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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-11-04
For the Calcdonian.
A Word for Candid Men,

Mn CHADwrcK.-I wish through tho medium of
your paper TO put few questions to the candor and
judgment Of every Free American Ctzen, (be he
Wing, Democrat, or Liberty man, whose love Of
Country is stronger than that ofParty, who sincerely
and honestly desires, those principles to triumph in
nation which shall be for the best interest OF
cry class in community. and the safety and pepetu-
ity of our FREQ Institutions.
LIST. would enqnire Of every Wing have you any
confidence in Wing principles? do you believe that
upon their triumph depends the prosperity and hap
pness Of thousands of the enterprisng and Industrious
laborers Of this country and the safety and stability
Of our Government? Ifyou answer in the affirmative
Gas believe every true Wing will,) then what is
your duty Is it not TO your influence and your
excr,ions, that they may triumph 1t was not by in
action and le,hargy the Wings of the Revolution
fought and gained their Independence but it was by
bold and fearless action, with firm reliance in the
truth Of their principles neither will it be by nactiou
and indifference that they will triumph now, but by
every one faithfully dscharging his duty and mani
Testing his confidence in his principles by going to the
ballot box when Election day comes s. deposi,ing his
vote for men who are pledged to carry out theso
principles. ..
I'd. would ask any who is a member Of the
present self styled Democratic Party, are you what
you profess to he, Democrat do you believe in
The principles of Democracy l do not ask you
whether you are believer in the principles Of the
present self styled Democratic party but you a
firm believers in that Democracy which says the
people the Government, and it is from them that
all power emanntes, and TO whose mandate it is the
duty ofruers to bow, and which claims the right Of
debating their servants what they will have done
Ifyou are, will ask you,are YOU. ready to obey
the mandates Of those who nominated james X. Polk
against the expressed will of large majority of your
party, and place your final sanction upon that act and
upon the principle which gave him his nomination by
giving your vote for him for President If you au-
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fcient number for drove, he takes them oe O.,
| And so, indeed, found it to be- ''"'
| would have the abolitionist cast hi, ....
to the gay pennant which naunts to the brse,. ''
the tall Hickory pole planted in the centre or,t.
The few black letters thereon nre foil Of ro,.i- u"
What do they express? One would think ,bs ms,
ton ought 10 be, Cash paid for nogroes;' bpt !, !.
80. tits "PoLK AND DALLAS" aye, PoLv
DALLAS. But why-he might nsk-shouId ~,
man. who trallics in human flesh, and NAV lbo,.c
be supposed to have made ucre the God or hi. l,,
ntry--why should he feel 20 much interest in fl.
lection OF Polk and Dallas, AZ to raise the yoo,.
Hickory emblem from such place as thi.I
could tell him in reply that nothing co0lI !,
more appropriate, or expressive OF tho hone, ,,I
wishes OF the large class of negro dealers to which ~
belongs. lie and they look 10 the immediate anna.
alton Of Texas certain, If that Tickle, spc,.o,.
and TO the consequent opening ola new mnke, f.,
slaves, by supplying which they hope greatly 10 IN.
crease their gains.
cannot but think that If your friends Of the Ih
erty party could witness what have described A.,
mlngle for time with the numerous public and 49,;
rate slave dealers in streets md hotels-no,;,,
tho deep earnestness with which they advocate III.
cause or"Young Hickory" and boast of Tho nil
which they expect to receive indirectly from the ,h
oitionstsI say cannot but think that If they cooII
and hear all this, they would pause before yoio,
the "third party" ticket, thereby aiding as encc,O0
" tho election of Polk and Dallas, as if they voted r.,
them directly.'
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Truth We'll Told.

