Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-12-24

ty, the invitation to attend the meeting, but en-
pressing lively sympathy with its object -Ex
President Van Buren,, JAS Buchanan, Hon.
George NJ. Dallas, Hon. Reverdy Johnson, Ex-
Gov. Seward Hon. Thomas II. Benton, Albert
Gallatin, Hon. John c. Spencer, Hon. Edward
Everett, and Hon. Messrs. Dickinson and John
a. Dix.
After the letters had been road the following
address was presented to the meeting by Mr.
Horace Greeley -
10 his Holiness Pope Plus H.:
yrvrp,ptr F,Turp -Tho roon,e IF these
Ir,i,od St,,os havo ,h.or,.oJ ,,i,h rrnround in
forest ,ho circumstance ,yb;cb attended and the
eyon,s which have fn,lnwoJ vonr elevation to
tho pon,i6c,,o-.op in,oroet which has ripened
into svmn,,Lv and unmo, surod admiration. On
behalf of n norton of This peon,e. we tender YOU
an evnrcssion of those sentiments of REGARD and
emphatic appreciation whicharc cherished by all.
We address YOU not as Sovereign Pontifi' but
as the Wise and humane ruler OF a once oppres-
sed and discontinued. now we-governed and
grateful. happy people. We unite in this tribute,
not as Catholics, which some OF us are while the
greater number are not out as republicans and
lovers OF constitutional freedom Recent as is
our "a''ohai orlgin' W'ue as Is 'he ocean which
separates our beloved ianu rom your sunny
c'ihI' we Know wen "la' i'd'y was IN the
" llat sue mas Si"ce ppe, Mn.'o "esrauen ny
iorelgn rue ana 'h'erhal u'ssrH''oh-ahd we
naNe i''tn ',''t Io''y a"u JIn e'ia'it ueS,'ny
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pom.t "'''' 10 '''''"'' " 'e'ue' l'" ''''''' '''
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bu'' NehoraOie ra'iler' we know wen ',iat tlie
P"'' YOU "". o""scl' - o'c W eA''e'''c u'. "'!
ana peru. Our own immediate ancestors Strng-
gled through an age OF dangers and prvatlons 10
achieve and consolidate the blessings we now so
cmincntly ENJOY. though favored with leader
such rs mas been rarely vouchSaied To a people
STRIVING TO De iree' IN the word we now nhaOlt,
IL Is diVInely appointed that virtue shall be tired
ny aNtrSl!, a"u ulat enduring giory, IKE iree-
dom, shall be accorded only to such rs by I'M
shaken 'orutude, no less tIlan courageous effort,
prove themselves worthy OF the precious boon.
We therefore. the counttymen OF Washington
and Franklin, OF Adams and Jefferson, are well
aware that you did not enter upon The course
YOU nave chosen without deliberate rcnuncla-
ton OF ease. OF security and of aristocratic favor.
We know that you must have already resigned
yourself to encounter the Vaccinations OF the
N'''''Nf wv h"t'N' VI tii' IpNtiIhl. anu iipS'
painful OF all, the misconceptions of the we'll
meaning bnt deluded. We know that you must
have calmly resolved to encounter the untrlng
hostility aud dread of all the unjust or tyranni-
cal rulers VINO assume to lord it over any por'
non OF 'hc falr indian pcnlnsllla-all who fancy
tna' socal ofder consists IN the maintenance iol
1 themselves ~ tilose cohditlons q luxury ana
SION IN Wmch lhey nave hitherto uSeessy exist
ed-all who tear. or Selllshiy affect TO fear that
religion must perish II NOT upheld 10y inc i'eilhg
breath OF Emperors and hngS.-And more tor
mdaole lhan all these, yourself TO encounter ana
/ by hou he'P 10 oVofc"ine mat hckIeness ana
''e'"'''uuI VI 'lu''t"oeS Just released from be-
n" iI "'"cn couiu ciahor III Tue
~. ,; ~ 'o 'ou o'oA 10 'Ie HeSh-po'S oi
,a w., c ILL.,, ar'o"s tic contemporaries ana
H., ~ ,.i;, o t '''Io"' tu"'u iesNe
ni't'' W oI'i III So'I'uue cagohy OF lis cross
".u ~. III lou' caee' we apPre"end, VIII yet
'IS''' III "'''e"soi'aole expectations, en-
u','-'Hl "ol'tS, 'HpGt"o"s requirements ana IN
''''t "ol'.ii9 mas oeeh earnestly IN
I ~ IN '''"s mas "o' "'eaIiy peeil
t,I,'Ii'i' i"'t you VIII pe gu'ueu ana
.','iNVu I'o''' o' ~" III alScha'elhg inc trans,
II t''','"''''cs VI !oui pos!tIoh, we VIII
| va" 10y u"St,
,ni"' Nc,''doe ra'Ier' dark as tie clouds
M".'n cNe'"it tle present may be, we do know
.'''I I,e sunshine o. 'he future VIII overpower
"i" u',I'' ''eh' o say hotIIng here OF the
nv "'"'''e' last anchored py the Eternal
dn .t', '''I5 Nv Gene'ous uoeu or ehdeavor can
,o' ''""l ne'e''eu VI Ia'l OF us ultimate re-
,Iat H., J, '''e s@"' rom Joylni experience,
o,,,,,'i,,l' al ~ " I'"s ',"'ona! freedom lar
o%%'"S'S" an 'he 'er''S ana sulierngs through
M"''n "a'ohs advance to their achievement.
Tn''' uS our 'atoha, lie has yet been, it has
dIchul demonstrated 10 every thoughtful obspr-