Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-05-19
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY ls, ls4s
The Locofoco District Conve ntion-again.
THOSE RESOLUTIONS.

II affords us the sincerest qualification to an
nounce that we have succeeded in bringing Inc
organ of "the harmonious democracy IN BUR
linrton to tolerably fair issue. We beg the
Sentinel to believe that we estimate at It's pre-
else value all the rigmarolc will, wh'ch II uhder'
takes TO hoodwink and misead its readers in re-
gard to the position of the democracy on the
question of Free Territory" Its assertion
that the Wing and Locofoco parties in Vermont
Tor in any other of the Free States,) occupy the
same ground on this question, is little ton
touching piece OF transparent verdancy. Let
it cast it's eye over the resolutions adopted by
the Cincinnati (Ohio) District Convention, a
few DAYS ago, on the selection of Delegate
to the Wing National Convention. 1t will find
them in last evenings Free Press; and when i,
can find resolutions Of similar import adopted
BY Locofoco Convention, anychere, we will
thank it to let us know. The sentimental, alb.
stract, intangible, imperative and Pickwickian
opposition to the enlargement Of Slave Territory
with which the Locofoco party and press seek to
humbug the people, is not the medicine for the
times. Non tall aurilio DC The danger threat.
ems Il must be met, manfuy, stoutly, earnestly
Your Cases. Woodburys, Buchanans, Dallases
who maintain the plausible doctrine that the peo.
pie Who settle the new Territory must determine
the question Of Slavery or Freedom for that Ter.
ritory-thus leaving the matter precisely where
the propagandists of Slavery desire it to be LEFTY
ARE behind the age. The Territory, NOW
Tod he "a. oJN ko1o 70
THE UNION, and it is for the people of the Union
to remember the Ordinance of 49, and not trust
the mighty question to the non-interference pol
Icy Of modern Democracy. We shall try to
make it rather plain that the Sentinel deceves
nobody but itself by by evasions and misstate-
ments, on this subject. We say that the leaders
Of the Locofoco party throughout the Union with
the sole exception of those who head the Barn
burner branch in New York; have placed that
party in position Of hostility to the principle Of
the Wilmot Proviso, and where they are made to
promote the extension Of Slavery over territory
now free. And this position degrading in it
self, and unjust to the great body Of the people of
their own party at the North, they this moment
occupy.
But, as we have before remarked, the Scnti-
mel has finally found itself driven to an issue re-
specting the course pursued by the Locofoco
District Convention in Burlington. And this
issue it has made with a good deal more bravery
than prudence. 1t seems to be resolved to make
staggering answer the purpose of truth
1t says, nnocently enough, that the Locofoco
party was never yet ashamed of its positions. -
That's the very thing we lament. 1t would be
vastly better if it ,rere The Sentinel itself, in
its article this morning, presents an instance OF
brazen indifference to its "position that looks
like anything but repentance
Last Saturday we said that at the recent Loco.
foco District Convention at Burlington, 'rcso
lutons were offered declaring the opposition
ofthe said nnterrfied to the conversion of free
into Slave territory, and though reluctant to
make this test question, because it was not
conceived to be possible that any sincere Rcpub.
iican would dare to become a propaganda Of
Slavery,) vet protesting that they, the unterr-
fled" aforesaid, would not vote for any candidate
who should give the pledge Of hostility to the
Wilmot Proviso, demanded BY the democracy
OF Alabama and some other of the Southern
States, and thus become directly instrumental in
extending the institution land declaring, also.
that the man or the party that should thus seek
to propagate Slavery, in this age Of the world,
had mistaken the mission Of the Republic and
would falsify it's principles and that they, the
said "dem ocracy'' of the Third District. witness.
ed with deep modification, 1--WE think these are
the very word.), the efforts now making to re-
duce large portion of Gods free heritage to
man, the earth, to Slave.hoding territory, even
while those who are engaged in the unholy de-
sign are loudly congratulating the people of the
old World on the success of their struggle
against oppression and tyranny"
To this plain statement, the Sentinel, this
morning, interposes the following reply
"No resolutions within hundred rods of the
language used by the Free Press were presen'
ted to the convention; and if there had been
what of in When the Free Press has shown
that the democrats have rejected any such reso
lutions because they did not coincide with them
in sentiment, then il may have some better rea
son for opening its battery on the democratic
party of this district-The editor Of that pa
per, at present bites file." The vision tina
haunts him is rather shadowy, and it is no
singular that he waited for disclosure from
us before he made SO awkward an one him
self"
Now il we bite a file " it is mighty sof
one, and would lose its teeth If used on roll o
butter. We repeat that resolutions PRECISELY
Of the purport and tenor given above, wERl
"presentsd to the Convention Of Locofocos il
Burlington, were warmly discussed, and wer
finally not passed by that assemblage of repre-
sentatives of FREEMEN. The Sentinel wishe
us to show that these resoluiione were no, pas
sed "because the democrats did not coincide uit
them in sentiment Well that is modest
II they had passed, would our neighbor hav
called on us to show that it was because the
did not "coincide with them in sentiment
Dear Sentinel, you are getting confused
Now, them how easy it would have been 70
the Sentinel to publish the resolutions in ques
ton, which it has in it's possession. Win il
so nop? Or shall we issue subpoena duce
tecumi The resolutions must see the light, o
the Sentinel must retract its denial of our ver
sion of them. That version, IRE happen 10 knou
j. perfectly correct The Sentinel may publis
them or not as it may think proper. Our con
troversy is not with that paper it is the "de
noeraey" Of this Congressional District that W
ave after; and we mean that that portion c
them. who had the independence to take III
ground we have intmated above, on the que
tiou of Free Territory, shall have the benefit