The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-06-10
rooeedingsi and finally, we shall oppose Gen.

The Albany Atlas thus expresses itself
"Mr Cass receives only 170 votes, and this is
attempted to be called II nomination, because it
amounts to two thirds of the votes cast eXclud-
ing New York. The exclusion of the State
was the unj ust act of the Convention and that
body could under no circumstances be justified
in taking advantage Of its own wrong to evade
rule which had been applied with signal in
justice against this State
Whether other States will regard as of any
obligation Il nomination secured by this kind
of Juggling, remains to be seen. AS to New
York, she has had place in this convention,
no voice in its rules, no participating in the
nomination, and has had no judgement and no
honest hearing on her claims. To say that she
will repudiato the nomination might imply that
some shadow of obligation or seeming tie
bound her to the decision of the convention
1t is not SO. We believe we speak the scntI-
ments of the democratic masses of the State,
when we say that they will regard this nomin-
alton as n thing concerning which they have
no responsibility, which is not addressed 20
them, and concerns them not. They will take
their own action as it regards the future. They
are powerful enough to do so, the intriguers
and ianatcal sectarians, who have broken the
seal of the democratic party and sc altered its
fragments, will find to their SORROW"
Another number of the same paper says;
"Thc Democrats in New York will not in
any contingency vote for the ticket nominated
at Baltimore.
Because, New York had no representation in
the convention, but was insulted by the toer-
ated presence of the boiling conservative dem
agogues from this State.
Because, the Presidential nominee was cho-
sen by less than two thirds of the convention,
the fraudulent evasion being accomplished by
the exclusion of New York.
Because, he was nominated under a section
al test, incompatible with the existence of
a national democratic party.
Because, he is pledged by his declarations to
Veto any bill extending the Jetlcrsonian or
dinance Of freedom over the new territories, or
any part thereof.
Because, he is the candidate of the money
power of the North, in injunction with the
oligarchy of the South, and is the chosen OPP
ponent the cause of Free Soil, Free Llbor
and Free Speech
And lastly, because he has been guilty of
moral treason to the cause of Republcanism.
The ambassador of the United States to the
Court ofLouis Philippe, when that monarch
had betrayed the pledge under which he was
chosen Citizen King, and had entered the
path of absolutism over his own violated hon
or, well over the rights of the people, Mr.
Cass volunteered the task of being hisupologist
and defender. He justified, he eulogized, he
'awned upon the tyrant He maligned the
Republicans, and revamped the tiuInped up
plots and disclosures which the royal police
ening the monarchy and making republican,
ism odous. The Representative of the only
Republic, he lowered himself to a task which
no minister from the European Dcspotism
would have deigned to undertake. In his
treason to republicanism, he selected for the
object of his adulntion, the betrayer of Lafay
cite, and he industriously maligned the peo-
pie of France, who had learned from heir faith
ers, our allies in the revolution, the doctrines
Of liberty.
Such a man may make n bargain to consign
to slavery the territories conquered by our
brave troops, n condition of his selection to
the Presidency; but he has not the confidence
and has no title TO the votes of free Republi-
cans"
The Troy Budget, of Friday evening, COM
mcnts thus on the nomination:
GA Convention at Baltimore, to whose action
the people looked with some little interest, ha s
nominated Gen. Cass for the Presidency
When the news reached here, it fell like "A
dull dead weight upon all classes, except the
Wings.
The Baltimore Convention has accomplish
ed feat which will long be remembered n.
mong the remarkable events in the political
history ofthe country. 1t has broken up the
Democratic party of the nation
The representative of parish meeting of
fifty persons cast nine votes in the Conven-
ton, while the great State of New York was
wholly DISTINGUISHED. We say disfranch ised;
because the action of the Convention, in ad-
uniting both sets Of delegates, amounts to
nothing less.
day or two will determine what action the
Democracy will take in the present crisis. in
the meantime, we doubt not the Democracy
of this State will be presented with a candidate
worthy of support"
A more recent number of the Budget raises
the name of JOHN A. DIX for the Presidency,
in opposition to the Baltimore candidate, and
says:-
"rhe National organization of the Demo-
cratic party is at an end The North will as
sert its rights and its principles against all OPP
position!
The Baltimore Convention has accomplish
ed feat which will be long remembered a
mong the remarkable events in the political
history Oft the country. 1t has broken up the
Democratic party of the nation"