The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-06-14
~ THE RE a NORTas


aroused by the events of the past few weeks
goes on widening and deepening. We could
easily fill our sheet ten times over with the
bare record ofpubic meetings held to expose
and denounce these hagrant outrages An
immense mass meeting was held at the Taber-
nacle, New York. on Friday evening, Nav
80. The building was packed to the utmost
OF its enormous capacity. A meeting was or
ganIzcd outside tie doors to accommodate
those who could not get in, and thousands
were then obliged to go away, because they
could not get within hearing distance of the
speakers. The resolutions adopted sympa-
thize most heartily with Mr. Sumner, con-
denim the assault upon him BY Brooks as
brutal, murderous and cowardly," and de
mand the immediate and unconditional ex-
pulson of the offender from the House Of
Representatives. The speeches on the occa-
SION were delivered, with a single exception,
by some of the most conservative men in the
city, and indicate Enthusiastically that the in
di.nation at the North is not confined to a
few enthusiasts, but is as extensive az the L.
Mon, and shared by men of all conditions and
classes. AT a late hour the chairman at
tempted to adjourn the meeting, but it
mo"|''"f adjourn. "BEECHEK, BEEcHEE.
Dec HER cried everybody. At length
that gentleman came forward, and made one
Of his usually effective speeches, concluding
AS follows
BY the force of libertv-bv the force of
civilization. which comes from the bosom of
Christianity the force of Christianity it.
self, We shall vet in our lifetime, or in that
OF our chl'lren-we shall yet achieve the
victory of liberty. And when at last this
country shall sit at the feet Of Liberty, as the
man IN the scriptures, exercised of the Devil,
sat at the feet Of Chri>t-when at last this
country shall sit at the feet of Almighty God.
and cay, Thou hast ordained me for this
work 'hen that time thai! come predicted
IN the Apocalypse, when Satan shall be sciz
ed and tonnt!, and cast into pit for thou
sand years" and behind shall he lett peace.
purity and prosperity. May God speed the
day. Tumultuou> applause
The next evening two similar meetings
were held at BROOKLYN. The utmost enthu-
siasm prevailed. The resolutions like those
at the New York meeting were plain, strong
and unequivocal in their meaning.
There was an immense gathering at Chi
cago Tuesday evening, composed of citizens
OF all parties, responsive to call for meet
ing to consider the destruction of Lawrence
and the attack on Mr.. Sumner Resolutions
were adopted expressive of sympathy with
Sumner and determination 10 resist the
present invasion Of Kansas. \ committee
was appointed to adopt plan for the inmc-
diate organization of force to rescue Kan
>as, which committee will report to an al
ljourned meeting to be held on SATURDAY.
evening.
When the news reached Chicago" SAYS
a correspondent from that place, " it thrilled
with Indignation the entire community. 1t
was the leading topic of conversation Nun
bers Of men might be seen discussing i, on
the streets, dcnouncingit as a gross outrage
on an American senator. and on freedom of
speech. Moderate men inclined towards the
doctrines of the Nebraska bill, expressed
themselves as never 80 much aroused before
by the slave power. The sentiment found
frequent expression that hereafter our rep
resentatives must be prepared to reprl force
by force, having their revolve~s prepared for
effective service and be prepe red to use them
earnestly"
At meeting held at Cabin Creek. Nv, a
series OF resolutions were adopted so radical
that, had they issued from free state, they
would have been deemed wild. They regard
the cure for the evils affecting the country
as abiding only in the abolition Of slavery
Cassius NJ. Clay is addressing republican
meetings from county to county in northern
Kentucky.
All the Western States are alive with ex-
citement. 1t is useless to try to express in
words the burning sense Of wrong and injus-
tice which pervades the entire North. Ac-
counts of meetings called to give expression
to these sentiments are too numerous for mere
mention, and the opinions expressed are too
pointed and earnest to leave anv doubt that
the people of the free States are alive with
spirit which never so universally stirred
them before, and which will never subsidc
until slavery shall be made the sectional and
freedom the national interest of tie country
An eloquent correspondent from Boston,
till recently a democrat, from strong demo
cratic town in Vermont, thus interprets the
voice Of New England -
BO>ToH, May 80, so.
The excitement here is intense. 1t is not
political, though the great campaign with all
its mOmentous issues is at hand. Il is not
religious, though the clergy of all denomina-
tons from all parts of New England are here
by hundreds. 1t is below outward forms and
distinctions. 1t is the great heart of
New England alive to the high interests in.
volved, and nervcd with a moral power
which once burst its shackles and claimed its
Inherent rights in defiance of world. But
me idea possesses the whole people-the
nigh moral freedom which Adams proclaim
ID, and Warren shed his blood for; which
Webster from his calm serene height main
ainnd and Sumna. na.. LIoaI. L. -....