The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-26

was delivered hy Rev. VI. ID. Conway. Pastor
of the First Unitarian Society. Mr.. Con-
way is a member of one Of the first f.mi
lies" in Virginia. and srcaks of slavery tv
the book. He is a free and oririioal thinker.
and an independent actor. He is Young vet
and promises much. His sermon of last
Sunday was, all things considered, one of the
boldrst and a!lest we have ever heard or
read. His society is party comloscd OF
persons who are vet connected, in a variety
of ways. with the ''pccni.7 '}sii'n'ion." Some
who listened to his di>rour are !ar-e slav.
owners. and hold offices under the present
administration. We give pretty full re-
port of his sermon -
His text was from Z,chariah iv. g and :
Not by might nor by power, but by nv >pir
it. saith the Lord of Hosts. Who art thou
q great mountain before Zerubtabe thou
shalt become a clam.
The times, sand the speaker. aoproa-h u
at present with the stature and >olcmnI.v of
cternfie>. Minds whrI are aliyr may l,.,r,
bv daily touch Of Ihc telegraph more til,r
lifetime one generation tack could teach
In the terrible current OF events the hJir
whtrns in a night
When | left Won. friends il was with The
beautiful music Of peace waited on Ei>terr
winds 70 our ears return 10 ,ou when III.
first sad notes Of civil war come on Western
winds. ard nr-a' heap ot 'la-k cioul he.
along the gloomy horizon. sending out in fit
tul flashes ~ il-ry sword.
The speaker then proccrdc! to depict tn.
horrors Of war IIc dwelt with great powr,
upon the recent European war. showing III,
damage II had done 10 trade lis direct COS
to the nations concerned III il. rh. imnirr>,
loss OF lIir ac"ruInr thrrciruIn. anI the ur-,
lesson it taught He thti. continued A. fol-
lows
But AS vet the lesson is not learned VIII
the cri-i,the tears Of ,h,. war in>t close,
drrd men crNIng 10 Us. rU>c: with the wall
lny> OF htrravrd women Il linr the ar. ,hr
nation Is uoInC >tcadIlv toward a war. which
should II COM. viii h the Iirkr>r. ,!,.A HEST
and most awful which ever cursed thi> yian
rt. All other war Yields ocIvIl wa III ter
ror. II one comes. and II seems lIcyI'atI,
where two sections have lost The last yr>tIc.
Of respect for each other. ten generation,
will scarcely see 1t concluded Read the
histories of civil wars ~ vounr man ever
olowed with enthusiasm over them. as over
great national encounters. They turn III,
heart SICK.
Whilst these tr,~l. red drops are falling lc,
every man who will stand rs llc Prince of
Peace. nntur that holy h,nnrr and stand b,
1t forever. We're Chr.>. &c.. ya..h, IT, r, i,
woul be found >'anlin.
OF course il would be waste of breath
~ appeal 70 Slavery for peace As well az
peal 10 the fanG ot the scrj'rt not 10 >'rik"
AS 10 that poisoned tang of il,li Human Sl.
very. not to send, nv any means il can com
mand. It's deadly virus INTO The fresh vornc
blood of Freedom. WHY ~honll We expect
leopard change is spots: + there ANYTHING
Incompatible in Euvin. and >rllin. men and
women. made IN the inacr Of God. On ,h,
block. and violation of IT,, most Sacred com
pact> Is II ANYTHING nL!rrtul, when tear
ING babes from their mothers hu>i sut!> from
their wlve>->ccnc> which passed my unron
sciouS childhood As an amnziu. psnuruna O.
the lit, to ral>" within mr Al tt. thank GoA
a hatred Of slavery which shall never cra>,
save with the last hcart-throh; never, ill
this tonCu" is dust aean i IT. AK. any.
thing wonderful. when all his. in the South
becomes, IN Kansas, mur,l,r. robbery and
arson ? l. there anvthn. unnatural. whct
oppression and brutality toward the weak
ana helpless. in Carolina. hrcomr da>.ard,
and cowardiv Assassination Of the uniorr
warned and dctrnccle>>, IN Washington =
Nothing unnatural. say the south. in cIdor>
INC those men who have woru-d their WI,
INTO power by the very SIM, they sccrrtr
and use It to lift thrn-clve> on the hajpine>
OF millions. Nothing. they repeat IN uni
vcr>al representative sanction OF crim,
which would hav" been scratch. but f,
their sanction. which makes the word ,,io,
a satire and virtually saws 10 ha'f the ,nel
IN this land, There is no point Of honor be
tween rs The lowest white Soufllrrnc
must be torewarncd and chaIIrnr,l. or th
aS>alant LOSES caste forever Bat vou Nor
thrrncrs shall tie beaten as We beat Ioy> :
We do no, forcwarn our dogs when We bra
them"
Living in the midst of slavery. have pv
or ten that II was dishonest and wrong tia
the Northern men should not know how W
are trained to dr>pi>e Yankees as worse tha
ANYTHING else; how it Is nearly a provcr
that there Is no gentleman north Of MaSo
and DrNon> line. Hu., ,,.rptu is vcr, hon
est AZ any rate, and places the matter frank
ly before the frtcmen of this country. 1t
well 1t even the devils become honest, re-;
devils, and conceal nothing IN their hearts.
No, make no appeal to slavery to brin
us peace; ] would be a hyrocrite TO do So
and hypocrisy is worse than war: but O
you. freemen and friends OF Humanity. | ca
TO lend all your efforts for pcare to stan
and shed your blood. il need be. for peace
True. not the most infinitely small atom O
principle must be conceded for peace. Be
ter this country should sink beneath an {
cean OF blood. than one of the rights of II,
manty be surrendered. than the supren
law of Justice to all men fall. But for fhc>
strive to "fieht through all the forms o
peace" knowing that the success of Won
cause depends on standing on your groun
even to death, not on Your overcoming tn
man who opposed it. He is nothing and ca
do nc:hing against your cause if it is riybt.
1t would he a sad. dep!orabie victory 0
slavery over Liberty. WORSE than any It @,
es Sot-if the tarharous code OF dnplin
shonld be consented TO as the true one to Sc
tie the disputes of sections or men. 1i
boor selects tu>hes, the bee sting.
Its proper power to hurt each
Creature feels.
Bulls their horns and
! Asses lift their heels