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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
The Buffalo JJIggle.

The greatest political farce ever crNcedN
this country, is the nomination Of Van }u!ea
us the Free Soil and .9nii-iSiavery candidate
That the Wings, who have been deceived
into sustaining this movement, have beeO
most egregiOusly humbugged and cheated W
the New York politicians is evedent. lucy
know that the domination is farce, land lh"'"
will be SO viewed Ivy every intelligent ma'
in the country.
We should insult the understanding OF GU cur
readers TO enter into any discussion OF DIT
Van Buren's political career His advice 10
"carry the South by falling IL with the SCUM
and the North by party machinery" IS IDS
key TO This whole system. The very pIraso
"Northen man with Southern principles wan
first applied to him. w.,
1t is vain to say he is no longer Martin 'a Nv
Buren,. "Can the leopard change his spos,
Can the old politician of nearly seventy yeaSS
crusted over and hardened by long ING y.
political baseness, serviIity and trckery' t Sa
he entertain the faintest idea ofprlncIPIe' VI"
slightest genuine emotion of treedom?
| He is too wise to pretend it. In ms leu.'
to the Utica Convention, two months since
this Free Soil candidate declares thar Wv u,
reason which have heretofore prompted an
opposition TO the abolition of slavery "dft S,",
satisfactory to his mind" and that his preSlo"
servility TO slavery is "a source OF consO''
ton" to him.
But aside from the slavery question: wv
beg our Wing friends to remember tina. i%
Barnburning faction of New York, he aHis'
by Van Buren,, are the same politica! JoC;S nm.
and Spectators against whose machlna'lTTE
they have contended for twenty years. ~
the old Albany Regency, the most CORFU,
and unprincipIed political combination L we,
ever disgraced any country. Men VINO ,; na
been rle authors of most of our polI'vS
troubles, and whose motto proclaimed ny ~,
of their number, was simply this, 10 Inc !"
Tors belong The spoits." dl
These are tile men, the filth and dregS "
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
A Problem.

If the Polk Tariff cuts down the price OF
wool 20 per cent.in year and half, how long
will it take the same tariff to cut it down TO
nothing? Should like TO have those locotocos
who told the people that Folks British tariff
would benefit their wool, answer this question,
The farmers Of Vermont will lose not less
than $2G0, 900 this year by the operation Of
the Locoioco Tariff, and the people Of the
State will have just so much less money cir.
culnting among them. Ifthis is not 50, why
do not the rich locoiocos buy up the wool at
present low prices and make their fortunes out
otit? To make their promises good to thcir
party they should pay the prices Of lsl3 and
IS4I for it,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
Look to your Town Represen.
tatives.

A desperate effort is at present being made
by the combined forces of locofocoism, under
,asccndency in the State the coming year, and
thus secure Locofoco State Government, and
a Locofoce Senator to Congress, in the place
of Hen VIM. Upham. We hope that these
schemes and designs of Locofocoism and its
allies will be properly met by the wings, and
that now, as heretofore, when danger threat
,ens, the wing reserve will wheel into line and
preserve to our noble little State, the wing as
tendency il has 80 long maintained, and per-
i1etuatc the reputation we have SO long sus-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
MARTIN VAN buren,, DRAWN BY
JOSHUA r, GIDDINGS.

may be led to con(idc in the honor Of a
Shareholder but a sSERVILE-DOU
F.4CE" is too destitute of that article to obtain
credit with me. .aR V.ANBUREN has placed
. Tie cridcnee of HIS SERVILTTY conspicuous.
iy upon the records of our country. There it
,cHL remain and be rCgarded as an ENDURING
-AIENENT0 Of the degeneracy Of the MAN ,oho
.fHed eur public stations.
Although northern man, it became the
boast of his friends that he possessed "south-
cru principles and he soon gave sArIsFAc-
TORY EVIDENCE of his devotion to the interests
of his employers (slave merchants.) Indeed,
had he been bred up in the business, he would
scarcely have discovered MORE ATTACH
MENT to the INTERESTS OF SLAVE
tGROWERS and SLAVE DEALERS. ="
ANXIETY FOR THE SUCCESS of that s'execrable
commerce." appears to HAVE BEEN UP
PERMOST IN HIS MIND, and to have su-
perceded ALL OTHER MATTERS of State
policy. J. II. GIDDINGS.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS OPINION OF
VAN BUREN'S COURSE IN TIE
AMISTAD CASE.

