Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-05-18
The Policy Vi the Democratic rarty.

The Policy u the Democratic Party.
REMARKS or HON. GEaEGE S.. UotrwuuL or MAS
sADHrslTIs.
Tie u.us, has in as Gov Boutwell, q
Massachusetts, a sound. thouea,iul and ilr-
sesir. legislator Ili- exposition below Of
the lIiaciIlc- yf the Democratic PARTY. and
of tie danger 70 the country from them, If
ticy should be allowed to prevail. as they
would if the Prellca.'s policy should sue
c,d,will be found very able and interesting
Mr. Speaker
With reference O. reconstruct of the
government, | admit that tae policy of tie
Dem.clatl. body is "a simple policy. lt is a
policy 20 which, i1r ten ycar-, within nv
observation, tLCy have l,,u consistent Ii
De- policy w-icA they laii Gown a- early as
1870. IN the platform made 10 Cincinnati,
wherein they declared Substantially. that it
was tho right 0l q territory to De- admitted
into this Union with such in--i'Uti lns as il
chose q establish. not even iv implication
admitting that the preventative yf thc ex-
i,uug government had ans night O. canvass
those iusututi .ls. cr O. consider ,le t,-i: of
tLc territory % hg recognized a- State
Now. sir, from that ils-rire. IS Hicl probably
bad i-s origin 30 tLe I,s luti.as li 1898, the
whole q t.cir policy O. t.i- -.y las lcsil.-
ma,o.y followed. F.I-. wc siS i.- results 10
tie doctrine OF Nj Buchanan announced In
l~uI-thlt Willie che Constitution iid not
provide iI. 1r authorize t.o -l.tssi1n oi
State .rlm thi, Union. tlo-, vis o., power
In t.c existing government 90 compel a State
O. remain 90 tAe Union agiiu-t It- own iuis-
mcEt. Following that docuir. they come
le.t.matcly o. tLc conclusion oi to-day, IN
which thcy are supported, a- ! understand.
hy -ac President 20 Size United States upon
tle one side. and as ! know hv the testi-
mory ol Alex. II St.rtcn-, lt. Vice prcsi-
dent ot ttc s1-calici tHl.Di,r4rv. upon the
other t.4t doctrine I- tlat .Lo-. eleven
States have 90 DAY. ,1-l .lr i.- li. au ,xi,t- (
ius a-t unqgc-,ilul... .Is.- 10 r.p-csenta-
ti.u DO tLc -ly,rru,u. yl i.i- country. and
that % De- "a c-tiu4,cs night which las not
hc,u interrupted ty any %. Oh, events of the I
war Iti- i- a simple policy it is diTcc. /
policy l- is policy which can .e comTEt-
headed; 10 j. a policy O.. Gle D.u5lra;i, /
larry NeN' "A,'",I' ne i.--.-.Al oi Tie /
l.',l >'.'''7 o' l.c nun -.-,,, ,--.@.H 'i the /
whatever 90 call DO his policy. lt is the /
policy o. ,hc Democratic party.
wish O. ny before thc Hau-e O. uruposi- |
ton, end / leg the attention 0f Den. cratic /
gentlemen 60 IT, The proposition is this
tu>r. The Democratic iarty Del .r ain that p
STATE t- sac -l---'-l''n emo" cannot lf its
own -ylS s'l 'Ii', -'-'" nom I'- a-s'ci-tes.
&c i."-' '-'' '.-t '''N'f OF '"i- "ari IN
''11I'- '"' u,"c '1's ol '.e Ie. pc anu
= '..iA-eN'7 VI INC '4',,H lo.'--iia- states
nave '.ol ih any way e"AhStu me c3lstitu-
u5i..I It.',I.l' "'.''a' previous % the war
? su'a's'eu "e."t'H 'Eo'e people ana states on
'"e one l,''4' anu INC national government
on inc o'.'r' i"il'Iy- ll4t lh1sc states
: l'''I'el'' anu 'N' l'y"' l.'IIt tAeieoi'
nave Nh lA'--,Nl-'' anu -u ..'' St. .ianic risht
'l leiIts- H's'l'N, iia'l-'4 always that
tach person e.ee'ei "'" is ANA heretofore
mas e,'A l.yai 70 gu, 7.' 14l.ii, 20 ana sup
i.r'cF oi iae intuition ,' tNe country ol
v, !" '''cl' 'i,' ,'o.' ii'use j. '.' Fle judge On
'Ne g''.'l'h '' 'ne I'-H. 'i " ,i-iiiaht 70
'"s- Anu '"''''9l'' 'o.l'.,is' 'h", no
Y -'9it'''H oi "--''Ii--iii'H u, N' ''I ''us'ilu
',n j D'''s..5 iu oi ''.u iIol o. ,,7 Pc
ll'si.e 10 ''s iu'l .I CA,'0.l- W 'He 'IsHt oi
!, FI'7'i '1Ii'N III ','' "a .iJ Oh1t-u
''@1Os y '"e i'O.'' anu ''-''7 '-'0iy 'n IL
~ 0'l'u
uO io' ~ 'uA' S,0i i"H "-o supports
.Ne pIolo'l''on "'ii'u nave s1'.I mere
nay aa'o 1.I '..u o',iiloI' 10 .''c I'Doilioh
~ 'Hu laIO-i '''1t ~ u.n7Oh; ne converse
d I''is plOl '7 ~ gT' lr, ''e 'ounu!
'u5N' u io'i1o ~ a. I"c instincts Vi
~ !. IN are i'aiei man ,t' i'aS'n Oi men I'r
% '''' ~ 49, 'y'OH'S' HA.nou'
ne iii.el 'i..''' NJ, M '''iil,Ie ios'' anu '"eO-
i1S oi i'',I.', ~ .0 Us n, VI l''u are
lA"' oli "4i - ma lug -i'lula'l'e
,loi s'''ll va. i15 1o"i = '''l,' Us 'AI as
~ - .' 5'''i. ..oi' ''.o 0yIn'y'
.'eiJ 80 - '''0 S'u,I' out = i'-i1e'
i' - ~. 80 ~ W. 9us.','I 'ilJ pol
= M, l-'.'J .-'i- 'Ne i''s4-
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IAS' We 'ia,c '-o DJlne t'''ic PROPOSE
l'' y l.so-ii'.'' W." NOV u'ilI. 'Dls iiouse
Il ..-'9 ia. " "-I'l- ,fuA4ItJ ol
: Pc 'ii.'l''o.i' u-Seu pom 'no exercise oi
ne elective .f"ichise py Tue people Inc
,f'P'sili1n IN the matter oi s1hrase iails {
h'L' VI Nht' l uesle, nu' :, l'f ae lt GOES
chus 10 'He o4G"iLiuon "i the IN. n.ilaity
u present eXistlng ana "hlc demand,
ma shall continue to demand, the franchise
or all loyal male citizens ot tins country
nd cannot but admit the possibility that
those eleven States may be re- q
tored to representative power without the ,