Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-01-05


This, |, myju cement will be the summation of the
christian religion; that will be the long hoped for
! day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb and
whe'i nl the glorious promises and prophecies OF tue
Od Testament promises and predictions repeated
and confirmed by jesus Christ shall receive their
complete lufllnent In that day believe that man
WI be noher, pnrcr. more elevated beng far
than we see hun now: when he will approach much
nearer TO the angels. In that scnsc am oboli-
TOMS, in the sense advocated and aycwed by any
abolition society that | acquainted with,
am no', and never have been.
| believe, however, that in these societies. and in
many oil the anti slavery associations of this day,
Ctnd many OF thcin have Published most severe ami.
nadvcrsions and denunca,ions directed aganst mel
there arc men o! Us much intelligence as much vr.
tue as high rec,itude and ardent patriotism as
10 possessed by any man upon this floor; STILL rs
the measures they pursue and advocate, mink they
are often and greatly mistaken. The tendency Of
tteir course Is 10 reard The coming of that blessed
day for artct they all sigh. They no doubt think |
lust the same of me as think of them. have had
Little intercourse with those societies generally and
hold communion with very few of them. The opin. |
ions hold, hold from God and my own Judgment |
well as from the language of the Declaration of In
dependence, which still believe, is permitted to hang
in this hall, however any portion of it nav in prac-
, tice, have been turned out of DOORS
But while saying this l wish to make no unncnn.
ing insignificant profession of attachment to the lib
cities of this country or the Union of the States
wish, indeed, that the Union may last forever: and
e ns one Important means of securing that result I
wish for the abolition of slavery throughout the I'm
ION 6eoye this 10 be Indispensable to its preserva-
ton, and 80 think it will turn out. But then, I
wish 1t IN be effected peaceabv and ouetly by the
will Of those who now hold the slaves in bondage,
4 convinced, as believe they will be, that such an is.
/" suels as much Their own interest as possibly can
be of those who shall BE- disenthraed I wish no
o in'ercrence Whatever with the institutions of the
N South; | wish to have nothing to do with ,hcn-
a,r ,c prayer Oh many whosc petitions are now
" tons ask not that Congress should interfere with
s,asery ns !. eSS's N me states but only that they
l, NY W .Ip 5 ~, connection with IT, They
be too onerous mon ,hem En n s'' ."ey ieei 10
~ w., upol i'ei'i' for myself wish 1t to
y os;o -, ,,'' uisclhm all purpose or
IS claim 10 on,or,,;, ' we 's','' 'ol OF tne south
IF the conlnnnnce Of HE In n "fuclt ueSlrc Tor
/ Uousc or IN Ike co, o,'" as any man IN THIS
he The leelinr Of the ,-o,, "'', uelIcVc 10
and of tic nconio of Ii, s,a, ~ ''n Ieptesent'
,e nnssod Tho csnlu,;nns hova vi H. ,ec''s VINO
The time has been when Tr ,rosau,; :, i" present
Ell ti,ion ns,ny Cnnr,css IN nj, ,nas '.e.c pc
he diss1lu,ion of The Jn;or ! ,nos L W. peacea
u; House "a criminal "a c,inr, l,,s oe'ore '''e
&c i've ,re,son md ncr;,,r,, ar .h G",y VI colsi rue
or V,s H., a., ,s.a.' " ~ u'''"i' W perjury
he n ,vos sr,nio r., i vi VIC ooutn
ht homssos rnioJ ~ wcn me petitioners Tell
iIo"so ~ rscorn a uis OBSTINATE refusal oil this
~, 49,, Iii iii .tuuon'; ana II the So'h dc
no o' 49, IT. '' et' that ms IS one OF the
e"us'' m''!.u 70 " wea"cl me attachment Of the
as poop ;'i ''e WIZ ''!'''' ana Northwest to the Uni
on. u d0es weaken II ana should therefore con
VS. s'Her ,,e nnandonment OF these restrictive rule:
IA. against he reception Oh pc''ons as one OF the mos
iol'u'ate occurrences lnnt can take place for thu
H. eacc % te county, anu Tue perpe'uy OF ITS prcsen
us '; ri; W ,,'n,d ,nion', H.,
~ in's wou'u axe out Vi me mouth oil the enemies o
M o, VIC 'suIo's summation 10 sectional disconen
"an .ney eau now WHISPER III me cart" our pc
H. ,tion Is d.nioJ var nro rSI ont ynu, ,. OF pc
c. ,'o IS oe''go you az, .Lieu OUT OF the doors
err Wv o"i rouse o! REPRESENTATIVES,: what is thu
as nv, G,,o' " "!at can De 10 you| Such sligges
nd Vnrth md W., 'ue strong Get both II; IN
WI W "''u "eI'. ana no better support for then
T., ,,a o,rs,,, $ W wy Se'So". inefc IS porto!
