Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-02-24
JUDGE Redfeld's Boo.

particular. We publish his letter to the
Churchman's Magazine, this week, to
the exclusion Of sensible matter, and we
hope that each one to whom the Standard
comes will honor Yermonts pedantic
Judge by reading it attentively, and not
with that great want Of candor' which
be charges upon "the northern press, as
general thing" Isaac +. Redtield is
Chief Justice Of Vermont, and has there
fore right to be heard has an undoubt-
ed privilege TO give his views upon all
the distracing political questions of the
day, Harper's Ferry, slavery, &c, albeit
be does so without being asked, and there
be a manifest improperly in his doing so.
We say he has the right to speak out on
these questions, for has not fancy, and
Daniel, and Catron, with others of slave
rvs legal advisers, spoken with tongues
in order to establish it as per bred Scott
decision? Then why not Isaac, for has
it not been whispered that there are soon
10 be one or two vacancies in the United
States Supreme Court? and therefore is
il not meet that he should lap the dirty
water Of pro-slayery demagogucs that he
may occupy the seat now warmed by the
great fancy?
But throwing aside all surrnises as to
what was his real object in writing the
silly article, we say he has stepped down,
down from his position and draggeled his
judicial robes in the filthy mire of poll
tics, and has grossly misrepreserted the
feeling at the north in regard to the affair
at Harper's Ferry, and has uttered posi-
tive falsehoods relative TO the sayings of
the northern press. Judge Redfeld says
In effect that the whole northern press
have spoken against the execution OF
John Brown, &C., as unjust, We say
that he utters falsehood, and we do not
believe there is one press in the whole
northern states-unless it be Garrison's
Liberator and one or two kindred aboli-
ton sbeets---bu: that has acknowledged
the justice of his execution. as also the
execution Of his guilty though misguided
companions. Not one press in Vermont
but has thus spoken, and if Judge Red
field has seen aught different in New
England--save in those papers spoken
olive think he has seen what no othe
man has. Every paper acknowledge
the justice Of his execution, though man.
have questioned the policy of it in a pc
litcal point Of view, while some hav
doubted the propriety of it because @
their doubts Of Browns sanity. The
again many Of them have spoken in deci
ded terms against the uniairness of hi
trial;-in hurrying him to his doom befor
be had time to procure suitable counse
or to prepare his case, dragging him be
fore the dread tribunal Of Virginia, a
wounded, mangled and bleeding as /
was, with not enough Of strength to stan
erect in the presence Of his judges, hu
rying him on to the galows, as thong
they were more anxious to witness h
dying struggles than to deal Justly or
love mercy.
No, the northern press" has show
no want of candor" about any part
that unfortunate affair, unless it be II
democratic press which in too many il
stances has consented to lend itself to &
the requirements Of this corrupt admin
tration, because It knew that in its got
graces lay the bulk of its support, f
the people OF the north are incorruptib
and would sustain no sheet which aid,
or abetted in the spread of the vile do
trines Of slavery.
Then agaik, Judge Redfeld comes
the defence of slavery as a system,
comparing the relative condition Of 4
slaves themselves with the free negro
of the north, and says that the slav
could not for many generations, if ev,
be so well provided for, or so happy in
state Of freedom, as they now are" /
then talks OF the superior capacity
the whites" which is granted by US
advance Of argument, though there a
good grounds for disputing the genel
idea Of natural inferiority, from the f,
that they never have had since the VOL
has stood an opportunity to rise TO Il
high scale Of intellectual and moral c
ture that the white man has. But adm
ting that he never can be as wise as
master does not. prove the system of sla
ry to be right, for by that train of reast
ing all other races must bow to the rod
the jewellers Of the mountains of Giro
sia, for they are fairer than "the rest
mankind"
The Judge then says "the black