The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-17
JUDGE WILLIAMS.

Tho Gcomru Of Vermont will mot lc Fur-
prisol Ia lcnrn that ,iudge Williams b. now
,ho -pcrinl mlrk Tor thc hlnrlWurrli.m of
mru such a. the editors 0t Che IWinQ'0n
tDurisr and the lrrmpm I'1irin, Wore 20
not 70 iicy Wieht Won Doubt WnUfidf m
Judge I. really and truly the man for Gov
crnur. ln q word, neither urc, ohnmotcr,ung
honorable service cnUUr any man Co oNcmp-
ton itHu ,ttt otss.,.. --i.,. ...I moi ..t,,.
drmhr,gurT. IT, -o be- hr l. as an IN their w1y.
The time d NOT long since Jniyl Williams
headed the ticket for Council Of Censor, of
'NyN party u The state and these editor.
were quite ready Ca pass him OIL upon hpir
.pltron. ns most honorable and excellent
man. lla- ggtil,u- hhpirurd since then a.
change their estimate of the .lullcy They
my hr was ourc Wing, then Liberty can
didntc for governor and thru o Whig aeaiu.
True lut an th1l happened hsfprs these gen
ilcmru ul lhr press placed his name at the
hvld oi their columns, and we're proud tu
sail uudrrtir nag of 6hdii,, H. IVmun--
What has happened since h0' Ia ch!iIiGG The
relations OF Judge Willinma and these prc,.-
e.. We think Wc can tell, very uoarlv.&
NDushurN aud Eastman have. Lnil NJ lA-!.--
-r7uT7 r1IIrIcI tbCIr o'd political stock in
tradu-athv Judge has ,lai 4. would h,rutur
neither their leader nor their tool. lie had
consented to become the lilcriY candidate
All4nl-t l4Ap.-'sa- n ruftlir uI1r-iH tii,,
Ln-ll.--lAi -.-AAI44--.sl,....44-,-r--r
lHrl! MAS very hr from drnuunring Nmr
principles, lie len itwhcn be- saw IL pns.-
ing into the lluds oidvma4usu,s. 30 Lu' .,,l-
icrtcdto the upthcriug embrace of .lavo.
cratic lo'u'ucoi.m, We .ay Judge Williams
would not become the leader nor the tool of
such dcWogoncs, IH,y his3 him y,u,of,,6y.
but in vain, They tried aim in 1919. Judge.
Williams declined their advances. Ills Whr.
friends consulted him.hjs answer was entirely
,auslhrtnry,nud then, were IL not fHr the lust
claims ola county which Vermont Wins
VIII over delight tp lonor-wc mean the good
old Wing rnnuiy OF Windsor Judge VIII.
inms would have been the Whir candidate
The whole state 50 understood il, pcricctlv
we'll but lac was q strong man, Justly and
highly cstccmcd hy the people, aud the dem.
ogogucs still.wautcd him TO aid in transfer
ring the Liberty party to' the slayucratic
lasNi"s lie was therefore hcsrigcd again.
IN .lHlH, to hC tho coalition candidate. he, 49,
used oiroursc;his consent was not Ia be- had
lie was Wig free soil Mhr;thc Wbiu
party was fully mp to his free soil principlr,.
aud hr would consent IN no utilization !
with the open enemies of Whir principlp, [
and the disguised enemies of Freedom. .mdgc
W ilIiams would not SCH his party, his prinri /.
pies and himself for "u mess of pottarp"-his |
fnuscr> woui3 that il the differences. Tho,
annnt tolerate his example or firm adherence
10 principle against The temptation of the .
proicrcd leadership otthc coalition; and they
dread the effect his cxamplc may have unnn
nuluudrs ct honest auti-slaNciV Whius, who
now sec how wrctchcdly they have been be-
"lcd' 80 these men abuse Judge Williams.
let them keep MP their abuse, honest men
Sul know all the better who to vote for
" 0icHip1H.