The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-11-17
"THE LoNG TEAM- =

N' flA'l HnH ln ne iualIufhs says W.
gave certain rrisons for htrhiug nm lIe ''Lopq
rc1m' which We never did give oreycr dream
cd Of WcwcIe never yct humbuggcd 20 hrhr
10 believe that The looofoon leaders had 90,
suolrd ''hlgher RrGund" upon ihe subject Of
human ffecdom We bcliryc they would 90
io'nofr"w otar ~ principle BE- raha rrai I'm
au"ihrr IrF1s HnnrK1iiuu, ~ fl -.-.t--.. .iu.
with hs views up'o spyTy ....... 70 I'D
readily be "a umrs past, md ihat tur sur
would do 20 likewise. Bot, ~ It 10 not our
duty 10 give reasons Tor the action If others
We will let those who, perhaps, can do ~ from
better authority, speak for themselves Gen.
Clarhe, Of the Free Pfsss, Clerk ofiho Reoair,
[ gives the following reasons nr l.gislAGnr in
mnlt'fs of County appointments ~, q. n,
-t'tt''to'i lItut-'- rrrvi,i--p
done.
Most ofour readers nrr, doubtless, aware
llni the wings ut Mmuprlrr luvc, ~ To
spcul', hfchfd on ile "lHug Team" srd have
concluded lo give llo county officer. ihrugh-
oul the Snlr, IN llla main 90 tho wings,
llefri"inr', HE rule hun prrypIrd, to al,
low tie tnruibrrr uf tho drlrlatiuu in rurt
rouulyI 10 nominate the officers of their 49,.
rncrtyr counties, which nominations have,
f-'r'-rriIY, been senHiifHE,i ~ ffr-rrr-Tf
Assembly, ~ Joiut convention, THIS tule
Inns ~ Long been IA vogue. tint many hook
upon Tie various county delegations ~ the
appointing puwcr- iu '.ri, having the entire
und exclusive control over the Whole master.
b"' tbs Is nll wrong. The appointing pow
eri nud the only appointing power, rncugnil.
rd hy tie constitution OF Vermont IN the
Two lonsrs of lhu Legislature, convened IN
Jlihi assembly. Aud lhc operation Of the
rue, 10 permit the county delegates 10 make
u"uuunlous for county officer, has been q
mere nluilcr ofsiVcrdge AID usage.
u" Nl''f- riit'l'ly i'tot'u-- 80 curry oui
tho rule lint ~ udniIsd ctcrY Whrr, else. ~.
ccpl in tie SHir0f vermont The lniut n--
somhlv rontl.iui's tho appointing poWcrnuh
the Wings having u muI"ry have u raLi,
uud Ne iufi,t that II n ihvir duy. 10 give mad
hr-i"w tho o0rUs- ~ llirir l,u,,rr, 10 llirir
nwu friends. Nud why SHOULD ihcy not p
II mi,lu ~ we'll hc pretended that Gen. Tn,- .
ipr-rHould nppnnrt l.or"lnro- IN. Office Ia the F.
L"ruluru stutr ufNrW lhmp hire aud South 2
Carolina, ns in cluin thai uuf Piiui us-ruthi, .
Should give tlr offices fh tir ru.liiioulst. Iu
,be "annllrs which lhoy bnc carried IN rl,, .
state.
And wo think that the coulitionisis have 30
tshi 10 complain Of the treatment Whirh
they have received Ia the prcuisus. TLry
N'lti llAN Wv ltftNi llAlillrul contest MitlI T.
bat one ohJrct ~ view. Ia vii; the dolrnt OF .
litr Wing phrly ia ihi- State. md a.. ron.
sequence of thni d"li'nl Ia gain Tor themselves
No" "olNrs aud t-hr~' ct office. Tie GOA.
u l"u imiit tr. uHdr up oi men who entertain
Ito uTuvt diverse ,irws iu fUiUinn tn every
rnriy question of the dnv-it j. hrtrrugr.
llcnlll- llllAA hnul4d aud held together Ly al.
crul'Ni 'lr- und the "cnhrSVr power ot pub.
lee llWd'r' IT, leaders NE dcnngugurs,
aud "tliro.serkrrs. Ia ,lir late
r"u'"-t they siukrd nh iou The liuIe and
'hHucr of rrtln-g themselves into place nnd I
poWrr. Had thry succeeded not Mlng
Nonld held mn office higher Than that Ola
Justice at lhc Pence, iu lho State at Ncrn,a,.t
illrr Tie fret day of D,-vcmhrr next unless ~
hr brnch OF the Supreme Goutt. Thus
curse was openly aud honstiugly threatened
~ SOME ut tfrsc patriotic Lenders, urrViutis to
lie late election But they rrckoncd with. !,
'ut their host they have lost. Aud It il,
'"t lor'lh"nt Ia complain Tint we, their or
.ou"nt-, ink" the suko-. The contest. IN
lac part 90 tho coulllnuists, was currird un
" uenus the most Infamous. base nu,l..yfir-
l"ly. la the first place they impudrutly nl-
rmptcd TO raise an issuc upon u question, n
'Out which, there was no difference oi optn-
M, ~ the State of Vermont. Aud they went
ntn The contest with u clhmor ihatihry were
'at -tAr'Ilrhcc III" "utN rrnt'iU" npU0nrulS ,
- ne rAi"nsi"n at SlHNrtr.nuu tUtf lice Wings
ud MI trft md not boss down ;,---t-,etr~itit,
'nn buren, and NocdInn - ercluirslrd.wuh d
max pro. slnvetyisu. They charged the '
Wings OF Notwithstanding such men M .
'HAkLEs n. WILLiGMs, rTOTTCE t1ITuv, =
AMuEL PRENrlss, GEoRGE T.. MARsu. Al '
An SABiN aud IA host OF good and true Wings ,
whose long mud useful lives have been ,
nus lar spent ~ the cause of AuIi.Slycry u
nd freedom every Mherp--thesC they hive u
hnrgrd With Slavery propn lnndis.u, Mlie u
IrH have held up To The guze of the people
I Vermont, their Slave. loving specimens OF , [
uihnnlty -lher DILLINGHAMs aud BARBERs
nd NILAsrs. They attempted To set aside
&c claims OF men whuse lives have been de-
Dted To The cnse which they prnIrssed Ia
ave so near NJ heHrt. and have cndcHvofed n
rnlsr IN their stend, the clnims OF II purcell =
boys VINO had not learned their first lesson :
! the cause OF humanity. They attempted ii
} lower, IN the esteem of the people Of Yer
lonl, Tie character und standing of the lead d
e Wings Of this Stnlo mud of the Union ii
2" do Hue, they stopped Ia every species of b
shonesty, mennness md dccrption-lhey
rncuced all manner of hypocrucy aud re- M
ored To the most open aud outrn gcous for n
'rIes. When tllclr candidate for Governor 81
as charged with having voted TO dismiss n =,
solution Tor the abolition of Slavery in the M
.slrict ol Columbia, n forgery was resorted ii
I, 10 explain The tpntter, aud eXculnnte him oi
ON bluue. When they charged Reyerdy T.,
Jhnson tGCrr: A ~ :,
ing n Slavery extensiouist, to make the Il
lnrge good, another forgery was fcsarled 10 of
they extracted parI OF II speech of one of ina,
c most ultra Southern Locofoeo pro. slave u,
lists, and published it with gIariug capitals Il,
ronghour the length aud bredIh of our :
a oil a. III,