'This order Ito take the ncgroes) was on
its face positive sweeping, unconstitutional
No specification OF persons, no names, not cv-
en- their number; all the ncgrocs, late Of the
Spanish schooner Amstad, in his custody, un-
der process nOlo pcndjag before the Circuit
Court of the United States. WAS THIS ORDER
GIVEN. IN ArCoUNTRY WHERE THE RIGHTS OF
PERSONS ARE WORDS WITHOUT MEANING? In
TuE KiNGDoM OF DAHoMEY' Is THE REGION
WHERE THE BowsTRTNG is TIE WARRANT OF
EXECUTION II WAS GIVEN IN THE LAND OF THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDEECE--N THE
LAND OF sELr-EYlDrNT TRUTn. IT WAS CIV
I'm ny A President OF THE UNITED STATES
At WAS OF COURSE NULL AND VOID;
AND If, BEFORE THE DECISION OF
THE COURT, IT HAD BEEN DELIVER
ED TO the MARSHAL, AND HE HAD
EXECUTED IT, HE WOULD HAVE
STAKED NOT ONLY THE LIVES OF
THE NEGROES, BUT HIS OWN HEAD,
AND THAT OF MARTIN VAN buren,,
THE SIGNER OF THE ORDER, UPON
TIE EVENT"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

THE BUFFALO WORCESTERSHIRE Barre
Patriot, one Ot'the ablrst aud most Influential
papers in Worcester County, Mass, says -
THE Buffalo nominations are acting like
Il charm in restoring harmony among the
Wigs. The liones, yeomanry in This pan
of the State thought the Aliens, the Adnmse'
the Summers, and PhiIipses, meant sometIh.
when they objected TO Gen. Taylor on lIe
ground OF his not being Wing. But sine
The men have acknowledged allegiance
Van Barren. no credit whatever is givenN
their trades against Gen. Taylor AnotIs
thing which is materially diminishing lie
small artillery ofthe Free Sellers, is the pas.
sage Of the Oregon Bill with the Prov,o al.
neXed. Our Wig friends are beginning
to learn there is no necessity ofleaving their
own party for the purpose of securing Free
Soil and Free Labor
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
S. Carolina upon the Presidency

1t is not n matter of conjecture how the ul-
ira slavery party of South Carolina will act in
the coming presidential election. Their po'
stion is fully defined. A meeting was lately
called al Charleston, South Carolina, without
distinction of party, at which Mr. Calhoun was
present Cuss and Butler resolutions, pre-
pared by the South Carolina Delegation in
Congress at Washington, were discussed and
passed Resolutions were also introduced by
one Cunningham in favor Of Taylor Il Butler,
but the Calhoun portion Of the meeting cor
coursc) passed the Coss and Butler resolu-
lions.
There was time when some ofthc locoto-
cos of South Carolina talked of supporting
Taylor; but since the PRONUNCIATION Of his let
ter to Capt. Allison, saying that on all do
nestle questions, ifPrcsdent, he should not
interfere with the action of Congress, they
have denounced him as an abolitionist, and are
now in for Cass and Butler.
We hope to hear no more about Calhoun and
the Understanding portion of the South sup
porting 1'ay lor-espcciaIy from the Van Blu.
rcnitcs.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
Read and Decide !

