The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-07-29
THE PURPOSES or THE so, TIT.

We published few weeks ago an ar,icl,
upon the Z" Purposes of the South" revealing
the scheme in contemplation Nv sou,hcrr pol,
i,icians Cor Increasing the domain of slavery
Of rendering the free States merely hunt
inc ground for escaped slaves and of chang
inn the whole form of government The
entire PROJECT is the uuma>kny Of plan Of
such colossal iniluity that it well nigh star
gers belief We are almost disposed to look
at it a. the ravinE of maImcn too mon>,rou>
for crc,lcncc. But it comes backed Iy evil
,lcncc too strong to BE rc.u.cd. The witnesses
are unimpcachab!c our own senses testify
to its truth. Enon.h has been ALREADY ac.
comp.s,,l to alarm us IN regard to the f,,-
turc. We have watched Ne steady advance,
OF the slave power through a constant s,ruc-
gle OF years, aud have seen that where it has
yielded an inch it has been sure TO take an
ell. While protected by the compromise of
1920 slavery had strength of which it is
now shorn. y solemn compact, ratified bv
united nation, and solcmny observed for
more than thirty years, was not a thing to be
lightly disturbed. The North was disposed
to grant the South all their constitutional
rights, and something more for the sake of
peace. But southern politicians, seeing with
what facility northern Legislators could he
turned into doughtaccs, and what an easy
thin" it was to guide northern opinion, grew
bold and INSCRIPTIONS. They disregar,lcd
their own plightcd faith, and bartercd their
honor for gain. As it now stands the qucs-
ton is an open one. The South is now pro-
tcctcd 10y the sanctity OF no compact. She
can now screen herself behind no solemn
covenant All compromises she has herself
rendered void. She must take the open field
and fight the millions of honest frcemcn her
pcrGdy has arraycd against her
We suppose that many at the South look
with d'sfavor upon snch projects as are dis
closed in the article referred TO- We pre-
sumo they are willing to allow slavery to re-
main in its present limits, and arc satisfied
with their present share of the power and
patronage of the government. But ambitious
and designing men among them, and we
yrieve to say it, among ourselves also, cher
sh just such designs. The government is TO
be subvcrted its form changed from de-
nocracy to an oligarchy, which, of course,
Will be composed Of shareholders and their
Allies. All this docs not greatly alarm u.s.
because we rely upon an awakened North to
iefeat 1t. But We confess it fills us with shame !
We do not like to have to record that sucb F,
designs are conceived in the nineteenth con- ,
ury OF the Christian era. and in Free Re. 2
'nbf'c founded 10y the Ewt,ans. We had
loped the world had been making some per- /
tept'b!e progress since the age of pagan a
ZONE when what do we see A scheme /
designed to strengthen and pcrpetuate a svs- q
EN- OF slavery more inhuman than was known i
the Empire of Nero, and to establish a 4
nore than Eenitian despotism.
1T sometimes happens that ickedness can
lot more than it can execute. We have con. n
'crable confidence left in the wisdom and .
'rtue of the people. What We now need :,
lost OF all IS sturdy independence "
- and & resoli,a endc.,nr Ct