Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-02-08
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BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY S, 1851.


FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY S, lsGl.
We remember an anccdotc to tins effect
A dishonest Cashier Of Bank had gradual
ly abstraoted from the property of the bank,
for his own use, S25,00O, which he had no
way to Pay and what to him was worse
still, be saw that detection could not be kent
of much longer. lie stated his case to a
llwyer friend, gifted with no more honesty
than himself, and asked him what he had
better do in the case "Steal hundred and
seventy-fge thousand dollars more" said he.
"and then tell the directors that you are
dcfaulter for $500 900 but that if they
viii let you off, you think you can. with the
aid of friends, make up halt Of it if they
VIII not do that they Will have TO lose the
whole. To save the 100000, they viii
agree to your terms, and you VIII taen have
! SIS ,00O-whlch will do" The advice was
taken, and the plan proved successful.
"Our Southern brethren" whom it is
thought by some a most horrd thing to ''co-
cree" into obedience to the laws Of the VA
tion and REIMBURSEMENT Of Government
property which they have feloniously seized,
are about trying similar game. 4 set Of
ambitious, desperate, and unprincipled men
started 4 rebellion, some cf them mad on
setting up Southern Empire, in which
the minority (they being Of the number)
shall rule, and a great many more in the be-
lief that by this bold outbreak, aided by
their faithful adhereDts in the free States,
they shall break down the victorious Repub-
lican party, and bring Themselves again into
the possession Of the power, tie Offices, and
the treasury of the Nation
South Carolina, always insolen and over
bearing, soon dragged the other Cotton States
into the rebellion with her-althousd many
Of their more considerate men warned their
fellow citizens of the principle they were fol-
lowing her over. From State attachment.
Hon. Jere Clemens said he should 60 VIII
his fellow citizens Of Alabama, though
going tho wrong way, he would take
his chances with them but he warned them
that their secession was rebellion, nothing
less and they must understand that they were
to take their chances for meeting the fate Of
''rebels and traitors" All see that. And now
the question with them is, how can
we get ourselves into such posi-
ton that, if we have t. Weld
to superior force, we can make terms to save
our nccksP Of course, the rebellion is made
to take as formidable proportions as possible.
The border States must be dragged into it.
and the whole must be bound together bv
overt and daring acts, which may dignity tie
rebellion in the eyes Of the world. They must
do fcorse things than any thing they have
done yet-must strike an overpowcring blow /
if possible, at once. Such blow viii Be an /
attack on the Capital Of the Nation a1iz-
ure of the Departments-an announcement /
to the world that they Constitute the Natioa, .
and a demand that they shall be recognized /
by other nations as such.
such a plan seems so Wild a one 20 tie
peaceable and orderly citizens Of the free
States, that they are ready to regard il only
as a fantastic dream. We DO not regard it
so. We believe it has q real existence, and
that there is very great danger Of its success.
The Executive branch of the Government is
in the hands Of a traitor, or one who IS no
better for he symIathizas with traitors,
and refuses to allow comprehensive and en-
ergctic measures to be taken to preserve the
capital from violence What Is iorc2 Of
500 or 900 men, to protect Washington
which swarms with traitors, ana into
which, from Virginia and Maryland alone,
ten times as many can be introduced IN
txenty-four hours, at any time-al acting
IN concert. and led by daring conspirators
Ttrenty Thousand disciplined and reliable
men ought to be in Washington to protect
the Capitol from now till the rebellion Is
checked, if no more. We hope indeed that
such a terrible evil may be prevented but
we shall not be at all surprised, any day
within the next fortnight, to hear that
bloody struggle has taken placein Washing
ton-a struggle which begun there will soon
spread throughout the nation-to end, God
only knows when. We have seen nothing
yet, since the moment the rebellion broke
ut,which looks like check to It's rro@rcss-
The thing which has most encouraged the
rebels. in addition to having the sources Of
authority on their side from the be-
ginning, is the utter state OF IN
preparedness in the Free States to
resist them. The Free States have men to
make soldiers Of, and means to support them'
but there is as yet no OryGai-at'on-much
less dlsciphne-for the trial which seems to be
near at hand. They have been asleep on
this subject too long. They may find their
owsk,nr sudden and rough one