Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-22

ably disgustcd with his colleagues and the
whole concern, he left for home. We are
glad that ho spoke as he did and left as he
did. The other five remained, signed Ray
ner's proposition ignoring slavery, and when
that was rejected, signed he..sound and excel
lent platform of the sccedcrs. Having placed
themselves upon that platform in open day
light, for which let them have all the credit
they deserve, why could they not have seen
that their errand, ifthcy ever had one, was
ended, and be content to leave But no, they
still hung around the camp, and actually
joined the invertebrates Of Pennsylvania in a
shabby milk and water protest, insisting
that the slavery question ought to have been
ignored altogether. Hear the account of the
Springfield Republicans correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18th.
Tho Indiana delegation sent in a special
protest, yesterday against the slavery rcsolu-
tions, and announcing their withdrawal and
appeal from the national council to their state
| council. Gov. Johnston and three others OF
| the Pennsylvania delegates, all those Of Yer
mont but Gov. Fletcher, two of the Illinois
two of the New Jersey, one of the Delaware
and Mr. Booth of the Connecticut, sent in 4
weak paper, setting forth substantially tina
they would have been satisfied with Mr.. Ray
| ncr s compromise resolutiOn-ignOring sla
very, but allowing free local discussion anC
action-but they cannot stand the endorse
ment of the repeal of the Missouri comprom
Use in the resolutions adopted, and protes
against them. These protests were discus
sed by Gov. Johnston and others during TIN
day, but without material result The lat
ter was got up to help Pennsylvania out of tn
mirc in which the weakness of some Of he
delegates, and the subserviency to slavery o
the. rest had left her. The Vermont an
Connecticut delegates who signed it,. on
thus weakened their former action in ioinin
in the northern address to the people, an
made themselves marks of appropriate stg
ma at home. They seemed bent on self-de;
truction, even after one rescue from til
qucksand of a constitutional dough -iaceism
The other accounts agree with the abov
but no account is needed save what the ver
mont delegates give Of themselves. Compal
the Platform Of the seceders, or the Prote.
of the lndiana.men, with that pusilanimo,
document signed by Johnston of Pcnsylvan
. (who would not sign the Northern platform
Joseph II. Barrett, Horace Kingsley, r.
Guilford, Evelyn Pierpoint, and 10. ID. Hate
and say which shows backbone al
which mere gristle. With little less be
stering from the remainder of the Norther
men, would not these five have been -four
side by side with the New York reprobates
Did they represent the State Of VERNON
! tho last State to be dumb where III
, tice. honor and freedom are subjects Of d
cussion Did they truly represent. the Kno
Nothings of Vermont We do not believe
For our own part, though we have no come
G ton with the Know Nothings, we blush to s
such an exhibition of weakness in the join
in any who call themselves Vermonters
/. That, after the events Of the last two veal
d in the National Convention Of party viii
h calls itself " American, in the first Nation
c Convention at which there was found Mort
and when the North and South were face
face, the representatives of Vermont shou
have been even step behind the foremost
. the side of freedom, and worse yet, should
d found pocketing the insults they had receive
= and remaining (after the better portion
e their northern comrades had left ~ upon t
= field, to truckle to the slave holders. is ratf
g a Notifying bit Of history. 1t will not
: soon forgotten.