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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-09-20

A HAPPY OMEN.-Durng the speech Of Gen.
Coombs at New Haven on the 4th, most pleasing
incident occurred, which is thus alluded to in the
report of the New Haven Courier
"If we fail to elect Clay now, CONTINUED Gen.
C.) the experiment of Free Government is fail
ure If man like James X. Polk can be elected
over man like Henry Clay, there is no use Of
talking hereafter OF rewardng public services
Look at the pedestals upon which all the Pres-
dents rose to power. George Washington, Thorn
as Jefferson, all of them down to Van Buren,, whom
the Democrats lately called from Lindenwald to
New York TO be pail bearer at his own funeral
Tyler we will not mention But oh where will
Folks pedestal be found tell you that the DEM
ocrats who vote for him now will be ashamed to
acknowledge it to their posterity, and they'll deny
that they were at home or voted at all, rather than
confess TO their indignant offspring that they voted
for James X, Polk. Now look at the pedestal Of
Henry Clay, rising higher and higher for the last
forty years. Ay, see him like an eagle with untr-
ing pinion soaring against the sun. llere the au-
dience were startled by the cry of San Eagle, An
Eagle" Every eye was raised towards the heav-
ems, and there, with out spread wings, the proud
bird of our country seemed TO pause as if delighted
with the scene beneath HIM. Gen. Coombs looked
up and exclaimed -" Oh proud bird of my coun-
try's banner. ] accept the omen. Long, long may
YOU soar in majesty above those banners waving
over the land of the free and the home of the
bravery Gentlemen, have said that these things
did not come accidentally. That bird did not
come by accident 10 take the sentence from my
mouth hail it as happy omen"
The effect of this occurrence, as may well be
supposed,was electrical, and the air resounded with
the sudden and simultaneous shouts of the multi
tude.
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Albany government have been constantly the allies
the faithful, devoted allies Of Southern Slavery.
But their chicanery is at fault and their sceptre
has departed. The annexation of Texas is identi-
cal with the pcrpetuation of slavery. Our oppo-
nents are for 1.-THE Wing party are against It,
If there be in llerkimer a friend of Human Free
dom, willing to follow my poor lead in this sacred
cause, appeal to him now as heretofore, and as |
shall do forever, to give his suffrage to the Wing
candidates, not for the sake Of Henry Clay, nor
even for the sake of the Wing party, but for our
Country, for Libertys sake, and for the sake of
Humanity.
am, very faithfully, your constant friend,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
JARVIS N. LAKE, ESQ.
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POLK AND THE SUB-TREASURY.

1t is worthy of notice that not locofoco paper
in the country ventures to uttera syllable with ref
erence to the sub Treasury, They dare not discuss
IT, Nor dare they DlsowN it, for in the event Of
their success there is nothing on earth more abso
!utely certain than that it will be Immediately es-
tablished as the law of the land. The following
passage from letter written by J. X. Polk in reply
to the inquiries of Committee in Tennessee, de-
fines his position on this point very distinctly
Cour. and Ing.
ITO your fourth interogatory, in the following
words, viz;
SHE yOu IN favor Of the SIb-7reas'ny system
passed By Congress IN 1889, and repealed IN lo4l y
| Iansiper that am; and for my views given at
some length on the subject, refer you to my pub
lished addresses to the people of Tennessee, the
one bearing date on the Sd OF April, 1872 and the
other on the 25th of March, 1911.
JAMES X. POLK.
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LETTER FROM MR.. CLAY ON AGRICUL-
TURE AND THE BANKRUPT LAW.
ASHLAND, AUG, 20. 1S44.


