Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-06-04

"The Secretary, tStanton, as in days Of yore,
cannot close his communication without admins
terinS well timed rebuke to the black republi.
cans and their allies, "who have so long and per-
tnaciously struggled to deprive the people Of
that territory of the rght to adopt reject their
own constitution" by ierccly battling the doc
trim Of popular sovereignty, and claiming for
Congress the right to form the institutions of the
people Of Territories. We commend the letters
Of these two gentlemen to the attention of the
Free Prsss. 1t has been wont to quote them as
authority How is it now neighbour"
Our readers need not be told that with it's
characteristic dishonesty the Seminal quoted
as "a rcbuke to the black republicans and
their allies" what Stanton uttered as re-
buke to the pro-slorry officials Of Kansas. He
has lately published pungcnt letter to his fell
low citizens of Memphis, in which he condemns
in strong terms the course of the President
and the democratic majority of congress in re-
gard to Kansas. lie SAYS the alternative offer
ed the people by the English bill is distinctly
this;-''Yo may enter the Union with q small
population ifyou will submit to a Constitution
which you have repudiated; but you must
have much larger population if you insist
on Constitution Of your own choice,
and the authors of this measure will alone
be responsible for the renewed agitation,
which cannot fail from the inevitable reiec-
ton OF the proposition by the people Of the
Territory"
He thinks the vote Of the republicans in
supporting the Crittenden- Montgomery
amendment was liberal and patriotic that
nothing could have been tairer, and he con
cmdesas follows -
a wise policy, aud faithful adherence to De-
mocratic principles would have induced the Ad-
minstration party to accept this measure, as a
just and great concession made by their opponents
On the contrary, however. by insisting upon the
acceptance Of Slave Constitution, not only with.
out submission to the people, but in direct viola
tion Of their known will tho administration party
themselves assumed the sectional aud indefensibe
ground, leaving the Democratic and true esnst4u.
t'oHat pi2pIrn IN the p'sssSs.o. Of The anti Lee
compton Democrats, Americans AID Rep4Jheaas
Even in the final arrangement under the English
bill with an intatuutiOn aud blindness almost up-
precopentod, the Administration party sui insisted
upon Retaining the fatal credit Of not permitting
the people to vote upon their own Con stitution,
while in truth tlsy virtually surrendered the sub
stantial right, content with cogging it by tho
most unjust conditions, such as will surely ire
turn TO plague the inventors
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS. The Republi-
cans Oi Several States are organizing for the
Summer elections.
In Maine, the Republican State Conyen.
ton is called for the 9th Of June, at Angus
ia. Governor and State officers are to be
elected
The Republicans Of Ohio have called u
State Convention at Columbus on Tuesday,
June 10Th. Nominations will then Dc made
for the following officers One supreme
{ 'nnrt .Iult,a ..,,,.,rn1 4
the Board of Public Works, and COM stroller.
The Indiana Republicans have their ticket
IN nomination, AS follows FIR supreme
Judges, Horace Z. Biddle, A. W. loniiicks,
Simon landcs, VIM. ID. tiriswold Attorney
General, William +, OTTO; Treasurer Of
STATE, Albert lange; secretary ofStatc, vii
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