A writer in the Kenne5oc Journal thus concludes
able article:-If VIC look at the points connected
with The coming election, what will follow the
cess Of either casdidate' If Henry Clay is elected
we shall have President whose talents and states
mansbp ths nation will be proud Of.
We shall have the Union ns il Isl
We shall have no annexation OF Texas.
We shall havo with Mexico;
We shall not assume the debt o( Texas;
We shall not add new slave territory;
We shall hold on to the present Tariff
We shall have y friend TO Protection;
We shall have friend to American Industry
We shall have friend 10 the right Of petition.
We shall have a uniform Currency.
We shall have vetoes.
We shall have economy in the Government
We shn have the price of labor kept up.
We shall have the price Of wool kept up.
We shall have our share Of the Public Lands
We shall have an American with American Prn-
ciples.
We shall have good President and good times.
If James X Polk is elected, how reversed would
be the state Of affairs-how different the scene! We
shall have a Pharaoh, and Moses to stay his hand
The United States will be like Texas if not like E.
gypt-darkness will cover the land.
We shall have Revenue Tariff;
We shall have no Protection;
We shall have right Of Petition;
We shall have distribution.
We shall have war upon the Banks;
We shall have war with Mexico;
We shall have wool ''duty free';
We shall have labor at European prices;
We shall have the condemned Sub. Treasury Bill
We shall have one Currency FOR the Government,
aud another for the People;
We shall have Southern with Southern
principles;
We shall have Polk, Dallas and Texas instead Of
CLAY, FRELINGHUVsEN and the UNION as it is;
Let every man vote, and let every man for
whom and for what he votes.
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Which do You Choose?

Nobly did the Wings Of the 4th District rally at
the September election and render their verdict We
doubt moi they will again do their whole duty,-lhe
Wings of Vermont and Of the Union expect Of them
but we look beyond the Wing party of the district to
the whole people, irrespective of party lines, and Op
pca to them look al The questions actually at issue,
and to decide those questions upon their intrinsic
merits.
Are you for the great principle of Protection, on
which the Tariff of 1912 was basod-the principle
which was born with the Constitution, and adhered
to by every administration down to that Of jackson;
the principle with which your own pro spcrty must
stand or fall George Il. Chandler ndheres to and
Paul Dillingham; jr. rejects 1t; choose ye between
them.
Arc you in favor of securing to Vermont her por-
ton of tho Public Lands, with which to educate
your and daughters, and cover your beloved
State with the Highest blessings Of which she is capa-
ble' George B. Chandlcr is in favor of that meas
ure, while Paul Dillingham;, jr elects il; choose ye
between them
Arc you in favor Of a sound National Currency,
such Washington and Madison deemed it the duty
Of the Government 10 secure--such as is absolutely
necessary to ensure safety in all the transactions Of
business and n reward TO labor; or are you in
favor Of the Sub Treasury, infamous alike in its des
potc, and in its design separate the interests of the
government and the peoplel Geo. d. Chandler is for
the former, while Paul Dillingham; jr. is for the latter
choose va between them.
Are you for the preservation OF the rights and in
teress Of the free States and you against the per-
peluaon and extension of slavery, and against sur
rendering the balance Of power to the slaveocracy,
through tho annexation Of Texasl Geo B. Chan
dior is against annexation, while Paul Dillingham; r
favors that infamous measure; choose ye between
them.
Are you for fair and equal distribution of politi
cal power among tho people OF the several States,
may be under the Constitution, by requir-
ing all the States elect their members OF Congress
by Dstricts-a7d against the present unjust and alb
surd system, which gives voter of New Hampshire
double the power of voter in Vermont Geo. b.
Chandler Is in favor Of requiring all the States elect
by districts while Paul Dillingham; it, is against it;
choose ye between them.
These, lreemen Of the fourth district are the main
questions to be decided at the coming election, and
all we ask Of you is to give to them your deliberate
and honest judgement, and vote according your
OATH On these conditions, we could have no doubt
Of tho triumphant election of Geo. B. Chandler Mt the
next trial. Wings! let do our whole duty; let no
voter fail ofexercisnS his right the bailo,.box; let
questions fairly to the (reemen of the district ard
then let the intelligence and patriotism Of
tho people to give the victory
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The Polk and Dallas NegrO'Pen at
Washington.

