Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-08

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tuition now. / know Of no party having th
remotest intention Of giving it any othe
construction, The Republican party, OF al
Others, bound themselves in the most solemn
le form by the fourth resolution Of the Chcag,
?, platform, thus
"That the maintenance inviol te of the right
p / OF the States and especially the rirht of cael
State to order and control its own ,n,rcs &c ipst;t
/ tious according to its own judem,nt exclusively
Is essential to that balance of pow On which the
y perfection and eHdardnce of our polite fabric
J., depends; and we denouuce the Iawless iovasion
by ed force Of the soil Of aay State or Terri
{ tory, matter under what pret xt, as anon, the
o Grayest Of crimes"
D HAT is explicit, and among cool men
e I would be 50 regarded. Unfortunately, all
r men at this time are not cool The resulu.
tion unanimously adopted by this House on
{ the ! lth of February last is even more ex-
plicir Every member, Republicans inclu-
siye, for once in harmony,
s'Reso.rs4, That neither Congress nor the peo-
pie or government Of any non-siavehoLling State
has the constitutional right to leg slaie upon, or
interfere with. sil'cry in any slaycholdins Stite
ia the Union
surely. after this, the possibility Of dccep-
t4''i IttliNL t COZ NltItt futtluGilN jUItItltu.
Only those who desire 10 be cheated can
be cheated
| hive been unwilling to consider any
amendment t. the Constitution lest a master
work -luuld be- botcaed 10y lurneymen
and have tolerated the idea Ut this point
alone, Mt because | thought it necessary,
but tudt, it accepted as an adjustment of
~. % L. .r..,
Il part of our present CJnstituuon-reenact-
ing IL. II You please-perEetuate the whole.
But have, as yet. had no assurances that
this will be taGen in any larger sense than of
good 50 far as it goes. 10 secure my sup
port, 1t must be taken as a fuli and final
settlement. 70 that end, guarantees against
the hcresies of secession would be indl>pen-
sable.
know OF 40 one VINO cialIUS or desires
/ the constitutional power to interfere with
/ the domestic Institutions of any State
| W henever the affirmative # that doctrine |
shall be maintained, 1t will te in some re-
mote ase, when all State rights shall have |
become extinct, and the spirit Of the people .
80 tanned as to lie ready To submit to impe-
rial d,spoti-in. Then the Federal Govern
mtnt may a. easily establish slavery in a
Tree State aS O. abolish ii an a slave State
TIE particular form which this PROPOSE
ton has assumed appears to me objectiona-
able, and unnecessarily complicated and all
that part which makes a discrimination be-
tween the Stat should be stricken out
But, If the substance Of such a declaration
could serve the great purpose Of Cancellation
Ia the present exIgencIes Of the country, |
would 70 to tie extreme v-Tgt of hbeTalty
in order to give il my assent.
New Mexico UNFlr To BE- MADE \ STATE At
TIE PRESENT TINE.
By the organic act passed ten years ago.
in addition to the rights obtained by treaty,
New Mexico obtained the right Of admission
into the Union with or without slavery
and durnL sIght years of that time, the
whole Federal patronage of the Government
has succeeded IN permanently forcing into
that Territory eleven slaves only, ten OF
whom are women. With this state of facts
l cannot but think whenever, sooner OF later,
the subject shall be discussed. as 1t would be
1T the formation Of a constitution, and all
outside pressure on the people shall b re- /
moved, shes III oDi,I, el~ ,i'.e-ss,,.. s..,,
Of human freedom. But any people willing
to vote pom Scrr1tudc upon themselves, as
they ID in New Mckee. are hardly % be
trusted with the dcStnIcs Of State
RIDER ordinary circumstances | should
vata against enabling New Mexieo to come
into the Union at the present time; and
cannot find anything in the present condi-
tiJu OF Affairs To release me from the oblisa-
tIon Oi doing SD now. 1t has not been made
apparent, j.. this measure could receive the /
entire vote If this side o! the House, that
it would be acceptable as measure Of ad-
iustmcut. But were 1t otherwise, | should ,,
not vote for it because il wears the appear
ance Of an evasion of principles heretofore !
made prominent, and which am unwilling c
to veil in cloud.
so MORE POWER TO BE GIVEN To SLAVERY.
But, to suppose that nineteen free States
would consent TO give slavery greater power
or privileges, under a reconstruction ot the
the Constitution, than was consented to -
yeais ago, when there was but one free STATE.
is SIMPLY absurd. 1t is u libel upon the age. !
W no will contend that, though all other L
nations have been steadily advancing To a
higher plane Of freedom, the American people .
nave rchpscd from their own key note :
W hiIc The North does not, and VIII not, seek e
10 rctrdct or avoid any point in the present t
,Jmpact, If the question Is ever opened, 1t ;
would be all opened and property repre-
entcd on one side of Mason aud Dixon line I
would be on the other, or none at all. Open !
Ill these questions, and the grievances Of the /
North. now dumb, would hnd voice, and, i
lnlcss redressed by constitutional guarantees, t
-elief would be snatched in the separation ,
llready offered. There is HO reactIonary +,
pirt that can extort greater submission to ;
ldyery from the present age, than was con- /
eded by Franklin and Sherman, Hancock v
md Adams. I
It the South would live in peace and escape I
he agitation Of the subject of slavery, they
lave only to cease thrusting forward their .
aggressive policy o. its eXtensiOn-a policy L
hat cannot escape the stern and enlightened s.
Of ali ChristeudOm. In speech P
made bv me at the last session Of Congress,
showed that the South already enjoyed her =
ul share of Territory in proportion to her
,ouuIati,n. and that, should all the remain c
er be appropriated to the use of the North, p
t would be at last fair and equal division II
'here is no inequality or injustice to slave OF
Oldcrs in the exclusion OF slaves from the o'
territories. As the London Times aptly sug- &
csts "the South is not to be excluded from
territories unless the S0uthrOns consider ii
bem.elvcs in the light, not Of shareholders,
ut Of slaves. a
TIE UNION SHALL LIVE. II
But if all our attempts to put off the evil e
av shall l4il and this matchlcss form OF G
rec Government Is to be put to the extrem v
81 peril, it Will rally all the visOr remaining N
n its Constitution n IN behalf OF sell-prescrya- e.
ion. 1t cannot abnegato Its power, and 1t ! !
alll not die willingly. The great heart of II
he nation will confront all dangers and sur j
i've, trust, to cover friends and foes with Z,
uuntlcss blessings u
The New York Hsraid's Washington cor he
espondcnt says P,
Really Mr.. Lincoln keeps all people, ms j.
riends included, in the dark lie T. n
stcns .tc to every one but does he hear? Al p
rady he bas the reputation among Office 81