Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-09-27

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in Strong's building on Church Street.
.sThe Uprising Of Great People"
We look unon a volume with the above |
tide. translated from the French of Count |
A,cnor Glsrarin, By Mary L, Booth, and
published by Charles Scribner, of New York,
1851. A. one Of the most remarkable books
Of our times.
The author is a man who moved in the
highest circles of public men in France during
the government Of Louis Philippe, an ar
don't lover Of religious and civil liberty, al
WAYS ready with his voice and his pen for
tie advancement Of humanity and true re-
lzion. and prof and student Of the genius
.ud practical working Of our American In
solutions. For the work before rs be seized
;.c point Of time in our history, when, after
81. ion. downward course from that elevation
Of i,c, principles on which the founders Of
or government erected it, lis apparently
usa des,cu; into black gulf Of complete
ssI-scuoc {, .lc inhuman and unchr:sti4n
dogma Jla, one part ct the human !-miiy
WIS bonn 70 rule o,r the other, as over the
blasts If tie fs,l, and that the subject race
a.,. u.; la. and were never to have in aur
csu..ry any right which white man are
bond to respect, 0ts 7rr,stc3-as ho thinks
forever. Tie election Of Lincoln 10y t.e
rc.f!s # the United SAFES he coasdas tie
turning Ia'at in the Nltiou's destiny. lie
movement n that act was as Do en- .,.'-~ II,
thai q, '' Ia G and Peup's, qlH s. re'cre'
H. ~ 2..ss Is no longer downwards. II w4>
a'aut to fail forever; it RECEIVERS Itself by a
u.-a:y fort, and Us future is upwards.
w have not room for an analysis OF the
w,.k, tat the tides OF its chapters viii
s'o~ Us scope. They are So follows Amer
...n >.s7erY; Where the United States were
a,jti ns before the .!acti0n Of Mr.. Lincoln
Wat Tic election of Nr. Lincoln signifies
" Eat ,so ale to think Of the United States
T.r CAl.,hcs and Slavery The Gospel aud
Slavery; The rr sent crisis Probable c,a-
s.querccs # the Crisis; Cy-cxistenc- q t0e
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lie might ovo,d. indeed. a few triajnc his
torical inaccuracies. such as in his hast. G. So
marin makes in his illusions 10 JHr YYrtuyt
Proviso, the Missouri Compromisc act aad
the repeal of the latter, (inacour4c,-s IL 'at
the slightest consequence 70 thc drift If his
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write of the CO ors of the rainh W. IL could
not get the morrill, Tariff out Of his lead.