Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-28

But the chief magistrate must collect the
revenue precisely the same as in any other
State. No State can be released from that
obligation, for the Constitution demands it.
What follows? Ii the seeding State shuts
up her ports of entry 50 that ships einnot
/ discharge their cargocS, their slps viii
/ cease TO 90 there, or IF the government block
| ades her ports 20 collect revenue. then she
/ viii not have gained her Independence bv
! secession. II she VIII lerl c1ntented to live
! under this e4uiYocsl state Of things. MI will
| be well but she cannot d 70. " hat vii,
! she DO? She must take ;ho In;.iatiyo and
declare war upon the Uni.ci Safe. Ther
force must be met by force, and She mus.
hew out her independence 1y violence. There
was 20 other way under tLa Constitution
that he knew Of fer d State 10 s.csle
lie did not suppose that there was q
lawyer On The Goor bat who will slv that the
act Of waging wae IS uelson against the
United States. That is tie result, and We
may as well look the matter in the face. The
Senator from Texas says ,hA, ;hc South vii!
force an iyu0minioGs treaty ;r.,d Us IN Fan
euil hall. = this ho would answer well. /
y0u may; We know your powers; we know /
your bravery: we ID not want to fight with /
y0u, but, nevertheless, if yea drive US to the /
necessity We VIII use ali cur powers t. main |
tain he government intact, in all lis intcr- 7
rltv. Ii SIC are oyerthrOwn the government /
WI! BE- ,uJvcrted a. thousands Of other gov /
craments have been. II yJu are the weakest /
then yJg must go to the wall. That is all |
there J. about IL. That j, the condition in
which we stand / en- see no power IN the
Constitution that VIII r-c4S, the
Senator ilau "a, position. II. did
not take the oItl r. supper, the
Constitution until one Stat seeded.
There was No such immunity for him. There
was 20 way, then for a state 10 - out of
the MON a; but she could demand equal
justice under the Constitution, an Indicate
her grievances while the flag OF the nation
waved over her, There was NJ way tor
state to 20 out except bv making war and
indicating by arms her right 10 ildeperd-
cncc, and If sne did tl.i5 he had Il prophecy
in bis mind. No man would regret more
THAN himself the disruption Of any portion
Of tie United States, where the people think
themselves a1griey1d, il there was any hon
orable release tromit. But all tins trouble is
4 matter Of pre- euJjte, superinduced by list
sng TO the enemies Of the republican party.
W. are looked upon in the light Of enemies,
John Brown men LGs il the south will Sc
c1i5, We Will prtscry" the Union and await
tIc glorious future. Mexico owes England
eiSAt million. 1fdJliars and asks our protec-
tian, ami she has all the elements u build /
up a grea; and cloIi-us republican empire. i
The republican party viii do anything ior
the Union. TIE senator from Illinois and
his colleague had said tlar tie black repGb- y
leans were go.a. i5g rciLa Of equality, {
and would bu.li up "a black eoy,rnment.- +
lie (Wade) thought is wauid be one of the
most blessed things II Inducements could be
made to every black man cmoug Us, = tiad
u home n Central America or Lower Nexi-
co. Then adopt the homestead policy ami
We viii have such Il power yeeJ-l IN native
white men, IS was never before seen. mea OF
lvcry cline among Us, and we val build up
q nation Of hJ3ring men. IaCn Canada
viii knock sc our doors, auI we viii have
III the elements 30 build Up @ republic more c
powerful and more Just tiIan tho world has
.ver dreamed of. lie waS f1r Ia ijaJ3iaiHs t
he union q the stat $. IL would sacrifice
everything 70 maintain il. The glorious old
lls of ogTs never shall by any ac5 OF word
4 hls cease TO wave Ovcr this milton = 70 Is .
Bat. IL we VIII have II in thc now renovated
government OF which he had spoken. the old
locrth oi July VIII never 70. repealed, ami
the old iag Of i--0 VIII lcat over sis na-
tion forever. This capitol Gentlemen Lad
said would DO for q southern republic. SIR,
it shall ever be the capitol Of or Union. It
was laid by Washington, 3ad consecrated by
him. and the fig vmIicgJed in the YEAR OF
-he revolution, shall ever continue to foat to
he breeze over it. Applause in the gale
lies Washington and his patriots fought
or that good olI "a, aad i. was tie glory =
# their IYcs Ills (W 1des) oign father, ,
hou5h q humble soldier, fought 70 stve the
great c.lua, and went through scvcn-f1ld :
lardships fyr it. lie b2qleatheJ the ilg Of :
lis country to his eli dren Cor their pr9teJ- q
ion. 1t was bis [WalesI protection in ;
-outh and the glory and prlIs u his r;rec :
ears, and, though it might be as-aiiol by r
raitors on every side, yet, by the grace Of r
iod, under It's shadow he would die