The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-12-06

gress do but pa,se for a moment IN the policy
OF stern coercnn IT 1t venture to try the
experiment OF having men &" Judge Tor them
selves Whit institutions will best suit them;
if be rot strained up to perpetual leg'la :
tive -xrrtion o, this point: it Congress pro.
coed thus 10 at in tie very spirit OF liberty.
i; is at once charged with aiming 30 extend
slave l,hor int. al the new 1trlliorltS OF
the United States.
CT course, tar>e inpu'atIons on Che 'nten-
ton> Of Congress in tins respect. conceived
as they were in yr, lu'!irr. and disseminated
III ra>>iOn. are srrrriy destitute oi any justin
cation IN tl- na'ur- of things. AMI contrary
10 all the fundamental dGrtrir.S aud prInri-
pies OF civil !,t,.rty aus! set government.
While Therefore. in general. The people ct
the Northern States have never, at snv time,
arroca.ed Tor the federal government the
power 10 interfere directly with the domestic
condition of PERSONS in the Southern State.
but on the contrary have disavowed all such
intentions ard have shrnnk from conspicu-
Gus utilization With those few who pursue their
ianatlcal ,;r,.s avcw"dl, through the con
trmpla,rd m-an OF revolutionary chang" Of
the government AID with acceptance OF the
necessary con>t Itirnre>--a evil and scrvir
war-yet n..ny citizens have suffered them
selves 10 h.. drawn INTO one c,ai,r>crnt Hollf
ral issue Of agitation after another, a;r-r-
tanning 10 The same SET ot opinions, and il,,h
su sided as rapidly as they arose when it came
70 DC seen. AS iturormy did, that they were
snro,n, Attic with ti.e com;,acts OF the Con
S'tut!on and .lr existence ri the Cn!"n.-
Thus, when the acts o. some OF the States I"
nuiIitv TIE existing cxir,tl'lnn law Imposed
upon Congress tie ddiy 1T passing 4 new one.
the country VS. invited tv a.itators To enter
INTO party organization TOR lis repeal: but
that agitation speedily ceased ty reason OF toe
impract,rah,.ltv OF its object. 81. WHEN the
statute Restriction upon tie institutions Ct new
Stats. bv geographical hue. had tre; ~
|'ea'r1, the country Was nr.ed 10 'i'mand ITS
restoration. aud that prol'c; also 'i,.d almost
viii It's birth Then followed the cry OF
,lar.n ir,'n the North against impntrJ south
era rtcroa, hAcn.s: which cry >prang III re-
a!,tv from the spirit Oi revolutionary a!larh
on the domestic ln>tl,ir on OF the south. and.
after troubled rXi>t,.rrc of a few months,
hos teen rcbuktd by The Voice "a patriotic
people.
OF this last agitation. one l,mrntah'e fra
ture was, that il was carried on a, The irnri,,.
dlatr expense OF III" peace and Earllncs> q
the people Of The territory Of Kansas. lhat
was made the b:'iie iI-it! not :" Iu, II o. o,-
POSING factions or inter- IS within lf>cli. AZ OF
tae COZ !rtirG passions 81 TIE "iu.c people
q! the | 'uittl States ncy,lnot,arv oi-or-
dr. III h''>'> had ITS or'-In IN projects of IN
terve'!t'on, d,''h'rtftiv arranged ny certain
lrih"'r" at That Congress- s'i'i r''i'fc'! me
law Tor III" 0rG!n1z lti"n 81 Ia: I'rf tory -
And wien pr l'itth'iI>f rui"LiZtildn ii an
>,> had th"- teen ur'.vlttk IN one section
rs Prc"iir views OF i"i'.y. There n>'i''!. = &,
matter o: c'ur>". a '"uni'r-a 'u"n vita oii'o'
>i'r Views. III Hf'ci SECTIONS o. me n!o'.
In cons iGcn"r 90 jI->e AMI other inri-
dents. intt.} 3'ts OF DIS r'i'r II l. un'!rnI>h'".
have been ,rrirtrh' 81 IN IN u'>ts, 10 Ia O.
ca>l0". interruption, rather tl'tn the irrua
nynt SUPER >Ipn OF REGULAR cuN'.rln M. n
..rr>''\' AZ. u ~ rr9F"h'n>'U'' inrnr>lou>
INTO nae territory We're nn"efthkti. 9th III
iilc North All III" >'nin. Ala" entered y CT
IT. northern h"rh'r tN '." WY o. i""'. A"
well As "n the ct>'"rn rs way OF Hiss 'uri -
AZ, Their. h,> r\I>'ri WITHIN Il a SIT. -: ~
>utr,pt ,n a..,,.>r tn, coi,~r.tur,S al. h,rltu->
,iu, wirhuu. ,,i.rt,,,anr.. from uc,,.>,,irr.;,
."ro,,> IN .a-r ct t''. goat >,.c,,oi.> Of ~,
Union. 81. ti,. Hr!,i .,!rir> j., INA, rrrIi,,>
: have ,<tr.,a.aptl, ~ ,.,-ra',rl Tor par
,,,,- # ,,o -rr,..I .,ir.,,.n .i>.wa,.rr ~,
number .,d "a, T, OF ih. a.. Of NO ,.,.~,
I. have been m.rtI!i 4. p,r.'v Ly -4,,n,.u,.
,,,ir,l, unrrt,. and p.rr!, tv r,lt,r..-t 49,
i. ,o..rt> ct tn ,n.. rnt,nr, or tnt,. Thu
, Ne r.r,Itn l,,~l a.n >.,u.tnr, tllrd WI
: ,>r,rr~ ,io,.nr, ~hrn the Whole au"urt
. q, I'll. u acts TVS rot h.,.n ur-.trr than wa
orra>ioua,ly ra.>..> ir.f,r, IL ~ >,u,l,. 81 n
To ih, rcrr,t 81, all rood citizens. bat u,,h..u
. h,in, r.r,r..,.l A. Of general or u,rmuru
1 ,oi,rl,a! consequence.
/, !nput,d ,rrr.r.l.ri,ir> IN the elections Ia,
. in Kan>.<. Ike occasion, Al irr.r,lar,,i,> Of ,i
= ,lr d,>, ION IN t.r Stt:.> we're h,.,,.n,
!. IN, .o.r-nt action Of ,tr Executive. =,
4 incidents of actual Violence or Of organize,
. ots,r,,ct,ou e. law. ua,icu-l, r,.u.w,,
e ;,o,o time 20 time, hay. been met A. they o..
,nr,I hy such means a, wrr. available an.
y as the circumstances rr,u,r-d; aud nothln,
. AZ This character ROW r.,u,,u, 10 ai;,.,, lin
General u,ar. at rhc n,on TIN. art,.n,u
4 1T of the irha.,t .n,s Of the I.,r,eor
IN .r,,t a revolutionary government. thou.
s.du,ou,,y ENCOURAGED and >nrul,rI with p,.
g cuniarv AID from active SCENTS OF DISORDER 1,
y ,,m, Of the S;a,-S. has completely failed -
V Bodies of armed mcn. foreign to ,hr ir,rl,
II ~. have been prevented from ,n,-r,n.. q
e have been corp-!lrd To leave il. prciator
j. bands. engaged IN ats of rarine. un.lrr cove
g ot the existing 10 lIical disturbances, hay