The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-23


u.a ~ vuIlhy gentleman igfhIs chamber nor
q gentleman who would br v..rr .lur go ..I,o
III ace ans body, and be- q q igut .at4n 90
Die ruuIfkH Go give offence Hot whatd did hr
s1y' Way, sir, BE- took r-ius 20 fuu con.
UaHt between thc slaves uc The South sud The
lAburlrr people az thr Nnrii, irving the Gfrr
cTrucc iu tll points of .oud ton, aud o,mf,u
and happiness, 20 she cloves Of ihc south -
i'ET N0EGat'C mTThrr tUTi1rtgsy d \ mn --1p-
pasr 'lHi Ar Havr any offence, nr did hny in
justice. To WIS merely expressing his opfn
-Iun. Nu' duor he know how fcmatks ot that sort
viii De- received by the lAbofiug people orrhc
North Why, who ere 'ho ahofinr nroplr
ct the Nufih They arr the North They
are lhr- pcople who culusatc thor own farms
with their own hands itrrhoidrts rdncnird
uIgu, dcF'udCHt mon. Let ne say. air that
I've slEths oi Tho whole property Of the North
n go the hands Of the lsbor,f~ cd the North.
they cultivate their inrms, they educate thcr
CIIlituu, 'hcy pfUFidT tic WgsUv OF TUtUprr
dcucr, ~ thry are not frcholdrts, they earn
wages, Ocsc wages accumulate, are turned
into capital, INTO new tTc,huids, aud small
capitalists az, crcntcd Th1t 10 iit casr, ard
such ,hc coursr 81 things, with uH amnpE the
ndlsuinus aui frugal Amt what can lhr-c
iIi1T ,71I TTII
q gentleman as the member from Loutsiant
undertake. 90 prove that thc-e;'.oiu'- irror
1ucr sud ihv eJ.ct slHvery OF Size south r.
more 10 cou',sWiuty with the hifh purposes
aud ullmmutl.l, rational human bciurs, thlu
tto dictated, tlle sisl. 't.rttt free i5b8rF7 ct
the North There o. more tangible and it.
ritltiug cuu.c ut ~rr.Vbnur AT the Ntrtl. Free
blachr arc community employed in ID, ycsscls
Of thr North, generally pE cooks ot stewards
-.AA-hcn tlir vessel arrives, th-s~ free c0lufrd
mon are t1Ern on shore by the pnlrr or Nlu.
ulcIpal authorities, imptisioncd, aid kept tn
prison, I'll The vessel h. cyan trady tn sail --
This - not only irritating, hut exceedingly
. ina. ..r.H rH.af... Il
er impruc'icabr ond oppressive Mr. lio,rs
IlIiaHlpn, rou~ timc ego, To- South Clfnltu1,
v.7s a well intended effort O. remove thiecausr
Of complaint The North Thinks such imprrs.
i"nmcut Illegal aud uHconslituuou1E o. the
c'~"s occur constantly and itrqucnily, they
thinl, ito great grievance,
Now, sir, s9 far as any of these grievances
have their foundation Ia mattcre ufIaw, the,
can be rclrrsstd, md ought ip hc r,drcsstd,
and ro far Hs they have their foundation I'm
: r-JTrT-T- n TPiIT0U, m rrut!W IN, iu WUTulf
cr.nin7ti1n and rccrw'nati'u, ull that we can
DO o. 20 cutoavor tp ulily The agitation md
cultivate hotter feeling mud NOR. fr4icru1I
continents trIwrcu the South aud the North
Nj President, | should m7,h prefer 10 have.
heard from every mvulbrr on thga Naor drclar.
utfUuT NJ rrI1r1ru TINT mon should nov.
or be dissolved, than The declaration OF opin.
ION that ~ any case, under the pressure orany
circumstances, fuch dissoIuIion was p7s7i.
.
tfr-= the word ~ atsA1.-aE pHCIal y-pyA.an a
ian. from tho lips ct those who are cmiucntly
patriotic and known 60 the country, mud known
all over the world, for their political services
Secession pcaccOblc recession Sir your
eyes and mine are never destined to.sra that
miracle. The ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of this vast
country without cbnvulsou The hrcakinr
. uS of The fountains OF the urcut deem without
ruiilng the guriucc Who IL 90 foolish i
beg everybody p1rdnn-nt 20 expect 10 roe
any such thing' Sir, he who secs these States
10 81 rcr1tYtr-y m h-rrreHy .rretfrti n common
ccutrc, can expect 10 see them quit their pla-
ccB and fly of without convulsion, may look
at the next hour 10 ECO the heavenly bodies
rush from their sphefrs and io-tlc against each
other IN the realms ofsputC- without produc.
ing the crash Of the universe. There can be
no such thing as pcaccnble secession --
PcaccHblc secession tsan utter imppssibility
Is The great constitution under Whirh we live
hcrc--.cnHeging this whole countrY--is il TO be
thuwrti anti melted AWAY by srcrssiurr, nv the
SHOWS on the mountain melt under the innu.
ence of vernal sun? disappear almost unob.
served, and die Uff? No, air. No. erl :
will not state what might produce the disrup.
ton of the States; but sir, ! see the sun In
heaven see that disruption must produce
such war as / will not describe in rs t5eo
/ foul character.
Pcaccablc secession !-pcaccablc scccssion
The concurrent agreement of all the mcnb?rs
OF this great republic ia separate voluntn.
| ry separation, with aliulnuy on one. sade and
! ON the other. Why, what would be the result.
\ where is the line 10 he drawn what States,
are TO seccde What III 90 remain a mcricans
| What am ! TO be An American no Longer ?
| Where is the flag Of the Republic 70 remain (?
Where ia the eagle still to towcri or is he to
cover and shrink and fall to the ground -