The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-08-07
FoR.rHE CALEDoNIAN.
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT-M
UPHAM AND MR.. FLETCHER.

FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.-MR.
UPHAM AND MR.. FLETCHER.
The issue is fairly made in this district between
old genuine Republication and modern Locofocoisn
OF the political character and standing of the two
candidates virtually placed before the freemen
of the District there can be doubt, the one Re-
publican and conservative in his views of the cur
rency and banking operations, the other radical in
the extreme, and servile follower and dependant
of such desperate politicians Martin Van Buren,
and G. c. Cambreleng, names of which, as political
champions, we have never heard read of in the
great book ofthe Republican democratic party The
freemen ofVermont, ever democratic, have always
been sound and proverbal for their cool and DELHI
crate determination upon great and exciting sub
jects; upon great and momentous questions of ma
tiona policy they never yield to impetuous impulse
but rather to the dictates of sober and calm
reflection, hence they have preserved consis-
tency of political and rational character which could
be depended upon in every important crisis and sud-
den emergency. Born and bred republican sim
plicty and early endued with a spirit of indepen-
dence and hatred of all expressions, they have al
ways been the first to raise their voices against all
oppressive c0nbinations whether local in their ope
rations widely diffused throughout the extent of
the land. They have always hated the wicked and
oppressive VI anu lucy uHNo as
long and consistently supported and sustaied the
freedom Of speech, the freedom of the press, and
the right ofpetiton. Upon the currency and Bank
their views have always been the same, and haz-
ard nothing in saying, they have always been
rect They know have present many
banks, that many have been chartered upon wrong
principles and therefore, for the last few years they
have refused to charter more, offering the reason
III IN s,ffic tlv Ounrded m The
speot to over issuing ~bills; they considered and
Justly too, that the people ought to be made
either by making the private property of all the
stock holders liable for the full amount of the bills
issued in other equally safe measure. This
demand and principle, undertake say, is just and
correct, and the people of this state have a light
demand of every bank hereafter to be chartered
echarered incorporation of this safety 0alue in
their charter. Then the people will rest in secu-
rity and currency will neither contract or expand
in such manner as produce distress and want,
or luxury and extravaganza. Neither of the cam
didates unknown to the freemen of this District,
both lawyers and advocates of standing. And with
out being accused OF making invidous distinctions,
can safely assert that Nh Upham, advocate,
lawyer, and as to extent of practice, is second
TO none in the state. He has always preserved o
perfect consistency of political character,
Republican and Democrat. AS anti-mason,
he struggled and fought by the side of the old dem
ocratic anti-masons of Caledonia County. As
answering opponent of Slavery, his voice power
full and eloquent, has always been raised to vindi-
cate the violated rights of man. As friend to the
oppressed, struggling for the nestimable principles
of civil and political liberty, he has taken deep
interest in the cause of the oppressed Canadians.
AS the friend Of the unfortunate poor man, his
almost the first voice raised in the Legislature of
our state against the barbarous and iuhuman prac-
tce ofimprisonment for debt; and to him, in great
measure, the people of Vermont indebted for
the passage of the present law for the benefit of
poor debtors. On the other hand in 1889, Mr.
Fletcher was National Republican. What is he
now? In 1888 he mason. In 1887 he refus-
ed to sign memorial to Congress against the adj
mission of Texas into The Union thus offering his
allegiance to the South and upholding Slavery.
During the past sessions OF Congress he has sat in
silence, and suffered petitions and remonstran-
to be trampled under foot and spurned Will
the freemen of Vermont be longer misrepresented2
Will the freemen of the 5th Congressional District,
disregard the talents and ability of the friend and
supporter of their principles and interests and elect
one who has feeling in common with them, and
who not the people but the party?
REPUBLICAN,.