Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-02-21

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Fdntnis aud pers~ssinns rs we ,hhN h''d !" induce
g.oa TO do 80. ih"' far, 'hen the sGnranles OF the
ons'ltnon are III "o "'"sei ''oh 'he acuoh oil ao
JIuonists
But, sir, as n'v' alreau,d united word will suf
nee 10 sh'H U'' ''c t'',PIe oi the SHu'h arc unnc
cssut',y ui'',''u, an" hn' l,t "ny HER consliu
nor ~ "" on'. ASSUMED PRIVILEGES are in ltiIc dan
~ i,o " any source unless T. ! from change o
H;f'',o,' u,no"G themselves Inc power IS virtually
-, ,,"M wv n'uus. hNcn the great and venerable
vi 'Iu'! i'3'li' VINO leads Inc van ct thu
Jrra III u, Lng 'iRn' oi pruon on Tins nor has
non Of ,lntttg in the District Of Columbia and tn,
~ u!o NY ,ha' hHl9lty OF Congress wl be iount
IT, noin ol tnr't power to Grant NE prayer %
.iose Wno pelon lnr maj o'1Pct and OF the eXpeft
"n. ,Hsce 81 us eNercs'' ng1 ns no, on'Y me
nu",' WISHES III le uhrepf'senehre people o. me ms
49, wv, 'he luminous pt"'esalohs OF the S9nih
- '"'c' 'uo'eiho'e 10 ne Ie4H'hae cause OIL alarm
~ NE, We "os' a'N ous Nuu'H'rhef &C.,
u. P1W,I VI Nu"tI' ~ I" u"oisi !oe internal
IS 50 N'f q'esuoha"ie, 50 ulIon'e ana SC
10 ,Hu, le,t * no PI"Slgci OF us .N
IT'S eNe' u,"'e Se''lSY he.,p eu' ana as 10 inc
e't'. q aoh Ut we c,''n9' ~ e ra'o oi represen-
S 'inh ,,e Pnw, IS nSs'ntey IN ihe hnnds OF The
','' ~" W. VI '',o ''',' 'i'e'' on "S glr sum
u w. w, "Nh s'it"a' NV ~ your zen {" ~ ice
,"H % o',i pe htnr'fn ony ny me as
rn' p' ','ee i'utis", we ''h'Fs; Inc present num-
~ VI s"'c-l.'u.HA ''n''S i 'l''reh 10 "h'ain
.'', W., l' 'fl'y OF me Sin'os unItss
10" s,.'''''',, ,t P"S"ol' we must wan un'H me
re ''''s s"' increase rom tnef ptpseh' nunhCi
u, 'nn'eth '" w 'y,,'nn ~, "Hh'n whti period VII
'"7 w "''pH'P S''" ne H'heS' h'llrVef IN nc
r'''tU,N "' orr W~'u'phS' srarcc'y dales TO LOOK
FORWARD 10 SO ds'ant 'ulure rs ms.
rms SIR, Is an thnk worth while TO say on that
part 81 lne sutlHct "hch seemel 10 me mos 10 re-
PWe urhef discussion; ana now WORD on T. g
u'''n' " a'm-S "i 'h' question:. "r"'emeh nl me
'"n'h VINO p''lP' IN uehhiCslnV ll" me discus
SION OF 'lese topics are somewhat InVi "i elthets,
ana lndn'"t pretty freely IN pcrsdnalts. lhov have
s'lemh'ised IN" people oI tHe \nrIh' NJ whoe, and
" urnS nr"1n 'nnntH 10 in'nl' every mcnheT OF
'n' 1ls' VINO lHVonatcs the rgAt OF ur'nl'n as ah-
on l'hlss, IalhlrS, lhcthdhlWs. II ny the hisf NJ
ihese TERMS e'n'i'mrn mean mat the North and Ms
represent ''Nts mere po'h uPsc ana mop" me nm
fli'e nhntnn ~ sln'crV' 'h' chllG, Is lns hul my
ti's hnn we o'nF !f-net TERMS itN ll'1l 20 ne
c.se US Z" HNrH ltNlGn |" ar'oH'ISh ''S "ol''i bF
illegal inr9ns thiorl, or Immoral means or even
nV h'klhI Do ING 'S' heN 90 rs ~ NJ ll l-tict.
ih'N cl1'g' VS. VIVID nlNIl@ COME e'''ti' IN COM
mon elg"" 1s'l1' h'th tA' interests ana I'VE tights
oI me SCUM n u WIN entertaining etiI'd purpose
o. vo'nUnF Solemn compact ~ Wn'h' not only
'r'rr'i r'lAS' h'' nose liV'.'el III Ihe S'''rc-u'V
nt me STATES Wt'r !'H'AIN secured ana even with
lnsigntlng s'lFie war bei2'e gen lcnon made
THESE CHARGES ihev should have rememl 'ered, that
there i not political nh'l'onlSi on s moor. re-
peat, sir, that with the OK 'cp;lln o. some of the ma
lrilv, "ho o"e Nler seats 10 the lndirrc ald of he
liberty p'fiy, there u not member on this n1r orc-
ted by the votes .! nhplltons's; md proba' ~ not
one in whose election that parry was oven neutral.
sir we come here not rs The tools nf those who are
prepared 10 tramplc On the Constitution, hT, IN spite
o. them. We nre rs defenders. not lis assnnnt=--
Nenei'her ft nor drsuc 70 infringe unon Your con
siu'on1l privileges 10 interfere with your domcs-
tic policy. Within the limits rn which the origin NJ
c"'hnromse eXten'ed we are content to leave the
cpnilnn1ncc or Abolition of slavery ~ the "c1nn of
nnura cnuses and the wisdom Of Prnv'cnrri Int
W. can make M sacrifices of national honor privni"
principle. lrits extension or nHrrc'u1'nn. That there
Is rrent degree of excitement on this t0rlr, shall
Wen, u'pUt I Dri4rlNlN.