The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-03
For the Calclonisin.
WHEN SHALL. WE BE WISER =!

Halls OF thlS anu other States. IN coming ont
flat footed, at this carl V day. in pressing
upon the people the peculiar claims of this
or that honorcd individual, to the Presidcn-
cy, but what harm can there be in casting
our eyes back upon the too much neglected
pages Of our party's history. and see if old
Master Experience has not taught us bet
ter policy:
Never has there hung upon any presidcn-
tai election, it NAV be- safely said. interests
OF greater magnitude to the Wing party, and
OF more vital Importance to the country,si
We came into existence as an independent
nation. than in the canvass nt 1914. This
was universally understood and acknowledge
ed. Fcints We're set up hv the locotoco> at
the north and west. 10 draw out the Wings.
a early "a the winter of 1912 (which succeed
ed admirably :: for. in a brief period the name
Of Henry Clay floatcd at the head of the ed
ltorial columns of far the greater portion of
the Wing press; and this step was To be re-
traced "hig at the mandate of Il Convention
which was 10 hold It's sitting some two wears
subsequently, Thus giving the opposite par
Y ample time 10 rake up and array against
our nominee. every thing, from his Youthful
lndi>rrctlon>' ia the tollc> of hoarv age and
brought defeat TO the eloquent Henry Clay.
II l. true that no man had more or warmer,
friends than he. at the opening of the cam
l.ai"n and. also. that had they done their ,lu-
y. acted di>rrcctlv and unitcdlv. he would
have administered the Government instead
of James X Polk. But this i strange, saws
one. how comes 1t did We uut labor aS>i,lu-
on>lv twcnty-tour months for the triumph OF
Wing principles and Viii. men: Granted:
he happened Ia hc free horse qim vis rate
I" "'afa The locoiocn> partially conrvaling
their main piece. had little else To DO but re-
tail SANDER AMI calumny uI"n the Whig par
". lat when the Baltimore Convention NOM
mated Mr.. Polk he was received As a child
Receives new toy.
These transactions arc not rrcmrrcd to be
cause they are entirely unfamiliar with
Wings, imt with belief ,ha, W. ar fast al
rr"Ninlatin@ :" the position that then proved
:" unfortunate for the party Ii We allow
tn" past t" counsel Us in relation To the fu-
turr, W" shall not a@itatc at lr,.>ent.thc mat
ter OF maxim. Presidents: hut when the cam
PaI@n shall open. enter into it with prc,ara-
tom and zeal. ami the next Administration
will be- WnuG. I" Labor in the Wig ranks
now. l. a honorable a> heretofore: the puri
" Of IL principles, and the >acrcdnc<S of IT.
oJ"rt. have become none the less hv age.
The superficial observer, even. of what Is
IN the wind, cannot fail 10 perceive the pol
icy the loc"toro> design to pursue They
are Al their old tricks again NJ man is
declared a. their la,oritr IN any way to nv
knowledge. but in one L.aori'. exception.
VIZ: that of the demonstration in favor of
Lewis ta>>. at White River tv the free soil
rrs and old liners (who it i proved. bv re-
cent "rnIth"I"-iral examination. are birds
Of one feather assembled in mass meeting.
Eut a >hrcwd Yankee. in tn, full .xcrcis, of
his prrrogatirc. would doubtless SAY Mr.
Cas- friends will make another attempt To
ret him elected
NOTICE among the Wings whose names
are used IN connection with the Office of the
Presidency. that of GENERAL Sc"rr. who
has already been nominated Lex his friends in
the West. and in PENNSYLVANIA: heinz well
''r>rd IN the evil affairs OF our Government.
the her" OF ivy" wars, one oft the ablc>t rcncr
ais "f the aye. and of untirinr fdcli-
y t" the nation he Is of course. exceedingly
popular IN all >ction>. His chance for NOM
nation may hr considered foremost Ia ANY,
! ct with all ont coniccturr> and calculations.
We can not tell what new issues the inter
'enin" Congress may bring forth: the form
M OF new questions for public agitation. NAV
hang" the present aspect OF affairs.
In paragraph in the interesting Letter
rom the West, which appeared in the Gale
'"nan last week. | observed an importan,
ruth IN relation to the diversity of opinion
IN political subjects among Wings. in differ
mt sections This Is an unfortunate state of
hlng>. The union and oneness Of lo,oto,os
lp"n all public mea>urrsiS the secret of their
success III No'' elections suppose the pub
ir mind should retain its present distraction
Ill the day of election. what result is ineyita-
Die the election will he thrown upon Con-
.rc>S. and Il Iocoto"o n~;U b. ,.bo<,n. From
he i"i!"wln" facts showing the political COM
'icNl"n OF the next Congress. it will he seen
nat the result cannot he otherwise. Flee
ions have been already held in eighteen
States, and If the remaining thirteen are rem
resented IN the next az they were in the las,
| on@res>,t the States will >tan,l-Whips. ser,n.
ocoi"coS. f~c"ty; equally divided. tom-leav-
ne the Wings in minority of nine STATES
III the vote for President
Inc. thing. TO be done, then, to ensure tri-
''ilpil IN the approaching contest. is to select
standard bearer upon whom can be copcen-
rated the entire Wing strength: one that can
y ''ec'e" oy the PEOPLE. 81
Sc The New York Evening Post says that
I'll the Judges Of the Supreme Court of the
h'tcd States, have comc..to an understand
NJ 10 declare IN favor of the consti,utionalitv