Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-05-09

FRIDAY MORNING MAY y, 1891
W.sYI>,roN, ID The inteigcncer has informed |
,;on from leor sia that Hon \. u. stephens, Wing,
declines being candidate Tor Governor, nnd urges
the Union party 10 rally around lioweH CoOo, EA-
Speaker OF the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
The Mtelligcuccr expresses m"cn Pleasure ~ 'll9
evidence OF determination rriong the leading meme
hers OF the old PARTIES in Georgia on the great plat
form OF The Union-BOstoa Atlas.
Howell CoBB is an ou-and-out Free Trade
Locofoco, who holds sheep and serpenis in the
same abo,nination, and we don't 90 the irac-
ton Of on inch with Hon. A. II. Stephens
Whig,' in conceding that this Union is TO be
benefited hy the political triumph OF such PoI'-
,icians rs lowell Cobb. We understand er-
cc,,p wha, Mr.. STEPHENS means by the
Union he means the Fugitive Slave Law,
in particular, and Slavery itself, in general
That is he thinks Howell Cobb is firm and
unyedng pro- Slarery man, who estimates
huusn virtue, and American patriotism, by the
standard of Slavery, considered as the paIIa-
dunn Of our liberties" as Mr.. CALHorN called
il. We neither admit nor tolerate any SUCH
standard. We hold that the general prosperity,
tho true glory. Of This Republic both Of which
human Slavery diminlshcS) are the proper oo'
iec,s OF pursui, for American statesmen ana
Patriots, and that these objects are to be song''
without exclusive reference to the dcplorabe
and disorace,ul accident of Slavery. Mr.
Siephens Of Georgia, Mr.. Foote OF Mississippi,
Gen. Cass of Michigan. Mr.. Dickinson OF New
York. Mr.. Webster of Massachusetts,, and some
others. don't think so. They think that the
ONLY way to preserve to MS and The rest OF man
kind tn, benefits which this Union was designed
N confer upon the whole human race, is TO
bow in extra reverence and gratultous com
nromise," to the Constitutional rights OF
SLAVERY. Now our reverence for the Constllu-
,ion. (which is no whit less sincere than'thelrs)
does no, take this complexion. we have an
idea tina, the Constitutional rights OF Freedom
are quite as respectable as the constitutional
richt, of Slavery We DO not forget,and we can
never forget, that the glorious FOUNDERS oil the
Constitution, regarded the institution OF Slavery
as disbonorable to the Nation, ndeienslbIe IN
theory and practice, irreconcilable with any
;us, definition Of Repubcansm, and destined
10 speedy extinction They scorned to mention
the word " Slarerg," in the sublime CoNsTIru-
TON they framed for the government OF Free
People. They spoke of these Slares' (whose
unconditional and summary restitution to oor-
dape ia now made the test Of loyalty and patn
otsm by Massachusetts Secretary OF state
"pERsoNs e,elping from service" They re-
fused to desccra,e the organic Law of this grea
RrruBL1c by permitting the word Slare to aP'
pea, on its record. And for this sensi'lvenes;
to the honor Of the Union, and regard Tor III
tecen, consistency. we hold them in the pro
foundest respect and veneration They knen
that Slavery existed, but they tcAtha 1t ough
got to exist, among people whose only clam
10 INDEPENDENCE was founded in their re
sis,snce to tyranny, that insisted on taxation
and denied representation, which is the yer!
bones and marrow Of Slavery
But ",he Union Party" must "ralll
around Howell Cobb" We would prefer tina
thew should rally around little corn. Cobb'
especially Locofocc, Free-Soil Cobbs, ar
mighty poor folder" for the strenghenn
and fa,tening OF this Union! We admit tn
existence ol no such emergency in this Coun
try, as requires the triumph Of Free Trade owe
American Labor. The prc-slavery UnioniS'
of Howell Cobb does not strike us as being ha
90 desirable as the anii-slavery CoNsERvATls
Of that vast majority of the American peopI
who, while they tolerate no aggrcs'ions upo
the rights O! the South, are aiming, throns
just and judicious legislation, to secure ii
rights and the permanent prosperity Of tn
whole Republic! We are sick and tire
usque ad nauSeam, of this shallow talk abol
1.-THE Union" As though the Union of the'
States were in danger because a handful
restless and Discontinued Slaves run ava
from seryijude and are found to be " hard
ca,ch.' Any fool knows that Slavery
damaged by every fugitive that is taxi
back to it,-ard the last job that a Southe
Shareholder wants to undertake is to re.ensa
man who has once tasted freedom We ha
pen to believe that the NEST etiicaco
strengthening plaster" that could be apple
To this Union would he The escape" Of eve
slave in il! We hope the Wings Of Georg
therefore, will fail TO see how the election
Howell Cobb can possibly do the Wing Par
Or the true interests of the Country, any GOO
When the Union is really in danger, we agr
to go for any Cobb or cobler in it, whose ele
ton will be OF service. In the mean time,
think it i. safer to stand by the WING PART
and it's MEN.
Tit for Tat.
The CITY Council Of Boston. few DAYS AZ