Iii o -, ,I ~ a'esi,c IN his House wht
- ~ co',io,on TO-, az, ".e2. -,
m 49,, o'.I' c'-' nc way Mr. Weller
20 !'i.'G VS. WY "IiI""cu siefcn Yesterday IN hcl
IFS pel' ai II, ":t!' ''S nc san ne July reprcsenic'
~ , , .. e EFuIf T.! ms District. But d'
he j rorn, ~ W., .V mo" siy .na Una
S,ei| 81 @ lne sentiments OF the people
10 Ia y" o IT,. ~ ~, cannot say so. Whei
uc moved me nnoon OF the 23I rule, which exclude
VI "'o''oh Peu'''hS ''''leeli OF me eighteen of TN
an ..ss to.. nere ires rom me people, supported
~, 80, ' ,hn, ,h .''', h;, ots t'e gentleman meal
nv NAV and ne o;r," renrnsan1 ,h a." not as ,",
VI m,o" ",,' w. 10y ,,'esehI ts views ana senli
.s rs,, 'h "S ne himself knows AM
II. snnd tho votcs fo,, No ,ro,, So, ~ NV '
H. Twcnty-srycn out Of ibirtv.i,yo n, rso;J; W ~
in rule. These 100 were from ,heir cors,,n"n,s ~
es voice. New Yor, has ih;r,y f,ur ro'aN vs. u
sc has mir, four vo,es. I'm, ,bo rn.i - s o..
,hjrtv.Io then yate1 snJ nov, @ ..,a ou
he ylyania-,hot venerable S,, ,Soso 1
,cr ~. I,;,s # b.r r;,, .a Va, T;ioso ''iol'1 =
VI &C Guys Ger s"tue, was virtue Liberty, and IN
el me- orains ,ho rio hn" o 't 81 VEIN s1teu w'
nd M, one of,bc,n fI'annhi%r '''' 'A''"'aNe' wa
1r. Hove ,ben ,yors ,,ei,.o.,u, oe ,
nero ''e' were Twelve out OF twenty from Penn.
~, a!N"'nii ''.''.rh OUT OF eighteen from Ohio, an
~. W, tho ro,,io,,,n Con-, 'Ct:o rom New orK :
lse have ne bGji"yr b"cor,' ~ o'o ,Mr Weer) wou'
he .noo,l,os ba H., -, h'S very eloquent sum
ch .'nnat;,,,' ~ suIceeteu IN convincing his ow
N. 'ini' ,l,G Mhule N1Ftn and West are
NJ ,' ~ ' AZ; IA no no no Newly ork, Penn
.e, E'' IL. us oiioi Oh an wnon have re
H. 10y e'Jo! tu an opportunity OF iecoming personal
nd oJieh, !e more man these Representatives
~ III i.'"' "1'oi we c"c'uu,hg rue. was tod-wn
To- 'Vt II uE u'enscVes--and IN manner to admit n
tie oJJr,ssJ ~ 80 81 'o ny 'i'I" WIN one voice.
or is,cc, N bi " Hn c'ii.u returned alter Ion
~ a:sj'c1 ~ MS Iu'''F houst-(hat the reason for tn
N!thtss SHOWN me was, above all other considers
!!n"s ''a' hai oeeh inc champion OF herght OF pc
ia L,,,h ybo, sb,Il s.oI @ 'Pe 10 s'aiii, aite
' ,'ht "heh shail STAND beioEemy God for the sin
u q may nag committed