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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-10-02

0~FJEwETr & PREsCoTT's depot for
SINS, SHAwLs, and Dress GoODs, No. |,
Old South Block, Milk Streets an establish
ment which no lady purchasing elegant goods
and no country trader, in pursuit Of the new
est styles, should neglect TO visit. These
gentlemen, two years ago, attempted the
novel enterprise of uniting the WHOLESALE
aud RETAIL, of Silks, Shawls, and Dress
Goods, on this spot which is sort of mid
die ground between the Washington Street
and KiIhy Street trade-aud time has abund-
antly shown the wisdom of the movement.
The Ladies. ever quick wtted, were not slow
to perceive the advantage OF purchasing of
importers, at first hand from freshly open
ed and unpicked lot of goods, ut the smallest
possible advance upon the first cost-and
country traders also observed, that house
enjoying such trade, must have the best
means of studying the public taste. The
consequence was, from the very outset, n
constant flow of fashionable Wholesale and
Retail trade, to this new and splendid store,
which enabled the proprietors 10 carry out
their ingenious design i'll the most liberal and
fearless manner. Many years of experience
in this kind oftrade, and an abundant capital
happily prepared them for this enterprise,
and great, beyond their expectations, was
their success. The plan of this establishment
has since been initiated by others, but never
III such favorable position, and under such
favorable circumstances. The high position
which they gained, in the mart Questionable
trade, they have since maintained, and the
ladies, of city and country, well know that
nowhere can tresher or better styles ofgoods,
or better bargains be obtained, in Boston.
The fall advertisement of this house, in our
paper. to day, shows that the motto of the
proprietors is still 'eXcelsior," onwarG-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-10-02

UNEXPECTED ACKNOWLEDGMENT The
Indiana Sentinel, edited by the well known
Chapman, of''crowing" celebrity lately OK
pressed himself concerning his party, in the
following emphatic language:
1--WE always believed, and still believe, that
Texas could have been annexed not only
without war; but even by consent of Mexico.
The whole question, however, was PoShtmted
to the riic purpose Of political managers, with
particular reference to our Presidential can
ddates and to further the Interior interests
of Slavocracy; and the course of events is
Just what every rational man might have an
tcputed. The ultimate consequence no
man, however wise. can foresce or foretel,"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-10-02
THE CALEDONIA COUNTY

Agricultural Fair,to be holden in this place
occurs on Thursday next, October the 7th.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-10-02

HGra TUAG2T gEU@&a
SATURDAY, OCTOBER ., 1917.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26
Federal Nominations.

J. B. BtowNE, Of Lee county, received tn
ominatioi Of the whig convention held at Fair
field on thu Goth inst, for Representative in Con
gress fromfhe lst district Thompson can bea
him, and npt half try. -.
We have not vet seen an announcement Of tn.
"IYDEPENfENT" ticket for the Board of Works
which was''ARRANGED" by said convention, &C.
cording to the order of the Wing State Execu.
tive Committee. Will they announce that tick.
ct Immediately? or will they keep dark while
in hopes t. pull the wool over the eyes Of The
people? We shall see.
u We pwe an apology to THos. McKSIeHr
the dsconfted wing candidate for Governor
for not sooner noticing the announcement Of his
name as wing (Indepenent?) candidate for
Congress from the I'd district. He GENES out
without any convention, and the wing .ar'y al
once all unite on him. This shows that the mat
ter was allunderstood last winter-cut and dried
at the Wing Head Quarters. B.. .-...-...
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26
Yielding the Point.

BY the following paragraph which appeared
in the Hawkeye Of the Goth inst, it is admitted
that the school law were not in force:
''We think some Of orr [whigl contemporaries
labor under mistake in relation to tn require.
ment Of the Legislature to have all the acts per-
tanning to "Schools and School Fuhds'' publish
ed. We are persuaded from the phraseology
and the circumstances that they intended them
TO BE PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FORM, INSTEAD
OF IN TIE NEWSPAPERS" as.E IT,
p As they were not published in pamphlet form
prior to the election, they were Of course moi
then in force. Consequently, nothing done un.
der either O. those laws will be legal or valid
The Bond ofthe Superintendent, even if approx
ed by the Governor, would be without any val
idity, and would not be any security whatever
for the large amount Of funds which might COM
into his hands. ~ -1. -.~."
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26
Total,
Tris,'s Mission to Mexico.

The dispatches sent to Gen. Scott BY Nj
Trist, contain the ultimate views of the Go'ef-t
ment in relation to peace or the continuance -
the war, and it is now determined that proPos;'
tons for peace hereafter must come from hs.''
co, and fthey are not speedily made, there a.
pears 10 be no doubt that the instructions 10 ue:'
Scott and Gen. Taylor are to march to the .sp,,
tai. The offer is said to be less stringent IS *
CARDS Mexico, that the previous offer MAJ,
through Mr.. Atocha. Runner says the oteT Pr
poses line drawn due West to the Paclhc ~. -,
the mouth Of the Rio Grande-that is TO say ~,
parallel oftwenty-6ve. This would give ". -.
ahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora, New Mexico anu ana; ~ ,
CALIFORNIA;, with population OF about na.' !
million, and an area Of more than ole million t y.
square miles. The sum, according to Iumof' G -,
been increased from Is to 20 millions, 'ns !.
deInnity claimed by our citizens and The eSPe', ~
OF the war being yielded--our governmeas -
tanning possession Of all the Mexican pore sn s
revenue on the Pacific and the Gulf, UNI! ssr,
stipulation of the treaty shall have been iu''">
by Mexico. u,,.
Mr.. Trist, it is presumed, will remain IN ~
leo until he witnesses the DENoUEMEST, NJ
documents suited to every emergeney'-I' W.
ark Advertiser.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26
The wing party ON the war.

