The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-15

II
Southern Loco Focos, better than the dull ami
lmal who follows with Indifference any person who
has the end of the halter in his hand. 1t is dis.
grace to the Granite State TO send men into the
tional councils, who will thus sell, with passive
slavery of mind, the dearest rights Of their constt-
uents for mess Of pottAge
The following is from The Washington cores
pendent Of tho Philadelphia Gazette-
sit were useless to deny the fact, that Mr. Van
Buren, is daily and hourly knitting the South to-
gether on the Abolition question. The course Of
the Globe tells us the whole sory!-ls il not
beautiful spectacle, in this free country, to see a
President ~ the United States appealing to NE
GRO SLAVERY to sustain his fallen fortunes
Who would be a President such conditions.
LOWER CANADA-There was some excite.
ment in Montreal on Wednesday, from the fact
that the regular troops in garrison in that CT
ty were under orders to hold themsevesi in inn
medinte readiness 10 march TO some unknown
destination The volunteers mounted guard at
all the different posts in town, and were TO do
garrison duty.
Fridays Courier states that the regulars had
marched for Terrehonne, under Colonel Wether-
all, where some trouble was understood 10 exist
On Sunday last the Parish Priest Of that Parish
took occasion to speak in his pulpit in praise OF
that government which has burnt and pillaged
their country, and which avows It's determine
ton 10 crush every vestnge of liberty 10y the bay
onet III the evening his pensioners gathered
about his dwelling and turned Eim and his effects
all into the street.
Pertains some will consider this as another
proof that the Canadians are ories''rIddeh peo'
pie and that they are all under the cHnlrol OF the
Catholic priesthood.
The Guards and Dragons arrived at ST: Johns
on Tuesday, when the Goth Immediately left IL:
Henryville, Some expected revolutionary move
ments on the frontier are said to have caused
this.-Bir. Sent.
QFThe Montreal papers give the following
account of the troubles at Mssisquoi Bay. Ii
differs in some particulars from the account
this side OF The Line.
We understand that the Royals, some ar,le-
nv, aud IA portion of the 9Th Hnssars are under
orders To make tour through various parts of
the District, IN consequence of the reported dis
satisfaction of the Canadians. Owing to these
| arrangements, Captain MilIer's company OF Col.
| Holmes : Volunteer Battalion, mounted guard
this morning 1t is understood tina, the Royal
regiment will shortly relieve tae 7Ist, whose har-
raised duty on the south shore Of the st. Law
renee has heen extremely severe since the be.
ginning of the month OF November, without the
monoiony Of their sufferings being relieved by
any fighting
| We have not yet been placed in possession OF
! the particulars OF the invasion of our territory
! nv the Americans in the neighborhood OF Mis-
ssquOi Bay, on the morning of the 30th ultimo,
ef Ra fFFpB4 lhoI Hi Ma2s l Hgr eon ~
man named West, who crossed into the prov
ince from Aldburgh, and after remaining for q
! short time at the house of one Grogan, procee-
dee! sci fire to several barns and in the neigh
borhood. letter from friend who resides
on the spot, informs us that Col. Williams had
made Missiquoi Bay his sleeping quarters for
several nights previous, in order to be at his post
1T monie1Es notice, and awoke about 3 o.
clock by fIc hlaze from the opposite side of the
hay, whereupon he took with him n few troopers
gallopped across the ice, which broke through
his horse sinking to the launches and he was
actually the first man at the scene. So anxions
was he to get at the bottom OF the matter, and to
| remedy il rs far rs possible, that from the honr
1T which the fire broke out till eight O'clock
he had ridden upwards of twenty miles, besides
doing other business, aud in the course of the
forenoon he took depositions from those who
knew any thing of the circumstances.
During the whole affair, Colonel Williams
richly deserves praise for his activity. troop.
er's horse was burned in one of the barns
The buildings burned consisted of house and
Darn belonging to man named Huxley, occu-
ped by "a Ioyalist named Gibson; the house and
barn OF Isaac Johnson; the barn and oubuil-
dlngs OF w. q. Clerk and the barn of Francis
Maine. We understood that an application has
neeh made ny our Government to the Govern
or of the State OF Vermont for the delivery to
our authorities of Grogan, West, and the other
individuals composing the band, OH the charge
of arson.
The loyasts burned Grogan's house after the
brigands relreated to the States
On Monday night last the Dist ult. six Cana
dams waylad and attacked one of the cavalry
stationed at Chateauguay, who was the bearer of
dispatches, and after taking his pistols and every
other article ne had in his Sleigh they beat him
most numerically.
After they left him, he procured the assistance
vi so'he volunteers, who accompanied him in
pursuit OF the rebels, whom they found in u
mousse strongly secured. They demanded ad
mitance' and on being refused, proceeded to
iorce an enterance, which they eventually affec-
,,' ana look the inmates prisoners. Consdcra-
Die resistance had been made and several .sho,s
had been exchanged, but none of the volunteers
were wounded. One of the prisoners was woun
ded in the shoulder :.
E, rare dt Sctoto, Ohio-400 hogs consumed
several destructive fires, the work of incenda-
n no doubt, recently took place at this city
Gazette, Dec 27:-