The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-03-14

with anger and malice--nnd as soon as he
could get the floor, demanded, in stentornn
voice, and with the conrsest brutality ofstyle,
that the Senator from North Carolina should
answer the question categorically. lie said
he did not require the reply for his own per-
sonal satisfaction, but for the country, TO
which Mr. Haywood reioined, that he had not
been sent there to answer my mnn's questions
and he would not be catcchised; but ifhe were
chairman of the Committee ofForeign Affairs,
he would be ashamed, in the presence of the
country, to put such an interrogatory to n pri-
vatr senator. Ifthe President would repose
no more confidence in him, than the Senator
from Ohio exhibited, he would quit his Office.
After running fire Of this character, Mr. Han
negnn again addressed the Senate. In sub
Stance, he said, that, if the President abandon
ed one inch of the claim to "a 40, and com
promised short of that line he would sink TO
an infamy so deep and degrading, that even
the trump of the resurrection morning would
not wake him; that he would prove himself a
traitor to his country, so base that he could
not expect the mercy of man, forgiveness
of God. Allen afterwards attempted TO speak,
but the Senate adjourned. This is a most
beautiful display of" Democratic" alias British
Tory harmony. On one side, we behold Mr.
Haywood, speaking for eleven Southern Lo-
cofoco Senators, and perhaps few Struggling
Northern ones-proclniming TO the country,
upon the authority of the President, that there
was "no meaning in language, no truth IN man,
if Mr. Polk stood any ,ohers committed to "a 40
lyY ba fI II IN.
tcgrity Of the country, ifhc did not compromise
the controversy upon the basis cfthe 49th paral-
ld
On the other hand, We behold the chairman
of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, the off,
ciai exponent of the Foreign policy of the adj
ministraton, upon the authority Of the same
President, publicly denying the statement of
the Senator from North Carolina, nud assert
ing it to be false, in every part and Mr. Han
ncGan, prominent and Jealous Locofoco, de-
claring, that ".Br PoIk, IN language as strong
as that Of the Holy Book Itself, stood committed
before al the trorid, for TIC ,chOlc Of OrcgoH,up
to 50 40"
Now, which of these "Dcmocratic" British
Tory Doctors is to be believed Two men,
who positively contradict each other, cannot
both tell the truth at the same time. With
which one does the responsibility of falsehood
rest, most venerable editor of the 'Union;'--
You are poet, philosopher, and "Jefferso-
nian Republican,, to boot therefore pray lend
a thread to escape from this labyrinth Of
doubt,--or does the OnHS rest upon the shout
dcrs of Mr. James X Polk, who has played
falsely to both, by pledging himself to eachi
There, in my Judgment is to be found the key
TO all this mystifcation; for oils Excellency,"
in striving TO preserve the favor of the two
factions, Internationally committing the Gov
eminent through Allen, to the ultra ground of
81 40-and, through Haywood to the 49th de-
gree / told the country not long ago, that
the Executive was tampcring with this mo-
mcntous question, and playing the part Of all
things to all men. The trnth of that predic-
ton is now proved, by the witnesses ofhis own
household; and his double dealing is presented
in light, which in whatever aspect it he
viewed, is dsgraceful to one filing the Chair
of the ChiefMagistracy.
The prevailing opinion is, that Mr. Haywood
made the speech in question, after the fullest
consultation with the Executive, who had be-
come alarmed at the posture to which his fol-
~ and bombast had reduced the issuc-and
that he was influenced to this course by the
advices from Mr. McLnnc, which indicated the
fast approach of crisis. have no doubt that
instructions were communicated to Mr. Nc
Lane, by the Cambria, directing him to submit
to the Earl of Aberdeen, the conditions upon
which this Government would agree to a COM
al, 9
on that foundation which ifmadc, the Exec
utive designs to throw upon the Senate, to
void mourning the responsibility himself
This demonstration was, therefore made 10
pave the way in good season, and to prepare
the mind of the Tory Party for an accommo-
dution, on ms-considcrably short of the orig
inal demand.
In contemplating the bitter divisions and
distractions that now are every where appa-
rent in this mongrel concern; in viewing the
approaching symptoms of its dissolution; in
regarding the clements and causes of discord
much food for reflection and many lessons of
wisdom, are afforded to our Wing brethren
throughout the Union. We see the President
of this British Tory party pledging his faith to
two antagonist and RECOGNIZABLE interests, and
both charging him with betraying his honor
We see the Cabinet split upon the Oregon
question-upon the Turiff-upon internal I'M
provements-and upon the Finances. We
see the Senate cut in twain; one faction con-
tending for war, and the other for peace. We
see the Legislature of New York, with Tory
majorities in both branches, assaling each 9TH
err, with vndictiveness, virulence and violence
unparalleled in the Halls of Legislation We