The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-08-25
Frccmcn of Vermont F!


itself to be The "aiflma spsg" Of liberty let Il
not lay the tHiierug unoliou 10 iIsslfths u 10
the "drst born Of liberty divine Before ihe
/ peoples high court Of ehaneery, conclusive
evidence sud logical augmentation afo requr.
ed, and whore theae are wanting il would not
be al all surprising II the case should not be-
made out aud the jury Felu4n their verdict &C,
! eoTdingy That tho opposition should de,
| olgln as they do 10 not unconscious however. -
Drunken men assoTt that the earth meets them
IA the face, insane men affirm that the rest
Of the world .ale mad, 70 ianndiecd eyes all
things appear yellow, itis pot strange, then,
/ that 10 Pee dfmoeJafs, other political organiza,
/ tons should appear unstable "a water, when
We take into consideration tho medium through
which they look. They have been 80 long
engaged IN turning political somersets, that
20 them others scem turning too,
/ ! attended coalition town convention,
TOW days since, held not a hundred milssftom
/ this place, wherein certain robustious, peri.
wig Paird fellow, sWuiled aud beloved Away
20 the tompest Of he passion, affirming that
I they, the coniuonisis were the only true lib.
erIy party, that the lanh, The sub.tfcasur, and
all the old issues we're settled, aud that the
only question at issue nov 10 slavery.
Th" ass had rot on the lions skin, aud n.
mong the lesser brHsis hs bray passed for a
genuine ronT lilo will mot fugh'rn the lion
himself, however, and We opino that hiH fass
VIII be seen before thr close Of the present
canyaaB,
old ,s.uss settled H. the rrccmcn Of Yer
mont coincide WIN rhtH dcciurutiun- H. the
odrous larlG Of 10 such an one ~ they wish
to be permanent VIII they stand idly BY and
behold the industry Of the county crippled,
internal improvements ut a stand, and all the
? ss.!s IT allGninGa- dHnhulR eApping the vital
energies of our free institutions, and when
callc9 upon 70 fRfm tbs torrent ofcdrruption.
cry out that old issues are all scttcd' No
There is intelligence and a discriminating
judgement yet with tho voters Of Vermont
No man unless wllfully blind, can fail 20 see
the trick which rtr r7Tr trmurrutu- tt-r fire.
to.da anythlug) are striving TO play oil upon the
fferricn OF this state. Ihjlf ~ oi"old ,ssucs
Settled" - but siren t,rg 20 lnll, the people
into frthl ic,he'Py J.. ,ruc, they wish
them settled, I'LL amer election. Then, II by
their strategy ,ialsehood aud deceit, they should
obtain the aseendcnoy, they will stand IN.
pledged on the great principles Of state and
national politics, and Of course will do Just az
they please. Can any confidence be- rrposcd
IA lloriilo Necdham and hm ooadiutors in this /
last H,rugglc Of the monster locofocotsml
They have never Pretended Repentance Tor .
any but their pro.slayrry principles, and be- .
nssutcd their acts will never be IA advance OF I
their profession
They Will remain true 10 every article Of .
lA4I r.v1. q.
v'so, aud their profession on thu n worth no
more Than promise ehtortcd FROM a man on
the rack
l. there any reason under heaven Tor the
union Of IA" locoioco and free soil parties, got
up by the hadsJs, but the single one, last of
power They never have been, they are not
now kindred spirit, but have conuortrd for the
time M the futile rudravor for Huprrmnry-
The Patriot & other Cnss pa pefs, that last year
veto loud IN their dcnunciauons Of the Free
Snlcrs 90 n clique Of political rrncradrs, arc
now warm IN their PROHIBITIONS of love for
this same,ns they said, dctcsiablc organization
Whence arises this newly born love are
Free Sollctr more worthy of love this year than
last Are they trucr aud more orthodox on
the doctrine Of freedom Have they udvanc.
ed to theh,gh ground which the locHfoco party
has over occupied viz bitter hostility To ali 3
nfiation of the question drHihvcry,
The union was effected for not all nor any Of
.hcsc reasons, but for the PLAIN aud paipa6Ic
reason that the case of either party was utter.
y hopeless unlessthey could conclude to Sight
lnc battle under the same banner Now that
hoy huvr rurr- trErtit-t 80 a.,,a-..,e - AaaE
he leaders of both parties tell their expert /
nee. This same bombnstic political declaim.
=, whom have mentioned in. the same mass :
Meeting, gave one of the most lame and imbc. +,
lie apologies for the way the democ- 1
acy voted at the last prcsidcntal election, y
hat ever heard uttered by man pretending =
. the least degree OF common sense. The a. u
ology was this awe, the democracy, have =
yer been anti slavery @ aud though We vo. 5
ed for Cass, we did not vote for him 40 pro.
layety man, bit only SO much Of him as ,eas
nt siarery'' In other words the democracy /,
7 Vermont voted for only one haifof Caas o
What they Would have done with the other o
alf It their votes had elected him, is yet u
roblcm treatise on logical augmentation, !,
mn short dissertation ON common sense. VI
'coid, If diligently studied, well digesled. and
arofally carried into practice, be invaluable v
, suel, l,.e.t- l..t.,e+an. ~
f"fEnES OF VrRsosT--the FIRST Tuesday y
! september ~ close apon us lou will then al
ave the privilege Of drpositing your snf1'rager Mt
" the men OF yopr choice
WIZ you vote for men who have ever proy- IN
d rccrennt on every question of Liberty hth. .,
rto preached for men who wrnt heart and ~,
and for the annexation of Texas who sun. -
orted and praised the ndminstrntion OF James =,
Polk with it's cursed entail Of slavery and ~
ar who have prostrnted Themselves 50 long L,
'iore southern domination, that they cannot ~
Bnd erect before hoDest mem or will you 10
ote for those who have no new motto upon az