Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-02-17

A Voice from Vermont

A Voice from Vermont.
Who that has stood upon the lofy
of New England, with the glorious
Heavens above, and the lovely lsaia
around and beneath him, has notuu
plated the matchless power of the =;
Hand that wrought this fair fabric Of i
ton. Who, while his lungs are drinkS
their DEMONSTRATING element, from the5
breezes that fan bis brow in their cea}
play among the mountains, while bis 4
filled with the sound of woodland sonss
as they sing together in sweet harmor1
songs that Nature taught them, WHO
has failed to polish, and been equally
erless TO polluie. Who, ask, can I
upon the rugged hills of free New
land, creation in himself, standing
the creation spread out before him
there, alone, amid the sublimity thai I
rounds him, proclaim to the God
Universe, that man scas born 10 be a n
Yet subtitle breeze from Georgia u
over our mountains the following laass
from the lips of the Hon. M. j. Css
ave have now four million of slars
some % years hence we shall hses
millions. We demand expansion. WI
little, gentlemen. True You hav,
million of slaves, but how can you
what day may bring forth, much Ii
years
Allow me TO ask you what has pas
faces of those slaves Is it unmitsa
torture that has blanched their cheeks
is it Anglo-Saxon blood coursing thr
their veins that has wrought this gs
taxable change in their countenances
the former, methinks they will have lea
the arts Of torture TO perfection, ere p
have elapsed, and not only have les1
them, but also have learned to apply
to their heartless tyranis. If the
let the bleaching process go on; butk
mind, Anglo .Soron hood wiU fir IN
though it burst the veins of the N
skulled, stupid" African in its mad re's
Twenty-Five years hence, your eight nj
of slaves may be able 10 find the -sr
sion" which you bespeak for them.
slaves, but as free men, enjoying like
self the blessings of republican so
ment. In perfect sympathy with the
named gentleman, we quote the folh
from the Richmond Enquirer, The
will resist by arms the voice Of the NJ
ty, under the forms of the constitution
that voice calls TO power men who ha''
claimed the irrepressible conflict
have many, very many, bold and
friends yet at the North, ready to ri
our rights, and as they have pros
them in their speeches, 10 defend y
acts as well as TO protect them tgP
Friends, sir, you may have at the
while you continue TO buy them with
offices, and feed them with the crumbs
fall from Uncle Sans table. But whsi
republican president is elected, WHOM
propose TO fight, where think you w
your sfricnds at the North" Did you
see pack of hungry wolves tearing
other in their mad fight for the ldsl
If so you have had fair view Of ih'
siiion your 'sfriends at the North VIII
occupy. Can the Editor Of the E@Y'
expect men who have sold themselves
and soul, for the mere piitance oil
petty offices, to possess that moral Gov
without which no man can be sor
Men who creep are not the men 10
and perhaps Southern Editors, wh'
continually hurting their bomhshells
struciion at the Union, would exerrF
greater wisdom, and have a more be'
ground on which to display their re
imoas courage, were they TO gTaP~
the monster in their own hearts. p
Old Dominion, Mrs. Souihworih's eAS
less storehouse of romance, is goins
Independent ever after this. She
into grey" The full dress Of her
grooms and Senators is 10 be We
grey" which we understand TO mean
and white mixed, and she is doing oI
to make her slaves don the same CORP 3
Perhaps ] am trespassing on '0'"