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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
cI,,orvmT Texas and the North Star,

N,,,b Star of April %, gave summary orar-
r., and against Annexation. One Of the ar
ga"'"' ,,,oo from the N. Y. Courier by the Star,
reads thus; .cr ;ohoh;,od bv our
".onle and making part OF tho Union' the s'nVe-
%1iP,,ip delaware, Maryland, Virginia. hehtucKy
, Missouri, could not retain the~ slaves WIN any
AOu a, ,vould send them further south, thus sub
PNNI Uu' increasing the number Of free states."
1,, n this and the other arguments quoted,
heslar remarks ,, ,,
~, .oond sense in the arguments"
TL. Sta, then copies the arguments against An
.,,,,o as presented by the National Intelligencer'
sbIOws
81, That II would Involve ''''s 'ou"'y !" ""'
with Mexico. ,,,...,..;. 81 ,,,o ,.,,, ~
r..tw, If this country to that power.
SD That our territory is already large enough
Tbot at least one third of the Union is opposed
.o hans. doubts the constitutional right to estab
gi Le Connection and declares its determination
~, .s,, il and that such connection will therefore
son,dze the existence of the Union"
IUon these arguments the Star comments as fol-
lows!
nAOa the Intellgencer might have added, the
,tyTENSlON OF TIE SLAVE POWER, FOR
BID THE BANS"
qb, was before the nomination of Polk We re-
c5 TO these opinions in order 10 refresh the memory
At some who now 90 for Polk to abolish slavery, and
vbo nke the Star as their oracle We believe with
de Star Of April 22,there is more sophisty haq sense
;,Mr idea that Annexation would substantially in
crease the number Of free States, and that "THE
rrrrYs1oN OF THE SLAVE POWER FORBID THE
uANsn
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
Ten Thousand im Council.
WIG MASS CONVENTION IN TIE FIRST
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
In accordance with call of the District Commit
tee, the citizens of the First Congressional District,
assembled in Mass Convention, on the 9TH inst, at
Manchester.
The vast assembIage then commenced forming in
procession under the direction of John C. Roberts,
Esq Marshal of the day, assisted by several assistant
Marshals.
Tho procession formed four deep, and extended
nearly two miles in length, while large numbers had
either gone on TO the ground in advance, accom-
panied the procession without forming in its lines
The procession was headed by two excellent Bands
of Music, the Rutland and White Creek Bands B.
f. Gd=eHe.
After the organization, the Hon. Solomon Foote
was nominated for re.elect on TO Congress, who adj
d. essed the meeting did the Hon. Geo. p. Marsh
Mr. Culver of N. York, and Senator Phelps.
The Wings Of the Southern portion Of the State s.
the West side OF the Mountains, are all wide awake
and nrousng with an energy never before equaed,
We notice in the Wing papers from there that meet
ings held often and others called TO DO holden
before the election, and we have given the above
tico as specimen Of what they are doing WINGS
OF THE NORTH! ROLL ON THE BALL!
YET ANOTHER. On .hc 18th inst the An
nversary Of the battle of Bennington 900 Wings
met in Mass Convention at Fast Bennington and the
day passed off glorionsy
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
WING MASS CONVENTION,

There will be Wing Mass Convention ut I.uncn-
burgh Corner, the 2sth of August, at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ. Wings and all others who in favor of the
present Tariff and the protection 10 Home Industry
which it ailords-a Tho are in favor of the Union
as it is, and who opposed to the Annexation Of
Texas or any other Foreign State for tho sole and
avowcd purpose Of extending and perpetuoting SLA-
VERY, and all others, invited to attend. Some
of our best orators are expected to be present COME
FRIENDS! Come PATRIOTS! Come ALL
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26

