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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31

lioritv ID the supreme law Would moi govern
ment 3, constituted, DO usurpaioni and opsht q
not 10 be oyerrdlen by new government, insiitn
ted 10y going back 10 the chaos oisocloy W. s"3
no; and we say no TO all The disorganlzing ana cha
otic doctrines which haNe been set up IN reference
10 Tho Rhode IslandhiTair. Our hresides, our prop
erty, and our lives, would DO utterly Insecure' u
the fact of an existing government - MOI 70 DC rec
onnized "a the fact by which all reforms arc to be
attained. Least o all The case OF Rhode Island, is
there ary excuse for setting up doctrines SO danger
Gus; for as we have said, tho existing government
is ready to grant and has already tGndered,all that
is demanded There may be some gentlemen who
think llttle Rhody pony which they could ride
all the way 10 Washington. Reasoning would OF
course not reach their understandings. But such
men as Mr. Allen are known not to be governed
by motives Of this sort. We ask all such men re-
spcctfuIIy, TO consider well whether they mny not
be unsetlIing the principles on which their own
dive !lings stand and which essential To the Sc
curuy of society. From all we can learn, the
Dorr pa,ty numbers in its ranks but small portion
of the cool wisdom of little Rhode Island, and is
daily numbering less Yet there are certainly some
men of worth who will attach themselves to that
party. 1t is not strange that they should insist on
the extension OF suffrage, but do not understand
how patriots and wise men and christians pre-
fer to gain by the sword that which they may take
in peace The principles involved in the contro-
versy are Important to US all. We are all in one
ship, and if part of The crew scutte her,they will
go to the bottom just certainly as the rost.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31

No DUEL. The difficulty between Wiso and
Stanley has been settled through the intervention
of the friends Of each The adjustment is said 10
he satisfactory 10 the parties Stanley notified W.
that his running against him was accidental, and
demanded satisfaction for tho blow inflicted upon
him by w Wise in reply proceeded 10 state that
understanding Mr. s. uninentonallv came in col
lison with him the course, he deemed
it his duty gentleman TO say, that the blow in
nicted by him on MI, s. through sudden impulse,
induced by an erroneous impression, demanded his
profound regret.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31

Mr CnADwicK The following is an extract Of
letter from a respectable gentleman of Sterling
shire, Scotland, received by his brother in Barnet,
and dated IN March I,su itf,
eve have got Tory ministry from whom
we expect nothing to relieve tho distress existing
in this country, II is really heart rendng 10 read
accounts of honest, sober and industrious families,
TO BIO introduced to such a state of extreme destiu-
ton as to be only able to divide a farthing herring
and half pence worth OF potatoes TO n family
Of seven as their only meal for that day others
on the grains Of wheat, corn, &c. which their chill
dren may gather IN che fields, and upon a scany
meal Of potatoes for want OF fire TO cook
thom;-nor is this desperation confined to few,
but is extended TO thousands OF families both in
Scotland and England. The disorders IN the
church of Scotland, which some months ago took
UP go much ofpublc mind have now almost ceased
to be spoken of the distress OF the country absorb
ing every other object, and the confusion in the
AullkIrk is not small"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31

