The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-03-26
ST. JOH NSiBURY,
SATURDAY, VI ARCII. 90. 1853.
Session of the United States Senate.

coming T'>lGvhl Ht> sent III his NOMINATIONS
wiIhim two or three ,la:>.anl they have been
ac'cl upon without delay. and the session
wound NJ. This year the Bulwcr Treaty
hi~ been url'r lis uS,ion for a tortnirh. or
more. but is Low closed. Mr. Clayton. whose
,,2'Iuct while Secretary of State under Pres
Ient Taylor. had been ccn>urcd by Douglas
and others i'll the last Congress, having been
returned to TIE Senate. tel: it to Ic due to
himself AND the administration he represent
ed. to explain the provisions of the treaty
He did II. and that toe to the confusion and
clIa@rn Of his a>sAilant> He has laid them
As fat As ever did a hurricane the trees in its
forest path. and showed that not ONLY conccS-
>ions were obtained of England in the ncgo-
tiaions, hut that questions .cnting under, and
neglected by the Polk administration, were
immediatcl y looked up and adjusted by Gen
Taylor to the great advantage of the United
States. Douglas and his coadjutors have
been tloorcd ly the sterling old Senator from
little Delaware.
Inc aSS'''ah'S OF Alr Clayton had falsely
reFf'>'"''' ''''' ''F''' britain h'' obtained
/" '''S treaty "r"''' 'oo''"@ III South y
mcrica they did it. apparently, with a de-
sire to raise an Issue for the new a,lmniStr,-
'''''''' '',o ''',' '''''' anu I'''>''ohap'
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y '''''''''''' -''' lay ION '''' JUST taken
'''' "'''' o"' u '"''' SAILS ana i'H 'i''n
q, "a, ''.' ''''> administration "''h
- ",'. A''' o"' u inc oregon dispute with
'-''-','i''' o''"''''''" 'tSS ''''h We Hho"H' h'i
r"''"ha' ana h""ofa"Ir POSITION Been a>>'in-
''' III 'f'' D'2'hi'in@. We lost not Only self
respect out territory, probably, 4! the Ir'nA-
2"-u'>'A 'Ar'nHrd III tins controversy. Gen.
Taylor and Mr. Clayton pursued a more
stat'>manllke course, and secured an honor
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-. ''"'' ''''' "''''" h'> "o'&!!c" the II
wynn '''''"' Ut '''' senate Is 'he 'ar'I-
'''>> u '''c r'@'''th' III sending IN his honH-
"'''o''s' inc ''''' may not he his aIt"grth-
'F' ne Is crowded with numerous appi'-
f;tIfS Tor GtiIrp tho 4.
With zeal 'H'ir CLAIMS founded upon =r"a'
Sa'f.'i'es Oh money ana time To eject INN
Then too the harnhurn"rs who sold them,
: SELVES NOT thc'f principles, tor they are
= strangers to an! ihiHg OF the kInd-ln the {
icctIoh' claim the tulimrnt OF contracts
-. Inc resident man'leSt> an 'n>''nrtlvr rclur
'ah'c f'r'c""n'%'n@ thc>',and Is URGED strong
y vac ""''''''"9 10 REJECT 'h'm ato@"fh
j.: 'r' 'h''r 'I'>e circumstances the change
O. '''''a's progresses slowly an" the senate
: retained III session
i. lac ..nnI,i,,.r r,.,., .,,I ,n.r.:.,
' in Is cnlc,yor 70 mako tho I;,,uor ,w
marty unrsr;o, II ,.;,,L, with l
+ P!lc'E include any other general act OF tn
Legislature III the same category. Men OF
VI all parties III the Legislature voted for pre-
N <'n''"9 the fNil to the people, and men of al
III parties f"Hr''4 It, Nermontcr> gcn"rally,w
or take IT, are not 50 shallow ratcd as not 10 b
a'!c 10 clearly distinguish the facts IN til
Mt case. 1t Is time however, for The Patriot t
: De III pursuit o! some new position to stan
b. upon since 1t 50 recently repu'iIated til
~ h"''"io Platform.
ii Inc l'tF;"t OF last week contained a length
cs ar'lc'c' apol"".z'n@ to It's Maine Law custom
lv crs for ITS course in cndcavorng to mingI
dc ponies ana temperance Many leading loco
o. 'o2oS IN Washington County are fast friend
70 OF TIE law, and they may have spoken" t
cn the Patriot upon The subject, and thus Gale
]v forth the two columns of special pleading
~ The Patriot is likely to make a mus in it
A. own party in Washington County, by ii
a'uAoe 'ndca'ors to plank It's new plat
on form.
M. VICE prr~,,x,y XIV. r,o o,.,, g
or flee was administered +, W,,,,,,p XIV
~ at NIatanzas Cnb, on tho .th &C >,,uo,
~ cd unon At his res,encs ,hon. .t.oo ,:, a.
j. oftowr hv Soma fnoon ,maS;sa' .'',eS ~
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