Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-08-02

may be IN some iaut l have, indeed, been labor
ing under deep feeling; and while much was kept |
down, something may have escaped | marked the |
commencement Of this Texas movement long before |
il was visible to the public eye; and always felt it to
be dangerous because it gave to the plotters the hon
est sympathes OF the millions. | saw men who |
never cared a straw about Texas-one of whom gave |
nnway'-another of whom voted against saving it.
and all of whom were silent and Indifferent while the
true friends Of the sacrificed country were laborng TO
get It back saw these men lay Their plot in The
winter of 1923 and told every person with whom
talked every step they were TO take in ii. All that
has taken place, foreod: all that is intended fore
in the drama the dissolution Of the Union the Sec
ond. And |, who hate intrigue, and love the Union,
can only speak OF lntriguers and dlsunonsts with
warmth and Indignation. The Oldest advocate for
the recovery of Texas must be allowed TO speak in
just terms Of the criminal politicians who prostituted
the question of its recovery to their own base purpo
SEES. and delayed It's success by degrading and dsgra
cling IL. western man, and coming from state
more than any other interested in the recovery of this
country so unaccounably thrown away by the trea-
" of 1919, that must be allowed to feel indignant at
Atlantic politicians Selling upon it, and making it a
sectional question: for the purposes of ambition and
dsunon. have spoken of these ploters and iulrig.
uers but 1havc not permitted their conduct to alter
my own, or TO relax my zeal for the recovery of the
sacrificed country. helped to reject the dsunon
treaty: and that obstacle being removed, | have |
brought in the bill which will insure the recovery of
Texas with peace, and honor aud with the Union)
as soon as the evaporation has subsided which the
outrageous conduct OF his administration has excited
IN every Mexican breast. No earthly power but
Mexico has right TO say word Civil treatment
and consultation beforehand would have concatcd
het; but The sen ng of two thousand miles of her
undspuied territory, an insulting correspondence
breach of the armstlce secret negotiations with Tex
as, ana sending troops and ships TO wayay and at
tack her, have excited feelings of resentment which
must be aIlayed before any thing can be done.
The Senator from Sou'h Carolina compares the re-
Iected treaty TO the slain Caesar, and gives it ghost
which is to meet me NJ some future day, the spec
tire met Brutus at Phllppi | accept the compare
SON and thank the Senator for it. 1t is both classic
and lust for as CTser slain for the rood of his
country SO has been This treaty. and as the spectre
appeared at Phillpp on the side Of the ambitious An
tony and the hypocre Oclavus and the patriot
'rutus, so would the ghost Of this poor treaty when
i comes TO meet me, appear on the side of the Pies-
dent ana his secretary, and against the man who
was struggling to save his country from their awess
designs But here the comparison must stop; for
can promise the ghost and his hackers that if the fight
goes against me at this new Phllllpp, with which
am threatened, and the enemies Of the American In
ION triumph over me as the enemies OF Roman bcr-
~ triumphpd over Bruus and Cassus shall not fall
upon my sword, Brutus did, though Cassins be
killed. and run II through my own body; but shall
H. and myself for another d. " and for ano-
Their use-tor the day when the battle of the dsunon
Of thee States is TO be fought-not with words but
with ron-ahd for the hearts Of the traitors who ap-
pear III arms against their country.
The comparison is Just. CTser was rlghttullv Kill
led for conspnng against his country; but it was no,
was done by the profiaare politicians, without him.
and before his time; and his death did not the
republic. There were more elections. Rotten pol
itcnns had destroyed them; and the nephew of Ca.
ser, as heir to his uncle succeeded to the empire on
the principle of hereditary succession.
And here, Mr.. President, History appears in her
grand and instructive character, Philosophy teach
ing by example: and let us not he senseless to her
warning voice. Superficial readers believe it was the
military men who DESTROYED the Roman republic
No such thing! 1t was the politicians who did il =
facuous, corrupt, intriguing politicians! destroying
public virtue IN their mad pursuit after oflice de.
sroyng their rivals 10y crime. dcceving and dobauch.
ma the people for votes! and bringing elections into
| contempt by the frauds and violence with which they
conducted. From the tine of the Gracch there
no elections that could bear the name Confederate
ana rotten politicians bought and sold the consulshp.
Intrigue, and the dagger, disposed of rivals Fraud
violence Tribes, terror and the plunder of the public
| treasury, commandri votes The people had no
chnlce and long before the time OF Crscr nothing re-
manned OF rrpn llcan government, hut the name and
| the abuse Read Putarch In the life of Car er. and
not three pages before the crossing of the Rublcon
e pants the ruined state 81 The cl, ciions shows that
all elective government was gone; that the heredI,a
ny form had became necessary relief from the
tests OF the corrupt and that in choosing between
Pompey and Cnscr, many preferred Pompey not be-
cause they thought him republican, but because they
| thought he would make the miIder king. Even arms
were but small part of CTscr's reliance when he
| crossed the Rul corn. Gold, still than the
sword, was his dependence: and he sent forward the
ed into the laps of rotten politicians There was no
| longer popular government and in taking all pow
er To himself he only took advantage Of the state of
things which profrarc politicians hai produced. In
this he was cupnblr, and paid the forfeit with his life
hut in contemplating his fare let never forget that
| the politicians had undermined and DESTROYED the re.
public before he came TO seize and master it.
1t was the in day We have seen the
conqueror Of Egypt and Italy overturn the Directory,
usuip all power and receive the sanction of the PEG
pie And why? Because the government was rot
ten, and elections had become farce. The election
OF forty-elght departments, ut one time, the year
1888 were annu led 10 give the Directory majority
IN the legislative councils All OF fraud and viz
| lrnce were committed at the elections The people
had no confidence in them, and submitted to Bona
partc.
All elective governments have failed in this man
ner; and in process of time, must fail here unless
elections can be taken of the hands of the poli-
clans, and restored to the full control of the people -
| The plan which | have submitted this dav, for dis.
penslng with intermediate bodies, and holding Sec
ond election for President when the first fails il de-
| signed 10 accomplish this great purpose and will do
much good II adopcd, Never have politicians, IN so
young country shewn such thlrs, for Office such
disregard OF the popular wl--such readiness to de-
ctvc and betray The people. The Texas Treaty (tur
| mu-' conine myself TO the before us) is an in
rlgue for the presidency, and conIrvancc to get the
Southern States ont of the Union, instead of getting
Texas intor. and is among the inscriptions IN
trlgues which any country ever behed
| +Mr. Calhoun, in Mr.. Monroe's cabinet
| tMr. Tyler, on Mr.. Clay's resolutions in 1920.