We publish the following historical remin-
isceaCc, copied from the Journal Of the Sell
ate of the United States, for Tie sole Use aud
benefit Of conscientious free soil men, who
are inclined 20 vote for Martin Van Buren, in
November On the 2d day OF June 1896
Mr. Van Buren, being at ,hat lime Wee Presi-
dent and tie Democratic candidate for Pres
ideut--the following bill was bought up in
;hc Senate and ordered to he ongrosscd for
third reading 10y Tic following vote.
Yeas. IS
Nays, Is
The Senate being tied, MARTIN VAN Bu-
Rem, as presiding officer of that body, GAVE
MS CASTING VOTE IN THE ATFIRMATIvE, thus
securing tho passage Of the bill! 1t is as
follows =
"An act prohibiting deputy posimasters
from receiving or transmitting through the
mail to any state, territory or district, certain
papers therein mentioned, the circulation OF
which by the laws Of said slate, territory, or
district, may be prohibited, and for other pur-
poses.'
g BE II enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, that /, shalt
not be io'ciiH for any deputy postmaster, in
any state, territory, or district of the United!
States, knowingly 10 deiirer 10 any person ,okat-
ever, anJ Pamphiet, newspaper or handbN. OF
oiha printed or piciorrim representation
! 0F7TOUClllNG THE UBJECT OF SLAvE-
RY, where by the laws of the said state, ter
ritory or district, their circulation is prohibit
ed and any deputy postmaster who shall be
guilty thereof shall be FORTHWITH removed
from office.
Sec. I'd. And he it further enacted, That
nothing in the acts of Congress to establish
and regulute the post office department, shall
be construed to protect any deputy postmas-
ter, mail carrier, or other officer or agent of
said department, who shall knowingly cir
culate, in any state, territory or district, as
aforesaid, any such pamphlet, newspaper
handful, or other printed paper or pictorial
representation, forbidden by the laws of sucl
state, territory, or district.
Sec. 3D.. And be it further enacted, Tha
the deputy postmasters ofthe offices where
the pamhets, newspapers, handbils, or any
other printed papers or pictorial representa-;
tons aforesaid, may arrive for delivery, shall
under the Instructions of the postmaster gen
eral, from time to time give notice of the
same 50 that they may be Withdrawn by the
person who deposited them originally to be
mailed and ifthe same shall not be Withdrawn
in one month thereafter, THEY SHALL BE
BURNT OR OTHERWISE DESTROY
ED"
On the Goth day of June last, about two
months ago, Mr. Van Buren,, speaking of hi
past course in relation to Slavery, said -
. find is no,o a source Of consolation TO NJ,
that pursued the course then adapted"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
tanned orbeing "thc star that never sets,
Lnoofnco Impudcnoe.

There can be nothing more mpudent than
the conduct of those locolocos who presume
10 ask Wings to go with them, r"iree soil,
ns they call it. There is no true Wing IN
Vermont who has not been free soil man cup
to the eyes" for the last twenty yeurs--a free
soil man and nothing elso--and he has fought
face to face with these locofocos, who have
been the adcOcatcS Of eUery schome got mp d"r'
ing Ills time by the Siarchoidersto enlarge hetr
p0ioer and bind stronger the chains 9fMe S'are'
Free Soil--no more territory for slavery, and
no more slavery, have been the watch-words
of the Wings of Vermont, from which they
have never swerved and never will,
Truly it was remarked by Mr. Foote, as well
might notorious sheep stealer turn to man
who never stole sheep, and ask him to JOIN
him in leaving off stealing sheep Let any To-
cofocos,or any body else, who are tired ofsup'
porting slavery, show first, at least, tho fruits
of repentance before they ask honest and new
er firing opponents of slavery. TO join themj-
let them join the Wings and show their good
works before they venture to insult them by
asking them into their own suspicious compa'
ny. Yes-if they are done stealing sheep let
there be sufficient time for the guilt Of sheep
stealing TO wear out Of their countcnunccs be-
fore they insult those who never stole by in
viting them into their associations.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
MIR uPUAM,s SPEECH,

MIR. UPHAM'S SPEECH, We neknowi'
edge the receipt ola copy of Senator upham Il
able speech against the Compromise Bill lie
speaks as did Corwin-against giving slavery
another inch ofterritory Mr. Upham has done
rood service in the Senate-he has stood up at
all proper times against the encroachmentS
and demands Of the slave power. At mid
niqht, it will be recolected, he moved in the
Senate the Wilmot Proviso as an amendment
to the Three Million Bill, at which time Lewis
Cass voted against tho Proviso, and with his
party defeated it.
MIR Uphum's term expires next March, and
in order to dispace him from the Senate the
Cassitcs (und al they can get to act as allies)
are exerting their utmost energies to obtain
the Senate and House. And who would they
put in his placci-raul Dillingham;, most like
Iy--the man who voted for tho annexation OF
Texas.
WHIGS-Bc firm and united, and thwart
these dough-fdccs and all eleventh hour men
entertaining this purpose. Let Wings and all
honest friends of free soil go together shoulder
to shoulder, and elect Senators and RePrescn-
tatves who will cschew all combinations to
defeat the recollection Of William UPham to
the United States Senate.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

