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


ing cities, ard rava.ed fields. and slaughtered
popu. ations, and all there Is most terrible IN
foreign. complicated with civil and servIlc
war; and that the first step in the attempt IS
The tOrcihle disruption Of a country emhrac-
, ing in It's broad bosom degree OF liberty,
ard an amount OF individual and public pros
prriiv 70 which there is no parallel III hi>to-
/ ~, and substituting in its place hostile gov
ernnent,. driven at Unce and inevitably INTO
mutual devastation and frafricidal carnage.
transforming The now peatiai and fel''ltous
brotherhood into vast permanent camp OF
armed men. Ike the rival monarchies OF Luz
rope and Asia. Well knowing that such.and
such only. are the means ana consequences
of their plans and purposes. they endeavor
TO prepare the people of the United States
for civil war. hv doing every thing in their
! mower TO deprive the CONSTITUTION and the
laws of moral authority. and to undermine
thu fabr,c Of the Cnion bv appeals TO passion
AMI sectional pre- ndicc. by UNDERWRITING rs
people with reciprocal hatred. and by edura-
tiry thr,n to stand face 10 face as enrmirs,
rather than shoulder TO shoulder as friends
1t is by the agency of such understandable
interference. foreign and domestic, that the
minds Of nanv. otherwise GOOD citizens, have
been so inilamtd into the passionate con'lrm
nation Of the domestic institutions of the
Southern States. as at length 70 pass inser>i-
bly, to almost equally passionate hostility to-
wards their fellow citizens U those States.
and thus finally 10 faI! into temporary fellow
ship with the avowed and active enemies Ct
the Constitution. Ardrntlv attached TO ill.,
erty in the abstract. they do not stop to con-
slider practically how the objects they would
attain can he accomplished. nor to reflect that.
even II the evil We're as great as tErS deem
it, they have no remedy 10 apply, and that il
csn he only aggravated by their violence and
unconstitutional action. A question, which
i. one Of the most difficult problems OF social
institution. political economy and >t.'e>nan-
ship. they treat with unreasoniny in'rmper-
ance Of though, anil language. Extremes
hs."t extremes. Violent attack from the
North finds its inevitable consequence in the
growth Of spirit of angry defiance at the
South. Thus in the progress o! events VT
had reached that conSumm stion. which the
voice OF III" people has now so w'lntediv re-
baked. OF the attemI,; OF a Io:iioa OF the
States. by a sectional orgaEiz.tion and move
mrnr, 70 usurp the control Of the Government
Of The United States
confidently bt,eve that the great toiv
Of those WHO inrousideratc'v took THIS tata
step. are sincerely attached to the Consrltu
. ton and the Union They wou.i. upon de
, liberation. shrink with unaffected horro,
from and conscious act Of tI>u,iOn or CIV
war. But ;hev have entered into a path
whirh lead, nowhere, urles. i; te to ,i,ll wa
and disunion and which has no other po>,I
I'll. QUILT. They have projected has tar II
a that direction IN consequence Of the success
i've stages of their progress having con>i>tc'
of a series of secondary issues. rs Ct whIcl
proit>sed to be confined within constitution
!. al and peaceful limits, but which. ATTEMPTED
, indirectly what few men were wiling 20 d
T, directly. that is. to act a"cres>ivclv ag:ir>
the constitutional rights OF nearly oueh ~ Q,
the thrtvone States.
III the long series Of act. Of i,,.ircct ac
. erosion, the first was the >,rerIoj.> agitation
" bv citizens of the Northern States, ~ Con
grtss and out OF IT, OF The question OF !.r.r
emancipation in the Sou'hcrr states.
The second step in this I,ah @! evil con
sisted ct acts Of ia" people Of the Nor.hrr
= States. and in sevc:a: instances Of tArr 20,
;, ernmenS. aimed to faci i'a'r III" rs ai". 81
persons held 10 service III the Sru,hrrn state
AMI TO prevent their extra,l,;ion when rec :.
med according 10 law and in virfsr nt E,
press provision, OF The Constitution To pro
mote this OF lr.' legislative rnar'","nts an
other mean> were adopted - take AVA, {
defeat riGh's Whrh the Constitution >r!,rn;
: " cuaranieh. In order TO nudity ne tn.
EXISTING act of Congress concerning the T.,
tradition nf tugiiivts from service. laws Ger
=, enacted in many States. !orbiltiny their q
:. 6rrrs. under The .evercst penalties. 70 1astl'
ipate in the execution Of any az. O! tou,,res
~ whatever. IN This wav tia, sy stem Ut harm,
:. mons 20 operation between Tie au.hrrirl,
;" Of til. nltrh States and ofthe several Sta;,
y tor the maintenan q Of their common ins'
=. tuton.. which existed in the early ,-srs {
-, I'll" Republic. Was DESTROYED conflicts Of !
" riS'lIrtion came TO be frequent; and Consrr
found itself compelled. tor the support Of It
Constitution aud the vindiration OF It's gov,
=. to authorize the appointment ct ntw officer
. charged with the execution of lis acts. *
" they and the officers Of the States were II
j. ministers. respectively, OF foreign COVER
ments in a state Of mutual hostility. ra;h,
VI .han fellow magistrates OF scomnon roun,r
=" peacefully snb>ising under the prot .ction ,
j. one wei! constituted Union. Titus here, ai-
y aggression VAS followed 10y reaction; and u
:. attacks upon the Constitution NJ this point d
- tut serve 10 raise up new barriers for its d
90 fence and security
40 The third stage OF this unhappy sectio.
" controversy was in connection with the &
canizaficn O: territorial governments. and Il
admission of new States into the Union
W. When it vas proposed TO admit the State
;, Maine. bv separation of TERRITORY from N
y" Of Massachusetts. and The State of Nilsson
:, formed Of = norton Of the territory re,ed
Tx France 10 the United States, represented,
=, in Congress os lerted to the admission of :
Of latter. unless eth nd,ti,ns SUITED 20 part
"e ular views Of public policy. The impo,i,i
We Of such CONDITION was successfully rc.ist.
~ But, st the came period. the question ~s> p,
Jus sented Of imposing restrictions uron the r,
fA i'!ue Of the territory redrh by France T
l.. question vas. for the time. disposed Of by I
H. a'ort'on of geographical line of lim,ati
In 'hls connection 1t should not be tore
al fem r.. At France, OF her own accord, reseIv
IN. for cons,, '-r ~tIons of tn. most far. sighted
of cacitv TO Geo '.oui>ians TO the United Stat
ms and that access ON was accepted by the "
in ed States, the latte Expressly engaged Il
do 'the inhabitants of tie rcdcd territory st
as be incorporated in the L, 'on Of The Uni
.ch States, and admitted Is So - to'siblc.
&c. cor,llnS to the principles OF tn tdrral I
OF st'uton. to the enjoyment OF al. We rig
eat advantages and immunlties Of ci,iH, MS OF
az United States; and IN the meantime u