Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-05-26
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 90, 1918.
The Barnburner Resolutions in Burlington

| TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 90, 1913.
The Barnburner Resolutions in Burlington.
We are little like Dirck IIatteraick, in Guy
Mannering, and if the Sentinel chooses to play
Gilbert Glossin with us, all we have to say is,
like Drck, " Bonner and hagel! You miH have
! it, then !" so here it is. We give the Sent-
nerS last unfortunate founder touching the dis
reputable course of the democratic convention
of this district" on the Free Territory question,
as contained in yesterdays number: -
We had hoped that the Free Press would have
been satisfied to the position OF the democratic
convention OF this district after our remarks OF few
dayc ago. The knowledge of the fact, so entirely OBJ
vous that crery honest democrat, or honest man, III
the Third Congressional District OF Vermont, is OPP
posed to the conversion OF free into slave territory,
ought to be satisfactory to any candid individual ana
the attempt 10 prove that any portion OF them III con
vention or any where else, are not opposed to such
conversion, is waste of time which might be better
| expended in manufacturing soap-bubbles .
| The Free Press gives a second time version OF
resolutions which it imagincs once had an existence,
and adds confidently, that version ,re happen TO
knor is perfectly correct" Now ne happen to know
! that that version is not perfectly correct we Know,
moreover that no such resolutions similar either in
tenor or p,rpor or similar in any other respect. were
" voted down" at that convention as the Free Press
asserts, and business OF any KIND transacted WHICH
was inconsistent with the antislavcry sentiment OF
the mass of men in this district II the Free Press
still insists that the convention voted down any SUCH
resolutions il may prove tive shall have nothing to
say about the matter till it does Our advice Is that
let it alone till it knows more about 1t.
Very heartfelt advice no doubt But you
can't be accommodated, gentlemen! Our in
tenion has been, from the beginning, to cause
you to . define your position on the subject of
Free Territory. Your organ has amused us
with vague aud empty genera,ies long enough.
We wish to come to the poinH
The Sentinel says our version of the rcsoln-
tons presented to the Locofoco Convention is
not correct; and it has repeatedly said so. Now.
them we give, below. in parallel columns, " our
version and the resolutions themselves, pre-
ciscly in hacc rerba, as offered for the consde
ration of modern democracy in the Burlington
District in Vermont, when that same democracy
was assembled to take steps preliminary to cast
ing their votes for President of the United
States. We rather ilatter ourselves that " our
version" appears to know where it came from,
though it is rery apparent, from the barefaced
and unqualified denas of the Sentinel that, as
to the Resolutions, their 'mother did MT know
that they were om!'
RESOLUTIONS Our VERSION.
Resolved, That while Resolutions offered
we adhere the repeated declaring the opposition of
resolutions OF our State the said "unterried to the
Conventions declaring conversion OF free into slave
opposition to all action territory, and though
the part OF the l. s. Gov luctant to make this test
ernncnt having for its OBJ question, tbecause it was
cct the conversion OF free not conceived to be posi-
into Slave terrtory,yet BILE that any sincere Repub
were prepared to de- llcan would ddrc to become
mand of candidate for propagandis oil Slavery
TIE Presidency test on yet protesting that they, the
this question: believing" untcrrlilcd aforesaid,
that no true Republican would not vote Tor any can
would presume 10 become dldate who should give the
at this day the propagan- pledge OF hostility TO the
dist OF that institution, 60 Ninot Proyiso demand
long as he the repre- ed by the " democracy OF
sentative of the whole Alabama and some other
people But if those the of the Southern States and
South protesting the same thus become directly i'll
political faith, SHALL in strunental in extending tue
the case OF Virginia and institution =
7 Alabama, Insist upon that
test, then declare that
no political necessity
, whatever shall induce
TO ac'luesce in such re-
quirclnent, aud become
thereby the positive insru-
ments in extending that md dcclar.
INSTITUTION over "''i'''y ing also, tina, the man or
NO" 'ee' the ptrty that should thus
Resolved, That we can seek - propagate Slavery
not but regard the man in this age OF the world
who shall thus seek toex had m stnken the mission
tend the evil OF Slavery, of the Republic and would
as who has forgotten iasity its principles and
the mission OF his country that they, the said 'democ-
and his age. That II is racy" OF the Third Dis
source OF deep mortiica- trict, witnessed with deep
ton to am American to notification 1--WE think
behold his own country these the very words }
men striving to reduce an the efforts now making Ia
immense territory given reduce n large portion Of
by God as free heritage Gods free heritage to man
To man and still 50 preser- the earth, to n Save-hod
vcdto country OF Slavery ing territory, even while
and that, too, when we those who engaged in
are witnessing the most the unholy design are loud
noble and triumphant ci- ~ congratulatng the peo-
in the Old World to pie OF the Old World on the
convert Kingdoms OF success OF their struggle
slaves INTO nations OF Tree against oppression and ~
men. ranny
Now, then, we desire to treat this matter Sc
riously. The above resolutions are sound and
just III principle and eloquent in language
They express sentiments that are honorable alike
to him who drew them up, and to the political
I integrity and independence of any body of men
who might adopt them. They are in conforms
ty with the elevated notion of true democracy
They assert tic unconqueraGc repugnance Of
FEEEMEN to be drawn into scheme for the Ell
largemcnt Of the boundaries of human Slavery
under the prosti,u'ed name of democracy.
They are in accordance with the moral sense
Of the people Of this State, They are plain, dig
nifed, earnest, explicit
And yet we assert that these very resolutions
, were presented for adoption, to the l.ocolocC
/ Convention of this Congressional District, were
warmly advocated by Messrs. SANE, KAssoS
9 and others, who Qhough they hold it consistcn
" to adhere To tie party of modern democracy"
appear TO think democracy itself means some
thing besides mere loalersh scramble for tn,
y spoiIs of office, and opposed by the Old IIunke
section of the Convention, and nee re fAaiiy reject
ed. little Sentinel chooses to tell h0ic they wer,
t rejected il may do so. That they mere reiecte,
d ne aiiirn.-The small rct,iiogging and vcrba
{ quib6ling of the Sentinel about their not being
voted down." we care nothing about. w,
have never get known any desirable advantag,
: to be gained by trickery. We say the rcsolu
:, tons We have quoted were offered, debated, am
g voted down 10y the Locoioco District Conven
ton. And we say, further, that it is disgrace
tm to tina, Convention that such is the fact.
Is the Sentinel can show that il is not, it will do
81" by showing that there is a difference, anon,
l. honorable men, between turning man out G
$ your doors, and going out yoursel, when yo
Of find you cunt turn him out. We shall paten,
}" ly await its " Developments" simply enquirn
III if "everv honest democrat in the Third Con