Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-07-10

The FREE STATE PROGRAMS. The free
State men of Kansas have chalked out q
bold, straightforward programme, and ara
inArxibly resolved to follow it out 10 the
letter In the first place, they will pay no
taxes to the usurpers, nor recognize tho
validity Of any Of their acts
In the next place. census will be imme-
diately taken Of all the inhabitants and voters
IN the territory.
Thirdy-An election will be held on the
hrst Monday OF August, under this census,
for Governor, State Officers and Legis ature,
as provided for by the Topeka constitution.
Fourthly-Free State men will attend the
polls next fall, at the territorial election,
and secure both the Legislature and delegate
to Congress which Legislature, when it as
sembles, will Immediately repeal repudiate,
wipe out, and obliterate every vestige Of
the acts and appointments Of the bogus Le-
glslature from the day of the first invasion
down to that time, and commence anew.
fitthly-Siid Legislature will submit to
vote OF the people the Topeka Constitu-
ton, which of course will be ratified by an
overwhelming majority The document will
then be forwarded to Congress and admission
asked into the Union.
Slxthly--lf the Constitution about being
framed by the Border Rufhans be submitted
to the people, it will be quietly voted down.
but IT none be allowed to vote upon it but
those who have been registered, the Free
State men will refuse to vote, Just as they
have done at the recent election Then the
two Constitutions will come before Congress
one OF them the WORK of pro-slavery fill
busters the other embOdying the will of
the vast majority Of the bona tide settlers Of
Kansas. And furthermore, the latter will
N sta Of -, -. -,
cause Of its having been submitted to the
people for ratification, by a Legislature
created by virtue Of the organic act, Doug
lass own bill there can be no rejecting it
on the ground Of irregularity.
TERRIBLE HAIL STORM AT WAsuIN0roN.--
The Washington Uaion of Tuesday gives
some interesting details of a violent hail
storm experienced in that city on Sunday
last. The hall-stones were at first rather
small, but afterwards quite large-sOme Of
them, the Lnto7 is informed, weighing from
a half pound to a pound. The storm lasted
but half an hour, unrOOfng houses, uproot-
Ing trees, and breaking thousands OF pane5
OF glass Many dumb animals we're pelted
to death Great alarm was felt. some cry
ing out that the comet had come at last.
The Presidents greenhouse was nearly de
ntTOytu, anu Iuc TOOl VI lhe W ute llOuSo
dam iged.
- The skylight of the Capitol the glass
OF which is three-eights of an inch in thick
ness WAS completely riddled. The carpet
on the door of the library will have to be
taken up. From twenty FIVE to thirty panes
OF glass were broken and cracked in the
sky-light of the House extension, and from
i've to six in the sky-lght Of the Senate et-
tension. The sky-lights OF the Capitol
ork-shops were totally demolished and
the number Of panes of glass broken is es-
timated at between six and eight thousand,
There is not whole pane OF glass left in
the temporary sky-light of the Capitol ro-
tunda. The government greenhouses, and
all private green houses, were almost com
pletey destroyed The plants in the gov
ernment green houses were not seriously
injured. The observatory Of Senator Doug
lass was completely rddled, and about one
third Of the glass of Mr. Corcoran's observ-
ato was broken. The Patent and Post
Offices, owing to the quality Of the glass.
have escaped without much damage. At
least two thousand panes of glass were
broken at the Smithsonian Institution.
The damage to the street lamps was such as
to prevent their being lighted \ physician
happened to be out at that time, and both
himself and horse were bruised by the hail
stones particularly the quadruped, Two
hogs, on Capitol Hill were killed by the
hail-stones; their shelter having been blown
over by the wind thus exposing them to
the fury OF the elements A man in the
neighborhood Of the Long Bridge was
Knocked down by the hail, but, getting up,
he managed to stagger to place of safety. y