Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-09-14


was great necessify-deliverance from Brit
ish oppression great object, independ
enee ; a great prnnpie, the inalienabl
rights OF man and the leaders and tn
people kept them steadily in view. 1t wa
notat the formation Of the Constitution. ''Th'
country then had and owned a new anc
oyerpowering necessity, perceived and de
m 'nded new object,an adopted a new anc
most animatlng principle" " ''The necessity
the escape from anarchy ; the object, Fede-
raj Union the principle, fraternity of the
American people. The Constitution, with
the Ordinance of 1857, practically part Of
1t, was not failure; because HAMILTON, JAY
| and MADISON were competent, and the Fede-
raj party was constant, and the people gave
it confding and generous support
The departure did not occur in 1872. "Then
was discovered farther necessity, bringing
into view farther object, and introducing
yet another new and noble principle of
action. The necessity, vindication Of ma
tional rights the object, freedom Of inter-
course with mankind the principle, the de-
fence of our homes and our honor. The war
Of 1872 was a success, because CLAY, CAL
HoUN and ToMPKINs did not shrink from the
trial the Republican party approved, and
the people sustained them
In 1920 the case was different. The
country had by purchase from France and
Spain, extended its borders from the St.
Mary's southwark around the peninsula Of
Florida, and from the Mississippi to the
Rocky Mountains, and Herewith came the
benefits ofexpansion, augmented wealth and
population, and also the dangers, and an in
creased strain on the bonds of the Union
"The necessity Of organizing that new ter
ritory drought into glaring light a new
object, namely, since the only existing cause
of mutual alienation among the States was
Slavery which was already carefully circum-
scribed by the ordinance of l7s1; that anon
alOus institution must now be further cir
cumscrbcd by extending the ordinance to
cover the new States 10 be established in the
LOuisanian purchase. To this end a new and
humane Impulse naturally moved the c0un-
try, namely, the freedom Of human labor. '
But although statesmen qualified tor tie
crisis appeared, no party stood forth 70 sup
port them with c0nstancy, and the country,
after a temporary glow Of tree soil excite
ment suuslded into cold indiffeTence-and
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Mr. Seward proceeds to show how the di-
. .L IL 1eoo b,s
been followed since -lI I' is no" o-'ilicu
that the Constitution carries slavery with It
.., ,.-..,...fs if wherever we win "a couqu st
.,-.,- ,,., ,,n,l. b,,bit.bI. III ,be. cyuuseIs
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and that We should h-nc-iJrth h]iI as we
did 10 the beginning, ''that slavery Is and
,,,,st b, only q. ruralv local teunorarv and
exc 'p'l9'lai ins'i'U''oi' C'I'|''u "'''''" 'l'
States where II already exists, while Free
dom is the general. normal, enduring and
-.--..-ou- o,n5i,;or ,f s,oi.-, ,ri,hin tl.a
Jurisd'c'ion' anu Ui'o'' 'ii' '''''''''S u 'i'e
Constitution OF the United States. .'
~ counsel tbus for a -imnla reason Irc.ua
BILE Of ILLUMINATION. Slavery. however it
NAV he at anv time or in anv plaee excused.
ls at all times and everywhere unjust and in
human IN It's very nature; while freedom
however Il may 9o at any , tlne OF IN any
mo 70 r,rEf Tstand bsnefcsnt Itc,n never
under any circumstances be wise to perse-
we're Voluntarily IN e3tenoins or or loFtLiy'n6
.nnI ~n ,'' H. 'l con noyo be- rn,se Wherever il is
nossible. 10 defend and fortirv an existing in
stltution that is founded on the rights Of
IIuman Nature. | counsel thus for another
reason quite rs simple as the first Ku0WI-
L. c,puio+ion and inloncnIcnce among
the members Of a social state are the chief
cIc,ncrts Of natural wealth. STRENGTH and
- f.noranco indoIcnce. and BONDAGE
IF ;nd;vid6aIs arc always sources of national
imbccil;tv and decline. MI nations in their
tn,.,,s b,,c nroctiscd slavery Most Of them
Layn aboIjsbcJ il. Tho world over. the
,,.,,I,b;cst and most row,rrnI nations have
- tto,, 1r6irb tolerated IL 1eost and
,rLiob uJ' earliest and most oomnIeteIv abolished
:, VIM, and Te7ae arc thrown into
~ Is r---a ro,v ~ hv The a1rsaranco or evan
tll - .,,rr;o;a,, of bsndfTI If men within
~ b6trIers insti9atin, civil war. Nfasqa-
.I,l-,tts anJ Vermont dsfied British invasion
Isl b-iIso1I br treason eiqhtv years AGO.
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The pTetenaed necessity oi 'i4'0 l@'o4 anu
the subtle eyasions and plausible political
.hoor;os which have been brougbt into the
'D''--1' In-Y nv, --..--:.a = -,or,r,. oro
argument ior thc cAVen'iou VI slN'''i "i0
briefly considered aud rejected, and the con-
,,,sion ! os fo,lowz
'iu',ON - , a.,
81 counsel TINS course lartnel, 9oVdue? tltI
necessity Tor return 70 tne olu !a'Ionai a
way has become az last eoSolu.o anu IN P.ia -.
tive. we can e1tena SIaIeIy in.o ne" ~, 'Gi hr
rltoTles: ana clsate ne" SiA'et 80 o',1o0' ~
re.Gen'us .Io h -J do-trnr;nr al The aTistino
rGu roiuos F SI,o tb slorss now beId m the conntry