Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-06-25
What are we fighting for Z

Commencing on the first page of this paper
will be found the article from the National In.
telligencer to which we briefly invoked the
attention Of our readers last week. We now
desire to reiterate every sentiment we then ut
tered commendatory Of this thorough and bril-
liant review of the dishonorable, huckstering,
vascilating and inconsistent course of the Pres.
dent and his Administration respecting the ex-
listing most miserable and detestable war. We
have read the article through a second time
with increased qualification. 1t is invincible
both in its facts and arguments, and well enti-
tied to the cool and dispassionate attention of
every American citizen who, in great National
exigencies, loves his Country as heartily as he
despises the grovelling spirit of mere Party
The able, eloquent and patriotic Editor Of the
Intelligencer is entitled to the warm gratitude
of the people Of the whole Union for the firm
judicious, consistent and unwavering manner
in which he has resisted both the unconstitu
tonal and utterly reckless measures that direct,
led to this War upon Republic with whom
this great nation ought to be too magnanimou'
to QUARREL and against the War itself. Hi
blows, directed by vigorous, cool and logica
intellect, have struck fire more than once from
the fiuty head of the Government editor ant
organ. This time, however, that sapient expo
nent and apologst Of Presidential folly is com
pletely at fault for wiggle! We are sure ou
readers will like to see in what manner thu
Union meets the cogent statements and argu
ments Of this merciless castigation Of its mas
ter, and we therefore give them a specimen
Verify, the organ of this popular Administration
is driven into Strengthened circumstances wher
its only remaining resource is the silly twaddle
and convulsive attempts at wit like the follow
| ing!
From the Union of the 10th instl
The Avalanche.
We know not what more appropriate name 10 Civ
TO the long and elaborate editorial OF the Nationa
| Intellipeucer" of Saturday last - unless indeed i
might also pass under the name of the mammoth arti
|ce-occupyng, text and notes together, almost eigh
Of the pOnderous columns OF that journal! Its yer!
magnitude is burlesque upon oil " fair and decent
discussion. Few men have time to read it. or evel
the courage 10 undertake IT, Those who seriously at
tempt H. mus. proceed. BY degrees, to carry on thu
part Of it before their meals and part after their meal
now in the cool of the morning, and then in tn
cool Of the evening Does the =" lnelligencer recol
ect that this is the OF the yenr, when tn
farmer has his harvest reap, and the merchant hi
ship to load and when all readers have something
better to do than to devote their precious time to thi
prosy production We defy any man to say, with
sale conscience that he has read it through much les
digesled its volumnous contents. We defy most q
the Wing editors to republish it. They conten
to take of their caps, and let the monster pass t.
its interment. They may well say, Ito us the can
phraseology Of the day. We have seen the ee
plant but they can, in honor, say very little more
For our own part, we have yet seen n
man who has read it through and we may frankl
add, that we have made the attempt. but have nu
succeeded in wading through the immense quugmire
We have glanced at it-tried TO catch the subslanc
Of it, as merchants bny, by samples-and we are fire
say that the heads OF the argument have caugh
up, and the particular passages we have read, are o
monstrous as they are ridiculous withou
argument, and charges without evidence.