The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-03-12

now larts ~ l~lnR allAp Awfni IN wi
ghe states weltams 81 Hpercugns
such drcislna u prel@ia, r,nulns and
ntil senn 10 npon ~ unlrss tlir power
u the rfu~ent i.aiHtea asuastt shall
H. mei and ovrrthrawn w. shaA Ne
dawn pleasantly arramieg tbht ne
T--cpls ~ Missouri are 80 lhc verge ~
making their state frer md We fhall
awake to the realliy iusipad thst lhc
snprcme court has ma,ie illneis q
slave state
ITO meet aud overthrow the isawcr
Of tina, dynasty Is the work nov ~
fore nj these Who NUmld prryeui ,hat
snsummatlon That T. what We have
70 do Rut hon can We lest DO ~
There arr thc~e who dcnonncv us
oienly 10 their own friends aud yet
whisper softly HAT senator Douglas
ls the apiest lasirumcn, there Is with
which % effect that ahiect They
90, tell us nor has be told us that he
wishes any such 60 H. effected They
wish as 10 infer al from She facts that
be now has little quarrl with tho
present head Of the dynasty aud that
he has regularly soled with w on a
single point upon which he aud We
have never differed
They remind Us that he y very
great man and thar The largest ~ us
are very small ones Let this he
granted Hut n living dog is better
than dead Hon Judge DougIas. Il
not dead lion for this work, Is at
least Gagged aud toothless one, How
can be oppose the advances OF slavery
lie don't care anything about Il His
avowed mission Is impressing the pub
lie heart 10 care nothing about Il,
"A leading Douglas Democrat news
paper thinks Douglas superior talent
Will be needed 10 resist the revival OF
the African slave trade, Does DOUG
las believe an effort 10 revive that
trade is approaching He has not
said so. Does he really think sou But
II II IL, how can he resist ~ For
years he has labored 10 prove II
sacred right OF white men 10 take ne.
gro slaves into the new territories,
Can he possibly show that II is less a
sacred right TO buy them where they
can be bought cheapestY And unqucs-
tlonably they can he bought cheaper
IN Africa than In Virginia.
"He has done all In his power TO re.
duce the whole question OF slavery 10
one OF mere right Of property, and
as such. how can he oppose the for.
elgn slave trade-bow can he refuse
that trade In that property shalt be
perfectly free'--unless he does " as n |
protection 10 the home productlonf |
And as the home producers will prob |
ably not ask the protection he viii be
wholly without ground OF opposition. |
Senator Douglas holds, we know,
that man may rlghtfully be wiser
today than he was yesterday; that he |
may rlghtfully change when be finds
himself wrong But can we for that |
reason run ahead and infer That he
Will make any particular change OF
which he himself has given no lntlma.
tlonl Can we safely base our action
upon any such vague differences?
Now, as ever, wish not TO mlsrep
resent Judge Douglas position, ques-
ton his motives or do aught that can
be personally offensive TO him. When
ever, II ever he and we can come 10.
gether on principle. so that our great
cause may have assistance from his
great ability. hope TO have interposed
no adventurous obstacle.
''Bpt clearly he is not now with us.
He does not pretend 10 be. He does
not promise ever 10 be. our cause,
hen, must be intrusted to and conduct
ID by Its own undoubted friends, those
whose hands are free, whose hearts
ire In the work. who do care for the
result.
1.-Two years ago the Republicans OF
he nation mustered over 10000
strong We did this under the single
impulse Of resistance to common
LANCER, with every external circum,
'tance against us. or strange, dis
'ordant and even hostile elements we
gathered from the four winds and
ormed and fought the battle through
lnder the constant hot fire Of dis.
ipllned, proud and pampered enemy.
Did we brave NIL then TO falter now
low when that same enemy Is wav.
ring, discovered and belligerent?
"The result Is not doubtful We
hall not fail. II we stand firm. we
hall not fail Wise counsels may ac-
elerate or mistakes delay IT, but soon
r or later the victory is sure TO come"
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