The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-11-13

81 Papers are already in circulation IN
this CITY and Portland. recommending certain
Democrats for high offices. There Is nothing
like beginning earl y.-BostOn IHdS.
Pierce will have his hands full if he finally
endorses half the ovcrtureS of the emlSSaries
from Concord and the State of New lamp
shire, who were spread over the country pre-
vious to the election. approaching people with
the air of authority to speak for him. Wheth-
er they were like their great prototvpe-who,
though destitute of a rood, offered lands to
tempt the Savior of the world-or whether
Pierce will say to those who received these
overtures, in imitation of the tempted on the
occasion referred to-"get thee behind me-
&c remains to be seen. \ great many OF
the leading locofocoS of New Hampshire were
abroad for weeks before the election. on mis-
SONS to secure influence for Pierce. They
sought out original Webster men" doubtful
and ambitious men, and such men as they sup
posed We're to be taken hv price to ST.
cure their votes and influence on the side Of
Pierce. We have heard of these emis>arieS
IN Maine, New York and the West, and re-
port has 1t that most of the States were visit
ed. How many votes were made by their
offers of office under Mr. Pierce no one can
tell; but while every office was sold to a
hundred or two of individuals the numbered
disappointed must necessarily be great. 1t
Will be fun to witness the scramble and the
sour yisages Of the rcpu>cd.
Es SO soon As Gen. Srott was put in nom
ination 10y the Wings, Mr. Webster became a
n,r nru, in the ewes of the locoioroS Before
that event. or until he undertook to start his
Union party, nothing was too severe for them
to >a.y of him. The whole lOroloco party in
dul.cd in the bittercst dcnunciation of him
New Hampshire !ocotocos. especially exhaust
ed the vocabulary of Billinssgate upon his
head 4 few years ago MIR Webster was SO
holly pursued by the clique, of which Frank
Pierce is the head that he remarked to a
friend, that he <houd oticn ri<u .Ner Hump
share w,r- i no; tLaf when he dn 50 he wei>
hut,d jy tn, iocotoco> there ike pGrtrid.ge
"yon til, mouMtdins.
Their >gmpn'hp for Mr. Webster, so tender
" manifested after the Wings deemed it ex-
pclicnt to nominate another man. was hvpo-
critical. base and selfish 1t aimed at a divi>-
ion Of the Wing vote, and nothing else. 1t is
TO be regretted that hypocrisy for once has
been So we'll rewarded The country, We
doubt not. will have OCCASION TO regret it
The circumstance afford, but additional evi-
drnre of the trailtv of human nature. and that
the intellectually great are not free from til,
general weakness.
All through Mr. Wch>ter's life. until III,
period referred 10. the locotoco> had treate,
him as they did Mr. CLAW. They lied so cru
ely and baSrlv about Mr. Clay that his repu
tation was j,,i<oucd in the view of the grea
mass Of the American people. 1t belongs t,
their system of clcrrionerring to ly-blow ev
cry prominent Wing Their papers teen
with ahu-,. If scott. Crittcrden Cnrwin Sew
ard. Winthrop and >uch msn.wh no are wh:-s
as they lid Of Clay when he was living The
crave now scarcely affords him shield from
their malice.
Bnsro>-Picrce carried Boston over Scott
by about six hundred last Monday Clifford.
the Wing candidate for Governor. carried
the CITY hv about 5000 over ALT being a
bout the usual majority. The vote in Boston
.1- President stood thus: