The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27

Mn Ep1roR:- The Wing Convention, holden
ot DanvilIe, on the 18th inst, the proceedings OF
which were published in the last Caledonian, de-
,0rvos something more than L passing notice.
rho dav selected could hardly have been more
c,rmna,e. The extreme warm weather Tor sew
.oI doys had rendered the roads almost impossible,
,,b,Jo al the same time it had admonished the farm
ors of the necessity Of improving the season for
making sugar. But Notwithstanding those very
favorable circumstances, at least seventy five were
in attendance, most of whom were from other towns
than Danville.
The towns of Burke, Lyndon, Waterford, ST.
Johnsbury, Barnet, Peacham, Cabot, Hardwick,
Walden and Sheffield specially represented,
and mostly by farmers and laborng men. Other
towns would have been represented, but failed OF
receiving notice of the meeting.
The meeting was of unusual interest, and a
unanimous wish expressed that it should be
adjourned to a when more general atten-
dance could be anticipated, and when a greater
number of the Wings Of Caledonia County could
enjoy the privilege of expressing their views OF the
extraordinary measures of the administration
Should the weather be favorable, no doubt the ad-
iourned meeting at Peacham on the 9Th OF April
will be numerously attended and deeply interesting.
The time has come when the Iaboring classes
feeling the evils of the experiments of the admins
tration and when all intelligent men and dep.
rccate their tendency, deep solicitude is extern
sivey felt ong all classes of our citizens for the
safety of our natitutons and liberties and the
conviction is increasing that something must be
done to county from the grasp of des-
potlsm
lie ,-iptipn sir 10 nof hv
the attempts of the administration presses to blind
the minds of their readers only TO the state Of
the country, but the state of public opinion rela
tive to the measures of Government. For example :
a great and unprecedented change has for six or
eight months past been in progress in all the Jack
son Van Buren, States, amounting in many to a
complete revolution yet the Van Buren, papers
stouty deny the fact, and amuse their readers with
the syren song that the opposition is weak and in
efficient. Again--most of the efficient Republicans
of the last war, who survive, decided opposers
of the mad policy of the Government,-and yet
these pensioned Editors represent their party,-a
party whose leaders aiming mt deSpotism, AS
the Democratic party, and have the silly, and wick
ed effrontery to dupe their readers with the idea
that the Wing party and the Federal party, are
identical.
But will not detain your readers upon this topic;
will only refer the il to an incident, of small mo-
ment, will allow, but eyincing, nevertheless, an
entire Of veraciy, in relating what passed. un
der the personal notice Of the editor. 1t is gravey
asserted in the last North Star that the Wing Con-
vcnton of The 10Th inst twas composed of taoenty
thirty rutile shirt gentry, lawyers, and merchants
with here and there n farmer Who looked though
he had lost his rccioning'
The farmers 81 Iaboring men who to a considerable
extent composed this convention, will know how
appreciate this SANDER but it is obvious that the
editor did not write this article for the information
OF reomen, but Of that class of his readers who can
not distinguish truth from GlIsehood, and who
bound by the letters Of party, dare not he free.
LABoRING MAN.