Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-02-24

usual years of discretion.
Considering the position which Mr. Red
field occupies, and the unbounded respect that
he is thereby in duty bound to yield to the
laws Of the land, we do not so much wonder
at his attempt, lame though it be, to set human
laws above and in defiance Of all other laws
but when he drags into the list the men who
desire to "liyc as they list, to be their own
law and their own judge then it is that he |
steps outside of civilization, outside OF all
the wholesome restraints Of society, and wan
dcrs in mazcs that we care not to tread But
in the language Of the learned Judge, "whcn
we remember that God is just, we need not
feel surprised that, when we SOW the wind,
we in due time reap the whirlwind J! If
Thomas jefferson, in his day, in view of the
icrongs of Slavery, "trembled for his country
when he reflected that God is just how
much more reason is there, at the present day,
for men who love their country to mourn
over the dcgcneracy Of the apostatc sons of
! New England who openly apologize for these
evils, which are without a parallel in our
E country, and pronounce them blessings in
e stead of curses.
b But we now come to the last three para
q graph of this wonderful cpistIe. And for the
8 purpose of showing the reader the inconsist-
d oncy of the whole thing, and the perfect
GOODNESS with which the Chief Justice eats
his own words, we quote from letter writ
, ten 10y him in 1856, and published in the
t lpaicbman Of June G, Of that year. He says:
"Thcsc men rScnator Butler and Preston S. Brooks
have been So long accustomed Co tample under foot all
law human and diyiuc and 90 sthc Che voice OF com
ptu and to struggle the uucrlucc of sorrow, and sui
lcrug humanity, that they viii not brook either rc0ukc
M restraint There Is no remedy but in civil war nr
separation IL has already come TO the desperate, and
speedy choice, between two such painful alternatives.
And il seems strange that sober men will not see H.
IL the sections Of this Republic cannot De Kept
together. ia peace and quiet nay II they cannot sub
dom NJ speech, freedom IT debate, freedom of action,
freedom Of thought even, then mus, say the sacrifice
is ton costly And any man SO base SO much craven
avery slave, that be could esteem the Republic worth
such sacrifice Is the existence Of this Republic So
indispensable, that men are willing to entail slavery OF
thought aud feeling upon their postority TO thousand
, generations to sccurcit|
If ever mortal man had two faces, we think
we have successfully shown that that man is
Isaac F Redfcld, of Windsor, VI And
now comes the final question, why has he
done so We can answer it in but one way.
In the Judges own language, lit is chiefly
~ political. and buritcd about to increase capital
for prcsident-making, and od.se-sectng in
general There is possibility that before
Massa james leaves the Presidential throne.
there will be one or two vacancies on the
IS bench Of the L. s. Supreme Court. Judge
Redfcld has now taken snuff, and should the
opportunity actually occur, he can very easily
sneeze, and that too in accordance with the
behests of the powers that be.
But here is the Judges letter:
REFLECTIONS UPON THE FATE OF
n JOHN BROWN.
n The proprieiy and justice of his Execution. and
d the general rant of candor IN the North
y crn Press in regard to the A6ar.
The Northern Press, as general thing has certainly
spoken with great want Of caudor in regard to the affair
az Harpcrs Ferry The thing 20 be settled in regard Ca
ch occurrence undoubtedly is its true character
e However strange and unacountnble it may scem b. Is
nevertheless uudenabc as D. seems 60 us that was
serious attempt ON the part of few dcuded men, insi
n gated and encouraged by good many more, TO excite
instruction among the slaves in the southern States
p The demonstration made az Hapcrs Ferry, the delib
prepare tun the correspondence the arms, both for
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