Making 81 per cent ioT inc year. SAID per cehtage
to be cast on the original amount Of premium note,
without reference TO any endorsement, and TO DO
paid to the Treasurer, his Office in Montpelier, on
or before the 9Th day of October, lS44, being the
day of the annual meeting of said Company. list
of persons insured in his town, with the amount Of
assessment due from each, will be transmitted TO the
Representative elect to the Legislature, who it ia
hoped will feel an interest in having all from whom
assessments due send In 10y him TO pay the samc
and il Is desired and Expected that every member of
the Company will improve this opportunity 10 send,
it affords cheap, safe and convenient mode by
which he transmit his money. Members should
recooc that if they neglect to send Ivy the Rcprei
sentative, it may and frequently does cost them
to send the Iney for their assessment, by 9th:
means, than the assessment amounts to. Let no
member OF the Company, therefore, neglect to fol-
ward the amount due for insurance by the ReprcsenA
taiivc. The credit of the Company must DO sGslaih4
cd and the only way this he done eiecually, is
by having each member pay his assessment PROMPTLY
The resolution Of the Directors passed in conior-
nifty with the 9Th section of the act Of incorporation,
in relation TO the collection Of assessments, should
be remembered
There have been allowed, the past year, hum
drcd and QUO LOSSES, amounting to S2l,7S2 %.
3G0w3l J. Il. THURSrON, Treasurer!
Insurance Office, Montpelier, Aug. 10, 1874
THNHE nonresident prop rector, Of the town of New
IL ark in the County Of Caledonia, arc hereby mo-
tilted that The taxes assessed Ivy said town within the
year next preceding this date remain etive III whole
in part unpaid on the following dScs o;Y.ands In
snil IN vii
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
Mr Polk Qua Tea aaad Coffee.

sin 1888, MIR Polk member Of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means, (which committee proposed to
impose duty of twenty per cent on Tea and Coffee,
they being, at that time, duty free. A proposition
was made to strike them out from the reported bill so
as leave them still duty free. fEsNr Polk voted
against tho proposition and in favor oftaxng Tea and
Coffee !
Now reader, why did Mr. Polk do this ? His
is plains he wished to raise revenue TO pay
the expenses ofgovemnent by taxing the cherished
comforts Of all classes Of persons-the poor as well
as the rich-ra,her than by taxing foreign luxures
which we do without, or by taxing foreign man
ulactures and thus taxing foreign labor. He would
rather tax the people of American than the people Of
Great Britain France and Germany. Is this the pol
icy to make nation flourish? Is this patriotic? Is
it American?
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
Glorious News from the West.


INDIANA REDEEMED | AND MISSOURI AL
MOST
INDIANA. Tho Washington Globe comedies 2
Wing majority in joint ballot in tho Legislature
which secures n Wing Senator. The Wing papers
claim n ito in the Senate and from to maj, in tho
House. Enough.
The Indiana Sentinel, Polk paper edited by the
famous Chapman, says the Senate is tied and gives
the Wings six majority in the House, whi!o the
Wings claim g. The State is redeemed. Last year,
the Legislature was Loco by IL on joint ballot
MISSOURI Returns of the Legislature, 40
Wings, IL Locos and ''solt' Locos. The State is
nearly redeemed aud if Benton gets a reelection
TO the Senate il will be by Loco Senators who hold
over.
ILLINOIS. Result as last year all around.
KENTUCKY In GO Counties the Wing Gov
ernor has 1928 majority, and the Wing Lieut.. Gov
over 1900 minority grhe Legislature is Wing
stronger than ever before-nenry three Wings to one
Loco. The Of the difference in the vote for
Governor we have heretofore stated The Wings Of
Ky. say they shall givo their Clay, 10000 minority.
ALABAMA. Very much rs last year -Loso.
The results Of the August elections these. The
Wings have carried all the States they carried for
Harrison in IsI0--and the Polkites have held TO
those only which they carried for Van Buren,. The
Wings have lost State but gained Indiana from the
last election and have shaken Missouri terribly.
iUFThe locoGocos are clarifying Polk for saying
that he in favor Of equal protection to all great
interests Now fas neghbor says, protection
cannot be extended to the farmer, what does Polk
unless that no branch Of home industry is to
be shielded from the pauPer labor Of Europe? His
EQUAL protection signifies n HORIZONTAL
TARIFF, which will tax tea and coffee much
manufactured goods-whch will give foreign capital
lists nearly full swing in markets which will
oblige our laborers and operatives to work upon the
shilling .u-day system ofEngland, else squat on
the unoccuped land out West'-which will mako
nation of producers, dependant the tender mer-
cos of Europe for the sale of our produce-in short,
which will protect every interest in the land'
EQUALLY that is, nearly none al all. And this
MIR Polk calls fair and just = Phenir.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26

