The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-08-07

we arc bound TO assume, iutelligentiy. ana
haUing aided to present this final issue, II was
his duty to meet it like man, and like n
New England man. Did he do so? We
leave the answer To our readers. Immediate
h, after the vote refusing to lay upon the ta-
blo the bill was read the third time, the pre-
vious question was moved and seconded, and
the mum question ordered To be put, viz
"SnALL THE BILL PAss?" 1t was decided in
the Acknowledgements ll5, nays 81 Again
do we find Messrs, Collamer, Foot and Marsh
true to themselves and their constituents, Yo-
Ting in the negative with Wimot, Brnkcrhoff
King, Wentworth and other unilinching
Wilmot Proviso "democrats' of the North
and west. But where on this ''MAIN CUES
TIoN do we discover the vote of PaW Daiing-
ham Jr., of Vermont? Gcntlo reader, NO
WHERE'S! Sitting in his dishonored place
IN the House of Representatives, and having
cast his vote mol GUe minutes previously in man
ncr to defeat the Wilmot Proyso, he permits
his name to be called and closes his mouth
in ignominious silence. For the first, and
we trust The last time, Vermont hasa Repre-
sentative in the National Councils who
DAREi5 not face his responsibilities man
who ahWks, sKULKs, DODGES-a man who
Quails before the arrogant demands of the
pro slavery faction Of lis party, and proves
false to the principles and the sentiments of
his constituents and his State.
Now it is the fashion among the Locoioco
papers in this State to cry out against what
they call the 'abusc' of Mr. Dillingham; in
the columns Of the Free Press. We have
never abused the gentleman, nor have we u
ny desire, purpose or occasion 10. We have
nothing TO do with him excepting so far as
his public course as Representative in Con
gress or other public bodies is concerned.
We are not conscious of the slightest conceiv-
"a, | do m
his political course--for his moasing schemes
aud stratagems- for his party tactics ANA
maumuvrcs, we have the proioundest COZ
tempt and dctcstutiOn, and so long as he Is
placed before the people of Vermont ms
candidate for the highest State Office in their
gift we shall cndeavor, so far as we can, to
make such all exposition his claims upon
their suilrages MS shall enable them TO vote
for and elect him, ifthey do vote for and a.
lect him, an ierS!aRdtngty. The public viii
probably he informed in the next Montpelier
Patriot that the Free Press has furiousIy at
tackled Mr. d., but that that gentleman is in
the enjoyment nevertheless, Of his cusionla-
ry health and spirits. This is the usual style
of argument with which that adrot paper
meets grave harges--convenient, doubtless,
and compcndious, but in our poor judgment
not uGry witty nor very complimentary to It's
candidates.
But we have not done with Mr. Dillingham;
| He voted for the admission of the State of
Texas to this Union, with a Constitution alb
solutely aud forever PROHIBITING her
Legislature from ddO!iShjng SiaUGy within
her limits; he voted for CENsURrNG General
TAYLOR for the terms Of the capitulation of
Monterey, lie voted for and against the prop
ostion to superccdo both TAYLOR and SCorr
in the command the army; he voted FOR
and AGAINST, and DoDGED, the "TuYin of lS-
46," which Locofocoism swears is filling the
country with prosperity; he voted against
| printing the Memorial OF the Yearly Meeting
ofthc Society of Friends of New England.
praying Congress, in respectful terms and
without the slightest reference TO party divis-
ions, TO take steps to bring this war "to II
speedy and peaceful conclusion" In his
votes on all those measures we undertake TO
say lie failed to REPRESENT any portion of the
people of Vermont, aud is, therefore, unwor-
thy, in every sense Of the word, to he their
| Chief Magistrate. NO candidate WAS ever
presented to the Frcemen OF this State who
moro thoroughly deSerrcd an overwhelming
defeat than Paul Dillingham;, Jr. He got II
| in 1SlO-owing, as the Boston Post said, to
his "unpopumfy." If he does not get it a.
gain, in 1917, we don't mean it shall he our
fault. We will try to prevent any lodging IN
| PCrmoRt'-BWtiRgtOn Free Press.