Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07
OPINIONS FROM WASHINGTON.

The well informed and able correspondent
of the n Y. Independent, writes as follows
from Washington:
According to present appearances, South Car
olina will go out alone,-and when she gets tired
of her exile will ask leave to come back again.
Shut up within her state lines, without foreign
commerce and postal facilities, it will not take
long to cure her of her present insanity. The
feeling among Southern men against South Caro-
lima is bitter and it is growing more intense each
dav The ATTEMPT of that little state to drag over
larger and older states into the Disunion move
mont acainst their will, and without consulting
them as to time or ways and means, is suicidal
to Secession even in South Carolina. Already
one of the Breckenridge journals in this region
utte1s the ominous declaration that the Northern
tier of slave states have more TO fear from South
Carolina ultraism than from the Republican par
~ This feeling, too, increases rapidly, and will
continue to increase until the free states will be
REGARDED by the S0uth-always excepting two or
three of the cotton states-as the sheet-anchor OF
the Union and the Constitution l verify believe
if the five cotton states were 70 achieve succes=
fpl revolution, tne other slave states would not 20
into the new Cotton Confederacy, and probably
would ioin the new Northern Confeieracy, if
the 7 81, republic would consent to recognize slav-
e-y in its constitution, or continue the under
which we low live. few days ago Northern
u
DWELL sir, you see into what danger you have
brought us Bncolns election may have been
very handsome party victory, but it will cost US
this Union" every WELL" replied the Republi-
can, Every well, SO let it be. II we of the North
can no longer continue the partnership with you
Of the South upon fair terrns-then success attend
YOU in your new Coufederacy. I am no longer
Tor Union under which I cannot elee5 a Presi-
dent as well as you. Sir, let me tell you the Nor
them people love freedom better than they do
money, much as they love the latter Go, if you
will admit that there will be distress in the
free states as we'll as in the slave but the day will
como when we shall wonder that we ever feared a
separation from YOU
The overshaaowiug danger of the free states at
this present moment is not disruption of the IN
ion, but absolute and immediate degradation be-
meath the feet Of the Slave-Power. The Panic Is
used for this purpose. such infamous journals as
The NeU York Herald commenced this iniquity
fortnight before the Presidential Election.
Through the Panic every interest Of society is to
be ruined, if possible, that sentiment more toll
Grant Of negro slavery may be created and numiI-
iating concessions TO slavery made by the free
states. This is the gigantic conspiracy against
Freedom in which thousand newspapers and ten
thousand politicians this day engaged Con-
gress will be at once besieged with petitions for
slave code OF a similar nonstrosity in legislation
10 pacity the seeding states. The President snd
the Senate would satisfy any demand of the Slave
Power for he sake Of peRce, and the only hope OF
Freedom is in the House Of Representatives. 1t
must be remembered that the Republicans are IN
a minority in the House, Mr. Pennington being
elected through the votes Cf three or four Amerl-
cans and Democrats. If tle Douglas men can be
scared from TIER position # non-intervcntion, the
game is up; and slavery, the heels Of the cleo
Of Mr. Lincoln, will achieve its greatest tri-
umph. Nothing but a slavt-code viii sat sly the
South. 4 compromise like the old Missouri line
1t.r he fccartpl by tho CrttOn states. IQe
trouble Of the Panic makers II be II harmonic
the democrats from the cotton states with those
from the free states. An agreement cannot be
made between them. Bad as Northern Democrats
are, they are not bad enough to make this inGa-
nous plot succeed. Tie Southern Fre-Eaters
will demand too much-and the attempted com
promise viii fall through. This certainly VIII
be the case if the people of the free states 30 their
duty.
The session Of Congress which opens next week,
promises TO be very stormy one. Several prom
iuent Fire-Eaters viii be IN Their seats, beat on
mischief. If the question Of Secession is once
opened for argument, it will consume the entire
session. But shrewd politicians predict thit the
argument will be avoided by North and SOUTH.
By the North 10 avoid all irritating action; and
by the South, because she Will be undecided as to
her course. II Nj. Toomts is in his Senatorial
seat, he viii hardly venture on the THREATENING
policy he has Of late pursued in Georgia, for fear
his traitorous plans will not wor6. Men In earnest
do not threaten; and il the South is in earnest in
her DiSuui0n policy, she will act, and not pend
the winter in boisterous defamation
The gunpoHder, may, however explode at any
moment, and If debate once begins on the 'ub-
jcct, there will be some very plain talking On
both sides. II the Northern members stand irm,
the shock o. q collision-argumentative though
rou gh-nay Do the country much good. The ten
weeks Spe4kcrship contest Ia the House last win.
ter W4s On UNPLEASANT discipline, but the resllts