The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-12-13
BALrIMoRE. Dec. 8. 1915.

baltimore, Dec. 8, ls45.
The Message Of Mr. Polk caused no sensation hero,
and Is almost forgotten already, People will not be-
Iieva that the country will go to for country
some four thousand miles of, and which every other
man believes will, when il comes to be settled, set
up for itself an independent government. In this
spect. the views expressed by Mr. Webster in FaucuI
Hail. are the views and wishes of a arge majority of
the people hereabous; and Il needs no prophet TO
tell us they true, shall see. when the ;erri-
tory of Oregon is settled. and able set up Cor it.
self
VIRGINIA, On "Wednesday last, Isaac 3. Penny
hacker was elected u. S. Senator for six years from
the 4,h of March last, 10 I'll the vacancy caused by
the expiration of the term of the Hon w C. Rivos
CooL PHILOSOPHY. Since the Inst election the
Radical clique politicians have been very zeaousy
engaged in discussing the probable Of tho ro in
potatoes W H. Courier.
UNITED STATES SENATOR. lion. John C. Cal
hOun recently chosen U. s, Senator from South
Carolina
CENTRAL RArLnoAD. We learn that the con-
tracts for the whole route have been et-two sections
$50 mies) to iesSrs. Barker, Pierce Co., and the
TO Nlessrs Beknap s Co. and that i is deter
mined 10 break ground forthwith. An assessment Of
$40, share was laid by the board Of Directors at
their late meeting in Boston, Patriot.
iCJsrhe President remarks that he doubts not
that sin respect 10 Texas, generous and liberal spir
it will actuale Congress-" The simple significance
of which remark we take to be this; that Congress
will take measures for assuming the liabilities of the
bankrupt "Republic of Texas, and tax the hard
II IL.
litical degradation.
FLOUR 1t would seem probable from the for
eign intelligence that the great -four spectators would
get bit little. They will have To hire people to cry
for them.
lEPThc New York Express, Of Saturday, says:-
"The effect Of the on the Flour and Grain
ket is paraIy zing No letters have to hand, but
there is evident disappointment Operators expect
ed an advance in the English market. In this they
are disappointed 1t remains TO be wheth-
err present prices can DO maintained, particularly as
they are above those warranted by the London quota
tons.
IGPir Folks TariffdocIrines are of,ho Lowest
grade. Not only in the way Of low duties, lot his
IDEAS tho whole subjec. belong to the lowest grades
of all understanding the science Of political Gcono
my. He is an out and out anti protection St-tha: Is
one thing hut his recommendations Of substitute for
the present system protection simply imPrac-
ticab!e absurdi,ies, and SO his party ,oiH find il.
FIRE. The Iron Foundry the mill dam in Dos
ton, destroyed by fire on Friday morning Dec. D.
Loss estimated at 100000. Insured for $4,000
200 hands are thrown out rwork by this disaster.
THE MURDERERs OF PARKER. The greatest
excitement prevails al Manchester, N. H., in eonso
quence OF the Supposed discovery of the murdeers Of
Parker, who will be recolIec:ed, was inhuman'y
butchered in that town nearly year since. ]; is
likely TO turn out that several engaged in III Q
murder, and that the individuals implicated have
since been residing in the midst Of the community,
and that some of them relatives Of Parker, the
murdered man. It is thought that some of them may
,aru States evidence We shall undoubtedly have
further and important developments ia few days.
Boston Times.