The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-09-25


eilT. When you see youth, wuo bat late
y, was the picture ofbioom aud manly bcau-
", now utterly wlthcrGd and decnycd: hi4
body bent; his teeth dropping our: his nose
consumed; with futd breath, chornus eyes
and his whole appearance most putrid, guasr-
~, ana Ioausone. you arc filed with pllv
ana WIN horror you can hardly believe
there IS God, or hardly refrain from clarr-
ing him with cruelty. iSut where folly raves
wisdom 0dorcs. IN this awful gcojlrgo of
Iawcss lust, wisdom dsccrus the iufnitr
prlce which heaven sets on cGnugni DurI.
ana love. In like manner, The enormous
sacrifice of public properly, in the last war,
beng no moro, rs before observed, than tho
natural effect of public ignorance. ought m
teach us, that ofull sins, there is none 80
lateiu 10 God as national ignorance: that I'M
falling spring OF aniional iSgrafiitlc. ,sbeliog.
S'acery and ivCichcdResS!
Bur, ifit be melancholy 10 tIiiul, ofso
many elegant houses, rich furniture. fat cat
ne, and precious crops, DESTROYED TOR want
OF that patriotism, which a true ,u0y,ledgc
OF our interests would have inspired: then
how much more mechanically, To think of
those torrents of precious blood that were
sHed: those cruel sIaughtcrs and massacruS
'hat took place among the citizens from tho
same cause. As proof that such hrilis.i ira--
edies would never have been acted had our
state but been enlightened, only let us loot,
nj the people ofNew England. From Brit
ain their fathers had fed 10 imcrica for re-.
lgIons sake. Religion had taught them that
God created men TO be happy tiat 10 Do
happy they must have virtue; ihat virtue IT,
not TO be attancd withou: knowledge. nor
knowledge without instruction, nor public
instruction without free Schools nor free
schools without Legislative order
"Amouga people who fear God. ihe la,ow]-
u y. Is 70
Heyin@ II 10 be the FIRST command Of GOD.
"let there be light:' and believing il 10 be the
VIII OF God. that "all should he instructed.
rom the least 10 the greatest these wise
legislators, NJ once set about public instruct
Ion They did not ask, how will my cousiit-
uen's like this: won't they turn me ont: snal'
not lose my three dollars per da,s Nol
hut fully persuaded thar public instruc;ionis
"od : VIII, because the peoples good. lhcv
etabout it like the true friends Of die pee.
pie.
Now mark the happy consequence.
w hen the war broke out YOU heard nf M
"Flslon IN New England, no toryism, nor a.
ny OF It's horrid ettecS;Eo houses in flames.
hindIed by He hands Of fellow citizens no
nelghbors way laying and shooting thcir
neighbors, piundering their property, cary
ing of their stock, and aiding the British in
me cursed work of American murder s sub
ngn'ion. But on the contrary, with minds
wen informed otthcir rights.and hearts g!nv..
uE with love FOR themselves and u0s;critv
hey rose mp aGurst the enemy, firm and H.
ltcd. as hand of shepherds againsG the ray
ming wolves.
And their vaor in the field, cave rIori-
ms proof ho" men will fight, when they
inoW that their all is nj stake. see Major
Pitcairn. on The memorable 10Th of Arr-I H.
. marching from Boston. with one fhnus-
nd british regulars. 10 burn the American
torres "t concord. Though this heroic *
n'Son was commenced under cover OF
lght, tic farmers soon took the alarm. and
altering around them with ,Leir fdwliuy
lecos presently knocked down one fourth
I their number: and caused the rest 10 rum.
3. 10. IKE line swine in ne gospel, they had
tfg7on Of agr.LS Ci their backs.
Now. with sorrowtul eyes, let Us turn IN
lr own state, where no pains were ovcrtaIl-
n TO onl"nten the minds Of the r0rr. There
e lave seen people naturally as Draw, ~
10 New EngandGrs, tor mere lack al 1rg,gf.
'g" either blessings possessed or their dangers
Feaisaea, suffer Lord CORVALLIS. with only
Nteen hundred men. 10 chase General
rccne upwards orthrcc hundred ,llil.sr T.,
CT 70 scout him through the two erart
i2teS of South and North Carolina ms l.r az
ullord court hOusei And when Greene.
med mt that place hy two thousand roor.
terute militia men. determined ut lcngth IA
ght,what did he gnin by them with nh their
lmhers. but disappointment and Gisrrarc2
or though rosted very advantageousiv be-.
nd the corn field fences. thew could nor
and single fire from the British but in
'Ite ot'their officers, broke and fled like baso
'rn slaves, leaving their loaded muskets
licking in the fence corners
But from this shameful sight turn or1in
the lana Of free schools to Bunker's hill.
lere behind poor ditch Of halfa nights
Using, you behold fifteen hundred militia
or, waiting the approach Of three thousand
'ltlsh regulars, with n heavy train of artil-
'y' with such odds against them. such
lrtul odds in numbers, discipline. arms
d martial fame, will they not shrink from,
g contest and like their southern friends.
mp up and run? Oh no! toa man thcv
We been taught 10 read; to 4 man they have
en- instructed TO know, and dcarcr than life
prize the blessing OF FREEDOM. Their
dies are lying behind bitches but their
)ughts are on the wing, darling through g.
nifty. Tho warning voice of God still rinrq
their cars. The hated forms of proud
'rcicss kings pass before their eyes. They
'i back to the days Of old, and strenribrn
'mseiros rs they think what their gallant
e!athers dared for LIBERTY and for THEM.
ICY looked forward to their own dear chj!-
IN, and yearn over the unotfending mill.
IS, now in fearful eyesalookinr 40 TO then,
protection. And shall this Infinite host
deathess beings, created in Gods own
1gc, and capable by VIRTUE and rouA-.
VS., or endless progression in glory and
lpness' shnIl they he arrested in their
IA career, and from the free born sons OF
d, he degraded into The slaves Of mauo
ddening at tho accused thought. they
sp their avcnging tirelocks and drawing.
If gIuhtS ulOur tho flnnth chorrnI t,I,.,.