Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-09-29

pe't'd cheers
VA that creed W" stood in 1928, 1882 and
1886; We 'rlHnph"d on it in 1910; we deserved
I" trn'nph On it in 1874 and we mean 10 'ri-
"'npr IN II IN 1913. Six sharply contested
elections had proclaimed the principles OF the
wings tn every man. woman aud child. in Amer
ica and had blown tl,m abroad as with the
sound of trumpet, from Madagascar TO the
Sah'ne, from IN" waters of New York to the
Sprl1gs ol the Mississippi
Way. sir. every man knew our creed the tav
I've PhiadPiphia Convention met. A. well as the
Declaration of Independence. At the bottom OF
1t WAS this first grand idea +; that the will Of the
people constituiionaily expressed in Congress
ard not the veto of the President, not the shout
ot Il raob!e on the corner of the streets. should
make the law. That is the first grand idea.
The second Grand ida was. that this will of
the reoplc. thus consttutioprljy EXPRESSED in
the form If a law of Conc ress should b., direct
ed moi To the accession of new territory, " beth.
or for free.nen or for slave 10 stand mon bu,
for the imnroyempnt of the E,ir and ,,,odlv cre
alton which we have for the clearing of rivers,
A. your resolutions express for the ron.'ruc-
ton of har bnrS for building IN this new wrrI,.
to he the palace of a conunodons and cultivated
social If TINS was the second grand idea.
| The third yrand idea was that AS "A fupda.
ulpnia! and eternal truth, the market of Ameri.
ca belongs to the f,rmer and the mechanic of
the country. (Applan-c.)
/ Evcrybniv knew perfectly wei. also tina, day,
that the fourth idea was, that i'm order To carry
ont these grand practical results peace with
al men. peace with all nations. cutanvjinc ,.-
iiances with none, was the pertnancn, aud So.
tied policy Of the Wing party; peace with tn
strong, peace with the weak peace with Enp
land. peace with Mexico. Every man knew
that that had been our creed from the start
And then, Mr. President, when in the progress
ct lme the attention of the public mind began
to be drawn Il little more directly to the great
subject OF human freedom and hu0Ian sla, cry,
Inc w hlgS. the true party ot national progress,
silently Incorporated anothc- great doctrine ill.,
7" our creed and that was To tie end tia; the
area u slavery should not ne extended: that the
agita'ing question should not be introduced
winch would shake tins glorious Union . the
ce"Ie that we would have n" NOR" l. -ritory
anyhow. On that new creed, we rallied a. Il
parry, against lie annexation .: Texas. Yes,
SIR what parry WAS II 'htt has ginriilcd and i'm.
fn"r'"i,zrd hs'lf ny lis r's-tance t" the adnis-
-,n' of Texas Nhy,it WAS our party, sir, the
'eN OF the nation. And VINO WAS II ti,.
or""eh' l'Has lh'oiic Union, wan all our "' ,
"'th loss ct Eden aye, who WAS ii WAC,
ana t'ie bes' personal iiends Of Martin Van Eu-
frn.
81 u 'hcv had rallied with US; IT his p"rson-
a, 'F'""os' me democrats "' Name aud New
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