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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-08-15
For THE CALIFORNIAN.
is HE A DEMOCRAT /?


Mr.. Editor IL would urge all my fellow citizens
look at the principles set forth in President Van
Buren's Inaugural Address. Is it Democratic
doctrine that the minority shall govern Such as
the doctrine of Martin Van Buren,. OF the 242 men,
bers of the House of Representatives, 143 from
the mom-slavehodng states-a majority of A. Now
supposing every of the 143 in favor of the
abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia,
though they are a majority of 44-Van Buren, has
pledged himself to veto the bill But, worse yet:
supposing 40 members from save-holding states,
making 1872 in all, should be in favor of such a
measure, yet Mr.. Van Buren, pledges himself that
the remaining SO shall control the subject as they
please. This is putting the subject entirely under
the control of about one fifth of the House of Rep
resentatives. For it will be in vain for the House
pass vetoed bill by majority of nearly four
ftths, while more than one third of the Senators
may be expected TO agree with the minority in the
House.
But say some, Congress has no control over the
subject Such, however, are not the views of Mr..
Van Buren-for aoA the consent Of the slare holding
states, he would give his constitutional sanction to
such bill. If Congress have not power, who has ]?
Has the District of Columbia? No. Though every
freeman in the District to-day convinced of
the sin of slavery and anxious get rid of it, still
they must endure it during the whole Presidential
term of MIR. Van Buren, because, forsooth, in order
to secure his election, he found it necessary TO
pledge himself to the slave-holding States that he
would veto any bill which Congress might pass for
its abolition in the District without their he mi
nority's) consent.
Again, ask, is he Democrat9 Does man 8
calling himself one, make him such? Can he be
one, who, like Van Buren,, when placed in office
pledges himself to be governed by small minoyityP
Or can he be one, who pledges himself to support
the administration of such man.
| Fellow citizens, let think of these things Let
us investigate the sayings and doings of those who
rule over Let not be deceived by those who
would withhold from the truth. We have an
important duty to perform; and we perform
that duty by going to the polls on the first Tuesday
of September next and voting for the pledged sup
porters of Martin Van Buren,, who is, to use his own
language, the ''inhexble and Incorporating oppo-
nent of eDery attempt on the part OF Congress to
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, against
the wishes of the slave holding states? For one,
cannot. Duty to God, our country, and humanity
all forbid IT.. EQUAL RIGHTS.
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s,po1AL SESSION OF CoSdRBss. The first Mon
day in September next is the day on which Mr.
Van Buren, has called special session of Congress
Great anxiety is felt and much diversity ofopinion.
x.,s as to what measures the President will recon-
,ond for the relief of the people from their pecun-
;arv embarrassme So complete has been the
to;iure of the various experiments of the reignng
d,,nastv-so runious have been their effects upon
the business of the country the people have reason
TO hope for proposition that will bring speedy
relief-that will restore confidence and resucitate
the paralized energies of the nation. No plan, un-
less it promises permanent leliefand security will
effect so desirable a result. Will there be Ma
tional Bank chartered? is a question often asked.
Mr. Van Buren,, in his letter to Sherod Williams
pledged himself to veto any bill chartering such
institution. With this pledge before him, acting as
a consistent man. he cannot give his constitutional
sanction to a bill should one be passed by both
houses of Congress chartering National Bank;
and unless bill should pass by such majority as
to make it law without his approval, it cannot be
expected that we shall have another Bank while
he remains in office.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-08-15

Captain NATHAN HALE, to whom allusion is made
in the article on tn 4th page of to-days paper
titled can incident in the revolution" was des-
patched by General Washington while the Ameri-
army stationed in the city of New York,
after the battle of Long Island to ascertain the pre-
else situation of the British Army then encamped
on the heights of Brooklyn He had accomplished
the object of his visit to the enemy's camp, and
was just stepping into boat to return to New York
when he arrested and taken before the British
commander, tried, and sentenced to be hanged as
spy, the next morning, which sentence accor-
dinghy executed. Capt. Hale was an officer of
promise, literally educated and liberty and human
ity wept over his melancholy fate. The following
tribute to his memory is from the muse ofDr Dwight:
"Thus, while fond virtue wished in vain to save,
Hale, bright and generous, found hapless grave,
With genius living fame his bosom glowed
And science charmed him to her sweet abode;
In worths fair path, his feet adventured far,
The pride OF peace, the rising grace of war;"
1t is well for the present genera,on-the sons of
revolutionary fathers-to study the history of the
tolls, sufferings, and martyrdoms of those heroes
and statesmen, who pledged 'ther lives, their for
tunes, their sacred honors" in the of Ameri-
can Independence-that may duly appreciate
che blessings of freedom achieved for us by them
and be induced to seek to transmit these blessings
to succeeding generations
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CANDIDATES FOR THE Presidency.

