The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-07-20
DEMOCRATIC WIG TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR,
e. IN aPlc h "A me.
John pauldiEag.
FOR SENATORS-cALEDoNIA COUNTY.
WALT r Fl ARV Y,
ELIAS BEN s :, JR.
FEDERALISM! FEDERALISM {!

FEDERALISM FEDERALISM
The Star and other kindred prints call Col Paine
federalist. If they mean by this appellaon mere
ly that he holds to the same great principles that
Madison and Harrison advocated, then we will not
deny their assertion. Both Of these men were the
advocates ola National Bank, ola Protective Tar
i and the latter of the distribution ofhe proceeds
OF the sales ofthe Public Lands among The States.
Col Paine holds 20 the same measures and in hold
ing to them differs from the Stars party. Were
he but opposed to them he would then be a loco,
and in the estimation OF the Star "dy'd in the
wool democrat" But these measures demo-
! cratic, and therefore Col p. is a democrat
But then, Col. Paine s father federal
lists (says the Starr and of course he must be- argue
the astute editors of that print. So may the son of
an incorporate father by the same rule be called
drunkard. But let the argument oil the Star APP
ply to its own friends The father of one of the
Stars candidates for the Senate in this county was
once a federalist; yet the Star endorses him as
democrat
Again, the print maintains that Col. Paine
IS federalist because he voted for for Govern
or by the people in opposition to w. A. Palmer
Monsrous What a wicked man he should
have run out Of the State and taken VIM. Brad
ley with him, and not let the people vote for him.
Mr. Bradley received about the same number of
votes at the same time against w. A. Palmer that
Col Paine did, yet the Star has since supported
Mr. Bradley for Gov. a sturdy democrat!
The Star called Harrison "blaclt cock-ade fed
eralis;" and it calls every man such that does not
endorse that great federal scheme, the Sub Treas
| ury, and it always will So it has become proven
bal that whom the locos call federaliss, their as
serton may be taken as certificate Of the genu.
ineness of their democracy. Was it not in ref.
erence to Harrison and do they not receive such
old blue lights as Hubbard and Buchanan as their
sort of democrats
The Iocos cling to that most ultra federal scheme
| the Sub Treasury--which too federal when
it was conceived by Hamilton for the more mod
crate of the federal party 10 adopt, who, a more
democratic measure embraced National Bank in
its stead. No party since then have been deeply
lmbued with ultra federalism as 10 take up the for
mer plan save the present Van Buren, party, who
even now are impudent enough to arrogate to them
selves the exclusive title of democrats. D shame
| Col Paine is a federalist because he is the son of
his father, quoths the Star.
This reminds us of an ncident that occurred in
our perambulations couple of years since Tar
ryIng over night at the Capital of the State, we
early that might secure the first services of
the village barber to avoid the Inconvenience of
"hope deferred" AS we approached the sign of
the pole we overlook venerable gentleman appa.
renty about rs years ofage, dressed in the costume
of the "days of old lang syne-breeches and silver
knee buckles-of an open, generous countenance
who responded cheerfuy 10 our reverent saIuta.
ton of"good morning" We soon found that we
mad encountered a man of good breedng-of intel
ligence-a gentleman indeed of the old school
and made up our mi nd for rich intellectual treat
Some modest alIuson of ours to the past his age
&c inimating that he came down to us from an.
other &c neraon touched his heart, and we saw at
once that the fountain of his soul was broken up,
and freely his words flowed as he spoke of Wash.
ingon-the times of the Revolution-of our dearly
bought Independence. He narrated grafcally the
enduring patience orthe American Army especi.
+ ally as exhibited in their gloomy retreat through
the "Jerseys'-the battle of the Plains, OF Mon
mouth-the scenes at Bergen-and his soul seemed
fired with the ardor ofyouth. We more than sus-
pected that he participated in SOME of these scenes
and in reply to aquery OF ours he modesty answer.
ed that he did-that he served his country in the
Revolution, under the immortal Washington; and
that although entitled to pension equally with the
small remnant now remaining o that glorious band
OF heroes who periled their lives in that sad hour
J of their countrys history, he, having acquired a
sufficiency from his toll for his support. had
never asked for it. Here, reader, was Wing OF
the Revolution; and his name was ELIJAH PAINE,
OF Northheld, the father Of Col Charles Paine the
candidate of the democratic Wing party of Vermont
for the office of Governor.
But Charles is federallst, says The Star, because