The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-11-03
FREEDOM AND SLAVERY.

1aO. ~. L .. Oc.OUSr lSs ilDn w H. H. NeW-
ard delivered another eloquent and telling
speech npon the present contest and the i'm
pendin. crisis He dwelt urnn ths politics
of Justice. Equality and Freedom in that
foresghted often prophetic, manner for whnh
the distinguished Senator is celebrated. We
have oniy room for the frs. and closing par
agraph'
lam a'w,v. proud Of nv native State
when stand in the presence OF the noun
tains under whose shadow wss born. or on
the shores Of the >ilverv lakes among which
| dwell. an pronder still when. look ing
off from the .es'hule Of the Capitol. | srr
the Mediterranean waters ot the continent.
ob..licn: to h-r command. ming,e thar h,,afs
with the tides Of the word en-i-c:inc OCEAN
No less boyant is my pride, now. when s'and-
ing here in the presence of Niagara. the MIR
vel Of Nature Itself, I sce New York at on,,e
unlocking the gate, oi the West. and stand
ing sentinel on the frontier Of the R.,..blic.
whtse safe,, constitutes the hope of ilr
human race. Speaking on snch stage. how
can do otherwise than speak thcughttuly,
sincerely. earnestly
Ye good men of Erie, The Rrpubli AN
Party is sounding throughout a the borders
drrp-toned alarum :nr the safety of the Con-
stitnfion. Of Inion and of Lib-r,y ID, .on
hear it: The Republican Party declares
that hv means Of recent tr.a~hcron> measures
adoptel tv Congress ana the President of
the United States, the cons i'n.ional safe
guards OF citizen>. ida, teal vita the ITS
Of human n,tnre itself. are undermined. I'M
paired and In dtEgrr ui being ov-rihrown.
Ii declares that IL hose sa'rgnari. b. not
immediately renewed and res.ored III. gov
ernment itself. hitherto fortress of R.pub-
licanism. will pass into the hands Of an in
siliouS ari>,orarv. and the batteries b.. turn
cd against the cause with which II was reared
to defend.
The Republican Tu.v Is NOT deficient ei-
ther IN intelligence. IN earnest patriotism. in
moderation in Numbers. fts memiers
everywhere are among those who. in al! Oa-
political. moral and religious associations.
have been enlightened and As pifi.ien. as their
fellows. Those who constitute it- ma>>es
have. some for long periods. and Others
throughout long lives. been ron>isten, -ur.-
por'ers not only o.: the Ccrs'i u'ion. bu. also
OF ali those principles q. Ju-tire. Equality
and Liberty which are the basis of R-puhli-
ran Government NJ one of them. 50 lar AZ
We know. has ever counsrici sy.diti"u> or fa,..
tious measures. The Republican Parry hoas
either paramount or Al least r,.si,e table rank
and authority in thirteen of the States. with
either the whole or majority o. the r.pr~-
sot. b,ftb tba. g., 81. l. 4
ersl Cnlon.
dwell briefly on the mnmnnton> irnpo--
tance Of this crisis. We are indeed sixteen
Free States to itrcrn Slave Sta.cs and nu.
m"rIra!lv we have a majority Of R-prescnta.
tivcs IN both Houses of Congress So we
had when the Missouri Compromise restri,-
ton was abrosatcd You have no reliable
majority in either House. unless vou instruct,
support and MAINTAIN them at home. II vou
do this. there is An extension of Slavery.
II Won do not. Slavery. whirh is nov firmly
planted on the coast Of Mexico. and which
extends upwards to the hoar,iers of kans,..
will cross the border and ta>ten its outpo,ts
on the Southern border Of British America
Thu, the Free States will bc shut on from The
Pacific coast. Divided hv this wall IA. Free
States become imheciir. AMI Slavery crasrs
the t,mn'on ot the R.r.t,ic i,,mi,,,on
over ,li+ Eeru..:.. ~ whame.er exercised,
Is doni:iion over tnr C"u'imtnt and all i,s
islands. Where Will Freedom. inrsr,ial
Freedom. find a r-tu.-: Will il even find
on. in BRITISH Amerira: II il cannot be
maintained here can it he secured there =
Shall this be the in.oriou> end of the Re-
\
the in.lnrio',> end ot the R..pubir delivered
10y LAFAYETTE. or "rcaniz-d hv lI,MILToN,
and cou>oidstri by WA>mINGro>
Tell me not that these are exaccerafions.
FOrbear such cen>ures until Won IAN show
me when or where have sounded a false
alarm. or exaggerated anv one of the dan
dangers through which ia The course of this
long strife with the shareholders We have
been passing.
am indeed ca-nc.t haze ...h slavery
in the Slave States. and Freedom in the Ere.
States: lave even seen 10th Slavery ard
Frerlem in this State: know too well m.
evils Of the former to be ~Nl:ac in snare.
any effort 70 prevent IFS rr,arn. The rxpc-
ricnce Of New York tells the whole argument
against Slavery extension. the whole arru-
mens s'r universal Freedom. suppose that
ht'v wears ago New York like virginia ani
MARYLAND. had 'iunC tn Slavery. whe:e now
would have been these three ..om,o>,e mil
lions OF Freenen. III" choice and flower Of
Europe and America: IN that rase. wouLl
superstition ard false rational pride bay,
needed 10 organize secret cahil, affiliated
, hv unlawful os'hs TO prescribe tLc ,x'e and
hrs chidren for their NATIVITY or fhei- ron
science sake? Where would then have been
the Erie Canal. the (;-nrsee Valley Canal.
the O>weso Canal the Seneca and Cayuoa
Canal. the Crooked Lake Canal. the Che
mung Canal. the Chenanso Canal. the Black
River Canal. the Cham,ta lain Canai-~h-,e
the imperial New York Central Railroad
the Erie Railroad. and the Os,lrn,turr Rail.
road. with their branches penetrating 70,
only every inhabited district in this State. but
every inhahte'i region also in adjacent Stat, =
and British America Where would ha, q
been the colleges, academies. and above all Z! e
tree common schools Welding instruction "a
chlhred of all secfs and in all languages .
Where the asvlnn,s and other public chari-
ties, and above all that noble en,grant char.
ty which crowns the State with snrh dist;n.
guished honor: Where these ten thousand
churches and cathedrais. rcnpwin. on every
recurring Sabbath 'lay the marvel of P.nti.
cost where the >oiourner from every land
hears the gOs,el OF Christ preached to him
in his own tongue: Where would have
been the steamrr>-the har.cs. briss and
schOOners which crowd this hartor of Buffalo
bringing hithrr the productions of the Mis-.
sissipPi Valley and Of the Gulf Coast in ex-
change for the fabrics Of the Atlantic Coass
, and Of Europe. and OF the teas and spices Of
, ASIA: Where the coasting vessels. the p,er.
chant ships. the clippers, the whale ships. and
the ocean mail steamers whi,.h arm ..,,;.l,,,