The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-19

time wien YOU were ready and willing TO an
swrr all reasonable questions. and TO meet
tnc arguments Of your opponents with some
show OF confidence in the sounJneSs of voul
moral and political principles. But instead
q answrrln. my arguments, YOU have passed
them ~ in silence, and reiterated the hocmas
Of v'ur sham Demo- racv. In nv first article.
! stated that the .Nar had widely derarted
from lis rrlma'ive principles, and is now
lending rs Influence to build up in our mils.
a party whose triumph will be the destruc-
ton of our liberties. This YOU lave rot de-
MED Agail: stated, as ! think, a fatal
o'i Teton 70 your doctrine O: Sqnatter Sove-
reicntv. TO which Won have made no reply
also o. jrrted 10 your theory of sec'ionalisIn,
about which ycu are silent. II Won have anv
confidence in your party. why not defend its
principles with sound arguments. instead of
backing on OF an honorable controversy with
out any Just reason fer such Splri,Iess con-
'""'' - '~,' = MI ;nteiiioent and moral
men will De satisfied with sui lack Of mag
nanmi'y in the exponent Of a party that
claims all the Democracy in the county, the
election next November will probably con-
vince you Of your mistake. Reasonable men
will always leave any party when there are
no sound arguments to support its doctrines
al. II Il n
leaving your party TO connect themselves
with The only democratic party worthy Of the
confidence and support Of American citizens.
II YOU wish TO check this dc>er'ion from vour
ranks rcr:cvc all objections Lv timely and
those who have lon, cone with you by facts,
instead Of empty denial> of truth and plant
your standard on The broad and impcri>hable
! foundation of humanity and religion, rather
than on the rotten and crumblins basis of a
worldly, tyranniral and slavery -cx.cndinc
party.
You attempt to answer one Of my argu-
ments-but how? by fats? by any fair
process of reasoning or by naked state
mcnts without even shadow Of proof? Yes
sir without a particle of proof, you assert
that the Kansas difficulty has grown out of
Northern interference, with a sprinklinc of
Southern opposition. When the Slavery
question was LETT to be decided by vote of
ITS lawful settlers, YOU did once .rlon the
peo3Ie If III" .No,H to cmiyra'e MIher IN <ut:
.FcIem num'herS to make Il Free State =
This was probably when some portion of
Your better feelings was permitted to speak
in behalf OF humanity but these generous
sentiments were soon silenced. either by your
unreasonable love of party. or some mandate
Of the Great Official at head quarters For
instead Of encouraging emigration to this i'll.
fated Territory, YOU dcnounce those who
have gone there, and all who favor relief to
them, As agitators, and answcrabc for the
outrages that are committee! on their defense
less families. There were no Emiyrant Aid
Soricties until after the mnrderous hor,leS Of
Missouri drove the legal voters from the bal
lot box, and enacted laws which have as little
democracy in them, As He'll itself has of hu
manity. And when the people refused allie
glance to these barharous laws. aud We're
murdered and had their dwellings burned
and their families irsuIted and scattered, and
the people of tn" North sent out money and
II trends for their r, ghtcous defense Won charge
these murders upon us. and cxhoncratcd
your party from all blame in THIS wholesale
slaughter of human life and human happi-
ness. Just as If the INSTITUTION of Slavery
is 50 sacred. that YOU cannot utter one word
of disap;.rohation without being guilty of
sacriegc; so national that Won cannot con
denim II without being suspected of treason
so democratic that yoa cannot limit its fur
Their progress without rebellion against the
Government These are your scntim rnts.
and | challenge YOU TO a fair and honorable
discussion. Your paper. for tue last 81.
months, bears me ont fully in this lamcntable
accusation. Every attempt in Congress to
limit the area OF Siavrrv-everv generous
sentiment uttered by the North, has met
YOUR condemnation in terms OF unm>taka-
bic hostility to the friends of human rights
Il
made by the South to strengthen and per
petuate human tondagc. and abridge the lib
erty Of speech and action, has met your
hearty approval. Because there was so lit
tie excitement here at the North in regard
10 settling Kansas with flee voters. You DIN
with the South in condemning this humane
undertaking. As worthy &c national rebukc
the prosecuted settlers of this prosecuted
territory volunteered relief to their down
trodden brethren, ,ou accuse them of tren
SON, and charge them with being the authors
of these disgracetul proceedings. Does this
look like Democracy: venture the asser.
tion, that vour Kansas doctrines have as lit
tie of Democracy in them as the most tvran.
meal government of the Old World.
But YOU class the Missouri invaders with
the Free State settlers and their Northern
friends, and say that toqetler they have made
this unhappy disturbance, and that both
should be punished and imprisoned, and that
the free settlers OF Kansas and all who help
them should occupy the same ceM with the
Missouri bandits,-one because he has uui.t