The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-08-21
FOR THE CALIFORNIAN.

Mr. Editor-Ralher by accident than design,
,h;s week cast my eyes upon that Tory Locoioco
naner. printed at Haverhill N. II. edited by one OF
Tho blood royal and as much pains taken by this
Ike IT, 10 thrust his nose into other people $ bust
ness and us he Processes special regard Tor THIS
corrrssounl district it may not be amiss TO notice
in short some ofhis Measurements and correct them
The hireling editor of the Democratic Republican,
so miscallcd snys:-
awe are gra,ified TO learn that the Hon. Isaac
Fla,cher. is again in nomination for Congress in tho
fifth district in Vermont. Mr. is ct me present
Congress and his uRceaSthg lab0yS at w ashlhgton,
during the extra and late session OF SohS'ess y"
behalf of his constituents and the country at large
rive him claim upon them for their support at the
coming election. .
Tie people will be true TO him who is true to
them"
.Unoeasine labors at Washington" That the
Iabors Of the Hon. l. f. unceasing, is not TO
be doubted it truly more labor than he was
able and willing TO perform, TO show himself very
frequently in the house. Here you shall have
true specimen of what "unceasing labor is AT
one period ofthe last session of Congress OF nine
teen days in succession the yeas and nays were
called twenty four times 81 Isaac Fletcher answered
only TWICE! At another period of the session
in 20 successive days the yeas and nays were called
"A times and /. F. answered only ELEVEN times
Thus and thus, are the people to be cheated out of
the labor of their servants whom they paying
their Eight Dollars per day. Freemen, do you call
this being faithful, that your representative in Con-
gress should be absent from his post than half
of the Time, vet such are the facts. 1
that Mr. Fletcher was in feeble health, that his
vous system was much deranged, but nothing short
OF seeing and carefully examining the official journ-
al of the last session of Congress- would have con-
WINGED me that lie absent more than half of the
time for five months in succession, yet such is the
fact; the journal is before and it tells the story
1t may be said by that members in health ale
usually absent muc-even as much Mr. Flcch-
er 1t is not so; for while Mr. F. was absent 90
times, at the call of the yeas and nays, Mr. Allen
the member from the 4th district, absent only
IG times and Mr. Everett, of the Sd district, only IL
times.
"The people will be true to him who is true to
them" Yes, Mr. Locofoco, they will, and TO do
this the Hon Isaac Fletcher will be suffered to
main IL member of the present Congress, but
never be re elected Ho went there protesting TO
represent the people, and not party; he obtained
many vote by his fair pretensions, and promises
to act with candor, he has forfeited The confidence
reposed in him by his untiring zeal for party, and
not for the people, and know many personal, ma
ny political friend, who respect the man, but pity
that weakness which should enable the designing
to lead hiin aside from the path which the best in
ierests of his constituents, and his common country
expected and hoped he would walk in. | know
these personal and political friends would have been
rejoiced had the political course of Mr. Fletcher been
correct and his health such TO warrant their Civ
ing him their vote the coming election, but This
cannot be, and hus will say majority of the free
men of DISTRICT No 8.