The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-02

THE "OLD LINE" MEETING.
I The Fold line" County Convention, in this
place last week, was pretty well attended,
The proceedings were, however, somewhat
curious, and perhaps ought to be noticed
All who coincided in their political opinions,
with the principles Of the locoioco party at
large, were invited TO attend. The purpose
was To ait or reject tho Coalition County
Tioket--to ropudiate all who would not open
y Avow their purpose 10 support the next To-
coioco candidate for the Presidency, bot him
be whoever he might. .-.
Aner organizing, committee upon pesolu.
tons aud nominations was appointed The
rUnmtrtVu wore tn labor Two or Three hours,
aud brought fortb--not precisely ''mouse"
but resolutions Of the Lewis Case Stang, and
tho names Of two gentl0men as substitutes for
two upon the Coalition Ticket - q
The report produced something of an OK
plosion-rathcr gaseous than otherwise. The
speeches were scntendons, as tho speeches
of great men Usually are, when pressed with
weighty mStteA. One member did not like
the striped appearance Of things--ho thought
they would appear like State prison con
yict let out with his garments on--ons leg OF
is pants ,,t,,-- eei.,r ether, aRether--Aa-
Other member hardly know how he did feel
exactly. but DECLARED, I've must Keep the free
soilers, or the Wings would carry the Couu-
ty." Still another insisted that the democra-
cy must get out Of it (free soilsm) "ineA at a
time" The political orthodoxy Of the Goa
lidon ticket Except, we suppose, the two
names struck out by the rcport1 was vouehed
Tor by soverai--it was true blues"--all up
on it were ready to 90 with the party
with its national platform-the evidence
upon this point was satisfactory. Mr. Mat
tocks, Of Peacham was especially endorsed
Che being one upon the Coalition Ticket
whose political course was5 deemed 10y the
nationals" as rather "scattering.") Gen.
James Morse came to his rescue in truo mar
tial style, He laid il was true that MIR Mat
tocks was like the prodigal son, but he had
returned-the evidence Of he's repentance was
perfectly satisfactory to him, (thc General, }
and he-would insist that Mr. Mattocks be a
candidate upon the Ticket. A pledge came
out during the day. in black and white, over
Mr. Mattocks signature, that he would sus-
tain the nomination of the locofoco party for
next president, let him be whom he may
Enough said, Mr. MattocEs was left undis-
turbed. Finally, the Coalition Ticket was
pronounced satisfactory, with the insertion
of Se name of Mr. Gray for Sheriff and Mr.
Davis for Assistant Judge. The resolutions
were passed with pledge to support the
''old line State ticket
Perhaps we ought to remark that several
members of the Convention did not like tho
state of thinga. and retired in come hdste.--
They had no notion Of putting on pants of
''many .colors." The support of Ticket (the
Coalition Ticket,) set up before the public as
a genuine Free Soft Ticket, yet less publicly
pledged to locofoco pro-slaveryism, as per
the platform on Which Mr. Polk and Gen. Cas-
were nomihated--did not meet their minds.
However, the friends of the candidates upon
the Coalition Ticket are laboring to "soft
soap" the refractory, and boast that they will
succeed, and also induce Davis and Gray 20
"Peck"
The Convention was what it was The
reader will need not be told that friends of
the nominees upon the coalition Ticket"
went into the convention and put things in
just about the shape they wished-purposing
TO humbug and cheat somebody-by putting
through the original County Ticket, with all
its political phases.
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