Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-12

'"' '''"'o VI ,.,.
January, Mr. SINS Of Georgia, IN concluding
, III +; lc,,,. ,r plL and thn War used
" SIccoh III ucichce VI VI" 49,
the following Very significant and decisive Ian
,,,oro
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MINK nave SHOWN tIiot waved sg for conquest bn
in accordance with the laws of nations ms recognised
er ar visits in ,is country v that we have right
to make conquests, to occupy the country to estab
ny y more ,bam !. to indemnity us for the
injuries we complain Of and the expenses ct the war
rcS.ov we nav ri%b,nly omd without any great dan
ger, looking to an overriding Providence ana 10 ihe
country, AypIuAvr yo n5r'nr-I EXPRESS the orIv-
loX ItRED1nAT EVERY FOOT OF TfPpVW GorrrH
or THIRTY SIX DEGRErS THIRTY MIN
ESi Mil.L BE SLAVE r,hhl ot ,l
desired to ask his colleague whether he hid expressed
the opinion that the country conquered from MeN!co
stnliops in consc9n@ncc Of the state of public opin-
ION N inc northern western, or undue otntes Vt
mination ofthr south IN people that their institutions
sl9l be c9rrrd into TINT country il 1t be acquired
Knows pErrRNrvarfoy OF THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE
THAT TnEIE lNsTIrrroNs e,IAli nt cAaRILo TILEE
mate and soil OF the country nothing bnt slave labor
can cuiiiyate ProiaSly mt rrH2n OF country ,J
protested against the Gentleman answering either for
'''g NoI!nT i 'or ''ou ,,, ,..., ,,,i. ,,,i.
ion IS written in his revealed word can speak au-
'hoFi'a'l''y on Una, point
oor readers VIII understand from '"' 'o'rs'-
ing very panty inc temper OIL '9o"'ner" 'o-
slavery ''"co'oco'Su ''''u '''e "'Po9t ~, ",,c"
ABOVE all otherS''hs od o's ana aoof'''l'o'e " al
Is TO be prosecuted we nave never LOT nv
mant doubted the nam OBJECT OIL ''ie "Fe't TO-
litlcai Movement III ms country 'hat colhlheH'
cRd with The annexation oil leAaS '' 'I'e ro"'ou'
eracy' Ana our readers VIII TESTIFY 'I'"' we
have had as little hesitation IN exposing ana ue
nonnclng the neiarIo"s pohcy when lay at 'h'
ioundation OF that movement II was proJec
to strengthen and perpetnate SLAVERY III thl
hcpnhilc' ana nothing clse' ne s'ole''uo"
hypocrisy OF the pre'ence oil 'chl"rg'ng inc ''e'
OF Freedom was most ProsuhP'"ou' All
daring invocation OF the vengeance OF leave
upon the land And as Il IN immediate rel
r'Duton Tor the iol'y ana inc "'cNeu''ess o' vi
: Rulers, devastating ana o!"ouy war; WHO'S
end can no man See now aillicts and demon
alizcs the country And this is the legtimat
and swift result Of deep-laid scheme for Ii
> extension of Southern Slavery, as Il sanctio
for which this Southern Representative doc
h not hesitate "cNhoriiqiirey @ TO quot
the name and authority Of the Almighty !
: Now We opposed the Annexation Of Texas
! this Union in the beginning, because we wei
n opposed to adding another inch, to the 'sIa'
$ territory Of the Republic. We now believe tn
y nothing but evil has yet come, or is likely
d cone, from the contamination of that schcm
y We believe it was effected through PLAIN Vi
latlon OF the Constitution, and Tor the so
IS purpose OF cnlarglngtho borders and Strengthe
: Ing the oohds OF slavery And "Iiie we m''
:. acqMescc IN the necessity that cohpeIS us 10 4
+, knowledge the state oil Texas as amemoer
% 'he American iamiy' we shail ever 40 II WI
u protest against her "S""'a'y' enc III
II brought nothing but disSenSlons ana q"arreiS
10 her 'f''n instead Oh e"'afg."s ''e area
H. HLhpo"' sue Is i'he'! 10 "l'o'u '''c P't'eN'