Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-02-22

FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. %. 1870
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BURLINGTON, VT.


on the Nllmot Proviso during the whole year 1918
and semi occasionally ever since. II has moreover
dlInled TINE and again on NE proViSo as measure
Now ul1rk the decline in its opinions. On Wedncs-
day Evening the Editor says, speaking OF Cays non
intervention rrsbluons-' We hdrdfu knOw whcth-
err We can agree with the noble aud patriotic states
man OF the in all the positions lie assumes, but
wr nevertheless accord to him gratitude for the
elevated and 'ncrous stand he has taken" &C.
rerscVere, General-anothrr message from Taylor or
another speech from Clay on this subj ct will
douhedly dispe al doubts as to your position. We
have always had expectations that you would some
time come over 10 our side and go Tor leaving this
matter 10 the people of the territories under the
,ric'ons OF the hexican law.--Daiiy Sentinel.
We -" abused Gen. Cass for his position on
the Wilmot Provso,' b. simply stating, in
Gan. Clsa'S ocn 'corls, what that position real.
ly Is; -,nl we intend to d, it again today.
Bat We imp'ore oar fren Of tn, s niasl no,
to TX lis expectations on. living till we 90 ovct
to the Cass and Butler side If he should man.
age tn live till that period, NJ, thusalem woulc
b. baby 10 him To be Sur, he has got rio
.'f geaI :"",,' ~ Iii old " Polk and D ,la,'
'eN III Nern mt, AMI somewhat ,,r;6,
the Oh Line Dun, cracy. BAT i, isn., 20" y','
take yet.
For some time past the Sentinel hoe
DC ~ cooperating with the Patriot and Co tric,
an! that Simpson \ .yonistcs of forcible weak.
ncss, Ia, Bult,1 Past. 10 convey the impres-
sion thlt G5n. TAYLOR aud M. Clay occupv
the Sf"' grDn"J on the subject Of extending
Slavery. that Gen. Ciss occupies. Wnen tbs
parallel can be sustained we will agree to "sur-
render
la his Nicholson letter, G IN. CAS- saws: 81
nn opposed 10 the exercise Of ANY JURISDICTION
hy Congress over this mrtter' (of Slavery in
tie Territories, or the Di>tric, Of Columbia. or
ANYWHERE clso) Why ? BECAUSE" SAYS
t'"n. Ca'S, - 10 ror SEE IN TIE CoysTIrU.
IL AM GRANT or IN: REQUISITE POWER
CoyGREss"
Gen. C,ss in his recent great speech (Which
I'll S'i'l-born from his lips, and LODI .ed in the
Burlington Sentinel, whose pcrsecrted reader.
"rc now getting it hashel up in daily doses o
about column and half the only pane
that has the news !')-in this speech Gen
Ctss reiteratcs this opinion ana swears he will
Resign MS SEAT sooner than vote TO exclude
Slavery from foot Of American Soil
but this is not all. Gen. Cass is no
only opposed TO restricting the spread of Save.
ny by law, bnt he il IN FAVOR Of SPREADING r.
the further the better! We ,seech the Senli
"e' to read, mark, learn and digest, if it can
what follows -
The question that presents ITSELF say.
ten. Ctss in that sam. Nicholson letter, j.
not one of the in~rs tSe bnt of the DIFFUSION q,
SLAVERY. Give the South a fair chance with
their slave he argues, and " he sane number
"" H be sp'e ID orr CRATER hcrrilrJ, and so far
as Compression with less abundance of the nc
&c 'Sit'cs OF life is evil, it will be mi,ga .
ted BY TR ANSpORTING SLAVES TO A
NEW COUN FRY AND GIVING THEN
"A LARGER SPACE TO OcCUpYr.
IiilS' o." go'tle r'a'cr, is "the position of
Zen. C4ss on the Wm It provi.o' and Slavery
III general We think he see his fall and no..
hc'"'eht c"unenance lighted 10 with philan.
'hrop'c Joy at the prospect of "diiTlsino" those
poor C m1rcssed" Slaves over Californi, o,4
New Mexico, 50 that thew can o,t t,,,
"'"e OF :, TIE necessities IIte" Oh, rare Gen.
Ass! we Will venture to say that he does M,
Keep even his hogs impressed in a pen. but
"'o"S them nice h'g-plsture, so that tbev
can dIftus1' little before being bu,cbersd
catch nm denying 10 the poor Slave tbc bona.
ft of being di1ussd" over CaIiforni, md v,,.
Hie"'c"' IN vrt"onS and humane indignation
he soemny swears that he will "rcsiyn'' and
70 home first
but Mr. Clay, in his recent ,lorio,.
'p'ec" most ''n?ha'ca'!y asserts that Congress
DOES possess exclusive ana unlimited p,yor ,o
abolish Slavery N the District Of Columbi, and
10 ln'erd', t It's extension into the Tcrritorics
hS he says explicitly and without rcscryat:on
hnt he said further, in reply to Mr. Davis. tla,
NO roNER oN EARTH COULD I;pUcE HIM p,
VOTE I'd EXTEND SLAyEY OYER TERRIr. nv
THAT IS NOW Free :" What would bc do ,
resign and 90 home, like the sensitive Gen
Cass! No. sIi ! He would VOTE AGAINST
such extension, and no man who knows Harry
clay doubts it for moment!
is there 40. slight lewiston from n,r.
"''e'Sin, here, between Gen Cass and NJ
Gay! Zen. Taylor, also lal Is that Conaros.
possesses constitutional power over Slavery !,
the Territories, recommends the admission -,
Ca''"rh'a, and that no territorial Government. /
be formed for New Mexico &c, Brc,rsr ,bov
are well enough governed as it is, and bv L1n,
"9 mace a69l'shed Slarery f,rerer.
Talk about parallesm between Cass
and these men, When and where has Gon
Cass said or minated that it is because tho
Territories are under the restrictions of Tho
VI r'cah L7m,' that he opposes the Wilmo,
frov'so! Nowhere, never, Mr.. Sentinel, lie
never dreamed of so generous a device, He
thinks Congress has no pou over Slavery, and
lie wI'HE' 10 see it " difused."
Don't, we besccch you, agitare yourself
eHpec my us to come over to your side" You
VIII have to wipe out G ,ss and Bu,lerism. and
o"'y your party for six weeks, in good fresh
ufech Mountain earth, before we can think If
the propo iton. You will b,vo .
better luck with the Brandoa Posi- or tho y, ,
Patriot, People that see no difference ho,,,oo., ,