Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-29

: has absorbed their prejudces, and will peace
Q ably absorb everything that is not consistcn
t with the virtuous spirit of our institutions
{ (Cheers)
; Oh sir, there is Il wonderful vitality il
> true democracy founded upon tho equality o
rights. There is an nexhaustible power o
resistance in that system Of government
which makes the protection of individua
rights matter of common interest IF pre-
served in its purity. there is no warfare o
opinions which can cndanger it-there is nc
} conspiracy of dcspotic aspirations that can
destroy it. But if not preserved in its pu.
rity? There are dangers which only blind
nc.s cannot see. and which only stubborn
party prejudice will not Sec
have already called your attention to the
despotic tendency of the slave-holding sys-
ten. need not enlarge upon it need not
describe how the existence Of slavery in the
south affected and morilized ev n the 20
lltica lfo in tie free States how they at
tempted to press us, you. and me. into the
posse ot the slavc-catchcr, how that abom-
Unable act, which is worse than the "Alien
and Sedition laws," still disgrace our statute
book how the ruling party, which has de-
voted itself to the service OF that despotic in
t"rHSt, shrinks from no violation Of good
.I',i' RON no encroachment upon natural
( '-'' ''1n no trca"ucrous obnnIInmgnt pf
/ '";rt'in. "tHl principles. And do not he i
| tate 20 ri1phcsy, tlat il the theories cngau-
dered by the institution Of slavery be suffered
to outgrow tho cqualzing tendency of true
dem 1cracy, the American Republic will at
| den of the laws nnJ moasnros which .he rul.
inc interest will demand far i,s nrotoct;nn
and lis namo ,v,ll bo oddod 30 .ho s,d oa.n
loruo of tho hrnL.n h,r,os oc l,,,n,n;,,,
But the mischief docs not cnno trnu, +bo.
side alone. # ;s in ,b;n,,s ~. I'll ta,.;.,,;
but fearful in thair ,,ra,y,b '",. nna F % %,hn.o
the nronen.;tv or man ~ h,o .,I, ~ 49,
u,niqy nr;nr;;,L, ,rLn,, ,o;a s'y" w. J~"a
be corrtc,ed ''''1 ''"''' "' -
Libcrtv. sir is lilo s-,;r;.oJ ho,,.o,r;c,.
She will G,v. Lrr ,,hi,,, ,, w. ,,''' ,"''o'
what nnrn,y s,no,;,''' ,,''"' I Mi.. i;i ~ e'",u-
husbands yor .'"i, i'nu a2 ''',,S
way. She mnvsmniI vn,r f,ynr;,. ,,J, i;,,,
times; but viii Van tSoro,oro ~, Inoo .,,''sh
her china. brrnk her, kottlns mad shn, ''',. b'r
hrr trv ncoin and ar,;r and ovo,, - ,-ho, sso iYe
mako - xi.toto nr, ""u o, u'u. HnIn sue
nnnt smile md vnnr hrn,b ,r;l, ha r;h. 'cs
"A wlil.. T,ncbto,. b., ,nd'Ila ,.;,t ''i'e to
concerns tn,so Ior boro har n,'J ,,o''. i;,.,a
saimbblcs sniritod ~. sbo s ii "HI yIu, a,.to
result in ~ divnrcc Wn,t ,hen5 ''is"5 T. ;s ono
Of .Jetiersnn's : wisos, ,vorJs .hot ..ho ,ro,'I;
much rather bo ovro.od ~ ,hn ;,oon,,o,,oa 80
arisnr from t,,, ,n,,ol, I;hor,,, ,ho. .o .l
nris,n'5 ir.,,n t,o s,',u 49, ' e.. ~ y, '"0''
AnHtbrr d,n,or r,n H. .o,c,.,, " e ' :,
stituti,us and ,,crh,,s ,bo ,noy. r,ru,;d,hI,
one. arises lron tbn ,,.noroi @ nronons;tr ~
politicul rnrtios and ,Thl;c nah e. aot IN
nolcv ,r n,ro -, nv az. 80.
princ,nlo IN Iocii nud ,,,n "nu nr'roru u' snooass
Ynn h,,tn l;na,rr,f, and In '.I,, ,rny,,,d = soor;
flee vnur nrtnns. an', ,nry i;,os ~ - -
prevent its rstnhlisbme,t nn tho sa,i ~ th;.
republic. But ,rt mo tall ON, ,hot ,ha r"is
of rolticol nnrt;os vL;oh !,o.'eao "' w." o
to exnediencv - NJ, I'.ss d,, ou pii'ip.o
disastrous, t6an the rnle of nauar,bs no
not indulge in the dclnsion that in nrIer ,o
make a government fair and liberal tho oni,
a uoliticnl n,rtv in no,yor bo,roror l;horoi
their princinles nav bo b,vo onoo .dnr,oI
the policy Of knockinr dawn thor nnnnnpn,s
instead Of voting them down tbrre i mn nnd
of iustice and ooroI r;c,h,s ''' VIVA
Sir. if ever the nnrty nf Tbcr,, sbo,,d rso
their local nrodnm;n,nco t,r ~ ,u,'.'c
disarmiur tbrir nrnnnonts ;nsto.iJ r. ~,
yinc,nr item tbov ,r;Il hn, f,IIn,r tto ov-,,,
plc set Inv Tho rufEons of Kansos aI.,,a,,'.L
e.isntiye enacrments nav be- n a,. anntaaier
wrannn than tbe ro,nlror y nd hor i.uic,
[Cbnrrin,, n III tl,o d,n,.ars IVY d;Gn'.I
lies that Lcsot ne ,horo i ,Is,,a s'au IN. h.;
bic than the hideous monster " whose ' namo oe !.
- sproscrintion f,r onin;on' - saba :" I%hnons
and cries Of .rood' + lam an o,t; lGmun.s Ianorr
man. and have rirht to NV nn;n;"n I,
South Cnrolino os viii ne in U,ss1chnsn,,s
Nv ncichbor is n Democrat I nav he sorry
for it, but solcmnly acknowledge his RIGHT
To his onininn in N.ssocbusotts .s we'll os in
Sontb G,rnI;no W. ,o,I 80 .Lot c,r ,
-; .iio':,, ipu 'eii me- 'naS III ny
my VIII mon me IN oouth Caroilha
oir' therc is the difference between South
Carolina and Massachusetts,. Prolonged
CHEERING There il the difr,ronce hetwoop