Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-02-05

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/ tIc bor1v nttomrts of cvrrv brancb Of tho
r,vorn,nInt IN nrnnnrotc slavery North and
S,uL. .t tb., ,,,riC2+ d,.n,,, H., tn L,,,h
nf tL, S,n,t, and tLol,t, md tho nr,s IN,
prssil,,t =, i,o,, anon tho CrntrI Nn,ari.
cam li.,,,te viii t6o British r. ,vnrnno,nt
making its tr,ntv with Honduras C,r tho cx.
cI,,i ,c sl.,,..v from, tho R,v leland. tLc
n, ,in dinicultv ,yitbnYt s,einr 'th,t tb.r, is
a lntant rnrn,s, Of f,rcinc sl,vrr, an t5o.
r,,,i,u ls.,inst 4bo viii Of n mo;,rity If fLn
n,n,l, nf thn Iri,n and n,,ting tho rom
fl r,cv sp1,nit f., n Glaaiopt or il. und.r
tla Throat nf 0,inr off
v,n'r,,,,,s, ,r .,ll'actin, Co,tr,l Ap,ar,.
On +, s',,.,.r ha. h,anb,,lly rr,cl,iu ID. pll
tLa nrrnint Of the African slave trade il ro-
li,j mon +, eli mn the void in the hb,rinr
p,uuliti IN which must be made hv the war
9ui tl, ,ynrlsi.n of d,1rar,rs .',.... Is
If NOT, doo-l!..i,n of th, nation which
eloJ>..u li.i..r...i..nf dis IA. first l.s.rt..
of ii. G....,,p and ipJ.,.ulancn. oud tIr
yr.o- rl,n,,llr If n5nnl n ..,,.rai,ntv in The
world n I.Iy.u Chi'r Nl,i,.t,,t. and cop-
trolling council. hgrh,rinc design. which
they dare not aNow, and seeking 10y fly in
trGn-S to inN,lNe 1t III a war To- "ec'ml'sl
>ti'h N"'t" I1e le'li, N'"'" 'i''h "'-n
"'S" ''I ''n"lA'',I n,I't. '"'! '.,ti"t
committed III tht t'u'l'e' nave m d'u'I
disnltirn. and resist an aftempt hy England
to turn our llnk on the Gulf Of Mcxicp.-
That sln slreads her d Imiui across this
c'ntlnant' rom inc Nuli ot inc 81. Lawrence
, ' '0 "''''' -
iu5 ITS lr ar To o'W upon our "1ol'
y 'rt t'rn ir'niief, Is as m"ch restraint as
can hi en- Iurt'. Inc hatl'i W'"'u ~ VIII
! ing 70 tluS' tOlS century rs IL ncEtl--ll nos
! t;l;l, with rn,l,nd-rithar than submit +,
N'F -"
'llCr'i'Nm 'il' On o"r '''''''I" guar WI OF
tins r'l~'n our government insisted that
Great Britain should ABANDON the assumed
protoctor1tn claimed over tn" coasts OF Cen
| tral America. she r'llnqnished 1t but she
stipulated wsh Honduras that the subjects
lett hy her IN the Bay Islands should continue
to ENJOY the free institutions which She had
planted there. Our own citizen, Mr. Wells'
looking to the establishment OF our influence
through our institutions IN TINS quarter,
haiiS TINS step as ,'tho esurnllshm!ht IN en-
tr1i America OF r'pu"i'cah INSTITUTIONS
WiIlch are not 10 nc oHer'nFo"ii"' 'ic "a rice
oi tenn por'ry rulers
Orr TRUE POLICY TOWARDS CENTRAL AMLRIcA.
Cam Mr. buchanan sn,nmon b,r1ibond IA
involve this country in a war to cxr,l the
freedom Guaranteed to the Bay Islands hy
dictator
and subject them to his absolute authority?
not now, may vet, under another Presidency,
extend its influence over the main land of
Central America, by giving its support to
maintain governments there based upon its
own republican principles. To do this, We
must, like England in the case of the Bay
Islands, send our people into the country,
protect our merchants in their enterprises
thcr', and make an honest demonstration of
the fixed purpose Of our government to build
mp the prosperity Of Central America for its
own and our advantage. What could CON
fer more honor on our national character
than the acc ptanCe Of the proposal which
the illustrious patriot Blrrunda, rs the last
act Of his life, submitted to our late Prosi
dent, Speaking for Cabanas and the wishes
(as Mr.. Wells and our diplomatic agent, Mr.,
Squiar, give reason to b'lieve,) of the people
of Honduras Blrrundia says
"ohe offers her commodious ports her snlubri-
Gus climate, and her great but un1e'oiop'd re'gur'
e' ~ III. S'' D. i7 u,...I ,''l
7 .i No., .r +.t A,,rrico1 ns.,,l. U..duros
L.rId +, forever the friend and sister Of The Unit
ed States and she looks hopefully to the latter for
the support Of her liberty and independenc, Nay
tho eternal Dl'pos'T OF events Ink loE'' 1.t
Il3ps 90 p.', ~ ,'- ''' -
"", P'-P
ll' '''''"'1' VI! repeating
"The earnest soli'uic Of Honduras to c'tot Iisha
true nnl intimate fraternity with inc n.''l 9l'',I'
m ',''' t'"' ',''' "a ,r,, o"I in
.,,,b manner t5ot IorJura. NAV nrocoed 10 develop
her latent element. OF prosrerity. and to improve
tine advantages Of position eminenty favored by
nature without fear Of disturbance for the intnrr
'itntt IRON Tch u''co'u OF TA''Ii"' u9H'T IN