Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-13

justice ana fOllyt Are they to acquiescc
Arc they to listen to the counscls of those
who tell them that it is an accomplished fact,
and that we can do nothing but submit
Nevcr-I trust never, shall We listen to such
counsels or treat them with anything but
scorn. To allow this is the very way to in
vite further aggression and outrage. It is
like saying to me, when some ruffan, with
the strong hand or by some stratagem, has
taken what is mine, " ubmit-make no at
tempt at recovery or redress" If we wish
the same attempt renewed In the case Of
Cuba, Of Utah, of southern California, and
wherever else, from one end of this broad land
To the other, an opportunity may offer -- then
acqnese make no attempt to right this
great wrong; but permit those who have
done it to reap its full fruits IN quiet and Sc
curity. DO we not all believe that this very
aggression was invited by the fact that our
resistance in other instances had not only
been too late but too transient
But the idea is industriously disseminated,
that we connot refuse to admit any territory
as state, however repugnant it may be to
the principles of Justice and Of right The
strange position is taken that the Constitu-
tlon binds us to admit any Territory that may
apply in the prescribed mode and that we
have no right to look at its institutions or
to consider the itnes. in any respect of any
such Territory to he admitted into the Union
as an assocsate Of the existing States.
But is this anything more than ono of those
pretended constitutional principles which,
though nowhere found on the leaves of that
instrument, are regularly announced when
ever an important point is to be gained by it,
Look at it for a moment IN the sober light Of
reason. The Constitution merely provides
that new States may be admitted-not that
they shall be admitted, notwithstanding facts
in their history or in their condition, which
may render their admission into the Union
an act of gross injustice towards part of
their associates. As the government has al
ways exercised the power of establishing and
changing the limits Of any Territory which
may afterwards be offered for admission,
constituting it, in this respect, at their pleas
ure, on the model of Virginia with it's extern
sive boundaries, or on that Of Delaware-en-
larging or curtailing its boundaries at their
pleasure-it cannot surely he said that the
inhabitants of any particular Territory can
as a matter of right claim to be admitted to
a community of rights with the old States.
w i'll any man pretend that we must take not
only Mormons, but even Chinese communities
and Indian tribes living on our territory. into
partnership whenever they shall ask for it
and have we no right in any ca Sc to prescribe
the terms OF admission !
Is there any other ground on which we can
stahd, as true and consistent men, but on
TINS Ihat as our original resistance to this
lnquitous measure was unavailing, and
chiefly because 1t was effected by a kind of
surprise-lt: opponents being taken at n dis
adVahtage-its origlnators shall never, so
loHs as we can prevent 1t by our opposition,
reap any OF the advantages from it for which
they seek Is there any other consistent and
ha tat Ta
other that Will avail anything to stay the
progress OF further aggressions
oh TINS ground, then, let US stand. Ad-
nit no State from the territory with slavery
us one OF its institutions, IRON which 1t was
e; GAc.uueu ny the Missouri Compromise
itesvore 'hat compromise line whenever it
snon oe IN our power TO effect IT. Restore
~ - III .'s iuil integrity not because we seek
'o[ triumph, out Tor justice and Tor security.
DOES some good man say, this will endan-
yer tue Chloh reply, that the Union is
Us u! uear 10 me as TO any man: look upon
i's preservation as ot inferior Importance to
nv "0'A VI merely human origin Much has
- ,.i =. =: oe yie'uco LOT i's preser-
1 e'''pn, enu ~ 10 oee"uselt Is dear TO all
,',, 49, '~.uoo ~ Tvs preservation Is an oo-
,,',',ld 'I"'eoauH"1 inportahce-tI
"oI'u insls' S"ut e"eh section OF our coun-
r,st In no o,hnr 'rar oan rAa.t Jtsvl;e !? Tue
iH Nv o'nei way can 'haI union IN my
iuuloie Judgment, De preserved; am ready
tba S'.t any eH.toaIninen' % on the rights oil
s.o oou'n' ltn 'neir Peeullar institutions
IL ra'e ho'"i'iS " uo' lhey are responsl-
e 'oi 'hGui, auu not 'he people OF the Free
"iouR nus oeeh uohe 10 them, let
tncre Ue reuIess' ana IN respect to the
stea' "iohS uohe 10 the people OF the Free
o'ate.i let Una. also De redressed and then,
"''n & ',io niGs' n;I seruPulous ana exact regard
Tn eaen SUI 10 lhe rights oil the other, the
'Iion no. tnny oe secure
But while the aggressive spirit urges our
,p'a oro.,;oa sr ~ W Ai'Ac ne" conquests oy
W. .I t .ion VI 'ho nutionai power, ana 10
,.h;oh TX aut az means, the regions IN
..Nn 'noii peouiiar form OF ooclety predom-
mates as long as strict Justice does no:
so'e.n 60 eavn section IN It's dealings with the
.'ne;, .neie ean oe no security ior our con-
'i'i".nS 'ose,her as one people
na'o aaiu 'ia' lhucn mas peen yielded Tor
t,t s"v t'0oei 'a'Ion oi tue mon In their dii-
,I' ~ en. aIp.eo'atlon Oh the danger when
~ some men al the North yielded
w. w. .r. uAI.'iohs which other good and true men
claimed tho onoo,n,on. e
tainlv was strincent horsh . "a" Mn.on Io.,
tho ,ree .n;r;t o2 10 .n,',s.'''i ~. OPP1'
prcat nnmher. ~ o,. 'nol ta", anu "Iien
crual and barharo,' Teop'' iosaiuou
vird;ng 70 tbe nroo,;o opou '"e PoinI VI
The Free state. wa. ~. puI'iI III op.N'on III
what divided Tho.a wbe b a.. An?m, ,i;o9 sotn.,
v;aId 10 !, 80 - ""o were ihc'ineu 'o
worse. ware inanencsd d1r me tnGy IesalueG as
ration-tbo ;mrI;ad - ,Noie ~ 'Ho coh1iu'
pledge-that hi. va. ttn aAL .n1 ~ ssoi
mimi on which tho ,r'in 'ne '"e' ana 'ue liai
anvthing m ,b;. rb JGaia pe asheu 10 y1Siu yTt
wbnle tesr;tnrr uo. ,Ii0es VI ola.efy. lne
right. every wbsrs dssnoIy RTfsi'ionea Eh ous
no treachery. They were mi.led and de-
ccived.
Does any man suppose that with the whole
history of the TRANSACTION before them. thew
should support any ,ystem-prant anv thing
to sustain the South. but their strict constt,
tutional rights. We will ,av 70 them we gave
you by law facilities and advantages. yrsetlv