Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-02-18


but n tumultuarv. tempestuous violent, stormy
liberiy.--a sort Of South American liberty, with
out power, except in spasms,-a liberty support
ell bv arms to-day, crushed by arms Tomorrow
Is that arr liberty
- This regular action of popular power. on the
other hand. places upon the public liberty the
most beautiful face that ever adorned that angel
form. All is regular and harmonious in its fca-
TIRES and rentIc in its opera,on. The stream
of public authority under American liberty, run
ming in this channel. has the strength of Mssou-
ri. while IFS waters are as transparent as those
of a crystal lake. II is powcrfui for rood. 1t
PRODUCES no trmult. no violence and no wronr.
il is well enouoh described in those lines of Sir
Thomas Dcnmon.-it is n stream
"-fho,,,,, ,o, ,,o,,,l ,,o.,,,. go, M, ,,ru
S,rong wi,hon, yo ',c iihn,t ,,rrow,ny tuli"
nnn,bor a,,or;.,,, ,ri,,oirl, ornn,;,,t nv, or
,,s onJ ;,st NV i,r,, se,Irb ~ is
The orca, ,rn,h ,,, ,bo noonio ,ro Tho source of
mower, is. That VIXEN in the course Of events if
hccoros noooss,r,, ,o ,scor,.;, tho v.ilI or tho
noonIo or n non, oy;,toncv or a nov, s,,to of
ilinrs or oc oninio, Tho legislative nowor nro-
vido7 far tl,t asccr,,inmo,t hy an orJnorv oct
or ,;,iatinn liz rn, ,l,, hcor o,,r oLoIo HE
tor,, I, yonld ,al,o mo From, ro,y iii tho snr
Shin ro down n ,Jver, 70 all tho Instances If
!; ard shall onl, roc,r ,o tho most nrorni-
mont nnd csnociaiIy 70 ,Lo establishment Of tho
IfCu i,ut md, ,.Ii oh cit IA
rross mo, tho s,,,c,,s,oI,, If ,ho do,cr,tns who
aasscmhaJ at HnnaGalis in Nav :sG reeommcnJ.
cd to thc sto,cs thnt ,hov shnnld senJ dalora,c.
IN convon,;o, to bo Lo1lon at philodnlnhi, to
Corr, , cors,i,n,;on No ,r,;clo or ,ho iii ron.
federation rovn ,hom now.er to do his RAT
thov did if and tho states did onnoint delorotcs
.ybo wont ,o pLil,lolrl;, and formed tho ron.
s,i,u,i,r II u,as cnnIronr;ca,o ,o tho old Com
rross and ,hot LoJ,, roco,n,rondcd 70 tho states
IN u,lo rro,s;o, f,r c,lIin,, tho roorIo ,orctbor
to net nnpn H. aJon,ion Vas NOT hat oyoctlv
thc case of n,ssinr law to ascertain ,hc will
If tho noodle in e nn,,. oyironcv9 And his
ncthod was odon,ed without onnosition nobody
snrgos,inr tIat ,bcro conlJ ,o any,, othcr noIc
or a7cor,,ininr tho will Of tho nconlo
Aroin. nv learned fricnJ wont tbrouch tLo
constitution If several of tho s-a,os II is onourb
IN saw that or tho old ,hi,,con s,,tos tho copsi.
Unions. with but one cvcention contained M
nrovision fnr ,boir own ,pondmnnt In Nov
IIomnshire tLore was , nroyision for ,o,ina tbc
.o,l ,r Tho ,,or,i, e,'oa l., .o,,,,, 800 W,
.t 80 W .,J l.ol"o "'.' III sl'cn 49,.
.';,,,: ,'j :, i L ',oe ~ ~
u'J h ,i ,''' oou" uo.'o W ro''so''ons
o''.' e y .i'J a. an oi'.'''.y eNcI
o,,c VI '.s'sl''Nt p,"e'. No" W"at s'a'e eyer
80 ~ "'i o''I, '"ouo
c n"I ".'on 80. i o,o"s' ~, put III,
','oou ~ " 80 IL "y Nv y "
mass 'le.''''Ss' "''u .''e" ~ 'Pp'tns icice III
VIM SUI Ia. I' "io,.' ..i,'. "se., III.
peoP'c, W'.nou. Jaw, "'liou! 'u',.olily' WITHOUT
quu'hoa.,un, w.eno". .ul..'n o',,ocrS' w,'! II.
oa J Io s,,,,,i md onl,oI h'', ,nt
.r,I or ,ho st,,ao - VIZ
:, Tbarn NM. ~ ., 10 srtr,,t,, o,o5o If .,..or
toininr the will Of thc eorteNekc ;ui l. ,oor
chv # resolves itself into the law If tIe .tror
, est or what i tbc same tbinr If rho nroS, -,
+ morous for tho moment and IL cors,i,,,i','.
, and all legislative riohts ore nro.,ra,o1 and IL.
/ reparded
But nv learned adversary saws that if we
maintain that the peopIe.-for he snnaks in tle
name and on behalf of.the people. TO which dc
not obect-cannot commence changes in thoil
government. but BY some previous act of leris.
atiou-and if the Legislature will not grant such
| an active do in fact follow the example of the
, Holy Aliance--the Doctors of LcvbaciI-whero
the assembled Sovereigns said that all changes
r OF government must proceed from the Sovereign
and it its said that we mark out the same rule
= for the people OF Rhode Island.
: Now, will any man, will my adversary here
9 on a moments reflection: 'ndC,takc to show the
: least resemblance on earth between what | have
! called the American doctrine and the doctrine OF
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