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

cannot justly allow one man to deprive another
of his alleged rights without such trial The
same article of the Constitution which makes
provision for Ito rendition of Fugltives from
Justice and Service, also provides that "'Fhc
citizens of each State shall bo entitled to all
the privileges and immunitics of citizens in the
several States :" yet who does not know that
Southern Suites trample this buncathther feet,
and when men are sent to test the validity of
laws deemed contrary to the requirements of
this article, they obliged to escape, for their
lives If States may do this, what security is
there for the observance d. the section guaran-
tecing a trial by jury Vermont intends that
, her citizens shall have this sacred right unim>
paired. No man can, be taken from our borders
without this trial, or moral certainty that such
man of common sense can have any doubt as
to the intention of the trainers of Sec. 9, Act
! 4. lt,scems to me as plain as any thing can be,
that Congress hai no more to do, incarrying
! ont the requirement in relation to the rendi-
ton Of Fugitive Servants, than it has in regard
to the two previous portions Of the same sec
ton, inrelation to the rights of citizens and
Fugitive criminals. Congress has no business
with either. Hence, while Vermont acknowl-
edges that fugitive Servants and. Apprentice
should be delivered up on claim, she insists
that the claim shall he made out before jury
of twelve men. Which keeps nearest to the
Constitution, Congress or the Legislature of
!. Vermont, let the impartial and honest decide.
e, What you say of the Southern Churches had
better be left to the decision of ''thc great and
final dhy.'' You speak as if you kne,v, bot |
very much doubt your competency to- decide
whether "thc Churches there areas full of good
huuanc, pious people as they are here " You
may give that as your opinion, but | doubt your
: knowledge. They may be, and again they ma,
not be. How Christian can deprive a fellow
creature of every God-giycn right, do not IN
dcrstand. Perhaps he cam | will Leave tina
matter to the Great Judge.
l Yes, Gen. TAYLOR was a Shareholder, a darl
spot in Lis character O, that it could be eff
faced. caa make. some allowance for til,
: circumstances of his birth and education, but
9 own, it is hard to throw the mantle of chprit
= over this portion Of his history. WAsmINGTo:
redeemed.hiS character in tn 5 respect; Glory b.
f to God for this !, Woald that the second Wash
G ngton had followed his example! In common
G with millions ofhis countrymep, hold the mem
i Dry Of Gen. TAYLOR very dear. In many res
|, poets, regard him as the Model Politician,
# model which American youths would do wei
d to study.
5 You affirm that ''thc Administration distatc
:. to nobody" Perhaps not but the removal q
S officers supposed to be unfrlendly to the Com
J. promise Measures, and the substitution of otl
h crs of different sympathies, smells strong c
: dlctatlon. 1t seems to me that the Presidcr
J. ought not to knom, or recognize the dissenson
/ which exist among the people. lie is the Pres
|, ident of the Nation, and as such ought to b
y cntiyely above'thc partisan warfare of the time:
lie onght to aavc that to the newspapers an
IS petty politicians, Especially, since the VIII
o party never have adopted the Compromis
r Measures, as part of their creed, he ougl
= not to prescribe those who reject them II
d was elected upon no such issue, and the onl
Il questions he ought to ask in reference to h
f. officers should be: sis he honest, is he cap.
'r bic" O, when again shall we sec the da,
1t when the President shall regard himself as tn
n Head of the Nation, instead of the mere gel
Is of Party: BY what means have You con
n to know that '-thrcc- fourths of the Wing part
= in these tucnty-three or twenty-five Stat,
IN hold to an acquirSccncc in the Comproml,
l. Bills" | should be sorry to think YOU correc
10 | am inclined to think that not more than OF
y fourth ofthe Wings in the Northern States al
to prose of them am aware that your means
le information upon this point are far greater tn;
I'd mine. Perhaps You rcrght. God forbid
c. Agaia You say, "wc nsk nobody to suppo
g. the Compromise Bills, &C." How does til
r remark chime with thcfoIlowing extract fro
so the Express of last winter:
III 'frhr Compromise Neasuresa,e the measures
I'd the Wing Party They were pressed, advoca IL
y, urged indoor and ont, and approved by a Wing 4
90 mlnl@ralon, nnd without Wing Admnistratio
he they could not have been carried. And IT, as we n
toltl u ~ llI l-fHlSHtNT6 IL opposed 10 tnrl
IT. shall carry our appeal to the Wings in Nation
Convention. Rely upon this No man can be nol
mated tor the Presidency who il opposed to the
III who's" approved iSnot on the cord, piaia, pat
to Die, luminous, inStronS hearty, healhy and honcS
liz The statements of this extract are singul;
v, especially when we remember that but THRl
/; Northern Wings in Congress voted for the
SO, and if mistake not, the name of James Broo
be does not appear among the Yeas. Put by t
- side of this, the famous Pledge, Oh which t
th aforesaid name docs occur, believe. If the
- things do not appear like forcing tic disgust
C. dose down the tliroats of reluctant wings, pr
lat what does:
lp- "Wc know that il is not possible to carry
TO repeal Of the Fugitive Slave act through t
ne Senate of the United States" We'll. 81
is pose it is not, if the question is not agiiat'
H. when will il become possible; Are any il
ne. p@rtant measures. carried without agitation:
no not that Senate, yes, and the House too, j
:, as iunraCticnbln in relation TO any w hir mo