"BANK" "BANK"' Is in the mouth of every
brdwling POlkitc these days. And what do they
mean' They say that MIR Clay wants fny million
Bank chartered for so years. 1t is another of their
big ISLANDERS, every decently informed man knows,
and the leaders who ruse this cry know it 10 DO such
also. MIR Clay goes for no such thing, nor do the
Wings. lie goes, as he says, for National Curen-
cy-some kind of an Institution Exchequer Plan,
that would give the country currency, sound all
over the Union; avoiding the evils of the old Bank
with such Improvements in its regulations as expo
rience teaches to be necessary. No Wing in the
Union wants Bank like the old one and is vile
SANDER to charge the Wings with tho intention of
establishing such Bank. They want what is in
scribed on their Banner, "a sound National Curren
cy," and they believe it be had without the evils
of the old Bank, yet the same time answering all
the good purposes ofthat Institution.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
DBAFI9a

In Westminster, Aug. 10,Ilon. MARX RICHARDS,
s4-formerly member of Congress md Lieut.. Cow
ernor of the State. ........... .... t'
In Bradford. VI. Aug. IS, of CONSUMPTION, Mrs
Hannah w. Shaw, wife of Napthali Shaw, I'd, Esq.
and daughter of Mr. Thomas Worthen, aged A.
In Montpelier, Aug 9TH, Mrs. Camp, wife Of z.
G.. Camp, aged 33. Also, Aug 8, Mrs Sophia, wife
of Rev. J. c. Aspinwall. aged &c go. =. -
At Saratoga Springs, 9Th inst. VIM. l.. Stone, Esq.
editor the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, aged So
In Coventry. Aug l6, Peleg, infant OF Isauc
f. Redfeid, OF Montpelier. .-r
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
"A SHORT EXPOSE" SC.

Thousands of pamphlet OF this title have been
sent the state. 1t is anonymous, and has bee
secretly got up and distributed, with the hope Of
Gaping detection reply. We therefore expect to
find it tissue OF misrepresentation. We have not
had copy long enough for examination. - JPatch.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
BRIGHTON MARKET, Monday, Ang. 10.

Reported for the Daily Advertiser and Patriot
At Market, 7ID Beef Cattle, $500 Sheppard 1850
Swine, so Beef Ca,tlc and several hundred Swine
sold
PRIcEs-Beef Catle-A few Cattle were sold on
Saturday at abou, former prces-to day such prices
were not sustained. Extra IS 75; first quality
81 so; second quality $4,25; third quality IS IL
81 90.
Sheep and Lanbs.-Snles from ,25 so.
Swine columbia Shoats'' in lots to peddle more
than half Barrows, Ate; Pennsylvania and Ohio
Hogs, from 81 to 4c AT retail from to sic
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
2G 4. AssARM. GR So

In Danville, Aug. 18th, by Rev. S. Chamberlain,
Mr.. Joseph Sweetser, Jr TO Miss Mary Jane I'ice,
both of ID. ... .... .....-.
In Cabot, by Thomas Osgood, Esq, Mr. George w.
Paine, of Cabot, to Miss Rebecca c. Wiley, Of
Walden.
In this Town, Aug. 10, by Rev. J. p Stone, Mr..
GEORGE DICKINSON, of Hadley, Mass. TO Miss
MARIA DIcKINsoN, of this town
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26

the West Indies some years since, had two Of his
crew killed by lightning just the moment that one
of them was laughing n; what the other had said ;und
SO sudden was the strike that of pain
cd on tha countenance, but the expression of broad
laughter was strongly imprinted there so that,
in death, "He grinnod horribly CHASTITY smile"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
POLK IN MAINE.

BORROWED PLUMES. The Freeman asserts
that the a5otionisiS have forced Mr. Clay against
nexation, and thereupon exhorts them to hold on
their way and stick TO the third party. Indeed,
neighbour we impore you not to steal thunder or
deck yourselves in our plumes. Mr. Clay expressly
refers to the action of the Legislatures Of Kermont
Massachusetts and Ohio (which had unanimously pro-
tested against annexation. Now, were these third
party Legislatures? We must remind the Freeman
that Wing Governors, Wing Senators, and Wing
representatives,, have uttered that voice which Mr.
Clay has heard and responded 10 this great sub
jec We exhort You, ther efore,on your own ground,
to sustain them, and to sustain Mr. Clay also. Yes
we offer you VIM. ST.ADE, as efficient anti
slavery is 10 be found; we offer Wing can
didates, all opposed to annexation, and opposed to
slavery, too, honestly and sincerely as yourself;
and we offer Mr. Clay, whose election alone will pre-
vent tho establishment of slavery on the strongest
foundation it has occupied BY supporting these,
you can do something against slavory-by opposing
them you lciH aid siarery. No scphsry can escape
these positions, though you try sophistry never so
hard Watchman.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
EyRRd Centre.

