The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-11-25
TIE END OF TIE CAMPAIGN.

The great State of New York has gone, like Penn
Sylyanin ond Vrginn, for Polk and Dallas, and the
probab,y Is that james X, Polk succeeds to tho
Presidency. We have been beaten IN Pennsylvnni
nv foreign and grossly Illegal votes The people Of
that great tariff State, whose interests would have
been watched over and protected by Henry Clny,
have been borne down and overrun by foreigners,
and the wentysix electoral votes given to James N
Polk, free trader and Texas unnexntionisi!
We have been beaten in New York by foreigners
and Sd party men, and the thiry-six electoral votes
of that tariff and antannexation State have, by these
and the rouest species of illegal voting also been CIV
EN- to the free trader and nnnexatonist!
Thus has the candidate of the Wing party, the FIRST
and greatest Statesman in America he who is "the
noblest work of God, an honest man''-endowed
with all the qualifications both of head and hourt to
make an eminent an upright and honest Chief Magis
trate Of this great Republican all probability been
defeated and the creature of circumstance, Of ncc
dent, General Jackson's man of straw, be elected
to the seat once graced by Washington, Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, Adams, and Harrison! How hu-
mliating
But shall we as FREEMEN, "who know our rights,
and knowing, dare maintain tbem," abandon and
give up the ship to the crew that, it seems, is
l'ooooooiohoA
cruiser Never-no never!
We arc in the right, and will stand by our arms
and principles, and at least form MINORITY which
will not only keep ever-watch(u eye upon the
works of the MAJORITY, in the exercise OF its i'll got
ten power, and thereby do much towards preserving
our glorious institutions, but be ready rally at the
next campaign, with an energy and a power and
might that will not fail "to expel the Goths and Van
das from Romsn'
Look, brother Wings, at the noble conduct Of
Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode
Island, in the support they have just given to Henry
Clay We confidently expect thnt North Carolina,
Tennessee, kentucky and Louisiana, have also prov
cd equally worthy supporters of the great and good
cause. We have abiding faith in Delaware and
Vermont-never ALTERING, glorious Vermont
and old Massachusetts will, though The day be
dark and gloomy, range themselves under the banner
"of Clay, Liberty and Unionp'
What noble phaIanx What a galaxy of Consti-
tutional States! What Wing would not rather be In
such "law and order" MINORITY, than to tri-
umph and rovel, for four years, nsa Polk MAORI
rY, foully and scundalously obtained it will have
been, should our adversaries succeed7
What Wing does not rejoice that he has given his
support to HENRY CLAY? Tho great Kentucky
Statesman II he is defeated will be dearer than
to the hearts of the Wings, everywhere, who have
stood CALAMITY by him, and would have triumphantly
elected him, bu, for the votes of Sd party men and
foreigners!
''More true joy Marceus exied feels.
Than Cesar with Sdndis at his heels"
Mr. Clay can now, if defeated, look on. with his
friends, and witness the heart-burings stres, and
quarrels Of the different factions that constitute tho
dominant party!
Such party, composed Of snch materials, and
''hed together by the cohesive power OF public plum
DER may triumph for the hour, but their
CANNOT, WILL NOT LAST.
Let every Wing, then, as he is conscious that he
has done his duty, resolve to continue in its perform
ance, faithfully, in the GALLANT ARMY to which
he is voluntarily attached, with the cheering hope,
that Victory ,cW gel cro,0n his Efforts. Lot him
NEVER DESPAIR THE REPUBLIC, but in going
down, temporarily, cry out to every Wing, in the
language of the immortal Lawrence, whose departing
soul assured him that the good cause would triumph,
"poN'T GIVE UP THE sHIP."- Washington SIAN
dard.