Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-06-06


matter by one Of his decamaiory oh-hand
speeches. The resolutions were taken in II
lump" and passed. Whether the followers
of the old Adam will finally conclude to take
part in this second resurrection remains to be
seen.
Prince John.
Contrary to prediction and announcement,
" John come" He arrived in the evening train,
and Immediately on landing was rapturously
claspcd on the painting abdomen of +. d. Bar
Der. Stansbury also made u rush at him, while
lloratio contracted his huge front to get nearer
view, which, having obtained, he let himself
loose again and looked pleased. After this OK
hibItion of their '1elinks," the party proceeded
to the Baptist Church, where the "Prince"
made Il few remarks upologizing for his late
arrival, and telling them that he would address
them at half past six. Notice was then given
that the meeting would adjourn, to meet at
that hour IN the Rutland Depot. Accordingly
rush was made to that place, and at the APP
pointed time quite large audience had assem-
bled to hear the "llustrous son of an ilustri-
GUS father"
As the accommodations for seeing and hear
ing were wrctchcd, it was suggested that q
building for the orator to stand upon Bu
John, doubtless remembering his former cXpe
renee with "platforms,' dcmurrcd to this ar
rangemcnt, and expressed his desire to do bat
81 ,,.;,L h,,I. .bo
He first gave history of what he considered
had been done by the Free Soil Party in thu
way Of principle. lie asserted that every
measure passed by Congress within the las
+ three years. carrying out liberal principles, wa
the direct result of the influence of his party
The application Of the Ordinance of - to tn
Territory Of Oregon, he considered the frs
fruits resulting from the Buffalo Convention
The defeat of Gen. Cass, and the abolition q
the slave trade in the District of Columbia, h
$ attributed to the same cause Now, had 'hon
J est John" conc little further back, and eS
planned what first excited the South, what dc
t tcated Clay and annexed Texas, he might hav
n come nearer the whol, truta. 1t would not b
a difficult to trace the connection between a
:. these acts and the boosted influence of his hy
It brid party.
f He then went on to state what had bee
e done in the way of candidates ; it did not tax
C him long, however, TO run through the list, an
: he next proceeded to tell what remained to b
= done. lie said they must first kill off all til
k Dougll-Faccs," and if he had added all I'll
Y hpocritcs, we should make no objection to tn
: sentiment. Secondly, the Ordinance of :
= must be applied to the Territories, or if th'
: could not be done, and Il slavc-holdng Stat
r presented itself for admission into the Uniol
$ admission must be refused.
= He then udycrted to Daniel Webster, an
Il the way he handled some Of the political 70
d bles OF that gentleman tcked the audienc
exceedingly. Abiding to Webstcr's wei
known assertion concerning the will of Go
It he said the question was not, when did tn
II Daniel come to judgement, but, when did tn
d Judgment come to Daniel. lie scoiied at Il
# idea of Webstcr's knowing any more abo
g the will of God than other folks, and tina
n whatever others might think, he should rcjc
o the revelation of this second Moses on Il
d Mount. His remarks also on Mr.. Webster
e becoming martyr were bitterly sarcastic al
e ocycrc. After speaking nearly two hours,
o closed by expressing hope (lohn's bump
is hope must be largc) that his Free Soil iren
ID in Vermont might, notwithstanding the W
n. of God, be able, at the next election, 10 s~c
h. the State.