The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-18

ICED to be published, by vote of said
Council.
PRocrohsvILLr, July 10, 1855.
Mn. SLADE-Dcor Sir: am COM
PEELED to come to the painful conclusion
that 1 must be deprived of the pleasure
OF attending tho convention tomorrow
in consequence of i'll health. The dis
appointment is deeply felt
A gathering of frecmcn at such
time as this, for tho purpose Of consult.
ing upon the true interests Of their coun.
try, and upon their high duties and re.
sponsibilitics, will be an occasion full of
interest, and, | trust. full of hope. The
doings of that convention will have an
important bearing upon the future des.
TIMES of the State. The original object
OF The order, whose representatives as.
scmble tomorrow, was n high and noble
one. The old world, sick unto death.
and racked with the throcs ofmortal lis.
ease, has vomitcd upon our shores the
clements of monarchy and despotism, of
Romanism and lIcathonism. In this
were seen evils which, if left unchecked.
would sweep away our cherished liber.
ties and dearest institutions hence the
necessity Of guarding we'll against the
evils that might arise from these dis.
cordant materials in our body polite.
Americans regarded the elective fran
chlso as the safeguard of ci7il rights, the
right arm of personal and public safety
1t was dear to them as the "apple of the
eye 1t was too rich pearl to be
thrown away with romantic wantonncss.
or battered for tho warbings of mere
political song. Thus an order was Or
ganlzed for the securing of our country
from the alarming dangers of foreign in.
fluence
At that very time when wo needed all
our strength and vigilance to counterfeit
The dangerous elements that are Aowinr
in upon us from external sources, a still
greater cause Of alarm and dsmay pro.
claims itself from tho place whore should
be the hiding of our power. The dead.
Hest Toes to freedom arc they of our own
household, Americas own children with
unnatural madness are covering her with
shame, and drawing her life blood by re.
peated wounds. At the recent National
Convention OF our order, a platform Of
principles was presented to your dele.
gates, repugnant to every feeling Of their
hearts, end in thcir judgment subversiye
OF the dearest Interests of the country.
They had no alternative but to nc.
| quesce. or retire. and could not . LONG
debate which to choose" The northern
delegates went into that convention with
disposition to yield everything but sa.
cred principle, for the sake of union and
harmony, But the Sou,h,mombers with
a spirit Of arrogant defiance. were deter.
mined to pledge the convention .Sloreru
At such an insolent demand. the shirt
OF 10 rose Northern breasts (savc
poor craven New York; like the hoay.
ings of an earthquake The Northern
delegates prepared and sent forth dc.
olaratlon Of their principles they appeal
Cd from the National Council to the 10.
cal councils, whose representatives they
were Should their action be approved
by the local councils, it will be a source
Disqualification. Should they be deemed
recrcant to their word, they will have
the consciousness of acting from the con.
victions of duty and ofright. Your del.
egates united with the order in good
faith, and held in high estimation the or.
iginal and distinctive principle of the or.
ganization, but they would not, and could
not, BIO indifferent or inactive when an.
other mighty issue, involving vast and
vital issues, interests claimed recognition
and direct action. The great question
presented us, VIC felt bound by every
principle of honor and patriotism to en-.
terrain with deep and solemn earnest.
ness. We now await the decision of
those whose interests We were anxious
faithfully to represent. In my judgment,
if ever there has been, or eau be- a time
when the sentiment of true Amcricanism
stirred to its utmost depths with fear and
anxiety for the safety of all we hold
most dear on earth, that time is NOW.
In my view the only place of light that
breaks upon the dark prospects of our
beloved country come, from the hope.
that noac. when brought to the very
verge Of national infamy, air good men
and true illstanM ANIL act, and uote TO-
srther, and for the RIGHT. | trust that
the spirit of 7o is not an annual visitor
merely; making It's return to our shores
only on the 4th of July but that it will
be exhibited, in all its beauty and pow
| or, on the 18th that those then conven.