Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30

SOWetl llrcS. lncy Spral0 up anu grew
together The constitution cradled both
slavery and liberty. While yet ungrown
they dwelt together in peace. They snarl-
ed III youth, quarrelled when half grown,
and fought when of full age. The final
catastrophe was inevitable. No finesse,
the inevitable. The conflict began in
Congress it drifted into commerce: it
rose into the very air, and public sentiment
grew hot, and ragged in the pulpit, the
forum and in politics.
The South, like queenly beauty, grew
impemous and eXacting the North, like
an obsequious sutton, knelt at her feet
only to receive contempt and mockery.
Both parties, Wing and Democrat,
drank of the cup of her sorcory 1t killed
the Wing party. The Democrat was
tougher, and was only besoted. A few,
like John the Baptist, were preaching re
pentance, but, like him. they were in the
wilderness, and seemed rude and, shaggy
fanatics.
If IA wise moderation had possessed the
South, if they had conciliated the North,
if they had met the just scruples of honest
men, who, hating slavery, dreaded the
diShonOr of breaking the compactS of the
constitution, the South might have held
control for another hundred years. 1t
was not to be. God sent Il strong delusiOn
upon them.
Nothing can be palmer than that all
parties in the State were drifting in tho
dark, without any comprehension of the
elemental causes at work. Without pre-
science or sagacity, like ignorant physi-
clans, they prescribed at random; they
seWed on patches, new compromise upon
old garments, sought to conceal the real
depth and danger of the gathering torrent
by crying peace, peace, to each other. In
short, they were seeking to medlcate vol
canoes and stop earthquakes by admins
tering political quinne. The wise states
men were beWiidered aud politicians were
Juggling fools.
The South had laid the foundation of
her industry. her commerce, and her
commonwealth upon slavery 1t was
slavery that inspired her councils, that en-
gorged her philanthropy, that corrupted
her political economy and theology, that
disturbed all the ways of active poll
tics; broke up sympathy between North
and South. As Ahab met Elijah with,
Art thou he that troubleth Israel ?"
so slavery charged the sentiments of free
dom with veXatiuus meddliny and unwar
rantable interference.
The South had buided herself upon the
rock of slavery: 1t lay in the very, chan
living sullen off He'll Gate. The tides Of
controversy rushed upon it and split it into
eddies and swirling pools, bringing lnCes
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