Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-10
THE CAUCUS.

ton. Hon. G.. F. EDMuNDs, our former
able and trusty representative, was nominated
for Town Representative without dissent
ing voice or vote. He was sent for, and
spoke in response to the nomination. lie
pledged himself to labor for the best interests
of tho town in the Legislature and then
briefly alluded to national politics In his
opinion the Republican party had but just
begun its work. The extension of slavery
should be resisted, not only on philanthro-
pic grounds, but because of AN unjust pre-
ponderancc of power given by the consttu-
ton to the STAKEHOLDER. lie was, for one,
entirely unwilling that the owner OF slaves
should be allowed to offset by means Of five
slaves the votes of three free men of the
north, and for that reason alone, if no other
existed, he believed it to be the duty OF the
partv to resist the addition of Slave States,
and that only when it is settled as the poll
cy of the country that only free States shall
be added to the Republic, will the mission OF
the Republican party be accomplished Mr..
Edmunds briefly, but spoke with his custo-
mary clearnessand effect, and was loudly APP
plauded.
Hos. J.. +. CHlGrENDLN, was next called
upon for speech. Mr.. Chittenden has just
returned from Illinois and Missouri, and
gave Il graphic and stirring account of the
tremendous political excitement in both those
states, and of the pending contest between
| Douglassand Lincoln. lie said it was OF no use
! for Republicans to expect anything OF Mr.,
| Douglas. He would never be anything but
a democrat. and he hated, with an unex-
tinguishable hatred, everything republican.
He carries with him, also. the whole force Of
the administration party. You hear moth
ing Of Judge Breese as Buchanan candidate,
out there Mr.. Chittenden went to Illinois
surprising that Mr.. Douglas would carry
the dav. lie now believed Douglas defeat
was certain Mr. Lincoln has entirely the
better of him, thus far. Mr.. Chittcnden
spoke of the great interest taken by the peo-
ulc of Missouri in the contest in Illinois, and
mentioned the important fact that Mr.
Frank Blair and Mr. Brown Of the Missouri
Democrat had been speaking for the Repub-
lican cause to large crowds in lower Illinois,
.. Ervpt''-which is now the battle ground
of freedom.
As for Missouri, the determination there
to make her free State is steadily ncreas-
ing. In st. Louis, not Il man of business
could be met with who was not open in his
expressed determination to do all in his
, power to bring about that result. Mr.
, Chittcnden's remarks were very interesting
and were received with hearty applause
BURNING OF QUARANTINE BUILDINGS AT NEW
YoRK-On the night Of the LIST, about II
o'clock. an attack was made on the Quaran
tine buildings. Staten Island. An organic
ed force of about 1000 armed men assailcC
the Northwest corner of the wall, tearing il
down, passed into the enclosure and set fire
to the shanties used as hospitals for yellow
fever and smallpox patients. The lars
brick building on the hill, called the st
N:.l.vias.' was also fired and consumed
Another building used for small-p ox patient
was also consumed. The mob broke in tn
iron gates to the main entrance also, an
the engines were taken in but the hose wa
cut and the fremcn manifested no DISPOSE
ton to extingush the fire.
The mob deliberately entered the seyera
hospitals, and removed the sick piled stray
beds and bedding in the doorways and win
dows and set them on fire.
, DR.. Thompson, the health officer, Gale
his men, about sixty in number, into hi
house. and armed them with muskets, bu
the force was too powerful to render any at
tempt to oppose them successful. The han
bour police were all on iuty in their boat'
but the mob was beyond their control whc
they reached the ground. Ono of Nh
back with bail and buckshot.
The next night the remainder of the bail
dings were burned, being set on fire sool
after the adjournment of meeting of I'll
citizens of Richmond county. Among tn
buildings burned Were the six cottages .,
cuped by the boatInen of the station, th
house of DR.. Waller, deputy health officer
and the fine brick house of DR.. Bisscll III
furniture had been removed from all but tn
. last Dr. Bissel, though warned of the in
i tended burning, refused to move AN article
r Tho mob it is stated, WAS led by Ray Toml
I klns, Chief Engineer of the Staten L.
g land Fire Department, who appearc
G in his iiremans uniform. \ detacl
D ment of |. 5. marines were present
but only to guard the Government Property
No attempt was made by any one to stop til
flames. Soon after midnight the Femal
s Hospital was set fire and wholly consumed
1t contained Is patients who were previous
+ ly removed and placed ON II grass plat b'
tween the hospital and the residence Of til
. Physicians, the latter being still ON fire
= where they remained during the night eS
: posed to the open air and tn
| showers of sparks from the burnin
buildings. The Fire Department WAS pre-,
: ent hut did nothing to stop the confaSration
, The 9Th Regiment of New York City he
| been notified to hold themselves in READINGS
Tor this emergency, but seem not /
have been called cut. The |. ). ReNenu
officer, house WAS among the property dies
l troyed at Quarantine. Three Of the scl
: died from the heat and exposure, an,
were left for whole day lying under the tree
where they died. The immediate cause 0
this out break was the appearance OF yellow
Fever in the neghborhood supposed to hav
come from Quarantine.