Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-08-04

mont, as well as theirs, we claim the right TO
confront and resist her by all the means the state can
use, by oil which the constitution warrants, and by
all which, by amendment that instrument may be
made to recognize In this character Slavery has
long presented herself in this character she now
stands, nor is the mode of her assaults well con-
ceaed as 10 escape us. 1t was long since proclaim.
ed by tho representative of saveholding state, and
has too long been openly and shamelessly practsed.
Said John Randolph IN the debate on the admission
of Mssouri-"Wc do not govern them 1.-THE people OF
the North by black slares but by their trifc
siares. We knop ,ohat ace are doing We OF the
South are always united, from the Ohio to Florida
and we can always unite; but you of the North are
10 divide. We hare conquered you once
and ne can, and ace mill, conquer you again. Aye,
sir, zoe ,riN drive you to the ,eaH and when we have
you there once more we mean to keep you there, and
nail you dorn like base money"
Aye fellow citizens they have had us ITO the wall
once ore;" 1t was in 80 and tho twelve succeed
ing years of tyrany were but the fnment OF the re-
mainder Of the prophecy. Slavery aided bv its north
ern minions, seized the control of the government
and wreaked upon us its vengeance, in the Tariff OF
% desroyed-the doctrine of Protection expunged-
the currency atcd-the right of petition denied
Liberty of speech and Of the press northumberland
in the prof1igacy and disgrace of the Florida war.
The same unholy league OF the slave power with the
rccrean sons of Northern freemen is still maintained;
and it aims again TO force upon us the same evils and
to perpetuae its tyranny by the annexation OF Texas
to the Union The alternative threatens to be Ress-
lance or Dsunon and we cannot therefore complete
rapid views of the principles and the policy of the
Democratic Wings of Vermont without utterlng the
sentiment that Resistance TO The Stare po,cer by all
right means, is an imperative duty.
Wings Of Vermont! by the envable condition Of
the nry down TO the first fruits of msrule 1888;
by the which blasted the land from '32 to 40;
by the overw heming verdict of the American people,
in two remarkable eras of our history; and by the
results which have followed the last Presidential cleo
tion-your principles and your unbendlng course,
through veal aud through woe, have heen prononnc-
ed RIrHT!-I,et the rich pot a of
spire you with boldness; let the dangers which sur.
round us, inspire you with spirit of unanlmity and
zeal In these, we may again triumph, ana renew
our title 10 the high honors which have hitherto been
accorded us, by the unanimous suuge ofthe Wings
of the Republic.
These dangers IRE numerous and pressing. -There
are dangers from within,-from internal divisions,
W hich in our humble Judgment ought TO yield to the
higher dangers from the common enemy. Let the
pressure from without consolidate The same for
mdable leaders, Northern and Southern, who for
twelve years ruled the nation with iron rod, are
now in the field inspired with high hopes of again
welding the power which they have so much and so
long abused They entertain the same hostility to ali
the principles and measures which distinguished you
from them IN lSi0 they resort 10 the same duplicty
which has as often enabled them to conquer; and if
successiu in the light of past history predict that
they will exhibit the same reckless disregard OF Their
pledges and professions. AT this moment, the i'm
mense patronage Of the Federal Government is in their
hands, and is unbushngly welded punish the tired
integrity of hearty Wigs, and to buy up whosoever
is heariless, whosoever is reachcrous, whosoeve s
venal, whosoever is fit instrument TO become the
plmp OF althlcss rulers and to receive the unmtgated
contempt of all honest men.
The doctrine OF Proectlon is in most imminent dan
ger. Ii is in danger from the open and powerful ad-
vocates Of Free Trade 1t is in danger from pretend
ed rends-hltherto enemies and leaders of the party
which Frustrated the Tariff of '25-who now, under
the disguise of clamors against the imperlecton Of
the present Tariff cndeavorng TO divide the friends
OF Protection, and thus mos, surely aiding in the utter
IL -
haps real frends-who idly fancy that mixed COM
mission of British and American nero,iators, or a
hybrid Regency of the Ministers ofTvler and Victoria
will better provide for the people of this Union than
their constitutional representatives Rally,
then, for Protection. In all but the sound, It's the
same rousing cry which rang through our valleys,
thrilling the hearts and nerving the hands of the pa
tiots of 76!-Rally! rally for American Indepen'
dence!