We have heard and seen described, one of the
most outrageous establishments that disgraced
any portion of our Country-and which now exists in
the City Of Washng,on-thc Seat of Government
Il goes by the name OF "THE SLAvE-PEN 1t is
tho grand gathering place Of Slaves, whence they
sent Off for sale, those parts of the Country where
they most in request and bring the highest price.
Over this scene OF iniquty and cruelty, there floats
the Loco Foco Flag, bearing the names of Polk and
DALLAS. The proprielors ofthe establishment are
using the efforts secure the election Of the
Loco Foco Candidate, with, shrewd regard to their
own n,eresi-snpposug that such result will lead to
the Annexation of rexas-the diffusion of slavery
and the increase Of the value of the human flesh in
which they traffic We take from the Norwich (Ct.)
Courier. the following extract from letter TO gen.
,leman in that place, giving description of the Slave
Pen. ...
Extract Of Private Letter to a Gentleman in this
place, dated Alexandria, d. C. 18th Oct. ls44.
"Would TO Heaven every honest abotionist in the
country could spend day in this District, before
determining to cast his vote for the thrd candidate
would have him visit the 'Pen' lately described by
the Washington correspondent of the New York Ex-
press. II is gloomy, suspicious looking cluster of
buildings, surrounded by high wall, situated in the
metropolis Of the nation, about quarter Of milo
south o. Pennsylvania Avenue, and in full view from
the Capitol. Well do I remember how was strucl,
with its dreary and prison-lke aspect upon my frst
visit to Washington, and never shall forget the chill
OF hoEror with which heard its described and
its grated windows accounted for. What! said I, is
| u not public prison ?-'Oh no, it is only negro
PEN II belongs to Mr., whose advertisements
you see in the newspapers, offering the highest price
for likely negroes. As fast no procures them, he
caps them in hero, and when he has collected suf-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-11-04
BRITISH INTERFERENCE TO
Break down the Wing Tariff Of 1912.

Tho recent development Of plan, on the part o.
English manufacturers and capitalists, 10 infuene,
the pending Presidential election in this country, by
tho expenditure Of large sums of money in the dis
seminntOn of Free Trude doctrines, and tho dstribu
ton Of Free Trade Tracts is producing great alarm
in tho country. The evidence of SUCH interference
now ample and undenable. Large sums of mon
ey have been contributed, and the names of the con-
tributors known and published No secret is
made oft, in England. The lending papers, thore,
speak Of it openly, and commend the effort
II is inconceivable with what OF face the Loco
Foco party accept of such hid. TO carry ont their
party purposes. They have always protested the
most sovereign contempt and the deepest hatred, Of
England and Of Engishmen. They have branded
their opponents with the opprobous title of "BritSh
Wings" Notwithstanding all this, they are now
ongued with British Manufacturers and British Capt.
tqiss, to establish the doctrines Of Free Trade-to
take away the protection given TO products and
our own abor-to repeal the tariff of ls42-nnd, as
the most direct avenue TO the accomplishment ofthese
objects, to elect FOLK and DALLAS.
Large numbers Of Free Trade TrNcts--disscminat-
ing, at the time, various other Loco Fooo doc
trineI-hnve been printed in New York, and crcu-
lated Car and wide. They are, without doubt, the
products Of this full expenditure of British Gold Ono
Of them, in the height Of its audacity, has the follow
ing nsoent remark:
cat present, duties should be laid with an eye 10
revenue alone, with occasional reduction from time
TO time and thus in period OF few years, system
Of DIRECT TAXATION could be matured and
Iublished! By this means all interests would have
ample opportunity to meet new and better state OF
things"
We make appeal 10 the Farmers: the Luborers,
tho Merchants, the Manufacturers, Of our county
We nsk them whether they going to yield them
selves, again, to the yoke Of Great Britain! We beg
TO know whether they willing to come under
worse than Colonial vassnIoge' the rrcemen of
the United States are willing TO be governed by the
overgrcwn Capitalists of England if they are ready
ject the products of our soil 3 mines the
paray zng competition of the counties If they
prepared reduce the lnbor Of the industrial classes
Of our American citizens The standard OF the mis-
cradle pauper laborer Of Europe-et them say so, at
once. Let them stand by, and pecuniary dis
iress and embarrassment, overshadow our land. Let
them look on, ard laugh while the great interests OF
our country nre prosrated. Let them lay down their
heads in the lab Of this British Deliuh. Let them
PROSTATE tho proud spirit Of American Energy, and
American Industry, at the gided shrine of British in
nucnco. We wash our hands clean. of this humlia-
ting and insane sacrifice. Boston .4Has
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The Appeal to Foreigners and CathO'
lies