CANDIDATES FOR THE Presidency. AT a late
meeting in Ohio, Gen. HARR1soN was recommend
ed candidate for the Presidency. A resolution
was passed by this meeting pledging the General
friends to abide the decision of National Conven.
ton to be holden in due time, and at such place
as shall hereafter be designated. On the Goth of
June, at a large meeting of the citizens OF New
York DANIEL WEBSTER recommended as a
candidate for the office. His friends like the
friends of Gen. Harrison, agreed to abide the de-
clson OF National Convention. At the Webster
meeting the following resolution was passed by ac-
clamation:
Resot0ed, That we approve of the following sen
tments OF MIR Webster:-"I profess to be a bull.
,onist in the usual and accepted of that wo I'd
am for solid specie basis for circulation and fol
specie as tar as may be practicable and
l am for giving no value to paper merely as paper
abhor paper, that is to say, irredeemable paper
paper that may not be converted into gold and sill
yer at the will of the HOLDER
These are Wing doctrines. They do not partake
OF bentonism or Loco Focoism, which would de-
stroy all banks and all credit
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we cut the following from Maine paper, and
DIS IL Will, like the old Farmers Almanac answer for
any meridian, we give it publicity, and would ask
dne wool-growers of Vermont to consider seriously
'ey are not themselves called upon to rally to the
rescue and restore their interest," as we'll as for
the interest of every good citizen of the country
WooL-WooL-Took MT ,bss E,oa,or. r NJ
During the last season the enormous sum Of s;r,'
ee tn0uSa''@ one hundred and srtynine dollars was
PAD out by one individual in the town of HalIowe
lor me purchase OF wool, nearly all of which was
and Somerset counties but this season not one
cent cen has been expended for the purchase of Wool
why is this We put the question home-Why is
jackson and Martin Van Buren, has DESTROYED the
currency-has in fact ruined the country. Our man
afacturers have been compelled to suspend their op-
erations thousands of men and women who found
employment and received high wages in our manu-
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JOHN CL.4RK'S EST,AT,E.

ME subscribers having been appointed by the
h Honorable Probate Court, for the District of
Caledonia, commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust the claims and demands of all persons, against
the Estate of JOHN CLARK, late of ST. Johns
bury, in said district, deceased, represented inso
vent, and the term of six months from the Sd day
OF August, 1887, being allowed, by said Court, to
the creditors of said deceased, exhibit and prove
their respective claims before us-Do give notice,
that we will attend to the duties of our appoint.
ment at the dwelling house of the widow Lois
Clark, in said district, the 18th day of Septem-
Der next and on the 22d day of January next at 10
O'Clock, forenoon, on each Of said days.
LUTHER JEWETT,)
E. PADDOCK,
st. Johnsbury, August 3, A. ID. 1897 2-3w
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The Yellow Fever has made its appearance al
New Orleans.
We hear of sales of wool as yet The grow
ers will have to come down about ono third.-Keene
". H. Sentinel
Phoebe, landed at Perth Amboy nine actually died
of starvation. Here is a crow of sickly, starved
and ignorant foreigners, embarked by deception, to
be supported by us. And these instances occur al
most every day.
INDIAN WAR.-Six companies of mounted men
have recently been called into the service of the
United States, for the next Florida campaign. This
will be known as the three years Seminole war;
The Indian enemy yet remains quiet
The Government agents all over the country, are
said to be doing fine business by picking upland
selling specie. Their claims, they say all due
in specie. Ten per cent. is worth saving
Duff Green states that, ''at the very mo-
ment Amos Kendall was negotiating with MIR Clay
ders against him." he was also negotiating with
me for stipulated sum which paid him to remain
in Frankfort to assaI Mr.. Clay !! "-Procidence
Journal.
IMPoRTANT--Vce President Johnson say he is
not in favor Of new U. s. Bank.--Sentinel
CLAIMANT TO THE BRIrIsH THRONE. A Mr.
Wood, paymaster of Regiment in the Ionian
Islands has lately come out as n natural son of
George Nv. and Queen Caroline. He states his
name to be John GUELPH and that he is prepar-
ed to prove his birth beyond the possibility of a
doubt when the proper time arrives. He is rep
resented to be perfectly and highly respected
officer.
', There is in the 9Th ward of the city of New
York temperance society, having nine thousand
'members-Supposed to be the largest local tempe
rance society the world.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-08-15
For THE CALIFORNIAN.
A good old divine, no matter who, once said,


