Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-03-28

- The Free Press processes now to be in favor
Of what is known as " the Republican movemont"-
after doing all in its power to prevent a cordial
union of all Anti-Nebraska men in this state on
that basis, until the union was a fixed fact. Now,
we ask the Free Pysss-having at length taken po-
sition-to consider just two things !. W. have
never claimed the paternity of the Republican
party" in this State, or said anything affording
real ground for such a very tacetious insinuation.
!. We did carly enlist in favor of a cordial union
Of all Anti Nebraska and Anti-Administration men
oi whatever party heretofore, or whatever locality,
to put down an Administrator responsible for so
cros. a breach Of faith as that known as the " Ne
hraska swindle We have not changed. In pro-
tesscdly joining this movement, the Free Press has
changed, We trust that paper, having come over
to- our views in one respect, will SO still further,
and agree with III that all opponents of the Admit
n~istration are at least to be treated fairly, aud we
should also say, too, in a spirit of Cancellation. We
ask no man to support FILLMORE and we shall
not do ST., unless in the end it shall appear to be
The most effectual means Of preventing another
- Pierce and Atchison " triumph. We expect to
go as a majority in the State shall decide to be best,
on fair and deliberate onsultation-uhoorc may
he our personal preference. viii the Free Press
meet us on this ground.-Mddietury Register.
The Registers intimatlon that the Free
Press has but just taken its position in refer.
encc to the "Republican movement y and the
charge that the Free Press has hitherto done
all in its power to prevent a union Of all the
.Anti-Nebraska men in the State, we canno'
be expected to reply to seriously. Both are
SO absurdly and barefacedly false, as to be
simply funny. We could fill our sheet witt
extracts from the editorial columns of almost
every number Of our paper since the passag
Of the Nebraska bill, in which we showed thu
necessity and urged the policy Of IA cordia
union Of all the Anti-Nebraska men, " not on
ly in the State, but throughout the country
But it would be of little service. The Reg
iir would not let its readers see our disproo
of its statements, and our own readers need n,
light on the subject, They know that on
adherence to the principles of the Republica
Party dates from the crisis which gave it cx
Istence.
We cannot echo the Registers sclfcompla
cent claim to immutability. We profess nc
to be like the laws Of the Modes and Persians
and like the Register, which change no
Without change there can be no progress
The Free Press was Wing while the VIII
Party existed when it died We recognize
the call of the Times for Il new combination
and aided in its formation nor were we il
consistent in this, with our former profes,
IONS and principles. The Register was Silver
Grey Wing, it became, and now is, Know
Nothing, and we must believe it when it tel
us it has not changed in so doing,
We agree with the Register, that all opp,
ncnts Of the administration are to be treate
tatrly, 1t does not follow that all are to |
treated in a spirit of connLutioH. There Is
class ofopponents to the Administration, wi
cannot be conciliated by any honest enemy
Slavery extension, without an abandonmel
Of principle. They oppose Mr.. Pierce net b
cause he has proved iaithlcss TO Freedom, fl
it is one of their arguments against him tina
s%eryilc as he has been, he cannot be trust,
to care sufficiently for the interests Of SLAYER
but because they desire the leaves and iisI
cs, which can only be obtained by his downfal
and the transfer Of power to Il man of the
own. These are the "South Americans, "TheI
men the Register is anxious, as has been b,
too evident, to conciliatc. We are not. o.
opposition to Mr. Pierce is but a portion Of o,
hostility to Slavery and its propagandists.
The sole obstacle now in the way of a fir
and victorious union Of all the opponents
Slavery extension, is the course of til
northern men, who, protesting to be Repub
licans in sentiment, are really laboring t
build up a national party based upon anoth,
issue, composed Of both friends and foes
Slavery extension, and of course casting OF
Of its platform the very corner stone of II
publicanism. The obstacle is the course
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