The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-17
THE oAmPAIGE APPROACHES.
THE WIGS or VERMONT AND
THEIR OPPONENTS,

THE MHtGA Oh NIHMpNi AMI |
THEIR OPPoNENTs'
A. tho dme for de state and Conuty Com
yondnns approaches, it behOoyes the Wings 1
of Vermont 10 prepare for the coming cam
uaiau. aud put themselves in readiness %
meet Inc heterogeneous itHces that are ar
r,yed AGAINST them. The Whigs 0l the state
have mo- serious cause for diyision-they have /
mo- dapariure 90 make from their long ana /
we'll tried faith The resolutions OF their
l1st wears Convention, the resolutions OF tbs
last Legislature, and "a TACT the resolutions
al tbeir HreyiOus Conventions state Con- |
,,r...id.El. aud CounD--cnlbody so clearly /
and NV all che essential doctrines, upon
which -,VmQs sycrywhoro al The North have
stood that IL wll be- next 10 impossible to4
,M.understand them. Tho tone ~ thu very |
1sy presses that for whilG exhibited signs ]
of discnrd, has recently - much improved,
that whatever Of slight mlsgiyinEn We might
have heretofore had, entirely Yhnlsh-~the
slics hang clear and bright over W., aud gave
pron,ise that the beautiful "SfGr mGi Herer
W ser' u drN,ned 90 shine with increased
bnlliAncy.
The Wings Of Nefuoni are uniled 10 man
IA the maintenance nftbu principles Of hue-
dom. and are uualterably hostile 10 slavery
In All IL hidcous features. They have no
s,p,patLy whatever with the accursed inst
tAt,Inl and would neither directly nor by
thAir representative aid IN is further OK,
teAion Wherever IL has been established
by constitutional and legal authority, they
Hru- riIsuuBgyi 20 totrrurr wtIHr rhey cahnot re-
.lst without violence 60 that regard which
they have eyer paid 10 ihs anprenle lam ID
the land, and that loyalty a. the Union, with
out which the Union could not be- maintain
ed Deoply imbued with the true anti-slny-
cry HuuriuIFut ct tiIr NORTH, ~ the Wings OF
| this State have ever been, they are truly ma
uonAi whenever they come 10 act IN refer
eoce 20 matters equally affecting the inter
ests and glory Of the entire country Nh.n-
gAcr Ln our naiinnal cnnncils qneslions arir'-
| in regard 10 the restriction OF slavery or fH
further extension, our representatives nave
ever been ready, aud viii ever he found rr"-
div. % apply the sacred Ordinance Of 'bfor
10 adopt any other remedy that may carry
out the principles OF that Ordinance la this
nnrticulnr the entire history Of the Wing par
ia has been consistent. Ga the contrary the
history at our opponents has been extremely
inconsistent Whom the country has been
threatened with the greatest dangers from the
inroads of tho "peculiar Institution hey
have waycrcd When Texas, with is i'm
mons, slave territory, was pressing her claims
for admission iniu tho Union, almost the en-
tirc .dninncracy" OF the North directly a''Ie''
by their votes her annexation
When u Polk administration created war
with NloNico 10 nNtcud the Texan bounda-
rics aud enlarge the area Of slavery, tie Nor
thern democracy encouraged with singular
unanimty the aggressive policy. They hest
tatel not TO violate all their sacred ohlig-
tons 20 the cause OF freedom and humanity,
to tramplc on the rights Of other nairons' ana
"a manifest an utter disregard "feoeat',at'"n-
al restraint and the imposing solemniues ol
AWI gxh La llN
A larrc acquisition Of territory was secured,
the question whether IL should be slave or
free territory arose, tho great majority OF the
= "dcmocrary" Of the free states rallied ~ sup
port nf canddlte for The Presidency who
was openly pledged 90 maintain the uncnn'
ptuuonaiiy OF the Ordinance Of ~, De
Is change front and IN n 6;f,fesrl t5B Ec ayJAeGc
, Tor their dricat,nnd to'bcnt the Whigs," ioir
. hands with abolitonisls, aud make the mo-,
clamorous professions OF devotion 10 freedom
4 Ancr fighting for slavery rs long "a there
. was any danger oC securing more slave terri
tory, thew show most ready willingness Il
. Join the free soil STANDARD the mnucnt thu
dHpor ceases No greater insult could b,
D. offered 10 the intelligent froemcn of Yer
{ Innnt than 20 urgc ON them the support Of
4 such party, under the prutence that they
. ere more anti-slavrTy tsan the Whigs.
The doctrine of Protection 20 American
= Labor.-ihc improt omont OF our inland nayi.
! cation, our great rivers and harlors-thc
maintenance OF our Treaty obligations with
s,tl,rr rNrtt FvtfatHfH from an
aggnessions on the rights of others, aud q
{ siudious regard for that national srlfrcspcc,
+ aud honor, which would demand OF them q
LIZ EssE71F'F'f. f-v-trt rJrrSsUus on our right.
'---thr rtrariy aud ThittTn1 adherence 10 such a
D national policy rs win developthe resources
y aud promote the interests of tho whole coun-
try, instead of encouraging those extremely
bitter and sectional views, which not only
= WIT indifferent and distant local interests.
which tend 20 undermine our nationality and
weaken tue bonds of the Union--the staying
back of the march Of war aud conquest, 80
ignobly begun bya previous administration
and which ambitious aspirants of false de-
mocracv are now, striving 10 kindle anew
, these are among the important things that lie
near all Wing hearts, and that KLnllll-al.-
mate all 70 a united activity against the COM
mon enemy. - l'trmOHt Journal