The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-08-11
IN THE WIGS or THE FIFTH DISTRICT

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TO THE WINGS OF THE FIFTH DISTRICT
A word or two if you please. Every other dis
trict in Vermont will go right: in this there is 10
mistake. The three first are invincibiy Wh'g now
as they have heretofore been; ana as 10 Inc
fourth, we have every assurance shors Vi 'ne am
cial certificate to of the best men our state
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES YOUNG,-that she willbo
gloriously redeemed And what OF the Um'-Do
we give il up? No-no not we. bnt we mace
bayder battle to fght than our neighbours, and our
first words are To ex hort the Wings OF Inc Nth to
90 into the field and contend vigorously ior The
victory Our opponents have the advantage OF nav
ing had the majority at the two last eIecuohs. but
we nre moi without advantages. First, as to tho
men Whatever Gen Fletcher may nave Deen as
10 talents and bity TO serve the people, t Ii GER
tain that now he is entirely disabled ny hopeless
disease from performing the duties of the office,
An occasional attendance in congress. anc on COM
mite es sometimes merely to vote-has been long
the extent of his ability; while The o'her duties
nertainina 10 his station either not performed,
| or performed by a scr OF his -certanly not quaf.
ed by age and experience 10 be member of Con.
gress de facto from this district In saying this we
are actuated by no llwjll TO inther or son; we en-
| terrain for them personally sentiments of respect
the disease Of the one is misfortune, and tho
youth of the oiher is, to say the least, not crme
still they reduce the people to the neceslty' II Hen
f. is elected of having in fact no representatives.
ut least inefficient one. On the other hand, we
find Cen Mattocks, active, efficient and talent
ed man;-with all the light of experience and wis
dom 10 guide him. Nor should il be forgotten thai
this wisdom and experience was obtain ed in Con,
gress among the men who decided that greatest Of
all questions, far the interests and welfare OF
the North is concerned; we mean The question OF
the american system Of protection to domestic indus
tru II is a question which must come up and prob
ably be settled in another Congress- and on this,
| Gen. Mattocks is sound TO the core. We have
| then this advantage; and it Is no slight one. But
again, as to the position of the men. The one is
attached to the falling dynasy he has given it all
the support he could do by his Tor the wretch
! hir,h ed adj
ton. Has that dynasty fasihed lis pledges extrav
aganty spent the public money; increased to vast
extent the patronage of the federal government,
and;welded it u tremendous political engine;
imposed upon laws IN defiance of the will of the
people, and by its experiments brought wide spreai
destruction upon the land: for all this, as support
er of that dministraton, he must bear his share OF
responsibility. But from all this the Wing candid
ate is exempt: aye, il is the pride of his friends,
that he enleis the contest as the uncompromising
supporter Of REFORM III all these respects.
Here, ,ben, are advantages-un efficient candM
ate and giOriOuS cduse Let us, the!I, do our du
", by bringing all our strength into the field and
let also appeal these who have not beenolu us,
''to come over and help u.s." We would press
home upon them the great questions: DO you 'eant
Il change of The times DO you tcant the Interests Of
the people regarded-e public money soisciy crpen
ded-ubuscS correctcd-dnd dishonesty and corrHp.
tim IN h1gh piaLes rc6utedP If So you must 60 for
a change Of the measures o this administration, and
a change Of men, too. There is no other way o.
elfecng reform: and THERE'S no way for the pto
pie OF the district express their voice in favor Of
! reform, other than to send Wing To Congress
! JOHN MATTOCKS is the man Watchman.
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| The VT Patriot has been trying SOME time to
divert attention from Tho oxtravagant expenditures
of the National Administration by raising hue
and cry about State expenditures. But it is alto
gether dead failure, for in truth there is nothing
| to complain of in this last respect. The only
thing for which the State in deb, is the building
OF the State House which cost 81 2O,000
land whether good or u bad measure ia not altrib
uable to The Wing party any other party. 1t
was commenced and jointly carried on when the
Anmasonic party had the ascendency and the
appropriations then the Patriot and overy body
else weilknew were in no respect party measure
In all other matters there is no State in the Union
whose fiscal affairs have been conducted with so
strict n regard TO economy. MIR Patriot the PEG.
pies eyes are open to the enormous expenses the
General Government--the fragrant abuse-in ever
! Department-he shameful extravagances abUa
The Presidents House and furniture, and your small
cry about State expenses just now looks particular
ly ll-iudged.
! Gen. Ogle's Speculative are publishing large
quantities of Gen .Ogles Speech in pamphlet form
Its most isteresting and valuable document
The extravaganza, luxury, vouptuousness of those
who live on the peoples money, is here exposedso
public view. Such exhibitions of reeking, rotten
prohigacy in the squander Of the public money,
never before astonished the American People
Who among us supposed that we were paying
an hundred dollars TO adorn the Presidents table
with "daily roses?" Who supposed that the Peo
PIE were saddled with the expenses of moving 'Mf
John Van Buren's bedroom hanging the curtain,
IN the Majors room,' making the "sheets' and
heming the towels Of his Republican Majesty
who supposed that we paying four and hv'
dollars yard for 'Royal Wilton" "Imperial Say
ony and "Sublimo Ottoman carpets and rugs
instead OF purchasing carpets, required by law
OF American manufactured albany Eren,mg Jour-
nal
J The "aristocratic tcket''-the "ruff1e shirt tick
| 81 the gentleman ticket"-FARMER Jenson o'
governor, and FARMER Camp for Lieutenant Go''
ernor!
The "workng mems tcket'-the "hard hsteo
farmers ticket'-La.oyer Dillingham; for Governor
and Laaoyer Barber for Lieut.. Governor !-ahem'
hem !-Peoples Press.
"No mar among tell what day ma!
bring forth. Globe
Yes he can. A day will bring forth an hundrea
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