Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-20
From the National Era.
The Present and the Future.

"Agitation is deadr' SO say the Hunker Whgs--so
say the Hunker Democrats. The wish is probably father
to the thought The Administration is inauguroted
The President endorses the Compromise acts and de-
cares that the Fugitive Slave Law must be carried into eff
feet; and all his supporters say, Amen
The President has chosen two Southern Secession
lists for seats in his Cabinet The vacant seat the bench
of the Supreme Court given to another Secessonis E
forts making to ignore Freedom in the free States and
to naugurae Slavery in its stead, and laws tending to
produce this result are introduced into the Legislatures
New York and Pennsylvania The effort to annul Free
dom in Illinois has been successful at least far the
Legislature of that State could effect it, and the follow
ing paragraphs indicate what are the designs of the slave
holders in regard to California. One thing is certain
agitation for Slavery has not ceased whatever may be said
Of agitation against it
''The division of California into three States distinct
and separate is contemplated and pressed there.
majority of the Legislature, it is said will order State
Convention and upon that Convention will depend the
mode manner, and boundaries of division.
'The three States to be named Sierra, the noun
tain division which has about % 900 Inhabitants by the
last census; California, which has 207 1888; and 'Tu
are the Southern State including Los Angeles and San
Diego which has "a 100 inhabitants and about seven and
half millions Of taxable property. This Southern State
of Tulare in the dvision is contemplated by many Of
the occupants TO make slave State of and one of the OBJ
ects of pressing the division is to establish Slavery there
he State debt of California is about three millions of
dollars; and this debt divided among the States,
would give California 1888 1885, Tuare 4OO, 900; and
Sierra, $2G6,66
Here then we have it. Years ago, the Era called at
orna. Their schemes Masked and the above is the
first open announcement of their purposes. The public
sentiment of this State can hardly be said to be a
wake the importance of the subjects proposed in the
bove paragraphs The project to erect slave State
on the Pacific coast is talked of cooly would
talk of the purchase of horse and to excite
constituent Se6shness makes its demands, the rights,
the interests, and the happiness of untold generations
have weight in the SCALE VIII this scheme be
full We fear it may be. Trading politicians from the
Atlantic States have gone to California to advance their
schemes of interest ambition, and some of them with
the specific purpose of extending the institution of slave
ry This class so far as we can learn control the Exec
utiye and Legislative departments of the State. Their
efforts unremttng to gain foothod for Slavery
the Pacific coast The above indicates that
their purposes ripe for execution
In view of this state of things is it possible to check
the agitation of the Slavery question! VIII not the
dates of political National Conventions and Congressional
resolves make final settlement of it by compromises
be alike disregared Like the ghost of Banquo, Agita-
ton will not down at their bidding.
One aspect of things is discouraging- is hope
full While politicians active to introduce reign of
barbarism and to enthroue sfom in States and soil
consecraed Freedom, the world is awakening the
normites of Slavery. The enthusiastic reception of Un
Gle Toms Cabin" has paved the way for the incubation
of AntSlavery truth, and the friends of Freedom are
called on by the condition Of things around them not to
relax their efforts, but to redoube and extend them Let
them do this in all practical ways-by spreading broad
cast the issue of that mighty engine, the public press
by appeals the judgment and consciences of their fell
lowczens-by conversations at the Preside and in social
intercourseby the organization of township and county
cubs-by the gratuous circulation of speeches and doc
unents containing reliable facts and by appeals to Heav
en- for blessing their abors righteous cause does
require unrghteous means to sustain it, and persist
en action in the right direction will not fail to convince
shareholders, as well lukewarm observation-disclosures that
their interests and the interests of the naton less than
the advancement of Humanity in knowledge and virtue,
demand that the right of all men to te liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness be recognized and established.
We see no ground for despair. Shadows it is true,
darken the horizon. But thank God the day is dawn
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