Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-07-27
THE CANVASS.

be SAID 10 udNC DcSuh an CdlHccA. We w
not remember when as whole the aspects
of it were more gratifying than they are this
year. As to the National Ticket, the fitness
of the nomination OF LINCOLN and HANLIN-
never questioned for a moment by IN
prejudiced minds-is admitted on every
hand. Only the Democracy and their co
adiutors, the Constitutional-UnIon men,
find fault with it; and their howlings about
it are Just so many proofs Of It's propriety
and its strength.
All sorts Of schemes are proposed by the
enemies OF the Republican cause, to compass
the defeat of LINCOLN and HAMLIN; but no
one hint. at, or even hopes for, scheme
which can elect any body else All they plot
for now is to have nobody elected By The people,
in which case they think it possible that
Breckenridge may be elected President by
the House, or Lane may take the Office, as
President Of the Senate.
A great many among them frankly give
up the question for the present campaign
The real fight Of the democratic factions is
to see which Of them shall have the control
of whatever may be called the democratic
party hereafter. Like two dogs in a close
fight each one is bent upon choking his an
tsgonist to death We think it Of small
consequence which one kills the other, but
from present appearances if the Douglas dog
can yell the louder, the Breckenridge dog
has the sharper bite.
But the Republicans must not have their
attention drawn from their own proper work.
They must bear in mind that they arc to
succeed not by the glarTch Of thar enemies ;;
mt By tbeir olcn ralor and nJgaJpS They
cannot kill of the enemy by computation
The enemy is to be beaten at the polls and
1t is a great duty of every lover of free prin-
cples and an honest government, not only to
give his own vote on the right side, but to
use his influence to the same end with others.
The enemy is to be vanquished at the polls
and no where else, and the Republicans
should bear in mind that it is a great duty of
every lover of free principles and an honest
Government to rote on the right side, and to
use his personal influence on others to the
same end.
In this State, though there is no danger
of defeat--no fear but what the republican
nominees viii be elected by large majorities,
there is reason to fear that our great strength
will make US neglected. Of duty. Our State
Election comes Off the first Of all the State
Elections in the Northern States. \ strong
Republican vote-fuller than usual, with
heavier Republican majority than eyer,-will
give life and vigor to our friends in those
States where the battle is to wax hottest, and
will weaken their enemies in the same degree.
A sluggish canvass, feeble Republican
vote-a less ned Republican majority in
VERMONT, Will be told with lightning
quickness in every nook and corner where the
word can trouble the hearts of Republicans,
and inspirit the fainting Democracy. We
have then a work-an earnest lrork to do in
Vermont work IN the noblest cause which
the men of this generation have ever been
called to do battle for.
Let us remember, moreover, that the
nood-tide is ever the highest when aHlnfueaces
move the same way.
Our County Tickets-our District Tickets
our State officers Ticket must all be sup
ported with spirit aud unanimity; each must
help the other, and all must eliminate IN the
grand overwhelming wave of the Presidential
election.
KEITT AGAIN ON THE WING.
The old humbug cry of Southern secession
is again raised. 1t has been pretty quiet
since the three months blast of it which was
blown in Congress last winter accomplished
nothing. But the democratic leaders are
getting desperate. Everything betokens the
election of Lincoln by the people. As a last
resort the howl of secession is again raised
secession of the Southern States and the ia
slant erection of Southern republic-if the
Republicans elect their man
Lawrence Keitt, the Bombastes Furioso Of
S. Carolina politicians, has broken out in a
long letter, published in the Charleston ATer-
curry of July 20. lie says "tho republican
party is stronger to-day than it has ever been
before. 1t now controls substantially the
political organization of all the Free States
except California and Oregon"
He rails at the Republican candidate and |
At Republican principles, through two entire
columns, and asks
"And how can the South be saved from injury if .
the republican party succeeds in the comiug Pres
identisl election | answer, only by dissoving
The government Immediately. If this party sue
ceecs, loyalty to the Union will be treason TO the
south. And will the South be divided upon this
issue Will she not dismiss the party names, aud
build herself up into great unit for her deliv-
GRANGE ? Will the magnificent urs inertia of the
meut
viii the democratic party, which is now pass
ing through death into new life, forfeit past hon
ors and future confidence by submitting TO a foul
nsurpAnon OF the government viii il fold its
nsnos without ruggle, and see the South mt
beside the North like a whale beside n sword fsb
the one all prey, the other all weapon NS;ii :.
splendid system of government with ~
separate laws and usages, fused into one Immense
and incoherent mass, all equally depende upon
t5e cumm u central authority i cannot believe
it. Why not, then, union of Of the South, for
the sake Of the South AT the North Caesar has a
party, Ptmpey as party bat the South has no
party there. The great party which controlled
the republic for eighty years is broken and dis
rupted 1t kept the two sections apart from the
beginning Of the present struggle but it has itself
fallen 20 pieces in the conflict IF principle and
the " orfh and the South stand face 20 face,
phiie each touching The lifted s,id ulfh the point Of
the spear. Dream after dream has fuated before
US, and vanished never TO return ILLUSION after
illusion has broken up and drifted away, and we
are awakened TO a conflict which caunot be avoid
cd without dishonor, and in which we cannot be
without ruin. The South now stands
upon the constitution, and her standard is in the
hands Of Breckenridge and Lane let her sons
rally TO it, ana under it, move TO Equality in
the Union, or independence out Of it."
But should the black republican party obtain
power, and the South remain passive-what then
While l invoke co-operation-while appeal to
the states around US TO be true TO their honor
yet II these fail, tcsH counsel the State alone If
1ecessG y, and at all hazards, 10 secede from The
CaiOn. Any fate is better than degradation ana
, slow consuming Tyranny. The Federal Govern
nent mignt be abolished tomorrow and the