The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-08-16
Who Desire AgitatiOne

In replying to our comments upon the
course of the .North Star. that paper remarks
that the passage of The Senate bill for the ad-
justment Of the Kansas difficulties ''wonld
tend to stop agitation, and this the Eepub!i-
cans do not wau;."
"Sfon agitation :" But how: Just as the
wolf stopped agitation" when the lamb dis
turbci the water below him. The Bnrhan-
iers would b.. very glad to have "a@i'aton
cease, no doubt. Agitation in Kansas comes
of opposition TO the schemes of the Border
Ruilians. Cease resisting them. and agita-
ton would cease. of course Order reiHncd
in War>aw-atter its conflagraion. If the
Free State men hadn't gone to Kansas. where
they had RIGHT to 90 If, after having zone.
they had made no resistance to the frauds.
vilianies, rohhcries. and murders, that met
them at eve,y turn If they had allowed
the pro-slav.rv ruflianS TO do Just as they
pie. scd and bowed their necks to the woke
why, then. there wouldn't have been any
"agitation" Everything would have been
perfectly qnir', and Kansas would have been
as full of peace as Paris was after the guilo-
tine had been stated with blood. When a
bully pounds YOUR stellar head, Mr.. Star.
don't "acitate. 1t might tndarrcr the L
Mon. Submit quietly. and Jet him whack
Won ahout-i,s the only way you can have
peace.
by the way, we again quo'c from the
.S'or. as it not time for TIE CALFDoNIAN
to publish another long Border tutlian rec
ord :" Il tie Star will take notice. we nre
publishing such a record every week. tn"
materials are ahundantly furnished by the
party which the star represents. There Is
no dcarth Of ruff ,nly brutality and system
attic outrage to record. and II is right tina;
the people should know by whom the ou'ra
yes are committed. and by whom the crimes
are sanctioncd We drpIore the necessity
that is laid upon us of publishing and expo
>irr Srth wrongs and because we do de
plore it,and do hate such ,il!ainv and because
we do de,eSt tie authors. aidcr>. and ,hcttor>
of il. we are The more anxious thai the vco-
i'v. that they may put an end to proceedings
which disgrace the conntIv ard tarii>h H.
fair fame Which course. we ask, shows tn"
more PATRIOTISM. and The greater regard for
Irn'h-to pass over great crimes with IA mean
apology for the perpetrators and a base !ihr!
upon the sufferers or t. expose the crmi
nai>, '!rnouncc the wrong, and >uccor The OPP
messed: And the STR NAV res, assured
hat 80 ionH As crimes are committed against
the rirllt> of man. both natural and those So
cured to him hv the law ard the CoH>.i'ufiri,
% long will they tn exposed tv every n9n
who regards either III" commone>t laws of
ju>tirr or tht law Of God And that 50 lone
IL di NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vi " l'' '''""'''-' u!
holds. sanctions. or corniveS at such meas
ure> 50 long will our pen drnounce them,
ud cali upon patriotic men everywhere to de
feat them. II TIA. be- "acita.ion" then ar"
we acia'or<: if tia, lc making "poli'irai
capital" then there is every probability that
such currency will circulate freely as long
,hc policy of the Brrh,nicr~ prevails: if that
be .'shri. kiIr for freedom" then do W. glory
in the work. ana will shrek on Til W. send
boxes IN November. that will W Ike tie enc
n.,c> o. thai very Freedom to "a sense of
woe that all is lost -