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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

Now that the South has got Texas, she begins to
be somewhat alarmed at the probable consequences
Of her robbery. The annexed article, from the
Charleston Mercury, is case in point Read, cIti-
zens Of the North.
The newspapers are sadly at variance as to wha,
is TO be done with Mexico, in she declares war.
Some are simply for surrounding her, stopping up all
her breathing places, and leaving her 20 como 10 rea
son for mere want Of fresh air. The prevailing
advice is gather great army, overun the country,
sack the Capitol, annex much territory the
Western men want, and then make peace with the
rest f there is any rest, after such operation This
is easier said than done. Nexicnns may readily be
conquered, perhaps but mountains and defles are
rather more obstinate. Something to eat must enter
into the cal uation also. Besides, we not
to fuhting Cortez and his men, and might possibly
fare worse than they did. We had, at least, better
find Cortez before we begin the march. a great
man can do great hiogshut it does no, follow that
Gen Scott or Gen. Gaines
The question still rernains-what is TO be done
with Mexico, in she declares war; Beyond shut
ting her up, by src, blockade other principal ports,
and taking possession of the bank of the Rio del
Norte we do not what is to be done in the way
of war; We like not the idea of a war of conquest,
if it were the easiest in the world 1t is
ny to the character and professions of government
1t is according TO experiences the least efficient way
in which we attempt 10 go ahead, and in such
war we should, very likely, get ihrashed.
But the Privateers how are we to prevent the vag-
abonds of all nations from robbing the merchants of
the United Stntes under the privileged character eor
'privateers! We don't know, exceptto prevent them
from sailing from Mexican ports. AS to treating
them as pirates, that is out of the question. And it
will be found most impoltic for to sci the exam
Pile of warning upon them a y outrance-giving them
no quarter. We cannot afford it. We must abide
the consequences of our own doctrines must
hold privateers very respectable people, and keep
them from doing mischief if we can. But having
done our best in the way of military preparation, is
possible that Offer to negotinte might settle the
whole difficulty. ..
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15
G.ra YOARGfG NWM z )
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER Is, 1915.
TME RAlL ROAD MEETING an BARTON.

This meeting was attended by very respectable
number Of people, nndwe ARE glad to learn that the
amount Of stock subscribed the spot was some
5000 Subscriptions since, too, we are told, arc
progressing with all reasonable in the vicinity
The road con,enp'ates u connection between Can
ada and Boston. Irhuit,i, is probable any 9TH
or wG be FOR long time II will, Of course become
the great highway to the Cnnadas go both Of travel and
merchandise. There is way, that NO know, e
estimating the precise Of travel between the
two countries but ii is immense. II passes now,
mainly, via Boston, New York aud up tho St. Law
renee, and we here see but little Of i Drawbacks
are now allowed upon goods entering our ports for
the Canada market This will turn the Of
transportation from the ST Lawrence by shipping on
to Rail Road whenever il shall he completed. The
way business also must be great. Indeed 1855.
roads nre we'll supported whith enter a country no
thickly settled than ours and which depend al
together upon what is called way businsss--such bus
mess : q road would running from Boston
and ending at Derby. With the addition ofihe rav-
e md transportation alluded to above. how could
road from Boston Montreal do less than support il
self and di, lido TO its proprctors less than 10 per
cent annnnly And how'coud 500 Of stock in
such road be worth less than SIPS in market the
moment the road open@l II any doubts this let
him show the rensnnableuess Of his doubts. We
should like to see his estimates There is class
Of people to be benefited more hy RAJ! Road than
any other to wit: the owners Of the soil. No doubt
the benefit to them would be fold greater in dol
lars aud cents than tho amount required Of them to-
ward building the road. II they do wha; interest
lone dictates that they shoaId do the stock will be
taken.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

