The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-09-28

.i6ed, and of hichits very namo was an expo
nent. ItN il afl. f3t..tsi1 stit .. Al ,o
| Itneed not be said thar, in n representation
spread territory OF such extent as that COM
pretended by our union, and exhibiting an inter-
est diversified, what might be lied the charac-
teristic principles of the Wing party, throughous
this wide sphere, should be subject 10 occasional
notifications, dependent upon local influences; d.
thatit was incumbent therefore, upon the party, to
move together in spirit of mutual concession and
| accommodation OF sectional differences and opin4i
IONS. II need not be told that, in the system Of
measures which we havo enume Grated, onfiicting
views might naturally exist between the Represen.
fatives OF different portions of our Republic, aud
that only by the yielding of Minor interests 10 tho
establishment of the general good, entire harmony
4 was to be obtained in the action OF Congress This
| was natural and to he expected. . But we felt a
\ proud consciousness that in the patriotism of the
party all such difficulties would vanish, and that
the demands ofan enlarged welfare would BIO mot
and fulfilled, through the virtue of that spirit of
compromise and forbearance, that liberal and COM
prehensive sentiment of self denial ind concession
which rests at the heart Of confederacy, and
which constitutes the living principle Of our un.
| ion. tsa5i .ftaf 5gg :, eiis'1'f,4,.o ,ifg{ 80
| Before the appointed day arrived for the meet
ing OF Congress, and at the expiration of but ono
short month from the day OF his inauguration, our,
beloved President was snatched from us by the
grasp OF death; TOO soon for the happiness of hB
country, but not too soon 10 awaken in our bosom
deep an aw full OF the rreparable loss which
we have sustained IN the deprivation ola great g.
good man-not too soon to convince us how long
and how bitterly our country is doomed TO doplore
this heavy misfortune In this our calamity we
| hoped 10 ind consolation in the, character and
principles OF him whom the Constitution bad des-
lgnaed to fill the office of tho departed chief II
10 true, that towards that individual, even at the
| moment Of his selection for the Vice Presidency,
no very earnest public attention had been directed;
and it was equally true that but passing regard
was bestowed upon the current of his eprevious life
and opinions. We only knew him as profess
ing to be a member OF the Wing party, and seek
ing to identify himsel with those great leaders of
| that party whose opinions aod principles were
deeply engraved in the most conspicuous acts Of
our political history, and were read and understood
by every cilIzen in the land. r-tet eNf
In this connection where he had sought to be
prominent, we discerned what we conceived, and
what doubtless he meant, TO be pledge of faith
iul adherence to the cardinal doctrines for which
we struggled, and wi ib which the homes OF the
country were indissolubly bound up. = We hoped
to lind consolation also in the fact that his access
SION to the Presidency brought i'm into commun-
ion and intimate political fellowship with the cho
sen vanguard Of the Wing party---the fret sc leo
non made by General Harrison of Cabinet, dist in
gnshed for its paramount ability, integrity, and e
psny 10 sas gST9qs ssas s "a s va had
tho very embodyment of the principles OF the party
to which they belonged, who were nseperably no
ISOLATED with its glory, and In whose generous and
honorable relation TO the President we had the SO
curity of Use and prosperous counsels and be tho
pledge of a operation which should enable him
TO accomplish all thai the nalion desired These
hopes were still further enivened by the encourag-
| ing tone in which ihe President referred, in his
ample afforded him by the Fathers of the great
Republican school, and the declaration of his deter
mination to walk in the path which they pointed
| out. NASH. i4. .s t-, aed5s,aa
| In the indulgence of those hopes Congress en-
| tered upon its labors. BY adopting rules for the
despatch of business comfortable 10 the emergency
ofan extra session, and in view of tho great amount
oflegisation which the times required, we have
been enabled 10 achieve all, nnd even moro thar
all, that our constituents could have demanded at
| our hands. The leading and great measures of this
| caG haU a hna tnndar in Gnnur
and out of it, for many years past, and little
NAMED to be said beyond repetition of former
debates. There was nothing in the circumstances
or position OF either party in Congress, TO requires
TO justify, pre- tracted discussions; and the
majority, therefore, felt themselves entitled 10 give
TO the extra session the character of Congress of
| action aud decision, rather than of debate; and
feel assured that in this effort we have done no
more than respond to tho just expectations Of the
People. sie ,.
| FRS, in urgency among the bills passed during
! the session, and that to which the public command
! most imperatvely drew III notice OF Congress.
was the repeal of the sub. Treasury Law. Our
next cate was the enactment of the Land Bill. This
| was followed by an act converting the Debt which
| the preceding Administration had entailed upon
the country into loan Of twelve millions Of dolls
rs,whch is limited for its redemption to period
OF three years,--Associated with this measure was
the Revenue Bill rendered necessary not only as a
provision towards the extingushment of the, loan,
but also as Indispensable for the supply ofmeans TO
meet the ordinary and necessary appropriations OF
long solicited bya large and mertorous class Of our
citizens has been passed under circumstances which
cainot but reflect the highest honor upon the Rep.
| resentatves of many sections tho country. As a
measure standing alone, is mi ght perhaps have been
destined 10 further delay; but being brought as it
was into that series ofmeasnros which were siip-
posed 10 embrace the scheme OF relief which the
| nation at large required it met from Wing Con-
gress that support or which the chief argument and
highest value arc derived from the respect which
every one iet to be due mprehensivep policy,
/ whose scope should include every interest in the
Inauon. 1t is trial for the benefit Of the country,
and remains TO be altered or improved, the pub
lie wants may hereafter be found to require. The
importance, the present posture of our AFFAIRS, of
| attending the national defances sugge sted the
measures of establishing a Home Squadron, of re-
i pairing and arming the Fortifcations, of providing
| for the defence of the Lakes; and of bringing the
nation at large into Of readiness against hos
tile aggresson--n regard to which measures, as
4 great unanmiy prevailed nCpngress, we may safe
" assure ourselves they will meet the undivided
/! appreciation OF our constituents throughout the
whole Union. '3n 20 aeEp5 $50 1e fndW nor
j This rapid review, fellow citizens, twill exhibit
I what we have done. What we have failed 70 do