Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-08-28

The Wings are very frequently charged with
indiscriminatc and factions opposition to the
measures of the Administration. We admit that
we hardly deem it possible that the junto who
have the control of the Government. are capable
of framing or advocating any Public Policy SO
comprehensive and beneiicent as to command
tie appreciation of good men and patriots They
are too blindly devoted to what Senator Niles
called 'the cold heartless, miserable theory Of
FREE TRADE" and to what they denominate
the Interests of the inhuman, unjust, anti-re-
publican, and abasing "SLAvE SYSTEM ever
to be able to see anything of the world beyond
them-to comprehend its rights, or to admins
tor wisely to its diversified wants and interests.
They are essentially Southerners. 4 it is scarce
" to be expected that while their ill-gotten SUI
p-cmacy exists, any Policy but Southern Policy
should engage their wishes or their efforts.
| But the Southern Policy is not that by which
tbs great Nation will prosper. 1t is narrow, sell
fish. sectional. 1t seeks to attain an end which,
/ ifattaincd. would, like the Dcad-Sca fruit, turn
to ashes on the lips Instead of aiming. with
patriotic and statesnan-like sagacity, to frame a
| NATIONAL Policy which should harmonze and
promote the true interests of the several Secions
which compose the Nation, it seeks to establish
SECTIONAL Policy and to force the NATION into
a conformity with it. The new Tariff bill, and
the Presidential Veto of the River and llarbor
bill are eminent examples of the operation OF
this Southern Policy. The former is adopted
because FREE TRADE" is assumed to be best
adapted to promote the prosperity of the Slave
holding South and because the South has no
IcrEAr LAKES. a Sou.herw President considers it
as unconstitutional to improve and protect the
navigation of those of the North. This spirit
perrades Southern Legislation in our National
Councils 1t is a spirit of illibcra and bgoted
hostility 10 crcry interest not is o~n, and more
than all other causes combined. threatens to ar
ray the NORTH against the SouTII-a division
which we would do all in our power to avoid and
to prevent, but for which, should it occur, the
North will never Justly be held responsible.
We make these remarks in no feeling OF pref
ulice or i-will towards the Southern Section
orr Union. We have too exalted a regard fol
the undetermined and truc-hearted Who's of the
South who have long and manlully and in the
spirit Of true patriotism, batt'ed this spirit o.
Southern erclusireneSs. against which we do OBJ
,ect. We remember the MANGrMs, tn" Ben
RIENs, the CRIrrENDEys, Statesmen all, who
have resisted to the utmost the wire-spun theo
rics. and the dreamy distractions of Southerl
"Democracy" We remember North CARROLL
VA, with her gallant and generous majority o
EIGHT THOUSAND WINGS. who oppose an
repudiate the .'cod, heartlcss, miserable theory
of Free Trade" and who stood up, in the day
which tried Southern virtue, along with Ten
NEssEE, and KENTUCKY, and MARYLAND. am
DELAWARE, in open hostility to the unpar
a!lclcd iniquity Annexation" We rcmam
Der these things. and can have no desire but tina
better counscls'' may prevail among our South
ern brethren OF this great and glorious CNIoNbe
fore which SECTIONAL PoLlcY, AMI INJUSTICE
and OPPRESSION will gradually, but surely b
: SWput away.