"Orthodoxy is my doxy,
Heterodoxy is your doxy."
Now, Mr.. Editor, l do not want you to get into
any kind of difficulty with your editorial BRETHREN
and especially those of New Hampshire, but thinks
to myself, here's poser, in the paper mis-called
Democratic Republican. 1t reads, " Dartmouth
[meaning Dartmouth Colegel has become a COM
plete abolition concerh all the faculty that way,
as we understand. Dartmouth has
been federal institution, and as federalism and a5
otitionism go hand IN hand, nothing short of the
course taken could have been expected We I'M
derstand that one or two real full FLOODED negroes
have entered the freshman class and that in conse.
quence, several other individuals have left the COL
lege. Twenty years hence, we reckon it will be a
mighty honor to man to say he graduated with a
negro
In the foregoing extract have a little touch of
the principles of Van Buren, democracy. The OPP
ponents Of Van Buren, classed with abolitionists,
and they called federalists. From the position
assumed by this selEstyled democrat and the att-
tude he places himself and party in, may justly
infer that he considers democrats hostile to the free
dom of about three millions of the inhabitants of the
United States, whose skin may chance to be shade
darker than his own this modern democracy is not
only opposed to breaking every yoke and letting
the oppressed go Free but it taunts at the idea that
black should be admitted into Dartmouth College.
Democrats of rs, such your principles /? hear
an indignant no no. .....
Who maketh thee to differ--who gives the right
for man to lord it over his equal, oven his fellow
Who that has one drop of real republican or demo-
cratic blood, will not feel his spirit stirred within
him, to hear men crying against monopoly and arts
tocracy, while they themselves aiding and up
holding that monopoly which binds millions to per-
petuai slavery, and that aristocracy, which buys
and sells the image of his maker.
Freemen of Vermont--reaL old fashioned demo-
crats-you need not, trust be warned against cast
ing your votes for office who hold principles
so abhorrent to justice. STARK.
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BRIGHTON MARKET.

n Monday, Aug. 8, 1887.
reported for the Daily Advertiser & Patriot.]
AZ market 300 Beef Cattle, 40 Stores, IS Cows,
and Calves, 400 Sheep, 225 Swine.
PRICES.
Beet Cathe-We quote first quality rs 700 !;
second quality + 70 rs and third quality 5 6.
90 C0aos and Catoes-Sales were made at $25, %,
80, 80 and A. -
oheep-Dull. Many lots were sold for less than
they cost in the country. We notice sales as fol-
lows, ~, IS, AZ, so, II, SO, So, 80, 2 SO,
Sa0ine-Those at market were of n very fine oual.
ny one lot was sold at about 1Oc. Al retail, 10
lor sows and ii for barrows 800 will be at market
next week.
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featuring establishments have been thrown on the
cold charity of the world. Beggery will ere long
stalk through the streets of villages and pau
persm have universal name and place in this once
prosperous and happy land. Our merchants are all
to be destroyed, and mechanics thrown out OF
employment,-anda all this TO carry on an EXPERT
MENr! Industry is robbed of its earnings to fill the
pockets of set Of desperate office holders. How
long will the yeomanry of the State of Maine sub
nit to this? Has not patience ceased to be virtue
The remedy is at the Polls. To the rescue then,
Wings of Maine. All is not lost--very many of the
Jackson party will 60 with us-they are Disguised
with the experiment, for it is draining their tes
bL0OdI
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@AA@ RA GLIB Ga

