The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-04-02

amy Act OF authority over hls alaNfi olhtI
than such as the slave mly exercise over bis
uastsri or siapIy determine upon a course
Of masffiig baoiiray, adopting uolegislaiion
phate,er % ihs subecl and the result in
silhsr case is precisely the same.
This tho southern democracy with great
apparent unauimly, supported By portion
even Of the northern democracy, declare Is
merely tanlalizing them with the gin Of the
shadow, while the substance Is vlheld-gi'
inR thsm q stone when they ask cor bread
This they think "a not the thing barganed
for In the anuulment Of the Missouri retlric-
ton ny the Kansas-Nebraska bill, That re-
peal they think was deIgHed 10 admit the
introduction Of real practical slavery, such 40
exists In Georgia and the Carolinas, into the
broad territory on the Western border Of
Missouri, not mere naked abstraction Of no
possible use without the favor Of . ma3oFay
Of the settlers therein, which favor they were
not long IN discovering they could not obtain,
Slavery then, ,er.tablo slavery, was tho
thing nominated In the bond" and must be
exaoted with or without blood.
But how is il to BE- had On opposition 10
the voice II the peopIe7 How Il available
a!ascry 10 be lureed a. lAs i'aalagea- If ane
man or q few, into territory whose iuhabi.
lpuis almost universally loatho and ahhor H.
We have seen 10 what way lhat dssircd
end was attempted 10 be accomplished hy 90
the power og the Administration. by means
of the Lroomptou constitution, q scheme
which was only defeated hy the determined
opposition Of the whole republican party,
aided by o mall number Of democrats. Let
these last have the need Of praise that be-
longs TO that good act.
Hut tl..s plan, which ought 10 cover FL.
authors viii inamy 10 the latest generation,
lid finally and absolutely fail
Now what course remains In order 10 car.
~ out the DEGREES Of that court which pro-
uounced the alien aud srdi,ion laws Of the
days Of John Adams, con,,luioual7 The
] southern senators named above have lull a..
IL 10 40 other than 20 procure On the part OF
Congress that favorable Legislation denied
hy the local aulhori,Ics, 10 render eiIcclual
the principle decided True. this ttu,atc, o
party dogma, explicitly asserted by tie Gin
| siunad convention aud hy The whole dewor
cratic press. No matter. Congregational Co.,.
prevention ia now, and Vii be hereafter. the
lrue democratic doctrine south Of the Poto
mac, and We are told hy able senator, 10 thi,
debate, that not only 40 state, hut no man,
vail support any candidate Tor the prcsid,u.
- who does not uneQuiyoea.ly give his
sanction TO this doctrine.
On the other hand Nh Douglas and Nj.
Push declared ia the most emphatic manner
hat como what wJ.ll, they never would vote
10 create a slave code fora people who die
not dy...e slavery, and the former met the
declarations OF Ma'on aud others az o. ut e
au,ian support 10y cquelN conhd,u, pr,d.e
tons that 40 candidate with such sentiments,
backed though he might be by O nomination
u Charleston, could receive the sorp5rl Of o
single free state.
Southern speakers avovcd not oui, their
Willingness 10 abide the utter disruption OF
the democratic party. bu. the disruption Of
The Onion, rather than iorego their rrinci.
plies. Indeed there was no lack of threats
on the part Of Brown aud Davis, that when
d, should be reduced to a ccrtaiu'y that no
remedy could be had ia the way iuliga,e..
the slave breeding states would march
straight on, OF the confederacy not Nealthiy,
but With s;reamcrs dying and Lus,ys sound
Wg.
Here then are the line, distinctly drawn
between northern and southern, or rather
between the advocates Of a congregational Slave
code Tor me territories, and the friends Of a
i4Fesi sT1st=;errs.- t,t..ttii-s
TO the car;vLiir II breaks Il To the hope.
The schism iShroaA and deep, and cannot
be hca,cd,--ihr gulf ranrot be bridset O., rr.
Important events Loom up ia the future
The utter overthrow OF that party In 1850
which has only ruled the courlryto ruin H. +.
not the least important Of those events which
cast their shadows before,