The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-02-05


defeating this provision Of the constitution.
Sir, il any laws exist in the Legislation OF
the free States whirh are designed or cal
cuated to defeat this provision, those laws
are clearly unconstitutional. That is n
proposition which may be termed n truism
II is not our purpose to defend any such
legislation. J leave The authors Of such
laws, it such laws exist, to their own vim
dration. ! cnu assent 10 nothing intended
10 violate Ills instrument, 50 long rs we
profess To adhere TO it and 10 he governed
by it.
Another cause al great complaint is the
existence of these inccndiary publications.
Well, Mr. President it is The misfortune Of
our country that we have all a little taste
for the apr 'gress IF the age:n we are all
n little AMBITIOUS 10 30 ahead, and the
country is afflicted with ten thousand Wis.
ionary theories. based upon the assumption
that God IN his providence created allhings
wrong, and that II belongs 10 The progress
oi the age" in which we live to make all
things right. Thus, air, the institution OF
slavery is assaulted. Why. sir, have had
Two or three copies oil paper sent me re-
Gently in which there is form OF pcti
ton to Congress 10 abrogate the constitu
ton. The church too is assailcd. There
is sect in my own neighborhood who are
determined TO pull down the pillars of the
church. They have got sick Of all relg-
ion, and. for nusht know, they will he
prepared in the end 10 disown their God.
We have sect, TOO. who think all the in
stitul lons OF society wrong-thc domestic
institutions all wrong. Man was made 10
live us the animals do, and the very best
disposition of us oil would he to turn us in
10 a sheeplold, ms we gather our sheep at
the North Why, sir, have as lille pa
tience with this philosophy, il you call It
philosophy. az any man in the Union F.; as
little taste for the teachings oil these phi
lnsophers, who, starring on the principle
that their Maker did not understand his
business, are working to create all things
anew.
Why, sir, these p, rsOns are not satisfied
with correcting the institutions nfihe South;
they are determined 10 correct the institu-
tons Of the rlorth also. Things Mt the
North are offensive; TIE very organization
Of society is offensive the church Of God
is offensive; and il these gentlemen could
succeed and have their wav. we should
have, in the tulness oi time, the perfection
oil the progress Of the age" But what
is 10 be done with these rers1ns2 What
can you do with them? Sir, il will not DO
to pass sediiion laws That experiment
has been once tried. 1t is not likely to he
repeated soon What, then. can YOU do
with them2 Why. sir, let them phllosp'
phize; let them SHE'D tie light Of their pc
culiGr philosophy the world over, and let
the world, in its good sense. Judge Of il,
aud dispose Of it. We cannot stop it, Mr..
President: it would be idle Tor us to at
tempt 10 suppress all the nonsense we have
Mt home, and it would be equally idle to
attempt 10 suppress great deal OF the
nonsense that We find abroad Legislate
to cure their wretchcd ,heores-lcgislate
to give men brains enough to understand
the folly OF il! Why, sir, il snot in the
power Of human legislation to cure tn is
folly. Nothing short of creative power
can relieve us from the extraordinary men,
tai obliquity by which they are affected.
Sir. am not disposed to Justify this kind
of folly, but what would say is. that the
gentlemen from the South should not con
dcmn us all. They should Lot anathema
tie the whole North because we happcr
10 have some inquisilive geniuses, who, io
want oil better employment. nre disposed
10 scruiinze the institutions of the South
1t is beyo The reach OF legislation it IL
beyond The reach Of political power. Ii il
to he met 10y reason aud good sclse com
haued in It's own element.
With respect to The sentiment, However
that deep abiding, permanent sentiment o
the North, that slavery ought not TO he OK
tended TO these Territories, that is Il very
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s disgusting controversy ahon' slavery IS
= he carried on But; sir, 1t Is possible IA
we may ne rtnrVed; alter all II II can D
:, made ont mat We have no control owe