Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-04-01

IDEAL Of the supreme Being that not polluted with ii
Shiny touch. It is said Of Goldsmith, as wrior that
there was nothing that he did not touch and nothing
that he touched that he did not hoautfy. And 1t eau
truly be said Of Slavery that there s nothing that does
touch, and nothing that touches that ii docs NOT
dchle Il has perverted the Government violated we
national iih muzsed the press, dchauched The church,
corrupted Christianity. and seeks 20 change hc glory OF
the invisible God into Mooch aud transform ihp rior
nal and loving Father into patron Of cruelty, luet Hnd
injustice and then, with the impotence of tnc sirouEc
woman wipes its mouth. and says, have commu,a 30
sin l should be ashamed OF such God as th1tl u f
20 me utterly ncomprchcnsihc that any can sincere
y believe that the Bible sanctions The system of Amcn
can slavery, and leave that point
But this fanaticism goes sin arihcr and auogaic' 60
itself prcrogati,es which God himself never claimed. and
What, he It spoken with reverence. the supreme Being
himself cannot do and that Is, to make right and wrong
Before all law and above all law, human and divine s
the idea Of right and wrong, eternal indcstruchlc c
Omnpotcnt does not claim the right or power 70 annN
late this distinction lie himself bows 90 This ii,awhch
sits cnthroned absolute and supreme. higher man hc
Highest. The supreme Legislator never unucinoh. pl
arbitrary enactment, 10 nhorato This distinctions
and put darkness for light and light Tor darhhrs'-u'
ter FOR sweet and for bitter His own conduct Is
controlled BY His perceptions Of what Is right and what
Is wrong Human statutes cannot do what Divine c-s-
lation never attempted 70 achieve Can you, by Con
iressional enactment change The laws that govern the
material world Can YOU make The Potomac roll back
10 lis sources amid those r-oH hills orcam The
whcn moved from It's depths 1t lifts its crested waves
on high and dashcs them in broken spray against thc
bectling craps Much less you annu the eternal
distinction between right and wrong The attempt is
and must forever remain utterly vain and impo'cut
The gentleman from Georgia The Other day called our
attention 20 the sublime spectacle of State ncr state
emerging from Territorial condition and wheeling into
line sovereign States in this C1nfedoraU. ln This
process, according 10 the gentleman. were united ne two
principles of expansion and popular sovereignty and tc
gentleman reminded M that grand chorus which 900
ancient exile heard when there poured upon DIS r
tho voice u many waters, and The voice NJ Che thnIs,
and the voice Of the Almighty aud Che uttnr OF
ocean and thunder and Of jehovah was, "Ior YopiU,
ror Da' Sir claim That The yooc Of truth, and jus-
uce. and liberty, is The voice OF & 70 When hcu tlc
Of thousands and thousands. and fIfINH frf
thousand swelling upward. like the voice NJ MANY
tcrs and The voice u mighty thudcrs aud ho voice OF
the Almighty. Il is that other and better sentiment Lct
justice prevail though the universe crumhlc. aye.
sir too heard the voice " the people, and 10 went surge
inc through the streets " Iudcas proud meulpn. 10
swept through tho portals of Pilates Judgment lnH.
and echoed along its arches crying "tuniff hmi
Cruelty him :" Was 80 or P0pui r0r Der thcui pi
the gentleman from 6cnrgia hear Che voice OF thc Al-
mighty. responsive b. the popular viii. demanding the
crucihNon Of his own SOM Did thrr cry Of blood have
the Divine sanction, simply because hcy had voted IT,
roth must be put 90 death What an mw1us tOruH'
Bat let %, follow this expansion and pDptH l1c.
trne We already embrace Utah there hc voice o tAo
people sanctions ana demands multiplicity OF "'rs-
lsit tie voice Of God We acquire Cuba 1nd There
the voice " the people demands the union Of Church and
Stafc and t1rids prayer 20 be- uttered hy tAc open
grave of friend who brrahed on, his soul beyond the
pale of the Papa church aud the voice Of the people g..
the voice VI God Expansion We sweep onward and
Remnant u The old Aztec race with their Tcocal
rounded with human skulls The voice Of the people
here leads tith pampercd Young mHn the irpst and
best " the nioh decorated with flowers zap 20 the cone
srrraied hill, LAYING him the stcrdra stone, aud
with breast raised the priest sczcs the knife and drags
u craunching through the ribs and tears out the heart
all reekug quiyerng and this is the voice VI God
But We have taken in the Continent. from E.quimauN
to Patagonia, aud still we must expand We ride forth
on the Pacific wave and nnncN the Fecjec Islands, and
the 'oiee Of ihc people Is the vocc Of God Is this n
insane asylum Is the Democracy struck with lunacy
well a filled with fanniicism
The Slavery Democracy PIRATES and chattcrs about
'ncgro equality "Black Republicans" and "nsgrr
stealing, % It's classic phrase and improved orth0
gaphy. II has. OF affects to have, great horror of
'nituers And any who advocates the principle, of
human Freedom, they enuuciacd and laid down
ie enduring forms by the Fathers " the Republic, h %
"wuoiy head, and these same Democrats have leaned
to speak ot them with peculiar nasal twist. N0so COM
teauere adnco. You would suppose that these gentle
men, whose ofac0nes sensitive and acute, never
saw Niger, unless in q mcuagcrc. And yet would
you believe IT. the very rst scr,cc rendered him
earth performed by niger infant, he draws
the milk Will makes his flesh and blood and bones from
the breast of ngeer looks mp in her face and smies
and calls her 10y the endcatiug name Of "mammy
tinripr pure Phy. CogRosccyc riS0 matycat.)
