Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-02

We nave the power TO provide that Kansas
Nebraska shall ne'er set up slavery, have W
not the power to provide that she shall neve
set up any other arbitrary or unjust or une
q1al distinction among her citizens?
! Mr.. WADE. l never supposed we coul
prevent state setting up slavery unless b.
sn alteration OF the constitution. Now @
course she cannot do it, because the constitu
ton forbids it. Before that time l supposed
that she could.
I Ma EDMUNDs | did not. Why, sir, W.
have uniforGi,g admitted states on conditions
EJe7v state that has b5en admitted, | think
hes neen admittej on s9no condition or ether
We have usually pr. vided, 1t is true, that
that conditions should be iacorporatcd by ar
ordinance irrevoro4ba IN their constitution
but go far as II derives it5 validity from ihat
constitution the people have a right to change
it at any iitae Therefore, when y 20 back
| 10 she roos o. the matter, the binding obiiga-
| tioa upon these new states 10 adhere TO the
| cOn1ItIUns which We impose and " hlch they
| agree to, grows out of tie paramount and sr-
| prens power of the will of their creator, the
| Congress of the United States exercising It's
functions under the coDstit ton of the United
| States, whica declares i.s laws, indep N lent
| of all state constitutions and state laws shall
be the paramount law of the land.
Now, Mr.. President. to return 10 the point
distinction set up IN the Fundamental laws
~hicn the people OF this territory have
brought here and laid upon our desk My
honorable friend from Ohio, initiating q dis
tlngui-hed cit.Z-n Of Massachusetts, who IS
now dead, IL believing ;hst the Deciara u II,
oi Independence WIS only d sounding and gilt
leriug generality, tolls Us that this is only 3
mere tSchaieAhiY; 1t does 10. amount 10 any
,nIns there ats NJ coiored men there, ana
@e az. geo,4lE & sticaIug t. the bark y y hen
Nc . cad svoring - In.,raft upon this cJa-
s-4tuu u5n tts perpe ual and iundament.l con-
dltIon that equality among n-en shall be pre-
served there; that We are really impeding
ne progress OF Repubiicanism by being over
nice about such little, lmmet3rlal trl1sS as
The ri9ht OF men otany particular race or col
OF % cx-rcse the full political privilege of
citizenship TO the exolus' ON of all others.
Mr.. President, | DO not regard it i'm
meteTIal tribe. If it was ot consequences
enough % be a matter of deliberate considera
ton in the territorial convention of the peo-
pie of Nebraska, as | assume that il did, if it
was Ct Consequence enough to 90 into the
iundamers sai laG enc # the clfdlna. prn-
be IL -IgHteG, thtn certainly Il Is Nc sucn
mean ming as a1; 10 deserve conslderatIJn aId
d3tato irOm Us F; !, Is methiug mere .ha0
mere technicAlty, IN he langGage ot tie
Senator from ONO; Il Is something mJIe
tlAn tle sounding Atd gltterIug generality
that .has eInlntn. clt.zc- OF Nas5achust tie Q
whom / have alluded characterized being
the cA..t quaiity ct tie Declaration OF lude-
Iur,,rf..t hs,,o,,4 ,,a,s,ra an3 I fasI ,.gra.
tb,t =. avan ,rs,,er rha-, nv s,.nri.a ~ see
the !. norabIs senator from Ohi5. wb m we
al love so wcu to follov leadino ms through
this D,.tr,e. ay.in.t eli nrn,s r,on for thfsa
-, - =, -, r. -. o., tba
y-r.f,, II a,t 7svio, 19s, after All - . ooth-
ins bu. 4. tecbnicaliTy. that men are standing
in t,a.- o,,n ,i,b, ,o} IN the E,ht of thoir
- ,i'a,, l,t, tta;r ,,,,.s -, g.
r. y -, m, ff.n.;ys ms anf ,~-
human d,-.i3' 'eti1-,r
.rnar, - .sy..rrtoin.- ,fr Pr.siJ.nt in ms
= - -, ,t1S-'I, -
trat,.inn yyb,.l, Has be- :, .It.erjr,r bs 1ast
cyfopist.l, J., f.t.eu-ee. ..t.I leefn i, the new
I!,a5 fbat ~ srs comm ,-that We shall
never i ye .omole-e Dra ae,lty il we d1 not
- - .-t..,,,..s 4,r .;,.,n ,hic', .,nd tbi,
rbers an a. ~, t4r-, 7,,-,r- fIiu7n.f there = N
~ ~. --ur,r-.,4, ,,tcss.iIv IN the nature ot
So ,oss,hIs Isbieb viii ins-ifv a trne man
~. i9,1,r,.., ~, hair from ins,ice and t-uth
Tnere - some; b,n~ more. MIR. President
White we All lave ins,Ice and equal risbts.
-, 49,, III ~, g- yar,,, bac,us. yva bsIiava |
D 9-arorz N =
tie and fhs ESSENTIAL nropagation of those
RIGHTS. we must still remember that even the |
utrtv which txe wish To carry forward and |
hni'i nf,- his nutnose il NOT great enourh
ar4 srr6r, enoush n do vrong We mus,
thar We rnust not stand unon one |
,r;o,I,,,a in the District of Columbia and up-
tbe o,,,,'.si.e ona i, the terriIorv of
- -, ,,,ho,,vh W. a-a s.ron,, |
f In 80
,
~ t N.iou ls ~ 80,
i1a'l' Hi.t u ~ I'm = -
W pu' tnis u "a 'Hi :" S S' - - 80 pte
- -! ~, ~, - ,a
~ -. -, -
~ -. -. l, p. lr.et;-, 49,
I|epu" -1@u 00u~'oi9 : anu i-0 %
" Heh q. 0u''S Jo1- % P101 ~ 60 40
l'oAli .'il1 = = ~
o'asA"' t''ou '; -
'nihs dc eq"'' iit'i.s NJ ~ t"ee "
coiof II iS ohiJ oconnio"ii'y' '"0n' 0i d
IL P,ssi9sr' .. st,on,, os wo ara and
Justly 3 rone as proud as we are and as CON
cious as we are OF cur strength we do no' de-
A. a1iha-o =, 80 n-,nc,oI. ~ ;nseios
= ~ e,n'Iita which xCe nrsct.a. non he7s
49, ,,e nv i've the poyer . if we do nos
sdherc 90 il n Nebraska beeausa it happens
q Tho ,norna,,e tb,r W. ar, tD Jain a k.urt-
-, =. Sa,,r.,r or t,yo bo dtoc-
sou '''1' A,l 30 wa 80 -
~ ,..0 p.lne- p ;.,1-.,o.,.+ ,be r,-er ant m.
..,s4 - i7 the exercise Of onr %.
-, n o'9,,iff;n,, this territory ~ he =
20. - M, i 10 im,7sa .uch cnnditl;,ss
a. ~rdi,aI and I,eFu.,,,al ~ .aems t;t 20 us. yav
49, iat 10 80 Nhv nat Les ms saw 10 the |
oI' ~ ta-.,.,rv :. We reca;va yon M,
on the condition that within your borders,
vuur constitution Ut Your
o,,a. x-,,, shall practlca!Iy exercise equality
and ;nstic. fowsrd every citizen within your