Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

WIDE-AwAKB.
From the Burlington Sentinel Of Sept. Isl
"Carl Schurz, the political mountebank and |
hired emissary of the Abolitionists, is trav-
cling throughout the country scattering
broadcast in those localities where be hopes to
corrupt the German mind, heretical and per-
nicious sentiments, which, If carried into
practical operation, would plunge our coun-
try into civil war. In a speech at Spring
field, Mass, he used the following blasphe-
my
There Is your Declaration Of Independence
diplomatic dodge, adopted merely for the pur-
pose Of excusing the rebellious colonies in the
eyes Of civilized mankind. There is your Decla-
ration Of Independence, no longer the sacred code
Of the rights of man, but hypocritical piece Of
special pleading, drawn up by a batch Of srtful
pettifoggers, who, when speaking Of the rights OF
man, meant but the privileges of set Of arlsto-
cratic Shareholders, but styled it 'the rights OF
man, In order to throw dust in the eyes OF me
world, and to inveigle noble-hearted tools INTO
lending them aid aud assistance. (ApplaCse. y
These are your boosted revolutionary siTes, no
longer heroes and ssges, but accomplished hum
Burgers and hypOcrites; who said one thing anu
meant another, who passed counterfeit sentiments
as genuine, aud obtained arms and money and as
sistance and sympathy on false pretences mere
is your great American Revolution, no longer the
great champion Of universal principles, but ~ can
Yankee trick bursts of applause and laughter)
"A wooden nutmeg, the most impUfeEt imposition
ever praetssa upon ne 'ch2e rr5rid - tApplsuse')
On the 4tb Of January last, Mr.. CARL
ScnURz. Of Wisconsin, delivered at Spring
field, Mass, a speech on Nr. Douglas and
his peculiar political notions Wa
gave that speech entire 10 our readers in the
first week of February. Our readers are not
likely to have forgotten its eloquence or the
searching logic with winch it exposed the
dishonesty Of 5 \. DOUGLAS and his Squat
ter Sovereignty doctrines. 1t will be inter-
esting for them to read again, and in connec-
ton with our quotation above from the Sen
tirsl, a lew PARAGRAPHS from that speech
they viii Gud there the Ssnhnefs quotation
from Mr.. ScHCRz' speech, and notice by what
dishonest trickery tviz. by cutting of what
went before and what came after his Ian
suage as qG9tea) the ironical presentation
Of Mr.. DoaC'qs' doctrine. Is given to its
readers as tho earnest opinion Of Mr.. Schars.
It's lAir, however, 10 tell our readers that
the dishonesty which VIC are exposing is not
original with the Ssas.nel. It only repeats,
as if it were Of its own continuance, a dirty
trick which has appeared in many papers
laborlns in the same cause with itself. It
has been often exposed, and one or two dem
ocratic papers in other States have acknowl'
edged the unfairnoss Of the use made If the
quotation-5aying that they made /; Unwit-
tingly-(a poor compliment to their own
discernment, we think y but il inues to
be repeated.
Extract from Carl schur1s speech
the FIRST little impulses to the general Up.
heaving Of the popular spirit, the tea-tax
the stamp act, drop into insiguifcance they
are almost forgotten the reTo utionary
spirit has risen far above them. Il disdain:
to Justify itself with petty pleadIng5 il
spurns diplomatic equiYOcation 1t places
the claim to independence upon the broad
basis of eternal rights. as seli-evident as the
sun, as broad as the world, IS common as
the air Of heaven. The struggle of the col
onies against the usurping government a..
Great Britain has arisen TO the proud di-
mansions of a struggle of man for liberty
and equality. Behold, five men are advanc.
ing towards the table Of the president. First
Thomas JCff.rsJn, whose philosophical
spirit crasps the generality OF things ant
and events then Benjamin Franklin, the
great apostle Of common sense, the cleal
wisdom of real life beaming in his seren,
eve then the undaunted John Adams anC
two Others. Now Jefferson reads the Deca
ration OF Independence and loudly proclaim!
the fundamental principle upon which i
rests "All men are created free and
equal g. 80 Il is said history tells you what
} it meant. The scepter Of royalty is flung
back across the ocean the prerogatives o
nobility arc trodden into the dust every
man a king. every man a baron {; in seven G
the Crislnal colonies the shackles Of tht
black man struck of almost everywher,
the way prepared for gradual emancipation
"No recognition of the right Of property in
man 80 saws Madison. "Let slavery bt
abolished hv law p SAYS Washington. Noi
ONLY is the supremacy Of old England t.
be shake Of, but new organization Of So
cety Is to be built up on the basis Of liberty
and equality. That is the declaration Of
Independence That is the American Rev
olutioE Ali men free and equal Not even
the broad desert of the Atlantic ocean stops
the triumphant shout Behold, the nations
~ the Cd world are rushing to arms. Bastiles
are blown into the dust Gs by the trumpets
81 Jericho, and like pillar Of fire by nigh;
AID Il rilla- Of cloud by day, the great
watchword Of the American Revolution
bows forever the way to struggling human
ity. (Long continued applause.) All men
are created free and equal Whence the
supernatural power in these seven words
Turn your eyes away from the sublime
spcctacle Of l776, from that glorious galaxy
# men whose hearts were large enough for
N mankind. and let me recall you to the
SITTER year Of 1857. There is Springfield,
tac car itol Of Illinois, one OF those States.
! which owe their greatness TO an Ordinance
. on ginaliy framed by the same man whose
hand wrote the Declaration of Independence.
In the hall Of the assembly there stands Mr..
Douglas. who initiates an eager crowd into
lie mysteries Of popular sovereignty. -
He will tell you what is meant, when the
man of l776 said that "all men ara created
Tree and equal" lie says;
e. No man can vindicate the character, the
motives and the conduct of the signer5 of the
Declarations of Independence, except upon
tie hypothesis that they referred to the
white race alone, and not to the African
when they declared all men to have been
created tree and equal that theyuere speak
iag o} British Subjects on his continent beng
eqlql Ia British subjects born and residing IN
| G,e0t B,iiqin-that they were entitled to
the same lnalienablo rights, and among
them were enumerated life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness The Declaration Of
independence was adopted merely for the
purpose of justiiyipg the colonists in the
eyes OF the civilized world in withdrawing
their allegiance from the British crown. and
dissenting the connection with the mother
country"
What? Is that all ? Is that little baan
Of Guick-.and the whole substructure on
wh;c!, new organization of society was to
be ltl,t? The whole foundation upon
wbioh Tue proud and pOnderOus edifce of
the United States rests! They did, then,