The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-03-20

gani4ing itself 10 assume the government u
the Republic. II will heuccignh meet you
boldly and rrs0luicF hcTei ID will meet you
rvrTywhrrr, tn the Territories OF ont ~ thrm,
uhere sou MAY % 90 extend slavery, IL has
driven you back iu California and in Kansas f
u viii invade you soon iu Delaware, MARY
land, Virgins, Missouri and Texas, II aill
meet sou iu Arizona, in Central America,
and even in Cuba. Tbs Invasion will bee not
merely harmlrfa, but bcueiicrni, " you yield
srasonnlly 90 its just aud moderate demands,
II proved 10 in New York, New Jrrtey, Penn
nl,unu, and the other slave State, which
have already yielded IN that way 20 ils nd-
sanccs, Nou may, indeed, get a start under
or near ihu Tropics, and seem safe ior time
but Il will 0nly be a short time, Even there,
you vii found States only for Free Labor 90
maintain and occupy. The Interest Of the
white RACES demands the ultimate rmancipA-
ton ~ all men,
Whether uat contamination shall be
allowed a. take effect, with necdfil and wise
precautions against sudden change and disas-
ter, OF be hurried On by violence, 10 all that
remains fpr you 10 decide, For the failure
Of your system NJ Slave labor throughout The
Republic, the responsibility will rest not on
tie ngitalors you condemn, nor the political
parties sou ArTaign, nor even altogether on
Yourselves, but u will be- due 10 the Inherent
error which thrsis IL forward 20 oppose aud
resist the destiny not more Of the African
lhnn that Of the white races, The uhileman
needs this continent % labor upon, lilo
head IN clear, his arm IL strong, and HE
necessities are fixed. 10 must and will have
Il, 10 scenre II, he viii obligo the go,elu-
mont Of the united States 10 abandon inter
,cnuun in favor Of Slave labor aud Slave
States. Ind go backward forly years aud re-
sumo the original policy Of Intervention la
favor If Free Labor and Free States
The fall Of the castle Of San Juan d'Ullon
determined the fate nfMcNleo, although more
sicgcs aud severe pitched battles interviewed
before the capture of tho A1iecs, The de-
fpaia you have encountered la California aud
in Kansas determine the fate Of the principle
Tor which YOU have heen contending. II il
for yourselves aud not for ~, 20 decide how
low aud through what further modification
and disasters the contest shall be protracted
before freedom shall enjoy hur already nssur-
ed triumph, ! would have II ended nov,
and would have The wounds of society bound
up and healed, liut this can be- done Only
in one way, II cannot be done hy Offering
further resistance, nor hy any evasion or
partial surrender, nor by forcing Kansas into
the Union ~ slave State against her will
leaving her to cast of slavery allcrwnsd, ~
she best may nor by compelling Minnesota
aud Oregon 10 wait, aud wear the humilinlng
costume OF Territories at the doors Of Con-
gress, until the people Of Kansas, or their
true defenders here, shall be- brought to dis.
honorable compromises. II can be- done only
by the simple aud direct admission Of the
three new States ~ Free States, without
qualification, condition, reservation or com
promise. aud by the abandonment Of all fur,
iher attempts 10 extend slavery under the
Federal Constitution.
You have unviscly pushed the controversy
30 far that only those broad concessions will
now be accepted by the interest of Free
Labor and Free States. For myself, | see
:. this fact. perhaps, the more distinctly now
because | hnYu 40 long forcsccn IL. | can
thcrclotC colnScl nothing less than those
I concesd0rT know the hazards incur in
taking this position. know how men and
parties, now earnest and jealous aud bold
may fall away from me, as the controversy
shall wax warm, nud alarms and dangers
now unlocked for, shall stare them IN tie
face, ~ men and parties equally earnest, bold
and Jealous, have done, in Newfoundland
before. But Il is the same position ! took In
the case of California, eight years ago. II is
the same maintained on the great occasion
Of the organization of Kansas and Nebraska
four years ago Time aud added experience
have vindicatcd it since, and | assume Il
again to be maintained to the last, with con.
iidcncc that it will be justified ultimately, by
vtt,e,cnuntry and by the civilized world. You
may REFUSE to yield il now, and for short
period, but your refusal will only animate
the friends of Freedom with the courage and
the resolution, and produce the union among
: tl,e4.r uivtre-urr- rrrrsyary- on tHciT
part to attain the position itself simultaneous
ly with the impending overthrow OF the cN-
listing Federal Administration and the consti.
Fsst''IE' IIsE SIftf more independent Con.
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