Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-05-21

political power granted to them, simply,
because they were shareholders. In no
case was this infringed upon.
New states, in their interest were carv-
ed out of old ones, and other new states
from territory purchased with Federal
money, whereof 3-4ths of it went into the
treasurey from the pockets of Free State
men) were added in great numbers, and
of vast dimensions, to enlarge the area
of slavery. AT one time Congress voted
$4,000 men and $l0,O00,0O0 of money
to secure for slavery, by conquest, an am
pier field. Nay, covenant in which the
South were party, was set aside to give
scope to the " Institution. Nor is this
all. They have controlled the govern
ment for Ga out of the 72 years previous
to 1861. OF these GA years 49 were by
Shareholders, directly and for the other
l6 the government acted, invariably, for
their interests
Cabinets, Diplomats and indeed all fed
eral appointecs were in their interest,
abroad as we'll as at home. This will
serve to account for the haste with which
the western governments of Europe conce-
ded belligercnt rights to the South.
Any law found in practice to be essentially
adverse to them was either repealed, or SO
modified as to meet their wishes. Thus
of the tariff of 1882.
Yet against such government, 50 per
feet in itself, and so indulgent to them
they have risen up, regardless of the de-
struction of property and waste of life
which a revolt must occasion.
Had they been oppressed and shown it
a remedy would doubtless have been pro
vidod. But how could it have been so
as the government was almost ever ii
their hands? Hence the pretense of op
preston none asserted but the imprudon
Toombs, and it was refuted the next night
by his more sagacous confrere, Stevens
! But the stranger may ask, if the gov
ernment was so invariably administered
in favor of the Slave Power, whence th
revolt? Its proximate ground is to b.
traced to the ignorance of the mass
es, and that disregard of law and all salu
tary restraint, inspired by slavery: anc
the crisis was fastened, partly by the i'm
becility of the late administration, ant
partly by the singing reproaches of abo
litionists, to which the cruelties of tn
Slave Power so frequently invited. Henc
it was urged by pro-slavery men, Nortl
and South, that the abolitionists shoul
be silenced and many measures, som
having the color of law, and some moi
we're resorted to, to that end. But i
vain. The terrible testimony still wa
delivered against the great sin of slavery
Was this, as charged by pro-slavery mer
criminal? 1t might be so, practically
but could not be, morally. If they hav
excited the South to rebellion, it is onl
as the first Christians excited the heath
. en- nations to persecution of the churches
The ground of this prosecuting rage in tn
. one case as in the other, was the simpl
t moral Truth. Did the Christians wag
any war against the power of heathcn
dom? Did they ever claim any power
; but the power of truth and love? Di
they ever raise single sword, or resol
to any political act to effect the overthro'
of the gigantic evil they would remove
e Nay, did they even claim to ask the intel
s ference, in any serse, of the government
t No. They merely urged that hcathenlsl
|, was an abomination in the sight of Goo
e and that christianity required them
urge this testimony, at all proper time
: and in view of whatever hazard to then
Q selves. TO this they were faithful, an
q in the end they were successful; but NJ
:, till multitudes sealed their testimon
: with their life.
Here is the exact picture of our abol
q tionists Not one weapon did they III
e but truth. They, indeed, had a right
t invoke political power to forward, ind
+ rectly, the abolition of slavery. The
could have defended themselves when a
n .Qc..s nla and nNuld bo,