Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-09-07
Iron TIE FREE PREss.l
To thoughtful X Ms

Our friends the Know-Nothings seem very
much aroused at the course taken BY Mr..
Benedict in speaking out his views of the or
ganilation. Now suppose it to be true that
in so doing be ha. said many thing, that
seem to be, and are, i'll timed, injudicious
and if you please unnecessarily severe what
them
When An honest and open effort has been
made to nominate q ticket Of fair men, as ex-
ponents of doctrines that are acceptable to,
and embody the sentiments Of, the vast maio-
rity OF the freemen Of the county is it right
for any Of US, who believe in those doctrines
and ardently wish their successful ieopar-
die their approval because one or two of the
candidates are Objectionable, from having
spoken their opinions openly of certain or
ganiIation, that claims to be essentially and
purely republican,
But the singular feature about this is,
that because some Of US, who are truly Anti
Nebraska men, are offended at the language
that expresses doubts of the necessity for an
American organization, we.are about by our
division of the Republican strength, to play
into the hands of a party that solemnly and
formally declares in County Convention,
as follows:
"ReSolvei That In the so-called h. n. PARTY
We recognize dangerous combination of men un.
distinguished by any power OF intellect or eninence
Of position, outcasts from other political parties
shreds and patches torn from the regular political
organizations, unprincipled and greedy seekers of
place, following a bloody flag with the emblem Of
their countrys liberty blottsd cut by lying pre-
fences and tratorous notices, disgraceful alike to
their country and its institutions uncalled for and
dangerous in free government like ours.
Resoted, That with such men the Democracy hold
no political fellowship, and il any member Of that
disgracefu order is in this Convention he is here
through fraud and is respectfully invited to retire
And thus, the curious spectacle will be
presented, Of, Nebraska, Pierce, pro-Slavery
democratic and Misunderstanding, domestic
and foreign voters-uniting, in effect, with
the very -Nothings who are 30 intensely
American that they have taken deadly offence
at an open and free expression of doubt as to
the propriety of political organization to
effect modification of the naturalization
laws,-to defeat portion of the fairly nomin-
ated Republican Ticket!
How can members of an organization that
has thrown of its allegiance to it's own ma
tional body on account Of it. FRO, slavery ten
denoy-assist indirectly in electing the Pierce
pro-slsvery ticket
How can members Of body so indignant
at the pcrversion Of the patronage of the ad-
ministration, to the choking of FREQ discus.
sion-unite with administrat ton men and
others to defeat a nomination, standing upon
free discussion as the first of q ctizen's
rights, because man on that ticket has er-
creased as well as claimed the right
Is it safe precedent to establish, that the
hnow-Nothing party are not to be relied upon
IN the same way and under the same cir
cums@nccs as other men but that they con-
slider themselves at liberty to participate in
convention Of freemen, endorse and accent
its platform Assist in it's nom nations, mako
no objection to its nominees then cr,,,
Themselves 10 defedtnI
Is there not something that looks like the
willingness Of some men to take advantage of
an unsettled and excited state of public feel.
ing to avenge their own private wrongs,
surely IN view of the importance of the
impending crisis of no1t year, it were well to
be thoughtful in season, and take heed that
our present zeal shall cast NJ obstacle, in
the way ola triumphant vindicltion of tho
love ofliberty inherent in Vermont character.
when the struggle of 1856 comes upon us.