The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-23

LII tHIS Ntatc, preparatory u tlic otdtc CtcN-
ton in March next, there is any amount Of
twisting and turning. having for its Object
The election Of two United States Senators of
the administration stamp Dcspairing Of OIL
tanning the offices in fair fight upon its a
vowed principles and measures, the admins
tration have instructed its officials in the
State to secure the prepondcrancc in The
Know Nothing organization. In obedience
to this plan agents were some time since de
spatchcd to The different towns (cven Coos
County was not oycrlooked.) to instruct lead
inc administration men to obtain the ncceS>a-
ry formula from head quarters for organizing
local lodges, and to make them up Of such ma
terials as would be available The work has
progressed on this system. Influential and
the more intelligent opponents Of the admin
iStration are not invitc,! to Join, or Il they
apply, are blarkbal;ed In this way the coun-
ellis are kept in the leading strings of the
original mcmbcrs,-Gen Picrcc's officials or
leaders of his party living in the town where
the organization exists.
Even Gov. Baker. as report has it, has Ia
ken one degree, and now, as mere outside
show, it NAV be. the administration State
Committee, require him to rcnouncc or de-
cline nomination for reelection. Another
rumor is to the effect that he has left them
Gov Baker, in the late Presidential elcc-
lion, was exceedingly active in soliri,ing
Catholic votes for Gen. Pierce. lie has the
credit of success in his efforts lie brought
into the service of Gen. Pierce the Priests
resident in New Hampshire, as well IS their
| alhcrcnts.
! It may seem strange TO some, vet it is true.
that, with all these secret operations to Sc
cure the control of the know-Nothin. organ
ization, the administration press Of the State
is unsparinc in its dcnunc:a.ior Of the order.
But there is a reason for this apparently para
doxica! attitude The administration is bound
to retain the foreign vote lv which it was
elevated 10 power. vet it desires, at the same
time, to use the Know Nothings to accomplish
certain purposes. But falling to obtain the
control of the Know Nothin.S. The programme
is TO be carried ont in this manner: those WHO
got up the organizations for the purpose al
lu!rl to above. arc 10 boi'.
| From this it will he seen-anI our authori-
ty for the facts stated is not to !,c questioned
the administration are selling the Know
Nothing or.ani zation, either to use for their
purposes, or to ruin it.
The above is given as Introductory of the
annexed extract of letter from a gentleman
resident of one Of the shire towns of New
Hampshire:
There is igh;y shaking among the dry
bones Of locofocoism, at this time, in New
Hampshire faithful are as busy as their
old master in whirlwnd, car,ing their sub
jects from one town to another, in order to
keep the balance Of power in their hands
The Itlrs of March next will show whether
The Granite State is to lie kept in the limbo
of .!acobnism any longer, or to bc free.
The stern and unmistakable rebukes given
by the free States to the present chor-fallen
administration. are telling elfcctualIy in this
baiiiwick cannot believe the people
of New-IIampshire will return to their an
cicnt degradation they will hold out
their repentant hands for those manacles
which at this moment, Judging from all the
autumnal elections, lay broken into links at
their feet"