Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-08-03


posed TO say much in rejoicing over the quietus
given TO this bill by the House of Representa-
tives. There are some Joys which have their
meetest expression in grateful silence. lhe
result, however, comes not unexpectedly tous.
For years we have been watching the steady 4
growth and progress Of the sentiment opposed
10 human bondage for years we have been n
proclaininq, sometimes TO unwilling, ohen 70
Indifferent ears, the approach OF the time when \
the two antagonist powers OF this country slave
labor and free industry, must stand face TO face
must meet in the shock Of conflict for life or
death. We have seen the anti-slavery senti' |
inert making its way down-or up--iroln the
scheming brains Of politicians TO the sincere
hearts of the masses, who may think wrongly
but who at all events think earnestly and with
purpose. There is nothing unexpected or
surprising to us, therefore in the prompt ana
> potent repulse given by the immediate represen-
tatives of the thinking, working people, to
\ proposed encroachment of the slaveholding
interest, for which there was no shelter, BEHIND
either the spirit or the letter Of the constitution
The effect of the decision in the House oi
REPRESENTATIVES cannot fail TO be most salulary
We see indications oft already, in the Senate S
proceedings of Friday, upon the motion for
final iournrnent. Those Northern Senators,
those Senators from free states, who have
misrepresented their constituents by the'r
votes in favor of this bill, cannot help finding a
sharp reproof in the prompttude with Whicn
their work was laid upon the table of the House
4 thence to be raised no more and we may nope
! fully believe that, under the impulse oil ms re-
proof. they will be encouraged hcnceiorward
10 sustain more becomingly the demands OF
their geographical position that they VIII not
| be quite SO ready TO forget that their own con-
stituents, the people of their own states, have
rights in the newly acquired territory, as wen
as the people Of those states for whose peculiar
! advantage and benefit the war was originated,
out of which has grown the acquisition oi iha'
i territory.
A And we believe that the effect upon the people
of the Southern states themselves VIII be II
like manner sautary. 1t will serve 10 convince
\ them that the sentiment of the North on thi'
trying question is profound, and sincere, anc
almost uniyersal-alogether universal ex1ep
among trading politicians-and therefore ina
il deserves to be respected twill assure then
= dh,t the feeling is not mere blind fanaticlsn
hut a deep and solcmnworking of the conscience
not to be trined with, not to be dragooned int
silence, not to be chokcd odby show OF pass
| ionate resentment A better frame OF mn'
MI will grow up we trust in both sections OF th'
3i Unon out Of which will grow an adlustnel
III of the question such as CONSCIENTIOUS ana sln
ccre men can approve-an adjustment wlde'
and radically differing from the so called con
III promise" to which we were invited oy III
4 majority ofthe Senate. Commercial AdrcrhS
COMMENCEMENT ANNIVERSARIES. we III
II . derstand that the Grafton before the I'm De
ii Kappa Society, connected with brown Ini'G
Y sity, will this year be delivered by Rev. D
Pomeroy, d. d., of Bangor, Me-; that II
IL nd
NJ Brothers. Societies will be delivered by ITO
III kaG,yette S. Foster, of Norwich, Conn. al
III the poem by Charles Thurber, Esq., of VIZ
All cester, and that the annual address 10 the >
III ciety of Missionary Inquiry will be deliver
by Rev George b. Cheever, ID. d.. OF Me-
York. These gentlemen are all OF high rep
Al ta,ion, and their performances will undoubteo
Hl render the occasion of commencement one
IN unusual interest.
III I, will be remembered that by vote OF
PHI Beta Kappa Society last year, its annlv
J a.,y will this year be held on the forenoon
81 - Tuesday, the day preceding commencemc
4 and that the afternoon of commencement .
NJ is TO be reserved for general meeting OF
n graduates Of the college, at which nolices ,s
N ,hosc who have died within the year VIII
presented, together with other EXERCISES -
aha 10 the ccasion.--PrOr'dcHce JonThm'
Omar Cons FIRLD.-A tnyeler writes
Nj the Toledo Blade, from The Wabash 'aiie
.Iyiswed the 1000 acre field of corn
Y Wea Prairie,) of the Hon. H. l.. Eilswol
late Commissioner OF Patents, here this y
I 10000 bushels will probably be raised with
| hoeing, simply ploughing the comtwo or IN
times may say, too, that saw oooo 'o
l all adjoining"