My DEAR SIR:-I received your letter of the
18th inst You surprise me by the statement of
some opinions which are attributed to me. Moth
ing can be more uniounded than the assertion that
am untrlcndy to the protection OF agriculture -
consider that interest in all its departments as the
predominant interest in the United States. Cot
ton, Hemp Wool, manufactures of Tobacco and
other articles of agricultural product are now pro-
tectcd, and if the measure of protection be made
quate, no man in the United States would be viii.
ling to 90 farther than would in extending sufi-
cent protection. | have never held or expressed
any other sentiments. The substance Of what |
have said, and which is to be found in my publish
ed speeches. is, that agriculture in the United
States owing TO our distance from European coun-
tries, needs but little direct protection. But the
principal aim in introducing and protecting manu-
features is to benefit agriculture by opening new
and home market for its surplus productions. Ex-
pressions disporaging to agriculture, rather to
the habits of those who pursue it, have been put
into my mouth and paraded at the head even of
newspapers. | have never used such expressions.
They have been forged or fabricated by political
enemies. OF all the pursuits of man. consider
the cultivation of the earth the most honorable.
1t is my own pursuit and any rejecting man must
at once perceive that could say nothing derogato-
ry to it.
Ihave already stated in a letter which has been
published, that the General Assembly of Kentucky
gave me no instructions to vote for the repeal of the
Bankrupt Law. Instructions were pending before
the Legislature but they fell by disagreement be-
tween the two Houses.
consider that the American people have ex-
pressed decided disapprobaton to the late Bank
rupt Law and for one in Difference to that opinion,
do not desire to that law revived or any other
Bankrupt Law passed.
congratulate you on the satisfactory result of
the August elections, and remain your friend and
obedient servant, II. CLAY.
Gen X. l.. CARUTHERs.
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READ THIS. YE SLANDERERS.

ANEcDoTE.-When Mr. Clay was Speaker of
the House of Representatives aspery would, in the
zeal OF conflict, sometimes find Its way into debate
and now and then, but very rarely take the character
OF personality by which we do not mean coarseness
OF language such as Is now too often heard in debate
but such reflections upon motives as one gentleman
owes 1t to another to refrain from. Something of
The kind had passed, in the heat of debate between
Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Grosvenor but, as afIIrs of
this sort were then conducted with great privacy il
was not known, or known to very few, that duel
was to result from it. The next day, or the day
following, the hour Of meeting ofthe House had ar.
rived, and the members had assembled as usual.
bit the Speaker had failed ofhis usual punctuality
The inquiry passed from mouth TO mouth, "Wheres
the Speaker 7" "What in the world has become of
the Speaker" An hour elapsed, and yet no Speaker.
AT length, it came to be understood that Mr. Cal
houn and Mr.. Grosyenor were that morning to meet
at ten or eleven O'clock few miles distance from
the Capitol, to settle their quarrel by mortal arbi
trament; and that Mr., Clay, having accidentally
got wind of It, had mounted his horse, leaving the
louise in the lurch, with determinations if posi-
BILE, by any effort of his, TO prevent the shedding of
blood upon mere point Of honor between two gem
uemen whose lives were Of so much value to their
friends and to their country. Another and another
hour passed amidst the deepest anxiety; when out
of breath, from haste in riding but full of Joy and
gadness, arrived the Speaker, and called the House
to order. His mediation, united with that Of dis
tingushed member ofthe Senate, had been success
full Their earnest entreaties had been irresistible.
They had brought back, unframed, if not reconcil-
ed, those who had gone out enemies to stake
their lives against another. They were receiv-
ed by their colleagues and associates with open
arms and the reader may be sure there was not
much business done in the House that day. By his
effective interpcsition, the prompting OF 4 humane
and generous heart, Mr.. Clay on that occasion won
golI@n opinions of all men.-.Nm. Inieltgencer.
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Immense Meeting at PatsJTg, Pa. The Pitts
burg papers give glowing description of the inn
mense mass meeting held at that place on the 10th
inst Unjust have been grand affair, and is rep
resented as exceeding by far the great meeting held
in le40 The Hon. Walter Forward presided, as
sisted by vast number of Vice Presidents. co.
coo people were present.
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ST.. ALhANs, 9th Aug. 1914.
REV. +. b. NASH.

TT E''1'AI'ol uE'
DEAR SHIT gives me much pleasure TO fur
nish you with such information us have relative
to the subjects mentioned in your communication I;
though must be permitted to express my surprise
that in the case of one who has been so long be-
fore the public as Mr.. Clay has been, and who has
been for so many years intimately associated with
most Of the leading men of the nation as he has,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-09-20

