Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-08-25

mode OF investing capital. This is a historical
error. Slavery was profitable in New England
to the last if pecuniary gain is profit. and it was
abolished, not because it was contrary to The eco
nomical law of profit and 1oss, but because our
fathers held il As did Hien also the wisest and
best OF their Southern brethren, to be contrary
TO the law OF conscience and of Cod
shall not charge upon any gentleman de-
sign to deceive the House or the country by
these representations, but ii the disclaimer of IA
purpose to extend Slavery beyond its present
UNITS is sincere, still question whether gem
tlemen have the authority of their constituents
tor making 1t. cannot doubt that it is the in.
tenllon OF a powerful party at the South to car
ry slavery TO latitude forty-nIne, or Just so far
as II snail not be prohibited by some law ct Con-
gress. and cannot look upon the late Compro-
mise blll as anything bnt an 'ngenlousy devils
gu schelhe lor accomplishing tliat oplect, under
cover o, an apparent respect Tor law' nave
oeen toiu tiiat some Northern gentlemen nave
been lIi'advlsed enough to plume themselves up
on some OF 'ne most oolect'ohaoIe features OF
INA. o'i', as o''gra' Inventions oi their own
"s 10 oo"p'iees an "o''es'' pc'"ap' Pa'uo''a-
VIC amy o'' "u', 1'''o CIV "''9'"''cs' We
arc "'"o'o !" "e oPe'"''"s y. uu' u".'
minus anu l''e'e.H.e : very Poss'o.e, .'''t'
wha' was .pps'."uy Not'lern sueeesuo'i n'aV
'atlon'
III. :" W ,:i, 'u'. "o'u' !" W oo "''to'
s'"oo " '''p' ~ 'l'',ouucc slavery III,
" Ueso'' VI '"o m',oe VI Nc" HieN'co a,'u
wy o"e' I.u '''u''e '''e '>o' ~ ~
'''''s y" u''p"e' ,s"'' WHICH ~
20 ne'o' "t. ',I 'C sAG'eiee At" ""S~e'eu'
INA. P''uo 'o'o'u' '"'','c'n '''ca ~ t'e.. III a
.on.,o,esy po'o"tu " US vi .no .so,." anl
10 cap,'"'a'e N, an ISSUE w'''ch we nave 'orceu
"po" ."c"'' D"' " NV t'''s aG'''.''" ncoes
sary, ioreseeh anu 'oretoId result OF the ahneHt-
tioh Oh leNas' anu u'u we iorce tiat te"lous
"ic's"'c "pon 70" ~ we Iu.''.,tt i''' IN
,n,hS ana P'oi'sa,' "r''''cc ny Wt,'c"' WHne
texas was YET ''eA'c'' o'ule' anu III sp''e y,
IT'S own orsa".o Jaw, s','uy wa, ,E
and perpetuated Du we plot the lntr'gnes
"ne.Io! .''v 'es y. Vs. ,'.,,;, !, 80
and then n"rsed ana encouraged uh,li II rlpeneu
INTO reVo'u'ioh LA we furnish 'ie men
me money ana 'he mHsFtt' ny winch aohe
texas was enabled 10 resist tie arms OF MeN'
co! DId a Northern Administration dispense
tIie patronage ana participate III 'h. corruption
by whch annexation, III ue''ance OF 'ie soie,h'
reSo'"''o"s " a''hos' every No''"e'' ":':o iT'
s's'','e, anu INC a'''"st '''''.'''u' uf,','oi ~
tne Nor'ief" Peope' was '''','uuee" '"'o ~,
Democratic pf'tiorii ny inc htt'''ort eap''
and afterwards, IN papaoie violation oil inc ION
st't"ton, carried through pom Houses Oh Cch
gress was II 10 efauiy the ambition Oh
Nor."er'' EAtcu..'t' VI ~ eA.enu '''o o''i'u. "
Northern institutions tnat an uhproVoheu wal
has been waged win MeX'co' TWO h'hu,eu 'h'i
lions o. dollars worse man squahaereu, lhou
SANDS OF MeSlcal c'.,@enS ou'c"el.u 'oi ue'G"u
ing their affairs ana the'r hoines' ana 'hyraus
our citizens sacrificed TO the accursed IDOL
military glory
Dut, ir' Chairhan' ie' tne " just he' lux
participants III crimes W'ose e,h
properly res's Vi, ''e '',ou'a'' IS ,,hos
ern political! asP'ra"'S' on' .''c ''''s
. coh'u'''''a,.oi Is NC ua.a" 81 rho Vnr,h
u's2racc y. t''o pi..s = ,'.,,,,;,r If lsI,
} which pledged the parry 10 ''tc "h"'N'''o" y
: Texas, and rejected Mr' 'AN nO"LS' oco'".(
. in enerrinr from the cloud IN which ms pult
+ al ,ninI,,e ara usu Ilv shroud,d, he had mi.
