The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-13
Hon. Geo, ?. Marsh.

T., MARsH, in reference Ia bio rc.igr,,,,.,,
his seat in Congress, addressed nj. -.
slilnenls OF ne ilild uiAiIiel Tie i,-l-li,,--
did not reach IN uuliI piler the elec,...
Wo'm'd u nHiue =" publish nt some Gry,.
day, believing tbal all our randors woullrr.
90 poruso il,
fELLow CiTIzENai- ilnliug fesigu,.I...
your hands HE trust with which ,pu wv
repeatedly bonored me, and being al,,, ,'','
pass INTO tlln service Of lhn propIe ,r
phumeri not immediGtely cunnrrftI ,.I
your special Interests, ! trntl IL win No., ',N
deemed impOHlpopi la nio ~ aI,lf,.. ,,..' '
a parting word of council aHd of .--r 3''
upon some Of The questions Whir,il lt.tt
oHon discussed before sou, You rrs tli
il4ul the "Old isfurs are nll .Heliledn srI I',
IT. their tIiuru single UHW Vucslion Ls. .,.'
cH, Of sIich vasl moral interest, tnai all.I..
considerations, hy which your political. ,.
has been hitherto influenced nro now lir.,
quite inlo tho shade, aud ought 10 be u,...,
dlsegarded.
This IL a confession on ihe part ofll,r.
derH Ol the Free Democracy" IhW, FI rf,
Tnrr ara concerned, there II no iulenl..o
disturb iir deeiAiunz ofihe late Dru.,.,
Administration, 0r 10 interfere Niih The har.
cml policy IL adopted. ln netting viii H,
new pHrty, therefore, you ll,dge iOhrrri,n
Ia ncquierc0 iH Tho political system oftlr
Administration, and, with s,ugle excer
ton, 10 adhere a. lhe principle hy wmcha
Wns governed. liut are yuu pro pared Gr .a
widu d departure from your iorHior u,..ai,-
tlous mud rules Of political hciiuni l. o. ID.
your Judgment, md viii your con.rui, ,if
TLED,l liul the industry Of Vermont b. laIsto
10 iToTECUOy, bat that which II now ff.
rciycs under lauH ANoWEpLY lurmtdNh
un express view to Hid tho Foreign producer
IN competing with lhe American lhhon--,
lWih which discriniuails AoAINtr lfs
American interest IN any wny affected l,I,
operation. hit srrrLEp, ihui iho Sub lr.l.
NY iaW, ty WIich iit Co.,rnWui Utr.I's
aud mouupGlir, tor iis owp urrs blmo., .
ouliru urlnllic hnsis 81 our currency BE- +.
remain ia lurrrf j. il srIrLLp, lLoi I.eiI
siaiCE arr to have no puri or lot la lhr I,r.
crcd' Of Mat great puitiuuuy, ihr p..i
mudH oiihr Wet, Which Wrru FrcurA N
ihrig NDlur, or purchased Nith luctr uorg'
Aud what IN lhis HsH question Whose
magnitude 10 90 vast, aud whose uoul ncr
~ Hrc 30 oNcrWhcluiulf II h WlrItrIr,
noIiG slavery slbll be- extended over Aru-
can territory now free. To you,r, Wig
low citizens, this IL TO por i..ue. irr rr
posed lhc extension OF slavery nhcu 81 ..,
"a WAS Admitted INTO the Uuion. Y0lUr
posed Il when James H. Polk wn. 'd,iA
Tor 5onr suiiIngcs ~ TrE rT nUii-'- ---'-.-.
posed u Whou nearly every lrudrroi lhcsur
II Led. Lee democracy wins Advocating lie
annexation OF Texas IN Ito mo-t cIIJJTg
mcnus ofgrcomplishing The votS object nov
denounced us ~ pcruiciuns and 30 crl1iw'
You opposed II when most 'ol those Sane
leaders, less than one iWckc.mouth since
were urging tho election of n prcsidrb.
candidalp, hp bad discarded, ns a rule t'
GOVERNMENTAL action, tho principle witch
the people of the United States bad ,o,tur I
ly adopted by the memorable Ordinance
i5S7. The attempt therefore 10 Wbcct
YOU into the belief Ilnt you require q new
party organization, Ia order more clcHlIy 10
dcfnn your position dpot this great question
may Justly be characterized us un attempt 20
cheat yuu ont of your pGtpounl identity; 20
dcludr YOU into the crazy fucy that iou
have been dreaming while YOU have .up.
posed rouRsELvEs To be the ircr3' ui hn.
mnn Liberty, aud the conirVcrs ard a.clwl'
ofJt1Bt Ercut wrong, the annexation q! lev
ns Ia bo III foes
Unless, then, YOU gre prepared TO alone
don, az once aud forever, all those g.0
great questions, upon The right dclunr
lion OF WHICH your prosperity 80 csscl''N
depends; unless you nro rrndy Ia uduHl li'
your action upon the slavery question o.
been hitherto radically wrong, aud lla'c
your old oppoue,s dcmonsirnbly righi, w
Is no reason for deserving your nucirm'A'
dnrds, and nrraying yourselves under 20
cuptaiuship ofthosc, who carried the l1''
ncrs of Polk aud Texas in ISL
IN addressing an enlightened conslirc''A
il cannot bc necessary ~ adducc docunt"
-iary evidence. upon question SO u.
dispuiahle rs TuE /t-NIroRM uosrlLIn or
rnE VINO PARTY ro'TIM ENrrNsloN of b'
MEsriC SLAVERY, tut If testimony is wan'u
respecting us recent and present position
may he found in thc.dni-ior of The l0uc
on the great I EST QUESTION ofihe an
neXaiion Of Texas. The cXrCusirr, ae,' .tei,
petuntion of slavery, the annexation OF lev
MS, aud the election ofJnmes X. Polk, form
ed n single issue; they we're merely dIH',
eat ,aaaes Of Nprcs sing the samc tco; a."
how did the parties range themselves o" VI
custom The Democrats, with elW'
nnanimity throughout the Union, susla,
the nomination UUri tire t-l.tt.AsIIl- of The D.
.iimorr Convention, tho Wigs, MS w.
niniisly, repudiacd both.
But, the very men who voted for MrPa R
in 1874, and who, in 1873, SUSTAINED
nomination of Stakeholder for The ' Isl
Presidency, and sought to elevate 10 ~
Presidency statesman who uSNlr' Isi
powER of Congress to exclude sl6Icn 'W
tho territories, now insist tina, tLsN z III
have become committed In IT," snp.
slavery, 10y nominatiuEand elccline y. ~
ern mnu to the Chief MagisIracy OF '"'
ton; aud they demand that wS shall rrI .,..,
and denounce tho Administrator WIZ"
regard 10 the charnctcr'oi us measures ,,go N
cause majority of the Cabinet ".I ,.,.,,I ~
taken from states where slavery s'"''' #
hy law. ..I. 4 @
10 not know thnt s7'N ST me '''"
Department are Shareholders ~ m.