The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-04-15

I tho curse Of his chninF And now why may
we not stay the tide ofslayery ms well az tlIeuY
| II is because northern democracy has proved
recreant to freedom lie would say howev-
er hint Connecticut had kept hersell colnpnr-
ntively uucontaninaed by the ioul-lOuch of
slavery. Old Father Niles, ns we call him,
has stood up nobly for freedom in this mens-
ure unnwed 10y the terrors Of purty--nnd he
delighted 10 commend brother democrat
whenever he could find one ofGod's making
And now snid hr, brother democrats, when
the war Of the Wilnot Proviso comes on in
the Sennlc, you have given prepouderunce
ofvotes 10 the South 10y the Texan Senators,
so MS to defeat whatever the honest wishes
oryour New England hearts may he upon
this question, and neither Heaven nor earth
will hold you guiltless in this crisis, or here
after
lie said we had now come mp TO the point
when we must look AT these results. 1t WINS
lime for the north 10 forget party names and
distinctions, and to assemble around their al
tnrs and their firesides to counsel together
and enquire earnestly wlint now is TO be done
-9hilIut the strong conscience oftllis whole
peo,.e could arouse in its might, and protest
in The face or the world and before God, II
guinst this unholy robbery Of sister Repub-
lie. That they wUuIG cry out in one united
voice until their rulers wers compelled TO re-
store back their i'll gotten plchder TO ihelr
weaker sister whom they have Gesl '"lied' III
the frenZIed glare and glitter of miln2ry go
ry- For unless this is done and we turn as
Il milton c0ntrite aud repentant to our duties, |
to justice, 10 our affairs aud our God, there is !
no safety for us or our poslerily. lfths APP
pie of discord is allowed 10 continue, il will
-,OH-wILL sooner or later shatter into frag- |
ments our ihitherto glorious republic, aud
f,yl,t If .l, al,
gltng pilgrims of other realms, shall be
quenched in blood,nnd go down in the black
ness of darkness.
Stand fast then, men ofConnecticut, upon |
the eternal boundary between right aud
wrong, aud say To your rulers that thus far |
shall yOu 60 but no farther. Lay aside your
private interests and arm yourselves not with
the cartridge box, but with the ballot box, and |
give one day for your country, and the per-
petuity of those free institutions framed by
your fathers and bequeHthed you for un in
heritHnce forever. Oh, that the luhorer, the |
free laborcr of The North, would arouse him
self like old Sampson, with his sinewy, EN-
Drowned aud hairy arms hardened and strong
by Labor and toll, and with the mighty ballot
III hls hand for his Jaw bone" meet the /
champions ofslavery, and fight and triumph in
the great battle for freedom, for right and for
Justice. Oh, That you men Of the hard labor |
ing North, Of whatever party, would on that
day now so soon approaching you, look 10
your own safety, search your own hearts as
with lighted candle, and march up TO your /
duty. When and where will you ever do 1t, |
If you refuse now in this hour of Trial and of |
our nations destiny? You eau next Monday !
do much 10 stay the whelming tide of nIisrule
and wrong and final ruin, which now me-
naces all you should held dear at the North:
aud you can do it peaceahly, but if you fail to
do il then, when can you do it,