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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07
FREEDOM AT THE SOUTH.

The Legislature of Alabama lately enacted n law
Of the most disgracefu and cruel character, and
embracing provisions in direct violation of the Con
stitution of the Country. 1t features may be Learn
ed from the subjoiued article from the Portsmouth
Journal t. ...
"Here is most unrighteous law and clearly
unconstitutional The Constitution of the United
States provides that "the citizens of each State
shall be entitled to all the privileges and immuni-
ties of citlzensin the several States" CART, 9TH,
Sec. 2d) But hero is law which denies to free
colored citizen of New Hampshire "the privileges
and immunities of a citizen" in Alabama. If bus
in call him 60 that State by Sea, he enters it on
ly to tenant prison. and the Captain of the vessel
is called upon 'sto give bonds in the sum of two
tn ousand dollars that he will take him away when
sh vessel departs" If for business or her pur-
poses no enterAlabama by land, he may be seized
and sold to perpetual slavery. And this is done in
a country which boasts itself to be free and under
Constitution which guarantees equal privileges to
all free persons of any State who may choose to
travel or sojourn while in any other State of this
Union i! iu~ ... t.. b..
If the free colored people of the Northern States
do not know their rights, or fear to demand them
it is high time they informed ofthem; and it is
high time that the North should assert and main
tain the rights Of her citizens whether their skins
white or black, whether they learned or ig-
The district courts Of the United States will give
them redress to them let them apply. North Car
oina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Mississippi
and Teneseee, all have laws similar in their ten
de ncy to this lately passed in Alabama, The law
has been resisted by the English, and etfecually.-
The case was tried many years ago in Charleston,
s. Q. Some colored persons were taken from a
British vessel which arrived at that city, and were
conveyed to prison. Remonstrance was made and
the case was carried before the u. 8. Court. The
Court declared the law to be unconstitutional, and
therefore null and void. Notwithstanding this de-
csion, the law has been in force from that day to
this Z; and never heard Of an American Captain
who dared to raise objection to it. 1t is too
much trouble II will cost a Little money; and SO
shpmaster after shipmaster allows his cook, stew
ard, or foremost hands to be taken away from his
vessel and incarcerated for two and sometimes
against such injustice. The law remaius stand.
ing proof of successful notification. $3.50 p
The Southerners sometimes call us trucking and
mean; they say we will submit to the greatest in
suits, If by SO doing make money /; and that we
will suffer ourselves to be robbed Of our dearest
Fights, rather than risk life limb in their defence
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

~ Look out ye heroes of '76 and 1919. Mr. Van
Buren, and his prominent friends to manifest
an inherent hatred to the men who served their
country in the times that tried men, souls. The man
is nothing in their view unless he hurrahs for their
party, though he may be SCARED over with the evi.
dences of his bravery Many veteran soldiers have
been turned out Of office within the last three wears
who survived the doluge of prescription under Gen
Jackson, TO give place-to whom ?--to foreigners,
IN many instances, simply because they could in
fuence other foreigners to Tor Van Buren, and
his party. Scarcely is there city in the country
where such occurrences have not transpired. But
they do not stop here. They even are ready to
withheld the humble pittance bestowed upon the
decripd and toil-worn pensioners by the people,
AT the last session of Congress proposition to this
effect was brought forth in the Secretary's report
Yes, 1t is proposed TO withhold curtail PENSIONS
to enlarge the list of federal officers atten the
Swartwous, the Pricaa. -iiA Kli'.-. rire-
burys of the party-to increase the house
corps in Vermont by bestowing custom house COM
missions upon favorites in inland towns to superin-
tend elections, and to order the people vote for
Van Buren,. The Albany Argus, the leading Van
Buren, paper in N. Y. is denouncing Gov. Seward
for appointing to Office man who served his coun-
try in 1912. The Geneva Courier remarks in re-
ply to the attacks of the Argus: ~
"That MIR Cobb had served his country in the war
of 1912, and lost in defence Of her soil and
her honor, is probably the only real ground of OBJ
lection against his appointment. The Van Buren,
Tories are waging war of determination against
the surviving patriots of that PERIOD and the recent
removal of General Van Rensselaer,, covered as he
is with scars, and disabled by wounds by the sneak
ing avaricious coward, who has crasoied INTO the
Executive chair of the nation, proves that they
have commenced the infamous proceeding by at
lacking those who had suffered most in The field of
battle and most deserving ia kindness If
the government, and the respect and sympathy of
those entrusted with the public administration.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

