Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-02-08
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Correspondence OF the Daily Free Pre,l
fhe'ps Speech-Washing,on rs,.r.u
Addrcs'-Smithson;gn an Lac,ure.

y" h'oh,sn lectures.
On S,'nr av appeared , rev;,od ,oe.
'n'ech IT Senator Nhelp', made in he Senate
" INC o''t"d St'cs Wefur.'ar L.,. i, ds.
''oce '' The Vermont rc,olut.c..s and IN renlv
'" VIZ. Case on the W,lrnp, proyis, ~.
'F''cn Is well worth the careful pernsaI of az.
cry "er'non'cr. L is regarded here 40 n.
aG'est, most argumcntatiya and u,,...,,
P''''' ''"' has b'en made this session. nm
| .ne slavery question. A- a ra.oner NJ
| fhoIps has few his equals in tho .na,s ,,,,..,,
ne cannot bv any means be called an eoo,on,
"''o'' Like Webster he deals in logic. hi,
''"2u"ge eEAbodying ideas no, sie.ts Of fame,
Alter showing that the agitation Ct the ,n.. ons..
',''' o' slavery in the Territories, was one ot
ne consequences growing out of the war with
''eS'co "a war Of conquest, st,-that be hi,.a,e
was opp sed 10 the agitation of the .u,;.r, 49,.
was anxious that lie subject should ;orever ho
put 10 rest, and had done all in his power IN .o,.
he the vexed question, even al the avos,so -,
MS personal popularity, he proceeded TO the da.
''Ece "i the Vermont resolutions, proyin9 ,b,,
me sentiments emboded therein ,yere ,r,o :,
very respect. That Slavery was crime ay,ins,
humanity, and sore evil in the body noli,i.
'Ve"'' It" pro"',-ii wa the common expressed
,e"''''eht OF inahntnd. was declared surb hv
Jefferson, Washington, and Southern man ,,sa
punished AS piracy, ty death and heavy fine.
r'sh'tod Ii the outset in piracy, and hcwcyer
'"e 1t may Continue, must pariake Of the ns.
''e VI Us "hg'h--I7 of the blnud Of its own
Iheage' tie Loved next. that there Wa.
"'@4Ppfe"rnSion IN toG,ru 60 ihe spirit Of ,bs
''S'iHi'"nS' that they d.! no, propose to in,cr.
Ter" VIII ) Ivery in the States where /, alre,d,,
'%Istrd advised Southern men IN nm, ~. s,.a,,..
''e' '''e next time they read, and then perhap.
i'ey might not fall into -uch pross mis,nn,e.
ncn|on, and mike such absurd njsrenrase,,..
IONS. lie next took III T. Cass M, on the po,yar
II Congre-. 10 lcgi+la'e for the Verr;tor.a, ,,G
showed that his whole argument. frun bo,;,.
''"2 10 end must ot necessity be absurd, tina.
II Congress had power over the land, that row.
er must extend over the people dwelling on the
'ah'' In conclusion he depicted the result ot
tle secession of the States, declared that ,bs
Territories about which he North and South
were con'ending. would belong no, to the Sta.
les thai seeded, but to those rerpaniny in N.
c'h'ed'racy, that the SlavehoIdinr States. if
they wished to introduce Slavery into the Ter.
F'"r'e' they must d. it at the point of the bav-
onet, 'hat in The end The SomherD States woud
nave nthng to gtin, Dat every thing to loose by
t" ir withdrawal tronI the Union.
on Thursday, Henry Cay introduced re.o.
"'c''P' "f "a>mngt"nS farewell address which
IS I" b" sold shortly in phadrlphia. The re.
'"afk' made by him and Mr.. Webster on the
'c'aS'on, Ought TO be read by every patriot in
'"' land ana notice they have been published
)" many news papers thrnugout the country.
/ le Smithsonian Iec.nr.s are nnw in tho
'"'rse ct delivery. Forr lectures have been
''"''red l'n- session. One By Dr. Rethune, of
''"'ad"'P''Ia, and ; by Prot Alexander Of
F'nccl"wn College. Dr. telhune's lecture was
nPon ll"Iland. In the course of the lecture.
speaking OF the Cnicn of the German States he
''irrfed to the United Sttte>, and said, God
Nl'hcr the hpud rla is raised ,o displace the
lrNt stone in the gIorlnl. t,bric Of our Union"
.1e last . lectures werr upon Astronomy, the
'Hi OF which on the prinrrdal advancement Of
Bodies, was fine and replete with interesting
matter.