The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-06-14

which has ordained that it shall never result
from oppression and vice. The compro-
mise act of 1888 was nothing more nor less
than the mandate of southern statesmen, by
which they directed that our harbor and riv-
er improvements should cease; and the sale
OF Ohio wheat, -four, pork, and beef, in New
England, should stop; and that our farmers
should be deprived of home market for
their produce /; that the manufacturers of
New England should be ruined that hum
dreds Of thousands of laborers should be tur.
ned out of employ that the revenues of
Government should be struck down that
national debt should be incurred, public
credit impaired, private credit ruined, for
| the purpose of sustaining and encouraging
the interests Of the slave States. The man.
date was obeyed, and the people Of The free
States have quietly. and almos, silently, sub
mitted 10 the loss of untold millions, for the
benefit of the slave States. The writer
would not be understood as saying these
were violations Of the Constitution but that
they were as clearly violations of the rights
of the free STATES as were The appropriations
of money for the express purpose of cap
turing fugitive slaves. 1t is thus that our
commerce with Hay,i has been cut off, and
our domestic labor has been left TO compete
with the pauper labor of Europe, in order
that the interests of the slave States might
be protected, sustained, and upheld al the
expense Of northern freemen.
Under the law distributing the proceeds
of the public lands among the several States,
fund was provided, by which all our north
ern States would have extrIcated themselves
from their present embarrassmenls, and
would have been enabled TO complete their
internal improvements already commenced.
Our canals and rair oeds would have given
increased facilities to our internal CON-
merce; stimulated our agricultural and me-
chanical laborers 10 greater effort by offer
ing greater encouragement. They would
have aided and increased our manufacturers.
They would, in great degree, have ami
hilated the space which now divides the
people of New England from those ofour
western States our associations would have
increased refinement and taste would have
been encouraged (; intelligence more rapidly
disseminated and learning and science pro.
NOTED. These advantages. though highly
desirable 10 a free people, are dangerous 10
the interests Of slavery, which must ever de-
pend upon the ignorance and stupidity Of
the slave population in regarI TO their rights,
and the means ofregaining them. All these
results were clearly seen by that influence
which is over jealous Of the progress of
knowledge, which teaches man 10 know the
rights that God has given MIN. Their sac
rifce was deemed necessary 10 the interest
of slavery. A slave holding President be-
came the willing instrument by which the
object was effected. Consistency, self-re-
spect, reason, and tile rights of the northern
States, presented but slight obstacles 10 the
attainment of his purpose. These advants.
ges 10 the free States, increasing and ex-
banding as We look forward TO coming time,
we're sacrificed by the Federal Government
for the purpose OF preserving slaveholding
influence from all hazard. am aware that
portion of our people consider these sub
jects of but little importance. They urge
that all encroachments upon our rights in
favor oflhe saveholding interests are TO be
resisted, but deny that protective tariff.
the distribution of the proceeds of the pub
lie lands. the improvement of our harbors,
our river navigation. or Of the Cumberland
road, are of such importance as 10 require
their aid and support
Ifihese important interests be abandoned
By those who make the support Of north
ern rights" their motto, how can they ex>
pect the friends of internal improvements,
and of the tariff, 10 unto with them in mat.
tiers which they deem of far less pecuniary
importance. If one class Of our northern
men will tamely surrender our pecuniary in
terests. may we not expect that another por-
ton will be as willing to yield up our honor
10 the demands of the southern States? Is
there an individual who is not perfectly con-
scious that such divisions must prove de-
struc,iye TO all our sectional rights If
those whose minds dwell mostly on the NOR
al influences o. slavery, and who feel most
deeply interested in removing the moral
desola,ion it occasions, abandon all support
of our pecuniary interests, separate from
their political friends. and refuse to co-ope-
rate with them; can they expect. by such
separation, 10 facilitate the accomplishment
of their own purposesl Can any man of
reflection suppose that we can extricaie
ourselves from the moral influence Of slave
ry, while it continues 10 control our Pecu-.
mary interests.
The safety of the free States depends up
OF preserving the Constitution in its purity,
and in the firm and temperate support of all
our rights. If one Of our important rights
suffer, all mus; be affected. They will ell
Their stand or fall together. Division of our
friends is itself sacrifice of our rights
Union of our friends will secure our rights
and our interests. am aware thai | shall
be charged of speaking mostly in regard TO
the rights of the north, while | say but little
of those of the south. But beg my read
ers to understand that the south have not
only maintained their opn rights, but they
have made our rights subservient to their
interests and il has therefore become nec-
essary that public attention should be thus
particularly called to the support Of the in
ierests and The honor Of the free States.