Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-07-24
The Speeches at the Democratic State
Convention.

every patriot is called on for work He had for
years deemed the cardinal question to be whether
We are to have a free elective republic or 70 mill
tary dynasty. Is the free republic founded bv
our fathers in the Wilderness. to dwarf into a
proscriptive dynasty and die. or is there love
enough of liberty regulated by law TO restore the
republic, These are grave questions Did it
ever occur to you, my friends, that there wa.
any value in the Saxon freedom our hther- won
Through centuries Of toll they built up the
principles of fundamental law. that every man
should be master of himself, should eat the fruit
of his own toll, and his house should De hi, cas-
tie. To support these principles "A King of Eng
land lost his head There was q time when the
king, with his soldiers, went out to meet am
army of freemeu, and asked them what was their
demand, and they replied that it was that here
after the king should lay hand on no man. ey-
cept by due process Of law. The king signed
the document which ended the Star Chamber
and the Court of High Commission and to-
day, the Queen of England beloved as She i-
could not wear her crown, were she to selea
subject and conhnc him in the basement ottHe
Parliament House, except by due process of .lw
These principles have made us great rcpu e
Are they abrogatel or l~c~enel In the e-tuu- u
of our citizens
Gentlemen, eighty years ago Washington ui
ii'lAilh' haneoch ana adams Established here
government OF organic written A". I4r
I9"er To form IL came nom Tine people aai
D'ertS was -ecu,gl III u nt "fiqn- d1"n ilf
certain li.uiehanle rights shoni n"t nr iaa.
rom 'Ne o'li]en except ny Nerlt.t ol u jury
his peers. Is Hi, valuable right
What is the condition ot our country. Our
government Is one of three great co-orliua..
brucheS-a House elected every two years, ami
"a Senate ut member elected for six wears ..
lesiSlate; an Executive Q" execute the laws. l
"a supreme and independent Court, nde- cn .af'
oi hoth the other departments staining irt"c
the altar ami the victim. To protect the rights 0
aiL But we see faction, representing tut ltI
the republic, Arfo-ai'n- the whole executive
power, taking from the supreme Court NIB.
right 90 Judge. making ot congress 20 mere ciH
"A French directory mprI-el in '.HI
Where are We Look at Mexico. l.d NOT Iir.
Stevens avow that ali this work Is o1t-.i' t.-
constitution There is Do" government out-
OF Russia today So arbitrary us ours Sh4..
go ou SO or shall We restore thc republic +.
government ot law and 81 uulau Ot >-l'r-
Go to Washington au5 -.t down hy Jui-e
Poland, or any man Of brains there. and they
will talk to you in very dihergurt.rm- from what
they talk and vote u public They U.I To-. s.
that all their recent work is outside the cl---
tuition. They woulI illF removed thc Pres don't
for no crime. but because they differed from H'r
iu political sentiment, and provided hy lct t.-
there should he uo appeal jo rho c.a1t I.-
leaves uo government tut mere .l.1I I-.
don't care whether they are within the IlH
Not That the country might late teeu r'-t....
before this they iou deny hut they tell u-
confidence. some Of them can't .n homo. r...-
tiou uames-hut they tell u- tlat che quest
has been whether the Southern States w04
vote To- sustain radical policy = they mus.
prevented from voting They has. -au.ei
vote oi the South iu favor oi Their rllrtl policy.
For this they lad hands on the Southern Stat.
Had they any more right TO d. -I than q. .e
hand, on Vermont Time may change and H
ten years party may Doe iu power rhat Wi.. .
military hands ou Vermont and SOY. unless j.
vote for This or that you shall Dee eNouici f.
the union.
Said senator Chandler when drunk rr.flf1.