Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-08
IA. Y. Intelligence

The Know Nothing State Council of Maine
passed the following resolutions at Boston
last week.
h','iV'', mat the new party to which We owe
allegiance, is not based on one idea alone. but
comPrehends, and should always act in reference
to every principle that will promote the moral
and political welfare of a free people
heS2'ted, That the Declaration oi lndepenJence
the tone and tenor Of the Con .ttution the Ordi.
nance OF lIsi. the words and deeds ofthc founders
"i TINS Republic, all indicate that our forefathcr.
Intended that slavery should be sectional, not
ha '"Hhl -tehporaIy, not permanent.
"''>h'i, iudt w s.lemuly protest aaiu.t t.,
repeal ui tao Missouri Comprnmisc--thc passage of
the NebraSka- Kansas bill, and the Fugitive Slave
Law as violations OF the rights of the Free states
OF country.
RSoived That we pledge ourselves to use our utmost
eXertlons to free National Territories from the
curse OF slavery and that will never consent un-
der any circumstances, TO the admission of another
slave state to this Union.
, htso'oed' That any attempt to commit our Order in
''' states to the advancement Of the interests of
Slavcryto ignore it a, political questionto stamp
it a sd' ssue-or to enjoin silence upon Us, in
respect to its evils and chmens deserves and
receives, our 'terne't di'npprobntion and dissent
- The. Boston Know-Nothing and Crusader
in reply to a correspondent says
to be sfte anefi RoHe GGTty IN Massachusetts
will be all right You are one of that Sort sort
All others will stand of Necessity outside the
party, neither acting with nor in any man
ner having to do in with it,
Ifrom the Springfield Republican,
Massachusetts, has no heart IN know moth
ingism. Of the so 900 voters who ranged
under its flag last fall, not over 10 900 believ-
cd in 1t then. or believes in it now. True
they thlnk with us that in the rival bidding
OF the old parties for the freest democracv
and the votes OF its untutored disciples, the
right OF suffrage has been chea pened. and the
hirth-right of American citizenship disrraccd
That the great ignorance of our immense
foreign igration,-their want of knovl-
edge OF our system of government, and SYM
pathv with Its great principles. REQUIRE the
imposition of fresh disabilities, both for
their interest and our own. That we sbould
hold our government too dear to rive il mn
either to INSCRIPTIONS demagogucs of our
own development, or wildly radical demo-
crafts schooled in the barricadcs of purir, or
the lnhdel sunday gatherings of Germany
All this they believe but they do not be-
lievc that the country is in 50 much danger
from foreign influence, including that Of the
pope, as to demand the disregard of all other
questions, and require the establishment of
new and extraordinary political organiza-
ton, bound by secret oaths. and meeting in
close councils, to countcract and overcome
it. 1t would be an insult to the intelligence
OF Massachusetts, to suppose this Vet this
is only true know nothingism and this i.
what its sincere disciples believe in Ten
thousand is the most of such in Massncbu.
sets and that number is at least Q 900 tn,
many. We are content that such doctrine
should possess either Joseph Hiss or Jonn-
than Pierce, but il cannot 90 fnrt Lnr .;,L.,..
irnpuSning the intelligence and the mani.
ness OF Massachusetts
tFrom the VI. Chronicel
1t cannot be expected. when we reuon,hcr
what fallen man is and what has bocn 49,
previous training of our guests from otber
nations, that they should ALWAYS he nar rt".i
" well behaved. But We aro not 70
voked bv the i'll manners Of some ~ ,L,.i,
door rudely in the face of all WV
Our rrorer mission is with roc,u.