u-rThc vote in the Senate on the Texas an
nexation Resolutions stood-nycs p, nays 20,
Amoug the ayes we find the names of Dix,
Niles and Tappun!-mcn who are now MAX
ing themselves hoarsc in shouting for "Free
Soil. " The vote ofcithCr ofthese Senators a.
gainst the bill would have killed it! It's death
would have prevented annexation and the war
and savcd the lives orten thousand husbands,
brothers and fathers, whose bones now rest in
Mexico!
Every Wing in the Senate, except one in
structcd from Louisiana, voted against annex
atom so did the Wing members Of the House,
Vermont voted against annexation, 5-alI
Wings for it, Paul Dillingham;, now the
locofoco candidate for Governor
Who can ask for better "trcc soil party
than the Wing pariyof Vermont
None in our State but locofocos oppose "ircc
soil" and aid slNvcry-therelorc the way to
make freedom always Triumphant is to vote
with the wings and against the locofocos.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
MARTIN VAN buren,,

MN IT IN IN Do tI.Ni WIOIV HOUIV
letter against the anne Xation orTrAas, and had
he stuck to it, il would have been an honor to
him; but Gen. Jackson wrote a letter to +.
Batter, prophesying that Martin Van Burcn
in lSiI would be the locofoco candidate for
the Presidency, and ii operated like magic, he
Magician turned round and used his utmost
influence 10 elect Polk, 10 secure Texas, and
supported the war growing out of anncxation,
so faithfully too, TINT his son John declares
he never has complained Of the course Of the
Polk administration.
We ADVISE all those who feel inclined to 20
for Van Buren, to take bond Of him that lac
will not desert them and join John G, Cal.
houn before three months expire.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
More Light 4!

The Cass organ at Washington is very in
dustrious in ferreting out the abolition scnti-
ments of Taylor. Hear it:
sThere can be no doubt about Gen Taylor
being opposed to the extension of slavery. His
letters to General Gaines and others are proof
of this fact. That he lives in n slave State, is
no argument that he wishes its extension
Thousands Of the citizens of the South believe
slavery to be wrong in every aspect in which
1t cnn be viewed"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

THE LETTER FoRGERrEs. The New Haven
Palladium says: We received today Il letter
from particular friend of Gen. Taylor, whom
we addressed in relation to two letters purport-
ing to be from Gen. Taylor, defining anew his
position a Presidential candidate. And we
have received information which leaves sarce
ly doubt on our mind that the letters are
forgcres. 1t will be recollected that it has al
ready been discovered that Locofocoism has
forged one letter on Mr. Fillmore, and another
on Mr. Crittenden.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

ESSEX COUNTY. At a full and harmo-
nious meeting of the Wigs o! Essex, holden
at Lunenburgh, last Saturday, OHNNrL
CRAWFORD, Esq, of GuildhalI, was nominal
cd candidate for the Senate
WINGS ofESSEN, you hnvca good can
didntc as well good cause, and now ALL
HANDS TO THE RESCUE! You can elect
your candidate triumphanty, if yoG but rally,
every man ofyou, and do your duty.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

u The Van Buren, Convention, at Danvlle
last Saturday, adopted the Senatorial ticket
of the late Liberty party, as the Van Buren,
Senatorial ticket for this County
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

NJ We understand that the damage done to
some ofthe small bridges on the Conn and
Passumpsic Rivers II. II, by the extraordinary
showers two weeks since, will be repaired ut
a cost not exceeding two to three thousand
dollars, und that the time for opening the road
will not be delayed in consequence Of it, Our
estimate, last week, of the damage, we have
good authority for saying, was too high by a
bout one half.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
Whigs of ST, Johnsbury!

You are invited TO meet at the Town Hall,
on Saturday afternoon Sept I'd. at o'clock,
10 nominate Il candidate for Town Representa-
awe and to transact any other business deem.
Cd necessary.
Aug. &c, lS!3
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

GJTLuwrence Brainard, Esq, candidate for
Governor of the "Sold out Liberty party" is
the Van Buren, Elector for the Burlington Dis
trct
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

