Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
MoxrFELmR. Nov. r, 1860
Kes5rs. Editors

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Nes5rs. Ed',5,s;
A IN some degree perhaps an
Indication Of tho interesting state Of feeling il
watch ne few unterrided, ,-"ehoioe anl raTe,--fnd
themselves about this time, almost the frst busi-
ness in.roduoed into the House this morning, was
a Bill by Judge Thomas, of W. Fairlee, to repeal
Al act approved Nov. 2j, 1858, ''To secure free
dom 10 all persons within this State" which act
provides that, "whenever any person in this State
shall be deprived Of liberty, arrested detained,
on ground that such person owes service or labor
to another person." not on inhabitant Of this
State either party shall b. entitled 70 trial Jy
jury. And the 5th, 6th, and 7ti sections of which
are as follows which, perhaps your readers may
like to peruse, in order that they may know what
it is that modern democracy regards as such dis
grace and blot upon our Statute Book.
d" Se- 8. Neither decent, near or remote from
q African, whether such African ia or may have
been slave or not, nor color Of skin or complex
ion shall disqualify any person from being or
prevent any person from becoming, citizen Of this
State, nor deprive such person OF the rights and
privileges thereof
-" Sec. G. Every person who may have leen
held as a slave, who shall come, or be brought, or
be in this State with or without the consent OF
his or her master or mistress, or who shall come
or DO brought be involuntarily, or any way
in this State, shall be free.
'' Sec. I. Every person who shall hold or at
tempt to hold in this State in slavery = slave,
any person mentioned as a slave in the sixth see-
ton Of this act or any FREQ person in any form or
for any time, however short, under the pretence
thst such person is or has been a slave, shall on
conviction thereof be Imprisoned in ths State Pris
on for term not less than one year, nor moro
than fifteen, ,ssnd be fined not exceeding two thou.
sand dolars
The Bill vas referred to a Sslec. Com. consist
ing cf Messrs. Thomas, ,Gleed and Dean-two dsrr-
oc-ats. and one republican,
The principal discus sion to-day vas upon TIE
Dog Bill, upon which, at least an hour was spent
without coming to any vote. Certain members Of
the House seem bound to talk Just about 80 much
nnon every MEASURE, whether there IS anything to
be said or not.
The disposition seems TO be to gi'e tie rsopls
some kind Of e Deg Law, and see what eject it
will have towards abating the canine nuisanooS'
which ars getting to 10 such 'tiorn in the fesh'
60 so many Of the good people Of the State
The Franklin County Bank has been on the
docket this evening before the Bank Committee
s-s from the examination this one thing ct least
.,,,,. to he established, vi-.: that all tie zeal
c.nital they have ever had as basis for al theiE
,ssues;iuring the te2 years Ct their operation mas
bss, SO. .ooe, saying nothing Of the expenses o.
II ,ar-v,r- an thei- business.
OF ths 2000 shares, lei4 were in the hands Of
Drew. Robinson g. Co., engagedin tae trauspOrta-
Zion business down the Lake to New York, q. A
Rurton and one other party, whose name DO not
,ers,ober. The others (litt!e pore than sGO) were
somewhat scattered.