The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-08-11
From The Eastern (Jiie.) Argus Revived.
J@2d GUN FROM OLD CUMBERLAND.

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The times are hard lndee! but men educated
as treenen and particularly democrats all their
lives, dare resist them, and the authors of them
The mighty West and the bland South, must Ro
longer claim al the moral and political courage
of the land. The down casters understand that
some things can be done as well rs others, and
they will not be wanting in frmnesss, bor terri
fed 10y shadows when the hour OF resistance to
oppression is felt by them to have come. Here
is specinrn-here is proof of the spirit that is
aroused in Old Cumberland! Baldwin and
Bridgton stand almost at the head of the Alpha
bet; and they stand mol alone for Standish and
Westbrooli, Freeport and Windhani, and their
sister towns scattered through the whole circle
of letters, will send up in due time the voice OF
their spirited Jreemen, who dare TO do to all that
becomes free, though an oppressed people 10
do in times like the present! The charm OF 9th
cinl influence over our citizens is broken-anni.
hated; for men now think and feurlcssly act 70,
themselves. The country Is Ssfe! Read tho
subjoinod correspondence!
BRIDaroN, Jolly 9th 1870
Hon. F. .. J. Smith
Denr Strive the subscribers, citizens of
Brdgtop, who were in favor OF Martin Van Blu
rem at the last Presidential election, have come
80 the conclusion not TO support him any longer
but TO oppose his reelection. Under his adj
mnistraon we have seen country, former
ly prosperous and happy, reduced to most
wretched state of embarrassment, distress and
ted-the stores Of our cities tensntless, and bu.
siness every where para yzed-the farmer re.
ceiving but poor compensation tor the products
of his farm, and mechanics an,I hhorerS solicit
ing employment in vain, even at reduced prices.
We have seen the Government waging most
unnatural and ruinOus warfare against the Bank
ing Institutions of the country;-and in the
midst of the confusion aud dstIe ss resulting
from the measures of the Government, MIR Van
Buren,, instead of meeting the crisis and recon-
mending measures OF relief, proclaimed To the
pee ple that the Government had nothing to do
with regulating tho currency of the country,
that the Government would take care OF Itself
and the people must take care OF themselves
Then came the Sub. Treasury scheme-a
scheme to increase the Execu live power aud in
fluence, by increasing the number OF officers de
pendent upon his will, and TO give him complete
possession s. control of the public money OF the
country and thus practically uniting the purse
and The sword In short, his administration
has been charact erized in opinion, from its
beginning to the present lime, by n train of meas
ures, most injurious TO The country, anu antt.
democratic in their tendency. Yours &c.
David Fowler, Anei Ingalls,,
Abel ii. BuzZeli, Moses bisoee,
Edmund Fireman, ~ Deafhorn,
Stephen Tibbetts Asa Barker,
Ransom 5. Stevens, Ionathau Barker,
William Lord. ii. N. Frost,
Francis Young +. johnson,
N. Penaexter Il. f.. Long
Henry DIV Siias Dunn,
Shepherd Grover, a. Long,
Richard Davis. joshua Denneu,
Jefferson Brigham, simeon jerks.
THE C,oDs-We receive from every section to
,Eo flp pi.,u assurance OF an uDln