BITTEN BY RAr-ExTRAoRplN u,,,s
A few evenings ago, young man n''' q ,,ta
assistant in the provision Store OF Mr. Dan''' han,
corner of Purchase and Federal Streets ia,
TO his house, and, putting his hand into . vI,
the dark, felt it seized sharply. Cps" "" s, As
it he found large rat adhering to HIM So "'% ~ vI
he could not shake the creature oil III "' A. Ila
it. The wound left was inconsiderao'e''' ,,o D
thought nothing of the matter I'll. ''' roond NJ
swell. Upon calling MEDICAL aid was "a bo ~
the virus had spread through his SYSTEM 1 Of b
lies in very dangerous state In u'e VF" he y
physician, amputaton woud be use'e'' 'Sa hard
live bn, , short time. The swelling IN INC %
now subsidized, and il appears MS "''''
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

Posr OFFIcE STATISTICS. We have Oblrs
from the General Pos, Office, the following list otG'
receipts which have been made under the orme'nt
present post office laws These facts may a"h d
showing the present operation Ofthe new system
The receipts of these post offices are varousy i'la
some the average per week, and others io' be
whole month OF July. In every case they fall a''
of the receipts of the former law, but in various F
portions, rs will strike the readers eye at once
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15
SAFETY IN THUNDER STORMS.

People are often led TO inquire what is the best
OF safety during thunder storms. If out of
doors should avoid trees and elevated objects Of
every kind, and If the flash is instantly followed by
the report, which indicates that the cloud is very
near, mben condition is considered the safest
We should avoid rivers, ponds, and all streams of
water, because water is conductor; and water,
in boat we should be prominent objects, and
therefore most kely to be struck by lightning. If
we are in doors the middle Of large carpeted floor
will be iulernbly safe We should avoid tho chin
ney, for the iron about the crate, SCOT that often lines
it, and the heated raried air it contains toeraby
good conductors, and should on that account be a
voided. 1t safe TO sit near open window,
because a draft Of moist air is good conductor ;hence
we should close the window occasion like this.
In he'd we are comparatively safe for the feathers
and blankets are bad conductors, and 10 a
tain extent insured in such Il situation. ..'~H 'a D
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

Irr ALONE. The new State off IDA "H y
one instance at least acted up TO the sP' VI Wv H.,
to. II seems that the Dorr question came Oe'''"
legislature in some shape or other, which "''' VI
adopted the following resolution: v,A
"Resolved, As to the affairs Of the STATE OIL ,'rg'
Island. with our motto before US of 'Le' Us s, i
we leave that people to settle their own "''''
their own way" .-,.,r,
Thi, was very senslbly done, and ad"''u .',,,n
wholesome rebuke to those LocoIoco 's
which have meddled with this Dorr business
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

hard to got her admitted to bail but without sue
cess, hitherto
A dagraceruI outrage committed yesterday
by Maxwell The husband of Mrs. Costello, upon one
OF the witnesses who had been before The Grand Jul
ry lie went a, once to the Mayor, TO prefer com
plant, II is further stated that Maxwell has been TO
tho house where the victim Is residing, Should not
these things be noticed by tho authorities '-NeD
York 1IiryOr,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

SLAVEsIN KENTUCKY. Recent evoD,.. -,
rgton have turned tho attention the N''
pie of Kentucky TO tho slave question, and IL. P''
papers there are discussing whether h !, new
discuss tho Slave question or not. poDe, r rrr' .
the Louisville Times, gives the fOIlowjD, ,,,,,,
the Slave property in the State, Es.molon , u" "
ne OF Slaves at an nveruge Of $500 "a, Nv, "'
each Congressional district of the State IN ~, ,'N "
1910, the result is as follows: wv
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