as parents toll the thrilipo ,,,,
VI former shame. and eyery saio
Comes loaded with the ioyiu77 NJ
~ peace reganed-the cup reG,o"s
nind on your armor for the slriCo
And struggle for your very Gc
AS if the next returning sun
Would mark the final victory wo,
IT'S not tho sinewy arm alone '"'
That boasts OF giant foes o'ert6royn.
The STRIPPING David with slime
Gave victory to a mighty kim.
So we, with urmor of youthful GOV,
May Stay the enemy in sport,
May rob him Of each young recrn;,
While slerneT deeds may Others sni,
The gills' with their sweet irowns, i Lr.
Can put TO flight the stoutest foe. ""'w
While every artless smile thew own
Shall spur our youthful amy on.
WIN them we war, in bounding low
No peril shall our hopo destroy '''
'Gainst Alcohol-the foe of man
And all his fierce relentless clan
Their darts of vengeance shall be bu,.,
Back on themselves, to save the world
Cold WATER ARMIES are, we heor
a couse 10 such Of naught but fem.
Then lei us haste and drill The corns
Inspect the troops and enlist yet more
L. j. Corr, Captain, then proclaimed
Recruiting Sergeanis front and can't.
March and ON your duties enter.
NJ W. Bingham, q. Carpenter and C. u \,
lock then spoke the following in concert
We come TO you brothers! no echoinu d,on
Announces our presence, yet authorized c"m,.
We bear you roll and we ask Won Gr s'u'e'
More potent with us than weapon Of aam """e,
We ask for your presence, the hos, Of The Yo.,,
Must speak for humanity, virtue and tm,b' ''~
Must list in the army, be numbered and nnio.,
The cause we espouse ,rnust &. shall be susIo;u.j
With fife in your hearts that unouenchahv S"..
And sword in your hands that sill eve,v '4a r
turns. ~! way
(That fire is the burning pure spitil Of voph
That weapon the all conqne;ng weapon Of nn,. ,
Will we join the bright ranks of the ,oJ " ,.".
army, "'"
And allure with apledge what will sureIvdu,,r, ~.
For the struggles Of life in stormy career "
As We cannot have other than such one hare,
Our soldiers have pay if found faithful and ,me
And such we are sure would be- each one Of von
And lastly we authorized hasten to mention.
That each honest soldier receives fat nensor
When the term of his service has fully eynirpd
And he from our ranks has with honor retired
With such high prospect Of gain and Of purv
Shall the roll be increased that we now MACE /,
tore ye?
The pledge was then circulated when the WIN.
number Of the army was folnd to be I2l.
N. w. BlNGH AM. Orderly Setc
The speakers wer9 but | 3 Or IA years old
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31

The Richmond WING says:-Loco'0'O.s.|rs With
its wonted invincibiity of logic; c""'e stem Of
being "British Whigs" for advocating q re Us ID.
measures, which will lead directly 10 =. has lost
dependent of Great Britain ina' nav safely
its terrors, if 1t ever had any anu oethe cOun
submit TO the good sense and Patf0''" are more
try to decide between us-whe'no. 49,. goods iOi
aBritish Whigs" in excluding D' 'nas aBrrt@
the benefit Of American iabor-or w." ~ British
Tories" ia throwing open 0u. ,,s,rv and ne
roods-to the ruin of domestic nuu
nros ,ra,ion Of the national independent
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31

In Afghanstar, things ware brighter aspect
The British have Experienced no farther Gisnsle's'
and arc recovering their breath MAJ Non NO"
still holds Canbalar, and Is preparing to iepulse
the Afghan hordes gathered round IL, Gen sale
stands his ground otJellalabRd, and appears TO DO
in no pressing strait, as Gen Pollock declines at.
10 force tho Khyber pass TO succor him
until he shall receive farther reiniorccmcnts.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31
SUFFRAGE REFORM IN RHODE ISLAM


SUFFRAGE REFORM IN RHODE ISLAND
We rejoice 10 find The following Editorial in III,
last Providence Journal-the able and Influential
organ of the Government, or what is INCORRECTLY
termed the .Landholders' Party
"The flight Of Dorr, and the remuneration Of bis
violent and airocious curse, ty his ,mmedias
friends and the leaders of the party which has
acted with him. will remove the only impeachment
TO liberal extension of Suffrage. Such an exten
sion no one contends against; and we take the ear
Hest opportunity, after the establishment Of law,
and the manifestation made yesterday Of the&
termination Of the People 10 stand by the Gssa
ment, TO record our opinion that an excnsm
should be made. We should go about the wuf
not with the embittered feelings of party spiritk
rs men bound in common interest and seekin Y
common object"
There is no further intelligence from Rhode
Island, and no chance for any thing. An spr
fectly quiet, and no vestige of the Dor Govern.
ment remaining.
1t is generally understood that the existing Leg
isature (Which will soon assembly will CALI
State Convention promptly, apporiionng the Del
ogates TO that Convention fairly and extendrgh
Suffrage. 1t is hardly doubted that conventl
so constituted will frame good and popular Con-
stituton.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31

u Robert &. Winthrop, Representative in Con
gross from the Suffolk District (Boston) Mass has
resigned his seat in consequence OF domestic aflc'
tons He valuable me nber, and has ably
bated on the floor Of the house, free trade and To-
cofocoism. His place will be speedily supplied by
ga good man and true
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31

IJeMr EDWARD Ii. PREETIss, Of Montpelier,
has been appointed Clerk of Tho U. 3 District
Court All right. I.sf| Ht '|.tH Il,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31


