Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-04-19
THE REBELLION.

The rebellion against the Government of
their country, which ambitious and wicked
men in the southern States had been plotting
for years, which was masured by Cabinet
officers under the eyes Of President Buchanan,
and which was enabled to seize upon the
forts, guns, munitions of war, revenue cut
tiers, minis and money belonging to the uo'-
eminent Of the United States, through 'n'
Infamous treachery Of his Secretary Vi 80
Floyd;ot his Secretary of the Treasury oO0O,
his Secretary OF the Interior Thompson anu
a.. oo,nirancs Of his Secretary of the Navy,
TO- ub;cb found its active co-workers
"a .b.meIess abettors in United States Sen
ato,s and Representatives from the slave
C..tas. and encouragement in too many from
oven the free States-which found United
States army officers IN the South ready to
trarnple on their oath Of allegiance and to
turn q soldiers honor to shame-which was
directly aided by President Buchanan retu-
sal to allow Of let or hindrance to the con-
struction of powerful batteries erected on
purpose to capture or destroy government
fortresses, has at last come to head
The issue is made, and there Is no farther
occasion TO talk of Crittenden resolutions,
of Virginia Peace Conferences, of peaccaole
secession, of constructions of the govern
ment, and such like matters, which for
months have distracted the minds OF some
who have meant well for their country,
which have been held up by others merely
as blinds to keep out Of sight as far as posi-
he their own schemes for the destruction OF
the national Government, till they
should have gathered consistency and power
enough to insure success to their own pre-
meditated treason.
Shall we remain a FREE PEOPLE, with the nigh
to elect our own legislators and chief magis
trates according to the regular forms ofthe Go
ycrnment which our Fathers established ,under
which our country and people have prcspereC
as DO country and people under heaven evel
prospered before;or shall We yield 70 the CLAIM
hat the minority, defeated in Z constitution
al election, may break the Government L
pieces. every fragment to be allowed t
make a new government for itself, 10 b
crumbled to pieces by every selfish and am
bilious minority in its turn, till the Who'll
shall find the only escape from anarchy ant
humiliation 10 submitting to = militar.
despotism That IS the question, and 1t
one which has got 70 be settled as man.
/ great questions concerning human govern
meuts have to be settled, by tr70i Of force
How long shat trial will last no one now ca
foresee f; may last one year, two years
five years, or thirty years. God only knows
/ The time has come 10 try men. We shat
soon see who are patriots-whc Iowa thai
country md its free iustitution--wh" at
willing to put their property and their live
at peril to defend and protect it. and who
on the other hand. are ready to sacrifice th
4 privilege of free institutions, the right c
free speech. of liberty and honor cor them
selves, and to leave degradation and servilit
as the Inheritance Of their children afte
/ them. If they themselves can only he left t
/ live az their ease, and be fed with crumh
/ from the table of their lordly masters