Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-01-21

br,de, r,,r ,hcm wbcb with oil their industry any
skill-wit all their vast accumu ation o, cni' c,""
powpr of machinery they are Nv "iIaL, even her
wNiou' ue'ns Icy, ,,,nu.st-tlc neigiboing isianu
of Ieland-s ii not to TINS gay ~, ~ s,nrcc nj rev.
nense mt burhcn to her, iils'eau o' so"''' "
'" Rut while the English government has sucn ,is
o,,.r oi holding sublugated provinces ~ su2ct.'o'
without mpairng her liberty .i'e ea,, ,i,
dent to it, our government OF all free governments ..'
oyer visited has the least capacity to bear pauo'"S
in proportion its wealth and power In 'his iespce'
the genius OF the two governments Is pecsy ''s' ana
posite however much alike their exterior 'orns' ana
their laws and customs. The cause oi stch u'Ie.ee
cannot undertake to explain on the present occns,o
but must content myself by saying that results
its federal character aud the nature OF It's CONSECUTIVE
principles Shall we, then, with these certain "u ~.
evitaby consequences in government beiie
ed To ress, them than any other. adopt such ru''ou
policy, and reject the lesson ct experience % , "'
them Mr. President, for holding Mexico ns province.
come now to the proposition OF incofpoia.iS , ho,
into our Union Well, as tar as law rs coccrncu .'a
is easy. You can establish territorial government
tor every state in Mexico, and there are some twch
ty OF them. You eau appoint governors lnuers ANY,,
magistrates. You can give the people suoo'u,,',.
government, allowing them to lcgsaie Tor tWi'seN'
whilst you dciray the cost. So far ms law gpcs ,,J
thing is done. There is analogy between li's u',u
our territorial governments. Oar territories "'o o!
an offset OF our own people, or fcreHnes o'n , r
same regions from which we came. 1hcy are s''ii'
in number. They are incapable OF forming u soNeln
mcn 1t would BE- announcement for them 10 s"s.a,
government it it were formed and ,nry ~ ,. ,,.
much obliged TO the United States Tor u'uer.ak,ns VI.
trouble knowing that the attainment oi thelr "'u
orty-wlcn they come to manhood--at twenty -o i
they will be introduced to an equality WIN an III,
other membcrs o. the tnioh s", r,r;.,s ' IN tcrn
= with Mexico gu nave n" nseu - UNI. ~. ",
your territories III su'lec'lon' D III. s;s IN Ken
ratc McNlco, you mus a'e wv, x.,;nn I'M,
is forced annexation which is CONTRADICTION III
terms, according TO my conception lou wi De m
vowed III one woru III a., J In Inc, il viii he
10 o'uls M "u un,.r The name ot ter.
ou u provincial ~. h., ,,,, ,,ll ,h,, ,s How
ftoral no'e,ncrt. NV ~ hi t n,h,n -, inco,.
.o,a M,,' II w I"o" Whv if we uJgc from the
r .'J" NV v' nc !, ,,;lj IN, vcrv lonu lime Ire
tNui'pcs oco'e ~ " H., hi, EuuonJ tr s,ven
','iu as n.el, nI'u ,J 90, s,ill rmnns hos,l.
vi t's' iii @ f kindred rnrr with the con
,".rnrs .w French Canadians on this continent
~ w., ;;,,,a, ia, ,,,;,n,,. ri n hostile n,onlr and
49, ,.;ii ill.,, Inn, come in nv nnuinn Mr. Prs-
jon, d., ,h,s, Ux;c,ns ,xilI n, hr,r,iv r,couc,J
10 yonr authority hcy have CastiIian blood in thcr
v,ns,l olI (;o,hc unite equal to the Anglo Saxon
in many r.snrctsn some r,spects s,,pcrior Ot all
,a,;' -. .or,h hnv or. the most nrriiuac
hav. ,L hLee, snns, If notionnlily-loll ont long
nave u'i ns.'s. .'.. III , l,S, ,,ros,n,s Of cfri
80 u Inv , ~ H., s,ti,c, ,Isn | nav, ,,nv,rs.
s vi ~ Y, ,a 80 ,nJ ,h,v iii cn,ertoin
u w s,, ';n ,ba, hes: ncnuc mr., now hostile
s,r , ,.iII c "rUn en- ''"' ''>'
"''n W II, ,o'' n: ~, , all ,l,,s, difficulties ~,
ii az - - I'll ,,cl,,d In nur Jruinu
'n n"pp p, ;rnnrpnr,na win us ouyI we ia
hnr ,h.,, m Hrc ihrv Il, IN h, connected with MS
zf.' Wv III W. ' :, ,,, ,,.;,o ,j,,, y,nr Stn,r.
yh",lJ h y,,rmI nv lies. twenty odd Mrycnr
! So, ,,,t =, ,n,,l,,nu nt about only one million nj
o'a' II N i. ,i,, ,,,,inn. 1t mi vol hlno1
your n'onn, ana wv" VI u"', @ t. u. 'N N ~; x'
ps''cr I,,or!u, IN .u ma, ~, lr,v ,nnr, ~,
poou o',,,y I ns ,h" a'h,r"k"cs or Chnc,awsi
+, Wemake great 'l,9o'ht, III wiz, w. "i'%;'
that all people are caphple ol s'n, .ovcIil'.e, W.
