Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-01-24

temporary institution"
My iellow citizens, my observation in tina
sphere nj public diiy 10 which vnlr Voice has AS
signed mo, has led me tn d liaren, cnnclusio
--sone ot The reasons Tor whcn shall procn"d
candldly and plainly to lay before won. Highly
as ! esteem your favor, should d,sd,i 10 pur
chase 1t by the arts III discrimination or deception.
PtOuf. As ! well may be-. of the honor Of helug
v"ur representative. canno' consent Ia prrchaS.
even that, al the expense ui sacrificing the hon.
est rnnv r,l,''s al my Understanding. As til" Pc
rad u rapidly apprarhng N winch y,i will b."
called upon by y"ir b,iins again to select lour
agents to carry ont your will IN the Na'ional
C"ng ess, desire 20 rci,'r this matter I" ynl. -
comm tee nf the whole people ot the State. 'ha,
You n,ay decide the while question. and an
nnInre ih1' de"is'nn At the polls. | might have
taken IA d iF'rent course | might have asked
'hh advice ana counsel at those who, by their
place and station, may be considered as the an.
thor zrh and leglliuiie evpnncnis of the pnpul IT
will but prefer Ia 10 directly tn the people.
they constitute the only true loun'an of poN.
err: they are The bes; qualified TO declare truly
their avn opinions.
In regard to the declaration of the President
OF the United S'a'es. as to what is the eXpressr II
n th" popular Will, shall pass that wrli ihis re
nlrk that While ! arkuoW led re- myself bound
Nv 'Iie l'iS' TitIHl'S III NV fDi-'Hu'ihS, ! N'fN
,it"gp,ler the righ al tie. President ni the VA
81 States Ia inirrpns" himself between m. and
hem, :" announce auihor,tatlveiy what they re-
IA re- al ne.
ihnk | may assume, w'inu' arrorancn. IN,
eloV CT 'ns, thi know quite as IN tcll ut ih'
lnhhr sentiment a,n'u! v"n rs Sat hiah fame
IN iary can tell me. popniar sentiment vii AT
ford but an uncertain and dangerous dreci"'
tor the gu dance If r"pr"srnaliv of the y, o
pie. II II IL tu lie sal 'ci"d !u all the aft niIc+ T.
ne found IN the E\ecu:Ive ahmbr, before II \,
ir he taken As rule of action. | take SS,i" VIII
tit" President OF the u n,rd 5 ,tes on ,l,is su,
iecl. deny the prem seS winch he Assumes ;
hrnv the anihrrry Ia az, a. the cxuunlrr I"
public "p'nln /, w'i'ch h. usnrps.
Before ! make the suggestions which pro
pose, IN the r"snlu'lnnS al pred nv oar I.r.l>la
inrc at ~ late Session. | wish t" adj w"r,
tujictint The constitutional power ui III govern
In,nt To incorporate IA nreiun : ate "r y ,,iru IN
To the Unl"n. b., on a matter NJ s.,.i, gra>.
and SIR uiS non'.l shall not trust myself br'or,
vni Wt'h a"v crude ren,,rk> of NV avn. ! VI,
irIlar atiirm nor ,'rNv aa ut thereof: bal w,
>lWpy submit Ia vnu the u,i,irnS nj tNu N
lls ~ sta 'dtnI IA hiLh IN your e-iimiiinn, an'
Il nh not III the Is IN ,ttnn nr til" ~, lie 90
trv, ~ any two living statesmen ! mean NJ ir
4 'ln Van b iren aud Lev, Wn"hhurv--inen whom
to name IS I praise, and VIII, have been hul"re,
hr hn'd the hL lr-l ulli 'eS, he ~ IN The m
ltnr. AMI tie n'hrr III our oAu State. o ih'
/ II hot March, 1925, Mr.. Van b lrrn moved t.
an'nd CERTAIN resolutions then pending before
TIA Senate Of the u ,i,rl ) a'c relative tn tn
then nr,pnsel Pan mi Con Ires> bv aiding Ger
lam other reSnIu'inn from winch HE .Ulowti;
Is eyirar'ed, ":
( "RSor,d Trrt the power Of forming or enterin
On any mann " nirvrrl nn ~ pn ui,'a ass ,cIi
iIIn ar c'n!ri rnrics hin;.s to tnr people IN ihri
sovereign rIir'rrr. beng one III ne pp.v'is wrl
MT liiting he ~ del y ted 10 The Govern int, Il I,
serve IN the States or people,
rh'-" VII vote IA iavn' II his pro % 'in
Of W Van p ,rrn wer N.-<r$ I, nn,. l,,r
ron, B''nr', CIAnl"r, C"h' D elk. son. Eu",
Finh'"v. llNvn", lln'm'<, X me. X ~, NJ ,""r
RI dnpr Ro van, Van b ren. Whdr, Wi
ham nlrI Wo 'ihnry. l., tue l.h,'" IN ia
Srut" on ,he Punm, msrnn. Mr. W"olbnr
s,d " B II III" Uni"I States, a. IA yoternmcn
nave moi yet rl"d red themselves Ia any sue
r"ta"a Ing atd d'spoic prnc.pc, IN r'spec! 3,
any "h"r nation Whatever They Ii we not Y,
agreed to orar the brull Of HE cnlte N an
|, 'Hrel4u war; nor supp m, Al such lrziriS, Tia
, Independence or form OF government ni any ~
! ton NJ State, except our own ;iailnn and illuS
~! tn. State. composing orr cunlcHer.cy. An
sncA agreement wuud violate III. constitution
, and plunge Us in!o vnrieX of new cn,liIi"u
and confederate es, abb! trent 10 every ieelln
, and IN t\Iin nj our vcrefaicd iHt,ers."
