The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-07-05
THE C.ALEDO NEAN.

Ihese gentlemen are AZ present illlpg the
Offices o. which they have bfen unanimously
nominated, and tn which they undoubtedly
will be reelected
A Committee Of one from each county was
then appointed Ga duit ana report resolutions,
The names Of the committee could not gath
or but saw that the Wing presa oi the hiAls
was largely represented upon IT,
While the committee were OUT several
/ gentlemen briefly addressed the convention
with remarks pertinent "a the occasion A.
I m0ng those Who we're called uut we're Mr
/ Deming, Of Middlrhury, Dr holland, OF che,
/ Springfield Republican, Harry hrhllrYi OF
/ Burlington, Mr Fairbanks, nj 3d. Jnhnabnry,
and YOUR humble seryaft During the while
/ however, calls were made for Hon NJ AleA'l,-
dm, Member Of ConRrrH from whom, spec, no
secmod % be- egprrtedi aul whom me whole
convention we're apparently AnAi"ns 70 near.
. 10 was not present beet those who knew nl
. hs wheruahuuts promised his name thai hg
would presently return and address the con-
yeniiOu,
! Tho Committee adcr considerable delay,
rrpOred The resolutions which were scui
7 'rfTtr y'+7trrfiry ny trrrHf''r ''t''f
up0u whiuh Hon Mr. Mrafham arose anl
spoke Tor about half on hour. Ito SAID That
there might boz differences among wings nnl
thcy Were not differences that involved pm
dpIos, but differences only a. 20 modes Of
action aud these Ferc lhlng8 uint rouln VI"
I tolerated, without pre-laelpG uukind feelings
aloug individuals, or divisions 90 our rank
II was irue that our opponents wore watch
log us, sud were anKioualy drsirinP that some
ding mtght be- said on done here today mat
-y-rrirl -r-us-- -, .,sss, i's-.,s .,sis--l LA
they might come IN and achieve q victory ~
the State, through Wing madnes, and tlly,
Rul lley would be- disappointed, The NhiFs
of Vermont were shoulder 90 shoulder, aud
there they would romHin timmouHs cheer
ing)
lie said we had no new tests 20 o0dr' no
new punriplcs ~ promulgate, We are, a.
.....l ~ l-lal-.lk-lgll Las-- teEE!iaE4 NJ Tho
l'nitrd States free territory, unless Ia such
State. ~ the Constitution has guaranteed sla'
very an cxstence. We are, a. ever in ia
'vor Of protective tariff, ~ that tho rosour.
Gee Of our country may DO developed anu
The Industry Of the country stimulated ana
rewarded. Mr. Alcacham said that IL was
-otnriiu,-- n-ked, Why the last Congress had
not passed protective arli, lie would ~y
that tho Wings did all they could 20 get such
. a LilI through az lcnst ten attempts werr
p made 10 carry it, but in every instance thcy
had h,.u voted down hy the locoi0os aud
b the Free Soilrrs. There we're but two Free
Soilcr that voted with the Wings on this
great question. one ct them was Mr. Howe
=. OF Pa, and the other was that nOblr-hcaricd
and true man, Amos Tuck, OF New llamp
-hifrr
Alr Mcicham then won't uio - discuysiou
Of thc PARTIES Zoo Vermont, aud made several
, capitil hits IN regard 90 The trimming and
tuning OF the y, mncFaiir aud free Sull Par
= Uc.. Three YEAR AGO, thcy held nuNcuuou'
! and formed u coalition ticket They were
. then Free Soirrg aud Demos t1ts. Tho n'N
ycar they were Free sod bomocrais, an
now thry hal thrown Oh the Fac Soil an'
q called tlicmsclVcs Democrats They onfht Il
% --ti-.,l ...s..l,ti,. in hi, Judgment, - h'
a Accommodation Line Democrats Ito hlnl'
Il Of their claims 60 D, thc'most righteous parry
i, la. the world and said that some one onc'
- said that there was no road 90 rough az on
2 which had Just hrcu mrudcd, and thesr wa
j. no po.,ti,iau ~ bad a. ono that claimed in u
, la political saint llc reviewed briefly but ct
frtuyc'y the late speech Of John Van hurrn
az Harrington.
81 Uo snid, that although hc believed tho lead
,. 90 ot tho Froo Democracy Co hv uupr,nuple
"A stiIl there were great many houvHt mon 81
The ranks, who acted from principle and ih
" di,tat,s OF conscience. but they were hk
~ mon who sometimes ia travelling got, as
II were, turuoi round For INSTANCE, ~ OF
ID Lake Champa'u, they might onmr up %
deck, they would appear tp De going M ih
direction contrary from thr uac dlairel. Ih
landmark. uurr an there, hut ou the vron
e. i.ll IT llsn!..AG- aad !g-!s thing i..'l.!I go
.c settle down in their right places uuul the
- lf i,syls YggFTrF ers' view witt tif,srr ' .
' thcir proper place, until they return 60 thci
home ia the Whig party,
~ Mr. Ncacham ncNt reviewed some of Oh
.s doinss az Congress, and showed how Ill
Northern ffyfrs,-lal1 kept New McNico, wit
" her ,snti-savcrv Constitution, out 81 The u
10 ion. aud her delegate, Mr. Hugh Ne. Smi,l
b. who was opposed to slavery going thdSs' on
Of Congress
lie spoke fclualy Of our late rrc.dcn
w Gcn Taylor. and said SOME good thugs j.
;" way.of illustrating points in his speech, whic
lc were very happy, and hc concluded with a
s.. .cloqucnt and glowing cu'ogy upon old Vet
. mont lie sat down amid loud and long cot
tinucd applause. It was really ono OF th
most effective political speeches that | hay
heard for long while,
The question way theft taken upon the re-
olhiou,, and they were adopted unanimous
m ~, shortly alter which the convention di
= solved.
N q. BY the by, Mr. Dcming, who addressed III
~ convention this afternoon, in the course othj
,r remarks told the following anecdotc, TO illus
=, lrat,. how the FREQ Soil party had run int
thcDcmovratic party, 80 that it wonld hcrca
.. ter hardly loo known. lie said there were tW
Al men once discussing some religious poirt,an
--,in5-sTiTt IN the -utrur, SUPPOSE yurT Y
=. read about Jonah, and how a whale swallow
i cd him, and that he afterwards came out o
\ the whales belyand got ashore 2" "Oh yes,
n said he, certainly, rcad-sll that" "Well,
!. said his opponent, "did you euer GlcrCdrd
l. hear angling cfhe ,rbaIe ?"
4 Tho Convention was in every respect
good one Some six hundred delegates wer
q present, and had il not bcen for'somc misun
e dcrstanding as to the day, there would hay
r been at least thousand present. The Wing
II Of Windham aud Remington counties are cN
: pectcd here tomorrow, some five hundrc,
e strong, which, if they organize and hold
is meeting, il will be one for the ratification oi
I. IL 81. hnr., inllnr L nun