The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-09
GENERAL sCJTT ON SLAVERY.

. tn. >U'I"tt u: SLAVERY was Wrlttc! lime wear
): Ego and pn''shrd At the tine. 1t is repnU
u Il-h.'I ia ii" National Intcliigen"cr. Ih'
>OHIt "ud moderate views which Gen. Scot
: c:.!r.,-~.- upon ,Ais important matter wi!
{ rol..rnrnd it,"nl>rlyc, to the good scllsc an,
i PATRIOTISM Of lIc IGLi.:-
: ,s.iI>,ilnN. Feb %, 1913.
Nj DR. Ar Sir i have been waitin. TO
: an evening ; lr!.ur, 20 answer Your letter he
ipr. uir. ana after unreasonable delay am at la,
: obliged to reply in the midst Of official nccu
r r'aions That have ever been named il
: conn"xion with Presidency OF the Unite,
c States has not. can assure yo". the son of al
anri'nt nrIghbor aud friend, been Ly an,
I contrivance Or desire Of mine and certain,
: shall never l., in the field for that high Of
= iicc unless placed there b" rcQul,u nouinu
; tim. Not, ,nen. Len. candidate, and seq
ing no near prospect Of being made one,
ought. perhaps, to decline troubling YOU Of
others with my humble opinions on crca
principles Of State ri ghts and Federal admin
isiratlon hnt as | cannot plead ignorance of
the par'laltv of a few friends, in sevcra
parts OF 'hc Union, who may by possibility
III certain event, succeed in bringing N.
within the feed from which Wing candi
date Is to be selected prefer to err on tho
side OF trankneSs and candor, rather than. \,
silence. TO allow any stranger unwit,nuly +,
commit himself to nav ,uu,ort.
Yonr injuries Omen the wholc cuc>,;on oe
domrsti: slavery, which has in different form,
20! number ol years a.itatrd Congress, ana
the country.
rrr,nj,;n, that Vol, are ,h,. i;r,1 n.r.,n H.
ia, in,rriu-,;rd rle o.. IL. subject. ! o;y,
,ou the bass oi rha, would /, NV rr,,Iy j.,
..v:,tyr detail. il. tim. allowed. and the con-
t,n:cnc, alluded Ia we're les, remote.
III IT,, hood. at William and Mary Co,I,.,..
end in common with most If no, IA! o. NV
cUnlpaulUils, became deeply impressed with
he view, Given hv Mr. Jefferson. in hi
'.,,c;,s on Virginia" and ~ Judge fucker,
III IT,. srf".n,lix To- III, edition. IL Blir k>to;.,.,
Cy...:.,gllta:ic.. n .a,,,r o.. cr,,i.,l ru4.,i-
patton 81 ,la,..s. That ap,.ndix have "a;
<,,! in ." ,,.! ,.,,r. anI IN the .,,n, ,,.,.,,j
L3.., read scarcely anIihinr uo iA,. ..;,;,...t
I,i, nv carly ;m,,,,...;,,,s a.. tr..h and ,,,
..b,pr.i Hence. III h,; L,l ~. in,,,r IF
, seat in T.. N;r,;,;, I,,;,l.,,,,.. N ill.,. vim
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w., 80
l'''''',, ~ - -t'' -
'''e 90 '"''''''"' i!''' WI" '"r
'"''>'''' ~ az owners on Inc "!r'.if 4"
JUS '"A'!"hs anon. ''h@r'S> may !'2'> a'r
at i'>h>''ttlpn. BItn c":'lr':@n l. equal
II strong that, unless II l." step tv step with
fA' - @'>iai'IrH ct Virginia al.d Narvt /. u
would TIC "nn-c:"as to both races III i''">c
states I" t"Ech I'll" relation between master
an: slave IN tins District.
have iron. The fr>, been OF opinion that
Congress vas !"und b. the Constitution To
receive, I" refer. and t" report upon petitions
relating TO domestic slavery, As in the ca" of
al other petitions but hay" not failed t"
see an" 10 regret me uha,"ldahie IRRITATION
"hI"h the former nave l'"d'''h Ill the South
crn states, with the consequent peru I" the
Nv" coior>. whereof. the a"ol',loh"i any pan
of emancipation has everywhere amonG u
been greatly retarded:
A own myself. no slave; tut never hai"
n'tdrh"u blame 10 masters i"r not NhrrdtIn-
their slav's--"rH kno"ln9 mat l'rrat!on'
without the E'eanS OF sending them IN com
iort to some POSITION favorable 10 the lur-
,nIt 0! happiness, "nltd III most cases hr
hi@Ll! injurious 10 al! around As well aS I"
The nanun'ti"d families themselves unless
the operation were general ana under the
a"-P''r> OF PFudr"t 'r.,'a'''n' bnt am
persuaded that II Is high moral otiITa,iUn
d. masters ana :'"''hoIn!n2 SAFE t" 'nl'o!
al ihr'h' h"' ''''''h !''''oie VIII" 'le S''e'y
! o. ho'n 'o'oF>' TO ''''''o'''e slavery 1" eater
m1nat'on,
Is @ra'iiH'h" I" An"" thHt genera mel
'oF"lo" mas 'e''' great anu Is sun progress
s,,'' "'''" "">"''''" =, '"' disturbing causes
"..u''cu ~ "o.''' 1 "e more 1irert process
o' e''''"''l'''''' may no uouot' nc carrier
I' ~ S''''e 'o''"'''''rS 'liail III 9th
.'S: '''.' 40 not question: has the right
10 '','@' 'o' 'St''' "o'h as 10 'lme and means,
|'',' a, u, "'4 from win
"" ..,. w o' '"' ."'.o" ''''' an'horl'v
""''''', ~ oe d. "o ''' ~ VIC sure progress
- a. - ",l y. "'"' ~ ''le n'ts
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tI'nn IN ,;.i'',, co. .'''''e'
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'' W, s'"' {, anu inc save
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