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THE THIRD ANNUAL VOLUME
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The Erseutip.

Tuu Go,Ensassr o. rar Un1rp sfarr' or
. = - AANEncA, A. D., 1850.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-10
MIR. wEBSTER.

So far as Mr. WobsG.,,--4.t-----+--iir ffry t ,u,.
promisc,hc lost the sympathy of nearly all hi,
political friends, at the North. But bcf,r,
leaving the Senate he placed himself upou
the true ground. In view N. the defeat of
the Compromise, and preparatory to taking
his seat in the Cahinct,hc said-"I am dispo,.
cd TO soy,ana will say that in ease of failure
oi ms bII shall be- iniayor Ola ill which shall
proHdciorthr things namely; ruE Ap,trs-
sioN or CALIFORNIA wtrH MS rrrsrNT
CoNsrlrrTIoN ANnnorNpAHrEs,. :s.. SRI
ELEMENT OF rnE TEXAS norNpAnY, AND
rnE AnsusSfqN OF .NEw MrxIco As 4
STATE"
Here is his pledge, before becoming n
member of the Cabinet, to the policy of tb.
Administration in regard to the admission. of
California and New Mexico The Compro-
mise is defeated, an1 Mr. Webster stands a.
gain upon the Wing platform. Ifhc will mt
his broad shoulders to the-y h,el--e.. ba :.
bound to do, and and help roll these free
States into the Union. the unfortunate cn,-
sodc in his political life will he GJvcriookcdb,
many who regretted it,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-10
\ GRAFT N DISTRESS.

/ \ very considerable body or Whim. ,spp-
7 Ciaily W OHIO and observation-disclosures 500 a, ..
tAui,hrd with tbc nomination uf Gen. Iaylur
. that they rrmdiatud NOT merely the uomina-
/ tipp, hut the Wing palty aud have ever
/ Since confined their puliiiul discourse to exc.
cmtiuus u' Con. TAYLOR, his nomination and
election, Taylor "Iaylorism," "la,loriz-
/ ing" Thu Taylor Parly"Old I,rk's three
+if-ft-rtrrti f5-fl T,-1TIl
all the ucbulw clicilrd ilunl their "di. ioiutcd
chat since MAY, 1875. speak a. ihum Of
Protection, mirrnal Improvement, con- ANY.
thing cl.c which us Nhig, the, used To- ,la.
light in, and the only rc.pons, hn, been such
"a, We have indicated. And when. wv,irrid-
ed and ayowcd, at latr period In the cau-
Nass ul 1918, that We could better servo tn,
cause OF FREQ soil thpn 10y opposing General
Taylor, we were purct,d hy one general
yollcy from the who'Auf thrm. importinu that
in 50 doing wc had dcscrtclnnd BETRAYED The
cause Of Human Freedom. Even go late a.,
last tall they helped to carry Ohio for Loco
loroism, and dill their best Ia send Vermont.
New York and Massachusetts. the same way,
10y falsely insisting, ia the face of noioriNn.
and uncqui, Deal facts, that General l0,lor
and his cabinet were plotting Ia establish
slavcig in California and New MrNico. And
down TO the day of the Presidents death.
these though hbundhntll. rciutvd, were nrv-
or rctractcd. The special Free Soil oruan.
IN our State, including those edited bv anti
Taylor hir, did their mghtir.t 10 secure a
triumph To the confessed factions in our state.
whoyr basis of union was hostility to General
Tahor, his Cabinet aud hierolicv.
Vol. General Taylor is Land North
crn Wing with no Slaves and no association
with slavery, fills his place. Mr. Fillmore is
-nlndcllte Aatialsl i.44+ tii-irr,rrz ~ -rrryt
dent of the whole People; hut his votes are
on record, and their tenor is known Ia the
country. by NhRt drrirr, what uick. will
that hity thousand Wings who were drawn
oil from their former associations Tow the cry
OF "IayloriSm," "Louisana planter" "thrrc
hundred nigCrrs," &C., br fastened LONGER
to the ear OF Cass aud Dickinson, and made
to contribute, 10y opposing the Wing Admin
istration to the reelection of those WORTHLESS
to the senator Must it not now be- diNrov-
cred all Al once tlat IA ;t>--t-A t7 ffTTr
NoR' Int that lfr Fillmore ,ray FOR tar,rr err
to"Stonf Let Us watch and sea- y 7ri-
hmm,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-10
CAPTURE or MARGARET o'CoN-
"a, NER.

This woman, it will he remembered cscop-
ed from the City Prison two or thcc week
since, and entirely haillcd the ofliccrsi in tbc;r
subsequent search for her. This nornin".
however, officer Gleason and another. .cting
ON private information, went on board the
packet ship "Star of the West" which soils
for Liverpool today, and there discovered the
fugitive, who was conveyed back TO her old
quarters: and we presume that a iitA ter watch
will bc kept over her. IL seems that aAcr
having effected her escape she went TO the
house oEone Ihomns Dubbins in Essex street.
and relating her story. Offered him Sioo If
he would conceal, and aid in her cscapc hom
the city, which hc consented to do She ac-
cordingly remained in his house until this
morning, when she embarked On board the
Star of the West. but filled to nay the sIOO
as promised Dobbms having been thus
cheated, thought he would make surc.at least.
ri the $50 reward, offered for her apprchcn-
SION and therefore went to the keeper of the
prison, and told whcrr she was DnhAins
having tUcn guilty of aiding her escape how
ever, was also locked up much 10 Iii 5n4t4ri-a
and disappointment Margaret told the OH
GERS that she effected her escape from thc
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-10
MIR. UruAM's SPEECH.

We conclude Mr. UPhom'. able speech in
this numhcr of our paper. The speech speak s.
the sentiments OF Vernon, Wings upon the
subject of slavery, and that too. ia bold.vct
courteous manner The uuansRelaLle. co.
gent aud powerful arguments urged auains.
the extension Of slavery by Mcssrs. Phelps
l'phnm in the senate and Mcssrs. IIcharl
Mcacham in the House. affords occasion for
the Wings Of Vermont 80 feel proud of their
Representatives in Congress, Theip opin.
ions have been well and Justly expressed there,
aud IN manner honorable both TO their au-
ihor- and to the State they in part represent.