The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-13
LETTER FROM BOSTON
Correspondence Of Cbr Californian.

BoSToN, Sept. $. 1896.
The election returns of your gallant State
are no, without their influence upon neigh
boring States, and in this City. even. the
dwelling place of so many Webster wings. so
called If it is proper to call men who voted
for Pierce and are ready to vote for BCchan
an by that name, there has been very kind
" tceiin. expressed in various WAYS. at the
success Of the good cause in Vermont. At
the great wing meeting on "Wednesday at the
fremont Temple, when Mr.. Winthrop, who
really made an admirable speech. remarked
that he could torrste the time when wing
and democrat should again bc the only occu-
pants vi the political field. some one in my
hearing broke out with" Vermont looks
like it '" The accuracy Of the prediction a.
bove referred to, seems somewhat questiOEa-
bic, when the remarkable degree OF solcitude
manifested by the Lo>ton Post. III behalf OF
the wing party, is taken into account. 1t
looks as though there vas sick Turkey
somewhere, when that print relen,s. or even
Pauses, in its bitter hostility towards its an
cient and common foe There was very
reprehcnsible want Of tact manifested by the
executive depar,me MT OF that Convention, in
calling it for the purpose OF consultation, and
hax t1rn., .u.l,,l,,r IL, al
dinner hour, o'rupied by three gentlemen
OF this city. who by a wondt rfui coincidence
were all Fillmore men, while they applied a
gag to all others-particularlv 20 the Hon
W. Shaw of Bridgewater, who was in favor
OF Fremont, and spoke OF the election OF Mr.
Fillmore, as "iorelorn hope" The dele.
gates were SO uEruIy that even the personal
standing Of Mr. Winthrop. as presiding off
Ger, did not sustain him in bis attempts a,
keeping order, aud he was obliged ocal up
on friend upon the platform to assist HIM
The meeting was adjourned amidst great con
fusion. Let it not he inferred that the speak
ers IN question failed to arquit themselve.
mantul!y, for the reverse is the ease Either
Of their speeches would, when prudently ar
ranged with other exercises, have afforded
an abundance Of food for reflection for thre.
distinct political gatherings. But. to hav.
three grave and reverend signors," wher
the case OF Kansas was upon the taps, will
its scenes Of bIoodshed, &c, up in this locaIit,
aud try to convince reasonable men that the
North Is all ~rong, and The South all right
Is little 100 much, though calculated TO re-
mInd one OF Beecher's illustration Of some
manifestations of the spirit of the times. liz
supposes himself to be standing in a hospital
aid hearing an individual, under the iutlu
ence OF fever and thirst, call for water, bu
like true philosopher, he rebukes the impa
t'ence OF the patient, and cooIly informs hin
that he holds in his hand treatise upon fe
vers, and that after he has had time to ma
ture some original notions of his own. ant
combine them with the treatise, he shall b.
able to cure not only him. but all his fellow
sufferers. The people seem to think it bes,
to try and cure Kansas, or the admipistra
ton, FIRST, and then they will have a ltd.
experience in store q capital, to enable them