.l:' a.. s;,,,,, Of ,,, times 1r,i} .uInIiy com
: taxing the Signs Vi ''e ,''"e a..
: out on the Northern s'ue VI "'' t"e'.'''' ""
l. composed OF Northern Democrats, l'e 's'"
: was fairly made. in the Presidential election
:, ,L, ,o,r and f,v;,h tho eyc,ptiun of cnlirli
y '''' 49, 49, 49, i;l .,,,.;,1 NJ D.
o ened fehn,y'ao'a' WIN" %,
= as tart-mtn.) the Vo'e Oh every No''"e
IS Democratic State was gwen II the nominee
of tho r ,lfitn,re Convention, expressly as I
- ''' - ,,,,,;,, ,,I unnn the final 70
i, in Congress, every Northern DHmocratlc 81
NJ t,r .tnl every \lrtneru ID hmOCritlc R"prS~C
i, ,,;,., s,,, tI,roe recorded his suffrage in fl,
:, tt.Ne saw M
III "i thiS great "'ohs, B., Era,
IL vi inc o''e' "',''' H. =
at ten, that the Southern Wings as BODY, il
ii. ,vi,h worry few exceptions. in resisting, in sp
a .a,,;.,,,I or,;,di go aud .he Ianuu ltintIs
~ ~ c""'' ~ -, ,Il,,, ci,izans
rs ni]of'ly Oh tnci' ~" ,,',,,.
ly policy which, though speciou'iy Tecp'nhe',1
W. biz considerations nj local advantage, they IL
IN f., IA, , ,inl,tion oC national RIGHT. a.il sac
,d a.; ,c r,,in,,l ;pters.t exLibit,d. to their ev
III nee Vi n't'"h'' '"'e'e' "a '''''e' ;arr,,,,
n5 lasting huhor' .e"e'o>''!' "a" az.
r. trmness, and degree o! poht'c' '''uV
,s- which the North, unhappy, has given but
"a, av,,nnl,.H
80, ... 1900 =, C-.,,,...s ~,
Ter Inc mos. nhpGi'a ,,',r so'es c Ia
Try question OF ail''cH,o, VIZ as ~, W;,hro, mn
Ii On the 18th OF March. ISL, Mr. "i,t.,'op io
or. the following reso'u'ion l" Tue H'use u NpN
o. tlves - ,
me- Resolrsd' ihnt no proposn,on l3' uIe mad.
- oil Texas to the uh'ei states ou5h' W " ''
ed ass'nted To, by THIS government; ,, e,-
md Upon the question OF saSpchlhs '"e '"
' purpose OF receiving lnf resoln,lon, r, wbir M
es' Erery Northern ana tree Snn,nern !, II II,
,ns hers wIlh tres l'octis Only IN ,he Affirmative
lch - ,,,cr,i il. x7.,n, as nb1y y inclI ling Ne
the Brukrfho.f Preston KnI, Rathhan ana "ther pre-
ave nen Birnblrners with fifteen Southern Wings "
'ive in the negative. ,o,, .c,r mn, r.;.c,ion of
my r oa ,'t nnrxo,i"n Tfeny by .he Scna,c, thu p
iy' dent sent mes age to the House of Representa-