Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-12-13
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
THE GAG RESCINDED.


To the unbounded surprise of every body,
the first act of the House of Representatives
after assembling, was the adoption by de-
cisive vote Of Mr.. Adams oft proposed, long
rejected resolution to rescind the famous
gag rule" by which the petitions of the
people on the subject of slavery, were laid
under tue table without reading or reference.
The vote stood for resembling l0S-against
!, so! Here is a mystery. What can this
mean! What has there been in the late
victory TO cause this northern lodging on the
vital question:! Almost the entire loco fnco
delegations from Maine, Connecticut, New
York, Pennsyv ania and OHIO have wheeled
to the right about, without apparent warm
ing or cause. But though the cause be not
Immediately apparent, il is not hard to guess
it out. The narrow escape of the " De-
mocracy "in New York and Pennsylvania,
on account of the rro-savery character of
their load, has set some men to thinking {:
and they have come very naturally TO the
conclusion, that considering the progress Of
opposition to slave domination, they cannot
reasonably expect to weather great many
more such gusts on their present tack, and
so like sl,rewd sailors, they are bent on try
ing another one. We are inclined to think
they are too near the reef, to make good
their escape at this late hour but we shall
see iflhey will perseverc in this amendment,
of their manners.
The best part of this operation however,
aside from the great moral triumph of seeing
house full of Loco focos forced TO back out
of their hghhandod violations of the national
rights, is the pretty breeze it is likely to
create among the victorious chivalry of the
Sanlce. On the very eve Of full fruilion, af.
ter victory which they claim to have oh.
tanned against every thing northern, they
suddenly find their late allies and instrument.
going quietly to work to batter down the
main barrier which kept sacrilegious hand,
from of the sacred institutions, which tina
victory was especially designed to foster ant
protect. How must il strike them2 If !
strikes them rightly, we opine they will tax,
it as significant hint tina, public opinion "a
the north has become so far indoclrinated il
anti slavery sentiment, that il is in vain lon
ger to hope for pro-slavery majoriies in tn
free states, unless il be the nominaUy FREE
SLAVE states. 1.-THE northern democracy ar
true to the plainest dictates of self inieres,
these Polk-making Bobadils will not be de
prived of still further manifestations of tn
same stern truth, during the four years @
: barren triumph which lie just before them.
But we await with interest the receptio
Of the news of Mr.. Adams triumph at tn
! head quarters Of the Courier's friend Gene
I raj Quattlebum and his compatrio,s of tn
South Carolina swamps. Instead of " TIL
South in danger" the mex, manifesto wi
be headed The South used up. knocke
: down, dragged out, hoored, bunged, don
brown, peppercd," and sundry other exc
e ting phrases, calculated to awaken to furio,
heat every spark of the fire which shone an
$ glis,ened from the Resolutions of '9S,
and flashed IN awful splendor around Fo
= Hill amid the laundering fulminations
n 1882.