A meeting Of the friends OF Protective Tariff and
the opponents Of the Annexation of Texas and the
perpetuity and extension Of slavery will be holden at
Lyndon Centro on Friday August 80, ut O'Clock,
p ". at which all are invited be present Senator
UPllAM and other Speakers will be on hand.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26

ANOTHER COOP SfGN. We learn from the Ma
tiona Eagle that another factory is about to be
put in operation in Claremont, N. II for the manufac
ture of cotton goods, and to sixty looms. Thus,
one after another, says the Edge Of the buildings d
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
Clay Club Meeting at the Plain,
ionday evening, Aug %.
Meeting ut Fassumlpsic.

There will be meeting Of tho People at Pussump
sic Village on Tuesday, Aug. 81, at O'Clock. r. NJ.
for the consideration Of the leading political topics Of
the day. The Hon. WIN. UPliAM and others will
make addresses Gentlemen of all parties are invit-
ed TO attend
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26

On the FOLK pole at 81. Louis, the Loeos have
raised the lone Star pendunt Of Texas the top, and
under it, half mast, they placed the American Flag.
with its glorious stripes, and twenty six stars
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26

ErFEcT. The returns from Kentucky, Indiana,
and North Carolina, are too bad for Loco Foco flesh
and blood to bear. They are hunting up, revampng
and publishing all the rcruted and sule ISLANDERS upon
Clay, Frelinghuysen. and the Wings in general. 1t
will not do-the hand writing is upon the a.--Cin
cinnah GaseHe. - -..---
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
STATE OF VERMONT.
Caledonia District GO

Caledonia District, S.
At Probate Court held at Danville in said District,
on the 9th day of August A. ID. 1914.
A Ionic BEMISS and Ii ULDAH II. BEMtSS,
IA Administrators of the Estate of Elias Bemiss
jr. late of Lyndon in said District, deceased repre-
sent TO the Court that said deceased n his lifo-
time under decd certain real estate stu.
ate in Burke in said district, to Isaac Dcnison and
Lucius Dcnison-and pray the Court hore 10 grant
them license aud authority to deed tho real
tate TO said Isaac and Lucius pursuant said cou.
tInct. ....- ...
1t is therefore ordered by the Court that notice
thereof I've given TO all persons interested, and that
said application will lie heard and de sided at Pro-
bate Court 10 lie held at the Probate Office in said
Danve ON the 18th day Of September, A. d. 1914,
at one o'clock in the afternoon, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully in the Cnledonian a
newspaper printed ST. Johnshury in said disflct
previous tho day appointed for hearing.
36s SAMUEL ID. MATTOCKS, Judge.
STATE OF VERMONT
....H.. Caledonia District, S.
AT Probate Court held at Dinvie in said District,
on the 9th day Of August, A. ID. lS44.
hob RANDALL, Guardian of Elias II. Betniss of
Lyndon. minor, makes application to tho
Court for license to sell all the interest of his ward in
certain Real Estate in said Lyndon, representing that
would be conducive the interest Of his ward
sell the for the purpose of putting the proceeds
of such sale at interest.
1t is therefore ordered that said Guardian Cause no.
tice to be given to all persons interested, that said
application will be heard and decided at Probate
Court to be held the Probate Office In Danvi!le in
said district on the 9Th day of September next at
o'clock in the afternoon, by publishing copy of
this order three weeks successfully in the Caojonian
newspaper printed at St. Johnsbury, in said dis
tict, all which publications. shall be previous 10 said
SAML Is. MATToCKs, Judge of Probate.
a6sw3 SAINT B. MATTocKs, Judge.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26

conm0,,.1' Rev. Charles Rockwell, in a
Register published in the Yarmouth (Mass }
friend md e singular effects of lightning says that
''"'oner oil his, when returning from
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26

