The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-03-28
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Correspondence.
We so!,c,t VOLUNTARY COMMUNICATIONS fftm a
parts of the country upon matters of interest. Items
of NEws, in particular ,riH be thanktuly rsceired
GOVERNOR GEARY.
That man of such evident impartiality
as the late Governor of X ansas should be
driven from his station by the littleness of the
administration which appointed him, is sufli {.
Gent proof, if more were needed, of the
abominable rascality of the pro-slavery ruff :
ans in Kansas, as we'll as of the pro-slavery
government at Washington. The peaceful,
results which followed the first public act S
Of Gov. Geary have been cited as evidenc e
that President Pierce was at last fuiflin his
pledges to the American people. 1t certain
ly looked better than anything else he had
done. But We fear he gained more credit
than he actually deserved From Gov
Geary's statements We learn that his authori-
ty has been set at defiance; that he has not
been supported in urgent case. by the mill
tary power, as was promised him, but his re-
quests in.ultingy refused that the Terrific
rial Government has been supported at his
own private cost to the amount of $4,000;
that his life has been in great danger; and,
in short, that he has heen unsupported by
the administration, openly thwarted by infe
rior officials in Kansas, insulted. and threat
ened by sworn conspiratoy, till he could
bear it no longer, and sent in his resi- znation.
This filings the blame directly back upon
President Pierce, and opens up the whole
question for Mr.. Buchanan. We doubt if he
have nerve to meet it, & compel wholesome
regard for law and justice in that distracted
Territory. We doubtif he is, in any fair
sense of thai word AN independent man. He
was elected to carry out the designs Of the
South. and we expect nothing else of him.
But what is to become Of Kansas? Will
that fair Territory, baptized in blood and
flame, be yielded to the grasp of slavery
Alas for freedom, slavery is in Kansas to-day;
and, if We are to abide by the decision Of the
majority of the Supreme Court Justices,
property in man is lesalized everywhere be-
meath the American hag,-in Vermont as
well as in South Carolina. We may there
fore consider Kansas doomed: Slave State
she will be
But not always.
Cleans Tie glory Of the rising star
" Truth crushed to earth will rise again." as
the FREE MEN of Kansas will rise when
Border Ruflians are not encouraged and
shielded from justice by national democrat
ic pro-slavery administration. The soil Of
Kansas is to be the battle ground for Ameri-
ran Liberty, and if we had half the patriot.
ism of those who fought for our freedom, that
soil would shake beneath the tread of deter
mined men, who would defend to the last
drop OF blood their rights. immunities, and
privileges, as American citizens
The late decision in the bred Scott
case takes away almost the only reason why
the people Of the North ought not to become
virtually abolitionists. We have heretofore
shuflled off the sin of slavery upon the shoul-
ders Of our Southern neighbors We have
said: " 1t is no business of ours. We are not
responsible for any of its evils. We have no
legal right to interfere with other peoples
domestic Institutions If they choose to
hold slaves, let them bear the guilt" Well,
perhaps We honestly believed so. But when
the highest legal tribunal in the land so per.
vcrts law and the Constitution as to allow
slaves to be held in our very midst, it be-
comes quite another question. The shame
and the guilt then attaches to US. To a Ger.
tain extent we are made an.werable there.
for; at least, if we take not decided stand
against it, We ought justly to be classed with
the supporters of slavery
Is the majority Of the democratic party in
the North prepared to sustain such posi-
ton? We can not believe they will. For
the good Of our country and her honor among
other nations, We sincerely hope they will
not.
DRIED SCOTT AND KANsAs.-We give
up our columns this week to these two all
importsu Mt topics and we would call the es-
pecial attention Of our readers to the article
of Mr.. Cheever, as printed in another COL
umn, and also to the testimony of Gov.
Geary. If there are are not in these swords
that burn," we misjudge.
SLAVES AND COOLIES IN CUBA.-The
large profits realized by the sugar planters
of Cuba, have greatly stimulated the imports
Of Asiatic Coolies and African slaves during
the past winter. The landing Of car goes Of
slaves is now but very slightly concealed,
and we have accounfs of fhpm almost ovorv