The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-05-11

ate and House OF Representatives since
they assembled in December last.
RADICALS AND CONSERV ATIvEs.
Sir. politicians and presses are ,hippant
~ denouncln" the Congress of the United
States. and branding ninc-tenthS of the
men who placed the present administra-
tlcn i'll power as radicals. For more than
thirty years there has been class of men
IN our country who have instinctively
clung to every lingering wrong, and wall
ed over every rotten institution as it fell.
Have these politica! BoulbonS vet TO learn
that for the past thirty years the patriot
ism, freedom. justice, humanity, and the
progressive development of the republic
have been represented by the radicals !,
Have they forgotten that for thirty years,
on every issue before the country, the rad
ical> have been vindcated by events and
by the verdict of history! Surely gentle
men who prate OF their conservatism can
not have forgotten the glorious facts. that
the radicals never plotted never betrayed
the cause of freedom never fired upon
the flag Of their country never murdered
the country's defenders. Have these con-
>eryativc gentlemen forgotten what the
world will ever remember. that the radi-
Gals never imprisoned women for teaching
little children to read Gods holy Word
never la-hcl on the bare back Iaborinr
white men for expressing the opinion that
ii would be better for working men ii
slavery dit not exist: never murdered ed
itors nor hung ministers of the living God
.or quc>torin" the divinity Of slavery
never seized and stuffed ballot-boxeS to
ovcrruIe the will OF a free people; never
redtlcned the midnight skies with the sack
c,i and burning dwellings of harmless
race and never cave halls ior free dis
cuS>ion. nor aSv!umS tor orphan Children
to the flames. Yes. >ir. let il ever be re
mcmbcrp,i that during the past generation
the denounced ami branded radicals. NOV
ng in harmony with the cterna! forces of
nature and God, have achieved glorious
Victories and won enduring tri,ilnph~. IN
alI the struggles ior country tor the rights
oi man, f'r .jn-iIre. Ior humanity. and tor
Christian cNllIza''on' '" hIie tiinll con-
sPlVatl>m hi- ever rtlr'lted from one lost
battle for old abuses to another. radicaii~m
has met every demand OF slavery, OF lnIu>-
tee and OF treason with 4 prompt and
rnr'al'c " No. ami moved n-ht o" t"
assured >Ict"rN~,--Viof"rIr> That history
WIZ f'i"ld ;oN' coming generations VIII
remember Ill the struggles OF 'ht present
'titt tie iutult. wherever there Is Wr"A9
to be Fl@hied' i grievance 10 p3 fc''f'>>td.
or Il fi9hi % dc 'li'llc''ed' to'lS''NA'lNe
presses ana conservative Fpi!l!'Etil> VIII
lnd that the Eyiic''!S VIII 90 INTO the con-
test VITA Tie ii@il' oi past Victories on
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