IET7Danie Kellogg, the loco candidate for Gov
crnor is the Representative elect from Rockingham
The SIRr thinks this shows the estimation in which
ITO is held by his townsmen. The Star is not aware
probably, hot he his election 10 local divisions
The same town gave Shade % majority over Kellogg
This would seem to imply, if tho Stars inference
correct that hey thought him to be n mau large
enough for Representative, but not for Gov. The
town in which Gov Sade resides gave him 4S more
votes than it did Mr. Kellogg They are both, how
ever, good men, and highly esteemed by their
neghbors-and although the loco press, pending the
election, very freely heaped their ISLANDERS upon Gov
Siade, we were pleased notice that no wing press
whispered word preudical to Mr Kellogg, who
is n $ vulnerable in all points Of attack as is Gov
Slade, and probably no moro They both
men OF good talents but they ara different IN their
circumstances, feelings and bearings. Mr. X. ;s very
weal,hya democrat BY profession but ordly in his
bearings and notions, and ranks with class Of per-
sons called ''Oristocrats" by the locorocos Gov
Slade established republican press at Middebury
during the last war, which he edted-and in addition
opened a book store. Times we're hard, and he was
obliged trust his customers for papers and books,
while he compelled to pay heavy interest 10 his
creditors. The closed and left many people
poor-and Mr. s. with henvy stock on hand, which
greatly deprecnted in value and, with these causes
combined. he was left poor man, in deb; many
thousand Of dollars. Since then, ny industry and
economy he has been able TO very 'ulo more
than enough to pay offhis old debts, and he is not
like Mr. Kellogg, rioh-no is he proud-=-a wing by
profession, hut ten fold Of democra: in prac-
tice and principle than his late competitor.
Impoverished by sacrifices for his country in the
of 1912, Gov. S. has found it hard task to re-
licve himself o(their consequences. And while la
boring to do this his political enemies have not hes.
itated to besow upon him, in sneering way the ep-
tibet of 'pauper'-and that people might understand
the import of this term applied to him, we have
thought it but just to explain, far have, how
he became a 'pauper.' .-.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15
SAFEGUARDING,

Professor Ingruham thus graphically Describes the
town Of Lynn, Mass the seat of shoemaker', and
the vast cordwonery Of the whole Union ;
"The very pleasant and thriving town Of Lynn is
Paradise of shocmaers!
ats young men emily transferred from the cradle
10 tho last cut thar teeth and leather in the some
me and is pretty madens Ira'n to bind shoes with
the introduction Of their A. B, abs. lovers exchange
hearts over kid slipper and swear eternal fidelity
over lap-stoue. rlhey would get married, they
ask old DR. Waxend the parson he will stitch them
together, aud they will pay him in shoe nendng'
Whipping their children is called tdaRiag and the
rod they use ia comEidc. The lirtle boys 'by
hides and LEATHER and play at gumes which they
call high and low quarter and too A child newly
born ia lap-s,one, and the oseor their children is
known by the number of shoes they wear. Boys
called rights, and girls tefs,-an old maid is m odl
slipper, un old bachelor is m oid boo Their street
doors to their DIV engs 'iasieps, and in
overcoat is Jored The fields about tho town Ore
patches and a fellow half seas is half soled.-
They never see an oak tree bu, they directly cucu-
late the number Of pegs ii will make, and when they
behold bees at work they reflect that tho only end Of
wax is wuxed end they look on all cat,o and
sheep only leather growers and believe hogs were
only made to produce hrstles. itS Jap stones wouid
pave Broadway, and its lasts If piled together would
make monument higher than that on Bunker llill"
A Coop ONE A very good aEccdoto is told in
connection with the Presidents late tour Of iaspee-
ton through one Of the Departments nj Washington,
Entering one Of The ooms the excellent head Of that
particular branch Of The public service, was as'duous
in his attentions to the President, nrd particularly
anxious TO impress upon him the necessity Of newer
and better and safer accommodations FOR the papers,
Sc. OF the office, than the buldiug now contains
See now, Mr. President said he approaching large
table, which contained n number Of drawers-'h ia
in these unsafe, and insecure places that we have 10
keep the most valuable public decentralization
suiting the action to the word, he pulled open on. Of
the drawers-und 10 and behold il was found to
tain-a bottle Of porter, aud respectable luncheon
cr crackers and chacsei! The coR3e temps bought
up the worthy officer with round turn and the
President laughing heartily at the joke, consoled him
with the consolation, that fro proof buildings
hardly necessary roruch valuable'public documents.
Alexandria G1seLe
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

IIJsT Folett and C. Coolidge, Wings, have 200
votes for Governor in towns in Addison County
They were withheld from Gov slade on account OF
his recommendation or some law relating to Licenses.
In other towns there are votes of this character In
our returns all are included under tho head of scat
terns, with the vote FOR tho Sd party candidate, he
cnuse we have not FOR additional columns Of
figures in tho form we mako up the returns.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

