The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-03-18


eliminating, Gratitude, popular gratitude elected
Washington. the First Wing President popular
gratitude will elect Henry Clay the next Wing Pres'-
| dent.
Thus far have spoken oF men. But the princi-
pies Of our cause important. Men elnnge
and dio-Principles nre Interchangeable and eternal.
The inhnbtants or tho banks of the Nile have ira
dinn that the greatest Of the Egyptian lyra,tds was
| built by tho Antedeluvans, and vonernto the grent
Obeisk us the only work Of that mighty rue, that
has witIstood the floods that changed and deiormcd
the face of nature. Something like this is the
ence lGo& ownrds the Wing party. 1t was erected
not this year few years ago. Its foundations
laid, and its superstructure reared by the nigh
ty men of ages now remote, by the lIumpdeRs, the
Sidnnys, the Vnnes, aud the Aliltons by the Repub-
licans, the Mhigs of Engand-those who first secur-
ed the Responsibility of Kings by bringing the TyIant
Charles to the block; aud the nNolabIiiy Of Parlin-
ments, by erecting even in England, Scotland aud
ireland, COMMONWEALTH. Thea and there
rose the Wing purity; that party, which under
whatever name, in overy civilized country, advocates
the cause Of constitutional representative Govern
mens wiih watchruI jealousy of Executive power Of
that race who feared only God and 10 we'd liberty,
were the founders of Virginia aud Of New England,
and the peaceful settlers of Pennsy Ivan ia were worthy
orhcm Here they established governmo Sts of which
Europe was not worthy, and to perpeuate them they
founded institutions Cor the worship of God and for
tho Education Of Children
Thus early was promulg gated the pure Wing creed:
Eqnnl popular representative government, jealousy Of
Executive power, the worship Of God and the Edu-
cation Of Children. Vixen the prosperity Of these
Colonies excited the cupdty the Parent State ,und
the King and Parliament invaded the rights or the
American people, there two parties as there al
ways been since, nad always will be hereafter. One
of them adhered to the Colonies through peris Of
fscaon and death-the other chung to the throne Of
England-the one was Wing, and the other wns-I
will not call that the error of Ultra Loyalty
then rendered odions, and thcnceorh and forever in
famous (Great nPplause.l desire TO be under |
stood. Thy no means inIpuie TO our opponents |
that they have succeeded TO the LoyaIisis cG the |
Revelation.
But mainiain that e, other parties profess what
they may, and assume TO themselves what name they
may, and while the prNcpl,s of all parties assimu.
late oaen, and their policy still more frequently yet
the Wing pnry always is found and known by these
naFks; Jealousy Of Executive power and strict adhe-
renee 10 system Of firm and equal representative !
legislation. The Veto, the strongest bulwark Of Ex-
ecutive power, had always had admiring party, |
but it was not tho Wing party The Veto has been
upheld by the Royal party in England STEADILY us
by our opponents here. and has been defended with !
the same Arguments. II has been practically abolish
ed these by tho Wing party. and viii ultimately be
resirninsi or abolished by the Wing party here. Leg
lsailve Records have been expunged to alay execR-
tive anger and there pnry to justify the sacri-
!ege. But it was never ,he Wing party.
Judges have been censured, and their judgments
virtually ohterated offering to Executive ambi-
ton; but never by Wings. Equality of representa-
HON destroyed when many representatives. are I'M
necessarily elected by plurality of sulruges instead !
Of clegaes being elected in single districts Of equal
population. This fundamental psne,ple has been |
abrogated by Congress, and there is party that APP
proves the decd, but il is not the Wing Party. Leg
islatures have usurPed the power of choosing tho
Electors for President and Vice President of the u
nited States, and party among has cdnonized the
usurpers; but it was not the Wing party. There
have been limitation of popular suffrage, and excu-
sion Of Cusses from the Ballot Boxes and there has
been party always to defend the exclu sion; but ii
was not the Wbig party By these marks we know
the Wing Parly OF 6ss, of l77s, oc 1924, and Of
ls4G. There it stands, distinct and peculiar in its
primitive strength and purity, and uncompromising
maintenance Of the natural and equal rights Of man
Had the Wings Of 1858, lived in our day, and in
our country, they would have su, tined The We
toes of Andrew Jackson and Of John Tyler Hal
tho Wings of 1910 lived in l776 they would have re-
sisted the Stamp Act-and in 6ss, they would have
been Reg'cides. There stand the Wing party-always
abhorrng tyranny, and despising aduation, they defy
Executive power, and they break in pieces all insti-
tutons designed to defeat the will Of the people-as
well as the caucus system established to defea, she
will of the people, the veto used TO bring that
will into subsection.
In this country tho Wings always identified not
only by these principles bu, also by their policy !
which changes not The irst Congress of the United
States was Wing Congress-. 1t established a ma
tona currency and national tariff; and devoted the
national domain to forty the credit of the Nation and
Of the states-The fist Congress prom gated no
such theories as that government had nothing to do
with the currency, or that the people expected too |
much from their Rulers. Those who signed the
Declaration of Independence would have been shock
ed by the reverence which transferred the name Of