The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-01-02


She will be the power of the western world,
and therefore there will be strong induce
ment to enter into alliance with her. The
South in this way will stand chance to have
the institution Of slavery more thoroughly
protected than she has had in the present
government and through this medium there
is danger that slavery may prevail over the
entire North. See illustrations of this in
conversational opinions of the leaders of the
rebellion in the Atlantic Monthly, Nov, page
6l3.
Then, farther, all this tluancy if uninter-
rupted, is bearing every thing forward to the
realization Of the despotic idea. This is the
scheme Of the southern leaders. 1t is also
but the logical result of slavery, and it must
be confessed that if the South gain the as
cendancy in this contest, the despotism is
placed on great vantage ground. l, will
as already said have the prestige of success
and triumph over the greatest army and the
most extensive military preparation known
in warfare. This enormous influence and
power will be directly related to and en-
ployed for the accomplishment of this dia-
bolical design; and this is not as despotism
| exists in a somewhat underlined state in the
institution of slavery, bu: as it exists in form
in civil government. This position of the
South will cause all the great powers of the
world to rally around her. Not despotic
power in the world but that will sing the
praises of the southern government. So al
though depleted to fearful extent in the
contest if she comes out of it successful she
will come into existence with immense power
and influence. Her arms and military
prowess will be respected the world over.
Thus the despotic idea will not only stand
clearly forth, but its braces will run out in
every direction. Slavery has fully prepared
the South for this state of things. Virtual
aristocratic rank has long since been inaugu-
rated. In all the South rank is conceded to
the Shareholder. Consider how admirably
situated the South is for the realization Of
this despotic idea. For this purpose no gov
ernment in Europe is so favorably circum-
stanced. She nas laborers who can never,
who piU never aspire to rank. Not ma
ton in Europe mas such laboring class
Even the serfs of Russia do sometimes climb
up to the highest ranks. Here, therefore
there must be sympathy between the highest
ranks and the laboring classes, and hence it
is that serfdom has been crumbling for many
years past and Russia begins another and
her brightest epoch. But in society at the
South there is not the least particle of eleva-
ting sympathy between the higher ranks and
the laboring class. In the case of Russia one
instance of elevation from the serfs foreshad-
owed the doom OF that institution and SO
it would be with slavery if but one case of
elevation could occur. But no; the slave is
doomed to the same eternal level without ever
a prospect of rising step higher. Were it
possible for one slave to take his place among
the three hundred thousand shareholders of
the South, that possibility would contain the
Ultimate overthrow of slavery, and therefore
it would become the destruction of the des-
potic idea. But according to the structure
of southern society no such possibility exists or
can. But what shall be done with the vast and
dangerous class of poor whites Despotism
has fitting place for them. Such form
of civil government must have a standing
army, and the despotism which is now strug'
Cling for birth in sea of blood would have
large standing army for many yearsto come
Its mission of course would be to give its
Y institutions to the whole of America and to
the whole continent. This it must do il
a order to maintain its own existence, for it i!
!. an axiom that I" this continent must be al
: free or all slave" No nation has such {
: material accustomed to the use of arms
e Brought up midst fights and rows and blood
: shed, having no prediction for free govern
;, ment, but having an appetite for food ant
# blood being wild and impulsive, reckless
+ and daring, when brought under military dis
t ciplne they must make powerful, if not al
: invincible army. The South can have al
d army of two hundred thousand of this clas
Il of men; and the army would be but littl
u more expensive than that class Of population
always has been, and besides, this class O
e. population organized into an army, otficere
IS with men at first from the upper ranks, woul
n relieve society from a great and imminen
E. evil. They are dangerous class. They ar
a. vicious to the last degree. In the majorit
IS of instances they fall below the slaves; ar
lie vastly move corrupt, and unpossesed of MAJ
'e hood and true dignity. Then again there
IN danger in bringing free labor in contact wit
n slave labor-in bringing free-pcor in conta'
ie with slave-poor. This relation has alway
us been disastrous to slavery. This institutio
III nowhere Aourishes side by side with free Il
Ill Dor. Free labor kills it. And now if II
or South can conver. this dangerous class in,
"a standing army, she has removed dang
tn momently threatening slavery and the pea,
i'll of southern society, and at the same tin
tn creates an arm OF state which will admirab
ry serve it in the baleful mission which it h
,is now chosen and is saeking to accompl
A. r,;dot fro blond and slaughter