Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-03-03

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now tbc oynmnln and Tho authority of their
oblest .n,aro,is,s Car o,nool;nr IN tho General
. Govcrnmnnt fnr Ior;sl,tivn action unon a matter
hitherto allogcJ to lie ovcIus;veIv within tho in.
f risdicton nj tho several states Bnt nv col
, leapnc. mr. CollamorI has la,oIv So rultv and
clearly elucidaIed ihis noint that il wonM he
oui,e Idle for mo IN onlarro n,on ,bo suhioct.
have neither time nor desire 70 enter at prc.
sent. into any discussion or ,bc moral character
of slavery itself. as christian or an uncbristian
institution. ! have already. on other occasions.
expressed myself eynlicitlv euouuh on that tonic
and my opinions are still UNCHANGED. in sDite of
, the thcoorical argument. the nroor from Holy
f Writ. which have hcn,J advanced On this floor.
and with which as certain ;nJ;c,,;ons load me-
, u UoncInde, we are again TO be favored
! hnt Whatever may be the character oil That
system Whatever ITS influence tor goot or evli
u Is OF great moment to the cause OF historical
truth that 1t should never be iorgotten-tliat the
true motive which dictated the action OF all, !
repeat II. OF an oiilca persons, who aiied IN the
! annexation OF Texas, was to extend, strengthen,
ana perpctuate the tottering Institution OF do
mestc slavery.
But wrong as hold the motive to nave been,
tear that, II the whole truth were revealed we
should find more of crime in the means and APP
! pllances through which that act was accom-
; pushed, than IN the end itself lie who would
write the blacklist page in American history
must ferret out the secret and long continued
lntrignes, by which the Texan Revolution was
. tomented uncover the hollow dupcty with
which our neutral relations with Mexico were
: violated; disclose the Machiavelian diplomacy
by winch opposite and inconsistent arguments
were made to influence different sections ot Tins
made Tho noIicv or ,be Domocrotc marty. in
snito of thn Joi;}o,,,o arj salar,ni,, ornrcsseI
, cnny;c,;ons of ,ho on,;ro Nil, 1,1;ct how the
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,ba, Nar,hr 'ra. 'aa'u ovbih;tn,
i ,nLons 81 rohoI,;on ~ Ill, T., lie aJbc
. sinn to Tho slavi.h no,cv Of he na,,, evno.,
o the means bv which certain sudden and noto
rious changes OF opinion en- thesc Legislative
balls were produced explain how that con con
temptible faction, that so long swung mere hh'
: a pendulum. between the law OF conscience am
q the dictate of party, alternately betraylng each
a was at length fixed; and, in fine, tell what vote
~ were eXtorted by craven fear, and what purcha
# sed by damnable corruption.
d | think myself bound in candor to admit tha'
q however selfish may have been the policy OF IN
:. South in the matter OF annexation, the cohduc
,s of the most unscrupuIous Southern advocate
of that un;oward measure is infinitely more eN
cusable than that of their Northern allies, whc
by the stand they have taken on the Whine
is Proviso. have pronounced upon themselves Jnjg
re ment of rrevocable condemnation. The Who'll
Is Southern people entertained fixed op'n'o'
le mistaken think' but nnquesuonaoly s.'c''I
y tat Inc best interests oil te non'l' 'lipe''o"s
L. dem2nd" annexation ana 'hose ura'e' ~"
a men from the slavehoIdlng states, VINO s'oou y
te Their "Aoe country IN that DARK honr, u'u ,enl
r. believe that, IN obeying the voice oi
at they were making heroic sacHHce OIL 'ooa