In this town, on the 18th July, bv Rev. Josiah
Morse, Mr. .OTIs HALLET to Miss SABR1NA CAswELL
In Troy, July 20, by Elder A. Smith, Mr.. AuGus-
Tus sANnoRN of ST. Johnsbury, TO Miss SARAH BUR-
BANK, of Walden.
In Concord, N. II. Mr. Jeremiah f. Daniel, of
Franklin, TO Miss Annette Eastman, daughter of
Jonathan Eastman, Esq. of C.
In Burlington, Mr.. Z. NJ Toof, to Miss Olive
Ann Robinson.
In Woodbury., Mr.. Daniel w. Leavitt, of Hard
WICK, to Mrs. Diantha Barrett,
In lMiddlebury, Mr.. Horace Taylor, jr., to Miss
Lucreta Erskne.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-08-15

Mr.. Philip Marshall, of Uuity, NJ H., was struck
by lightning and killed on the Oath ult He was
standing at the door of his back kitchen, his
wife and children in the room. They were struck
down, probably, by portion of the fluid that came
down the chimney, but not much injured. Anoth-
er portion followed the raiters, and tore Mr.. s
hat asunder and his apparel into thousand pieces.
The middle Of the room is the next safest place o
a feather bed, in thunder storm,
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office,

TENHE subscribers having made a large addition
Il to their Wooden Factory are now ready to re-
ceive WOOL to manufacture into cloth on shares
CARDING and CLOTH DRESSING done as
usual. ]. X. 81 s. X REhIICH.
Barnet, Passumpsic Village,
August i, 1887 2-4w
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The late election in Maryland, though it did not
result in the complete success OF the Wing candid
ates, in the aggregate, shows gain upon the Wing
side of several hundreds since last October, and
gain in less than year, since last September, of
nearly EIGHT THOUSAND VOTES!
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DSgAIEeGa

In Middlebury, Mrs. Sarah Rogers, consort of ia
bez Rogers, Esq, uged IS.
In Shelburne, Miss Aurelia Thayer, daughter of
Mr.. Eli Thayer, aged 20.
In Woodstock, Mr.. Andrew McWaine, aged 80.
In Haverhill, N. H., Mr.. Horace Pike, aged %.
In Newbury, Mr., George Banfll, aged 50, rev.
dictionary pensioner,
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Boots arad shoes.

FORGE c. BARNEY begs leave to tender
IN his acknowled dement's to the Public for past
favors and to inform them that he continues to
manu- facture
BOOTS IND SHOES
at his old stand, where he has on hand and intends
keeping. constant supply of all articles in his ne
warranted to be made of the frs, rate stock, and OF
to do good service.
Ladies and Gentlemen are invited to call and
examine his stock under the that his pri-
ces are moderate and the smallest favors will be
thankfully received.
N. B. The subscriber would like to exchange q
few old Notes and accounts for Cash, Leather, or
the common necessares of life
GEO. G. BARNEY.
st. Johnsbury Plain, Aug. IL, 1887. 2-tf
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Dissolution.

TNHE Copartnershp heretofore existing between
Il the subscribers dissolved on the first day
of April last. All demands due the company must
be paid Immediately to E. c. Parks, who is author
lied to close the concern.
), E. G. PARKS,
l.. p. PARKS,
Waterford, August TO- 1887. 2-3w
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NeWbMrY Seminary.

FENHE Fall Term of this institution will COM
n mence the LIST Wednesday in September, and
continue eleven weeks. Terms of tuition are per
quarter
For common English studies, $500
All other studies, 400
ornamental branches, 500
Terms OF board at the boarding House, $50
ROYAL b. WALDO, Steacard
Newbury, Aug 10, 1887. 2-3w
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Notice.

TAME in the enclosure of the subscriber on, or
~ about 18th of July last, Chestnut colored
Mare, with small star in her forehead The
owner is requested to prove property, pay charges
and take her away. SIMEON HILL.
Waterford, 2 August, 1887 eff
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Notice..

NNHE subscribers having bought the goods be-
II longing to the late firm of of E. c. Parks 81
Co. will continue business the old stand and So
licit share of public patronage.
LEVI P. PARKS q SONS.
Waterford, August 10, 1887 2-3w
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Wanted.