HTOn the 9TH of April Southern Convention
was holden atCharleston, S. C. This is Tho third
Convention holden within year or two at the
South for the same objects; which objects are, the
opening of drecttrade with foreign nations--to
promote Southern inieress--the erecting of cotton
manufactories;-in short, to devise ways and means
to enable them to do the ir own business at the
South independent of the North. Southern mer-
chants procure most of their imported goods at Bos-
ton N.eYorlk, Baltimore and Philadelphia. ssa4- 7-1'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

! The MoRMoNs. We have copied from Boston
| paper an account OF the conduct of Thomas Ben
tons constituents towards the perseouted Mormons
The community is shocked and horror smiten at
the bloody paracies occasionally committed upon
the seas, bot whoever has read any thing moro bar.
barous and iend-like in a civilized nation, than the
treatment meted out to this sect2 1t is no apology
that they are rude in their manner of worship or
singular IN their belief Several incidents occurred
connected with this affair which ought not to be
forgotten. Previous to the last election in Missouri
the Mormons were appealed to by the Van Buren,
party to support their ticket from the consideration
that Col. Benton and Mr. Van Buren, had done so
much to favor settlers upon the new lands of the
West They listened to this appeal, and to man
supported the Van Buren, ticket, and polled in one
county about 300 votes in its favor. In the same
county, we believe, only two Wing votes wero
polled. The v. b. party succeeded in the State
They found themselves strong by the aid of the
deceived and Aattered Mormons. The election
over, and then commenced wholesale slaughter
of their allies, by the party which promised them
protection. The story told in the letter before
alluded to. The Outrage was not only sanctioned by
the Governor Of the State, but by the same Legis-
Iature which elected Mr. Benton to the u. s. Sen |
ate. Ii was wise maxim of Mr. Jefferson's, that
terror of opinion may be safely tolerated where
reason is left to combat it," But in this instance
It was repudiated, nearly all of the sound
political maxims of Mr. Jefferson, by the Van Blu
ron party greater Outrage than this upon hn-
nanity, and the ''supremacy of the laws cannot
be found in the annals OF the country If Col. Ben
on and his friends would cease from their hypo-
critical defamation about "banks" and love of "the
lear people" and restore to the Mormons their
property, and punish their murders, they might for
l moment lead people to suspect them of sincerity
Some banks are bad enough-thc Windsor bank,
or an instance but they do not burn houses, muir
Ter men, and drive their families out of the State
'ereft ofhusband, farther and estate.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

W We perceive that the Montpelier Patriot
heads the report OF the minority committee on the
Swartwout defalcation, with ticket embracing the
names OF Daniel Webster and Samuel S,oart,oout,
which it pretends 10 call the Wing ticket for Pres.
dent and Vice President, avering that such a nom.
ination has been made by the Wings. Is is little
singular that but the Patriot editors ever knew
or heard of such a nomination before; and to be
charitable it is presumed that the nomination was
discovered among the rubbish Of the Montpelier
Post Office 1t certainly could not have been found
any where else, unless the Patriot possesses that
attribute of Animal Magnetism called clairuoyance
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

uTThe Vicksburgh (Miss) Sentinel-an Ad-
ministration paper-speaks out freely of the Admin
istration. We commend the solmn truths which
it utters to Van Buren, men in this quarter. Wll
they believe the statements that come from an hon
est member oftheir own party' a. =.
"Rm zoe must sag that one or t,oo of his (Han Ba-
ren's) Cabinet advisers ought to be an the Peniten
tary instead Of holding posts Of trust and honor at
Washington. One is stupid and more than ono per-
fectly rotten. IF it be tue, we have reason to
suspect, that they have sold their official influence
to some of those Boston and New York land com.
panies for certain portion of tho spoils they ought
to be dismissed at least Mr. Prentiss can't give
such knaves slick too many
We should like to an investigating committee
appointed for every State in this Union to examine
into the swindng transactions of federal officers,
cheating poor Indians Of the lands, getting wretches
to swear titles to them and the identity of Indians.
BY probing out and exposing the various tricks by
which federal officers monopoze the public do.
main and in year two make fortunes, the ad.
ministration and the people would be benefited,
and avarce, corruption and profligacy properly re-
buked."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

NJ Swartwout was as much of Jackson man as
was Levi Woodbury., Tom Benton Amos
Kendall and there is no evidence of any change of
his devotion to him, either personal POLITICAL
How inefably infamous is it then, in the Van Blu.
rem papers to call him Wing, and attempt to throw
the odium Of his defacation upon the Wing party.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

RHODE ISLAND. More complete returns than
those first received from R. L. renders 1t uncertain
who is or who is elected to the Senate. The
license law has so scattered the Senatorial vote
that nothing short Of the official canvass can settle
the present uncertainty That took place day or
two since, . - 81, ,..t - ~. al..
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

