The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-08-22
A SNAKE IN TIE GRAss-oRLEANs CoUN

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A third party candidate hns bccn set up in Orleans
County for the Senate This is one of those strange
cases which must lead rejecting minds to question
the sincerity and honesty Of those who have been in
strumcnta in doing this, and body doubts that The
moving power is locofocoism behind the bush, which
operates through ST. Clair nm imported or rather
an accepted agcn, Of locoioccism in disguise. This
ST. Clair was driven out of the New Hampshire Anti
Slavery Socety's employment land last year he
to Vermont and his first efnr was to the oec
ton of the notorious r. d. Barber to the office of It,
Governor Of Vermont and in our very humble opinion
he is imposter not to be tolerated. but the very
man, the most fitting tool for the baseness & conup-
ton Of certain unprinciped ocofocos land aboonists
ought to discard him, they did in neighboring
State. lie is bringing aboli,ionism into disrepute cv-
cry day, and by his course is exciting deep prejudice
against cause which deserves place in the nffec-
lions Of all men.
1t. Governor CAMP was the Senator from Orleans
last year, and n matter Of course all expected he
would be nominated this year. He has written,
talked and aided for long lime in the cause of abo-
lition-is NOW and ever has been devoted sympa-
thisers for the oppressed-was long time before
Judge Williams, the travelling nterloper, st.
Clair and his fidelity and honesty have never been
questioned by honest men. Through st. Clair. in fol-
lowing out the purpose OF some leading spirits to de-
feat the Wings convert to abolition has been
started for the Senate in Orleans to catch Wing abo-
on votes and thereby to draw off sufficient num-
Der of votes from Gov Camp give the ocooco can
ddate, who has been known to favor the aboli
ton cause plurality and thus effect his election
t.. hoo r a.
who may be st, Clair or ". w. w. Miller, in effect
boasts OF designing to do this much.
The question comes home to sober, sincere
abolonists, will they be led off by any tricks or
games and desert long tried friend of abolition, and
thus lead thousands Of good and long tried abolition
lists to think that other than good motives actuate
these new lights and bring odium upon good cause?
What Wing doubts that Gov. Camp, if elected would
do less in the Senate for abolition than would Judge
Williams he member of that body9 Will
Wings, then, withhold votes from him s. give place to
locofoco whose friends do claim for him any feel
ing in common with aboonists s. thereby strength
party at the North who GO all occasions with
the slave dealing interests. The locofoco abolionsts
if there be any, may well call for candidate beside
their own; but in Gov. Camp, Wing abolitionsts
find combined Wing principles and abolition princi-
pes-so generally found combined in all the free
states, and may maintain the consistency and purity
of all their principles by voting for him. In presen-
ting the of Gov. Camp for the Senate, the olive
branch peace and union is held out to all Wings
indeed, in HIM are blended the principles of Wing
abolitonists, and why may all unite in the union.
Ifthe support Of Sd party candidate could aid abo
l,on principles more than the support of the regular
Wing candidate surely would not whisper a word;
but the effect is to promote ocoocoism by putting
the candidate of tina, party in power, and that party
by their acts have identified themselves with loco
focoism, and locolocoism and slavery identi-
cal. And hence in supporting that candidate we in
fact do injury to principles and our cause.