The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-27
senator Seward and tho Democrats

The Northern democratic pro-slayerypress,
as well 40 that Of the South, are making a
great hullabaloo over speech recently dei,-
cred hy Hon, WIN, H. Steward Of Npw YORK,
In which he strongly took the ground tlhI
either slavery or freedom must ultimately
gain tho permanent mastery IN our nation,
and control Ihe government This opIuiou
Ia distorted and construed into. and donouuc.
cd As, "disuniou" and hratIcsm' by those
dear underwriting democrats
q Shut their e,es ~ they may 70 tbs painful
truth, the time II coming when the prediction
NJ G6yernor Seward will DO verified Slave
~ Aas governed this nation nearly as long 49,
Il can. The great army Of freedom which
has swept over tho northern states with such
rosstlpss force, and whose tread hos been
heard Of late even on our Western proircs'
IL swelling In magnitude and power continu.
ais and the d.g u now dawuing when the
doctrine that fraction j. National shall be-
known aud Acknowledged,
However itmay have been lost sight Of iu
politics aud party strife. il I, nevertheless
tue, that our republic wNs furnded on the
principle Of human libertyi and every true
patriot ought to see that thi, principle Is sus-
tanned, II the republican party il the party
Of freedom, then h the democratic party the
party Of slavery rand the downfall Of the one
aud nsccudancy Of the other viii establish
The principles Of the dominant party, as sure
ly as effect follows cause,
One word in relation to this revolution,
ary spirit" Of Governor Seward We cannot
DO better than to give short extract from
the boston Atlas Of Nov, lGi
"GGycrnor Seward Il an houorcd leader IN
the republican party, and the party ~ proud
of him. lie IL man who thinks. or all
the mudcrn slatrsmon of this country, hc
comes nearer 20 the intellectual standard Of
Ihunns Jefferson than any other man, lie
has studded the history and politics Of this
country with care, and he can always give u
reason for the faith that IL IN him, lie re-
CARDS slavery az an evil and freedom ~ q
blessing. lie does not believe that for any
length Of time slavery aud freedom can exist
Together, one or the other must conquer and
become universal. Ho believes that the
slave power has controlled the action Of the
General Government for the last quarter OF o
century that il has shaped the policy and
aud controlled the appointments Of the Gov
ernmcnt, that Il has yiliatcd Ia a great de
gree the political morals oC the free states,
and that IL these thingA are 10 continue the
Standardization will 10 on until slavery NAV
We again established IN the states which are
now FREQ lie believes that what has been
done IL a wrong direction may be- done IN
right direction. That IL the action and poll
cy OF the General Government under pro-
slavery Influences can extend and strengthen
that power. the General Government when
under ant. slavery influences can extend and
strengthen the dominion and power Of free
institutions, and this Is prccisely what he
means whom he speaks of the "irrcprcssihlc
conflict" between the opposing forces of irce
lahag al.l s!..se l-1,,- rrIr ne britvts That IN
The end freedom will triumph, hut he advises
no unconstitutional measures by which 10
effect this great result, for he SAYS expressly,
81 do not ,spcct hot IL rW be D'ade so oiie,.
,ciyc Than through The action Of The seccrW
daies, cooperating riH The Fc3crol Hore,1,.
wc,,t and al acting ia strict conformity rih
their constitutions" l. there any treason IN
this ? II 50, IA Patrick Henry said Ia the
Virginia House Of Burgesscs, make the
most OF it,