The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-12-03
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Doc mind 90 che North. ghrn they premise
, tAat hraitAni sympafhy or o. poor, misFui-
drd man, who bias rendered himself amsna-
bio o. che laws NJ O. sister slate, could 20 far
blind No 90 q true sense n our responsbliit,
aT citizens Of o common confederation, 40 %
q iuluce us % interfere by any other than o
moral influence Even II John Brovn we're
beyond perad,eulure insane 3 or II Il be- true
that he wac, hurried through tr.al while 80
iar reduced by bio wounds that be could be-
taken into court only upon cot and with
mental yigor 90 impaired as % be able to
give bis counsel little Or no aid iu his defence
p indeed II all the accusations ofuudue haste
and partisan uumimess in lrial be true, there
10 Zoo much good sense ln community 10 toll
crate Tor o moment even the suggestion Of
rescue, Il II M remedyiug one e,i! By d
greater
What then means an this hue and CIV In
reference 20 numerous letters conyerpl.s
from every section Of the country u one
common ceulcr,-Goy Whe,-discloslng the
existence Of organized bands which like that
which Sauls sisters son" d.,eo,ered. eba,e
bound themselves by an oath" 10 rescue from
tho strong arm Of the law ia Victims. 30
sane man credits such statements, whichever
bee their source. There are but two yea.oun.
bic hypothcses, Either Il "a most success.
fol hua2 omauatiug from and practlced IA
wag5, anxious 20 auiuse Themselves al ther-
ponsc " these tougue.yaliant Souihrous. as
. ihcy ucmhlc Ike so many globules Of ouicl
siNcrptrbc thought Of me Gcrcs.,lsaged. Ain.
cl-armed harbarians ofthc North. WHO mann.
so TO make the entire territory Of tic Ola
/ Dominion the scene u grand barbecue or.
asw We deem more probable, Il I. a ru,o Of
! Gov, Wise grand stroke II ps!ie,. ppip,.
. ,ug at two results either % screen Nj, own
c'wardlcc aud allow him the uuiutcruprcd
port Of hi. chosen pa,dm,-of rIuci I'm,
chained lions by the beard or designed IN
/ hcCp popular excitement an 10 the Llood.
shedding pitch Until after the executions.
lie EACu5UCy VTTkuovs tina, hi, whole
course, az we'll az that Of others upon hom
position has thrown the r,,ponsibIlIty of No.
zion, has ,crPcd towards imbecilir, ONO
remove the impression that there was iri.
rrui danger, which they have c.c,pcJ a, i,
tire, through the determined action If .,cc,.
1--WE authority, aud The people o. Virpf6i.
will see what every one ,lse sees. that tLr,r
,m,aauulcd leaders have made them b,.
word Of r,proach 10 the sister s,atc,.
III, ENcrllcuc, we'll knows Too. tl,to,,.
action always follows intense cxeitcmcnt. md
that there il strong element Of humanity
iu-thr masses which awav manifc,ts ii,,f'
when the passions have ,ubsiIrd. The IN.
,urrcctouists must be executed. .,l., ,b,.,, q.
q tacit ovlcdrmcut Of error md upJ..
haste in action. These ryccuti,n, ,,,. .,,,,.,
bc sustained by puhlic ,cuiim,,,.. hon..
these miserable subtifures are rc.oy,,J ~ =,
play upon popular fear and keen ol,y, ,,,-
tional animosiiics.
The whole affair, from is incep,on to il.
elimination. uus,by some mean. b. uadc,o
have political bearing. The pr,. ,l,,cr,. q
cmcuJ 90 the opposition In Ia, II,u,c ,,,,,,
before rs organization be vhi,,.,J into
the Democratic ranks. No doub, mi. nm
account for the wonderful discover, If NJ,
Hunter, prosecuting attorney C,r tI,r,,,,. =
Ferry district-intclliccpee Of which Ma,
forwarded to the Gov. Of XIV. oro rlo,,,
seize upon Frankfort. m. c,p;,,l - h..I
state, and hold il a rerdcz,ou, f,r c.c,r.I
ugiii,cs and mnlcopten,s from, MI ,,,r,. ~
the country Last ucco,,,,s orno,n.. u.,,
under the protection ortbc mini, IN i..ar.
An in,e,,ie,,i,p would d,,l,,... -
truth of one If s,,,1.,,..a..d.....
b \. ID
think to,Gud bacon whore ,.r, :. - ''
much asa peg to hang it on Gov. Wise =
himself has said,--undcr his cloak We prc. 6
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