~ Gen. .nacOm6 has arrived the Seminole
country, and the Southern papers positively state
that he authorized to propose to the Indians that
they shall be allowed to remain in the territory
A wise conclusion, after an expenditure of $780,
100000 to manufacture another Administration
slave State
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

School DIsrRIcTs. Below publish another
communication from ga friend to Common Schools, u
which, although it has reference local contro-
versy, is nevertheless, of general interest:
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

ID The Connecticut Legislature was organized
last Wednesday. VIM. W. Boardman of New
Haven, was elected Speaker of the House as fol-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

NJ THE rumor that negotiation respecting the
North Eastern Boundary had been transferred from
London to Washington proves to be ;ncorrest. No
such arrang cement has been made. sr1. 1r H 70.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

For Doardman, (Whig) 100
For Woodward, ". Is "a
On the same day Gov. Ellsworth was sworn into
Office.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

The Boundary-The N. Y@ Evening Post has
hunted up the following verses. taken from DIR.
Franklin's Almanac, published VI 1854, one year
after the conclusion of the Treaty Of Peace, de-
scribing the position of the Northeastern Boundary
as it was understood at that time. 1t will BIO
seen that the line is the same as that which has
been recently claimed by the American authorities.
"From the source of the ST. Croix, the State to de.
t fine,
Due north TO the highlands first draw a right line
Then westward along those highlands extended.
To the south of what streams with St. Lawrence
are blended -.-. '"
Then let it proceed, till il meets in its course,
Connecticut Rivers northwesternnost course;
Then down the said river until it arrive
At degrees of North Latitude, forty and five
Then westward, through woodland, line let 10
Till it strikes the great stream from Ontario lake."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07
TERE CALEDONNAN.

ITnaweG BY influence and unbribed by gain
Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw,
Pledged to Religion, Liberty, and Law.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

{ The Legislature of Michigan adjourned on the
18th ult. without elecng Senator in the place OF
Mr. Lyon. Alpheus Fitch was chosen by the
House, but the Senate would not concur. We
hope now, that the next Legislature will be Wbig,
and elect Wing Senator, ;.,.... 10
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07

| The Montreal Courier says,-A letter received
from respectable gentleman in Toronto, mentions
that Sir George Arthur has been recalled from the
Government Of Upper Canada.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-11-09

had on the passage regarding tee reia-
tive security Of Transmitting money on
the credit system. aud the : hari M
new system. | was almost disposed -
laugh outright but poor sam Stahlo. !.
locked SO sireakei. His hard doiiars
had gone TO tho bottom a deal less--no
matter who owned fhe1a-and he had 'as
word 10 saw. II Was concluded that
Ezra Upper should not throw his banS
drafts overheard. as the weight was rot
material aud it was well he Old not
for-tlaey served on our landing 10 pro-
cure US means of comfort We Ind a
tight pull at the oars for day and =
night after leaving the wreck, and got
into ST Augustine. Ezra Upper found
a trader. who wanted good draft On
the North, and paid him good premium
for one and he generously supplied
our wants out of it, and, upon the whole
we had merry time OF 1t on b. rail-
roads and steamboats, The subject Of
eurrency was occasionally introduced ;.
but It was evident that Sam Stanton had
got a new wrinkle BY the late voyage,
and he was heard TO say that :. hard cur
renew was a coed thing to talk about
in Congress, and in political meetings,
but devIish poor reliance on salt water.
In long boat and IL any man ever az
to humbug him again in that
matter he'd just tell him of the voyage
he made on the brig Susan and Eliza,
Captain Crowel, and If that didn't con-
vince him. then he might try his luck al
it-N. y. liner.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-11-09

