Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-11-20
| bill involved an approval of The course the
administration. Never did | hear of such thing

bill involved an approval of The course of the
administration. Never did hear of such thing
then.
Your excellent Repres antatve-than whom
very few men, indeed. enjoy more the esteem
respect and confidence of the great Wing party
of the United State tremendous cheering
was one who voted for the bill. The opposition
: t. it, aud to him, springs up here and nowhere
else. The members from the liberty loving State
of Vermont, those from Connecticut-are they
accused And Amos Abbott, from your third
districts there voice raised against him !
Mr.. Ninton of Ohio, one of the most able. in
telligent and influential members of Congress.
and for whom every Wing member would this
day. with all his heart, cast his vote for Speaker
was any thing said against him Not one
f word.
Feow-citizens an grieved. sorry ; that at
/, this late time camor should be raised against
: your member for his vote on that occasion I
do not think IL quite iair--t is not reasonable
nor jrst-it is not at all like Boston-[Great ap-
probation.
Sir. we live in day of uncommon prosperity.
) Heaven has been gracious to us beyond our
, hopes. We hive been blessed with health.
Education has hourished.-Commerce and a rri-
culture are prosperous We have an enterpris-
ing and thriving population. But, Mr.. Chair
, man. excess sometimes leads to discomfort and
am afraid that something ofthat nature is the
case with us. While admit that to the genial
influences of our climate, the character of our
soil, the energy of our people, much ofths pros
perity is owing, cannot shut my ewes TO the
fact that the protective power over all these
carrying us onward to honor and renown-is the
, Constitution of the United States. A trencn.
dous burst of cheers. And it is, therefore, with
the greatest regret that hear any suggestions OF
doing away with that instrument. Renewed
; shouts | entertain no such counsel. Cheers.
am for taking the Constitution as orr fathers
left it to us, and standing by it, and dying by it
Vehement cheers. | agree that it has beer
violated. The admission of Tcxas--anothel
, Slaveholding Statc--was violation of the Con
stitution. But how that, accomplished
} would indulge in no bitter expressions against
our Southern brethren. They had education
} and habit, and prejudice, all to sustain them in
= their course. But what shall we say to those
: Members of Congress from the North--fron
, w-Ilampshire. and Connecticut. and Maine
who voted for it How they so acted and VIII,
} they acted, is almost utterly incomprchensible
How they have since been rejected by the People
} is comprehensive enough Laug htcr.
Iagree that the annexation of Texas strucl
a blow at the influence of free institutions. New
: England might have prevented it if she would
r but her people would not be reused. Thank Go,
l did not slumber over that danger. Cheering
: But if the Constitution be violated-what i
our duty To cast it aside Surely not But f
; renovate and restore it. TO be more alive to GU
, own duties under it, and more earnest in perform
ing them. If we are true to ourselves, let m
say to you there can never be another annexation
| of slave territory to this Union under heaven
Nevcr-never (Nocifcrous plaudits) But
T the people, under the influence OF party feeling
e and for the sake of the dry and stale loavcs am
u fishes in the gift of party, shall neglect the
= dn;y-then there is no limit to such nneXatiol
from the Rio Grande to Patagonia
Gentlemen. has not the Constitution given thi
people great prosperity Has not our CONNIE re
= fiour shed under it Has it not made our flag no
y nored and respected in every on earth lia
it not tostcrcd our manufacturers Where wou
the country have been without it Where woul,
our own Massachusetts have been without it
Not the Massachusetts that she now is.
: | will not, cannot, contemplated canno
endure 10 turn my eyes TO the state ofthings con
: scquent on an Abandonment ofthe Constitution
: Some have spoken of IL as violated, and there
: fore al an end But is it not plain that TO abro
: gate it involves the abandonment of oaths--th
! preparation of vioencc--the shedding of bloc,
: the existence Of civil war To speak of dsu
! Mon, therefore. without violence and bloodshcd
| is nonsense. We may, it is true. make revo
. luton more or less bloody-but it will be a re
+, volution still
), Sir no true Wing can for moment contcm
plate dIsunon The project has been charge,
Q upon the Wing party, but it is false charge
Immense and long continued cheers From tin
Orient to the extremity of the West an Amcri
: can Is known--not as "A citizen of Massachuscti
| or any other State--but IL a citizen of the Uni
r ted States. II is the Union which gives us on
g character abroad-and may we all and ever-ii
: the language of the Father of his Country
tr1It in il,yli I,r''