Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-18

lead Of ne Government and to declare that the Consu-
tuition Of the United States shall never be the cause OF
future strife"
Is there anything pro-slavery in thisi If
so, then is President Lincoln and Congress
pro.slavery just as much.
The great trouble with many who read Mr..
Lords sermon is that they can see nothing
only from a party standpoint and through
party spectacles, or through the still darker
and more obscure lenses Of abolitionsm.--
They stop not to compare their own theories
with those Of the constitution, which they
are just as much bound to respect as is Mr.
Lord or any other man. They seek to carry
upon their own shoulders the whole burden
Of the sins Of the nation, without searching
for minor but no less noxious weeds in their
own hearts. We have no patience with such
theoretical godliness and until we can rise
to true appreciation Of the fundamental law
Of the land, and allow the Constitution its full
sway over every State in the Union, we shall
be harrassed with just such contentious and
strifes as are now threatening the overthrow
Of the My truly Republican government on
the face Of the earth.
We are thankful that Mr.. Lord has the in
dependence to cast the weight Of his surpass-
irg ability into the scale against the evils that
now threaten US on all sides, and the people
will be wise in the end who listen to his coun-
sells and admonitions. We wish the number
Of such men was greater. and that our pray
ers and celebrations were more on account OF
sponsibe rather than for the sins Of other
people for which we are not responsible
Slavery is an evil beyond our reach, and we
can in no way be held responsible for it, any
more than for the thousand other evils that
exist in the slavehoding stat :. The gov
eminent has now cut aloof from slavery as
national institution, and, so long as the
compacts Of the Constitution are binding up
on it, can not be held responsible for its ex-
istance in any Of the States where it is the
creature of local law. The Constitution OF
the United States cuts asunder all response
billy of one State for the institutions of a.
mother State, and Of course the evils exis-
ting in any State can in no way be charg-
able upon the people Of another State
We consider ourself wholly guiltless Of any
completely with slavery so long as the Consti-
tuition interposes its strong arm between us
and the guilty parties and so long as that
Constitution is administered in accordance
with its true Interpretation. so long are the
people Of the whole country bound to abide
by its compacts. The attempt to make it
subsorvient to the ends Of the pro-slavery
propagandists for the extension Of slavery
beyond its constitutional limits, aroused the
spirit Of the liberty-loving freeman Of this
country, and the schemes Of designing men
have been thwarted. Let us not in turn
tread the doubtful paths Of the other extreme,
and either bend or break it where its provis-
ions have no control Let us seek the true
Interpretation Of that instrument which should
be held most sacred by the people of this
country, Of whatever name and in whatever
State; and having found that Interpretation,
let us be content to abide by it, and live to-
gether again happy and prosperous people.
FALSE. - The Freeman asserts that &" so
much comfort did those hostile to Republi-
canism extract from" Rev. Mr.. Lords fast
day sermon, that they have bought large
numbers Of the paper containing it, for the
purpose Of its circulation as an ant-Republi-
can political tract" This is simply the Free
mans jpse dira, without any foundation in
fact. OF the total numbers purchased by Re-
publicans and Republicans respectively,
the ratio is at least two to one by Republi-
cans. So much for this one statement in the
Freeman's two column review of Mr.. Lords
sermon, and the principal part of the review,
as we understand the sermon, is equally false
in its statement Of the positions taken by Mr.
Lord.
To The Burlington Times learns from a
private letter that Col Smalley's escape on
the occasion of the recent skirmsh at York
town, was truly wonderful. The rebel shot
went within few inches of his head, and the
conclusion was great that the blood spirited
out from both Of Col. SIS ears. Peter Brady.
private in Company g. 9Th regiment, which
was recruited at Rutland, was wounded by
the rifle ball (which so narrowly missed Col
Smalley,) in the left shoulder, very severely,
but will probably recover.
YoRKTowN,-Everybody is looking with
interest for the reports from the army in front
of Yorktown. Private letters received in this
place from our soldiers assure us that every
thing is progressing as successfully as they
could wish; that they have not yet engaged
the rebel Notifications, not even replying to
their guns, but are carrying forward and plac-
ing in position heavy siege guns and when
all things are ready the ball will be opened in
manner that they hope for a short but de-
cisiye contest. The troops are in the best Of
spirits.
SETH L. BRowN's NEW JEwELRY STORE.
254 WAsHINeToN STRRET, BosToN. - Mr..
Brown was for many years connected with the
late celebrated firm Of Jones, Ball a. Co.. and
from his long experience as purchaser in
EuroDe was the life of that firm He now now