Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-01
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n's', , AZ all points TO oppose the Democracy and.
secondly, to insist Tia, vet A while longer ex-
s eoeis snail be excused from eopaftlership in
= nlhent will not lie 0utdone by anybody
IC.'ehency nor ar the proper time will | he
-. any one IN opening all doors Of Office and
- ~.' nut this time has not yet cone There
. security Tor the future, unqu, stionable
- p's' neiare lr ready, and this | would
require, not only fat th. axe of the national
freedman and the nations ,r.I;t,. f,, s,- ~.
sake OF the ex-rete him self. yTbose highest
I interest Is IN that peace where all controyersv
shall be extinguished forever
Even in the uncertainty II the fpture II il
easy to see that the national freedman
and the national creditor have CON-
mon fortune. In the terrible furnace Of war
they were joined together, nor can they be separ-
ated 80 long as the rights Of the two are ia oues
ton. Therefore. could my voice reach them.
would say Freedman, stand by the creditor
creditor, stand by the friedman And tn the
people would say, " Stand by both
ToFEIGS AFFAG $.
From affairs at home | turn to affairs abroad
and here wish to speak cautiously. In -pe1k-
ing At all break a vow with myself Dot to open
[ my lips on these questions except in the Senate
yield to friendly pressure And yet know DO
reason why should not speak Il Wa Ta'l-v-
rand, who 20 somebody apolog ziug for hat
might be an indiscrset question, replied that an
answer might be inl.scrret, but not q question
| Ny answer shall AZ least le frank
In our foreign relations there are Eith no two
cardinal principle which have no hesitation To-
avow AZ all times first. pesce with an The
world, and secondly dy,-ympttby With all strurr NJ
for Human Rights In neither Of these xouiI
fail
TIE CUBAN QUESTION.
The more refie.t uron the arrnal condition n
Spain, the more l am satisfied that the rrpe ruIs
for Us is non-interventiln. ezcep7 in the - If
good Offices This ancient kingdom . now en-
gagged in comedy and tragelv You have bs,rl
Of Hunfiay The Sinner. The >nsBi.b crra'v
is Hunfing KIng. The Spanish rraosj, i.
sending armies agiins, Cuba 40 nat n ~.
take part in the comedy or the t-9r4-iv II
I spain is wise she will give no both Nls4nsfif..
We have a duty which is determined bv Intprna-
,i1nal Law 10 that venerable aurborirv -s
I pair. What that pres-ri5es follow
Beilig-rence Is fact 80 atre--eI bv evidence.
IF the :. fact does not exist, there IS nothing 10
recognize The flct cannot be invented a- I'M
/ aginei I; it must be proved. NJ matter what
I our sympathy. what tie extent Of our desire
We must look az the fact There NAV he in-u--
rection without reaching this condition, which Is
At least the halfway house 70 independents
Inc hungarans, when they rose against Alstri1.
mi not reach II, although hey had large smrie,
IN the held and hossuth was their governor;
the Poles in repeated Instructions against Rus
sia, never reached II. although the conflict ra,aa
Europe yibrate the Sep0ys and Esiahs of In
da failed also, although flr q time they he'll IN
check the whole English power nor, ir my
opinion, did our rebels ever reach IT, so .r as 10
Justify their recognition on the ocean lf the
tuoan Insurgents have yet reached this point.
nave never seen The evidence They are 10 arms
! know But where are their cities, towns. prov
lnces Where Is their Governmrnt7 Where
lre Their ports Where are their tribIuals of
Justice And where are their Prize Courts
To put these questions is 20 answer them How
then is 'he '' fact of 6ellige-eHce'
There is another question in their eaze. Fh.ch
Is with me final Even if they come within the
prerequisites OF nteruau nal iaw. am uuvii
ins 10 make any recognition Of them. - long a.
they continue 70 hold human beings rs --ave- 4
decree in May last, purportlng 20 he signed 1v
tespeles, abolished slavery but au not sure
u tnis decree, e-peclaily in view ~ another iu
july purpcrtlng 90 come from the same 4uthn--
ny minimizing slavery. Until this is -e,rl.i se
must wait
ENGLAND.
Respec.in. our relations with ..,..rd Mr.
Sumner reiterated the conclusion ra .s..i in r..
speech in the {. : S,uate-thar the WRONG flr,
us bv England durfrr the rebellion ,.. r,s.+s-
than any ever done tv one civiliz-. rs--ol -a
another. except bv actual wsr R.rr-8d ,-
ask the English nation or the Ars-,..,., ra,r-.
o. DC Or say ANYTHING about rt. matter ir-r r'.,r
for the time mai uU- come
OASAHA-
Sometimes there are whispers q territorial
compensation, and C4lais name a- la- -sr-