ExgCRABLE BARBARITY BY statements inu
rious quarters, it seems that the English are push
ing with desperate vigor, the means beganb by them
some time since TO get rid OF their pauper p0Pa
lation. AT every opportune occasion, the hal
starved inmates of their aims houses are packed OIL
like cattle, in vessels hired to convey them TO h'
United States. In this way, the parish Officers Of
many towns have already freed themseISeS"a
vast number of diseased, blind, decrepit, old'0e
formed and helpless beings. Those poor men an'
women, who are English by birth-aller exp''
ding their youth, the flower Of their lives-exhau'
ing themselves, body and mind, 10 subser'e "'
cupidity and administer to the wants OF PuO'
pruod, luxurious and never satisfied arls'ocracl
these broken down people-who, in the oA"eDD?
Of their ago and destitution, have the s'r'ns
all human claims upon the sv""''h'''
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31

sands OF miles over the sea-to foreign c""''..,
there, without single hope this side OF 'n' ~,a
must speedily end their days in w's'.".. tt
and miserv-deprived even of the solace sha' "''
mortal bodies might rest at last in Tue TAU"
they were borne and had labored so lops .,h
Where, in the annals Of all the na''O"' 4, mr
earth, can be found an act more aoho..'a The
barous or execrable than this? Great p'"' ,os
most enlightened and potent of Empires, sed,b
covering up her other foul and bloody rnbtt
this the blacklist and most unnatural Oh r.
crimesi
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31

III Each STATE has right 10 change or amend
lis Con stituton in that manner and form provided
by law--and in no other. To attempt 10 do SO by
mobocracy, or the sword, is an idea never coante.
nanced by Judge Marshall, or any other judge, Ga.
cept Judge Lynch, and is treason Maioritics
should rule, but only in obedience TO law
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26

protect one interest TO the neglect of the
rest, is not democratic. Let all be entitled
to equal protection. lie, us have n Io-
riff 10 tax the people to ill the pockets Of
the manufacturers. We say that Congress
h no right to pass laws to protect one
ella sand that one the smallest in the
Union. They are to provide for the gen.
eral welfare--and not for the particular
welfare OF this, or that, or any c'ass. And
yet when they 90 into this wicked scheme
of Protective Tar,fs they do, virtually, aud
to all in'ents and "a poses, adopt a scheme
oil partial egisIati)u--a scheme that sets up
ono class of tue whole as bet or ihan an-
other-,hat protects and pamPcrs that class
and compeIs the poor man to pay an extra
toll earned mite to swell its enormous
profits. VI. Spirit Of the Age.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26

| ROGUES IN ND ROGUE3 OUT.
The folio = ing crap, addressed to bank
watchman, We fjd in the Phil. Spirit Of
Times. 1t is YER good.
Friend in tie grogram coat, with staff
and spea.
What is your Iusness-what your duty
here %
" To watch thebank 20 +" The bank! why,
tell me fray,
Think you the bank is like to run away"
" No, no-bu rogues and thieves, those
cursed chaps,
Might break the locks and doors, and steal,
perhaps,
And am paid for standing here all night.
To catch or frighten them, and keep all
right"
a" We'll, since you're paid fort, Waterman,
stand thy post,
And see no silver of the cash is lost;
At the same time, permit me, friend, to
doubt,
Such mighty danger from the rogues with
I'd think the money better far applied. mn
side
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
INSOLVENT NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given 10 all per-
Y sons having claims against the es-
tate of William Carpenter, Decd, that a
further time of three months has been ex-
tended to the undersigned commissioners
appointed by the Honorable Probate Court
of Madison County, Miss, by said Court
to receive and report claims against said
estate. This further notice is hereby CIV
en- to all creditors and persons having
claims against said estate that the under
signed commissioners will meet on the first
Saturday in each month for the next three
months at the office of o. R. Singleton,
Esq, for the purpose of attending to the
aforesaid business of said estate,
o. r. SINGLETON,
VIM. PRIESTLEY,
SAM'L. SCOTT,
Commissioners
Oct. Is. 1912. 5-3m
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
From the Picayxns =.
LATE FROM TEXAS.