! Tarn.naav- of yn<zr : 1szm@ez2ANs - -
tor being desnsczled n 70 gsszxtssr - -
Preach nehlesze ~ Aesm@ eazA~d aaaA-
ord - ID the asH1 exsa<axs . RefM*-
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ism ea-hf - rsnxle ~ssA sxmrasAasnz
r,neare ~ the naafnafzA-emz azanssnf -
wlsrh Is Distinguished rsrse~eazasass =
supporting the ds-nzsy - sAe fznazAx-
vho~s> szsfrrslssi ssaaErzsoa = sAaH NsHra
IL faeofsee's Nhese et=saas eAFasas -
AMI rich llserses arc tl4ase -a4HF4 -
lprofs<o-s Nsz pse4 : OF ~AaE = =
iocafa Taerr : q csune sas-e exPaaaazaan
Of all the peculiar pzsrdassas 49, fssfsi 80
en'oved b. the oshcsal mssnsAers - fAs@
tribe. aaes 50 shall Pro~eassas = akA~ss
thereto. a-1the eas4se saaa -reunsa assaaaaz
al who love : the largest kAersv.
" n fs=aes
Less sAan half rear 40 IT, Pva-~
was f1ourtshIn- a~as 80 &c >ersag~.
Two cottages hal besn ererEesh -amaesss~
ed with AMI In the r@ar e tAae aAsHasl
States Hotel One e These was AsaAE
for Price. AM the osheF So >maxew@uE
The latter ~as aasenE- AsaF Prse@ .as ~
his glory There were shcsae. AAa~@xer.
even thus earlv~ who aAs1<zas3es8 tAazHsA
On one occasdon-~e haya sae saaFx ssxsaa
Col. Hlse. formerly freaa h@maaeSv :. AuR
now Ct L.oaisiana-as a Aaner parsw.
the conversation tarned apaa DC sazor
Get OF government desAaAters aas1 e~esa-
motive sub-treaS9rer< Nr- Prsee - so
very patriatieally agAaasE sasna- AL as
Sd peculiarly earnesA TAI Ill hasm
broke forth with the aaa4aaAsEa----- -
~ ranss n kaftf~ q n-sasss AAe# "a. - R - a
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-11-09
Parallel of the sexes.

The North American says there is an
admirable partition OF qualities between
the Sc YES. which the author of our be-
ing has distributed to each. with wis
dom that challenges our unboundcd adj
lnirafion Nan Is strong, woman Is
beautiful; man is daring and confident,
woman is diffident and unassuming; man
is great in action, woman in suffering;
man shines abroad, woman al home man
talks to convince, woman 10 persuade
and please; man has a rugged heart,
woman a soft and tender one; man pro
vokes misery, woman relieves it; man
has science. woman taste; man has judg-
ment. woman sensibiIity; man is being
Of Justice, woman an angel of mercy
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-11-09

Marriage is Woman at once the hap
piest and saddeae vent of her LIES Il Is
the promise of lure bliss raised on the
death of all pr 'ent enjoyment She
quits her homeeler parents, her COM
panions, her ostpations, her amuse-
ments, every III = on which she has
heretofore Deepen for comfort, for
affection, for ktOaess, for pleasure
The parents by tbse advice she has
been guided, the SIR to whom she has
dared to impart eAty embryo thought
and feeling, the br pr who has played
with her, by turnwf b counsellor, and
the counselled; and ol younger children
to whom she has Hitherto been the
mother and the pla bte, all are iorsa-
ken at one fell stroideyery former tie
IS loosened, the spfSs Of every hope
and action is to be chanedi and yet she
flies with JOY into the urrodden path be-
fore her. Buoyed up b,the confidence
of requited love, she bis fond and
grateful adieu to the life M Is past, and
turns with excited hopes nd Joyous anti
cipations of happiness Il come Then
woe TO the man who canl light such fair
hopes--who can treachersisly lure such
a heart from its peaceful 2 loymcnt. and
the watchful protection a home-who
can, coward-like, break thelIuslons that
have won her, and destr6 the conf
1ence that love had inspi res.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-11-09
Fran James :. Charles TsrTeli .

Tho scenery amid which we are born
and brought up, If we remain long enough
| Therein to have passed that early period
of existence on which memory seems 20
| have no hold, sinks as 1t were- into the
spirit of man twists itself lntImafeI Y
with every thought, and becomes a part
of his being. He can never cast of his
body in which the spirit acts Almost
ever chain of his after thoughts IS link
ed atsome point TO the magical circle
whici bounds his youths ideas and
even when latent, and in no degree
know, it is still present affecting every
feeling and every fancy, and giving
bent Il its own to all our words and our
deeds
hive heard story of girl who was
capt. e to an Eastern prince, and wore
upo2 her ANGLES light golden ring She
leaned to love her master devotediv,
and vas as happy as she could be IN his
Move Adored. adorned and cherished,
she sat beside him one day IN all the
pom, of Eastern state, when suddenly
hereyc fell upon the golden ring round
her tncle which custom had rendered SO
ligh, that he had forgotten IL altogether
The tears Instantly rose in her eyes as
she BOXED upon it, and her lover diviE-
ing at once, asked with look of re-
procn. 8 Would you be free - She
cast herself upon his bosom and answer
ed, !. Never -
Thus often the links that bind Us 10
early ssenes and places, IN which We
have passed happy or unhappy hours,
are une5served aud forgotten, till some /
casual circumstance turns eyes thlther-
ward. But if any one should ask Us
whethe we would sever that chain- there f
is scarcely one fine mind that would not 4
also ansser, Neyeri The passing of our
DAYS my be checkered with gref and
care, unEzdness and frowns may wither
the smiIs of boyhood, and tears bedew
the pat of youth vet, nevertheless,
when w stand and look back, IN latter
life, Eettag Memory hover over the past,
preparedto light where she will there 4
S no peiod In all the space laid out be-
fore heover which her wings fut1er
so loyfusv, or on which she would so
much win to pause, as the times of our
youth he evils of other days are for j
gotten; tk scenes IN which these DAYS |
are RENE nered, detached from the soF- j
rows that neckered them, and the high !
misty lIgh of life's first sunrise still 7
5ilds the While With a glory not It's own /
t IS not alon, however, after long years q
have passedawav, and crushed out the I
gall from sorows endured, that fine and
enchanting Kfelings are awakened by
he scenes 10 hich our DAYS have gone
oy, and thatte thrift of association Is Z
cit IN all its jofulness acting as an an =
ldote to poisonas sorrows which often i
ningle with oucup.
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-11-09

