The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-10-18

!n>Olvrnl Laws. III others hv allowing attach
ment on re>ne process only in cases Of man
test tral'i, and in Others bv providing that
an attachment by one creditor shall. under
certain regulations. be- for the benefit Of all
believe that the Interests of our State are Sc
riouslv prcjudiced by our present law upon
this subject. and that they demand of YOU a
careful consideration OF the evil and the varl
Gus remedies which may suggest themselves
to your minds.
The strength and efficiency Of laws depend
very much upon their SIM liritv and Stabil
~. Free States are more frequently govern
ed too much than 100 little, ard they often
times fail into the mistake of too hasty and
extensive legislation. The law making pow
er should ever act calmly and deliberately.
and should particularly exercise great watch
fitness to prevent the passage, under the
g"Ise Of pro'esscd pubs benefit, Of enact
men's whose whole design and effect are to
accomplish private and personal ends.
The tate of the public finances is always
subject o. intere>: to the legislature and
the op'e. IA annual and full exhibit OF
their condition affords our constituents the
most complete means Of scrutinzing the con-
due; OF those to whom The care of the Com
monwcalth has been entrusted. and who ap-
propriate and expend her funds,
Tbs exhibit IN som, of the States is made
tv the Executive in his annual meS>ayc-
As. under our system, di<hlr>iny officers do
not report to the Executive. | can oniv diyecr
,oE To lie Auditors Report. VIII, h should OK
hibIl lhc condition o! all our financial aft airs
Oar people require discreet irugaIity on
the pant OF thcir public servants. and they
are too we'll informed 10 be- deceived in regard
to the necessary expenditures OF time and
money in conducting the affairs of govern
ment They require iE the manag mcnt Of
public matters the same economy which a
wise man exercises in his own affairs, that
true ECONOMY which denies all unnecessary
and useless expenditures but is literal ant!
even mnnlficrnt in everything that cotduce-
to the lasting glory and prosperity of tie
Common wealth
The term OF office of one of orr Senators in
Congress will expire on Ike thir,! dav OF
March next. 1t Therefore drvolveS urnn ,h,,
Legislature TO eject a Senator to REPRESENT
this St'tc in the Congress of the United!
States for six years from that date.
lave thus adver;cd to some of the matters
connected with our domestic policy But we
constitute a part OF another Government IL,
who's a. ton we have a most vital interest,
al! !! .!ccm it proper to devote some attention
to the measures and The policy of that Gov
eminent, which are now deeply ag'ating the
country.
The national Republic. which our fathers
established. rested for its ground work npcn
the great principle of the natura, freedom,
and the ,nal!cnable chararter Of those rirht.
though, from cause beyond their control. i,
system OF domestic slavery existed in some O!
the colonies which united together to shake
of oppression and to found a nation. who's"
Ntaizing principle should be thu. civil AMI
religious freedom Of its people. yet. bv the
common opinion of all The early patriots and
statesmen from every section of the I'M n.
this institution WAS regarded as a itm.ntabl"
evil and shameful contradiction to Tie nat
ional idea, and its extension was carefully
prohibited. and ire extinction confidently ex-
pected As speedily As the circumstances Of
the country and III. ahGma'ous nature of he
evil would p. rmit. That the founders of th..
rr:ub!ic considered Liberty 10 be na,io,a!.
AID The cardinal prinriple of the government.
ard slavery local and exceptional: that they
AIMED to SPREAD rhc blessing, OF the on, over
the wide extent OF the national territory. and
to contine the evils Of the other within is
already established limits ana that SUI h Wa
the plan ani practice of the government in
Il. carrier days OF purity. is conrlusivclv
sho.rn 10y the terms of the Declaration of H.
depen,. nee. the Ordinance O. l.a7. ti..
careful a, lance Of the word slave IN III"
Constitution. T.: prohibition. under the sew
crest penalties, ri the African Slave Trade.
and the abundant It. 'timony of W.Shinn!on
jefferson, Madison, Monroe. II nry. ard
many other early s:a.t n"n. 10th nom III,
North and the South, in 1c-'Gd to til" blight
ing influences Of Slavery an be vital nee
esslty OF the prohibition Of it, rxtcn>lon.-
That, on tue other han,i. the c. rernn"'I'
has now widely dcviaIed from ana ven 10
tally reversed the prihc,pics ard ,Yrat nee OF
the early republic on this subject. is IA K
evident by the dcn;a! to Congress, OF the (, =
Iuently exercised right ofexcludng Slavery
from the national territories by the repeal
OF the Compromise o. 1920. by Opening to ilc
curse OF Slavery "a vast and beautiful region
which had beer sOIrmilv and forever dtlca-
ted to freedom years before. and by the nat
ural consequences of that pc,fi,!ious robbery
manifested in the high handed outraces which
have recently desecratcd the soil of Kansas
by an armed and marauling invasion. by the
ballot box by a code OF worse than Draconian
l."s, imposed upon a people who had no
.@ency in making them aud bv a LONG and
terrible series of murders, confaura,ions
raPlnes. groundless prosecutions. cruel i'm
rrIsonmen.s. and other crimes which the adj
vocates of slavery have not hcsitated to per
ret:ate to secure TO their wrongful and ruin
Gus control territory which desired ant. was
entitled to the blessings Of Liberty; and all
this accomplished, either through the direct
action or the permissive and encouraging
non interference o. the General Government.
The change IN the relation of Slavery to
the National Government has been total and
complete. AT first it was merely loca! in
stltutlon. admitted to be an evil, its existance
deeply d'plored, and ONLY tolerated on ac
count OF the supposed difficulty and DANGER
OF ITS sudden abolition, while on the other
hand IT'S extension was universally deprecat-
cd and positively prohibited Now. it has
become an aggressive ard powerful princi-
pie, which has taken possession of everv de-
l,artmert of the Federal Government excent
the popular branch OF the legislatures: it O.
Pcrs the avenues to put.!ic and official posi-
ton only TO those who bow before its mon.
sfrous CLAIMS: 1t demands the revival of the
horrors OF the African Slave Trade it in
s'sts upon the right Of passing through the
free States with its Slaves; it breaks down
the long established securities OF Freedom:
1t b'ockades the national highways; it closes
the common territory Of the country to the