Since our last publication the steam
packet Neptune, Capt. Rollins, has arr.
we'd, bringing us dates from Houston to
the ID, and from Galveston to the morning
of the 4th instant. The intelligence
brought by this arrival is of an interesting
character, and will be found below in as
condensed form as its importance will
permit. The principal items relate to the
hostil'ties of the Mexicans and the move
ments of the Texans in preparations 10
repulse their enemies.
Reports from the West relative to the
army are, that there are now l245 troops
in the field at different posts. There are
with Gen. Burleson forty Tonkeway In.
dams, and fifty Lipans ten miles east Of
Gonzales are waiting TO join him. The
streams have all been SO high as to render
it almost impossible for the troops to cross
them; many have consequently been de-
tanned, who were anxious TO reach San
Antonio. They are, however, falling very
fast, and will probably be passable in the
course Of few days.
The Texas spies have discovered the
Mexican army, numbering about 5000, at
the Presidio del Rio GIande, fortifying.-
The spy company had driven in 5000 head
of cattle, which the Mexicans attempted
TO drive off in their retreat. Corn is
represented as abundant in San Anto-
MO.
News from Houston last week, repre-
sented Gen. SomerveIl as having reached
the army, where he was received with en-
thusIasm; afterwards that he was sick and
had not reached the place of redezvous,
and that dissentions were apprehended.-
Now 1t 1t is stated that he recovered and
riH be received with acclimation. The
head quarters are established at Gonzales.
Gen. VOL is said still to be east Of the
Nueces, and to have received a reinforce
ment Of 500 men. All the militia of The
northern provinces of Mexico are report.
ed to have received orders TO march to his
assistance. If these latter reports prove
true, general move will immedistely be
made by the citizens for the western from
tier.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIL
POOR.

The principle of the Compromise Act
is TO impose duties at a fixed rate per cen
tum, upon the ralue or imports so that diff
ferent qualities of the same article pay ir
precise proportion to their expense anC
price.
Bv the system Of specific duties, the diff
fercH' qualities OF any particular article
pay tie sn,ne duty; winch operates hardly
upon those whose circumstances compel
the consumption of the cheaper and infe.
rior grades
Thus under the dd rdlorcm princi pie,
the man who buys Java coffee, pays more
duty upon the pound, than the man who
buys the less expensive cofiees.
But under the system oil specific duties,
all kinds of coffee pay the same duty upon
the pound.
But specific duties, bad as they are, are
lrlling in their inequality, compared with
duties levied upon the principle which per-
vades the vetoed federal Tariff bill
throughout.
To illustrate the principle, let us ex-
anime tho proviso to the 18th section.
which is in the words following:
Provided, That all manufactures of
cotton or of which cotton shall be COM
ponent part, not dyed, coIored, printed, or
stained, in whole or in part, not exceeding
in value 80 cents per square yard, shall
be valued at 80 cents the square yard;
excepting ,elvets, cords, moleskins, fus-
tians, butfilo cloths, or goods manufacture
ed by mapping or raising, cutting or shear
ing, not exceeding in value 30 cents the
square yard, which shall be valued at 35
cents per square yard, ant duly paid ac-
cordingiy.'
The section referred 10 imposes duty
of 30 per cent. ad valorem, upon all the
articles named in il; and the proviso fixes
a minimum, or in other words, price be-
low which those articles shall not be valu.
ed, preparatory to the levy of the per cent
age. Now this minimum is in fact so ar
as to be DOUBLE and TRIBE
the actual value of the lower qualities of
the article.
The cheaper kinds of "manufactures of
"not dyed" &C., ale really
worth but or 8 cents, but pay duty as
though worth 20 cents in other words,
pay treble dlty. Those kind of these
really worth % cents or up
wards pay, of course, only the 80 per cent.
iity which the section imposes.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
Tax Collectors Sale.

DY virtue of the revenue laws of the
ID State of Mississippi, will expose to
public sale, before the Court House door,
in the town of Canton, on
Monday, the 3OM day January merit,
the following described lands, viz &: The
south east fourth of section thirty.six, in
township eleven, north of range five east,
the east half of section one, and the north
east fourth of section twelve in township
ten north of range five east, containing in
all $40 acres. Said land was entered by
John Erwin Of Kinds county, Mississippi,
and by him mortgaged to the Real Estate
Banking Company of Kinds county, Mis-.
sissippi. Said land was assessed as the
property of John Erwin, and will be sold
to satisfy the taxes due thereon, for the
year 1912, there being no personal pro.
perry of said John Erwin in Madison
county, out Of which the amount of the
taxes can be made Amount of taxes due
81 80 "a,
DUNCAN YORK, T. C.. NC.
Canton, Nov. %, l6I2.-lI-lO.
Prs. fee SIG So.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
31S 53l k75