There was a mighty gathering of the fieemen Of
Western Pennsylvania, at Erie, Pa, on the 10th
inst, the anniversary of Perrys victory on the
Lakes 10000 indomitable Wings of the old Key
stone were assembled in council, and they were adj
dressed by Cassius NJ. Clay, Esq, of Kentucky and
other distinguished Wings
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.NetO York. The Wing State Convention which
assembled at Syracuse on the lth inst nominated
for Governor, Hon. Willard Fillmore, for Lieut.
Governor, Hon. Samuel j. Wikn.
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"On our first page will be found Mr.. Clay's third
and last letter upon the annexation of Texas. The
admission is here fully made, that Mr.. Clay is ar
IDENTIFY DESTROYS Of seeing Ierds nnnered, os as
the preminaries can be settled"- Green Mountain
Freeman.
What preliminaries There is not one word
about prelimnarcs in the whole letter. The Free
man is really liberty paper-no doubt in the
world of it-and it is for the greatest liberty too
liberty forsooth to msrepresent, to pervert the
truth, to mutilate language, and wantonly to assa
the character of one of the first statesmen in the
country. That is the liberty for which the Free
man, in its last number, evinces pre-eminent de-
sire.
"Thus does Mr. Clay, with one dash of his pen
demolish nearly the whole argument used by the
Wings during our recent canvass 80 that he was
pledged against annexation, and that annexation
would perpei,idie sinrtry! 0CFSDon't those men
feel some slight twinges of conscience, who are
now rejoicing over elections that they have secured
by using such arguments Mr.. Clay declares to
be false, and such as they themselves never had
reason to believe were founded truth %-Ereemnn
The Freeman thinks then that the argument that
the annexation of Texas would perpetuate slavery,
is demolished, and that the Wings themselves new
err had reason to believe it founded ia truth. Has
the Freeman come to this? Does it really believe
what it says? If it does, it had better raise the
Polk flag.
As to Mr. Clay being pledged against annexa-
ton, the Freeman and every man of common intel
ligence, who has read Mr. Clay's letters on this
subject knotO that the opinions expressed in his
last letter substantially those contained in his
previous ones, and that he is pledged against an
nexation long as there is one State adverse to it.
Mr.. Clay has SO declared himself, and he has nei-
Their retracted qualified his opinion in this re-
spect But the Freeman's friend, Mr.. Polk, not
only does not require the common consent of the
Union, as an indispensable condition of annexa-
ton, but be is for il mauger dishonor and war.
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There large mass meeting of Wings at
Plattsburgh, N. Y. on the 18th inst. They were
addressed by Hon Mr.. Marsh, Hon. VIM. Slade,
and Hon. E. D. Culver Esq. Number present es-
timated from 5000 to 10000.
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HON. PAUL DILLINGHAM;, JR.-HAs HI
CHANGED?

Extract from the National Republican Circular July l6 1892
"SATIoSAL REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS.
For President,
HENRY CLAY.
For Vice President
JOHN SA RGE ANT.
The National Republican Is the of the country
aud upon ts depends the question whether and
children shall hereafter rejoice her prosperity her
degradation and disgrace.
Montpelier, July 10, 1922
To which was appended the name of PAUL Dr.
MNoHAM, Jr. as one of the county committee for
Washington county. If the cause of Henry Clay
and the Republican party was the cause of the
country in 1892 is it not the same now? And in
deserving Henry Clay and the Republican party,
did not Mr.. Dillingham; desert the cause of his
country? Yes. AS it was in 1882, so is it now.
Then, the system of protection to American Indus
try was the motto OF the Clay Republicans. 1t is
the motto of Henry Clay and the Wings now,
What could induce an honorable, patriotic and
disinterested citizen, who loved the cause of his
country in 1882, to desert it, and attach himself to
party which proclaims that Industry must take
care of iiself?" to abandon cause "upon the
success of which depended the question whether
we should hereafter rejoice in the prosperity of our
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-09-20

Q}%The New York Plebian, the leading Loco
Foco paper in the City of New York, says -
ave can tell the Wings that unless they DESIRE q
Dissolution of the Union, they WILL HIKE L. =,
Q}~.4B.a.ND O.NTffE present I.ahIff
N5sThat's true Locofoco doctrine
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Members Of Congress. Lustyear the Wings had
2, the Locofocos A, and ] District no choice. This
year the Wings have l, the locos 2, and probably
no choice in Districts. 1t seems by these returns
the Dutch have taken Holland" Where's Chap
man?
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country or mourn her degradation and disgrace ?"
1t could not have been that he desired to be stuck
over with titles, or hung ronnd with strings."-
Something more substantial must have been put in
requistion to seduce such man from his country
It could not be that the "lick.spittles Of power"
held up to his anxious gaze the trappngs of official
consequence Was it the dollar and cent sagacity
of a man who saw that {" to the victors belong the
spos z" Was he fond Of the five loaves and two
fishes, the seven principles of the progressive de.
mocracy? An answer in the affirmative would be
as much as to insinuate that he was fond of pork
and dollars"
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LOCO FOCO ECONOMY.