and hes, perhaps, In ptcous tones, for the privilege OF
carrying "mammy' to the Ierrtorcs hc Is undrcssct
aud put TO bed by Niger, and ncslcs during the sum
hers Of infancy in the bosom Of niger he washed
dressed, aud taken 70 the table, by niger fool
prepared by ngger he is led to and from school hY
niger; every service that childhood demands is per
formed by fgger except that Of ehasisemoni which
FROM the absence Of good manners in many cases. it d
"a be feared 5 not performed Mt ALL When down APP
pears his lip the ioasorial service is performed by
hkIffi anu Nnfn ne feafnes MANHOOD ne luNuNnN I'M
npger quarters to place himself in the ondcafng rea
ton Of paternity TO half niggers Finally, il be SHOULD
be ambitious, may occur that he viii come 10 Cungrcs
10 represent constituency, three lths Of whom ar
niggers. and talk about "Black Republicans "amalga
nation" "nigger equality" "niggcr stealing" and ia
offensive odur VI niggerism
insist upon il, have enough Of this tOmiDoler,
Let members from the slave States with cuurtos
due from one gentleman 70 another and the, viii :,
ceise the IN return. But till then. IL God please
they shall have Roland for Oliver. | call gent,
men to witness, that during all last session endure
this kind Of abuse. Scurrilous letters read from Nh
Clerks desk and held my peace Again this session
old Nose is eNhumcd and served up Ia Democratic n
hash. And who is this old Nose, that form the
hulum Of an interesting chapter, whcu Democrat
historian shall give the history If the United State.
poor, old septgcnaran negro. whom never saw, ar
Of whom never heard I'LL he TO my dnni-iree
the admission Of the baokguard who owned him. / CAV
him meal Of 'ictualsi hc remained few hours tll d
came. when secured The payment Of his passage
Chicago, and he went On his way rejoicing, like u
Ethiopian Of old. BY the way ought there not be O
ccumcna council OF the Democratic church 10 GET a
an oNpnrgated edition Of the Bible! What a scandalo
thing, that Philp should ride with the Ethiopian 1t
asked why did no, state these facts before. ! answe
will not hold myself bound To explain every obuiti.
Of hlackguardism, either in OF out Of Congress. VIII
boy used 10 strike back at every dog tina, harkcd
me asl rode along the highways; but have ceased d
ing So long since, aud let them bite the iron that enc
cles the wheel
And now, what about this negro equality of which
hear 80 much, in or out Of Congress IL is claimed
the Democrats Of to-day that Jefferson has uttered
untruth in the declaration Of principles which under
fcrson, aud my belief that all mon arc Great
equal Equal how Not in physical strength not
symmetry Of form and proportion not IN gfacellnoss
motion, oVclness OF feature; not in mental endo
ment. moral susceptibility, and emotional power q
socially equal not Of necessity politically eQnal--t
this, but every human being equally entitled TO his u
his liberty and the fruit OF his toll The Democra
party deny this Fundamental doctrine Of Gnvernmc
aud say that there is certain class Of human beings
have no RIGHTS. lfyou malici0usly kill them, it is
murder; II you take away their liberty. it no crime
you deprive them Of their earnings il is no theft
rights which another is bound 20 regard Was The
so much diabosm compressed into sentence
Why do the Democrats with their co
plants about the negroes |, for feel no rcspor
bility in the matter. l did not create thcm--was
consulted. Now II there is any dissatisfied "
the fact that there is whole race Of human beings "
the rights of human beings created with skin
ored like own, let him 20 mouth the heavens, Z
muticr his blasphemes in the ear Of the God that mi
all. Tell Him that He had no business to make
man beings with black skin | repeat, feel no I
possibility for this fact But, inasmuch il has pie
ed God 10 make them human beings / am bound to
gard them such Instead Of chatteriug your ghhei
in ear about negro equality, 90 look the Son n
In the face, ard reproach him with avorng negro cqi
ity because he poured out his blood for the most ab
and despised Of the human family. Go settle this II
ter with the God who created, and the Christ who
deemed
"le that despiseth the poor reproaeheth his NJ axe
4 single word as TO this charge Of negro stealing.
suppose have right 10 speak this subject, hay
been made the object OF this allegation. So far AS
personal abuse is concerned, it may go for what il
worth II the object is 70 ascertain whether assist
giye slaves who come 10 my door and ask a. the ma
is easily disposed or march right up To the confess
al, and say do. reoolleot the Of a Young woi.
who came a my houRe who had not sinrtn tr,rc