SC1-I EzasCEx.-s1f sazs esisalsS uses-
sure. The New-1ork Courier nsasI E.zssals r
er. Isrstly remarks
The People have pasaesl aaeu Eae
Sub Treasury b larsc aae1rssszs -
most Of the >sases. thew haxe esa.5aazszssssl
It. ISo STATE Leg5slaazres aF s@ensx-
SIX have approved is-sAase az 8lasazsla
and >eath Carosin1 The rrssa hzRe -
Jeeted L b. positive rzsalzEielas. er IS
equally expressive s5fence-
In variosls shapes Il has heen Evs s,.sass
condemned by Hosze &c Eeeresszsa.z
tIves- IN waich the allzalasssz4sssls - tas
outset counted \ large maorzsv-
Thrice q has passe5 - ssaall aszs1r.-
ties the Sanase of Uaszes1 Seasss -
every instance - sae Eoes ef saga4 So
asors, who no-aEl0gzly ssresre~esrz,i
the wishes Interests aud apszaseas q ..zzr
constituencies
There = nc popular tsst then eaaz can
Be applied - the SAB T'reassazv Na.rh e
viii sEand--Osz az z5lles e Is a-ac1nz-a
and eoadenae3- TIE Ra6R presses es
the administrator asazse- eAe eszlss. taa
4frsHs- the Posi- an TIA = ASS aAislazes4
Iournalhood 81 peassoaesl easEsezlssa za1
purchased Deaa0crarv sssssasa s
In this STATE "a 1Aiags. n Eaa BE-
rem has the unparais=s asSszr1aes 8
stand u9 n Castle esazsfsa. ans1 - q -sszss
his . Dsznocrzfie= griea.ls- sAaz sAs So
re1ssfrg ~Efl e@rsAaaHx emss- a. sasss - +
passes 49, s-st 1850 --sa- =
.shness ceases ID oppese q s shzs sac
SInd ct iangsnge - e b@ss a. sae
Chief MagfSrrase & q Ezpssiss tsAs
he way IN whlch q Prssidsn- 80 tae a.
lited States sho1sld pressa1 hlznssifss sse
People
Where i = = defussaa-7 asssz AkeHv - q
y found Ia matters q thls naaare 81
: more probable shas ease R,eerf= aase
zen defude3. or Nr- Eaa Rzneas IS ssee
5 honest oplaloa - - 1aszza3 2 kn1saE I
he People or n Caaluet 2 tataag sse
eapIe. or the ot1sce hrEEers 49,
he ludepeneHS iourua1s o. shs5 eesezsrs. :
r the paid and PeHs5eazf Passsssef &c :
dministration
Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-11-09
The loco rocos call the Wings "a pie

The loco focos call the Wings "a pie
bald party.''-W hat manner of party
are the loco focos themselves? Can any
description Of it be more graphic or
more true than the annexed, from the
Richmond Wbigl
There are Federalists, Wall. Buchan-
an, Ingersoll, fancy, Rush, Van Buren,,
&c. DC. Nullifers - the Charleston
Mercury and its squad. Abolitionisfs-
Duncan, Morris, Tappan, Woodbury.,
&c. Amaigamationisfs- Johnson
and family. Agrarians and Ir.fdels,
Fanny Wright, Kendall, Owen, Ming,
SC. Rag-tag and Bob-fail-Blair and
the Kitchen Cabinet, and last, though not
least, Conservative Ritchie-all bound
together lin the language of Mr.. Cal
houn) sby the cohesive power of the
public plunder''