Under Van Buren's administration, the locos
spent in 1882, S, g. and 40, years, SIP, 1884, gu,
~, exclusive of the public debt averaging $685.
047, l60,29 per year. Besides they spent forty mil
lions of dollars in an unjust war with a tribe of
Florida Indians. Under the Harrison adninstra-
ton for the years 1871, 2, and 3, the expenses of
the government were only on an average $2l, 1917
757 10. Annual saving by the Wings S69l9,-
403l8. Amount saved for three years, $20,75S,-
2015i. The Wings have also ended the Florida
war, and thus saved millions to the people, besides
dismssng from the service of Uncle Sam the Gu
ba blood hounds imported by Van Buren,. Not
outstanding these facts the locofocos now ask the
people to entrust them with power for four years
more. What say you, people of Vermont do you
want such unfaithful servants to carry the ma
tional farm? Men who have spent all the income
of the farm, and left it incumbered by heavy
debt? You would not entrust your own farms TO
the management of such servants but once. Nor
will you for the same reason entrust them with the
great national farm again.
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1867 l475 247 1919 1864 $40

The above 90 towns, with those given last week,
make the returns complete with the exception of
, towns, Ferrsburgh and Lincoln, and makes the
vote for Governor stand, Slade 81 ,995, Kellogg 90
SPA, Shafter and scattering 5,435 SHADES majority
over the whole 1876, over Kellogg 1877. Wing
gain over both parties from last year 1874.
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Hon. J. @. Adams has been unanimously nomin-
ated for Congress by the Wings of the With
Congressional District, Massachusetts.
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Maine Returns from 3S8 towns give Robinson,
Whg 81 ,597 Anderson, Loco, 47,sl2, Sd Party
and scattering, e, l26. These returns show net
Wing gain of 1880 from last year.
We give the vote for Governor for ls4l, AZ and
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"But since Mr. Clay has come out in favor of
annexation, and says that So far from having any
personal objection to the annexation of Texas, |
should be glad to see it," no intelligent man of
common sense can support the Clay ticket on that
ground."- Green Mountain Freeman.
In the name Of common justice and common
honesty, we ask was there ever more dishonora-
BILE, more dagitious concealment of the truth !?
Has the Freeman no sclf-sespect, no regard for
common honor and common honesty, or has it no
firm ground whereon to stand, that it mast thus
misrepresent and calumniate man whose fair
fame is the common property of the nation, the
brth-rght of every American? Not content with
forced and false construction of language, the
Freeman must needs, to serve partizan ends de-
tach and garble sentences. Does not the Free
men know that to withhold fact or a material
part of fact is fragrant violation Of truth as
to fasify that TACT?
But we subjon from Mr.. Clay's letter the sen.
tence mutilated by the Freeman, in order that its
reckless disregard of truth and fairness may be
posed
81 have however no hesitation in saying that,
far from having any personal objection 10 the an
neXaton Of Texas, should be glad to see it, ruth
out diShonor, iDithoM ic1r, WITH THE COMMON CON.
SENT OF THE UNIoN,and upon Just and fair terms"
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Z. LYNpE, ESQ.
From the st. Adams Messenger

From the st. Adams Messenger
ST. ALBANs, Aug. 90, 1874.
REV. AND DEAR SIR:-You are doubtless aware
that the Journals which advocate the election of
Polk and Dallas, deal out the most viruent accu-
sations against the moral character of Henry Clay
of Kentucky.
Being DESTROYS of ascertaining from the most re-
liable sources whether the charges are well-fo
ed, and syou have long been residentof Ken
lucky, beg of you the favor to communicate such
facts as have fallen within your pers ona knowledge
respecting the moral character of Mr. Clay, and of
the estimation in which he is held by the religious
and conscientious people of his own State.
This request is made with the hope that you will
consent to subserve the of truth, and permit
your answer to be made public through the col
umns of the "St. Adams Messenger"
With sincere respect,
Your obliged servant,
H. B. WHITING.
REV. +. b. NASH
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We lay claim to Ohio, Penn, N. Y. and Virgin.
ia-Globe.
You also lay claim to truth and decency, and
there is Just about as much ground for the one as
for the other.-Louisviile Journal,
New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-14
Mr.. Chn,,pciI OF On.


