Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-05-16

l,rt editorial article uppu " the ing party ut YER
mont and National lo'tvS w ,s 8; s,a ,,
1among Whgs) with few aud rare exceptions, en-
ihr nnall,! o.! % u. .en,,,ionx Innnsed
10 agiiating the question OF amendment or repcoll !
ar' from i"c,@ ,-yn nr exrnsiye within the
State. We see no reason ordvison or controyesy
n'ms gI b u Ia., @ touching this and
kindred subjects cover the whole srouod-are cx-
pnc. n.a 10 p % a ",n Whgs to r,ced from
tho position tnhrn Ivy these resolutions. They may
,nGn "'"a" II is trp HAT there il ip hst one
Wing paper in the Statr--and That OF very limited
e s w., r,a~r ~rrJ in the the Star. HAT has not
expressed o''ld'd GP'n"n N hyor "i an ain'Td-
~, ", ,n. PJs,t.,gr r,,1r VIM plrty of Vermont. We
can, u pa"y y'and' can remain uml''' ana ,hus
,"rHo 10 rrr.rro.air Few tests. and defending our
nlrniN "s'n'-'r" position we may hs wriI sncf,rn
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We rrce with the Caledonian in commend
ing the tone ami spirit Of the article alluded to
in the Phunix, though it contains some errors
in statement. For instance, in apologi,ing for
the singular course Mr., WEBSTER has thought
proper to pursue towards those Wings who de-
sire, and in,eai that the Fugitive Slave Law
shall be essentially modified, or repealed, the
p:.anix says Mr.. WEBSTER "'ofercd, and en-
dcurored 10 procure the passage Of II bill giring
the accused trial 5yjUry.' Mr.. WEBSTER it,
formed the Senate that he had such a bill sin
his dc>E." which he DESIGNED to offer as an
amendment; but he nercr did H.. And our
COMPLIANT against that distinguished and pom
derous Statesman is, that he is no'r wholly in
tolerant Of those Wings who seek to have the
Fugitive Slave Law so amended as to embrace
the yerv provision Of Trial by Jury which he
himself thinks it ought to embrace. The Free
Press plants itself upon Mr.. WEssTERs ex-
messed OPINIONS, lin lS4S and lS5O) and en-
counters tho misfortune. thereby, of being de-
nounced BY Mr.. WzssrER's triends, Mr.
WEBSTER thinks the General Government has
no,hinr to do with the restoration Ct persons
escapjnr from service that it is a duty de-
yolvjnr on the States which they must perform,
through their own legislation, and in The n,a7,-
,er that their Legislatures shall Designate
Vermont through her Legislature, agreeing
with Mr. WEBSTER. has pointed out the steD
IN ba taken. in her Courts. preliminary to the
restoration of one of her esinhabi,an,s," claimed
90 a hotivo from " servce., She has enacted.
i,gain aqreeng with Mr.. WEBSTER both as
respects jurisaictioa and process, that such in
habitant,' so claimed, shall be entitled to Trial
bv jury. We say nothing about the IIabeas
Corpus, because we hold that to be personal
right, entirely inalienable at all times and under
all circumstances. The murderer has a right
g. it; aud it is the sublimation Of folly TO pre-
tend that the man, black or white, inn0cent of
erius has not. But Congress has stepped in
aud taken exclusive jurisdiction in the pre-
misses what CONGRESS has never done. and
does not claim the right to do, in the case OF
Amenities, or horses, Escaping from service, y
from one State into another. Mr.. WEBSTER
thinks This act Of Congress unconstitutional;
50 do we. But, saws Mr.. WEBSTER, the Fugi-
tive Slave Law is passed and must be cbeved.
So saw We. But, says Mr.. WEBSTER. hold
no man to be a patriot or a lover of the Union
=" | HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN any mdn,-WbO
wishes mot who rorIs, but who WISHES, even
to have this law modifed" Are we to submit
to dictation that denies not only the Freedom
oFthe Press to the Wing Party but the free dor
of thought and desire to its members? No "sIR.
Weve,v freely sccede 10 the Tuiou Win th,
rich, to contend arainst the modification or 70
neal of tho odious and detes,ablo FUGITIVE Slav
Law Our friend of the B,Hows Fails Ga-eU
NAV worsbin. if he pleases. the wisdom of. Cam
,ron;,e Measures that are drivino Sou,b Car
olina into Secession. and NAV cry q pcace
when, if he casts his ewes Sou,hwards he vii
see nothing but "War but IRE choose 4,
s,and SQUARE unon the old Vrnvoyr VIM
platform, which includes Obedience 10 AL
Iaw-,nodifcatiou or repcal oftle oppressirc N,
The urong. We counsel no unlawful resislanc