The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-06-04
POLITICAL INSTRUMENTATION

POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS-AGAI
The Patriot is fair and aboveboard on this mat
ter-it confcsses that the bcoocos have adopted
the old federal fashion of association; that it is
done for political purposes; aye, and that FEEDER
AL OFFICE.HOLDERS the nstigaors. Read
from the Patriot;
cit is also tue that the idea of these associations
originated in Massachusetts, far oui know
ledge extends and for aught we know in the Gus
tom House." with MIR Bancroft himself. There are
numbers of them in that State, comprising some OF
the most talented and pure men in the whole coun .
ltry-George Bancroft, A ii. Everett, II Rantoul,
| Jr., b. f. Halett G.. g. Greene, &c. They may
be the means of redeeming the State from the
worst of all dominaon-the rule of a moneyed
! aristocracy. .,.
Let the old autimasons note the admissions let
the people see that the desperate politicians of
Massachusetts and Vermont, are binding the vic
Tins, whom they have deluded by the false cry OF
iaa haaala at ailns
Der, that at the bottom OF this bold attempt to SINK
the freeman into party. sldoe-to Interfere in the
elections and TO work throughtshe ballot boxes
stand the FEDERAL OFFiCEHOLDERS, Geo.
Bancroft, A. II. Eccren b. F.. HaUen and Charte s
G. Greene. Federalists aye, the three first nam
ed of them, and trebty fed with treasury.pap,
a reward for loining the administration Jeder-
aliSts, supporters Of executive power; and final
| ly, federaiiSts, according the ocofoco rule-ior
they were, until recent date, all opponents OF tho
administration Are these the men TO dictate to
Vermonters-and to be held up the very beau
ideal of democracy? 1t is too great an insult to
! the lreenen of Vermont--to true democracy-to
the original Jacksonmen, who swore, it were,
ney ooasng hostility 10 the interference of edcr-
al Office holders in elections Watchman
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! 1J7The Philadelphia ard New York Lilhograph
ers making carcatures about the Aroostook
war and the Name Governor. "Down south" the
editors laughing at us. They shy that after
scrowing courage to the sticking point, spend
ing nearly mon of dollars, putting the whole
country into a fever, IN arshung soldiers, draft
ing, staggering talking mighty big, and all that,
,pc haze backed out,-a good deal worse off than we
were when begun, Well,-we suppose we
must hear the taunts and sneers of neghbors
4 but the multitude whom we have and do amuse
may be assured that the Maine boys would have
foug Int and fought bravely ifan opportunity had
offered 1t is all very we'll 10 be polling fun at us
now that the danger is over, and we are as our OPP
ponents say worse OFF than were whensth hub
bud begun. One Of the carcatures just issued III
The city of Qual<ers represents "Congress com
posed of Jonathan, Lord Wellington, and Death
in which the Maine question is discussed Maine
we are told is worst ed, We could bear all these
hits and much harder ones than any we have ye
seen or heard but have heard Hmore in sorrow
than in anger" that John Smith, Esquire, the orig
inal Jack Downing, is about to dook the ArooSto0f
Var 1t amuses the Gothamites but what is fun 70
, them must be d cath 10 us.-Poruand .4dUertsser.