The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-06-26

, MFR Chnd,o;ck-Itis rare that read the columns
of the North Star, but friend has placed in my
hands the last number of that print, containing the
remarks Of Mr. Eaton upon the recent district con-
yen,ion at Danville and although have little time
and less inclination to scrbble for newspaper,
cannot avoid suggesting few thoughts the con-
sideration of such of his and your readars as may
happen to read them.
Mr. Eaton first makes issue with the Vt. Watch
man. as to the numbers who attended the conVen-
ton and saws, "the number OF accredited mem
bers fell short of 3OO." Very we'll The call for
the convention was call for the people 10 assemble
few towns saw fit to assemble and appoint &C.
credited" members or delegates, but others made
no such appointment, and agreeable to former dem
ocra.lc usages, the convention voted to invite all
gentlemen present, belonging to the district, to take
seats and act as members. But this was too
democratic for the editor of the STAR and brought
TO his aundiced vision tho bye gone days Of fed
eral Washington benevolent societies"
Mr Eaton next makes very happy discovery, to
witt that Van. Upham, who nominated as
didate for member of Congress- " is a Fsderast of
the Old School, dyed III the OoOt--of Hartford Con-
osntion and blue light memory" Truly, Mr. Editor,
it is a crying sin that ones Gather should have
eaten sour grapes" MIR Upham, for aught know,
might have been born at the time of the Hartford
Convention, but it discovers wonderful contempt
for the good sense of his readers, when the Editor
Of the Star would endeavor to make them believe
that Mr. Upham politician in the ranks OF the
old federal party. But, Mr. Eaton is hand and glove
with of the sexagenarans who figured most
conspicuously with the federal party Witness
Martin Chittenden, Stephen Haight, and other old
federasts now decided loco iocos.
Mr. Eatou's knock down argument, however,
seems to be that there ru1le shirt gentry in
attendance This is kind of stereotype-sam-
bang argument, always at hand, and always put
forth in the columns OF tho Star, am told, and
takes remarkably we'll with certain portion Oft
readers, while the rational and high minded
Of the party, heartily despse it, aud ashamed of
It. 1t would seem that facetous gentleman, we'll
known az member of the convention, and who
wore rutlle Shirt took it into his head TO feed the
guliibility of tho editor of the STAR by manufactur
ing catalogue of this lingo, with reference TO the
nomination of MIR Uphum. The bait took, and MIR
Eaton weaves into his captious editorial the follow
ing remarks from the above Individual. " He said
III (tho nomnation) was produced by the numbers
aud manouvering Of the young rg6Ie shirt gentry
from Montpelier and two throe other towns, with
their bosom pins, safety chains, kid pumps, glores
on their hands, and their hands IN their breaches
pockets" Now, Mr.. Editor, if any of the readers
of the Star or the Caodonun any of the hundreds
of the yoomanry who attended the convention fail
to be convinced, in view Of the above cogent argu
msnt, that VIM. Upham is federaa,, Mr. Eaton
must give them up as ncorrigibie unless he can
prevail upon them TO read Mrs. Fanny Wright
Darasmonts lectures upon modern Democracy.
GALUsHA