VNNHE members of The Vermont Mutual Fro In
N suronce Company'nro hereby notified that tho
following assessments have been made by the direc-
tors, all notes In force on the following dayso witt
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-26
POLKIN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The Portsmouth Mercury, rank Locoloco paper
speaking of his nomination., says:
''MR. POLK is AN UNcoMPRoMIsINo FOE TO
A PROTECT TARIFF 20
POLK IN MAINE.
One OF our citizens-n strong Locofoco, and grea
friend TO the -growers-rocent!y returned from
Maine with the that the Locorocos THAT State
do not exactly agree with people. "They are
commercial, 'sad he'nnd favor Free-Trnde" ''But,
Mr. b asked Wing" whom do these frse-Trade
Locofocos suppOn'' That was a poke under the
fifth rib-the answer was ''POLK.'' ....
We would like 10 know how it is that ]. X Polk
is for Protection in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Protection in
New Hmnpshre-und for free trade in Maine. Who
the dupes? TYatchn,an.
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REMEMBER, Tuesday, Sept. 3. The bet and
most profitable days work mancan do will be
to go to the polls s. vote for good Wing men
who will carry out the principles of Protection
TO American Industry. What will be tho pr oft
Of our farms if we c,nnot hwo a market fol
our produce? What will be the profit of our shops
If the fruits of labor are to be put in competition
with the articles of foreign shops produced by men
who work for shilling day, and our money runs
out of the country instead OF going into our own pOck
pts
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reced in this village for manufacturing purposes
being improved. all our mechanics are being employ
ed, thetwo iron foundrios, which have been
pied FOR the last ten years, in full operation, Civ
ing employment to some dozen or fifteen hands, and
every branch of industry is lourishing in beaut-
full and now busy village. When the two factories
which are now receiving their machinery shall be put
in full operation, nearly three hundred hands will DO
employed in them. Tho money paid for their board
alone will find its way into the pockets of our farm
ers for produce.
Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-06-06
CAPTAIN TYLER.

Ifever party had cause 10 regret The ele-
walton of any man 10 Office; the wings have
| the promotion of the above mentioned indI-
vidual. Not indeed SO far as future success
is concerned; for his traitorous courss while il
has had The effect to cement, the wings in
bonds of closer Union; has done much to des-
troy the Democratic party.
But while every act Of his has been drec-
ted, solely with view, to a second Term; and
every office in his gilt prostiuted TO advance
his political interest; the good and well being
of tn, country have been over looked and sa-
crihced 10 his own corrupt passions.
Ii is EoSslble for a man IN private life. TO SO
IA plunge himself in. the imquitous sinks of
corruption, as to place himself beyond the pale
of the notice of honest men; because his acts
from the very blseness ofthem. loose all their
bad effects upon society; this point Capt Tyler
has long since reached; and his name woul
now rest in quiet infamy, with nothing but the
keen goaangs of his own gulltyconsclence, TO
admonish him of he enormity of his crimes
but for the dist guished office which he holds
by accident. 1t is the office then and not the
man which elevates ham, even TO the dignity
of animal version and reproach: we could not
else, penetrate the vel which envelopes this
charnel house of guilt.
1t is saying but little to tell the wings they
elected him and he is consequently their Pres
Idcni. In the entire annals of trate rous crime
there is not single act of simIlar baseness,
which vas moi preceded by confidence and re-
gard; without Tia sc there could be no treache-
ry. 1t was sufficient that the wings did not
participate in, or countenance his acts.
II was thought, that in the first act of betrav-
ing his friends, he had PISSED through every
grad; of crime, 10 the very climax of guilt, moi
so: subsequent events have shewn, that it was
only the starting goal, 10 the long catalogue
afterwards TO be perpetrated.
That was against his party, but these have
been agains. his country.
Not to mention the corrupt use of the nat |
ronage of The Government, to subserye his |
own unholy purposes, nor the. clan6estine ne. |
gotiations with Texas, who can lock with in> |
difference upon his late unexampled nsurpation
of power, in ordering sqadron ofobservation
to cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, to watch the
ofthat government, and in conney.
ION with this!part of our Standing Army to the
confines of Texas TO communicate with the
President of that Republic. Ii this not nIain.
" frrogating to himself, the high prerogative
Of Declaring war, which belongs alone 10 the I
Representatives of the people! In view of
these enormtIes, we do not believe that Con.
greSs could perform more acceptable service
% the people than to eject him from Office. il
9 proper that career begun in crime should
lose in infamv