Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-06-16

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T. tIing or SLOW crowth and canndt no
formed IN n d,v Have we at tho nrosont
moment such a marty, fully hnrmonizinc
unon this imuortant nicstion. and sufficiently
nnwerful IN furnish reasonable Grounds of n
hone of success If ursn examination we
find that mo- such uartv at present exists, then .
clearly it would he the duty of the friends of /
freedom in the Northern States. to dissolve |
all rartv connection. and to unite in the form
alton Of a new rartv organization. upon
this SINGLE issue, a $ the ONLY los,ih1c chance
to succeed If, on the other hand. a PARTY
exists at the ,rc,cut moment. strond and
oyerrowcrinr in numbers. united. and deter
mined to secure the abolition of those
measures. then clearly, in nav Judgment.
nothing will 50 surely tend to ensure success.
as for that uarty. ndhcrinr to it. present or
rauization. to lead forward m this Great work.
and for the men Of other parties who SYM
pathise with them. to unite their efforts. as
the only possible method of securing the
triumph OF their PRINCIPLES.
We have, in the Northern States three
pulitical parties, the Whig Democratic and
Free Soil The members of the Whir and
Free Soil parties are united to a man. IN orro-
sition to the extension of slavery, and have
no doubt they will be equally united in favor
OF the adoption Of these measures The mem
from the fact that the Nebraska bill was sup
ported by Democratic administration. some
what divided but vet, with all the power Of
that administration. welded in the most
crushing manner, 1t was unable to secure the
votes Of ds many northern Democrats in favor
of the bill. as were given against it and
there is little doubt that the great BODY OF
the Democratic party at the North arc a.
deeply sensible of the great wrong that has
been perpetrated, as firmly opposed to the
extension of slavery, and as ready to exert
their power for the adoption Of such measures
as shall be best calculated to check its pro-
gress and restore quiet and harmony to the
country, as are the men of other parties. At
the last Presidential election the free States
cast 2,3lS,5S0 votes. OF these the Demo-
cratic party cast | IA. ,376, leaving them in
IA minority of %, $50. OF the balance the
Wing party cast LOLA .341, and the Free
Soil party l56, 1858.
Here, then, we have we'll organized party
in the free States, which under most unlavor-
able circumstances in consequence of divi-
sion in its ranks. cast more than one million
of votes, and which, but for that division,
would probably have cast some eleven or
/ twelve hundred thousand That partv is
united to man, in opposition to the extern
sion of slavery. and | have no doubt, will
stand shoulder to shoulder in unbroken ranks,
| in support of the foregoing measures And
what makes the strength of the Wing party
| more safely to he relied unon is the fact tbs
/ at no Presidential election since that Of 1886.
a reriod of nearly eighteen wears. has the
Democratic party, when most harmonious in
/ -, o,.;an L.. ollo :, a,,,,,o . ,,;,,;.,. = r
lts action, oeeh anle 10 SECURE ihaJorlty Vi
'l'e No'en III tne ne Suits - II lloI '!'eh
cssehtiaHy necessary u preserve the orsallza-
/ uoll Vi Tue W my party u endpie the Irlehus
OF lreeoo'n' 10 Whatever party they may nave
belonged, most successfully to resist the
/ spread OF slavery, ana as best calculated to
secure the adoption OF these important
measures Ana when the trends OF liberty
reject upon the proceedings OF congress
during inc passage OIL .lle Nenraska phi ana
ma that the W hlS representatives. from the
North stood in solid phalanx, and thai the
cause OF freedom was betrayed ny no vote OF
theirs not even upon co"dte'dl queShon, dc
they not instlhcuNcly turn To that party, as
the only power ny when they can reasonably
hope Tor success
1t seems to me clear, therefore, that around
/ this organization, as a central power, can the
friends OF freedom OF all political parties
rally, with the certainty oil ultimate success
II to the strength OF the hlg party, you
ada that OF tue free SOIL party and the great
body oil the Democrats who eympathize with
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against winch resistance would be in vain.
You Will have power which, iudiciously cx-
ercisea' can control nearly, II not quite
every congressional district IN the free States
ana secure tie election oil such men, anc
such Imay as would iath i re nI thf
( d,rrbC,oas ,rbo' d;sroc,rded tho ,risbos nj
tbair constituents hotrIvod tbe nrinrinl.s n
iiLorr,. ami sacriGced he int.ra.t IF fro,
labor, will he driven from tile halls OF Gu
press
But it NAV he asked. DO YOU propose tC
connel the men of other parties, in all case,
10 vote for Nbirs To ofHce1'' Rv no means
Wherever the Wing rartv possesses tn,
mower 10 elect Whip representatives there if
will he the duty of that partv to exercise tba
mower, for the election of men who will a
faithfully renrssent Northern sentiment as A,
those men bv whom they are now renresented
But where they do not possess that mower
where the men of other parties who sym
nathize with them unon this oue.tion ara i,
the ascendant. there it will be eouollv th,
DUTY of those men to elect men Of their o,v,
) marty but let no man be elected 70 Congress-
be he Wing. Democrat. or Free Soil VIII,
doe. not onenIv and boldly declare his deter
mination 10 stand nv the rights If froadom
and to sustain all measures which shall h.
deemed necessary to check the snread q
slavery. and for the nrotection of frae |, hor
and whose stern. unvieldinp adherence +,
principle, does not place him far above thu
reach of Executive 6atterv. bribery or dicta
ton.
But it is not enough that We sbould adon
this course in relation "a our ronre.on,at;yp
to Congress The some coursa ~, h
adonted IN sacura tho Ior;sIatnro. - A.
several States bv whom an Snna.on. ar
; chosen. that we nav nor onIu saoUro o.,
; House of Rcnresenta;;vos hr, ,bat w. ~ w.
eventually secure n senate rbn sb.I do Iar =
proclaim 8, there !. n Nor,b >, ~, I.al
aware that until we Obtain ent;ro controI -
= the different hrancbs. or 10 ,,'',o.,', y
cannot eynect to .ecnrn tbo or W
measures but tho roroo,. ,p ao ~ .n.'
l W, "Ohcht We cah SECURE