Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-03-21
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URLINGroN, FRIDAY, MARCH q. 1856
4 New Volume.

nonces n new volume of the Free Press, and
the fourth year Of the paper in the hands Of
its present rroprietors. we have made our
weekly visits to the Ere sides of our subscri-
bers long enough to have established bond
of mutual sympathy between us and we may
claim from them, we trust, enough of inter
est in our Journal, to allow US, without pre-
to ask their friendly assistance in
our endeavors to increase its circulation and
It's value
We have been gratified by steady, though |
slow, increase OF subscribers, from year to
year; but our list is still too small to repay |
us for the enlargement Of our sheet. and the |
ased expenses which We have incurred
in the effort to publish paper of which nei
'her we nor our patrons need b, ashamed.
We must either increase our circulation or
reduce the size and expense Of our paper.
of course, we much prefer to Do the former
The coming season is to be one Of high po-
litical importance and interest y President
ia to he chosen for the country. \ ncS
Governor is to be selected for our State, and
n Legislature which must choose [. :. Sem
ator Tor six years to come and Representa-
tives to Congress are to be elected from this
District. and from the LIST. Durinc
the approaching campaign, the questions
which concern the mighty issue before the
country, the result Of which is to determine
whether Freedom Or Slavery shall be supreme
in the future Of our Republic, are to take
form and body as they never have before.
The interests arrayed on either side are mo.
mentous. The struggle will be severe. and
we have to choose the men who shall repre-
sent us and Vermont in the contest. lie de-
serves not the name of an American Citizen
who shares not in the intense interest of the
Canvass. In such time every man will need
to bc posted and to that end must take
and read political paper.
Relieving that Freedom is right and Slave
~ is wrong-that Freedom is blessing and
Slavery a curse--that the Constitution Of
the United States was intended to spread the
blessings of Freedom, and not to extend the
evils Of Slavery. we shall, with what might
and mind we possess, resist whatever tends
to enlarge the area and power Of Slavery, and
we shall encourage every wholesome move
ment to strengthen the Free Institutions of
our Country. Other issues are now subord-
nate. The Republican Party, which is to right
some of the wrongs of the past, and to make
L" Freedom National, Slavery Sectional, has
entered upon an existence full of vigor and
high promise. We are proud to labor in its
ranks.
Heretofore the victory has uniformly been
with the united forces of Slavery. 1t will
continue to be 50 unless those who would
check the advancing monster shall be united
too. We shall therefore labor for the union
of all those who can and ought to stand to-
gether in resisting the extension Of Slavery
and to that end we shall strive to forget past
party differences and we extend a CORDIAL ! and
to oil, who by their sympathy and by thei'
ro.cs will aid the good cause.
In other respects, we shall enieayor tt
give our subscribers The worth Of their money
The Free Press is the largest newspaper il
Vermont, and for year to come, at least
will sui fer no diminution in size. 1t gives
in its long and crowded columns, much NOR
reading matter than any other journal in tn
State or vicinity. It will not attempt t,
rival the great metropolitan journals in tn
quantity of matter, or in the length Of it
reports of criminal trials and essays on park
and pavements. But it will what no city pa
per will do-paceN Vermont affairs tirs.-giv
careful gleanings Of Vermont news-regAr'
and maintain Vermont interests, and discus
the Affairs Of the nation and OF tho Worl
from Vermont point of view, Our CORES
pondence from different parts Of the country
will continue to be feature of interest
For our Farming Friends we shal! give, Il
heretofore, except with more regularity, TIA
Telegraphc report Of the Cambridge Catti
Market-aud shall pay an increased attentio
TO Agricultural affairs generally,
Those of our Subscribers who will be kin
enough to lay some of these inducements be
fore their neighbors, whose names are not 0
our list, and urge them to forward thei
names, with money for year, will do us a
essential service,
OUR TER
Are $50, per annum, strictly IN adrdnce
sI.75, during the year, and $500, after IL
end Of the year The increased expenses {
our paper allow US to make NO DEvlATIo
from these terms. We wish every subscribe
would take advantage of the advance prize
The money may always be sent by mail to OF
risk, if enclosed in presence of the POI
master.
Senator Coilamer's Report.
The minority report on Kansas matters, !
Senator Collamer, is paper Of high state
manlike character, remarkable for its candn
fo7 its courteous and firm language, and f
it's impregnable conclusions. We hear
spoken of, on all hands, one of the able
papers which has appeared in the Senate f
long time. We are sorry that its Icing
forbids our giving it entire, After sketchiI