Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-02-24

where the political tradesman and the
trading politician unite to adFertis e their
respective wares and cheat you into pay /
ing for them. Do not believe the sin
cerity Of the slowly-moying voters, be-
cause YOU understand the motives Of
Mr.. Caleb Gushing; and as for your
counsellor, Mr.. O'Conor--he does your
law business, am informed, and does ii
well-coald you not instruct him TO stick |
to your law business, and let the defense
of slavery alone !? 1t is not singular that
you wish Northern men to let you alone
on that point, for whenever they touch
it, as friends, they do you damage.
When Mr.. O'Cohor, reciting his argu-
ment in the Lennon case to the New
York tradesmen's meeting, tells Us in
your name that if slavery is not morally
right the Union ought not to endure, he
not only makes you doubt his patriotism,
and even his sincerity, but he gives up
to Wendell Phillips more ground in one
instant than the Democratic party can
recover for you in twenty years. If
slavery is not right, then the Union can
not and ought not to endured Great
! God what more formidable postulate
could the devil himself require for our
complete destruction? ? Why. this is the
very thing we have been trying to keep
out Of politics it belongs to ethics. Gen
tlemen, sin is not right, but the Union
can and ought to endure, for Providence
has seen fit to leave the tares and the
wheat together until the harvest.
1t is exactly this illogical application
of the rules of theoretical ethics TO the
conduct of practical life that has always
distinguished the fanatic and ideolegist
from the man of sense, as completely as
would wing or fin. Do not. therefore,
trouble yourselves about the declarations
of these gentlemen. 1t is from a very
different and far other source than the
mouth of professional politician, of any
grade, that you will ascertain what the
earnest and thoroughly awakened North
will do with our part of this vast inherit
ance, which is yet, believe, an undivid-
ed portion. We have not attended tC
your grievances before, because we
really did not stop to see if you had any.
But now We are ready to remedy some
of the mischief, by resolutely overwhelm-
ing with the honors of private life some
Of our ablest partisans, beginning with
, the principal savers of the Union. He'll
Us, gentlemen, by a good beginning on
, your side. Extend to US the right hano
of brotherly love, and in it hold out the
gift of the life of Stevens.
. With this living proof of the magnan
Unity of Virginia could collect as many
Union meetings in the next two year
as there are meeting houses in the North
ern States. And they would mean some
:, thing. | should not be afraid to say tC
you that even what yod call the com
: promises Of the constitution might ther
be enforced to some extent. For men
:. you know, will often do for gratitud
>. what they could not be got to do 70
4, money-and many men not now S,
Of friendly, would be grateful to you 70
- sparing the life of Stevens. Gentlemen
. p rdon me for dwelling so long on th
7 national aspect of the case. The openin
. Of the government enabled me 10 do IL
IF indeed it in some measure compelled m
m to attend to that branch of it.
,d The tact, boldness and ability whic
i MIR. Sennott displayed in conducting III
sn case of Stevens elected a very higL con
: pliment from the Court after the tria
yn He was also invited by the Governor 4
, Virginia to 60 to Richmond and. presei
y. to the Legislature the claims Of Stever
no or a commutation of sentence.