IMPORTANT TO SPEcULAToRs IN EASTERN
LANDs.-In the U. s. Circuit Court yesterday, the
case Of John Dogget vs. William Emerson and others
was brought TO conclusion. The facts in the
were we learn from the report in the Daily Ad-
ver,iser and Post that the plaintiff bought of the de-
PENDANTS township of land in the State Of Maine in
the year 1885, for which he agreed to pay Ss640s0,
actually paid S2l 900 down. Upon investigation il
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

appeared that the land, as to quantity and o,.r
not what 1t was represented 10 be- III. ''''"y@i
commenced in ls4l. The pIeadpgs md 'o' VIZ
were quite Volumnous, and The case w,. ''"''''
great length in Portland, Judge Story vs.'. sa''
creed the sale void by reason Of the r,.o w.. d"
tons Of the defendants and ordered the p.''''A'
paid back under the regulation of an audi,o' b
Transcript. '"O''-BNlha
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15
SHORT CROPS AND ALARM IN ENGLAND.

SHORT CROPS AND ALARM IN ENGLAND.
Tho London Correspondent OF the Boston Atlas,
under date OF Aug. Is, gives the following, embrace
ing all the important foreign intelligence ght by
the Caledonia, which recently arrived at Boston:
Parliament was prorogued Saturday week by
the Queen who, with Prince Albert Immediately
left Engiand tour of pleasure in Germany; and
the arstocra,ic portion of the West End citizens fol-
lowed the Royal example, and have gone, either to
their prncey mansions in the country, or to tho
moors, 10 shoot grouse.
The news respecting Texas, Mexico and the Unit
ed States, has afforded good subject to the London
journals, and they have occasionally canvassed the
Texus annexation question: and tho chances of war
between Mexico and ''Brother Jonathan" The Or
egon question is brought in tail pieces but that is
not tulkei of much just now. John is quietly wait
ing to learn what Mr. Polk'snew Minister has tn say
on tho subject. .s'.-'" -. 30.
The most prominent and the most serious topic is
the state Of The weather and the crops in Great Brit
ain It's now nearly month since we have had a
continuance offne weather It has been cod attend
ed with heavy rains almost every day during the
last three weeks. The great Iandholders the far
mers, and the mercantile community. are alarmed
A monetary crisis is anticipated. The Times lately
gave an able article on the condition and prospects of
the country. A late spring, and the absence Of
warm, seasonable weather, during the summer, have
says this journal, "perilled the crops" whilst the
continued rain and storms threaten their entire fail
ure. The importation large quantities of foreign
grain will be inevitable, and the demand for six or
seven millions sterling, to pay for it, will have
dency 10 raise the value Of money. the crops are
destroye If there is no corn for the people, then
they believe that tho Premier will be forced 10 repeal
the corn Laws; whereas if there is bountiful harv
est he will trus; to the sliding. scale While the
Mark Lane spectators and the League congratu-
ating themselves upon the state of the harvest the
poor operatives the starving millions, compelled
to pay their hard earnings for bread-and the price
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15
he result is as follows;

Il must be source Of profound congn,5,a..
mong the aboltionists Of New York, and a. r,,.,
that the Slaves orKcntuciy are farther ren,,.. J
ever from freedom, since their summary eaou,%.
bOish Slavery. They have succeeded in or,,,.
Texas 10 the Union, in mokiog slave holders COM,
the loss Of their slaves, and in placing higher val,
upon slaves than ever before. Kentucky which, ,
few years since, was almost ready to abolish SLAYER
now estimates the value Of her Saves a, nearly IN.
FIRE millions Of doiiorI m Y Express.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15
THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF A RIGHT OF
WAY FOR RAILROADS.

