St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-30

| church, and the town meeting, who
carried IL bayOnet that thought. and
whose. gun, loaded with Il principle,
brought down, not man, but Il sys-
TEN.
THE PERIL OF TO-DAY.
slavery had not been the fatal evil
that il WAS if with its abolition its con
sequences had disappeared. 1t holds
us still in mortmain. Its dead hand is
strong, as its living power was terrible.
Emancipation has left the republic ex-
posed to il new aud extraordinary trial
of the principles and practices of free
government. \ civilization resting
upon slavery. as formerly in part of the
country, however polished and ornate,
Is necessarily aristOcratic and hostile tn
republican equality; while the eXigen-
clcS of such a society forbid that uni
versal education which is indispensable
to wise, popular government. Whey:
war cnancipates the slaves and makes
them equal citizens. the ignorance and
veniaiity which are the fatal legacies of
slavery to the subject class, whether
white or black. and the natural alena-
ton of the master class, which alon
has political knowledge and experience,
with all the secret conSpilacieS. the
reckless corruption. the political knav-
cry. Spriuging naturally from such II
situation. and ending often in meuacing
disorder that seems to invite the militia
ry Interference and supervision of the
governmental this accumulation o.
difficulty and danger lays II strain along
the very fibre of free institutions. For
it suggests the two-fod question. whcth-
or the vast addition of the ignorance of
the tmaucipated vote to that of the
Immigrant vote may not overwhelm the
intelligent vote of the country, and
whether the constant appeal to the cen
tral hand of power. however necessary
ii may seem. and for whatever reason
of humanity and justice it may hc urged
must not necessarily DESTROY that local
sclt-Ieliamce which WAS the very seed of
the American republic. and fatally ia
mlliarlzc the country with that employ
mcnt of military power which is incom-
>l>tcnt with free Institutions and bold
resistance t" which hl> forever couse-
Grated the spot ON which we stand
No CAUSE FOR pE>rONpENCY.
There. l.. indeed Il fashion of skcpti-
"i>m OF American principles. even
among some Americans. but it is one of
the oldest and worst fashions in our his
tory. There l. Il cNnICI>rn which fond
ll tamcIr> that in it. beginning the
American republic moved proudly
toward the future with all the splendid
assurance of the Persian NcIXes de
>'cmding on the shores ot Greece. but
that IL sits. to-day. among shattered
hopes. like NrrAcS above his ships AT
>alami>. And Whcu was this golden
age Was il vi hcu John Adams appeal
eel from the ba>rnc>> of his own time
t" the GREATER patriotism of this ! Was
il when Fisher Ame> mourncd over the
lost America like Rachel for her chill
drcn. and would not hr comiortcd
Vas it when William Writ said that he
sought IN Nalu tnr Il man tit Tor the
presidency "r ion great responsibility
Was it when Chancellor Livingston
SAW only Il Threatening" future. hcrLIISc
tongIc>s wa> 50 feeble Was il when
We ourselves Saw the industry. the com
merce, the society. the church. lnr
courts. the >tatc>mlmShIp. the con
>,Iciice Dt America seemingly pIn>tratc
under The toot al slavery ! Wis this
the golden age ut the>, sentimental
signs. this the region behind the mort
wlnd of these rrpInarhiul regrets
And i 1t the Young nation which With
prayer and ftith. with uutiring drNutiu
has lifted lis bruised and broken body
from beneath that crushing heel. hu>,.
future i di>tIr>trd
THE PRESIDENT APo>rEorIIIIED.
Sir. it is the signal felicity of this "r-
.c.,>iuu ,h,r rn tL,. ou,-buud,.diI, ami.
y.r,,I\ of rh,. fins, h,ttIe il, t,,c wan. -,
iu,ii,,n ir,denruI,nrc r,,, s.,I,t,
ynu. " hu led to victor, the citizen sol
di.r> of American Iihr,tv ,s tI,. frs,
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I,iud th. East and Wr.t and H.. \nnti
and IN, SnurL. in , rlns., and NOR,
n,rt,rt I-uin,, far ia. ..t lIi.b -,
iuSri,, and th,. .,ruritN rt tn, lI.>sir,,.
of lihrrt, than these States L,,,. .vn,
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u >"''r ~ NE
Fellow citizens: That Union Is the
i"itA task WHICH tins hdIl""cd day an'I
TINS sacred >P"t llhp">" upon It's. And
NhAi cloud "l u"l"t :" dark hhHgN oven
us a. that which lowered above the col
ONES When the troops of the king
marched INT" inns town, ana the men oi
Mldui'>cA resolved I" pass the hIid gc
WIN 'htii iaitl anu tii"r VIII We shall
WIN 'nc'I Nit'"iH. ~" royal governor
the ii"t' i"f many year has vrNed til,