Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-29

adopted by this state has by its salutary influence,
commended itself to the support of the people and |
that opposed to any alteration Of the existing
laws on that subject except such may b" ncccs !
sary to give it greater efficiency.
After the unanimous adoption Of the pre-
amble and resolutions the Convention ad-
burned Sine die.
Attest,
ALvAII .SABlN, President,
{ & & 4 : : E T $s;':: s,o'y'.
We have no time to spare this week to give
more than the proceedings of the Convention.
1t was well attended, though of course not
SO numerously as those Of last year Entire
harmony and the best of feeling prevailed
throughout.
The Vermont Delegates at Philadelphia.
Our article Of the 18th under the above
head, is replied to by Il. NJ. GulLroRD Esq.
We chcerfully allow the gentleman to speak
for himself and his colleagues The minor
points, as where he offsets presumption Of
ours with presumption of his own; or where
when he states that Rayner's proposition,
commencing whereas the question of slave
ry does not come within the purview of this
organization, does not "'gnore' the slavery
question, we let pass. We allow him, also,
the full benefit of his explanation that the
return Of the Nermonters into the Council,
after the secession of the North was merely
on business. The account given of them
selves by the five Vermont delegates, for
whom Mr.. Guiliord writes, is the main thing.
Their last protest is as follows
! The undersigned, citizens of the United
States and residents of the States set oppo-
site their names, solemnly protest against
the introduction of any question connected
with slavery into the platform or principles
of the American party-bcng convinced that
no such issues We're intended to be embraced
within its purposes and objects.
That we believe in and shall defend the
right f freedom of opinion and discussion on
that and every other subject not intended to
he embraced within the design OF our organ
iAation.
That if the question of slavery is to be
passed upon and made part of our National
creed then in that event we cannot consist
former professions, with any National organ
ization whose action on the question Of slavery
will result in endorsing the Kansas-Nebraska
act, and which refuses its sanction to the
principles Of the Missouri Compromise act
Of 1920 That we believe that me-honored
compact was an honorable and fair adjust
ment of the question of slavery. We desire
to place this protest upon the journals OF
the Council, that in no future time the under
1 / / ..
express or implied faith to their fellow mem
bers, in failing to support the majority
resolutions
". 7. Johnston. Pom. Il. VI. Guilford. VI,
j Bowman Bell, Penn, Evelyn Picrpont, VI.
D. L. Small Penn, Joseph D. Hatch, VI.
X. Coulter, Penn, Richard Clements, Del.
John 4 . Prichct H.. T.. :, Mcclellan n. j.
A. ;. Livingston. n. j., W, u. Dennchowcr, III
Joseph ii. Barrett, VI, David Il. Brook, Conn
Horace kingsley, Vt,
Now let the circumstances of the case be
considered. After a long series of Slavery
aggressons, capped by the wicked repeal Of
a solemn national compact, and II deliberate
attempt on the part of Southerners to estab
lsh slavery at the point of the bowie knife
in Kanzas, a national convention assemblies
There are those there who are willing tC
remain silent on these great wrongs but
the South, even if the North were willing
will not consent that the party shall remair
neutral in the matter. They insult and defy
the North aided by some northern caitifi
they adopt an out and out pro-slavery plat
form the North resist firmly and whcr
ovcrpowercd by numbers, retire from tn
ground and make their appeal to the people
All honor to them for so doing Had TIN
connection Of the five delegates with tn
council ceased here they would have had onl.
communication from us. But it did no
: cease here. After all this, these five plac
their names, with but one other New Engan
4 man, to pusilanimous document draw
up by ii doughtace who refused to sign TIA
northern platform and who remained in tn
council after all who had a spark of northern
pluck had left and, if We mistake not, t
i the eud "a paper which half way apologies
: for the signing of the northern platform, an
declares that The great question of the da
c ought not to enter into the platform Of tn
&c party they are connected with. 1t goes niue
&c farther than that even 1t declares that I'll
l. Missouri compromise was an honorable an
- fair adjustment Of the question of Slavery
The signcrs Of they understood what the
.. were signing,) thus express their approval
20. the admission Of Missouri as slave state
IN Such is not tho doctrine of Vermont al
at never has been. Vermont never approx,
to the admission of Missouri with slavery
at maintained at the time that that admissi,
nc was a great wrong, and it has never alter
that opinion. When that wrong could II
~, be prevented, Vermont Of course acquicsc
III in saving for freedom what could be saved,
u. The signing Of the above paper We undo
Ic- stand Mr., tiuillord to Justify, though he
'ol not particularly clear on this point and
he claims to speak for his colleagues. lie desir,
~ moreover, that the delegates may be left
a.. their " constituents" where va are contc
ID to leave them. We venture, however,
90. express our belief, that the said " cons
as tuents If (as we suppose them to beg tn
, a are other than the handful Of " collar 4
all mocrats in the state, whom fer all that a
S pears thus far, no amount of violation
-, faith or outrage could drive into an expr
re-. son of opposition to the aggressons
md slavery, so long as those aggressions 4
- favored by the administration which gi'
ign them their daily pap-wll give them yt
cry faint approval ifany. Noparty in Vt. sd