The currency is in danger. Your opponents hold
out no promise, save of the thrice condemned Sub
Treasury; a measure dangerous from the power
which II would confer upon the Executive, and fatal
in It's influences upon the productive industry of the
country. Politically, it tends TO consolidate all pow
er in the hands of the President; to the people, it
holds out no relief.
The pnblic Lands are in DANCER. The States in
severalty separate and independent bodies, possess
the title to the public domain. 1t isa perfect title,
conferred before the constitution was aGopted-con-
erred indeed for the very OF inducing several
states to join the Union-anG in terms too explicit to
be mistaken. In amount the lands now unsold ex-
coed 1916 millions Of acres and will produce more than
1900 millions of dollars, at the rate at which l07 mil
lions of acres have already been disposed of. Shall
the States be robbed of this almost lmitable sum 2
Shall the Federal Government plumber il? Shall it
be diverted from the noble purposes for which II was
designed by our fathers, and become in the hands OF
unprnciped men, vast iI.d for bribery and corrup-
ton! Has Vermont no use for her just and legal pro-
poron-no children to be educa,ed,no resources to be
developcd-no enterprises of vast public usef ness
Distribution is the only mode to secure the rights OF
the States but to Distribution, the leaders of the OPP
posing party are irreconcllably opposed. We repeat
il then the tights of the Stnes-the rights OF Yer
| mont-are in imminent danger. The public DOMAIN
! is a standing bride to the states; and on this
point we have every thing to fear from their uneXnm
pied growth, and the corresponding increase of the
political power. Rally, then, for the Distribution o.
! the Public Lands The blood which our father.
she'd the express condition Of the bond, and the count
less blessings which will flow from this righteous
measure all invoke you to sustain 1t with your bes
| energies.
The rights Of the state, and some of the most cher
ished rights OF our own people, are in danger. In h
| struggle between Freedom and Bondage our owl
rights have been denied and our interests invaded
The right to protect our own citizens from seizure b!
unhallowed traders in human fesh,-to protect then
through the WI, of habeas corpus and trial by Jury
the right to absolve ourselves from the awful respon
sbilty of slavery, by refusing individuals to aid il
sustaining it, and hy respectfully petltlonng and re
monsrang against 1t the right TO al solve ourselves
as state, by precludng magistrates sherlifs an
f consrabes from becoming slave catchers and on
prisons from becoming the receptacles Of saves an
, our common right to claim far participation IN tn
benefits OF the government, by an equal representa-
ton ALL all these have been and are now denied
For your rights, them in the name of Freedor
and Humanity we invoke you TO rally
Wings of We mont let all these motives persuad
you to be ready for the contest, and to acqnt you
selves like reemen, who have never suffered defea
ii We appeal, also, TO the People of Vermont withor
. regard TO party distinctions, and commend to the
II candid judgement the principles and policy thus s.
All forth. Are they right, in your judgment? If sue
;; be your Judgment, we cheerfully submit il TO YOU
,, determine the course which principle and PATRIOTS
Il require at your hands.-Are they ,crOng-we neith
: ask nor expect you to sustain them. In our estim
on he is true freeman who seeks to act up to Il
requiem of an enlightened and honest judgmen
n CALVIN TOWNSLEY,
70 ERASTUS FAIRBANKS, |
il JOHN A, CONANr,
. T.. p. WALTON, JR State
IS GEO. A. ALLEN, Committee
HARMON CANFIELD,
40 JOHN A. PRATT
~ ARTEMAS CUSHMAN,
July 81 1913.