Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-07-02

Dlb olcif nlIugSlc 10 liot oNcI' lhc poopiopi
that territory do not own the soil on which
they dwell. Government yet owns the land.
The settlers have only their presumption rights
and when the government sales are proclaimed
they may go and buy their land. Those
sales were appointed in this month. The
people of Kansas were without money to
buy with, and they sent a delegate to the
President to procure the postponement of the
sales. | happened to be in the ante-room of
the Presidents house when that delegation
came to sec Mr.. Buchanan, and told them
that if they would accept the Lccompton
Constitution they probably could have the sale
arranged to suit them. They afterwards told
mcthat that veryproposition was made to them
by member of the Cabinet but they told
the Secretaries that they had no power to
make any such arrangement The sales how
ever were postponed to next November But
the people of Kansas have little money.
They have cndcavourcd to raise the requisite
sums, which amount to over a million of dol
lars, in New York, but have failed to do SO.
Now ifthcpeople of kansasacceptt the Lccomp-
ton constitution the sales must be postponed
again in order to allow the State lands to be
selected and reserved, If they reject that
constitution, they are liable to be sold at once
out of house and home. With such an al
tentative before them it was plain that the
contest was not setted-but it was his firm
belief that they would reject Lecompton, let
the consequences to them be what they may
In concluding Mr.. Collamer said the South
is united. Time was when the people feared
the effect on their liberties of the United
States bank with but thirty-fvc millions Of
capital Now a body of $50, 900 men exists,
holding, in their slaves, from hcelrc 10 trcnty
hundred millions of associated wealth, having
all the unity of action of a corporation
Through the Democratic party they control
the Republic. They profess to have formed
the opinion that Free Society is a failure.
They maintain that servitudc is the proper
condition of all who labor with their hands
that the proper order of things is the "mud-
sills' below and the aristocracy above-that
the normal condition of society. The qucs-
ton now is, whether or no these $50,
900 Shareholders shall govern the Is, 000,-
600 Of the Free States, or, whether, in
the success of the Republican Party
we shall again realize the idea of a
free Government of the people. We labor
under many discouragements but the ex-
pertinent is worthy of effort, and trust that
it may succeed.
Our report of Mr. Collamers speech is ne
ccssarily an imperfect one. 1t was deliver
ed with dignity and animation, and was re-
ceived with hearty applause.
The Convention was fortunate in having
the presence Of Hon. Mr.. Howard of Michi-
gan Mr.. Howard, as our readers remember.
was Chairman of the Kansas Investigating
Committee and is one of the soundest and
staunchest Republicans in the house. He
was, of course, called on for a speech.
Mr.. Hownrd's Speech.
MIR. Howard thought there was no propriety
nor necessity in his making "A speech. No
proprety because several Of the Renrcsnnt"
tvos Of vv,nlonu were present who should be
called on before himself no necessity be-
cause Vermont always has been right, as
right, and always will be right, Abiding
to ii remark Of Mr. Colamers that though
he was born in New York State, it was when
he was too young to know that it was fault
to be born out of Vermont, and that he cor
rccted it by coming to Vermont as soon as he
could, Mr.. II. said that, though he had
committed many faults there was one fault
he never was guilty of, he nerer .tailcd TO be
born in Vermont.
Mr.. Howard vindcatcd the course of the
Republicans of Congress in voting for the
Crittenden Montgomery amendment. 1t
had been charged by some that, in so doing
side by side with the popular sovereignty
men, they had abandoned, SO far, their Re
publican principles. He would say to his
audience, as he should say to his own con-
stituents, that the Republicans had yielded
nothing. They had voted that the people
shall have the right to form their own Con-
stitution phen becon,iny a State, But who
ever denied that right? The distinction be-
tween the denial of the right Of the people of
a new State to form their own Constitution,
and the denial of the right of Congress to
control the territories, is as palpable as the
distinction between the liberty allowed
young man when he becomes of age, and the
authority of a father over his family of young
children. We said ''when Kansas becomes o
age-when she comes to the degree of State,
let her have the robes of sovereignty" We
stood up for that right, and we accepted will
lingly the aid of all who would help us, and
in so doing, we yielded not Il jot or little of
principle
Mr.. Howard went ON to speak of Kansas.
lie depicted with the freshness and in
terest Of an eyewitness the reign of
terror, which the Committee of In
yestigation found there; he described the
thorough method of the investigation he
narrated some OF the facts disclosed; he gave
the well-known figures, (Which cannot be too
often repeatod,) of the second INVASION when
by the side OF IL caucus list showing 2905
legal votes in the territory, they placed poll
list showing G33l votes cast, and developed
the fact that of the G33l, but sd were
thrown by legal voters, the rest being cast by
over 1900 MissJuran scoundrcls VINO went
over into Kansas to help tn, people to be
in their own way" lie described the organ