The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-10-27

Ae. VAN BUEEN's STANDING ARMY.

IR. VAN BUEEN'S STANDING ARMY.
n When it was determined by The present Admin
N sus'lon To establish Standing Army Of 200 600
N men, IA order was given to IL GernInu house Ia
Vi his cy import from Europe plat'.s Of The sever
az N0lOlms wOrc by the officers aud soldiers "t tie
as LnppCau uOnPS. THIS as der haS been 0mPticd
* Hth and Tie G,GteS are pGiO in this c'fy. ~ e are
~ od that The Secretary OF WA has promised to an.
Lboze s6n'e 00e tn a4rertnin The order has been
u aIMHlr executed, from which it would appear
n max '0e administration has not abandoned the
%"eme Ola large standing army.
WHO ran read the above startling discloseuves
without tn" ,''""t lively feelings Of g,aafal thahks-
Ns7Sat bchO iding the awful precipire from which
& lAccunIry has been saved, Us it we've, hy an al.
n mtle,jai iu;ery enlion of an overruling rrov.
Hent; Who now can doubt tho reality OF Mr.
Em 'uren's appreciation Of that monstrous scheme
Hsupau0n--A STANDING ARMY OF Two HUNDRED
kuCSASn MEN? And who can picture to himseii
\ Without shudderiug the awful situation ia which
I ne country would be placed in the event OF the ro
rCctOn OF Martin Van Buren,: Possessed as their
master would be Of absolute control Of the ruve-
'Nes of the councy-enabiad by the Sub. Treasury
\ '' TO appropriate any amount ofmouey he Nigh
Ep'ease, Tor any purpose, WITHOUT ANY rRovisioSs
n
4 'e'd, and manned by officers ofhs own appoint.
"e"'' where could the people, ground down 10 the
&f'Wn y a"drcct TAX" OF two dollars per capita to
&'e,y man, woman and child in the country, have
'"'N W |he nope "f relief from their woes? .7tias
*<M
M 80 "F' is, says the louisville Journal, every
ny " oe'eVc that the race of loco focos is fas,
III ,'"'"s extinct, it is suggested that specimen
nj rrr g., &c
IA ''''s''y oi'u"re generations
""o'''T Of The Tea Party gonc-Mr. William
M, ps que OF the few survivors of the famous
h. ",y-,hat is tile patty which threw the
or T,ennoard roG British ship in Boston har.
aD meVoIs to the Revou;iou-died ut his res.
N 'ba Vn Saturday last, aged %. He occnp.
le,,'H S same shop in Marshall street for one
bn ,o' T same place. which he occupied previ.
B Der, nr %'t revolution. He was by trade u bar.
HIM. kna' "'reta'ned to the last n few customers
&ml, ~ n'm III me times that tried mems
Nlrom 10 "'s ioF many years received pen
1Nth sqrv;', government III part pay for his pat
fehGrpl" M MR.. Pierce WAS present at the
B. B. may lea rarity Lecture; given by the late
Years s;naet, at the Masonic Temple a few
}ion , Mee ,andwas referred to by him in con,lec
uiy 1893 0a' event. He dineh on the 4lh of
Nh Temn,s,ms'h The citizens in Faneul Hall at
Interest n r,"'e celebration, entered with much
Pierce WINS w., ,.S festivities of The nccasion Mr..
N stingui.h.JT many years intimate with the
keyolutjon "'eh OF the troubled times OF he
NpaIOn, d,;ln ";"V'hg from the nature Of his occu-
%Ronunv oG intercourse with them. and the Cd.
M each succa,'i wing all the important events
<pene in I h; day. lie was ALWAYS tenn.
iser of r raI general character He was IL pro.
nler the i;nss'on, and enjoyed it's cousolurions
death , ,"..'ih''les OF very advanced Years
IS any u,r;"S, sudden, not caused apparently
E}S lemisa '"'v "'Sease, as, ON the morning Of
y anlonT nc had every prospect of cout,nu-
ropscru;S Us several years longer. Boston