The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-01
Slavery q Pecuniary Evil.

Slavery fcCun1ary EVIL.
There is no reason to suppose that slavery
will ever >, cxtinSui>l!,I on @ccoul.t of its
bein;; morally wrong. The exceeding sin
fulness of the institution was long ago 50
clearly seen that Ii Was pronounced to he the
sum of AL ,illa:ries. The trainers of thc
Constitution saw the greet iniguity of the
system, all our carl statesmen recognized il.
and even the mass cf Shareholders themselves
admitted tn" wrong ana dcpiorcd the lack o: ali
adequate remedy. The additional light thrown
upon the subject by the Investigations of the
las: fifty years have made it itarfully aplar-
eut how erea; moral wrong is slavery. But
slavery still exists and Will exist however evil
it NAV become. SO long as it is profitable o.
seems 20 It. so. 40 conviction of is wicked
ness Will eve. ;nd2tc TIE STAKEHOLDER to re-
lea>~ lis grasp on the stolen n'n ard women
who constitute his wealth.
Bat once let h;:, see that slavery is really
a rccuniary evil, that j; is profitable as well
as right that all men should he free, and h,
will be as anxious rs any one to have tie OPP
pressed go free. Where goG.ncss not Only
IS bat appears to be gain. there vii be II"
lack OF godly people, cody at any rate as far
as may be nccd'nl 70 secure the gain. And
ly this means it is, and no other. that slavery
will be cxtinsu;shed. Fortunately there is
10 lack of proof il respect 70 TIC pccunlarE
appropriateness of slavery. An unlimited
amount Of facts and figures bearing on the
subject are easily to be had, and the consid-
cration Of them ~ TIE South will pave the
way for the extinction of slavery at 10 dis
tart day. They are already beginning to
=, ~otlucc conviction III the minds Of intclli-
gent SHAREHOLDERS. In Missouri even, the
land of b,, der ruHaES, the force of them has
already L,en I. Il. and has manifested itself
in the election of a Republican member of
Congress. Let the ligh.. shine then on this
feature of slavery, and be1trc the present
generation has passed away, the doom OF the
institution will be sealed.
Frauds in the Pennsylvania Elec-
ton.
1t was affirmed, and that confidently, by the
Republican press that the last October State
election Of Pennsylvania was carried in favor
of the Democrats by bribery and illegal vo-
ting. BY recurring to the returns it will be
seen that the Democratic candidate for Canal
Commissioner was elected by a majority of
277.5 in the aggregate vote OF the State. In
Philadelphia his majority was 3445, showing
a majority of over six hundred in favor of the
Republican candidate in the rest OF the State
In Philadelphia William b. Mann was the
Republican candidate for District Attorney
and received lii one district 800 votes. His
opponent, Lewis Cassidy, received 2G2O. Mr.
Mann contested the election before the higher
courts of the city having jurisdiction. The
case has just been decided by a unanimous
opinion of the Court declaring the Republic
can candidate entitled to the office by receiv-
ing an Indefinite majority of lawful votes at
the election. The investigation of the court
extended to only eight of the nearly one hun
drel polls of the city. But within this dis
trict the number of legal votes we're found
to be SOB less than the vote given for the
Democratic candidate alone. and HOS less
than both candidates received. As the inves-
| legations of the court in this district were
sufficient to establish the election of Mr..
Mann BY certain majority of sos votes, and
a probable one Of several thousands, the case
was not prosecuted to full examination.
In view Of the fact. elected BY this invcsti-
CATION there can be but little doubt that q
majority of the legal votes of Pennsylvania
were given to the Republican ticket at the
October State election. and had that election
been free from bribery and illegal voting
the electoral vote of the State in November
following. would in all probability, have Civ
en- to the country q Republican administra-
ton.
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