Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-10

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unavoidable, what could be more wise than TO
conduct it with mutual toleration and in a fra
tcrna spirit.
You complain that Republicans discourse too
boldly and directly, when they express with con-
dence their belief that the system of labor will,
in the end, be universally accepted by the capi-
tai States, acting for themselves, and in confor-
nifty with their own Constitutions, while they
sanction too unreservedly books designed to
advocate emancipation. But surely you can
hardly expect the Federal Government or the
political parties of the nation to maintain GEN.
sorship of the Press or of debate. The theory
of our system is, that error of opinion may in
all cases safely be tolerated where reason is left
free to combat it. Will it be claimed that more
OF moderation and tenderness in debate are ex-
hbted on your side of the great argument than
our ownP We all learned our polemics, as well
as our principles, from common master We
are sure that we do not, on our side, exceed his
lessons and example, THOMAS JEFFERSON ad-
dressed DR.. PRICE, an Englishman, concerning
bis treaties on emancipation in America, in this
fashion:
"souhward Of the Chesapeake, your book will find but
lew readers concurrng with In sentiment the subject
Slavery From the mouth the head Of Chesapeake the
bulk of the people will approve 1t in theory and it will
respectable minority ready to adopt it in practice; mi
nory which, for weight and worth character preponder
ates against the greater number who have the courage
to dves their families Of property which, however, keeps
you may hnd here and there opponent your doctrine
m you may hmd mere and there 90es or murderer but
next State which may eyes for the interesting
spectacle of justice in conflict with and oppres
conflict where the sacred side gaining daily recruits
rom the influx into office Of young men, grown and growing
up" "Be not, then discouraged. What you
have written will do great deal Of good and you
still trouble yourself about welfare, able
10 help the laboring side"
You see, Sir, that whether we go for or against
slavery anywhere, we must follow Southern
guides. You may change your pilots with the
winds or the currents but we, whose nativity
reckoned under the North Star, has rendered
us somewhat superstitious, must be excused for
cOnstancy in following the guidance of those
who framed the national ship and gave us the
chart for its noble voyage.
A profound respect and friendly regard for
the Vice President of the United States has in
duced me to weigh carefully the testimony he
has given on the subject of the hostility against
the South imputed to the Republican party, as
derived from the relations of the representatives
of the two parties at this capital. He says that
he has seen here in the representatives of the
lower Southern States most resolute ard earn
est spirit of resistance to the Republican party;
that he perceives a sensible loss of that spirit
of brotherhood and that feeling of loyalty to-
gether with that love for q common country.
which are at last the surest cement of the Un-
ion; so that in the present unhappy condition
of affairs, he is almost tempted to exclaim, that
we are dissolving week by week, and month by
niohth that 'he threaus are gradually irettlng
themselves asunder; and stranger might sup
pose that the Executive OF the United States
was the PRESIDENT oi TWO hostile Republics. 1t
Is not ior me 10 RAISE DOUBT upon the correct
ness Oh this uark picture SO lar as the southern
groups upon the canvas are concerned, but l
must be INDUCED in the opinion that l can pro-
| nounce as accurately concerning the Northern
or hepuoiicah REPRESENTATIVES mere as any one.
| Know tnelr puohc haunts ana their private
ways we are not hosthe hepuohc, or rep
rescht"ti,es vi one we CONFER together, but
ON. as .he cIsaiis Vi every party oo' ana must
90 III pohucal system "nich ooliges us to act
sometirnes as Parusans' whie II requires us al
ways 10 oe patriots ana statesmen; differences
Oh oPini1h even on tne SUBJECT of slavery, with
m Ts are poh'ca no! sociai OF personal differences
MI W. wv o"o ai,u.tn VI uisio!ail among
US "ii' We are aitoSet!er unconscious OF any
process OF alssoiution gong on among or around
Us. we nave never oeen more PARENT and
me.?a .oneu '"I iePIess"'"st.eS ol tne other
.! se0..o'is iicle 'nii h1"' we near the same
U.sS."io.! U .vi '"e PeoP.e "iuuhu US mere, VINO,
III .'e iei! oehlI1 Where 'ne oOit OF DIS
urr'oi must ih,' iis' anu oe most fearful IN It's
9reets' W se.neu ne'er !ess ulsturoed 'han now.
Ssa. .lie s"'ne sest'nonE ror all the districts
vi Snu bt".es we ieP;eSGmt . me people Oh the
Nol'n Urn Sie .U' si,Ies og' lrienus ana brethren
J,h y, 'ne 1ou Iit III; anu rrue IN .ne uays when
Ies nus ue"Is us Pi1n'lscGous,y among
''v,u, VI, VI lreeuom'
we Tl,i nov sung. ourselves mere 70 dwell on
an! eNiughIeS n VI uu.ne!en. temper IN the south;
us nus We ssl 1e coheene win expressing our be-
l9' anat ,H nos'ay 'lat Is lot ueslsheaiy provok-
eu' anu 'ia' o"lno. Pro'ohe retaiiauon, is an
"toinai! 'na' ulus' oe lraceu 10 casuai excite
mea's, wnlch e eahhp. peIPe.a1'e allenation.
canvass lor @ rresiuehual election IN some
respects more Important perhaps tnan any
since since looo mas recently oegun. Inc House of
hepreseh!5atNes was 10 oe organized by ma
JIri'!i wnne no Pa'tiE A., eoIiu cast more than
piuranty ol so.es. Inc s!1on1 OF the late trag-
cay IN virginia res'eu OH .ne oapltoi from the
uay when coneress assembled. Wmie the two
srcal Po,.iua; paii.es Mete Peaceiuily lawfully,
anu Gons'ilu.iohan! ,noueh zeaiously. conduct
ing the great hu'icha. ISSUE between iree labor
anu Gapita iaoor l1r 1le ierIi'ories TO Its prop
CT solu'lo, .hrous. .ne tIiais OF ihe ballot, OPP
eratihS airectly OF lhulrectly on the various de-
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