The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-05-12
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A correspondent of lhe Patriot udyornler
% condition If lhe iuroipcos and free hnlirr-
on The Gff soil pGi6rm. There 10 soun puiul
aud principle boz uis. iu o coalition Of oppo-
riug .puulrs upon 80 Distinctive grounds
there h. 40 principle 10 nll, cNceln lho igpo'
bic "rpuils priucipiH." Nc lmli his prDpnrl-
lion ~ one lluI b. ~ least resprcmhle, Vil ID
proposition for the locoloros 90 abandon
lhcir IOr0iUr0 uuiiuus--in rcYrr inm lhcf
ruuhrru m-k-uW-lcrs and lhrlr Northern
dough lucrd leaders, md organize uucw Hs u
uirfe uutl-hlltrry Wuy u huWrNrr, 70 lHH
mere russ o. convert Fee Sod men 90 L0c0-
J0toisui-lp dru,uli-h rhrru by rlgkiug lIIeu
hrncnti food 0f lprnlurui.W-il b. quite a.
uolhcr Thing linl fuppost lhn fret course
iu,eu, Fupppsf lhr Free Sulorn Gud fl,orus
40 4, sHrleudrrpIl l'le 'Jd principles which
tlry have quuurlird utuUl-nre a. know
nothing bat Su,cy 70 d0uoliing lWlirflHI
a.. How can llr $50 parties lllirfc WI be-
Guly iWu, ofr0grso, whou.lhe l0ru+ OH go ~
yer 90 ilr Free SnilfirlWHbn ~ nh issllf ~
Slavery when hoh dtc upiff{ ON ilut subject
How long continued without ID bone oi' con,
taWioF Not long, rurrlg lbe ont will hr @
reorganization ou on prrly rsuuds -'n r"hlr
lowing up Of 'Dre ruiiirlit ur dir'aiC rntly
20 p-dnlsIpt LalWrru ilir ull Wig lnllfy
nud lhe old luruioro policy Ne mr. fudl
iir llgi, aud lnr iruuHuigmrpus of luros nud
.4lu-Au!llsa lllAl no ID hnl ia lhnt But lhc
correspondent ut STIR rutrtpt rrdeH'or~ 90
make mn iyvr W,lli he Nlugsou ihe Slavery
question, H. quotes lhu journal Of Com
frrrrrr ~ T1ruvu TINT tiTr r1rrrrt ''i't'''r-6
~ me WTdWrpruys aud argues ihhl NE
Wing pury must lralerula with lhn cnbi-
net md with southern Nhlgs,-Ggo, "rluVo-
- will prove ~ huud uf union, or u VII 60
al.
hnps 20 mud pcrinps uotso. We venture to
guess that tie wrllcr will provo both Ind
ioEiriuu md tIlsr prophet Ibe great body
of lhe WING pmriy Gi the .SUah n souuder und
more reliable against the extension ub slave
- Than ure some Of lho very luroincns WHO
are NOW ready tu.sirikC hands with iho Free
sod iAcu. A. 10 tho Wings Of tie NorilL u
viii Ice i.uc enough 10 doubt them when
they show signs of playing f,l,c They ln'r
-urpofted G-n. las Tor on his pledge against
ihc Actu;hp ms reiterated Tint pledge 10 Ilr
Inaugural, mud even ihr SluyocrAllc Journal
uf Commerce drrlllrr ll1l hr trW not veto
thr Wilmol pr0,iso, tho Nilmol lUuvlto
uuy not hc, $50 thIuk runuOt he,H cabinet
rull, were Mc opinions Of EACH oi
the advisers ofthr President to hr it.A,ru,
NLe.is. Clayton, McrcIltt Ewing md Cot;
luucr 'fnt out Of Jcvcn, would undoubtedly
hc for 49,. Gen, Taylor, nyuwcd purpose n
10 'sgrs The mdUrio Congress, aud oicnulso
never to'uUkc tia culUct question. The
" hipH. Nofth and South, concur lu that pol
icy nr the ~ isusi--Hr leaving tie rrprrrrtin-
tivrs OF thr people frct tu act uut Tee popular
VIII, Bong thus Jftr, Slavery Is neither
huud of union nor "a bone of contention ~ the
Wing camp. licmg thus free, II follows sure
ms day t0-uigiu, ilnt II California mud New
MrNicn do not settle ibis question, ihc VIII
npt UotisO WN be oUr6i 10 NE ntIi COH!Ttw,
uHItSS pICrenicd by .NoSihf,H ioooiOcos. There
can hr uu issue heiW con lhc Wings md l,o-
ro- Of the North on thi- Vucsii,l,, uilcss llis
Iocos plUy false. 'rHcE. rho Wings swift
staud on Horighi sides and be- sustained hy
-. L-uilr t,t,I,.. A",jh l.ocot,ieu anl-nlli--
.cT politicians, " hu ate accustomed To look
upon their President ar their caudldntr M
lhc exponent uithrir creed do not under.
stuud This freedom Of ti7r- v hig purly; thcy
do not 'srru Ia have learned that lhr Wings
me NJ liberty to vote az ihcy please on thus
matter, w,hnut asking General Taylor aud
without iuhItiug hi, respect or the rctprci
ufotlH'r Whg-: aud 90 ihcy DO not srr, what
ll.ry iriH see IT Ilc trial comes, tlnt the
Whgs>oituc North cun aud will be true on
Tho question. They have $50 motive To hr
Otherwise. Executive patronage is not 10
sWuy lhrui ,hc President lu, settled that
pn,ut los i!4s appo,ullrcUt of suudy Pioyso
men already. Party policy /, not 10 prcycnt
the policy ol the Wing pntlyjS,o lrave the
representatives Vi the people. Nre. Til, q, Tho
cd fashioned freedom nilh rrprcscutDlNc--
the obi fashioned responsibility of the rDFre-
sentative. uo, TO lis President or lis parry
hut-to-iTis constituents The Wig pnrty
may pgssrhfl ga 10 pieces on such poltcE
hnt fSt ,Iars,- good old ycpuh!icart-m goes
down WRIT ,hru1, ~ tire people sS,iI
5iFte =tiHy rue titr-tit,- f+t-t- PerHiued such
.lionip,,lL- UUiiim1u.