The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-10-31

FL Ihelocooco papers, for political effect, have
manufactured and circulated monstrous stories abo
'o treatment OIL the traitors in r. Island by the an
'"oii''es Oh mat State. They have generally had
.'en orish with the Boston Post and then been COD
,eu oy us echoes, and freely too in Vermont. The
Norlok American says of them '-.-,
| "lhey were manufactured by a pretended corres.
pondent, who Processes to have been an eve witness
to what he related, but who branded his own rao;-
nations with the 'le' by the uterance Of fIseboods
50 utterly ut variance with notorious facts that anv
individual, at all conversant with tho history of mon
anu circumstances at the time and places described
must have been convinced, at once of the reckless
ness of their author
A circumstance will tend to afix the stigma Of q
disregard for truth still stronger upon these reckless
prints is the following
| soon after the Post commenced its SANDERS, the
editor was waited upon by gentleman, of his own
politics, one in whose word the editor of the Post
places every confidence, and by him assured that
there was no truth whatever in the stories which he
was daily circulating relative to the movements of
the authorities of Rhode Island He was invited to
go to that state and examine for himself. and was
promised every facility for such examination
The gentleman far mistool the character Of the
Post as to suppose that its conductors earnestly desr
ed to know the truth. The offer acaS rejected The
editor of the Post was 'working at his trade;', and
win iull knowledge that erery ocord ,oas FALSE and
erery lane lie, he goes writing alsehood after
| falsehood -
! Here originated the thousand stories about r. Is
land affairs circulated by the Vermont loco papers
| ADVERTISING. No man, be his line of business
what it will, can prosper in these times without adj
vertlsing This is an advertising age-it is an adj
vertIslng country nothing be done without adj
vertisng. We have two shops, side side one
crowded with customers, the other vacant and dc
serted. What made the difference One advertis
ed, the other did not. We have seen two artists
equally sk'fu, going the flood tide of for
tune, the other lying neglected on the flats, fororn
and discouraged. The reason is obvious One had
enterprise and liberality enough to make himself
known, the other had not We know not less than
a dozen examples of persons who have increased
their business a hundred per cent. within few
weeks by advertising. Hence, we are not only pros
porous ourselves, but the means Of comforting pros
perity on others. Strange that any one will neglect
such glorious opportunity .-[Pnadephi Elk.
| TEToTAL WEDDING.-There was n wedding
in the Hall of the Washingtonians, in Court street,
last evening. The spacious hall was crowded al
most to sufiocation, at early hour, with lady and
gentlemen tetoallers, who assembled to witness the
ceremonies. After the arrival of the Rev Mr. Neale
and the 'happy coupe,'' tototal song was sung by
Plympton. The Rev. Mr. Neale then, after few
appropriate remarks, performed the solemn ceremo-
ny, and offered prayer; after which the bridegroom
made short speech in which he expressed a hope
that he nigh, keep the pledge of conjugal love as
faithfully he had that of total abstinence from all
Intoxicating drinks. The President of the Society
then presented to the bride and bridegroom a glass
pure water, desiring that they would both partaEe
of it, as, henceforth, they drink of the cup
of Joy and sorrow together. Sentiments were then
offered and drank, in bumpers of cold water-songs
were sung-and the happy pair accompanied by n
few friends retired amid the cheers of the audience
-Iranscripf.
! Which is the British Tory Party?-The English
tory papers, the Times and Standard, are out in the
most animated and vigorous defence of John Tyler
and the veto power, and in furious opposition to the
wing measures and policy, developed in the re-
cent session of Congress Their arguments are den
teal with those in the Madsonan the Evening Post,
the Charleston Courier, the Washington Globe, the
Richmond Enquirer, and all the tory Loco Foeo pa
pers in the country Which is the British party? MIR
Van Buren, right when he said to the British
Government in 1880, that Gen. jackson and himself
were favorable to British interests, and Mr.. Adams
and Mr. Clay were opposed to them Transcript.
| Mr. Nicholas Biddle, last president OF the U. s.
Bank, gave his vote for tho Loco oco ticket in Phil
adelpha, he had perfect right to do. Most ex-
poded inancers great Loco-Focos.
CUSTOM IN I742.
I Man to the plough;
Wifi to the