Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-03-08

O. We thank our correspondent for the ap
sire never to forget nor have our readers forget.
hat there are those of the South who hate
and abhor Slavery and who are always pre-
| pared to cooperate with the North in all judi
cious and practicable ways, to abate that " in
stituton' But they are, Tin numbers certainly,
if not in potency OF character and iniiuence) the
" exception to the rule BY "the South we
always wish to be understood AS meaning, in
this connection, the ultra pro.Slavery section of
! the Unon--the fanatical devoecs of the' pecu
liar institution who see no freedom worth hav
ing that is not seasoned with Slavery.
We are aware, also, that the ultra, rabid, in
consistent Gas ultra and rabd peol lie always are)
Free Soilers' defeated the election of RoB-
ERr c. WINTHROP, Northern anti-slavery
man, as Speaker Of the House, and elected
NJ. Conn, who is " on the contrary quite the
reversc. But we insist. nevertheless, that the
South las we understand D hare made Slavery
the only cues ion'' since the commencement
f of the session, and we reiterate the hope that
r they may provoke a Seit'eme II of that question
this time Ed. f. p.
For the Daily Free Press.
, "'The South have incliously made the question o.
5 session. - The South have forced the ques-
I ton OF Slavery into Congress, Nc.'
Daily Free Press 25th inst.
When Gen. TAYLOR speaks seriously. us the las
telegraph despatch implies, about calling for volun
I trers ION the North and West 10 fight in civil war
it becomes all to keep cool -certainy in our phra
d seoogy. Indefinite charges against the South arr
I much like indefinite charges against the North; nei
Their are quite true The Liberty party" so called
mainly from the free states made Mr. Polk Presiden,
and brought in Texas, the Mexican war and" all on
u wee The" Liberty party under the name 10 sire
soil" carried the question of Slavery into this Con
gress into the last, and gave fair warning to all
thai they would prevent the organization OF The gov
eminent, if they could unless their dictation va
y complied with. Mr. Allen, from Massa chuset
= most unkndly, and very supcrcllllousy declared Il
e Southern gentlemen, thai tkeir expressed opinion
were not worthy Of credence, ihat they did not il
q tend anything bn gasconade &c. | do not therefor
u think that we of the Norlh il YOU Mr.. Editor, ns
on putt the matter broadly geography are with
out sin Indeed had it not been for Northern vote
II we should not have had Texas Had il not been lt
Is Northern votes we should have had no Mexican wa
Mr.. WEBSTER most earnestly resisted the Mexico
treaty on the very ground OF the Slave difficulty bl
H. Northern votes carried the treaty in spite OF him.
In the earnestness OF feelings, often put I'll
Ne whole South together. But think Gen. TAYLOR
A. of the South, Mr. MANGUN is Of the South, and so al
tx STANLEY. BADGER and McDowELL, and so are, NJ
nd CLAY aud Mr.. BENTON not only SO, but there are
TO- strong friends of the Union, the whole uuion Mt
AT hazards, at the South as at the Norlb. There al
ce hose there who hate and abhor Slavery, and des
re be rid of ii, truly of Vermont do. Bpt Il
mr. National lntelligeneeriells in plain terms that
fears, nay, il beiieres that there strong nfuer
llal aud effective NJ abe South, who will breo
Al up the Union it they bring the people up to it,
n Shall we by abstract and general teams arrl;ate an
- ,nlalnc the people, or by conciaory language an
concil'atory acts show up the permanent feelings
y our hearts and thus keep the mass Of the nhabitan
~ from following the councils Of folly and rushing I'M
acts n lnadnessl OBsLRvLR.