Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-07-30

ern lnco'oco, TO lay the petitions on the table
MS confirming prayer entirely nnpilatablc to
the party of progress" Gncluding the progress
OF Slavery, of courscD Zen examining the yeas
and nays on this question: we find the names of
Mcssrs CoLLAuER, Foor and MiUsu recorded
in the Rcgdlirc Gas their constituents would cx-
pcct.) aud that Of Paul Dillingham;, Jr.-erdciiy
no'chcrc! To vote FIR this pro-saycry cXpcdi-
cnt for muzalinr the voice of the free North
wond crate harshly on the cars of his Yankee
constituents, and voting against it would tlwar,
the plans Of the Southern moudcrs of North.
crn dongl-faccs; and so, like the ass in the
fable, Mr.. Dillingham; starvcs between the two
bundles of provcndcr!
Nor is this single instance. From even the
imperfect investigation we have been able to
make we unhcsitatingly affirm that, while the
names of Mcssrs CoL1AMER. FooT and MARSH
will UNIFORMLY be found recorded against this
democratic motion to lay upon the table ali
expressions of the popular feeling and wishes
against the extension of Slavery, Mr.. Dilling-
hams name will AS UNIFORMLY be found no.
'rhcre-thc very apprehension Of the displeasuro
OF the Southern democracy" apparently stri.
king him, for tie time beira spccchless! Take
another precious cXampc On the 18th OF
| Deccr'aos> 1913, Mr.. CulyER, of Washington
County, n. Y, presented memorials "numer-
ously signed by members of all political parties,
PRAYING THE ABOLITION or SLAVERY AND THE
SLAVE TRADE IL TIE DISTRICT OF CoLuMBrA.' -
Mr.. CULVER moved that these memorials be re-.
icrrcd to select committee 70 vote against.
or to withhold a vote in favor OF. this motion.
could not be excused by even the miserable and
sncakng pretcncc of the e.rpcase of printing
| The motion was simply to refer. But Southern
| - democracy tolcratcs not even such conccs-
sion to the free prciudiccs" of the North, and
the motion was Immediately made by the clrmo-
craft; Mr.. Boyd TO lay the memorials upon the
table. Here again, thanks to that terror of po-
litcal trimmers and dodgers, the call for the
yeas and nays, We are able to see how VERMONT
stands in the battle for Freedom. JACOB COL
LAMER, SOLOMON FooT and GEoRGE p. MARSH
are found voting against the proposition. and
PAM Dillingham;, .Ir. is found, as usual in sltch
contcsts-YowIEEE! The man--the Tcrmoni
| man--wlo could find ready voice 10 welcome
| icrGS into the Union, notwithstanding her Co.'S
sTiTvTIUy is the very hot-bcd of the Internal
principles and spirit of Slavery and Oppression
and who in the comfort and safety of cushion
ed seat in Congress is loud-mouthcd in ceaS,nc
Of the war-wom soldier and patriot. General
TAYLOR, for the wise, humane and honorable
terms of the Cap'ulaiion of Monterey, is dumb
as the sheep in the shcarcr's hands when the
| trccmcn Of the North ask, in respectful terms.
BOOM not for Themselves, but for outraged IIu-
! manly! Shame upon Vermont, that she should
ever send TO the councils of the Nation. where
the moral as well as the political character Of
her people should be felt in the votes of her rep
resena,ivcs, and where the principles of Free
dom and Humanity which have grown with
her growth and strengthened as her strength
increased should never fail to find an advocate
in son of hers, man who could hesitate be-
tween the impulses of DUTY and the low require
mcnts of party!
We intended, in this article, to notice the
absurd and inconsistent course of Mr. billing.
ham in reference 10 granting Mr.. Polk authority
TO appoint Thomas II. Benton Gcnoral-in-Chicr
OF the Armies in Mexico. and in reference to
his vote cENsrRlNG General Taylor for the terms
of the Capitulation Of Monterey. But we must
reserve what we have to say on these and other
topics for future numbers. In the meantime.
however We will thank the Montpelier Patriof.
or any other respectable locofoco Journal eve
would specify what papers are crc'mied by this
qualification il we We're not afraid our cruditc
contemporary Of the Sentinel would be alrontcd)
to deny that Mr.. Dillingham; voted both FOR and
AGAINST President Polk's darling scheme for
appointing Benton Gcncral-n-C Chief over ScoTr
and TAYLOR - assuming, of course, on both
sides, that if the power 50 particularly sought
had been conferred by Congress. Mr.. Benton
would have received the appointment In the
meantime our friend of the Pa'rio' is at liberty
To enjoy free and easy conference on the sub.
lcct with its candidate for Governor-wc will
back the records against his highest effort a,
dudgng.