The Albany IN W Daily Argus, the State paper
Of New York; of the 9Th Of October. came out with
violent appeal TO The democracy, as il nscals the
Polk party, rally The Foreigners and Catholics in
behalf Of Polk for President In this il Is seconded
by every Catholic Religious print in the country SO
far as we know, and by many Of the Polk papers too
One of the strong grounds of appeal in the Catholic
papers is, that MIR Freiinghuysen is professed Pro-
testant Christian. The Argus appeal we have before
u.s. We quote its words TO the point, but have not
room for the whole appeal
"Donocrats be up and doing, Go among the TO-
900 Germans and the so 900 sons of ireland in Ohio
"Democratso Of Maryland, go among your GATH
OLlC population, tell them SC.
"DcmOcrats Of Tadtaaa, go among the Swiss and
Germans and Irish Of your sate---Ond Indiana will
go against Clay"
"Democrots Of the Empire Stale, the great duty
rests upon you We have 20, 900 (foregn) voters
within our linits,'' SC.
We quote these things to show upon what sort of
influences Folks friends depend 10 secure his cleo.
ton. When party appeals to Catholics a sect,
and 10 foreigners such, what becomes the duty of
Pro,estants and Americans in birth and interests, to
do we leave FOR all to judge. Are these signs
farming
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ELECTION, TUESDAY,
N o vcm b er I2.
WhiqS! ITO the Rescue!

One week from 10 morrow only remains FOR you to
burnish your nrmors for the final struggle in the long
and momentous campaign Of ls4L. Are you all
ready! Isyour work all done? Have you done and
are you now doing all YOU in tho cause Of your
country? Has the last sacrifice been offered upon
the uliar OF pairotism7 IT motif there yet be left
any thing to be done to open tho eyes Of your
mistaken neghbor to stir up The dormant energies Of
your iricnds,ic insure large, full, and swelling
vote FOR the CouNrRY's OVERWHELMINGLY
CLAY-Do Ir-Ond KEEP DOING ill tho work
is finished in Vermont
And who shall do il? Every Wing in whose hos.
ON CLOVIS n living spark Of patriotism of love to his
Country's present prosperity, and for the we-being
of his children Who we ask, is prepared to turn
back the current of prosperity which is now spread
ing over the land and glOddoning millions of hearts,
and TO bring again upon the mildew of death, the
dark cloud of despond and sorrow, from under which
we have just passed. Any man who is not prepared
for this sacrifice must labor for the establishment and
maintenance of the principles of HENRY CLAY and
of the Wing party
WINGS [! We ask of you enthusiastic and de-
termped efforts for HENRY CLAY and the cause of
PRoTEcTIoN TO American INpUsrRY--for
HENRY CLAY and Sound and Uniform CURREN
cv--for HENRY CLAY and the securing to each
State of its just and fair proportion of the Proceeds Of
the PUBLIC LANDs--for HENRY CLAY and the
assured prevalence of LAW, Order, Liberty and Pros
perity.
Arouse ye, Whgs!-your flag is streaming
March to the field al beat Of drum!
The sunlight on its folds is cleaning;
On! onto victory ye come;
Throughout the Union nobly bear it,
Your Cheltan ,reads the path Of fame:
The CIVIC CROWN shall gid his name;
Aud worthily can wear it,
Wings Of the Union! guard the banner
Which bears your Chiefs undying name!
From hill and plain. and broad savannah,
It, mpet-tongued, shall speak his fame.
Where sat our WAsHINGroN before him.
Shall sit the Nations favorite Son;
And long, your proudest victory won,
Millions shall bless him and adore him!
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swer in tho affirmative permit me to enquire in what
then does your democracy consist, but in being will
ing to be ruled and governed by reckless minority,
for such consider those who defeated the nomina-
ton of MIR Vun Buren,.
3d. would enquire of every Liberty nn,which
do you desire the most the extension of Slavery or
the triumph of your party leave each one to an
swer tho question, to his country his conscience, and
his God.
October, lS4I. A TRUE AMERICAN
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Col. JOhnsOn's Opinion of Henry Clay

81 have been in public life for forty years, and in
that time have been associated with all the great
of the county. Leaving gu, Madison and Gallatn,
who were old men when first stepped upon the the.
afro of politics, WILL PLACE JEFFERSON FIRST,
THEN HENRY CLAY: he is a perfect Hercules in
all the qualities that adorn human nature. Some
men may excel him in single qualty-fOr instance,
Webster may be greater ogician--or some may be
more renowned for deep researches; but take Clay
all in all, he has not equal in the Union, either in
the North or the South, the East or the West. In
moral courage, in physical courage, in oratory, in pat,
riOtism, and in every noble qua,y,hc is without
peror, lie is great, a rery great man"
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Look out for LocOfOcO FaIsehoOds.

