The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-05-26
The Coalition.

II is obvious that there IL II strong effort be-
ing nude in thus State Ia bring nl'pni a cuHl-
lion hptwccn the Free Soil aud OIL lluukrr
imlilcs IN lime to nuke bold mud united
stand against the Wings al the next rlrcliuu.
The principal Lenders ct the Free soil l'1r'
~ hnvr already pat forth very fascinating
"Cnlin form Convention Of the Far Ia.
MoCRACY," (rnthrr "tukiuc," lrrntl TO ho
held at Montpelier Oh the tHrt lust; Hid
Judging from Tie prcrul complexion Of lhe
old liuukcr pnp"rs, Would not he sutI"Is-
ing w. un that occasion, all nrces-uLy rr,'liin.
Iunrics should he ntrnGgrd and an uuludluW.
ed and perhuIs c'dnd, Siiue compact cumplui-
ed. The ~ Patriot, the principal organ ul
lhr Oil Hunger tiIfry, TT ttTt- -llle
number, broadly mtlma,cs thHl "coliiiou' !,
prciiy much the ouly means lett To- the TOGO.
lpcus hy which to lake rcpgedHcr on thC,r old
enemies, aud IN consideration ut their Having
been "kicked' hy the Wings of Vermont, TN
III NJ leugtl they now find themselves TO use
INC tHtrot's lnuguHgeN "cuuTTrivtriy ttr7trrrrr
bruised, punmelled aEdjellIod 10y Wig kicks
TINT paper II, on the whole, very m,Ni ot, lho
opinun, lhht the "slufdy demorrn,s.n bad
better, srike hands with thor less inrp,tlnhle
aud less hpluc0be enemies, the Free Soiisrs,
aud thus hiring disaster and dciSdi upon tie
Wing forces at tie September rlrcitun, nuh
thereby srrtire II pnrii"u of the spollS OF war.
There eau hN hnlnug ui"re certain llHn
that the "Old iiuukers' nj tbs Juurlure, Inv.
ing nothing To hope ia the way of hono"S or
emOiUWeutS lrotn their present orgauIzniinu,
aud rs sell ACKNOWLEDGEMENT mas ever been tie
strongest motive of action nj lenst among II
majority Of the leaders of that party at the
North, II is hut n natural consequence that
they IRE already becoming restless. having
nothing To subsist on hut the dry huskS of
their party professions. The Free Soil men,
too, hive hecu seriously disappointed, trnr.
tculurlyin this Shte,) ~ nat craving more
rapidly IN numbers aud influence, aud MS the
New Administration bids Well 10 so satisfy
the Wings M Ia induce them Ia abide ly their
old party landumrks,thcy cannot expect aug
gnIcniniiun from That qunrter-nnd thus,
many of their uupriucipl"d lenders, rnther
ilmr fail back into ol'scuriIy. aud IN the hope
Of SECURING NJ least portion of the pinndei,
ure prepared Ia work upon The newly uwHk.
ened prcjudfres of their followers, hrfng IT.
bout an uuriehteous md uuprinciplcd conli-
ii"n, mud hy this means, mike n bold aud
desperate struggle against the WhigS.-lf the
old hidehound Thinkers of Vermont. WIN
lnvc openly, nvowedly and bnrcGcedly, silS-
famed and defended SLAVERY. ms n matter of
principle, during the last twenty years, ia ev-
cry possible form, Shape and manner, with
who, mp To tins time, hive made no profes,
sions OF n change Of opinion on this subject
we say, IL these men thus biunlly offer lIstii
polluted lnnds, TO party, The very vital priu
ciplc of whose existence is assumed to ht
uncompromi~Ing opposition 10 .Hdre,y-i.
! there q child in Vermont but that viii see il
the action tie base and mercendry motive! t.
the las, campaign, the liunkerr, ms parl,
never manifested sympathy with one sngl,
sentiment maintained by the Free Soilers
but on the contrary, continually hcapcd lpor
them scorn and centumely, for daring {,
make SLAVERY tttSItUct ISSUE. The xtrug
gle Inns passed. They have been fairly de
ienied and overthroMn. Aud now, rs If de
void of every spark ofpolilicnl principle o
one particle of common honor they ARE pre-
pairing TO join hands with n IS party who's,
principles they frnts, aud have ever combat
ted, without SO much rs the uttcrnnce oil on,
word Of repentance for the pnst-nnd lor~a,
other declared or ostGnslble object Than Il
bring relribuiion upon tho Wings, destro
their forces and snck their camp.
A portion of the Free Soers. we are con
fident. will willingly enter into this most cor
rupl and despicnble. alliance, on most dishon
orNble terms-hut others we trust, posses