Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-07-11
NUMBER TWO.


hIuit slavery anywhere, and Of thc people m
Hohlplt IL IN the Territories until they iJtm
d 9'd'e-t lplIows inevitably that. short pt q
A'' "cu'puS interference ny slavocratlG led
eral court or a slavocratlc state. slavery car.
nov ,i DO nronlbited at all and thus. IN their
flatinrm OF principles. TO which they are
puhhcly pledged, towering far above the of-
''te poHtlcal issues ot past generation, the
S extension ana perpetnatl'n OF Slavery and the
flaVe Power stand boldly out as the distiuc.
I'VE Signs and seals Of seltstylcd Democracy.
we ioathe ana REJECT 1t asa libel m tie name.
IN view therefore, OF the impending crisis
III V'!e 'ate OF our beloved country--pI the
eigd'' ana IL may nc inaI, trlaI Vt the vlrtuo,
.."u' lcnHe"ce' justice saSacity ana patriot
sui ol 'he people, upon winch their rights
"'u ilpcrtles 1epehd-and the trdnsrenIcut
magnitude oi the interests at stake it II
h'So'''H' lhat we hereby pledge ourselves
70 y! uhlte' irrespective OF all previous party
ulsthclons' ana ny work and vote, to dedi
ca'e our best services To- the Constitution,
as if the sacred charter OF the Liberties and
iiiuIllhes" oi the People the Rights Of the
"ra'ts una tLe reftetuity OF mon ~ res
cue cue. 'ne Soyerhm"ht from the control OF = cor
i"i' :, n''u .4IAn',I'nl l'yhasty ana I" restore
!. " US oIIS'h'l g''ry-puIe' b-hehc'ht ana
u't 'Iee' ,r,
n',C''''' lhat we here'y invite the co.
ol'r"''Jn VI every P"tro''' freeman oi YER
mint " Every party hdihe-in' 'DkirE MN TO
iper '''I' ne Is inc 'ruHte-, hig' the
ana tHe noDIest American, who sacrifices his
va iry t.'o 'iy ~ VI Iee' 'H'' anu
country.
Resoired, That we hereby approve the
principles proclaimed by the Phlladelphln
Loan;ti .;r, y, '.tS 'u y. oune' anu Ao''
FREyoSr and WV l.. DAYToy to the bi,l-
est Offices in the gift of the people. and
pledge them united and Jealous support
conhdlng in the iaithiulness OF their past
services TO freedom' IN their marked ability
anu uhshrihKlnS hflunes IN every trlal' ana
IN the spotless purity OF thelr ives that they
VIII prove worthy stahdard-bearers oi the
Nranu army oi rreeheh'
h'SoH.d' mat we recommend t. the
ia7or OF the treemen OF Vermont the state
lcket TINS DAY nominated-and that We ask
Tor 1t the vote OF every lover OF his country,
to the end that from the Tree sons ot tns
Hreen Mountains shall 90 out a unanimous
verdict which shall strike tyranny with
dread ana give t. Freedom assurance pt
Natlohal akd GLORIOUS victory
Ihe convention WAS addressed by > u
fHnt' Lew InderWoo1' key A. W eostei,
f. {; Reddlngton, Daniel Needham Austin
Beecher and others and adjourned with three
cheers lor FREMONT " DAYTON ana thlco
FOR JESSIE
'hNAIoh HANLIN On Ill rHAN'NI Inc
following extract from the speech Of Hannibal
Hamlin. the democratic senator from Maine
,rbo rerrdio,,s P,,cbo,,,r and .I,. ,.,-,,-,,...
P'H''olln ~ '"' la'e 'IeIn'he IN'luCdIl'n
meeting in Worcester, hears valuable testl
monv to the character and rriucir1es If the
,oo,ls.s candidate.
u-,
WI no Is 1Qnh - iteinont lie Is the
nIs. man VINO uiscoVe[eu yHe interior o' 'his
cohViugnt' ScuIeu tI9 hocAy -Iouh'alhs' anu
coh'rloutcu u more t'ah any other man toward
W"n"s ca''v'",o H;i''e sac. KNOW MIN
wen as " man VI eminent aDIilVy anu VI un
Nahlornll was SEEKING auinissloh into the
with bim M IN rho host ,notboJ " 5r'r ssc'r,
that result II. ras ruc IN the ,1sht M
language "q'' Ca'Horn'0 must come 'e as
'It, h 'laIs' l, ~ hIl :YLli ~ L a.. aD,
without sufHcicnt antncejents Is r. his ,nsi
ton or qualifications for the presidency. But.
not only has he antecedents Of the ri yht kind,
but he IS an anicrcdeut IN hims,iC, He is A
greater executive oiiicor than auv man
since Andrew jackson
John G.. Fremont is an anti-slayory mln,
and has ALWAYS been one from his boyhool
Although a native of Georgia. and brought
up in South Carolina, in spite of his early as.
s6ciation he was ever for freedom When
embarking on his Western tour. be was ask.
/ ed if it was not his intention to purchase
slave, as a domestic for his wife His reply
was, neuer oicHed one doNar IN ills1n
fesh, and while reason holds its sway in nv
brain, | NEVER WILL, love my wife with
the most ardent affection, but that wife must
toll with her own hands, rather than own
thus educated and thus true to our principles,
we have the highest assurance that with him
at the helm oil the COVE; nment'l II ne can pre-
T ogY ~, nv o,,r 'ns' s,.ui. siH''S W.
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Rev. II, p. CUTTING, who has written sew
eral interesting letters for our columns from
Kansas, is, it seems, doing service in the
cause with voice as well as pen. We clip
| the following from the Iowa City Repulli-
| can of June 24th-
| "Mr. Cuttings speech at the State House
last evening, was ct"i'nS lndeed' IL Is uni
s?tsa'iy ns Gnu 49, w. So .,.I r'
garled as nowerful elucidation of facts a.
they came under his own personal obseryA-
tlon. W hat would husbands and 'atheIs o'
this % iree ianu tninA, MHlo 'lg CtGt'i1t5 t;Ii5 ',
by drunken rowdies. as was the clothing.
Iewelry, and other private articles OF Mr..
hldrldges family taken these rGfhAn' at
wns demolished nnder the lead of MARSHAL
Donaldson and sheriff Jones, even took the