The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-09
BRITISH LOCoFOCOIsM.

ronto W. y. Patriot, tory Journal of the
most violent character. 1t agrees most perfect.
ly with the tone Of the Locotoco Press i'm the
United States, when speaking of General Har.
rison's victories. The North Star and DR. Dun.
can must feel proud of such an able ally TO their
cause.
THE United States papers OF wing politics
have rung in our ears for the last month the
sound of preparation for the celebrating as
Harrisonian Grafton, the pictory of Fort Meigs
from the 6eltas Of the muddy Mississippi to
the springs OF the clear and spark ling Penolscot
from the present theatre Of n boundary uues.
ton in the EAST to the anticipated scene of
border difficulties in the West, the victory M
Fort Meigs has been made political anniyer.
sary: nncounted cannon have Numbered forth
their loud praises, hundreds cf orators have
poured out their patriotic souls i'm eloquent ap,
prova, and amidst thousands of mob shouts OF
Tippecanoe, Log Cabins and Hard Cider. has
this Fort Meigs, echoed through the deep for
esis and rolling prairies of elective America
Had this believing manifestation of democrat.
&c conceit, brought thus into strong di splay for
party purpose. confined itself within moderate
limits, we might have smiled at the vanity which
, required such food for it's qualification, and left
Fort Megs alone with its glory but in every
thing we read, the Victory of Fort Meigs srares
ms in the face, and when see British valor
disparaged to minister to Harrison and TyIer's
ant'Van Burenisn, it is quite time we should
snite the Phlist;ne of Fort Meigs under
the 9th rib, and strip this mantle ofvctory from
his shoulders
The New York Era, Mr. Van Bnren's Chs.
TOM House organ, is conducted by an English
Radical, and expresses the same patriotic Amer.
can sentiment respecting the Battle of Tippe.
canoe:
Only look at i.--On the Bib of May 1910,
go years after ithappened) the Wings of the
q n OrL re eb ted oG
the battle of Tippecanoe, in which the Ameri.
cans were most awfnliv defeated aud slaughter
ed by the British and Indians. This was
all owing TO Gen. Hnrrison's cowardire and ig.
noranre of the duties of n soldier. But mark
He is now candidate for President and the
celebration takes place 70 help on the iIIzZa
President Madison had rather ii different
opinion. Tn his Message Congress, dated
Dec. IL 1872, he says.
sWhile it is deeply to be lamened that
many valuable lives have been lost in The action
which took place on the 9Th nlt (the battle of
Tippecanoe) Congress will see with satisfaction
the dauntess spirit and fortitude VICTORI.
OUSLY displayed Ivy every description of
troops engaged as well as tho collected firnness
which distinguished the commander, (Gene raj
Harrison) on occasion requiring the utmost
exertion of valor and discipline
Who then deserves the title Of the British par.
ty-the Wings or the Loco sFncos? Let the
People answer.
Whdt .Siories!--The English correspondent Of
the New York Star tells the following queer sto
fy about Prince Albert. We guess that if Miss
Resterlitz comes i'm Mrs Cobnrgs way, her pref.
tyeyes will leave heir sockets quicker than ever
Lord Melbourne was kicked down stairs 'by
orders of her Majesty But to the scandal
"a Kew resident has come TO Windsor who is
ilro1xy ~, t,o No ~ fl,p
whatever she may have been to the Prince
this is the beautiful German lady, the young
Countess lie Resterliiz. She has taken n house
at Windsor for three years. Who or what she
is few know exactly hut the rumor is that she
was mistress Prince Albert at Boon, and that
she asserts that he married her! Immediately
fer he came TO England to wed Victorin. this
young Countess is said to have minated her in
senton of following him. The King of Belgi.
um issued peremptory orders that she should
suot he allowed to leave any Belgic port, and
when she made the attempt, she was taken up
and put into confinement, from which she suc'
ceeded in making her escape. She then went
to Holland, went on board Dutch vessel, and
lended at Dover. She put up at one OF the first
hotels in London, and had no money to pay
her bills, as her luggage was detained in Belg'
um. But note to Buck bingham Palace spee'I'
ly brought the Baron Stockmar to her, and he
paid all her expenses. He va,nly endeavored
TO persuade her to quit England, bur she heciln'
ed She even took The house at Windsor ITO
show how much she was in earnest.l presune)
and tits said that the sum of E40,OCO has been
offered her if she will return TO Germany; but
she stckles up for Gl0,000 more. 1t is absurd
to think that she can have matrimonial claim
upon the Prince. but, as his ci'devnnt mistress,
and woman of extreme beauty it may be
considered as well for her to be away.
.t...3i b.H=H
Overcoming Prsadice.-The most difficult
of all the innovations introduced by The Pacha
Of Egypt, was the dissection of human bodies
in teaching surgery. The priesthood firmly
refused to sanction such violation of all the
laws of the Prophet The Pacha told them in
his opinion dissection was perfectly proper,
that their own bodies would furnish the first
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