Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-19

from what have been Informed he is about /
to vote away the rights Of his hundred thou /
sand constituents in the vast territory Of Sc |.
htaska and kausir. aud he is about to- rcrlc. /.
tratc The taty thiug that he won't with me to |
Utica and Buffalo trI prevent being done. in |
rcfctcrcc to Oregon, and Sow Mexico. and
California n loi- II he attempts To- do |.
that thing. say he duns it without authori- |
ty, and he docs II atiiust the express author
ity of bis constituents. Aul - IL j., fellow
citizens. in reference tu all thc,r men We
are, therefore. bound hy every honest aud
r,cry available in,thud to hrin. to operate
uvun lhc"c men before the Preparation or
this deed oi shame every motive that can be
mado to boar upon them, by Which thoy may
he l""n9ht ~ 'i'cr t. s'nan Of their duty,
and hc rrcvc'j'od (t'hu r'1,sftnmntinc tIisact
Of NickcducsS and trcaclc,7 rhta j. what
the pcnllr 0r tho trco States may do within
the mex! ,-,,or tl,-cc days. Bn, the iimo is
very short. for the I'm will tt,irhlv ra.s the
lIousn of Representatives rl,h 7oIfi- aitcra.
ton by the middle OF next week and al
tho0gh It may rass the house. it will have 70
90 Ei"h ~ Che senate for their action but
vet vt,H l,'rs We sure thn, the mon who pass
ed that bin IN ila Not,atc viii mot keen il
there more than forts -oi.ll. hnrs. So that
they will prevent the people s,de from dc.
batting the question Therefore ctesvthing
that can he done within the next few DAYS in
the way uf public meetings or rcmonstranccs
i'm every Other firm that NAV Ln cxrpctnd to
operate upm the fears or the consricnccs of
! the members If the House nl Rcbtr.ontatives
who arc ptcynrcd 20 vote for the bin. with
the repeal OF ttr ordinance Of Freedom.
! should he done cloud n,tlauscl But.
! Gclluw-citIz"ns in all rruhabilitr Whatevcr
| nay he done in the meantime the bill will
! pass, and " will receive the signature of
/ frauklin Pierce. the President Of the nitcd
| States, the 7,m If Revolutionary officer a
/ -cir Of 10Y" England and resident all his
4 life Of the Staic e Sew Hampshirc (C;reat
disapprohatipn)
4 Noice--lIo is no Now Uamh.hir. man
(trrlausc. and cries of That : a fact. -
Ther cnut,nued Mr. Butter. what arc the
people 81 thc Free States to do Speaking
ior r'recif say that without loss of time
they should triiy ord organize. (Cheers)
4 N0ice-And that thFv "ill do. Gap
plause)
Mr.. Butlcr-Ncs and that hope ana be
lieyc they will do. The people If the Free
States must and will organize for the pur-
pose Of Clectire Senators and members Of the
House Of Rcpr, spntntives. between this and
.he year ls5G. who will pass and WHO will ar-
prove l'ilt rctea,inc the repeating clauses.
CHEERS Yes, rerculna The repeating claus
es, and restoring to the statute louk-from
which it is now about to ho blottcd out---thc
! glorious eighth section If the Missouri Com
promise law of lS20-that section which de
claros that slavery. except rs a punishment
for ctnnc-"that involuntary servItude -
and those are the wOrds-oxcept as a punish
met1t fer crime. shall I've forever prohibited il
: the Terrltor'et lcinP north If the line of3b :
t 300 cloud cheersD In ctha- words, pass
. law that shall put back in the statute book
t in letters Of gold, this eighth section whicl
e our flithless representatives from the Nortl
in the Senate Of the United States have al
G ready permitted to lie exuunred, and hv thci
r voices and tl'ir votes have assisted in cx
o punr.irf, and which our Glithlcsa representa-
, tiycs from the Ycr,h in the House of Repre-
sentatiycs of the ni,oi States ate about ais,
5 to expungc hy their voices an, ,,cir votes. -
r CChccrsl am a firm believer in .ho ulti
, mate triumph of truth and Justice. and fee
;, as confident that if this law passes the poo
c pie of the North will he true to themselves
n true t. their country, true to humanity an
r true to the t;nl Of truth and Righteousness.
t and that they will stccccA in the effort t
Q bring into power. between this and lSj6,
Il senate and a House of Representatives. an
{ Presdcnt-l have already told you do nc
h care who the candidate may be- 50 he he
20 true man-to bring back to the statute boo
20 this eighth section oil the act ot the hth
= March, la2O-to bring back to it. prop,
l. place in the honor and the afIcctiums, and II
/ reverence Of the people of the United State
1t thi, glorious ordinance Of freedom. whc
If taithcss representatives. from the Northcr
ID Statcs-fron the free Statcs-arc about
,c cxpungc let us cxpunge the exrun.ers.
n Yes, let Us exrungc the expungcrs, and let
A. give no sleep to our eyclds, nor slumbcr
N our eyes. until the time comes to act. whiC
ir shall interfere with the performance of tn
., great work. and believe, although my RAJ
l. il nearly run, and had hoped. for the sho
re time thar have to live, that ! might ha'
le been permitted to take no part in public "A
y fairs believe that every man Is bound
le his duty to- the country that gave him Dirt
IN to do what he can for the honor and the ",
st faro of that country, and am with you
ry this effort. cloud checrs.) And, iello'
I'd citizens, do not despair of the Republic
m CHEERS. Never despair Of the right, t''re
OF applausc.) Tyrants and apostates, men wi
he possess the dispensdtion of powcr-thcy mi
at unite and combine to overbcar the right
of they may trample it in the dust, but | tt
n you in the hands of free, intelligent al
e determined rcoplc-ln the hands of such
nd people as the people of the Northern FIR
as States are, that repr, sentatives, Cabinet Mi
ne listers, Presidents are hothing-nothing
it. nothing-lcss than nothing-vanity '-(voc
IS erous cheers and smoke. applause a
, | laughter.) They will vanish and expire aw
if when that people shall be aroused to a sen
ot of tbo;r ritbts and Tho wronrs tLa,, bo