The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-08-06
Strange Doings in Caledonia County.

We are indebted 10 the ST. Johnsbury
Cdiedonian, for the following version of
certain remarkable political developments
in that County:
The ." did line" County Convention, at
ST. Johnsbury, on the oath ult., was pretty
well attended. All who conceded in their
political opinions with The principles oftho
locoloco party at large, were invited 10 at
tend. The purpose was TO sifi or reject tho
Coalition County Ticket-io repudiale all
who would not openly avow their purpose
TO support the next locoioco candidate for
the Presidency, let him be whoever he
might.
Alter organizing, a committee upon res
olutions and nominations was appointed.
Inc committee were in labor two or three
hours, and brought lorth-not precisely
mouse'-but resolutions of the Lewis
Cass stamp, and the names OF Two genlle-
men as substitutes Tor two upon the Coal.
lion Ticket.
The report produced something oil an
ploslon-rather gaseous than otherwise.
The speeches were senteniious, as the
speeches OF great men usually are, when
pressed with weighty matters. One mems
Der did not like the striped appearance Of
things-hc thought they would appear like
a State prison convict let out with his gar
ments on--nue leg Of his pants one color,
the other, another. Another member hard
y knew how he did feel exactly, bu, decar-
cd. "we must Keep the fteesoilers, or the
Wings would carry the County" Sill
another insisted that the democracy must
get out oft Gree soilsm) inch at a time"
The political orthodoxy Of the Coalition
ticket texccp. we suppose, the two names
struck out by the reporl) was vouched for
by several-ll was true bIue"-all upon
ii were ready 10 go with the party with its
national plaiorm-lhe evidence upon this
point was satisfactory. Mr.. MaItocks. Of
peacham was especially endorsed - The be-
ing one upon the Coalition Ticket whose
political course was deemed by the "na>
tionals" as rather scatteriug.''l Gen.
James Morse came to his rescue in true
martial style. lie said twas true that MIR.
Mauocks was like the prodgal son, but no
had reiurned-lhe evidence of his repent-
anee was perfectly satisfactory 10 him, Che
GENERALLY aud he would insist ;hat Mr..
Maitocks be candidate upon the Ticket.
A pledge came our, during the day, in black
and wLie, over Mr.. Mauocks signature,
that he would sustain the nomination of
Wv NN''pep l"lig W. hSAt l'iNo'utbh, ltt hihi
he who he Enough said. Mr.
Mattocks was left undisturbed. Finally,
the Coalition Ticket was pronounced sais-
Factory with the insertion o! the name Of
Mr.. Gray for Sheriff and Mr.. Davis for As.
sstant Judge. The resolutions were pass
ed with pledge TO support The odd line
State ticket.
Perhaps we ought 10 remark that several
members of the Convention did not like
The state Things, and retired in some haste.
They had no notion Of putting on pants
of" many colors." The support OF Ticket
(he Coalition Ticket. sci up before the
public as a genuine Free Soil Ticket, yet
less publicly pledged to locoloco pro-savo-
ryism, as per the platform on which Mr..
Polk and Gen Cas- were nominaied-did
not meet their minds. However, the friends
OF tho candidates upon the Coalition Ticket,
are laboring 10 : solt soap" the refractory,
aud boast that they will succeed, and also ill.,
duce Davis and Gray To Peck"