Total, 3IS ,03l 80
By this ii will be seen that more than
two,lhirIs Of the crop of Indian Corn is
raised in the Slave holding States--and
of this quantity but a very small portion
is exported. 1t is the great staple for the
food Of all classes, but particularly for the
blacks, and also for animals. Indeed, in
many of the Southern States, scarcely any
other description of Grain is grown. Plant
ers there, say that Indian Corn at twenty
five cents, is better than cotton at eight
cents.
The above table is n curiosity; it will
be seen that New York is behind fourteen
States in the culture of Corn--very con-
silerabIy behind Mississippi. The New
England States stand very low in the
sea e. Massachusetts is even behind the
little State of Delaware, Tennessee is the
banner State The production of that
State exceeds that of sixteen other States
besides. The aggregate yield is over
three hundred and seventy-seven millions
of bushels which, at half dollar bushe,
would amount to over one hundred and
eighty eight millions, sufficient to pay all
the Indebtedness of the States.-N. y.
Express.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26

THR BANKRUPT LAw.-Persons who
intend to take the benefit of this law, had
better he about it. Phere is good reason
TO think it will be repealed at the next
session of Congress, 1t passed by very
close vote, and We personally know of
members who voted for il before, hut will
vote for its repeal now. The Legislature
of Vermont has passed resolutions in favor
of repeal, By unanimous vote.-JourHal
of Commerce.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
NOTICE.

"HE Copartnership heretofore exist
ing, in Yazoo City, under the firm
and style of CHAMBERS, ELLIS g.
co, has this day been diss by
mutual consent; one Of the partners,
A. A. McWILLIE, having retired from the
firm. The business of the firm will be
settled by w. R. Chambers and J. ].
Ellis. A. A. McWILLIE,
J. ]. ELLIS,
w. r. CHAMBERS.
Canton, Mop. 9Th, 1912.
N. B. The Commission, Forwarding
and Grocery business will be continued
by the undersigned, under the firm Of
Chambers and Ellis.
w. R. CHAMBERS,
u. ELLIS.
Ya1oo City, Nor. 18th, 1s42. -
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
SAVE COST THOSE WHO CAN

A LII those indebted to the undersfgn.
"a ed, will find their notes or accounts
with E. G. Henry, Esq, who will bring suit
on those that are not settled hy the 18th of
December next. would also inform those
who have Cash to purchase goods, that am
selling little cheaper than any body else.
Call and see. ID. HANSBROUGH.
Canton, Nov. 26-nlI-3t
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26

The Ncw-York Herald says, that the
President and his Cabinet "are determin-
ed, in some shape, to maintain the indie
pendence of Texas, and measures have al
ready been adopted preparatory to putting
a stop to the invasion threatened by
Mexico"
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
For Sale.

A ONE Horse Cart and carryall, and
"A also lot of unfinished work such
as OK wagons, two horse wagons, OK and
horse carts sc. that can be finished en- the
shortest kind Of notice.
N. B. | will take blue backs at their val.
uation. E. GRIM.
Canton, Oct. Is, 1912.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26
j. BURCkETT & CO.
COMMISSION AND FORWARDING
MERCHANTS,
Lepee Street,
VICKSBURG, MI.

2 doors north of Prentiss g. Dawson
brick row,
A RE ready to make CASH advan-
IA. ces on cotton consigned to their
house in Vicksburg, or to Watts 4 Biggs
in New Orleans. They also have con-
stantly on hand, Bagging, Rope and
Irvine; also Groceries, Negro Clothing,
and plantation supplies generally, which
we will furnish low for cash or cotton.
Vcksburg, Sept. Is lS42-l-tf
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26

The Washington Madisonian says -
g We learn that the accounting officers Of
the Treasury have adjusted the accounts
of the States and Territories under the
Distribution Act, and that the Governors
have been notified by the Treasury De-
partment of the amounts payable to their
respective States. The amDunt to be d.
vided is 1862, lao IS, exclusive of the
ten per centum to the States in which the
lands have been Sold"
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-26

The amount of Treasury Notes outsiand.
ing on the LIST instant, was, it is otfi lally
stated. $l0,O39,O56.