Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-28
Address of Hon. j. L. Motley.


ygho are unfamiliar with his writings. he
VIII best re remembered as the eminent
airlomat.sl, our representative n Vienna,
wlo was forced 70 resign because some OF |
-cure busy body by tire name Of McCraclen.
wrote home that ne spoke disresrectfu'ly Of
President johnson. We earnot forbear Civ
i -ug our readers some extract from bis admira
/ b'e speech:
One w.ui3 think thar we had heard
an9pgh hy this time Of that sound OF voc,
Low utterly Gcvoid Of meaning. state SOW
-reignty for one, recognize no sovereign
ls this country. no sovereignty. 1t IS
( ED p Ang,n-Norinan phrase, not good
n,lish nor good sense - applied to our IT,
-ji.ats.n- and i.,bits. We have long since
got rae = lie JHing. and it would be better
u have done with the word
Ever since we the people Of the tn'tet
,-.re- .-a.y zctrs ago, laid down the Con-
-.lrutieH II rtc basis " our political fabric.
1896 t-ls H.ur. -herc has been no supreme
..1- Other tIsn me wiz OF the people IS *
-.e@=e4 according - Sic rules therein pre-
li e5
d. t5i- school district. tuis township. thi-
--4sc Ve. a- II tart 80 of tnaC people, are tree
rs make o.r laws. 70 govern .atsclyes, g.
organize oil tae nuifit'rm and infinite de-
III e which Iutaa uo tue main substance Of
Gar VUEtic.3 hrC~, So lar as district, town
e. So ,tc tas tine ri.hc e. Interfere with tht
'tu-Iue~z ur tn csgsHsss on the domain of the
individual: hut 20 all that we DO we must
submit tla5 universal Law which enwrapr
us like an atmosphere. and which we call
thC Constitution. -5uv ordinance az so tute
,l violation of thac law, whether ty the
-eiee,men ot village. 81 ~ the highest
as,.h1- rioa q. tle pgOuQest STAKE, l. null 9nd
void, 80 so.a as lr e. pronounced in violation
.- s.c trip.nai- e. which the people have
e.uGtei right and responsibility Of
le i-iuu .su- FL IN the contrary sii tawe
l.aa- fi.e National Legislature ~ pur-
.t.s1re ol lue Constitution, snail =-ana until
lAe -am= tribunals, in cases within theiI
COM e,eEe. shaii decide tlat they are not u
pursuance ~ ID. All else is rebellion and
rev0-uti u- pare an simple And rnls It If
J0 be govern ~ Dy tine people law.
All TINS would seem . string Of school
hir trai-Iz. Eut enc sometimes thinks IL
tae=a iater --ys that every truisin mas become
a. Taradyz-
/ am nos alrai4. never naee been afraid
Of being deprived Of ny state rights. But
unless the experience OF The last quarter OF
e, century, followed by the most tremendous
TEL euion against popular authority ever
"asau- Is t. 81 for absolutely nothing, we
nave Ill LaG cJgse enough 10 fear the loss q
aur national gifts.
think wi-h Am eyer-recurring s5udCol d!
the ur5 very distant time when We al
awoAe one ePring morning and found ont
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