The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
STATE ELECTION, NEXT
TUESDAY!

il as you will, involves considerations OF TOO
hiqh character to allow Of innotion or indii-
ference without mourning a measure OF biaWe'
of which we hope no Wing will be guilty AS
Whigs, and members of the intelligent, wise,
and patriotic party, under whose honest ana
faithful administration of State affairs, for n
long term oryeara, peace and prosperity have
come to your hearts and homes-so far, at
least, as the influence of such policy as you
have pursued could ever do,it,-you are warm
ed to stand to your posts, If you would sustain
and pcrpciunte the benign and sound policy
you have deemed so vitality Important to the
qeneral welfare Of the State. Never, within
the period Of your exercising the right oieleG-
tive franchise, have more important results H.
waited your action, or a m )re singular and u
nomalous opposition resisted your progrcas'-
Accustomed to regard the Constitution olyonr
country Ms the safeguard and regulator OF hu'
man liberty, you have both understood ana
oracttscd its conservative spirit, You have
pursued your course hitherto, in your own
State at least, safely and SUCCESSFULLY resist
int party, the mission and history Of whose
political life has been to limit and rcpress free.
dom.
But now you sec springinG upin your midst
a new cOaIiti0R, made up oi'clemcnts hitherto,
apparently the most diverse and antagonistical.
Men, whose whole political career has been
one continued series Of base and seryile pros
trations TO the Moioch OF Slavery men, who
when in power have always degraded heir
official stations, by total disregard Of the
rights of humanityi and who, when out OF pow
or, have, il possible, played the sycephant to
the South still more, in order that they might
ret in; men who in A supported Mr. Polk, the
annexation candidate, well knowing that MIR
Calhoun, then Secretary Of state, had put the
real object Of that annexation on record, and
openly avowcd it to he for the purpose Of c%-
tending slavery, and preventing its abolition
in Texas men, who ever have, and still do
Justify and applaud the whole course of Mr.
Polk, in relation to the expensive and bloody
war which we have just closed men, who still
glory in every vote they have given, in every
measure they have supported, these mon, and
the abolltionsts, their prottsscd enemies, but
praciicai allies, 10 whom the course OF The gen
cral government has been most Gbhorrcnt, haEo
met each ether, with no gcnteel tip Of the hat
with the fore finger, but with huge hugSj very
much improving the old rule,
"Thc friends thou hast and their adoption iricd,
Grapple 10 thy soul with hooks Of steel"
This new party, hardly out of its swaddlng
clothes, comes TO the baptisuol fontond takes
the name of"irec soil, "a term which, if II
signifies any thing of truth and reality with
them, only involves what we have ever re-
rnrded as II fundamental article Of our creed
| The uHcOmpromising opponents fS'dco soil, ace
arc anil Ucr 1rW be. We submit it to whatcv'
err Of cundor there may be in all men, and cv.
cry party, if, whenever the issue Of free OF
slave soil has been presented, we, as Wings
have not aiJrdys taken the side Of frccdom!-
Such is n fact of perpetual record, aud last
ing honor to the Wings of Vermont And
now, Wings, MS you have been the friends OF
freedom, 50 always rcmlm. Keep no "iond
dalliance" with these new, but uutircd con
vcrts to "lrcc soil If solicited to fall in be-
hind them, in this new movement, reply Il
them in the memorable Ian guugc, of Lore
Chatham, "Conidcnce, gentlemen, is a plan
of slow growth" If the coalition tell yoI
Southern man, and for thot reason will d,
nothing for ''irce soil, Just ask Them if they
rccolcct a ccyiaiH mar, who when President
though northern man, did not do much 10
their iayortc "ircc soil? But relying upon
the declarations Of Gen. Taylor and the h0HO
of the mdt, you have nothing to fear: at an,
rate, much less than with man whose who'll
life, up to this time, has Lecn treachcrous +
freedom
Arc you ready for the contest: Are yo
organized in way to bring out your Who'll
strength Remember, that "etcrnUl vigilanc
is the price oF liberty" tha. your opponent
never sleep The Prince the Albany Re
gcncy is in the field against you, who, for lon
years, was the head and soul Of system Of
, machinery-of caucussm-of organization
, more perfect & effective than any ever know
. to the Country before or since The Magicia
is abroad again, and the spirit of the leader wi
infuse itself into the rank and file below
This body of machinery is now rc-mounte
upon the Van Buren, "turntable Platform,
and "little more grape, IS the only mean
to bring it shattered to your feet. If ever
, wing reports himselfat the polls on the 9TH O
September, the State will be safe. Your car
= didates all are capable, they are "honest"-
they are true-they are worthy-each, elet
:, them - BraitleJorough Eagle.
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