Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-10-11

"Happy would i. have been for the country If
this vital principle of the Democracy had been
acknowledged by our political opponents, and had
been lived up TO by them it has been by US
There would have been no dissension and no war
90 lay waste and impoverish Our late prosperous
country, such The SeRiiaet, then,
In common with the Democratic press throughout
the country, VIII steadily and persistently demand
that 10 the carrying on of the present war the
anti-savery and abolition element shall be wholly
kept out of it, and that the sole Obi sct OF ii shall
be 70 subdue rebellion and 70 restore the loyal and
Union u en- in the rebelii0us States 70 their con-
stitutional rights, whole and unimpaired."
fHel.
The Burlington Sentiael Of last week, over
the signature Of is present editor, VIM.
Henry Hoyt, Esq, follows up string OF
vague declarations about what i calls demo-
cratic principles (which il SAYS have been al
ways upheld by the Sentinel in Years past,
and will continue to be upheld ty it hereai-
ter with the statement above. Il shows
plainly enough that if the S-niiEs! has
changed owners and editors. it i t. be in its
essential spirit just what 1t has been for
some years past. Il MAKES the Republicans,
only, TO blame for TIE rebellion OF the SOUTH
ern states. 1t has been for years inveteratea
ly pro-slavcry-always ready to grant the
EXTREMIST demands of the pTo-slaverY poll
ticans OF the South. Not one can be named
which the Sentinel was uot in favor Of Il
upheld the breaking down oi the Missouri
Comprise-repeated all the lying ISLANDERS
against the settlers of Kansas, charged that
abolitionlsts and emisrant aid cieties were
the only ones to blame for the atrocities Of
the Missouri Border RuliilniSm-opposed let
ting the settlers of Kansas form their own
constitution al frst-adyocated the forcing on
them Of the pro-slavery Lscompton Consti-
tuition made by pirates on the liberty Of suf-
irage, and went for Judge Taney's infamous
bred Scott decision and it shows by the
above that it is unchanged If the Republic
there would indeed have been no war! OF
course not because tie pro slavery leaders
could then have had their own way and have
overturned the existing free government and
set up the JEFF. Davis STAKEHOLDER Govern
lnCht without q conflict.
Bat the Sentinel stands by the Govern
ment agains: the rebellion, it says-on,v
the war must have no "agti-Naoerv and aj-
o!IloR clement in it. Come what will Of
tie rebellion-let cities be burned, ships
and ports seized, minis piundered by rebels
loyal citizens murdered If they say a word ia
favor Of the government or against the wrongs
and evils of Slavery-let untold millions of
money be spent and hundreds OF thousands
be obliged to leave their homes for the perils
OF war, to put down rebellion which slys
NGrery shall be the chief corner stone Of the
~nment which the rebels are irving to
Cove 'e Iuins Of that glorious Govern
erect on Ia the men who uttered this
lnent founded =, y men are created ret,
mighty sentiment "ae- 7dowed by their
and EQUAL; and they are - Y rights
Creator with certain INALI-yABA - 7uE
among which are LIFE, LIBERTY, As.
Pursuit OF HAPPINIss' BUT il DO cas-. mus.
Slapry be touched. That sacred thing mus.
come out of the tlal unframed, ami left in
fuii power to work on alter the old way,-riIl
it shall be ready to try titles with freedom on
the battle field again. That is the position
Of the Sentinel, and this the condition %
which the Government can rely upon ts
hearty support.