The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-22
Election, Tuesday, September 1,
TO THE WnIGS OF VERMONT

At period of unusual interest in the polit
cal affairs Of the country, you are again called
upon to perform one of your most responsible
political duties, in selecting whom you would
have to rule over you. The undersigned yom
Central Committee, deem the occasion an np-
propriatc one TO make few suggestions for
your consideration.
The Wing State Convention has placed be-
fore you the names of Horace EATON, LEON
ARD SARGEANT and ELISHA p. JEwErT as
candidates for the highest state Offices within
your gift. To represent you in Congrcss,vour
District Conventions have nominated WILL
LIAM HENRY, JAcoD CoLLAMER, GEoRGE p.
MARSH and GEORGE B. CHANDLER.
1t is hardly necessary for us to say that these
gentlemen are fully entitled to your confidence
and support. You, who are to vote for them
hno'o them. They are sound, patriotic, en-
lghtcned WuIGs
But worthy as these gentlemen all are of
our highest respect and Communications it is
not Of them especially, that we now propose TO
speak. Our object is briefly to call your at
tcntion to the PRNCIPLEs which lie at the
foundation of the political contest that is to be
determined on the LIST day of September next.
1t is scarcely eighteen months since the ac-
cesslon of James K. Polk to the Presidency 49,
But brief as this period has been, it has never
theless been sufficient to develope a systcmnt-
&c and consistent purpose, on the part of the
President and his subservient followers, to
bring the North into complete political subicc-
ton to the South-to substitute SoUrurRS
Policy in the management of the General
Government in lieu Of that great and benefi-
cent "AMERIcAN SYSTEM" under whose oper-
alton the whole Country has reached its pres
ent condition of almost unexamplcd prosper
ity.
In pursuance of this purpose, the existence
OF which rccentevents leave us no room to
doubt -
TEXAs has been annexed IN a manner not
authorized by, and in violation ofthe Consti- !
tuition:
The STATE of Texas has been admitted into
The confederacy, with a Constitution pRoHIR.
TING FOREVER the emancipation of Slaves;and
by an unjust and unwarrantable exercise of
bower FOUR VOTES have been given to her in
he Congress ofthe U. States;
A WAR for the preservation of the Territory
md influence thus unlawfullv acquired. hos
'een forced upon the country by the act of the
resident alone, without the Constitutional
Authority of Congress.
The TARIFF of 1842 has been REpr.,rn
nd tariff, framed on the avowed princinIe
nd policy of FREE TRAD has been enncted in
is stead Thereby ensuring widespread disaster
nd ruin ugon the great industrial interests of
he FREE STATES;
The benefcent plan of DrsrRrBuTrNG amono
he several States, the proceeds ofthe sales of
he fublc Lands has been repudiated, and
ollcy avowed by the administration which Of.
ectually dvests the old states of nil tbeir
'ghts and interests in this vast property;
The odiops SUR-TREAsURY scheme. based
pom the impracticable theory of a literally ex-
lus've metallic currency, and comforting up-
the President, in effect the control ALWAYS I
angerous to Liberty, of the "Purse and tho {
word, has been re-enacted; and finally
The doctrine and policy of INTERNAL In, c
RovEMEET, which has the authoritative Sane. n
on OF WASHINGTON and ADAMS and JEFrrp- +
ON, and MADISON and MONROE. has reca;vod =
lie emphatic condemnation of an Executive r
eto.
Wings of Vermont To all these schemes +
nd measures, and to the Principles and noli- b
IN which they originate, YOU have evor {,