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

The World thinks there was indeed some
thing unfortunate in its preparation; sit
was framed by Senator Mason of Virginia,
gentleman of high personal character. but
given to distractions, and in little sympathy
with the popular mind, and it comedies
that Sin many points it was i'll advised :"
it also names some things about it which had
made it obnoxious from the first; but 1t no
where hints at the expediency of its repeal
or alteration. 1t will strike many minds
that the World might very well have recon-
mended that tho principle of repeating should
begin at.the 6eqinning-that the great stone of
oaanse should be taken out Of the way first;
.bo ,ossar ones-those which are set up to
rrotoct men from being inhumanly crushed
tv ;t-can then be removed without diff
Guilty.
1t is little remarkable, toe, that while
the World is reading such long holnily to
the Free State Legislatures about their multi
fying(as it calls them Personal Liberty laws,
and the excuse which they will furnish
to South Carolina aud other Slave States,
for multiplying the Constitution wholly, that
it is 50 utterly oblivious of the fragrant vio-
lations Of the constitutionally guaranteed
rights Of the citizens of the Free States,
which have been practised for years and years
In some of the Southern States, in the most
defiant manner. without the power of get
ting hearing on them before their Courts,
though sought for in the most respectful
manner and which are Of almost daily oc-
currence at the present time. We wonder II
the World thinks that such action in South
Carolina, would be a good justification for
Vermont, openly, with threats and violence,
to nullify "every clause Of the Constitution =?
As TO the clamor about these laws now
raised in South Carolina and wherever else
the secession fever is raging, for the most
part it is all sham, 50 far as concerns their
leaders there to raise howl about, to madden
the ignorant and ezcitable of their own pop
ulation, and make them fall into the train of
selfish and ambitious politicians who are now
stirring them up to rebellion. II every per-
sonal liberty law in the nation were to be
repealed tomorrow, it would not stop these
bowls for moment Those who raise them
would say it was q scheme to caiole them
from their purpose, till Lincoln and the
Black Republicans could get fairly seated in
their power. In fact some of them boldly say
that their repeal would not change the action
of the secessionists. The changes on 'sec-
tional candidates. . 'tbe irrepressible con-
flict," the Helper Book the avowed
policy Gas they iyingly assert) of the Repub-
lican party to free all the slaves, and expose
the entire South to rapine, ravage, and con.
fagration, from the blacks would be runs
as vigorously as ever. The fact is the fire
must be left to burn itself out, and the less
the Northern States do in the way of irving
to put it out, the better. If the worst comes,
and rerOiutiOn really breaks out, because q
President is elected ina constitutional mode,
whom the Southerners do not like, (for that
is the exact state Of the case-neither more
nor less)-the country must get out Of it the
best way II can. i Revolution, if we are to
have one for such a reason, may as well come
now as ever. 1t viii cost less money and
blood now than it will ifsy or even twenty
FIVE years hence to settle the question, if i;
must be settled that way, whether we have
or have not, Government. 1t is getting to
be high time to have that question taken out
Of the list OF unceItaintios.