Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-03
tfoR THr Tnrr PREss.1
The Nebraska Question.

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Vermont. This broad land, the Nebraska bill pro-
poses to op-a u the Slave owner that he may take
his Slaves aud dwell there These Slave owners, it
ia said. number between four and five hundred |
thousand while the white voters rumbcr more than
ten millions. To propitiate this small number Of
Slave owners, ten millions Of voters are required 10
surrender country larger than all the Atlantic
States Verify this Is bold demand and Alr
Douglass from this tiu.e should be known as Dou.
glass the bold. 1t il. however some little consoa.
tgn know that the neighbors and political friends
Of Mr.. pousl5es, ~ ruhi: meetiug lately held at
Chicago delguu-e hi. lii.
But why any further extension Of slave territory
Is not the dark flag broad enough already Or is
it because .lovery Is national benefit, The mon
does no. live that will say this slavery is the
giant evil, the national cur-. The crime against
humaui-' Jae cuie' Of whose victim. are ascending
forever in ...jc.uno.ion Of our cruelty
The true foundation Of national prosperity mu..
be laid ia those principles which lead to the peIlec-
ton Of all the powers Of body, OF mind and Of
As to this end we must have schools colleges
and churches and all the appliances Of christian
civilization Where these abound, when industry
is encoura -ed and protected in its rewards, aud
where fruglity, virtue and intelligence are guiding
principles may be expected attain to his full
stature glorious being, but when they abound
not is dwarigd, his intellect botted out and
his moral nature expunged.
Ttra ,on,Ilic,nis,, il tho biobos, in, .rrrer, If
good that has ever been given to man. Its nature
il to develope mems powers and educate them as
intellig moral and accountable beings and de-
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