The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-16

most OIL tnc OtatcS 10 DC drawn from tDlS po
sition. Surrounded by population as
pcaceablc as misunderstanding none oil
those sores upon the body polite, large com
mercis cities, the hoi-hold Of excitement
disorder, riot, and resistance to law-beinp
an agricultural people, dispersed upon iheil
farms, and living in comparative seclusion
they are not only secluded from those innu.
enccs which generally disorder and disturb
the qaict of society, but with means and op'
portuniics Of education and early training
and with habits ol reflection adapted tr
their mode of life, they are peculiarly
deliberate, consderate, and an orderly
people. They are a people to be trusted
In their hands The institutions Of the country
are safe. When they put their hand TO the
I work of ,lisorganization we may well dcs|
pair of the republic. But that hand Is not
yet raised, nor will it be. They are indeed
subiec; 10 the influences, which, like cloud
sometimes pass over the community. and
darken the political firmament the legisa-
live body may, under sudden impulses, for.
get what is due to their constituency and
themselves, but, believe me, there is re-
deemng spirit in that people, il, their intel
| ligence and virtue, which will set all right at
last. Their sclircspcct will lead them to a
repeal of an Objectionable law. As the rep
resenaiive of that State here, ] have deplor-
cd the indiscretion of her late Legislature.
| desire to remove the bcmish from her rep g.
utatlon. end, as the most Intellectual and hon.
orable mode of doing SO, desire that she
may be left to the course which her own
sense of propriety, uninnuenccd by threats
or ptovocations of any kind may dictate.
Above all, let me entreat that no measure Ct
retaliation or resentment may be interpos-
ed, at least until she have opportunity TO re
trace her siers, or 10 show 10 the world, a
determination TO persist in error.
In the present unhappy condition of our
country, so different from the harmony which
once rcigned here, it bchoves every friend
Of the country TO advance with caution.
Tie rery ,rorst rmely fer indiscretion and
folly on one side, is indiScreiion and tolly on
he other. The natural result is mutual irri-
tation and mutual alienation. That con
sciousness Of wrong where wrong originates,
which would otherwise work a remedy, is
often smo!hered and slincd by retaiatory and
vindicti,c measures. The human mind,
impatient of sef-condemnatiou, naturally
seeks escape from it to combat real or mag-
mary wrongs. The transition from seli-re.
proach to self defence is grateful. Does not
3 The page Of our history no@ enactiay traibit
The workings Of this propensity' Are we not
prone, instead Of watching our own foot
/ steps and correcting our own errors, to max c
up balanco-sheeI of political delinqucncics
charaeable 10 this or that section of our
common republic, with view of detcrmn-
ing in the end who has been the greatest of
fender, and done most toward the destruc.
tim of the glorious fabric of American ma.
tionality?
Permit me 10 add that, in MY humble juds
ment the most ellectua cure for the susp
cions and jealousy which ure now alternating
TO an alarming dcgrec, the different section!
of the country, is found in the manifesto.
ton of reciprocal confidence. Let cacl
party throw itself upon tne wi;dom and pat
riolism of those who, by the voice Of tht
country, are charged with those great Inter
esis which are now at hazard, trusting TO
discreet and patriotic exercise Of the legis'a
tive power within its constitutional limits
and to that high judicial tribunal in whicl
we all have confidence, 10 restrain that dis
erection within its appropriate sphere. Their
f is patriotism and devotion TO the Uniol
North, and thore is like patriotism and dcvo
, ton Sou.h. There is enough of both t
save the Union and if it be found in ih
masses, it will be found in their representa-
f tvcs. My own observation, for the .welv
years that have participated in the publ
councils, has afforded many decisive proo
4; of the sound patriotism and the elevate
views OF those who, on the one side and til
9 other, have bocn honored by the public cor
I idence.
/ The experience of the last session {
0 Congress, which at its commencement foun
us distracted by various and conflicting opiI
+. ions, deeply rooted and most zealously at
. hered to, but which terminated in tho,
). measures of pacifcaion SO generally, If nj
S universally satisfactory to the country, flu
r nishes strong proof that there is stror
n ground for mutual confidence left. The col
q dial cooperation OF the ablest men of boi
# parties in that great work-ihe readne
!, with which those who could not sustain ii
>. measure Of pacifcation in its original for
/. came to the rescue in the measures ultimate
ly adopted, give satisfactory prof that hoy
even we may have degenerated since Il
r., days of the Revolution, and fallen short
\ the elevated craftsmanship and patriotism
= our predecessors, we are not yet altogeth
% unworthy 10 WELD the destinies Of our gre
c Republic.
:. There are too many considerations co
of nccted with our history and present co
" dition, which warm the heart and thr
,e through the vcirs, to permit us 10 rush ma
% y upon desperate measures. Our progre
our unparalleled advance in all the el
70 ments OF national prosperity and greatness
q, our present position, commanding the respe
:. and admiration of the world-our just nalio
al pride, and the glorious prospect of the I
N ture--ihe happy results tins far Of the gre