The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-08-11
esalI Settled. :

/ So say the "iTSc Democracy"
. Mott 10 fast It takes two 10 make bsrgajn,
aud yet have not seen the frat whig or whig
proper wi,.sA- A4ar ara Rad. 10 relngnisil lhc
ro,d old doetthe ors Protective Tana, one
which shall Afford a: least a. much pro,eouon
10 American p.odncc and manufactures as the
t1rTof for,y.two, The necessary improve.
.0ent cf Dur rivvrs and hs5bofs, ihe diairihu.
ton among the people " the eurplus revenue
arising from the sales Of our public lands. &C
tor first paying the l.oeoloen national dcbt.the
establishing Of the same eurrchcy Coz tho pco.
pie NJ for tAg gorcrnmcnian a decided oppo.
stion 60 the extension Of slavery, ard an cxrr.
else Of all constitutional mcars Cor it, aholi.
non whore It now r1iBtH all these are unftin.
pushed wing doctrines.
Now, Il the fac democracy couccdc to these,
and the further wing doctrine that the Prcsi.
dent has mol The constitutional power without
the consent of Congress, 10 make wnt,or veto
'hc viii oil The people when legally cHprcsrcd,
why then there may be some rrasou for saying
''all che old issues are settled.
i Until CHS i done, lot 40 ono say that the
eoniest Ia settled no, the people have become
.
moeracy, although they may now claim to be
free"
/ The frccmen Of Vermont have not forgotten
/ the pains taken in the election of ~ to make
/ the people believe they w6te in favor OF pro.
teetivc nff, and opposed to the annexation
of Texas. Do you not remember the banner
raised in PennHylvhnia on which was insorib-
ed "Polk aud Dallas and the tariff Of 1892 e.
! DO you not remember how every leo IN
I Vermont declared against the annexation OF
/ Texas previous to their receiving orders from
their southern mastered do you not remember
how sorely veGed was the North Star because
they were not especially inHited TO attend
hastily called indignation meeting for protest.
ing Againstihis peihrious doed'
DO you not also RENE mber that suddenly ev.
cry Democratic paper, aud nearly every ind.
Siduai of their party, together with their rep.
rosentative in Congress from This district and
nearly every other northern democrat in that
body voted for tho contamination of that
haud' VIII you so soon forget that these free
/ Democrats, q speak not Of whigs,or real hon.
tesi ebolitnnists,) from the north voted for 10
receive Texas into the Union with a oonEtitu.
ton perpctuu,ing slavery forever And win
you not remember that every wing member,
save one, in the lower house ofCopgress, both
north and south, voted against IL. -
| Can you soon forget that this great wrong
of annexation has thus extended slavery, and
that the same wrong doors are now wishingto
extend il still further . should be glad to sec
one single locoloco who would acknowledge
the wrong and would amend not only his say.
ings but his dongs
Show me a vote or these pretended demo-
Gratis in Congress which has gone to the aboi.
ton Of slavery or TO prevent its extension,
when asked for by the southern democrats,
and will then say they have done something
emitting them 10 the name offree democracy.
On the other side Of the question, the whigs,
tr-osF eva Legislature, and in the halla of
Congress, from frat 10 last, with their voices
and their votes, opposed annexation, and the
extension of slave territory,
Free soil wings, wing abUtirionistu, wilt you
attach yourselves TO party, which, whatever
their professions, have done all they could to