Tho Louisville Journal and other papers say, that
people must be on the look out for oil sorts Of Loco
Foco games and tricks, misrepresentation and false
hoods on the Of election. and intimate that the
INSCRIPTIONS Polk leaders are preparing such things
to send forth to deceive the people. Men who do
not hesitate to represent James X Polk friend
Of protection here in tho North morally t for any
thing, and will do and say any thing to help him and
themselves into Office Look out for them! But this
caution is needless here perhaps, where, no longer
ago than few days previous TO our last election
the reckless Polk leaders scattered aShort Expose"
TO deceive the public.
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&S.26464a IS
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. "a,

... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. "a.
THE Observation-Disclosures are the stories in
circulation relative to those poor deluded people,.
have been informed that the presented on
Tuesday and Wednesday, at their encampmcnt in
the vicinity Of Phmnixville, at times frightful.-
The shouts and screams Of the women and children,
together with the groans, lamentations and exclama
tons of the men, Of the most painful character
and calculated excite feelings fcommsseraon for
the miserable objects of heartless viainy. Yoser-
day morning two small children were found in the
encampmcnt, it is said, perfectly cold, stiff and deadl
Many grown persons were suffering severely, and
many females forced away with the object Of
saving their lives!
The same distressing scenes have also occurred
near Darby on the shores orthe Schuylkiil, and on
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tEF Several leaders of the Milerites have been
arrested FOR auduently inducing their followers to
surrender their property and poceting for their own
use after The aoorld didn't burn up-among them we
have seen named Elder Hines. Others decamped
from the of their ingaterings' with heavily
laden pockets to enjoy the fruit of their short career
Of imposition; but their dubes left like shorn
sheep upon the mounain-top the verge of winter
Thus will be till people learn to trust in the plainly
written word OF God rather than the voice Of rotten
headed or rotten hearted men,
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the banks ofthe Wissahicon. In some cases they
were without adequate provisions, while in most they
wero without, sufficient clothing. Several lives are
reported 10 have been sacrificed by the conduct Of a
set of heurtess rogues, several Of whose names am
prepared to give Correspondent W Y. Tribune.
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IEFohio and Pennsylvania voted last Friday and
New York votes tomorrow. We shall have good
share OF the returns from New York and Penn. FOR
next paper. Other smaller States vote in the
mean time, from which also we shall have returns
pouring 10 upon Us soon
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u. I'D. Barber and James G.. Bir-
new

few years since E. d. Barber, by collision
with the leaders Of the Sd party in this State endoav
ored to form coalition of the 81 party and the Loco
Foco party. lie did not succeed, and trust MIR
Birney may be equally successful in transferring the
Wings a, least, OF the Sd party TO the Polk and Tex
rs party OF The Union.
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what arc we CoPmTug 10 ,

The Polk and Dallas flag was flying in IRON, Of
the Roman Catholic Church, at South Boston, uR
day sunday! This is the flag that WINS suspended
from the church itselfin the frs, place, and Afterwards
for the sake Of Appearances, was removed from The
church and fastened TO pole, planted in front of6,
church, and on the land Of the church, where It i,
still flying - Boston Ailas Oct. 20.
IUPThe Van Buren, (Ark.) Intelligencer of oco
her 9th, says: eve learn from gentleman Just from
Texas, that the inhabitants Of the Northwestern nor
ton of Texas suffering greatly from the want
provisions and that the in that region has al
most totally failed Large numbers of emigrans at,
returning, through this place, to Missouri, that went
out last winter and spring" Mr. Jones, the Anri.An
nexatOn candidate has been elected President orTel'