The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-09-03
WINGS OF VERMONT !

The day is at hand for you to exercise the nval-
liable right so dearly purchased, and which ought
TO be held sacred by every Freeman, tho right of
expressing youi sentiments upon the character and
policy Of our rulers, bolh State and NaonaI--up.
The former directly, upon the latter indirectly.
The presented for your suilrages are no
Demagogues, seeking to overturn institutions den
tilted with welfare enterprising and indus
trous people, under preence of reforming abuses
they not men, seeking to elevate them.
selves TO a Fictitious importance by profession of
ultra agrarian sentiments the subject of the
rency--associncd operations in the business con-
Germs of an enterprlsng communty-or any other
topic which it may be thought useful to employ to
conciliate prejudice rather than principle. No,
they old friends, moderate and safe IN their
measures and principles-honest, enlightened and
every way deserving of the confidence the! people
Of Vermont have roposed in them.
Come OUT THEN FELLOW CITIZENS IN FULL
STRENGTH, and give them your accustomed sup
port The interchangeable enemies of the quiet and
rcpose of well settled state Of things have dared
10 suppose that you would talter under the well
disciplined attacks of their merccnary Leaders,
fed and paid from the Peoples own money to
drum up recruits to rotten and corrupt National
Administration. They are mistaken You, in
HuenCCu OUly ny uutI ana justice anu puDIlC anu
private virtue dctesing tyranny and official dicta-
ton have often scattered their tumultuous forces
by your firmncss You will do so again Free
men tho hour is at hand ! Again you sum
moned to The post ofduty. AS you value the hon
or OF your ever faithrnl State-which "never bow
ed the knee TO BuaI''-as you value the security OF
your persons and possessions-as you Ee'ue the
happiness Of yourselves and of your postcrity-do
that is dear to you be wrested from YOU
The Phlislines are upon you, and is no safety but
in therevigorous and united rallyat the polls
Prostitution Of credit, public and private faith
lessness to con!racs-a worthless circulating medi
-eXtravagance in xpenditures-plundor of the
peoples money-bod lath-loose morals-iealous
les, i'll founded, but industriously fomented between
different portions of the peoplegeneral insecurity
and alarm-a consequent contraction of business
and reduction in the value of labor-are evils which
inevitably follow in the train of Loco Foao ascen-
dency. Look at the State of the currency in Mich.
igan and Mississippi, where the destructive doc
trines advanced here have been fully carried
| into operation Contrast with them Massachusetts
and Vermont-untoImly sound Wing States~-n
| which, with the exception of a few Banks under
LocoIoco control, and managed so as to enrich
few specializing, unprincpled party leaders, while
the public have been cheated and deirauded-the
currency has been stable and safe in tho most try
ing times Can any man be so infatuated as to de
sire such evlls-to have sway in Vermont?
Can any rational man fail to see that by giving
bis support to such men he is aiming deadly blow
at the best interests of the State2 Do not all SEE
that natention and neglect would be fatal Al
openly acting with the enemy AROUSE THEN
WmGs THE GREEN MOUNTAINS, AND PREPARl
FOR THE BATTLE VERMONT EXPECTS EVERY MAI
TO DC HIS DUTY LET NOT MOMENT LOST
PASS THE EVERY oNE-LET US RAIL-
AND SAVE OUR HONEST LITTLE STATE FROM RUIN .
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