Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-01-25
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Governor Fairbanks, Of this ate, IS by M
means an abolitonist. Ilc is anxious and vii Ling
| TO have the rers nal Liberty Laws Of this state
repealed, but vhg don't p. d. it, Why don't be
call an extra session Of tie Legislature for that
purpose II is said that Ex-Gov. Fletcher. Hon.
/ d. +. Nicholson, AID Hon. Rodney V. Marsh are
writing 10 the Governor 20 % stand t.rl' and that
the Governor is rather inclined % sacrifice his own
conscientious views of honor Justice and rigtt q
the wild and visionary theories Of these ultra abo-
| lition advisers. II he considers it proper AMI
right, at such extraordinary crisis a. The pre-
sent, TO call an Extra Session Of the Vermont leg
islsture 10 repeal unrOuititutioUGl laws uhu don 2
! he DO ~ If Mr.. Fairbanks IS no; an abolItionist
! himself. why does he lend willing ear to their
| unwholesome advice. n o man If the Republican
/ party in Vermont can consistently find fault with
the South for disresarding the Constitution
and Laws Of the Unit, states, while the dominant
! party in this State disregard them by enacting
( state laws that conflict with them, and which they
/ refuse to repeal, for fear somebody viii say that
they nre intimidated 20 doing SO p
Whether Gov Fairbanks doe, OF does not
think it just and ezpcdicnt 90 have the
personal liberty laws Of this state repeal
cd, - we are quite ignorant, ana probably
the Co,r7cr knows rs little who write letters
to the Gov on the subject of an extra session
Of the legislature. We know the Governor
too well however, to believe that he would
call one for ony such unimportlnt purpose as
the Cou1fr indicates
The cant Of the C0tv!er about the Repul =
licaus and the Southern insurrect.onists is
repetition Of what is seen IN democrat c
journals on every hand. It is to shall, W
to deceive any one who does not wish to be
deceived.
The St. Johnsbury CqIedoajqu remarks as
follows
I'VE understand that the governor. by
on the requiSItiOn Of the president, call into
service the uniformed militia, and also call
for, ACCEPT and organize. as militia, any re-
qured number Of volunteers, without wait
ing for the action of the legislature. Mean
tins, should aEy exigencY arise, rendering
an ext a session of the general assembly
necessary or eIpedient, in view of the na-
tional crisis, be will not shrink from the re-
sponslbilHy.of conyening it,"
Considering the ample offers made by New
York and other States nearer to Washington
than Vermont is, to furnish aid to the Pres
ldent If he calls for it to sustain the Govern
ment, We do not suppose there will be any
necessity for sudden Legislative action in this
State. Wehope however, attention will be
given IN the proper quarters, to the obvious
duty OF having thorough revision at the
next session, of the laws which concern our
militia system-it indeed we can be said to
have any system at all, to be relied on We
have always believed that the prostration of
the militia system, which has been 50 much
in vogue for generation or 30, has been
dangerous to the public safety Had the
militia in all the Northern States been in an
efficient state, as to organization and readi-
ness for action las it was thirty or forty years
ago, the country would have escaped the
trying peril it is now in. The Southern de-
stiuctive have all along said and believed, that
the North was he piess and colcardig. There
will be neither peace nor salty till thev b.
litvo the contrary.