The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-09-05


and the aristocrat. and the inequalities made
Rome grcat In France there exists the
peasant and the nohlrman. and that makes
her great and prosperous. While among
classes cqualiyis right, society holds that
inequality is necessary to its hcalthinl exist
ancc.
The Hon. ". W. Novce, NJ. C., Of South
Carolina. addressed HE Convention. lie was
in favor of the resolution of his colleague
(Nr. Bryan> He was in favor Off because
he thought il WIS improper fora government
to undergo the expense OF keeping squadron
or any coast. much less upon the coast OF
the coast of Ital Y to prevent Mazzini and his
co-con>piratorS from landing on that coast.
.Asa public man. lie felt it to hc his duty to
say that he was utterly. utterly, utterly OPP
posed to the repeal OF the laws prohibiting
the African slave trade. Ike thought disml-
ion inevitable. and therefore it was that he
did not desire to throw Il tirchrand into the
South to weaken her strength. II was an
impracticahlr question. He had consulted
southern congressman during the last session,
and he never knew a more united sentiment
in the South il opposition to anything than
to the rc-opcning of the African slave trade.
If the Union were to dissolve tomorrow. in a
Southern Congress he would feel i, his duty
to vote against The rc-oprning Of the slave
trade He thought that to bring into the
country more slaves would have the obvious
tendency of bringing down the price of cotton
In his opinion. tn" revival Of the African
slave trade is the most fatal measure to de-
>troy the South.
Mr.. l.. J. Gorertv. of Nir..inil. said he mis-
took much the sentiments am! feelings Of the
members of that convention if they would
allow themselves to he influence; hv any
consideration nt fear lest ANY munitj station Of
feeling on the subject wor! lead to an outcr>
against the institution Of slavery. We're they
70 let it 90 to Exeter Hall tina; southern men
were afraid to appoint a committee of south
err men to examine into the subject of slavery
Shall they have it told TO them through aho-
lition prints. whether Of the mountains of
Vermont. or Of The metropolitan city of New
York, or that hole of aDol!,ioni>m in the
centre of Massachusetts. (Ho>ion. that tEcy
dare not cNan.;ir into this question. simply
because il would be suppose! that they were
in favor of the opening of the slave trade =?
Were they as men who were anxious to see
the Christian religion diifi:>rd into every
region OF the car'h' t" g" l" opposition t."
s,,n vrr ~, >b,n t.a,, ~ s'' wv
,ous =, they hal referred To- Thry semi,
their missionaries to and fro. and what did
tH'N 90 " ny c"M!"r;''''H n"ihl"S;-
ia~ H. ' .h I, ,..:n so m
maintained ,ha, the Afri.ao slave tr,l,. 80
far from being an evil. did more than the
creates, missionary rnterrF>r III the cause
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INFO the r,..li,i.r lrr,n>.. f,r>n,,, :, vnmiJ
give rise to m idea that they contrmpl.t,
N" r">lNa! OF 4 trade more tNmanIzln- N
';.I w, w., '' u; ",I .' =, '@"'N ~
was d>e,.>or -. o,..,;..., -, ,L:' $780,, .,,r
the, o.: III" >9u,h We're told I'm, ibry ouol,
no t. l.>yU>> - or that Exeter Hall would
f'>' I Ar,,| cry az" !iH'N"t E''cl"r
I,..,". ,l 49,: ''.,' '''', ''' .,'''''''
mrY " ..r,. afraid 81 lf,h.. >,l,,;or ,l.,j
This convention - favor tn" rc-opruirs o.,h,
save WAC" ne "'""' vote |--dln>t i. Bat
''I.'t. :'.-t 10 50. = 80 'ii' pos inquiry
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