The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-08

sfayerf IN Co"Eress.
itlt qaie Z, .lsn ihat lie eadliion g
slavery il lice raiioi State isio se =
Fsousiy Affected . ga ipelden q lhs g.
bellloa. Hose vle exg ila. tie 10.
aagraa tc emtp y saia gso tia,
ilas.i cone %, or lie psrm 6 vert ito
il, the rhief paltIeal power i IL. Ha'ia.
vii. BE- vary much niaakea,
slavery, by q series o. succtsslal az
ere.ioa.. under tile skiilul leadership 81
alioi, poliuci ans, bal become 10 BE ~
one srem, ail.r1niroling Influence ID lbc
Ropablie. II guided our councils, elected
oor Presidents. iuaagaraiej wsF Zen lh-
sake 81 acquiring new territory Tor ils
further expansion iilil not hesitate even
20 break The most iime-honored comprs-
misses in order to advance ii8 INTEREST,".
Whether OF 10 Il was ilse cl.ief cause VI
tie present rebellion, appears to be cues
ton about which there is not entire una
nimiiy. Northern anti-sagery disunion-
isis may and probably did 10 much g ca
cite tic fears and @ orasperaie tic tenn
per Of TIE slayehol5ng interest These
Northern agiiaiors advocated measures
which were undoubtedly uuwise and IL
some cases unconstitutional Bot 1t The
Same time II must be admitted that thsy
we're but an insignificant party in any
part Of the country. However reprehcn-
slbIe was lhe course Of this feeble party, II
Vas no excuse or justification for similar
or worse deeds on tie part OF the slave
holding interest. The government had 10
10 ohe instance eBcroacLed upon tie rights
q shareholders. Il was fear II future di.-
fculiie rather than those &c tic present,
which induced lie seeded States e a.
tempt IL dissolve the unioa Of The govern
msa,, ard to .naggurato new nation,
whose chief ohisc; should be 10 foster aad
10 build up slavery. Il cannot be denied
that Il nas the SLAVE party who l-ysled
hostile guns upon Fort SUMTER Wis
seized the national forts, arsenals and
arms who levied armies 10 overthrow The
government, and who in short, with craft
ana = ssiIl worthy Of better cause, pre-
cipilaied this once happy country into the
horrors Of civil war And when these at
rcs,ous deeds can he justified by the ex.
cesses Of anii-slstery agiiators, then, and
not till then, will murder become the
legitimate and proper redress for tic most
iriging talnt or insignificant insult.
II i. not long since slavery was almost
forbidden subject in the national csua-
els. Sentiments hestilo 10 t were 70 be
spoken only at the risk Of personal injury.
lie who dared TO raise lis voice against
,hn encroachmcniso Of slavery must prepare
70 defend himself not ag last argument,
but the bndge1n and the bewie-suic.
How marked tie change 4 resolu-
lion embolyins tho gradual emancipation
recently Submitted to Congress by Prcsi-
dent Lincoln has after calm and loiiy
debate been adopted BY both Houses Of
Congress, aud stranger jet, ihree o. the
Senators from slaycbolding States, Messrs
Davis Of Kentucky Henderson Of Missouri
and Wiley Of Virginia, have sustained
the measure with their votes And better
yet, during the past week tic Senate BY q
large majority, have passed bin dsigiug
from tie Dis,rigt Of Columbia tho black
harriet Of slavery instanter ard forever.
The sill viii. We are confident, soon lass
che other House and become a Law
Thank God. tho days Of slave rule in Ibis
Republic have been numbered. The va
ton i about 10 wash Sic hands from that
foul stain which has 50 long polluted them,
and 10 array itself ii tic pare ernline q
Freedom. Surely the changing sky be-
gins TO brighten With the siIyery dawn Of
The glorious light Of tie golden days The
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