Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-05-31
TRUTHS FOR THE SOUTHERN
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causes which have led the people of the
North to SINK all party prejudices and rally
to the support of the government.
\ merchant in New York city addressed
the let er in question to a friend in New Or
leans, Tor the purpose OF setting before hun
the exact state OF ailIirs in the free States
TIE person to whom the letter was addressed,
apparently for the sake OF publishing a very
elaborate reply, which he evidently regards
as convincing argument in defence Of the
rebels, sent the whole correspondence to The
Pfoaywe, and thus the South is put in pos
session of the clearcst statement of the
feeling of the North that has yet appeared
in any southern paper. 1t is so rarely that
the southern people obtain correct views #
the relations Of two sections. that the Pea
ylae deserves great credit Tor placing this
letter before ITS readers.
We copy it because i. tells some plan
truths that may be seryiccabIe IN other lati-
tud3, than that Of New Orleans
THE PEOPLE OF TIE SOUTH NIsLED.
81 have not east vote since the death Of
the incompatible Henry Clay. | have been
simply a Iookor-on in Venice Owing al
legiance to no party organization and alb
solved from all political obligations. | am
and have been Tor many years in a po-
Stion to look at things as they are. | have
arrived at these conclusions. The people Of
The SJufh hare been madIg, crimlnqlly misin-
formcd IN relation 10 the true designs and fell
HgS of the people 0f the North. This has been
d0Ee jy The S0utbIp PRESS and by Southern
d,mqgogues, IN Withholding from the public
mind the things that are true, aud substi-
tuting therefor the things that are false
Through their instrumcntali,ics they have
been led 10 believe that the so-callcd Black
Republican party is an abolition party, and
that they sought power only that they
might invade the rights of the Southern
States and interfere with their State nstitu-
tions. The S0uthcrn people also have been
led 10 believe that On the questions 0! Union
and the Constitution as 1t Is, there was a
strong party at the North who would aid
and encourage tn people Of the South in
their endcavors TO break up the Union. The
New York HcrqH and the New \ ork Even
inc Etprcss have done much toward dissom-
mating this false theory All thes1 suppo-
sitions, accusations and theories are wholly
untruthlul
RETUbLICANs not ABoLTIONlsTs.
" There is not in all the northern, eastern
and western States, five thousand abolition
ets, all told and this tanatical band, small
as i. is, embraced all The wry-faced, vinegar
uaturcd old maids, women 's-Tights men and
women, DID, rickcty, brokcn-down, savage
philosophers and politicians there are in
100000 This faded, rotten, superaunu-
atcd mass of fossils mover Once-nOt even
once, have voted with the Black Republicans.
The Black Republicans come in always t-r
their malcdictions with an emphasis. BY
'aboliti0nists, | mean those who w0uiJ, Of
they could) abolish slavery in the District Of
Columbia, and interfere with the institu-
ti0n in the several States where il Is author
lied by law. No Republican, no Democrat
no far and honest man at the North seeks
any such thing, or would tolerate It, No
man who has any respect for treaties, for
promises, IT for writt,n Obligations could
tolerate il. We AL at the North admit
that the southern State have all the rights
D., a go. H. f,..-C.l
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that the south shall be protected IN the pos
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=. IN 80. +h,t these
d9cfrirrs prevail. and that the glorious
hepu9lie tha' 'iey iorl,eu s''H'i - '''" W
our chiiafcn perfect ana uulLl ''i'''
ALL rA4TY OBLIGATIONS FoRGoTToN.
.t.
IN lml preston mas p'e,aIleu a' tlio 80 ~,
that IN case ot an appear 70 arms Iiie T1.t
ers would nave d S'rohS parry az lio 80. -
which, II It ana not IuroI9u u'eu 'oUl'
would at least be strong enough 10 Ire'cn'
the government IRON putting d2"n 'Ue u,.lI IL
volution. thought SO TOO uhuI ol' I, sum, e.-,
ter ieII. But that antr was Inc 'i5t'' -. a
resurrection oi PATRIOTISM 4' ''ie NoItli a. ~ ~
lrcshins as 1; was unexpected - DH"5" ~ 4,
/ as o.. man. -lH parry f''' are Se't'e"--"'
al party o5hgal'oHS are iofy9lIeH-'oe az OK.
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IS |ight' and mat j." s1al ne sa''0tTf@, Ts ima o
4 'r'H 5s sustained /r'I1iP'a"y; mere oSu
be but one issue to TINS cauSe'sS.' 1u"o,y
nnrIShteous' VindGt''e war. 10 A'ie'oy r,,' ouo
- ,, c,rtb ~ tain tboir
Many OF them have SGne l9rtn 20 M sIa,n .o t,'oll
hands win iIatefHal pi?o'a''i an al y. .hat '"' !;
iceiing that theit cau'e IS JGs'' 'u . 'l''t tb'
SI'iii ta1rI, In I,,o,, ,bo G,li lila m,lio,
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