Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-03-29

any mans understanding" who voted for tho
Slavery prohibition in Oregon, to vote for The
same prohibition in .NstO Nerico
But, seriously, Mr. WEBsr, RS arau
Inent against the application of the SLAYER,
prohibition in New Mexico is an extreme
sample Of rhetorical absurdity. 1t is reflted b,
both existing facts and analogy, It's strongest
apparent point THAT of Difference to the "w
OF God" and the ordinance of "Naturc") is
worse thin weak--it is silly. Mr. WLBsraR's
! Puritan ancestors ''re-enacted the will of God. ,
as they understood it, when they founded the
Plymouth Colony, and did nothing else And
all our troubles spring from the fact that the
trainers of the Constitution found themselves
compelled, temporarily as they supposed, to re-
cognize and tolerate Slavery, contrary to "thc
will of God"
When Mr. w BsrEn will satisfy the North
that the adoption of the Ordinance of 81, ex-
Guiding Slavery from the Worth Ues TERRITORY
was ga disgrace to the understanding" of the
Congress which adopted it, the futility of its
application to the Slave-borlcred Territory of
New Mexico will be more obvons
But again the Ua,oa Uh.g SAYS:
" In The third place Mr.. Webster alrms the duty
OF he Noltl 10 respect the constitution provision for
thr return OF - fuIltlves hom .abor' TINS we admit
Is most dlSaslciul duty-but II is not only in
dspcnSable To any UNION between savphuldiur and
non sihVeholdng states but actually prescribed
III our articles Of agreement. viii be- Impossible TO
ran the condition ont OF the bund--aud We are hnppv
to observe that onr brethren II the press are gcncIiy
Tor keeping good ailh even Observation-Disclosures
We have only to say thIt this 3p C cs o. trans
ccndenta respect for constitutional provis-
ion sounds very well in the utcrancc, but what
does i, amount 10 in the nstInce named: Precise
y nothing. Public Sentirnentin the Free states.
Is lrrevcrSbly fixed on the subject. Neither
Mr.. WEBSTER the Editor fth, Union Uhig
would lift his lille finger to aid in returning
tu tltivc Slave TO bonllge I'll utterly u,,'c;s.
tn 'fciorc, to theorza over the re Mains of dead
"provsion." Besides, the supreme Court hls
decided hit the Strtcs hive nothinrto do with
the nlttcr--th It the buIIn, IS Of reclainin flu
gtlve slaves bclony = to Con rress. Mr. WEE.
sTER gratultOu5ly denies the correctn9s, of this
decision, AMI rOunliy assets the du.y OF the
Free states to do, in the first place. whit the
supreme Court tells then they ar unler no
constitutional obi cation to TO- IN l. in the sec
onl place, what he htjoS thy viii Nor do! -
IS this plum lnl pricticl u w.slpn: S nun
fully graphing with the existing st1to of things.
ana IN 'oting dist stcful duty" face to fac:
We think not. DO : the mir believe thu.
t:c people or The l.agjs'aflra5 u \ aw Enrlanl,
for Instance, will cvcrco-operltc with Conrrcss
t. capture and ''rc;nrn' fugitive Slaves: If rot
WI clhl!y use prscuse is th,rn N our mixing
an empty dlsplay of e.nptier professions Of res
p9ct for constitutional provisions:"
- he Wing concu les as follows:-
" Lastly, it is complained that Mr. Webster doe,
Il A! 'pl III" policy OF President Thyor But III :
50 tar ms results concerned is the very thur IN
apes tie is not, be 1t rrmembrrcd. proposing =
s''hrlnr, but asserting great principles aud rui,,s
Ana 10 scheme 81 pulcy is mere consistent with tin
goat P1sons w'l!c! u hssUnIcs than that proios.
by the PfrSIdelt-a pohry which, wr take leave r,.
predict. VIII upon mature considerations command
It IS w. annG rrrs y 10 10 rt tf q 81 r mon
hey ave I'VE speak Le lcrl.Iv, aud II tn. cuIs,.ryi
tive portion OF the community, but The offspring OF
temporary feeling nj d,S1pr ,intrnent The Ssro,,
5 ''rr N nGht Of N"w f gland will ar tonnd T., ac
cri IN the naIa. with the NATIONAL an p.ir.JtIc ~.
slliorIs OF her most houolrd STA lesrlan
The VIII CRAFTY dec ives Itself fit inpIios
thu almost uniyc $ Il ,n-concu.ron,, Of the
N)r h in the 'po'i,ions Of Mr.. Uebs'u" to "a
temporary feeling Of dis!poontno,t." # arj-
SIS on the contrary. frona sottl,l hostility o
the FL thor addition Of Slqvo States +, fin, In
ion and tn, coaso Iuent "increas, of Slave rep.
rp ;nnt1tinu II, r ,n,rrn.. ~ r,,ol,, J,,,.,,;,,
ton TO consent to no Territorial Government,
without the slavery prohibiting clause. and a.