Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-08-21

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were disturbing the stiffness of the White
House at Washington. This child's play
in Kansas must stop. So the flutes and
hautboys wer cast aside and the drums
and trumpets were brought into use. Mr..
Walker threw off the disguise and appear
ed in his true character. To threaten the
people with all the horrors of dragonnade
and all the punishments due to rebellion
if they should dare to do anything which
should imply disregard Of the bogus leg
islature's authority-to put the United
States troops in motion to quell rebellion,
although there was none, and none thought
of-to turn over to the officials of the bogus
legislature the business of districting the
Territory for n new election IN such way
as to secure an irresistible preponderance of
pro-slavery members, no matter how great
the excess of Free State residents-to have
the fair promises of Gov. Walker secuted
by the leaders, as things beyond his con-
troll, and contrary to what was intended, to
be--to have Judge Cato declare that mono
could be allowed to vote who have not paid
taxes imposed by the bogus legi stature
was doing the very things which were
always intended to be done, if needful to
secure Kansas as slave State. The orig
inal plan is progressing only with such
change of subordinate movements as it's
4 Il,
This change of action-of open action we
mean-has measureably softened the harsh
est howlings from the South. They see
that Mr.. Walker meant better for them
than they feared, though they growl in an
under tone their displeasure at him and
Mr.. Buchanan for frightening them So
They say there was but one plan about the
whole business from the outset-from the
very introduction of the Nebraska bill
That was to give them Kansas as a Stare
State, so that they might have the poUer
which they claim and which they 'ciH have
cost what it may. Neither Mr. Buchanan
nor Mr. Walker had any right to say or do
any thing from which the free state men
might take the least encouragement. If
any evil comes to their cause from such
duplcity, those who are guilty Of it must
look out for the reckoning.
What will be the end of all this We
think Just as we have thought all along
The iniquitous scheme to add to the politi
cal power Of the Slave States in the Senate
which originated the Kansas Nebraska
bill, was not entered upon by men disposed
to stick at trifes. They cared not then
and they care not now what means shall be
resortcd to for the end, provided only that
it shall be secured. They have not relin-
q uished their original purpose, and they
have not become any more scrupulous thar
when they stirred up drunken rufiians Of
Missouri to carry fire and sword into Kan
sas. The men who murdered innoc men
for no other crime but for wishing to have
the blessings of freedom instead of the
curses Of slavery spread over the land of
their choice, are still in favour, Not one
has been brought to justice. The usurpers
are sill upheld by the government a'
ready u have the offices and treasury Of the
nation used for purposes OF corruption as
! its immediate predecessor was. The plan
is to have a proslavery constitution made
and declared in force by the convention
called by the Bogus legislature to frame it
to have two Iroslayery Senators from Kan
sas on hand at Washington to take then
/ places when the State is admitted and Il
qdnH II. The fact that an overwhelming
majority of the proper residents of Kansas
are in favor of making Kansas free Stat,
will be treated as thing Of no consequences
whatever.
Such we believe is the plan. Will i
succeed We see at present no reason t,
doubt it. The power to doit will be in botl
Houses of Congress viii they not exer
it We believe they will
But will there not come a day of reckon
ing All, there is the only thing that
makes some Of the corrupt and guilty one
uneasy. Yet we think the Southern man
ayers are desperate. They say, we mus
and we will have the porD, and when tina
is ours we will find means to govern tn
North. We have governed them 50 far b.
Offices and money and we can do it longer W
will take the risk. As for their mserabl
followers of the North, what care they J.
They will dance to any tune that thei
masters will pipe to them. They vii
cry, great is Democrat Cyl, governs tn
nation-the strongest side is the only on
that dispenses fayors. What care we ho'
often we eat our own words What car
we how we give the lie TO the acts an
sayings of our forefathers What care W
that the Southerners say they rule US JUS
as they please We get paid for it. VIVA
do we want more =
A word TO the Republicans of Vernon
The clearness with which the people {
Vermont see great and just principle
and the steadiness with which they supper
it give the State character and influence a.
home and abroad, Vermont is Away
spoken of as reh able State The peopl
OF Vermont love liberty and justice. Their
Is one way to show 1.-THE way which NOR,
than all others has weight in the nation
by their rote n he poHs. The powerfr