WAY FOR RAILROADS.
This question has been resolutely contested in NJ
Hampshire II has been maintained that Rail Roads
were not public, therefore grants to them Of the right
Of way wero unconstitutional; but The people have
about come TO the conclusion that this doctrine is
tenahe, and the Courts say amen. case has re-
Gently been decided in Concord Of which the States
man gives the following account
at would seem that the last pretence for sustain
ing their doctrine taken from them, ms tho
question has just been passed upon by the Superior
Court of New-flanpshirei who, after most elabo
rate and dspassionale investigation Of the subject
have settled that the constitutional objections rnised
on this subject ARE utterly groundless both Princ
pie and authority aud have fully established the doc
trino Of the right ofwoy,a las originally granted in New
Hampshire.
The opinion Of the Court 10 this effect deliver
ed ia the case, CoNcoRD RAILROAD is. GREEDY,
10y Judge Chemist, the recent Of the Court in
this place. Notes Of the opinion were taken by
various gentlemen present, which, it is understood
sustained the following positions:
|. That land cannot be constilutiunally taken for
railroads, except on the ground Of public
.. That where common roads are constructed, and
owned by the state, the land is clearly taken for the
puhlic use, ana that II ~ equally so ~hen Iand ID
ken undo, tho authority Of the state by corporation
for That the question Of use does not depend
ownership, and that the public DO not own the
land even for their common highways,
3 That where land is thus taken it ia taken Cor tho
public use, and must be applied; and the public
entitled to its use subject such regulations, in
the power rr those TO whom II is entrusted by the
Legislature only, necessary best such
use and to reader the road available and beneficial
to the public.
4. That such regulations do not conflict with the
use OF tho road, but secure it, and are essential
TO its nature; and that the payment Of tolls in no man
ner conflicts with snch the OF all roads is
paid for, either by highway tax Other eompensa-
ton.
The argued year since by Hon. N. G.
UrHASI, for the plaintiff; and the argument was
Published and has been by many readers Of
this paper. The general grounds taken ia the argu-
men; fully sustained by the Court, and the CON
sIlutionol objections taken in The case were wholly
overruled; SO that we have now The highest eui-
leace The STATE affords that the alleged objections to
a right Of way or railroads which for time threat
ened to be destructive the interests of the pub
lic--wero totally unfoundod, and tho whole doctrine
must he regarded explod ed.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15
IMPORTANT GEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY


IL is we'll known to those who are coDysr.,,t us
the mines of brown iron ore which abound .lor,r
base ortho Green Mountains from NonkOn 10 n,
nington, that the immense quantity Of ore pfojvs
has consisted ordetached fragments, and that no ,.
ular solid bed fore interstratfed with the rock In
heretofore been found
We learn that the State Geologis,. on recent Vi.
il 10 Mhchels ore in Chiusnden in ccmp,nv vh,
Pres Hitchcock OF Mass in examining the 5th,
which have been carried in various dirscons fran
the shaft, found ore OF these terminan. in an i'm.
mense mass Of solid ore, which is blasted on hy The
miners. An examination ofthe mas, resulted in ,bs
discovery Of the fact that it wss rspOsns on that va
rie,y Of limestone rock which in many places has
been found 10 accompany the ore, IN an inclined
plane parallel TO the layers OF the rock, wNle the
loose materials above, clays snd ochres, are also Il,
parallel beds having resulted from the decay Of TIL.
atchy layers over the itsn ore This necessary conI
cusioa seems TO be that this bed Of ore several yud
thick, is coextensye with the solid rock, s1d
probable that il will never be exhausted T6s ovG.
ers will Of course find it advisable 10 sb,odOa he IT,
pensive explorations in other directions, and cns.,
trate their Efforts on this field,
We understand that the origin and position Of II
manganese were also satisfactorily traced out-Fe
Piles Press.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

AGRICULTURAL. The Orleans County Agricul-
.uru Society holds their annual Fair ut Irasbugh on
T'hursJay the I'd day ofOot. noxt.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

IEJsThe growing Of the BeknaP Gazette over the
success Of Locolocosm n.Vermon,, looks green Lo-
colocoism has seldom net with more Of a Waterloo
defeat IN Vermont thnn this year. But we forgot,
the Gazette with ts party are terribly afraid ola de-
feat in N. H. on the 23d inst! ..... .. f.... ..,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

THE Costello CASE. Mrs. Costello and Ma
son were yesterday arruigned, in the Court Of Ses-
sions--the Grand Jury having found bills against
them-and pleaded mot guilty. They remand
ed to prison. The counsel ofthe woman trying
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-09-15

tETWe are glad to learn, us we do from a letter
dated Lexington, Aug. %, that c. NJ. CIay's health
has improved and that he has gone TO the Springs
II is minated that his paper is not to be revived.