The Washington correspondent Of the Evening
Pos, delights the readers Of that paper thus
"Mr Chappell. one OF the Georgia Whigs, IN the
House, has understand prepared for publication
letter denouncing Nr. CLAY aud stating that under
no circumstances can he obtain the vote OF the party
OF Georgia.
We trust Mr. A II Chappoll don't intend to
ftighten any body, He has voted with the Loco,
Focos on every important question ali winter, be
ing the only black sheep in the Wing flock and
now, il he should declare himself openly Loco.
Foco, we don't know who would cry about it
certainly not the Wings
But MIR Chappell mus; not fancy himself Ju-
piter lie should rccoilcct that in lSl0, when
the Wing. had first succeeded, after years of ef
fort, in eIcctingu Congressional Delegation from
Georgia, onc-third of that Delegation npostatized
and came on, point blank for Van Burcn, IN an
able address which charged the Wings with all
he can now say against them, and Abolition to
boot. They thought they had annhated Wing
yery in Georgia, ard rrc thought they had defeat
ed u. when 10 the State came up with don-
Bic Wing majority IN the State and qHadraPic
in the Presidential Election. Since that, We
have had shrcwd suspicion that the Gcorgian-
are not afraid of bears.--Docs Mr Chsppcll real
ly fancy himself stronger than Coquitt, Cooper
and Black Ii he is, We have under-szed hun
considerably
New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-14
washington Scraps.

The Herald has advices from Speclai lor-
resnondent OF new ride and tie arrangement
among the Loco-Foco leaders, whereby the jar
ring interests of all are to be reconclled and the
entire host move forward in harmony To the bat
lie of November. The heads Of the arrangement
are these
Mr. Vas BuaEy to be the candidate for loil'
with an understanding that Mr.. CALHOUN Is 10
remain Secretary OF State I'LL 346 or =, and hare
free swing to carry out his schemes by the An.
nexetion Of Texas and to destroy the IarIff by
Commercial Treaties. These accomplished he
will retire. and be succeeded by Col Benton, with
m understanding that Mr. CALHOUN is TO have
clear track for President in l84S and Col. Benton
ditto in 1852 This is the programme. we
don't believe it can be carried out. And besides
It leaves too many great men unProvided for
Buchanan, Cass, SC
Per contra. the Calhoun correspondent Of The
True Sun writes from Washington that the
breach in the party is NOT healed, but grows wider
every day. and that there will assuTedly be twc
candidates for President run byit-a straight-oui
Annexationst at the South any how. This wa:
undoubtedly true when written, bat this wa:
Friday, and the new arrangement was made, ii 4:
all, on Friday evening,-Gcn. Cass, the True Sun
man adds, is holding back on Annexation, IN.
tending TO come in at the eleventh hour as tn.
compromise candidate Of the whole party.
Senator Tappan of Ohio, it is now well known,
let out the copy of the Texas Treaty which has
boon published. The Senate has asrertained this
by investigation, paid their Witnesses, and let the
matter drop
.Tony c. SPENCER gets no Mission from Tyler
as reward for his arduous and faithful services
lie is whstled down the wind. There has for
some days been rumor ahoat that he is coming
out for Mr. Clay, but that is absurd. Politically,
we dislike his course exceedingly, but officially
he made very able Secretary of the Treasury
The rumors that Mr.. Calhoun was on the point
of leaving the Cabinet DO not hold. There have
been differences between him and Tyler, but he
holds on for The sake of Texas. The National
intcIligenccr was recently served with an order
20 discontinue mo doubt on account of It's hostill-
ty to Annexation all its papers sent from time
immemoria! TO our Embassies abroad at the cx-
pense of the Government. This order ought to
have emanated from Mr.. Calhoun as Secretary
of State and was at first attributed to him; but
it is now ascertaned that the responsibility and
the glory belong exclusively to John Tyler.
Reports are still current that Mr.. Wicklifie and
Mr. Nelson will soon vacaie their seats in the
Cabinet, but we zee no evidence that they will
do 50.