A Il this Office, as an apprentice to the printing
N business, an intelligent, steady and industri-
GUS young man, 16 or II years ofage.
Aug. IA. 2-u
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For Sale.

nNE horse WAGON, made by French and
" Hancock, in the latest style, by
GEO! G. BARNEY.
81. Johnsbury Aug. IL, 1887. t0 2-tf
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Printing.

A LII kind Of printing usually done in country
"A office executed with neatness and for the
customary prices at this Office. Orders will receive
prompt attention.
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its points, came to an issue at Philadelphia a few
days since, and created great excitement. 1t APP
pears from the account of it furnished in the Pha-
delphia Gazette, that coored woman, nearly
white, and who has been married and resident Of
that city for many years--the mother of family
had been claimed by a Southern planter his
slave The woman now is in delicate condition,
and the hot air of a court of most injurious
to her health. She was in attendance, however,
by necessity, and it Wednesday morning
decidedly Judge Randall that the claimant of this
merits of his ownership the evide nee he may
have adduced to prove it, the Gazette unadvis-
ed. The wife and expectant mother borne a.
way from the court in vehicle, and her future des-
TIMES passed to the arbitration of her master.
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TEXAN CHIVAIRY

The Washington Globe contains the following
letter from Richard Pollard, Charge d'Afairs of
the United States to the Republic of Chill.
Santiago de Chill, April 25, 1887.
Gennenen; have had a son murdered in Tex
as; ny Iexan officer, with cruelty UNPARALLELED
have called upon President Houston for the nm.
lsntneht OF the murder of my son. As every thing
relating to Texas to be so interesting To tbe
people OF the United States, and public justice
is the concern of all, send you herewith COW of
my letter to President Houston, aud ask the favor
of you to give it an insertion in your Paper.
Is it not strange, that sogreat outrage has pas
scd so long unnoticed by those in Texas authorized
to take cognZance of it?
If such murder had been committed by a Mex-
lean upon Texan, how great would have been its
publicity, and how loud would have been the cry
of our papers against the atrocity. But how much
worse is this, when Texan has taken the life of
Texan, and without provocation-when other
motive could have prompted than malignant feel
ing, which deyelopes more the attributes of devil
than a man. He who sheds the blood of an ene-
my unnecessarily, offends against civilizations ma
ture, and Heaven. But he who takes the blood
the life of brother wanonly and cruelty, in this
case, makes the offence a hundred fold more dam
natory l rely upon the press of my country to
vindicate the claims Of humanity, much outrag-
ed in this case, and the demands Of justice so ur-
gently called for by it,
j am, most respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
RICHARD POLLARD.
TO THE PUBLISHERS OF THE GLOBE.
After this letter, follows copy of the letter 10
President Houston above alluded to- 1t contains a
minute account of the barbarous torture inflicted
upon the of Mr. Pollard by Lieutenant Heath
of lthe Texan Army, which resulted in his death.
At the time of the murder, young Pollard, who
sergeant in the Texan army, entirely
disabled by wound he had received in previous
duel The letter is too long for insertion in our
columns The case which it details is truly lamen-
table, and is sufficient to show what sort of mater
ais the Texan army and the Texan population
composed of. 1t is evident that the father has no
hope of ever obtaining, at the hands of Texan JUS
tice, the punishment of his sons murderer; and it
him to appeal through the press, to the sympathy
of his fellow -citizens. He has ours fully. From
the bottom of our heart we pity all those unhappy
fathers, who have sons in Texas.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-05-19

ing cold and stretched out, forever to be
separated from her gaze; and to become
the companion, and the pray of wormsl
The father stepped forward, and looked
down upon his child he withdrew with
clamorous grief. The mother advanced,
and standing upon a little eminence Of
fresh earth, she gazed silently down.
could not see her face; but when she rails
ed her head to retire, an expression of ag-
onY was passing from her features hel
lips remained firmly closed, and her eyes
were inaaned. AS she stepped from the
grave, she uttered, in scarcely an audible
voice, 81 shall go unto him, but he shall
return no more unto me-"
If there is one who reads this sketch
and feels that it is sometimes good to share
in the sorrows of others, let him 90 fortl
as have done, and he will find abundan
food for sympathy, and numberless scenes
in nature, that will move and instruct NOR
than the widest bodings of fancy.