St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-11

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perate, insane.
Here is the venomous hiss of the Old
Serpent of slavery and sedition. us AS
piratcd by the Iuka (MiSs.) Herald:
I'VE must act speedily and decided
", no matter what it costs. Better
lose the lives of half our citizens than
see the whole outrageously trampled
upon by an ignorant and savage negro
mob. We suggest to our brethren the
formation of White Leagues in every
civil district in every county in the
State. Let them meet in secret and he
bound 10y the most solemn oathS, and
let death he the penalty of any viola
tons of the Order. Already, we have
good reason to believe, such leagues
have been formed in many counties, and
the thing is becoming more and more
popular every day of its existence. IHi,
land is ours, by right and by inheritance
and we must, We will control it, even
at the expense of oceans of blood and
millions of lives. The constant cry AL
over the South is. the negroes are threat
cning to burn this town and that t,
murder the women and children in this
place or the other. Let the hellisl
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WIN shcii deiii"liacai Spir' aS thi'
perNadliS the H"'''H' Wheh IL comes u
the question of equal rights for white.
and blacks alike. what but the most ter
rlnic scenes may ne expected we
ltll YOU now says Inc Natciltoche>
Nlndlc;It"r. htllaclnglN addreSsli the
'"'"'e" \"'rrS' anu IT., IL ". uis'ihc'iN
i''''en,"t'e' 'n''t you nave 'lir warn
''lS. MA! we 'i.r'h I" curry ihe H''.'
vi i."''I>iilii III ->"Ntu'"l htN', Oh "h'
"'H "f a m"io'y "ff'ofV.
See how divine reillhlltl"h Is melted
OUT I" S'Ich eNll ,d"trS
Oh Missouri the st. Louis Globe says
"A little mole OF the present rule "l
ignorance, brutality and "utlawrN. NOT
10y Northern carpet ha%gcr>.' but 10y
those t." the ''nhnner born. now WI
MESSED III many oil me counties ct ihl'
STATE. anu Missouri VIII hr sci back
twenty Years III hci material pi"Slcri-
~.
VI the present condition of Kentucky.
the Louisville 'ouricr-J"uinal says:
II he law against the carry ing of CON
cc;itd weapons l. Il dead letter There
has scarcely been the conviction of Il
respectable wcll-t"-d" man t"r murder
al homicide the last twenty Years. EN-
cry coward or bully goes armed. Every
ease of man>lau%htcr goes unpuui>lIcd
Every II nh I,,t.
Kill PASSES 10y l> an amusing episode.
provided there he II" funeral. Even
the most atr"cinu>. cold -blondrd. de
lihcr.itc. malignant. dI>taldlN :iS>aSSI-
nations have left no mark ON the statute
books except the mark oi acquItal>
purchased 10y money "r Intimidation.
Red handed muIIrIrT> roam at lury,
among respectable people. Red hand
ed mlrrd"lrl> occupy places al r,Spnn>i-
hIlItN and trust. The rule l. that NnuI
may Kill Your man with impumitN.
There j. no danger of the gallnw> ~
the prison foI the assassin who has
money and friends. \ drink too many
u word too much u pull at the triy-
gel of II ->h"ntrr. and Il funeral. and
u mock uial. and II" Thought tor the
widow and the orphan. II" Thought tnl
the public peace, :" the murderer he Il
good -natnrrd fellow who Is >"IrN, and
has enough I" pay the piper. That
the way the Law Nag> III krutuckN.
lii" same PAPER alleges that there al,
at this moment fifty c:,>c> OF h"micd,
on the criminal dockrt> of the Stat,
which ought l." br recorded ~ murder
cases. where the defendants an h.il
WIN IN" least possible danger ct an
adverse result, and that there are five
hundred cases OF Shooting with intent
I" KILL winch VIII never com" t" tIial.
vi the condition l" which Virginia
i i'nu'rd' me hl'hm"nd W In" makes
""'I"i it'''ai hht IL c"Ii>"lInGlN and
l!ail'l"'ri\ Tells the Imrrrunl"I> \lr-
Sl'lai'> That "Ih'H must remember that
,l''ll woes could have been. and would
nave "ch' hlIhdI"h fold worse under
'h' curses "i hldl''llI>ln that haN" fall
en- upon those nnt"rtunai" Common
M'lI'll> where the n""r" Bamqu" :
"n''H' > ana 'Ir political allies at the
iI"Sl" ar" supreme. Whl>tlng t" Keep
us courage up. II declares that ''thcrr
Srh'huld ua\ somewhere IN tin,
iuillic Tor Virginia but that day II"
lI\ln" person shall SEE. unless there ht
a radical change III the spirit and policy
"i the old D"mInI"n. "Ephliim is
l"lnrd t" his idols; let him alone. He
frrdrth on wind, and t"ll"Wrth the east
WIND h" balances of deceit are in his
hand he "rch I" "Ip'esS. He shall he
d">"lai" III the day "t r"hnke. -. .
We hav" pl"w"d wickcdncss. We have
r"aprd l!IIniN We have eaten the
frrIt "f lies. Sow to yourselves i'll right
r"llSne>>. reap III mercy break up y"n
laIl"W ground tor II Is time I" seek
the Lord, till he come and rain rirhtr-
business upon \"n.