The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-07-10

dead he yet speaketh--and his language is to us
this day Stand fast ia the Liberty aohereao'M go"
are made free, md be not eatangted again an inc
yoke ofb0ndage
Mr. President, we as nation are threatened by
the present Executive with slavery the most abect;
with bondage the most servile and yet, strange to
tell il claims to itself democracy Mysterious par
adox! .4rist0cracy would apply much better.
Notwithstanding all their pretenslons to democracy,
in all their deliberations and movements they tend
as directly a monarchy as the magnetic needle
points TO the pole If matters go on thus, the well
kin will soon cease 10 ring with the glor ious sound
of Liberty and soon, very soon, this republic
will meet its final overthrow as completely as the
burning lava, which flows from the mountains OF
Etpa or Vesuvius, destroys every thing upon the
plains below! 1t reminds of the old prophet
| who was ourneyiog TO certain place, and met Il
Young man, who tOld HIM he, too, was prophet
of the Lord, and directed him another way. On
complying with the direction Lion slew him.
| And now sir [ think If we follow those who are
democrats in name and not In nature, we shall be
exposed to "a more formidable beast than a lion.
Sir, we have remedy in our hands; our weapons
are not carna, rs the rifle and the dirk; but may
be mighty, thr0ughltho ballot boz, to the pulling
down ofsnoDg holds in the hearts OF our polite al
opponents.
blr President, you will recollect that in the in,
PRODUCTION mentioned something in relation TO the
suferngs and the expense of the revolutionary war
1t would not be proper 10 go into full detail OF
them at this time, but would mention u feWof the
most prominent particulars. Sir we were frequent
ly driven by an enemy comprised OF two nations,
Britain and Germany, often put to the worse, and
borne down by hunger and iatgue-but at the
sound that Washington coming, every lads
head was II o, and we could skip like young roe
or hart upon the mountains of bether. Next day
after the retreat from New York. three hundred OF
US ambushed in field Of buck wheat, and charged
upon the enemy 1000 in number) and put them to
flight giving three cheers under cover of our smoke
But passing over many things, would just men
ton that the last year of The war was captured,
while on board the schooner Weazle, Gilbert Fan
ming commander; after ten days suffering at
sea by starvation and close confinement, was SEM
into New York, and put on board the noted ola
prison ship, the Jersey, and was these driven from
swill barrel by soldier with his bayonet, win
this language-''You id yankee, you are gong
to rob tho hogs are YOU !" L only mention thus as
Il general specimen of our treatment. might also
mention that in six years and eight months, eleven
thousand hundred and forty six prisoners died
exact account being kept. And now, sir, shall
the rising generation be Indifferent in regard to our
national privileges? 1 look with peculiar interest
to the rising generation. think it probable am
the oldest man in this Convention; am soon TO go
off the stage; but leave more than three scores oil
children, grand children and great grand children
look also with interest at the rising progeny of
my countrymen generally. And shall these barter
away their liberty for song? Indeed, sir If they
do it would seem, fguratvely speaking as though
the departed spirits of all the thousands who have
fallen victims in defence of our country, will rise
up in one mighty phalanx, in judgement against
them! But, sir, hope better things, though
thus speak, and things that accompany our tempo.
raj salvation