leave this constitutional qleSion wher
those gentlemen lett II. satisfied that nn pan,
eiilr's of nine CNn fdl srlcnLrh to The unprc :.
nab|e position IN winch they paced H.
w,!l n.'w examine the >ubi ,rt IN the aspr,
il presents relative 10 slavery. II believed
the language q! the eighth resu'gA tun III our l.
, Ij~laIure --iangua re aScr,brd origin V Ia NJ
p Ci,v, and, hrtieyr. correctly ~n-,lll, the 80
/ mex rtnn u Iev,s would add mar" free tn
! siAve a,es 10 lie Unnn; :" II rhonrht III
: such were ihc prnrhblr con-"q ,eurr- to ir.lu
a such measuc. Nunli IN 81 chreriulv use II
f eNerll"n> 10 prnrnrr The adoIdinu, by the utner
' government. o such cnu>ltu'j nal me t>nreS
y ~h"u be les calculated tnrlf.cl that "hi- c'.
Ia determine what ther G'.rr of the mel@u
. is io he AZ your attention briefly 10 tnr ,nun,
{ ass med hy It's friends and advocates. as jlsill
>, in- aud demanding 1t.
y August 8 ISL The late Mr. Upshnr, The
- Sacre arv ol State, III a eIlerin The lale Mr. Ma
. pEr, then oar charge At Texas, says
i "Slp--A priv rie letter from crzrn Of Narylar
= then IN |. md N, contains The following passrge
: learn from eutilr the fullest conf len,
IL that there is now here Mr.. And" w. irpurrd nv
" abnillnnSis ot Texas IL nrglIlr with the Brill
!" submitted his pratt for The ahpllunn of slavery
n Texas, whl II l. ~ It IN re lll b. .siuiZe 'u
q pauy IN En gland who shall advance 4 -Iiin sIii
. 10 pay for the slaves now III T.NtS an f. eve
Payment Texas bands; that the >nu rhllS adv ne
shall he pii aver ~ N ~ t. nj, for III nh p n
sliv rr; and AN auihoriZ.' bv he r.x mus
I, 10 Vol that T.. rl lhrr lr,. has agreed th,i
Bra III government shall guarnnIv IN" prvulri,,
= the interest uu tins hrn. c,l,ln on that the &c
an government WI abolish slavery
Mr. up-hur adds:
"'rhe writer pro essrs TO feel entire confidence
the accuracy ot This iniurmn,n. He j. a man
ErPAt lptrIhArncr, aud well vtrSi in ,hlic all iii.
'e hence have every rtl-p Toe inf lem III" chrrrn
3 al his ,unrlus THERE'S however 81 ne d i,,l
A. IN understanding the truI at N prup lsjiipn.
,r hls given ihrm. Ii the money to he nd vnncel j.
80 be- trpnl Ia Texas lands, II he irgart
=, as lunn; and course, there j. M Necessity
any guaranty IN IN pari olihr F. Igl,>h gnvernIe
ar thmk II probable rhnl alternative propositions h.
IN been mair'-lhr one for m advance Ia e rppld
, lands, and The other for n loan t., be ,uarrn.d by
-, - ia govern urni. Bur iiicvrr the prrt'ls,.
ut the prupn-i'ihn may he there Ia b." n, u II
= Ia the ohl'rt IN ,r'w, aud me thai The Eugl
~ government his of rel It's cp.op.rlti N. \ ma
j. mrnt Of ,hls 'rt r,nrp be cpurtu ntri nv ~ in
al lrnrr. Such M nttrup' uuru ANY pruhh ri ~ cu
r trv wuli n .t-st'llY he vrwrI hv this .,vrrnI,
win very 'irru c'rrrrn; u when it Is u1de upn
p" n1i on whose ierrlt IrIrs IN III slave hIlIug Sta
4 nf nT dIn II NV 'S"rs sll ,l,"uH inter-
II + cannof he permitted T. SIC ei rihlm NE ~
w. S'rc7HoHS cforis on mr. part IN unrest a cIidmiy
la serious TO ercry pant # our country"
We Nearly the Who'll, of this lnrs letter Of Mr. |
Id shur is devoted IA proving that This country uu
hr not to prrmi, slavery 20 he ahnltshed in Twas
H. will be seen thai the proposed mea .ure the G,
On summation Of which ur U,,shur declared wn
Ia. Al, H., -.