The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-01
Matters and Things in WASH
ington.
Correspondence of the Tribune.

Mr. Simmons finished his speech on the
Tariff to-day. 1t was a very able effort
Next TO Mr. Evans, Mr. Simmons Is eminently
acquainted with the Tariff subject. Though
every good speech on the Tariff must dwell
on dry detail, yet Inc threw go much interest
into his remarks that the details were forgotten
in the unassuning eloquence with which he
denounced the new bill. lie sHid TINT no
working man ever would have produced
such n bill lie said that the man who. pre-
pared that bill never earned II dollar by pro-
ductye labor 1t was nm attempt 10 break
down the industry Of the country nj the COM
mand of party.
lie said that he had brought himseIfup un-
der this protective system. lie had never i'll
herited dollar from friend or ancestor.
lie had been among the lnboring men for 30
years. IL was the system 10 elevate the peo-
! pie ofthis country. lie felt this and he would
stand up and defend it TO the last, plain and
uRlettcrcd as he was. II was n system which
the free labor ofthe country would stand by.
The Senator who will disregard organs aud
party, aud rise TO the true dignity of a Scna-
tor, will receive the thanks of the laboring
man. Let conented labor sit down at night
in the cheerful cabin and thank you that you
have saved it from destruction, and you will
feel II thrill of Joy worth all the praise Of par
~ presses and party organ.
You will see that the Oregon Treaty cor
responds with my copy, published three
weeks, and the correspondence bears out all
my assertions about the bungling and trench
erous manner in which this whole affair has
been managed. Ii proves that James *.
Polk accepted the first offer that England
made, aud that too, while there was n better
one to be had Mr. McLANE distinctly states
that England did not make it rs an ultima
tum and that she did not even expect that we
would take it.
In connection with this | understand that
n letter has been received from Mr. Nc Lane,
@ itherb by the Cambria or the Great Britain,
in which he regrets That are 'cere so haSiy in
Snatcting al Emgiand'S first offer, as are might
hare got much better terms by ,ca,iing.
General ScoTT has been quite indisposcd
for few days. Ircjoice to see the brave pat
riot able to walk about to day. said some
time ago that the predictions and calculations
he made about the Mexican War would all
turn ont true. am now certain that this
will be the case, though the General was rid
culed, by Il lot ofmlitary grecnhorns, iorcal-
cnating on so late an invasion ofMeXico, time
and facts viii prove the foresight and wisdom
ofthis brave and distinguished Soldier The
punder aud sycophants ofpower have laugh
ed, as they supposed over his grave. He still
lives III lllt HCfHtS Oh nus COlulINncU,
GF7The Freeman says: ave greatly mis-
Judge itthcrc are not hundreds ofmen found,
when the trial comes, who gave their votes
for Mr. Dillingham; at the last election, that
have SO'emnly resolved never again to lend their
support to party which has openly and UNI
hlnslingly espoused the cause ofthe oppress-
or, and is now taxing the people to the tune
of nearly hdiC a million ofdoilars daily to fight
the bloody battles of slavery"
The Freeman acknowledges then that the
third party has supported Slavery &the Mex
lean war: why adhere to party organization
which produces such bitter fruits? Away with
such folly, and let the people of Vermont IL
mite against the abcttors and defenders ofslav-
cry, embodied in the locofoco ranks.-Hdich- |
man.
Gen. Wool and staff arrived here last eve
ming in the Hannibal, from Memphis; he pro- |
ceeded Immediately on to Alton for the pur-
pose as we learn, of sending off the volrn-
tcers rende2voused there to the seat of war. |
1t is said that all of them, with the exception
of Col. Bakers regiment at Jefferson Bar
racks, will he despatched during the present
wcck.-.T. Louis Era, 10Th.
RUTLAND RAILROAD. From the spirit that |
appears to prevail on the line of this road, we
are happy to infer that the insta lment called
for on the 18th June will be very generally |
paid, and that this important work will be
speedily placed under contract. The papers
in Western Vermont in high courage and |
Freeman, the negro, who murdered Mr. Van
Ness and family, near Auburn, whose trial oc-
cupicd the last three weeks, was found guilty |
September.