are anxious to force ircc government OH az anu SCI
that has been urged IN very Respectable quarter
that it is the mission o tins country 10 spic"u CIV
and religious liberty over all the world, ana tseca
r over this continent. 1t is great mistake None on
I people advanced a very high state OF moral and IN
ierctual improvement capable in civilized state
f OF maintaining free government! and amongst ihos,
, good otune of forming Constitution capable Of en-
durancc 1t remarkable fact in e history ct man
&. that scarcely ever have free popular institutions beef
II formed hy wisdom alone, that have endured
! Ithas been the work oi fortunate circumstances
e n combination Of circumstances. succession oi 'oi
tinate incidents OF some kind that give to any poop
S free government 1t Is very uiHicul' ush W ,'n
= II Constitution to last though II may be supposed D
is some that they can be- made to order ana ursheu
the shortest notice. Sir this admirable CONSTITUTE
c at orr own was the result oil iof'anote conu'a'o
= of circumstances IL was superior 10 he wsuo'h
It the men who made IT, II was the force OF circunsan
rs which induced them to adopt n'st OF It's WIS pro
N visions Well, sir, OF The lew nations who nave ma
j. the good fortune To adopt sc--o'efhWeh,' "" nav
had the good fortune long 10 preserve nh' go'crh
y lncnt Tor II Is harder to preserve th 10 io IT, rev
Is people, amer years vi prosperity eii''"r ', p,'u
" that Is our own condition. rnf tat we sali con
Di tinuc Ia Involve ourselves "nu' on ow system M
Id comes rum sir, ,hcft'S no S'cluue now ior o
y cry y" no 'nNs o' oc.y WV ", a., ,h 49,. l,s.,
lie comes up! Here Is q'es'o" W we 'i,s hl"suu
'c as TO tue coh""c, :" o''s VIZ. W. ~" "'' any u '
s tax about ''s rIe:t "Irr n W., ' " ""' m.u
IN IN s'i'",on ~, s ' Of mr. unv.rn,,.n, rho a.
~ ~. w nc e"'Iy .s - ur,s.ry. i,,,.,,v 'rh ,e,
"nAiey M"' ny ,hr n,,,;,,,,cm, -, n,,,c ,ni,,,
w "nMev T ,' mr., ,,,r,,n,,;ng ,,. n,h,r III
so.y. ~, ~ ~, 49,, ,;,n.s >,n. ,hni unw,r 10 nlwn,
ii. nnN., ~ o, i , IN III. E,v tho nr;c. IL c
90 s'e",.'S w." ,,,,, y;,;,,u,. v'b,v w,r. cons,nn,
-; ,; ~ mi ,,,,cEny i,r dancer Then when n,
=, un, . S,;n" c,,ne nm The first iuoirv wns how
." s.."i w w ., ~ f,,n ,S;nous-hnw il coulJ ntL.
w U,., H., ca nnw q il hecnus, th,r, IA;
al gu. inen!. ~, H. .,;r;, ot Gb,nv omnng The ne
- pen "',y u", II Il h.I;.v. The Inv, cf THIRTY az
ne que W. u. r" h, ,,ev hov. G,run,.n ,b i,nu
w ' .,'t ny III H., ,ln,. n IL nrcs.rycJ
W., vi meg " WIN ',', m",. innIge IN ,ve,v thin, v
" We ~ I'm 80, Ia n,r ,.,r,.r ,T Iil,y,, h,, . p; al
-, ',ii'u, 49, t,n, i,..T Iiu,.r thrs ,,,,,ros
~ u.ne @ ~, ,nr v,s con,rnc, hsnyy Je,,,s a,
y ,e "" is ,.,,a az, 81 iii. Ex.cnt,v, ,nJ az. go,
we .uueu9 Wv ' go nnr ;ns,,u,,,,ns o,r l,,,,,
" '"'N w I" ,Ihar. ia mn s,c,,,s If .ytrny,n,n,
~, W III, ~. ~ I arre viii endnua.r tLair ill.,
wiz, ' ~ ' n, i, =; ,,r,n, and I,,,l ,,,,s,,le
y ~ any w - ;t,, ,iI 1.nu,. /, ,,., ,,n. ~. ~.
:" w, ""y " ~ issn,, ,I, S.n,,o .,,,J ,,L
~. Amy Us III, ",T ',,I h ,,e rLm;r h,, n,
-: ~ W." '.'n;L,l;,,, Hn,.n.her,, r. ' =
ns Mr.. President, with these impressions cannot n
Oh prove o' ,nc l'o''y INN ~ III,
lie nor, WIN my PI's, N'"S' S"'p'' IT. inc r' ~,
ID" Il now M','' .,',, , h; To'. "',J ul
IS " 10 ''''"'h-