Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-02-25

| To purchase the island is merely to pay two
hundred dollars per head for every man,
woman, child and niger not to own them,
but merely for leave to govern scum of po-
pulation that we would reject with scorn If
| they offered to come for nothing
The only Use Of the Island to us would be
| to keep an army and fleet there. costing one
hundred millions annually. The native ere
olcs are an ignorant, vicious, prcst-ridden
set over whom Gen. Tacon established n
military despotisn, not to prevent politi-
cal insurrection, but crime. From the Capt.
General, the Judge on the bench, and the
| priest in the pulpit. to the lowest Cuban
bribery is universal. No other but the
Catholic religion is tolerated, and tho Gu
! bans to man are truo to the Catholic
Church, and the Catholic Church is despot-
| ism.
lie believed that the declaration of Inde-
pendance quoted oy Mr.. benjamin was
written in some tavern IN New Orleans.
What was the fate of the Gallant Crittendcn,
when he went in good faith to aid these. 80
called painting Cublns? He died like man,
but declared with hls latest breath that he
had been deceived in his belief that the Gu
bans thirsted for liberty.
| Here he went largely into the Dred Scott
| utClSlDl eiNlup lIittl ~ til tilD unity
| lion corruption fund are the only planks in
the Democratic platform of 1860, and un-
der which they will march to certain defeat
Mr.. Chandler concluded by examining the
details of the expenditures to show that the
increase since 1852 has arisen from corrup-
| ton.
HousE.-The Srrreant-at- Arms brought in
John Cassidy. of Philadelphia, who had been
| r. Al d..
Investigating Committee, but failed to ap-
pear. lie was now arraigncd before t! G
| House, for contempt On being interogat-
ed he pleaded illness. disclamed all inten-
ton of dsrespcot, and begged to he excused.
His answer was deem .'', ctory, and
he was discharged.
Mr.. English called up the bill regulating
the postage on newspapers and periodicals,
| and took occasion to correct some mlsappre-
| tensions afoat rs to the effect of his bill. -
He denied that it was intended to tax news
papers passing in cxchange-the design is
that periodical dealers shall receive mail mat
ters on the same terms as regular subscribers,
and that maps Ind Autographs may be car
red for one cent per ounce. Heretofore such
matter has been excluded from the mail.
Mr.. Colfax said, that, by the phraseology
OF one of the sections, every newspaper pub
Usher would be compelled to prepay postage
on his entire circulation passing through the
mais--a change asked for by no one.
One section provides punishment for per-
sons taking out letters from post Offices by
mistake, but wilfully emitting to return
them and also for persons who neglect to
apply money handed them for prepayment
OF postage, etc. Al present there is no law
to punish such offenders The bill proposes
a fine of s 100, or one years imprisonment,
for these offences. Passed.
The House then went into Committee on
the Whole on the Army Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Davis of Mississippi, defended tc De
mocratic party from Mr.. CARROTS charges OF
extravaganza, and accounted for the increased
expenditures by referring to extensive mail
facilities, the Utah war, expenses attending
new territories, DC.
For these increased expenditures neither
the President, nor heads of departments,
were responsible.
Mr. Granger followed, culogising New York
for her efforts to guard the liberty of every
p rs)n who sets foot on her soil, and declar-
ing that if she fulfilled her cons itutional
obligations no person can invade her terri
tory to take away human beings into slavery.
Congress, he said, had no power to legslate
the return Of fugitive slaves.
Mr. Phelps of Mo, alluded to the great
increase in Army expenditures, and express
ed desire to cooperate in reducing tie ap-
preparations whenever feasible.
Mr.. Stanton moved to strike out the
800 900 for the recruiting service, consider
ing the army four times as numerous as ne
cessary
Mr., Stanton said he did not advocate the
reduction simply as 4 question of economy
but because the army was now used us an in
strumcnt of dcspotism in the enforcement OF
oppressive laws and preventing the first prin
ciples Of civil liberty.
Without action the Committee rose, anC
the House adjourned.