Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-12-18


principle--of that great great principle" Thol
Shalt do to others as thou desirest others TO do q
thee" SO am confident that il were suficicn
for me TO rely simply for the decision of thu
question have now to urge, upon the virtuou
feelings of your generous republican hearts, nut
upon the consistency of your principles; bu
still beg leave TO mention. also, in material res
poets some essential differences between you
present condition and that of yore Then YOU
infant republic. composed of thirteen States, was
restricted to the borders Of the Atlantic now
your giant republic is spread to the Gulf Of Mex
leo and the Pacific. and your territory is world
Your right hand reaches Europe over the waves
while your left hand reaches ovcrthe Pacific, the
cast of Asia and there. in the midst of two
great continents, there you stand, in proud i'm
monsity, world YOURSELF
Then you were a small people Of three and d
half millions. Now YOU are mighty nation oil
twenty-iour millions. And more ihan nineteen
millions out OF these tweny-lourare over Wonder
immense territory, the richest in the world, en-
ployed in the cultivation Of the soil--th8t honor.
able occupation, which, in every age, has proved
TO be the most ineXhlusuble, the most unta terIng
source of public welfare, and of private happi-
uess--as also the most unwayernr ally Of the
love of freedom, the most faithful prcserrcr Of
all those straight, noble, and generous senti-
ments which the constant occupation with ever
young, ever great, evcr-beue6cal Nature i'm
parts to man. Add 10 this consideration. that
this immense agricultural interest. which deriv-
ing large markets and afIordnr at the same time
a most solid basis, also. TO your manufactured in
dusHy and to your commerce. has developed in
such an mense proportion, makes such a
boundess difference between the infant Republic
Of the time of Washington and your present o.
ant Republic, that though you may very well be-
attached to your original constitutional principles.
because the principles Of liberty are cvcrlast-
ingly the same but ia respect 10 the exieencies
Of your policy, it is impossible not TO feel ih1t. if
You are TO be regulated IN your policy by inter
est, then your country has other interests O day
than it had then; and q you are To be regulated
in your policy by the higher consideration Of
principles, then you are already strong enough
TO feel that the true time has come 10 do so.-
Aud l. standing here before Won TO plead the
cause Oh oppressed humanitv.--I rosoiutclv de
clara that there may perhaps never again come a
time when the elevation of your policy TO the
high level of principles Identified with liberty.
could prove esther more olorjops to Won. ar t,ar,
beneficial 90 humanity: because wr i'm Europe
are apparently on tho eve of lhat day. when al.
Their The homes or the frlss of onorni.sl ni.tilns
Will be crushed for 81 lonr timo
Having stated so far the difference of tho Sit
nation. beg lcavc now TO state that II Is an en-
tirclv unfouuded surposiion. thattle doctrine off
non-intcrfarctce i'm foreign matters bad been. to
the pcoplo of tha Untad Stqtas. hv roar GREAT