Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-06-02

The n Y. TritFase Of FridEy has the follow
ing punReni car aienis OF the I.oculoco nominee
for President,
We know Of no other candidate cxccu; Pol
himself, whom We could have welcomed 10 the
arena ul0re heartily. We mean no; 10 under
rate the strength Of our opponents, but We are
confident tina; If they ear eirri Gcr- Cas-. they
could elect ans body Janics X Polk always "a
ccpied. lie has mot the good fortune enjoyed
by ms immediate predei eszur Of bcinr very I'D
perfectly known. HIS administration OF nuT In
dian Affairs for MANY vears IN the Nurtli-vesi
D. remembered. and will be- shown ~ have been
far moro profitable 10 himself than advantageous
or honorable to the country liz negligence o.
incapacty while Sccrptarv OF War was one Of
the potential though secondary cHuses OF the dis
graceful, unjust. and most prodigal waT which
wa prosecuted for years against the scfninnlcs
Of Florida liz syeophancy to Louis Philippe.
white Minister to France will not soon IL for
gotten and happily the evidence Of that syco-
phancr, IN the shape Of his published &. T rante
ne king Cour, and Government nae taken M
enduring shape and can neiihrr be- denied nor
perverted He GirOcious caluninies on the
crushed but still struggling advocates of Eu-
rnIcan Liberation viii rise in judgment aeains,
Inn, nov thu. the cnus, OF Democracy has there
irumphed over the calunini.s b. aided 10 ilrupa-
gate, wherein the excuses and diabolism OF a ie~
among the French Republicans were artiully
put forward as exhibiting truly the character OF
them all Tins i Despo,isnl's oldest trick, but
he IS one OF Us most recent instruments The
work and the workman we're nicely fitted 10
earh other
Returning to this country in 1871. Gen Cas-
soon after acquired the seat be has since flied
IN the L. ; Senate. and 10 man has since done
-
with more glaringiy selfish intent, than he has.
OF the Texas lniquity and the consequent War,
there has been no more headlons aud unsurupu-
lous champion; though we believe II can he
proved that, Just before be wrote his published
letter IN f1r0r OF Annexation, which rendered.
HIM Van Bnrens most formidable antagonist ai
Baltimore, four years ago. he wrote Que as deer
dedly against Annexatinn and on the broadcast
grounds of general hostility. But this, OF course,
has never Troubled him since he swallowed ii.
So soon as the party Ind completely reeAined
power by the election of Polk, he proclaimed
War with England for Oregon ''ineyiiaiie,- and
did his best 10 render II lie fought 80 the
last the Treaty whereby the Oregon boundary
wus settled. still clanurInp tor "a deg 40 min
even NJ the cost Of a war. This WIS by no
means MS FIRST effort 10 embTnil the country in
that quarter. And the whole Is iinpelled bv
the most sortiid, selfish rulcuiation Hc knows
what arc the wors. passions Of the worst class
and he is the very man to chamber eanerlv and
smlngy into the window of the White House
over 4 hundred Thousand bleeding corT,ses Of
men slain that his ambition might be satisfied.
On the great question Of Free Soil uaainst
Slavery Extension. his course has been baso Le
yund example. He was originally land the
proof exists an ayowed champion Of Free Soil.
Even when he voted against the proposition IN
the last Congress, he declared himself devoted
to the principle, bla this was not the proper
time 10 affirm tit was improper 10 Ieeislats
on IN abstraction, &C., &. Thus he stood for
few months when 10 out cmes his letter 10
Tennessee, eating all his former words, and
ayowing himself convert to the Southern doc
trine, that Slavery may be legally established in
any territorial acquisition OF this country by the
mere fact Of shareholders choosing TO migrate
thliher So fragrant an instance of apostacy
and treachery has rarely az never been known,
and we hold that every advocate Of Free Soil
and Free Labor should vote even for John c.
Calhoun, if the election Of Cas- could not other
wise be prevented. Defeated he can and must
be.