The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-01-25

nong each other and with foreign states, ST
: there is too much reason to believe that n,
one of them could long maintain a republ
!; can form Of government. Universal sutfrag
and tie absence Of standing army are e
>tn,ia! to tie republican system. The worl
has vet II see a single selt-sustaining state
: that Kind. or even any confederation OF sue
states, except our own. Canada leans o
Great Britain not un~illingly, and Swltzel
land Is guaranteed by interested monarchic;
states. Our own experiment has thus ia
been successful ; because by the contnu,
addition of new states, the influence of eac
OF tie members of the Union is constant
restrained and reduced. No one, of cours.
can toretell the way and manner of travel
bat history indicates with unerring certaint
the end which the several alconfederacie woul
reach. Liccn,iousness would render life in
tolerable and they would sooner or late
purchase tranquility and domestic safety b
the surrender of liberty, and yield them
selves Up to the protection of military des
pot!sm.
Indulge NE, sir. in one or two details un
der this heal First. it is only sixty da,
since this disunion movement began alread
those who are engaged in it have canvasse(
with portentious freedom the possible RECON-
5liauons Of the states when discovered, ant
the feasible alliances oftho>e re-combnation
! With European Observation-Disclosures as unnatu
raj. and which would prove ultimately as pes
ti.ental to society here as that of the las
calans with the Spaniard, who promised then
revenge upon their ancient enemies, the Az
/ tees.
/ Seoondiv-'rhe disunion movement arise
partly out OF the dispute over the common
domain of the United States. Hitherto tn,
CEinn has confined this controversy within
the bounds of political debate by referring it
with al! other national ones. to the arbitra
ment of the ballot box. Does any one sup
pose that disunion would transfer the whol,
domain 20 either party. or that any other um
pire than the war would. after dissolution, b,
invoked
ihirdiy-lhis movement arises, in anoth
er view, out Of the relation o. African slave,
to the domestic population of the country
Freedom is to them, as to all mankind. tn.
chief object OF e>ire. Hitherto. under tn,
operation OF the | mon, they have PRACTICAL,
rt,na;,,. ! i,nor.nt # ,i.c cn,,,roversv es,ec
;auv of ;,s ht9r;r, or themselves C,n ".
hona TIA, a,yr..o. civil v,r shah r,ro o,,or.
ourselves in their very presence and yet tha
they vii remain >;upd and Idle spectators
Does history furnish Us any satisfactory in
>,ruc.;nn n,.o, ,hn h,~r,rs of civil w,r :,
n,on, ,,.o,l, :, bravo :, skilled :, or,,,
:, .,r,oI, =, c,,,i,.i.n and 60 ip,e,, !.
,,,,r.'',.o -. ',o ~. /. :. ,...e c,,;n,.r.
l,b;l.,, n...l ~ ron - ,hoSa Nor
.~i5J '.',I'.r,,'T'7 h'.n ~, .;,lor n.
thor. s. n occ"r .Ln ;r,e,v.,,,;n. of a., ,,n
,;>;nc f.r,c;ons ,,,;c,n ~I,ve non,I,,;n, ~ r
,.,rr or -;x nrrhsn~ twrn,v niiinrs
t,,..,L;,,i ,b,,.,,. ,,,l Mil
,h,.n trr nnli,.es ,f n,,;nnS O7n hnrl:rn,
,,,,S a,,o ,ll ~. a,.on.,c;,i Eoro,a,u = -.
scr, .r,.r4.l IN Transferring, ne,ro >1,y,.
from Anjrl 20 ,hi, h,mi,obcrc. To-day =;
,ho>c >.a.,S ar, firmly s., IN bo>,;,j.y ,o n,
.x,ru>;,. am, even tn the practice of slavery
Ono.>i;jnu to il takes two forms: ore Faro
nran. which is >inul. direct abolition, etitc,
r,l. if need he. bv commissions: the otLor 4
o.,yic4n. which seek, to arrest the Africa.
slave trade. and rr>i>, th, entrance of dome>
tie slavery into tryritnrie, where il is Vet IN.
known. while i, leaves the di>posit;ou Of tx
i>,jnr slavery 70 tn. cao,,lera,c action of III.
state, by wh.ct, It IS retained. |, !, the L..
Mon tllt restricts the opposition 10 shaver,
in this country within thr~e limits. Ifdjsso
luton prevail what guaranty have we agains
the full dev,.o2men, here Of the fearful anl
unromHromi>inr hostility to slavery wnic,
elsewhere ,rr.ailcS The world. AMI ct whicI
The receu. invasion OF Niiy;,iia was an iilas
tratinn?
AIr President. have dc,:snetiIy dwelt s,
long on the probah!r effect, of di,uDion unoI
! the safety of the American people as TO leav,
me little time to consider the other evil
which must tolIow IN il, train. Rut nracti
ca!,y. tbc las, Of s,t,,;v involves every ,,he,
form O: nuh,ic calamity. When once n,
Guardian angel has taken fight. everytbin.
IS lost. Dissolution would not only arre>t
bit extjngui~h the greatness o.. our country
Even if seuara,e conte,!cracies coud ex;,,
and endure. thty could se,crallv preserve II,
share OF the common prestige OF the Union
4 Ii the constellation is to be broken up. III,
stars. whether scattered widely apart o.
grouped i'll smaller clusters. will thence
forth shed .or,h feeble, slinlmerins aud lur,
lights. Nor will great achievements be pos
sible for the new confe,ieracics. Dissoluto!
would sisnaiizc its triumph by acts of wan
tonness which would shoc elk and as,ound tn,
world. |, would rrov;ncia!ize Mount Yer
non and GIVE this Cr;t,l over TO dcso,,tio,
at the very nomen, when the dome is rjsine
over our heads that was to De crowned witt
tn, statue Of Liberty. After this there woul,
remain for dj,lp;on no act cf s,upeD,I,u, iu
fanny to be committed No pet;y conf.d.ra
cv that shall, follow the United STATES ca,
prolopr. or even renew, the majestic dram;
Of national prouress. Perbaps # is to he ar