Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-06-07

The TiD,ss talks of s.. the p-hcv Cd. r.-f
poninc f5r tie present ali subordinate --f1as
and minor questions are the quest IDS
whether Slavery has clnstJuti nal r.-ut
t, e.. OF snail be allowed to e. into i..
Territory.-whethe- Slavery shall claim and
receive national protection In al the Ter
ritories whether OF NO d black OF mulatt9
man shall be debarred from all privilege Of
American citizenship. be be Tree or slave
under State law whether slave owners
shall have q right Go bring their slaves into
free States and o. hold them there as such.
IN spite OF any pr0blhit1ry STATE lav-.'-u5.
ordinate and minor questions Did not
the Democrats generally m the free State.
take the same ground on these points as the
men IN the slave State did who are now IN
omen rebellion because a President who held
dI ferent ground on them-the republican
cr1und-was elected Did they not rail
increasingly. becaus- the Republicans ID
,ngress would not cJDcede on these QIes-
uans what the southern prr-sisverv men
demanded Do they Dot now. ty thousands
and tens of thousands, say the Republicans
are entirely chsrgeab.e with this wal. be-
cause OF their abolitionism and because tbcv
would not make these concessions within
month OF q year from TINS time. the rebels
finding themselves hard pushed, should
propose o. give up their rebel Coufed rIcv, 4
a. i.
could have what they call reasonable conces- /
sions made u them on tie slavery question.
would not the Democratic party north. as a
BODY. 20 for granting their demand To be
sure 1t would. in a moment, especiallyif 1t
could get absolution for not joining the
southern division IN the rebellion. and an
assurance that it should have lis old place al Z
the public crib restored t. 1t by 50 doing.
Some day, none can tell how soon. these I
very questions nave got to come up as pr0rti- q
cal ones. in connection with the restoration n
Of peace. who are to be in Congress to act r
on them ? Who are to elect United States
Senators to consider them VINO are to
exert an influence on one side or the other in q,
State Legislatures? Shall they be men Of p
republican OF Of democratic principles? =
The Times says " the Peoples PARTY is il
entirely for tie maintenance Of the Govern =
ment and an early and effective suppression c
OF treason. As between the rebell,or and
the Government, who is there 10 Vermont IN e,
the side OF rebellion How many votes were b,
given IN the special session against rendering ii
ample State aid to the Government both IN di
men and money Ii all the political parties ot
which ever ezis.-l II cur country since the -.
peace Of 1888 were now IN existence to effect n
their several objects, they would be found all =,
IN the loyalStates to save tbaCiov-
from onHih,iat'55 ,st as republicans r.
and democrats are now united. Onlv IN r.
oonsloefate or intriguing men would dream
that they were 70 ignore their political urin-
'ipies when the business Of electinc men u
i,9asaG'e-to give fo7e ana character 70 The n,
internal policy Of the State or Natior-vas =
The business in hand. "
- of the Trraes about the nm -
.tnuzs VI = engaging an acrimonious na-tis., -