The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-01-17
stand by the Country!

Inc UdfktNt NQurS o! the fepuDnc are
passing, and they were sent as the touch.
stone Of patriotism. The sordid. stheming
selfish. mercenaiy crew plot and tawn. in
hlguc and conSpire for place, promotion, and
pelf as hlindly and greedlv as ever; while
TIE heroic and ttut-soultd ask how the
country is to be served and saved bv re-
trenchment. sacrifice, and uncaiculating de-
votion. True men call upon Congress to
tax right and ctt--lo make every one give
half he has yes, all-rather than let the
Nation go down: the mean-Souled are try
iny to have the taxes levied 50 that they
shall >everaily pay as little as may be. 'Tis
base world. and its baSeness comes out IN
8. Il crisis Ike the present: but so does lis
nobeness as well, and it SAYS, Make Us all
poor il Won must, but save the country.
GrumhllnS al such a time IS easy, and
apt to be general. One rails at the Gov
ernment as ln>lnCere or inefficient; another
pitches INTO the Army: third thinks the
ran, AID file very well. but the Generals
good Tor nofhing: and 50 on. Onc yrum
b!cS al The increase Of taxation: another at
the inci!iyenc, and >!owness Of Congress- ::
and 80 -. y good many protest that the
| ,liDn ca"not be restored unless Slavery is
abolished; quite as many are positive that
the Union is gone ii its preservation is asso-
ciated with Abolition. |. is to this latter
point that We would make few suggestions.
Oar consicti"nS that Slavery is the AM
mating sou! Of this rebellon-that it will
never more allow Us TO have peace until its
power Is utterly overthrown-are We!
known. That they are very earnest and
have not been lightly formed, even our enc
mics Will admit We hate Slavery intense
", believing II unjust. inhum1n, pernicou>
TO every good and the main source o. our
National pprils and woes: We de>;le its
overthrow quite apart from and independent
OF our present complications. l.e, those
who will make allowance for this, ana frame
their own convictions, in utter independence
of ours. on the essential facts involved
We wish those at the head of oar Nation
a! affairs. whether acting in a legislative or
executive, civil or military capacity, would
all see as We do. for We think the var might
thus be shortened to a span. and a triumph
ant result rendered morally certain. We
shall from time to time, as we have hitherto
''i!'' i''e>' 1t i".'s "''" arguments III sup
t'''' VI our con, ''''o"s' h"'' even th2"Sh
I''e wal >''ou'u o7 l'0See1tt" On inherent
''''' WIN NC ""''N "l.'Ir"t IRON
oEH>' W. S''''! sun most oe'eFm'neo!N stand
ns our our ''lI'fH' ana give our pes, .Hof'S TO
uphold the hands Of nrr rulers. We do not
see 40" the mon ana NlaN'Fy can both be
EPh'I" h"' We are more 'h'h Wiling to be
0teA'" >hott-SIS'''ti ahH not even the son
81 PfoPhe' "'fau>r OF The saving me mon
y some o'hrf means 'han those winch seem
I" Us bt>f ad"p''"-"F' II you please, "|""t
"u"P't' 10 secure mat eHi' Ahn' whether
oar sltW, >''aI! n' accepted on rejected, We
>i'ti! SUN >'a'"| 'y 'he 'oHh'fy.
"r want a snort war; ana n'HtVe th'N
ma! Nr made one ~ proper policy and the
most o'l'Fn''h'" energy. we "ouI' 'Nr To
SEE 'he 5e''r> o' U'' I''e'S cha''r"S"' 70 oa'-
We at al points oy NE armed Ic'tA0'rs "i
'hc mon. we WOULD Huch prefer I" see
''' f'or''i'h o'ff'nf'Wn 'I SuPeFah"n"-
ahc' OF ieau anu iron ,han oy " uelEth "l
4u'ni'.t 81" salt o"dSlh9 rom ,h':F con
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