Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-10-18

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heated and headlong zeal for its abolition, No
attempt should be made 10 suppress the mighty |
impulses of this age towards universal emanc |
patton. None will he successful. Rather
should il he our effort TO guide them rightly |
and safely.
Cold apathy and zeal should alike give place
TO calm, steady, patient, persevering effort 10
reach the seat Of the vil,-to overcome in the
South the fear of change, the force of habit,
The reluctance TO labor, the love Of dominion,
and the tenacity OF supposed, but mistaken in. !
terest while truth shall be made to exert its ap,
proprae power in quickening the conscience
TO a just sense of the wrongs of slavery. And
along with all this there must, and will of ne
cessi,y, be political action IN some rorm, grad
ually changing the character of state and ma.
tlonal legislation, while no great interest of the
country shall be left forgotten, nncared for, or
neglected. The position of the North, and the
natural jealousy of its efforts in this cause, i'm.
pose on il the duty of moderation and forbear.
ance while the claims of humanity, and Just
respect for its own rights, demand that it stead
ny resist the encroachments, expose the wrongs
and labor, III all appropriate ways, 10 rid the
country OF the evils of slavery.
Suffer me, in closing this communication,
again 10 advert TO our domestic concerns, and
to express the hope that we may come 10 the
consideration of them, with feeling of devo-
ton TO the interests OF our State. which shall
make us forget all party distinctions in an ar.
lines which divide ne an nros,;ons IS na,;onaI
| policy be oblierated, when we come to consid.
er the matters which concern exclusively our
own people: and let the strife of party zeal be
lost in generous emulation TO devise the hest
means of advancing the interests of this Com
mopveal,b And cha, , 6olJ docs sho nroson,
| for our Lahore A1,nos, Tho ,rhoIo NJ har sur
face NAV he corv.r,ed ;,in :, g,rdep ront w;,b
| luyuriance. and teem;ng Win riches fo, ,be
benefit of man, A wise domestic polcv NAV
within no very distant period. have the effect
! of doubling the amount of our present produc
tions-re,aininr our popna,ion at home-giv.
| ing to all the means of comfortable subsistence,
and the added means of universal education,
upon scale commensurate with the great pur-
nose of educating n peoule to govern them
selves. We are. and must. of course, continue
to be, a small state ; bu, necessarily small only
in territorial exert In all tina, constitutes
true greatness we may become the largest state
in the Unon-in the world grea, in the de-
velopement of the capacities of our soil, but
far greater in the mighty energies OF the men
that shall live upon it,
Here then is a large field for our efforts. Let
us survey it, fully, and address ourselves to its
labors with a determination to do what our
hands find TO do, with our might To all this
we are urged BY motives which come up in the
rec,lleo,icns of the mast. and stand out in the
visions of the future. How can we HELM feel.
inc an honest state pride when we think of our
orio;n-of our hislorv-of our strength at home
Of our character abroad and of our pos,ion
of influence and mower for GOOD. upon an ey.
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