The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-30

point ofusufmenl ID haired n tho Wig Adj
uuiHrlfaliuu uGW iu puNrT VIII ri'e DO if
Stouh hhH
Ms do uog mrnu r. Hu,FrTsIa IiIH strength
Gfthe coalition II u formidable, aud an OK
lrlordlpary oiiuu will be required ca defeat
h, Sweeping into ils drag-urt men Of lbe
npti eAirama caUlraurly Of opinions the
Mira Abpilluulns nGd lhn ultra opponents
Of Abolition, supporters Of liifney ana
llin Jealous Hdbereula of folk-it 10 quite
possible should ~ lhu scirwH hold 40 cal
Culated nnd stipulated, Inst they amy even
curry VGrUuHI HWuy from itrTHutt. Flint they
viii spare no eiiuIl 10 DO 30, 10 very obvious
We dd NOT wish 20 deny 20 the new cnn-
glpmefnlinu any merit 10 which % NAY lairly
lay claim. The doctrines pul forth Ia lbs late
sinmGse Convention with regard 20 Slavery,
the right 60 prohibit il ~ tho Territories aud
the wrong Of Congressional iutermeddlinR
with u iu lhG Slave States, Rre sound aud
pertinent; bI ara they any other lhun The
doctrines which tho Wings Of The Free Stales
long aluco propouuded and have consistently
maintained Has the coalition done any
Thing more Than Teuuuucn ilIu LGcoloco e.
rora on1tc ono side mud the Abolition on the
ulher and plnuI themselves substantially on
Wing gfoundY That, certainly, ID vory wolli
bun u any reason for giving them control
Of the SialoY
iioW comts u llmt The Loco t'UrUH Of furT
mont NifcOnsin md tUuuecicut have oil
Nc once renowned llio doctrines of lLcir late
leader CHsa aud taken ground Ia fyor of tho
positive statutory prohibition Of Slavery ~
the Torrorirsf How come lhoy 10 luko
ground ~ heartily ~ favor Of Land Reform
and Other Progressive measures II ibis
dplrreucu 10 lie might Of irns were general
lu be- b. from ~ to di,rredit ~ hut when we
see u cuuliuod 10 those SmlcH wherein that
parry can have no rational hopes Of tuccrns
save through the nid ofihr Ahulltnnislr, how
cIu wo help understanding itr II is mani
frlly the old trick
when the devil was SICK, tho devil o
monk would ho :
hul whenever ho feels benrty and strong, he
hNs no notion Of H. Jufl RciosSt the Conuec-
ucut ~ New Hampshire, lhu bhnnl Democrn'
cy are strong enough 10 succeed without rN-
trauruu. aid, Md there wc heo 40 fiulcrn2-
.iup, hear 30 L,ud Reform profcss,ous.--
There tho dominant party clearly dcIcst q
Van NurcuFcco Solgr lrr mare than Iuy-
lpr Wing. Can nny Que tul 20 perceive ilie
grounds Of dis discrepancy
Il, is remarkable that the Vermont coalition
preserves studied silence with regard 10
ihc Iurin, and declare the old controversies
rcspocliug National Bank, Sc, completely
Dt rcsi, 90 M 10 form no excuse for further
division or dcmurcalon. Whut n marvel
lint ibis was never discovered by the Loco
Foco party In any other SlriOl Wherever
vuir con hr iuudc Ny plaSiHg upon popular
ptcludiccs against T.. :. Bnuk, Wc have tho
old story annually. repeated; but Vermont IL
10 bo carried only hy lhc hii of those who
were Wings throughout the currency slrug-
gle, Uud lhCrn tie Baud, hulhrur IN uucotc-
muuIuuhl pitched overheard. II Is 40 lou
ger available - Tie coalition load thor
GRAF very lightly, md are careful to lnkc De-
board az few "Reminiscences ns possible.
The niniu reliance of his new combination
IS tliu uycrucut that lie National Admins
ia ,du la,ors lllr Extension of Sluycty INTO
llGU.wiy acquired frrrrturirs THIS clpfro
Is sustained lay uh fact, aud Is contrndirird
ly mnuy. That the p,cs.dcut uul los South.
crr advisors would greatly prefer that thr
question should settle l'scli, and 80 uhvntr
AL prctcNl, for sectional distraction aud UliGu-
alton, Sc do not doubt; but thUt single net
ol the New Administration has been inprll-
rd 10y a.dc-u, 10 cNtrrd Me dumuin ni slave
rs, We nave seen no reason TO believe, Nud
rtu rot tlriIryr. nfr--'i,-',i. plainly an
Niuus 80 10 discharge his duty ~ iotui"rJ the
appreciation OF the whole American People,
and linus far hns done wei. Ills one rep
rchcusihlc net Is The tolrrutiuu extended TO
the fraud which mudn T.. 4. flanagan n
rlcuipoirulinry to Berlin after Mr. pulkie' le-
gal night To- Illuminate had expired 0ud.whru
/ there was no quorum OF the Senate ip con-
/ irm; aud even Ilini hus been redeemed by
I the trinucss wltl which he Inns resisted
combination and lmpormnity in making his
] own Diplomatic appointments, insisting on
/ fitness ms the first aud controlling considcrn.
/ ton. Gen. Iul Tor IL no fuvofttr with rs; hut
. ,y., Il. l. a.
yncrd higher qualities iir Office Than wG be-
ir,ed him possessed Of Aud il does seem
unfair tina, his Administration should BEEN
barrHssrd nj the outset 10y 4actiags oulcricS n
Cuihsi It at the North ~ too Southern while
it is successfully js,SnilR@. 10 -tlstvouth ns too
Northern, Ms the Nirginnu election demon
strutcs II Vermont should now strike hands
with Virginia ia opposition, it woult be IN
her sons modification, TO tho Country n
misfortune. But we trust she will not so
s,ultiiy herself
QFpThcro was once clergyman, who
wore n huge full houuncd wig, an ardent
man full Of zeal and gcslicula,ion. lie was
preaching against the devices of Satan and
detailing 10 his heQrers the different fUrms
tie adversary bad assumed To cheat the world
.Nnd deceive his deluded servants. In the
ticrvor of his zeal 10 give the devil his due and
while describing the multilorm phrases Tic
assumed hc brandishei hiSTurms in tho air
mud knocked OF his wig; but this did not dis
turb the current of h- eloquonce, aud he
kept on his discourse while reaching down
to the pulpit floor 10 regain his wig. lie was
= out nE sight Il moment. and when he rose III
the desk he appeared with his wig "hind SIDE
before at tho same time exclHimng, "but
lao is the same devil yet" So il is with Ger.
tain Of the leaders Of the Opposition IN ouI
State politics. They urG for Texas for free
trhde. for the McXiNan Maf.-nnN thing in op.