The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-06-14
BROOKS SUSTAINED AT THE
SOQT11.
DEMOCRATS WHAT SAY YOT1


DEMOCRATS, WHAT SAY YOU,
The majority of the House Committee on
the Sumner assault, as We noticed last week
have reported resolution expclling Brook,
from the House. 1t will not be acted uron
until altar the conventions have been held
and then it does not seem probable that a
two-thrts vote for his expulsion can be car
rira. The examinations of the committee
clearly prove that the attack on Mr. Sumner
was actually conspiracy, or completely, to
which keitt of South Carolina and Edmond
-on OF Virginia were parties. The assertion
OF some papers not far from home that it wa,
entirely personal affair. are shown to be
false. not only by the evidence before the
committee but by the great satisfaction with
which the outrage is regarded by the South
ern members OF Congress. and the press of
the South generally. lit was merely per
'onal affair why should every Southern Rep
resentatve vote against the appointment of
an Investigating Committee Why should
minority report be presented to the House
by Howell Cobt,of Georgia to the Ell, ct tina,
no breach of privilege had been committed
and that the House hal nothing to do with
it? Why should the Senate Committee Sc
complarently pass over the indicni'y offered
to the Senate? The act is not only defend
ei by the South but gloried in, a. read the
following from the Richmond (Va) Eramin-
<T.
Far from blaming Mr. BROOKS, we are
disposed to regard hin as a conservative gen
tleinan. seeking to restore to the Senate that
dignity and responsibility of which the Abo
lition Senators ARE 'a't stripping it, His .r-
ample shouid be tMiowed bY ercry .SouiLern
g'"d'mnn ~l"Se t;rJiny is ou'rnytdW wpoi4,
cip''d IboiHtOniSt<."
With what sort Of consistency, then, can
person or paper. uphold a party which
jns,ities such occurrences. and shields the
criminal from punishment. and at the same
time, by wicked perversion OF facts, meek
~ says that the action was "unfortunate" and
cannot be defended Why not adopt the
manly and disnifr'i course Of regulating a
party and All administration which resorts to
deeds OF violence in our legislative halls, and
makes war IN defiance Of the Constitution
upon law-abiding and peaceful people ::
These deeds are resorted to for the avowed
purpose OF extending and perpetuating sla-
very, and the democratic party is bound O.
yer body AMI soul to do the work of
its Southern Ovprseers. There is no
hope that it will ever assume any other 30
sition. The history OF the last few years
renders any such expectation utterly ground
less. The resolutions adopted and the can
dilates nominated at the Cincinnati Con-
vention. (for condensed account of which
see another column.> bind more securely
than ever all who support them to the ex
tremest pretensons Of the Slave Oligarchy.
There is no avoiding this endorsement The
shufll:ng policy of former years can never
he repeated, and we expect to see every al
herent of Mr.. Buchanan u, the Free States
using the same arguments and advocating the
same doctrines as do his supporters in South
Carolina and Virginia.
We have mistaken the temper and regard
for principles of the freemen of New Eng
land, OF Vermont. Of Caledonia County, if
they are ready to follow the lead of pro- sIa-
very leaders. There must be men lorg en-
rolled in the democratic party who cannot
approve OF its present designs, and who have
40 reason to hope that it will ever shake it.
self free from the embrace OF slavery. For
such there is but one course: Rid yourselves
OF party prrjudices and act in the light of
reason and conscience. The way is plain
'he duty manifest. Rebuke the plottcrs a.
gainst the peace Of the Union-uphold law
and order. the right Of suffrage, and the free
dom which is every Americans birthright-
defend free speech in Congress, and place
men in the executive chair and in Congress
who will not abuse their trust, who will not
rsnder to Southern influence, who will not
lend the aid OF t;overnment to ensave free
citizens. nor in1ct barbarous slave code
upon them against their will Thus alone
can Won successfully put down sectionalism
and most truly conserve the highest good of
.he whole country.
That such will be the course Of many
Of those who have hitherto gone with the
democrats. we have abundant reason to know.
10 say nothing Of innumerab!e examples in
other States, we can instance men in every
part of Vermont who have been driven from
their former allegiance by the events growing
out of the repeal of he Missouri Com promise.
Levi Underwood. Esq. Of Burlington, a sup.
porter of Pierce fer thePresidency, was Pres
,dcnt of the late Republican State Conven-
sion. and on taking the chair commented
NEST severely on the course of the admins
tration which he helped elect Within the
last three weeks we have entered on our
books the names of many new subscribers
who have never, Up to this date, voted any.
thing but the democratic ticket, but who now
are ready to unite with the friends of freedom
everywhere in resisting the encroschments
- .he Slave Power. IS