Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-11-21

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FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 81 1915.
CONGRESS-,

The Tweny-ninIh C }ngress, composed
of unadnltcrated Locofoco majorlies IN both
Houses will assemble in few days. 1t will
convene ostcnsijly to deliberate upon the
measures most beneficial to the country, bn,
really to affirm the infamous cdct which
gives TO the South ian extended area Of
freedom" in which to breed and work ne
gro slaves, and to the united and indomra.
bic rufila.sm Of the Southwest, wide
field in which to exercise their talents for
plumber, and crafty their thirst for change.
Besides attending to this, the main bust.
ness Of the session, tho approaching Com
gress will also condcscend, without doubt, to
arrange the preIiminares Of the next Pres
Idenlial Canvass, and decide, in time to pre-
vent unnecessary dis'ppointmen,s, whether
the "grcat democracy" of the United States,
with such men as Calhoun, Van Buren,,
Benton, Cass, Buchanan, Woodbury., Sc.
SC, among their leaders, are ready again
Of slavery, and favorie of southwestern
radicalism, whom the northern democracy
submissivey elected last year, though five
out of ten of them had never heard of him
ill they saw his name in big letters at the
head Of the party columns.
1t will cost some squabbling to settle tins
matter, because there are not wanting men
among the Locolocos, who, though (lrue to
the "principles of the party,') they "wcnt
it blind" for Polk and Dallas, are neverlhc-
less wrilhing under the modification Of being
obliged to take such success or none, and
who will hardly bear 10 see political found
ling thus insullingy lifted above the old IA
theirs of the party for the second time. We
say this question is one yet to be settled, for
though we know very well that Polk and his
organ have duly gone through the dumb
show of putting away the kngly crown, and
disclaimcd any desire for a reelection, still
it needs not be told to man who lived in
the days of Old Hickory tina, such disclaimers
are easily treated as "made in fun" when &C.
casion requires, and tina, it would be unreal
sonable to ask "Young Hickory" to show
more honesty or consistency than his master
No, if J. X. Polk does not make another
tilt at the Presidency, it will be no fault OF
his, but may safely be referred TO the rest
ivaness of the adhercn,s of ADLER men, who
will not sit by forever and see the jackalls
carry off the spoil, while the lion does the
fighting. So popular is the one term princi-
, pie, that even great man could hardly
command a reelection, but the idea of OPP
! posing such man as Mr. Polk 10 the public
sentiment on that subject, is one which We
/ opne the wise heads of democracy do no
= seriously entertain. The noisy, lawless, ig.
norant mass that swarm through the South
Western States. eager for any ARRAY whicl
shall offer a chance to increase their impor'
r lance or their cash, will clamor for Polk o.
:, somebody like him: but though they mag
!. control the Union when the hungry nav o
v slavery shall have swallowed California ant
!, Mexico, and peopled them with the dregs o
d the Slave States, still these hopeful spirit
: are not quite yet omnpotent A respecta
). BILE man, in all respects, may yet be electe'
l. President, and therefore the matter of tn
IS arrangement of the succession will not b.
q devoid of interest. Who shall be seeclc,
t. to bear the glorious Wing standard agains
7, the adverse host can be better settled whe
= The party in possession have shown their can
. didates. 1t were better indeed, if il wer
e possible, that preparation for that contes
should be postponed until lS47. But W