Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-04-11
Vlk.lLl.ns l.!psllB'.:?.InS 5
SPURNlNG THE YOKE.

following letter from one of the most
prominent supporters Of Hon. John p. Hale,
aud one who has dared to disregard the man.
date of desperate and unprincipled party,
Is worthy Of being placed on record as an
example of honest adherence to principle
rarely met with in IA Loco Foco
10 he Editors Of The " n Patriot.
acknowledge The receipt o the last number Of your
p1per, and have pcrused the articles by which ,ou
have attempted to dispose Of few more members of
tue Democratic parry and u pass them over 10 the
rneno.s. shah mako few plain statements IN
rtpy 10 your summary proceedings, not because
wish 10 cyale any particle % yoar wrath, hat merely
10 express my contempt &c your denunclntDns and
,ay unwayeUug adherence ~ the cause of freedom
nal iisce AN well satisfied ihi, the hJls hurled
at,ai myself aud njiIes,, wee not in the main in.
trn!ed ;n- "a hui rail-ras warning TO those Whl
just at tbs tune nc.d TO witness exhibition of
fearful power, - kup jhem IN The traces when
your Master, the Chairman OF the State Central Com.
nttc, ir the moment took on his clutches from he
devoted head Uf 'lr Hale aad wrote the last decap-
'1fy article N the P,ut, he knew that his abuse had
10 terroTs tor tho Z whom he attacked. lie knew
taai, although we had never ha the "mo,al COURAGE
to dare To do more Than may become man" Tor
the democracy, Whcn 1t had been mait - consist
wholly m following The i1ck y lantern fantasies If
little dctaidr.. WE vet hId courage sufficient 10 stand
by The truth without car ftvOr, or hope Of rewnrd--
We are stirtlai rs little by your Newspaper thunder
"a we are ~ Inc harmless flashes Of heat nhtnin-.
We have long since learned to distinguish between the
ve i,nnIsr' nf Jupiter, and those iInpo en explo
Sons III II are in1nu1cturei 10 ordfr L Won EXPECT
e. mi<e frepmpn rrpress their free houliis ut yi,r
Iii'lng II y"u expect u pat hook in my nose and
lead me about, II Ill crIIke!, b1ri track political
coarse, vOu have lJr one mistaken your course
III won rather e n dog, aud hay tie NOON thau
such Roman Is not this free country, and shall
not men speak their sentiments in ,,ir Of the
+ tttl T.
your paner ruler mud Judge over us1 And vnnr
paper--v1nr P'tri0'-r D IN arrali' jnuInnl'! Why,
there is no tyranny in Euiope ha'f 81 ,hsoc ~ ,h3
whch vorr masters (fl- vni nre mere toosl sral 10
establish over the rco9'. Your Dpnarrarv ia lho
ri If Ma iJcnns Marehal when he announcel Tint
upnloas were lrre-psrftciiy frer-5tt that he who
d nh votef,c N1polcnn lon1p1r'a First Consul Of
F,l re Hhlu.l be sh Mt the h. al Of tho real neuf
hu Won are 'ygaHs without the power of the
French MARSHAL aud thank God FIR i. Y,u are Of
thar OF dcspo's whosn p>,tc~s consist In sound
and fury sjla.rjog nothing" The voice OF freedom
winch IN rSlr Cd upJr terri al r7rs from every u RI
ol the St1tc ynu have been striving 10 s'i1s mr. balp
in ia ullerTncc
fDu have son, forth Y0ur uHwnr'hv o-rln 70 cve.v
part OF tie 81 e. hishiug the fil7shoIi hat every
other part Of the >1iet wls urIn non. in c,ulopi-
mig Mr.. Hl'scl:rs, in C4l7-r=s and f., o,,rovi,,y
the imal1ert ngasum1ti,l If In, Ch,,r,,,7r ,f ii d,
State Com ni.ier: while Al he salla time ven have
t-rnh!e iic an .1en best ,,e ,,s ,r ri, 4,
different parts of 'Ils State ,y'i1 ,,.re ,p~ni a. a,
indignation at your mean snsrryi+rp 10 Son,h Car.
dina demp.Druo9, ssoull sgs,y ,.,ch oilors son i
monte. and ris, AMI r.ui HE samson the nrean
w'has with viii rNu y.r, bin linn Them
The people have not So .up = sro1f rr tho ro,,,,
nIe Of the President thai IL, and OF the prps,n, tha,
il ID he that they have cpasah ~ think and act for
the nseyes YIN bovn Ian, L,, ''' t '''' Il !
patronage Of generous marty. nnrI Ike Jssh1rnn
ynI have ",vqxaI fat and Kicked" Ynp have C,r,o,
ten that vonre the rrraiu-es of the rrope whom, vo,
are ailnr in rapl succession to the lo oruoli,irol
eg 'cui1n. Beware 81 the IN Of ivran,s ana espcca
Of little tyranis. all Tho wnrld over Take n I4ss,3
fr1'n your te1c.er in D1iirnl nanrrverinr Js,ac
Hll, who has received The iusf lgneu of heaven
Garth, from yonr Ingrlte..l bonds.
wish to know by what authority the New Honn.
sire Patriot has introduced succession Of nr, test
INTO the Ce0c 1;ic creed OF the Granite State unti
Democracy in New Hampshire IS cutie n d A.raut mr.
'rle tom Democracy in any other Siaicl You n y
II "a IN purify he nnrty' Strange that 50 much scum
should be vel leli mi stranger still tha,nnv nr,ress
Of CLEANS ~ should leave any traces Of the Nr,y
Hampshire Patriot.
Your paper has contributed 10 make our Roprcsen.
t1iivos Congress pariisa1s IN ten of natriuis In
stead of leading them tn" shrine of their country
and ther Go T. Won h1ve srducci then, 10 the wofshn
NJ partg AMI hen one of ihatn has rpcoon;zcd bs
RIA us nf humlng and CreSist and the t>pusttu,,,
ns paramount 10 he cains # pnrtv the New IIomn.
sure p itTi"l has bee. mlc the inflml ancin. OF
hnenp ng TO accomplish h's ram. When private
e2'ns nave mel QH-iiY t1o'her to express the hon
eS, c"nVupnS Of l''tr conscience and reso' ,e 10
nhiie ~ the lrrr, 'nr per 81 in me las ditch" Won
n n n'nni7Gfi mem rs rrnrc1das AMI traitors -
T,N'' a uN'' o. N'N'cs, and living on he PATRONAGE
deal win the sons of Revolutionary p,,r;,,s ,,b