Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-31


New Orleans Delta is interesting, as i
gives the views which a certain class o
southern men entertain about the expcden
cy of shifting the field wherein the slave
power OF the nation is to display its ener
gies. The Delta has been an eminent ad.
vocate of Walkers fnbustering operation,
in Central America.
LEAyENwoRTH Cry, X. T.,
June 18th, 1857.
EDITOR True DELTA
| ON Monday last, the 18th instant, the
| election for members of the Convention to
| frame State Constitution was held, and
resulted, in this place, in the election of the
| Democratic ticket, strictly 80 called. An
other ticket was run, composed Of citizens
OF standing and intelligence, but as they
advanced no programme of principles dii-
ferent from that of the regular ticket, and
professed none distinct on different from
theirs; their vote, as might have been OK
pected. was very small indeed. The entire
vote of both parties reached about two hun.
dred and fifty, one-fourth only of the actual
bona fde electoral strength Of Leavenworth
City alone
There was very little interest taken in
the election here. and my opinion is there
will be very little elsewhere; for apart from
the refusal of the Free Solers to vote,
which is general, there is an indisposition
on the part of many intelligent and reflect
ing men to have the Territorial form of
government changed so early. They say
that the slavery issue is no longer before
the people that seven eigbts of the entire
population are opposed to the establish
ment of slavery. some for one reoson soma
for another, but all more or less ,nanenced
hy the conviction that. evenif al,owed Lv
law. none worth speak,np about wonld evor
be brought hither, looking at the nroducts
Of the country and the cost of that descrip-
ton OF Labor In this view, am fully ncr
suaded they are right Just as | am, from
what | have seen and heard in the adoin-
ing State of Missouri, that it will not be
Iong before the institution disappears from
the latter also. Should we have coed cot
ton and sugar crops for the next three
years, we may look out for similar agita-
ton in Kentucky and Maryland to that so
successfully initiated in St. Louis against
the continuance of slavery, and which is
now spreading rapidly over other sections
of the State. To prevent this, there is no
remedy that | can see except the adoption
prevent the future importation of slaves
from adjacent OF other remote States, and |
in this manner compel those now having
them to keep them.
By the way, the Southern Pacific Rail |
road Company would, am sure, find a fine |
outlet for the sale of their lands to which .
they Will soon entItle themselves in Texas,
ny having good agent IN the section of .
missouri opposite to TINS place, called the /
flatte country nave conyersed with
hu"per o' r''httrS In mat dlstrict, and
ln'aritolY nhu tnoSe VINO desire to retain
t"'lr saves IN ia'or Oh removing South, and
am iuIlY convinced thelr LABOR and capital
"on'd De rem, yea 20 leXas were they only
made aware OF the lnnumerable advantages
'hat hre state oners IN climate AMI lands.
Inc comparative hlgh prlcc OF lands in
IA hhhsas over the oest IN Allssouri, directly
.1Jo'ning' Is not without Its influence in
iiSposlng the minds OF me1 to re.inquish-
hent OF slave lanor 'and must, and should no
great couhteractlng principles be put in
'!eratoh' soon determine the question
'Suin't Tue poht'cai power OF the south.
or Instance TWO ni'ies rom this city, on
ne -h'SSou'' S'ce' can a' this moment Pur-
'hase iarni Vi eAceiiehe Iahd, containing
'he huhureu anu sixty acres hity acres OF
Shich are uhuer CULTIVATION with suitable
'rm ouiiuingS' ana e'gn.y are heavily TIM
Iereu' ior .hree thousand collars while
nree miiesoack Vi Leavehwor'n'm haH'aS'
ne saule quant''' Vi iahu unoroken' un-
enced' ana without single SUCK OF timber
'annot DC puronaseu lor less than nve times
NAT sum. ihueeu' Withlh lnree miles the
skiing price Is usually one hundred and
lity collars per acres ana the owner SHOWS
10 very great uNlulLV at tDut.
No"' ~ Is i'r every in.eiiiSen' man 10
'euuce ms own CONCLUSIONS from these
acts ana tor every southern man TO ask
hmseii-how long slavery lsiikeiy 10 be main
aiheu III country where discrepancies IN
,aiue so strihlhs shu so important exist
'nouiu tne oo''on o'a'es io'ioW the ieau OF
''u u,inina'oiy oouneci'' anu 'a'k' taih' .aih'
'i'hout in"Aius sins'e enueaVor ostreh,
''heh themselves "nele nature mas pointed
"o way auu 9oii anu vtuia'e in'te, III
cry 'eW yo"ie .noio wiz NC heither poii'icai
W S'n VI auu tnn eou.in uanoe
u , slavery Vi i'' a"oii'ion VIII oe altogether
iePenueh' upon 'ne aS'ioh Vi men, All U!
"hose natural al cuucatiohal Pre)udle4s
inu uiiec' In'eio''S are au'asonisuc 10 l'F
per pe'ua''U "a IN -.
lno alAct no'enen' whivn you 80 car
'estly suPPorleu as oho peculiarly auVdh'
ageous 20 lne oou'h' ouerihg as ~ ulu 10
ler' d saie Quiet IN an unassailaoie quar-,
Ter nus appears iaiieu' the powerlui
iooiltloh element prevailing IN our FEDERAL
ystem ,oclhS arrayed against IL from the
noneh. hor'horh loooers couiu not eA,
'ln'i'e'y use ana ENJOY lor their special
IuIant.eo' anu 30 Wlil ~ continue 10 pc'
10 matter what party Is IN the ascenient
're ensaeeu IN the pursuit oil impraetledole
'css OF those substantially ana lntrlnslcaly ,