A Coon DEAL OF TRUrH.-A poor man
who had been i'll, on being asked by a gen.
tIeman whether he had taken any remedy, he
replied, "No, amt taken any remedy, but l
haYe taken lots of physic."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

u Mr. Naa Bugen has written letter in
which he endorses ,with exceptions, the Buffalo
resolutions. We have seen oaly portion of
the letter, but the Chronicle remarks upon one
point in it, as follows:
elm regard to slavery in the District Of Col
un5ia he still holds the opinions that he en-
tcrtuncd while President, but would not now,
as he did then, regard ii as a duty to interposc
the Executive veto against the abolition Oft
There is no retracton of all his acts in favor
orslavery, only he does notreprat the threat
to veto u bill abolshng slavery in the District
of Columbia, but holds to the same opinion
he then entertained which was, that it ac0S not
crpcdicnt 10 do 1t. He is then, not for the GJo-
itiOm of slavery in the District of Columbia
He can say then, as he did two months ago,
in reference to his bold acts against freedom
IL Is consolation to linn that he acted as he did,
Martin Fan Buren, neger repcnts, Mark that
lie may change, hut repentance for any of his
deeds is not in him. 1t is against the nature
of the man.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
Platform ofthe Wings of
Vermont.

The only time when the ayes and nays have
for some years past, been taken in tho vermont
Legislature upon the slavery question, was IN
1914, when the following resolution was pass
cd; AYES, Il0 wings and few abolitionists-
nnvs 40 locofocog-some dozen locos lodged
Rcsoloed, That we regard the institution oil
very as a monstrous anomaly in ulree gov
eminent, and as the source ofintolcrable eViIs,
orippling the energies of the slave states, tend
inc TO retard and dcndcn the enterprise OF the
free sialcs, and injuriously affecting the Tor
eign and domestic policy Of the general gov
ernmcnt; aud that we therefore, protest against
itsextension over another foot Of territory, and
insist upon its restriction TO the nnrrowcst
limits consistent with the spirit OF the original
compact between these states.
Here is the platform upon which the wings
of Vermont have yer stood and ucted;-and
where is the man who wants bcttor onc' Is
il not right? Is il not free soil and nothing
else?
But not few of the men whose party voted
dead against this platform nrc now asking
Whigs to go 7oih hcm for "iree soil" Can
there be any thing more insulting to wings
who have ever been for Gree soili' No-if
these men have rcpented just let them join the
"old free soil line" If they have done enough
for slavery and think that paramount to all
other questions, there can exist no honest rea-
son why they should not vote with the wings
who have been ever true to the principle of
free soil.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

STA DGMGgg SGU.4lsa
SATURDAY, SEPTE NJ B f r 9, 1913.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02
Luke p. Poland,

OF Lamollc County, the Van Buren, cand.
date for Ii Governor, has, we understand,
been stumpping it over Orleans County, in ia
vor Of, and with Timothy =. RedGrld, the re- e.
ular nominee of the Cass and "vcto free soil"
party of the same county for Senator, and also
the Van Buren, candidatc-Mr Page, candidate
ofthe Liberty party, having declined in his
favor
This Luke Z. Poland, was one of the most
vociirrous advocates Of Texas annexation, of
the Mexican war, rs was Mir Rcdhcld--and
MIR Poland serves his party, and the Polk ad-
minstration as n committee man to turn out
Post Masters, who do not, or did not hUrrah foy
/ 2craS, SIaccrN ard for PUSAing the ,cqr into
/ tic riiais IF .Nerico. His name as member of
the Polk commiHcc Of iaqaisaion,f for this state
can be found on file in the departments at
| Washington; and not few heads has he
marked TO be cut Off for no other reason than
that the owners ,rould nat support POTTS. IRA,
/ 0C conquest Gad al his schemes to Jujjd up slac.
cry 07,d crush he free noriH
! A fine candidate for 1t. Governor of a fire,
soil poriW A fine candidate for ahoitionist,
to vote for lac too must be who has procured
Mr. poland's services to aid him to the Office
Of s 'nator, and AT the same time the candidate
for the same Office OF the Cass and veto free
soil party. Who's to be bcfooled and cheated
--or do Cossism and ''ircc soil go TO mill OF
the Same horse in Orleans County?
IT Is A FACT, that in several of the fire.,
| gol nr VIM, nurnn Ccnvort;,rg In Tho Slut,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-02

IT Is A FACT, that in several of the free
soil or Van Buren, Conventions in this State,
resolutions in favor Of the ABOLITION or sLAv.
cry IL TuE DisrEIcr OF CoLuNpiA have been
uncerimoniously kicked out Pretty company
for wings to be found in