Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-08-31

mont. All evil was merged in ono great evil
All encroachmcnts were small IN comparison
with the great encroncllncuts of Slavery. II
had violated old and solemn pledges. 1t had
broken faith. and made bod, indepcu lent,
defiant incurson into Free t.nitory. It
showed itself to he the Master Of IN, lirrub-
lie aud the Iyrant Of the North \ northern
senator, born in Vermont, and It northern
President born in al adj lining State, had
aided the South in their conquest gr the
North. Without the all Of Douglas and
Pierce, northern men. Slavery wouli -ti, b.
confined in ITS old den, AMI tha Miss uni
Compromise Limo would now b. q reality,
and II blessing.
Last year, tho parties in vrrmort,oploscl
to Slavery, united, and formed i rorrJn ui''
They agreed to kuOw but one Issue, agl 10
act for Oncc unitedly and for tln ipcom-
pishnent Of vital principle. la.y lursIl
old chickering's and feuds and laid al Old
party names and war cries. The rc..i5 Nas,
the election of an anti-Saycry ticket rs Hecirc
thousand majority!
But--a whole year las gone around, and
the multitudinous heads Of faction ore stick
ing up in all quarters. Slavery is moro h"i .
more Independent, ani more tyranncal thUu
ever. 1t Is now carrying On ITS trclsJua.ic
capture Of the Free IcrritOry OF the North --
| Its bowie knife IS actually at the t!rOlts rI
/ Northern voters when at tie ballot box :,
Its rcyolvcrs preside over Northern elections
Its mohs silence Northern presses, and muir
der Northern preachers .. thc gospel IL.
calling tyranny is now. trtH Ho,c, s, iiercelJ
exercised over our relatives, Hi"uds, an
neighbors in Kansas, that they are cIiliuS
aloud to us for powder and bail to- aid thchi
in defending their lives, their property, and
their liberties Does the General Govern
ment aid tho citizens Of Kansas No COW
ard slave ot Slavery us it is it removes irpm
his post the man who has dared t. resist
reasonable Slavery, and defend the CltlZeus
Of Kansas in their rights
Where is Vermont Is she ready to- prove
herself dsloyal to principle Is sine quite
prepared to break down the Compromise o
parties, made one year ago l. sle prepare.
to drive her force into httle guerilla squId.
and spend all her strength On the heads o.
neighbOrs Is she anxious 10 stutily her
sell and give the lie to her prof ssiJns vi last
year We believe not
Last year she placed ROYCE, FLrTCnLR, an,
BATES, IN the front ranks OF the unti-slaycr!
men oi this State. They stood there as the
exponents Of principle, and not "a the cauol
dates OF any party, VIDA these men, las
year was year Of probation. Have thc.
proved themselves incapable. Dis ,onest. %
wanting III loyalty or courage II not. tll
2 the rr"l le ~ho"ll sanction their c'u"N
,..,,gT ln.j al, pt VOTE, t...u l.-, &C..
vote for other men this year Will be- t" co..
demu Royce, Fletcher aud Bates for tuei
, course last year. To put up now candidate
now, is to say that there is no stlI--Lcriiriu
honesty, and no abiding sincerity III Tie pr
LESSONS OF the anti-slayury men oi Vermont
Divisions among the anti-sIavery otr,ugt
Of Vermont this gar will iucyitt J.; bring Oh
, vision, discard, and quar-, cling IN til" stHi