant
with the integrity. HI, mir, and The purpose. Of
fr,, Goyernmtm $..r.y caused tie war, aud
HI !. 10 nroteet il tbat p,. MIR il continued BY The
rebeI,. When the l.a*.l S. 4 n was framed, sls-
vsry existed. inherited llon orr mother who nos
IN tho d,t N our trlt .int. K, stand with folded
,rms an il different spta5itar Of war upon the
issue Of hich aepenas ,ue progress q Christian
civilization more intimately than upon any or sIl
the conflicts and struggles OF all tho centuries
Oar fail era suuposed mat this great EVIL would
gradually nell away before au advancing civil.
s,noo "a III. snow. Of northern winter before
ths ysnia RAYS Of an Aprl sun. Bet ths evil grew
Ac,ncie. ar6.p which stimulated It, unui il bee me
munster "w hose tread made the continent shake
The invention Of The coton gin gave a si null,
: 10 lbs production oi cotton. and tie adaptation
Of N, climate and soil Of tie south to tho pro
duo,ion of th;. leading s,aDle Of the world To-
creased the demand for labor. aMoro sborerr,
vas III. cry, and whole States, Virginia, III,
/ molh,f Of presidents, leading the rest, gave them
: ,sl,e, 10 ,uppAing The market More ia ,
"a. III. ery and Iexa, vas thrown to he n.atia
= bI. l,ecb. The free North stood blck aghast al
= lhi,crawnsd and uncleAp leper under the clameC
y SANCTION 81 tue Constitution. marched TO It's neJ
y domain. Th, institution which cur fathers hfi
! ooked upon as an evil bad become divine. I
y oconnied the bench. ii controlled the Admins
fration. il struck down Senators in the Halls O
y Congress. il caioled and battered and Threatened
= and lied. ull ia alIabsorbpg nav swallowe
. Congre,, it,eL The Intelligence and moral sens
! If tbo nation ver. AGAINST il. The wealth Of III
= nation wa, against i. The popular vote Of III
nation. when uncontrolled by demsgoxusi nu
- donyhhr., was ayainsl ID. In Gods good tim
% thc nsons se.ing that the administration Of tbei
Government was cheat, arose in their maisst,
q IN. weak and plant buchanan, the pili.rin
Floyd. the cultured but traitofou. Davl, wer
: hurled from power, and an honest man. the noblsl
:. work of God, placed in the presidential chat
~ The uropaRands, of slavery. like their gre.
= nrolotrpes. deeming il better TO rule in hell thu
s.ve In heaven rebeIled. To them alone belon.
= The responsibility. To them alone attaches Ii
90 consequence. Of their awful crime.
~ Tn, gentlemen upon the other side, in wort
y. rboss per.uasye sweetness might almost raj,
:! moral. 10 In. skies. or bring angels down. ca
" for psace and the restoration Of he Union a,
~ vn Sir let them restore the orumbled walls
~ Sumter surmount,d by cur starry banners /
- Them ca from lis depths 10 the surface Of ii
- James. the Cumberland and her gallant crew wi
,a, went down with their proud fla still flying;
H., than reyiyify the scores OF thousands whose ma
y! 49,. -. .o.ao..,o ~, k,,,,d,oJ b,,,la. e.ld,
I'm y, 'V'"'' V0"' ~
-. in hottest ban,ism 10 freedom h.ncefor,h toreye
"a let them giye Ms back our Winthrop and Lyon Al
w. stevens and Kearnev and Richardson and Ren
-, and The comrades w6ovith them ,lsep their /.
=. ,l,.p and h,y, fought their lastb.uIe;" let the
A.. summon back to our Senate Halls the moulder
~ dn. ,ha, once was Raker. III, ncbs heart A,
~ .oou.ni ,onons now stilled forever. let tho
D hush n, urisf that fs cur land for The los,
'ia' those who Aid that our count,, might liy,-Vr
~ ,b. nrondlv mon1n, and asks no ,9mp,tby irc
~ ~ ,r.idrou, hands, IL, Them rebuke the Va1pt
a. a. mon NJ famine now stalking With his triumnb,
u,l train ~ wo., ,hronybont Tho Son,h lst The
Gu sb,n,s N. star, in ,b.ir conr.p, nd turr h,
'' the hands mon the dal-pla,. Of Tins, and obi
ave, ,s,. n. hldodv record of the mast hire. We,
do Tbsn ,ir. thew can bar. peaos and n, Union
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