St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-10-04
The Past Of Democracy.

! 'ii'''"hdi-CI- representative IN on9fc>>
from the District Of which Columbus is
part:
There are two considerations which
make 1t a crime in tie citizen not to
Scruilnlze the past of these parties, before
he unlteS IN action with either. One OF
these considerations Is that no man lives
VIII" can alfurd 10 iniict OH himself and
ctllt the consequences oi bcimn one of
that band who conirived the plot. and
set the Guns, AMI hrcwcd the poisoms. and
whct and struck the knife, which were
meant 10 take away the nations life
Since the Christian civilization began TO
tc lhc controlling moral fore OF the
world. there In, moi been :; man who
could afford Ia have been party to such
crime amy more than he can afford 10 he
Arnold IN the bclr.y;,. ot West Point. or
iooli IN the plot tor Lincoln, murder.
or l~,..iTo. in the scene AT Grth>cmanc.
Ihese moral p"lIuiioi> Kill. ;nd kill
down through the ayes. Who can afford
how 10 be the descendant OF Il Tory of
the Revolution The man who has be-
come an enemy oi his country. IN, race.
or oi human liberty, taint> hi, OWL and
tainl> his chili'> blood. with Il virus ter
rIhly Is the mlrk OF Gam. the lepro,v of
Naainan. and the worms uf IIrrod.
And SAY unto you. men and women
oi the Republic, that neither OF You can
afford 10 belong. or approach Hear 10.
either thai band ot men who planned and
wrought iur your countrv'> murder. or
tiIat other "ni meamcr. because more
cnwartIY, one Al the North. who held
HEIR Garments who did tho murder. AL
ready the >corm Of the malioli,-., >corn
which Tie centuries shall augment Tor
ever a they - slowly hv-!a- traced
Ia; black. deep, imrli;,ccable line around
ihc-' bands oi criminals. who's, Ilcant
-"Ilt wa> L" prrpctually o,-.fArtw iibrr-
= "mol->i mon. AMI Il t.ua! govern
mon.> upon tAc rr-I,nrmri.i and cllatirli-
ZillJn ot the souls OF Coils poor. Gnid
.' ,,E Inc common conscience OF the evil
nd wogi!. an. cui hy that in.Aora,le
pen oi IRON AMI point o. diamond. with
winch history e"2rsVc> tny imper.-h:bIr
'r'ft'> "i Tie aye. thlt fatal lead liuc
.lH- been drawn. To- stand forever. Ou
iron" ITS l''r'ut '''''","r" nome VIII ever
- -','' ~ ,'''''' ''i'i mo !, none VIII
;. p '''',' '''' u, "''''- l"ui'-zihrh
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III, ,'''' u" l""' '"N' "l liberty
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=. ' 'l't' ''''''' 'i''-I '.'''' dead
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Nv !" ''I''I country attempted d.'>Ir"c-
I ','''' : '''''' W. ','>' i''''i '!!c future 10y
~, ''',' . N''o" "'i'' men and
P"'" P''"''E'l'>-P"F 'o>'>-tcIN VIII
~ '''> '','' '"'"''' - N"oMItS Wii'u
''':' ~ ":'' ~ II ','' near past am then
'''''', '''''', a. vi ,''i>. i'oi> "ii'h re-
,",' 80 ~, T''''t; VII" t'e r'Ii'-'> these
'''' ,t''''> u ''''t>"i ",>eeciIIii2ly lnaA"
u IT. ''', U''i '''' N P"nilt' 10 ignore the
l'''o' anu 'o'7'. ''i' ""Iu events ol our
''oH' recent history, ''d = III tins az
@"'.''I!'' OF S""nid my '"unirymen, IN
'h''F '"'Hfe care oil HE Government. Tor
get TIE P;',' oi 'iic>' State CRIMINALS. "r
permit sucil "hy-9"nre to bo ''hy-@ones. "
'hen would my logic be huge with vice,
All" my c""hifymen Will have first be-
!I"NcH anu then lost their country
" iiai- Ia selecting Your companions
or your party or your rulers are you 10
ignore their lives DO men select the
shown fhi't ior caStodlan OF their Jcwcls +!
Do they commit their cnld's purity 10
The convicted rroiii@a!e ID You give
y"Hr iamh' 10 lie wolves 10 keep! Or
d' you make The snakes bcileiiowS To
your children
snail therefore. aS k who. of them
demanding your political companiomship
ana your s'liira@eS, were authors or part
ncrs in Your countrys attempted over
throw.
have II" heart nor time TO do more
than name the act<-;'nd canno- name a
ilthe "t ihe>e-wllcL show too sadly and
wei where the Democratic party wa~,
ANA what II was DONG wien recently
your country was deemed I" he dyln= 10y
the hands "i nS children bid write
GOWN all liIcy uin' l Sh"Eii make nearly
complete Inc e'laSliy inventory OF the