The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-03-27


tirular, win hr thankfully received,
Government Patronage and tho Le-
compton Constitution,
When Philip, the famous King Of Mace
don Was reminded Of the apparently nsuper-
able obstacles In the way Of subjccIing the
free States Of Greece, hc replied that be de-
SPARED of taking no Greciun city into which
he could Introduce male laden with gold.
The Macedonian was evidently the prototype
Of many modern politicians, and some Of his
imitatoa are quite as ready o. he, 10 aclnowl-
edge their readiness 10 compass their ends by
purchasing, AZ IN market price, whatever Is
youal among the opposition The present
Administration seems 20 have fully adopted
iii, policy In IT, efforts To force upon Kansas
tho I.ccomplon Constitution. No sensible
man who has understood the facts IN the case
can for n moment suppose that this Govern
mcnt mclsur. would receive the sanction Of
Congress unless the votes Of some men could
be obtnined for confederation" That There
arc ycnnl men In Congress ud not q small
number Of them, ha, become too apparent
during the present session TO admit Of qucs-
ton, That they all belong TO the Democrat.
ic panty We by no means assert or believe,
though We suppose q majority Of the class,
just now, is found in thtt connection, That
the Administration had kuowlodgoof the fact,
or Ut least confident belief that the balance
Of power between the supporters Of free and
slayeholdiug institutions In Congress, could
be purchased at any time by executive pat
rGuagc, we have no doubt, On no other ra-
Honnl supposilion can any one explain the
apparent reliance upon success with which the
President has undertaken In conlraNcnion Of
popular rights and circumstances, to impose
upon the people Of Kansas an odious cousti-
tuition, A prominent Democratic mcmhcrof
the House asserted in his place few days
since, " That II Il ircrc nal .tor ercctirc pat.
rouagc, he dit nat Lclicrc there Wcrc Ten
tDylhciu Dcmocgdis Who roUid roic for The
attempt " ddnH Kansas midcr hm CoHsii-
tuiioH tie most SiuVcnduoW Grdud That Cone
grcsy had crG' been caicd upou Ia coHSlm-
mate" Common fame, though great liar
and libcllcr oltcntimcs, furnishes from Wash.
ington indubitablc evidence, that this is no
cXagScration Of the probabilities Of the case
and just now when the opponents Of this at
tempt lu lcGalizc usurpation are making such
exposures Of fraud and ,ilainy in the iuccp-
ton aud prosecution Of the scheme, that It's
advocates are beginning to fear lest their
hirclngs may waycr and begin to weigh their
price against the rcbukcs aud condemnation OF
an indignant people, more money aud more
offices held in reserve are made TO pass in
review before the nvwicious gaze Of these
vcnal representatives " Men are icorkiHg
dcspcyatdy-s the Telcgraph-to couiroi
He stampede ia The Honsc aQaiasi- Lecomp-
tom. There are same fee millions Of doii1rs
royM ef contracts IN connection rM Hr
itah campaign, chirh are being used as Ter
crs, as far as possible 10 gain rotcs, How
lllll- s4..-r.a.4= A.s.----.4 .4t444eiA- rLca Mc
roie comes 10 be tdkcH."
All this-thc report continucs-it sthought
will be useless, for there are manifest indica-
lions that this fayoritc Administration meas.
urc is destined to an ignominious defeat. We
hope it may be So and yet SO weak is-our
faith in the integrity Of some upon whom
the decision of this question is rcposed--So
sadly have our confidence aud hopes been dis
appointed heretofore, when similar issues be-
tween freedom and slavery have been stake
that wo shall await the result with no OsSur-
ance tina, truth and justice viii win the vic.
tory.
But aside from this particular case, the in
hucncc which the executive wclds through
government patronage is prolific source 81
political corruption, and is fast diminishing
in the minds of the people the sanctions Of
law, and leading them to distrust the iptcgri-
ty Of any and every administration. So much
discretionary power ought'uot TO he cntrust
ed to any man who may happen to be for four
years at the helm of state to guide the af-
fairs of great nation and if our Union is
to he preserved, and preserve for itself the
confidence and respect of the people, there
must be great abrdgcment of this prcrogn-
tive Of the national administration.
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