BY expressions from sundry wing jour
hale, similar in tone 10 the subj,ined par
agraph from the Zenia (Ohio) Torchligh,,
rabid federal sheet, il appears that the
Taylor movement is already beginning to
flag. 1t needed not the evidence here
furnished, to satisfy the people that
the Federalists Of the present day are
as bitterly opposed to the war with
Mexico, as were the Tories of 1914,
to the last war. Still, as the modern
wings are SO much like the Dutchman's
flea, when you put your finger on them,
they are not there" il is we'll occasional
" to call public attention to the proofs of
The position they occupy on the war ques.
ton. The following is beautiful speci.
mn; read it:
~ IS utterly absurd and nonsensicai TO
say TINT The masses Of the ,chig prty are fa.
poradie to The prosecution Of This nr-n is
libel upon the Intelligence and honesty of
the people to say so. The people are op-
posed t" the war either for territory or for
The mere sport Of throat cutting; and they
Will not sustain men whose efforts are
exerted t" carry il on. II will be vain
Tor wing leaders OF any kind of leaders
10 offer us war candidates and expect US
to support them: we will not do so no
matter whether you call them whie "war
men or locofoco "war men,, LIE, those
therefore, who love success in politics
m"re tina" they love their country and her
republican principles. and truth and Jus.
t,ce, look to it in tine. They may get
war candidates Illuminated before nation
al convention, but they will a. certainly
be beaten at the ballot box as the day Of
election arrives.-1enia Ohio) Torch,
Lght. $40. -.,t.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26
a warntn. from abroad.

The people Of lows have mol forgotten,
and will not soun forget, the great outrage
prac,iced upon them by enissaries Of the
federal party, sent out from Washington
city By their committee last season, for the
purpose OF swaying our election by means
OF mnney furnished by the eastern
Lords OF The loom and spindle. They
lave distinct recollection Of the pipe
laying. hog driving and grocery business
which were attended in some counties
with partial success, and over which the
insulting federalists had the shsmelessness
openly 10 boast; bu, they will be some.
what sGrprised to learn that the same fed
ersl missionary is to be sent back again,
with an aid, with increased means, and
prepared TO operate Gp"n larger scale in
our approaching campaign. Fer the pnr-
pose Of srousing the democracy 10 sen>e
Of their danger frem the crafty 1a,hina.
tons Of these feed emissari.s, we pub!isi,
In another column an .xtra.t rom l-i.
from gen'lemano Of good >tand,ne & III, in-
peachable veracity at Washington. We
trust tina, the people will keep an eve on
these villains. and if they come am, NC ns
with such base designs, that they will bear
in mind that tar md feathers are cheap, and
that the Mississippi is hard by.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26
WISCONSIN,.

We have omitted to note the fact that the Con
stitrsion framed last fall for the future State o
Wisconsin,, has been rejected BIZ Soma four 0,
Eve thousand majority. Ms rejection was no
owing to the leading democratic features Of tina
instrument, prominent among which was til,
prohibition Of banks; but to some really obiec
tionalbe features, such as the exemption OF prop
erty from execution, by virtue of which prov
sion man could be possessed Of thousand dol
lars worth Of property, and still avoid paying
his honest debts. This was one feature which
had few advocates; another, perhaps equally OBJ
jectionable, was that prohibiting the circulation
of bank bills under the denomination Of twenty
dollars, but permitting free circulation Of tbos.
of larger denomination. By this provision,
the poor man who should pass small hill incur
red a heavy penalty and, severe punishment;
while he who is able to handle his tweniies and
fifties and hundreds might pass them with per-
feet impunity. e
We would say 10 onr Wisconsin friends, 90
not be discouraged at the result Of this effort;
shelter luck next time ~ We of the Hawkeye
State failed twice, and succeeded at the third eff
fort, with a more thorough by democratic con-
stitution that its i'll starred predecessor.
We'perceive that some portion Of the pres, of
that Territory are advocating an extra session of
the Legislative Assembly, to be called by the
Governor, for the purpose Of provoking for an
other Convention to frame new constitution,
while others are in favor Of remns'elling the
rejected draft BY the next Legislature, and SUBJ
hitting that 10 vote of the people. On this
subject there appears 10 be difference Of opin-
ion between the democratic presses The Wis
consin Argus favors the latter, and the Wiscon-
sin Democlat the former plan. All seem to be
impressed With the importance of speedy ad-
mission into the Union, and the main question is
as to whicbpro will accomplish that object
at the earlier day. We hope that our friends Of
Wisconsin, will all unite upon some plan which
will securi the vote Of their prospective State
for the depocratic candidate for the Presidency
in lS4S.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26
,sMoss sage ans. ns7crsed OWL


ssNoss Sage ans. Ns7cr7sed OWL
TIE last two nunbtrs oiHtife Hawkeys
have some precious tit bits on the subject
Of the taking effect Of the school laws.-
The mole eye intclIec. Of the saeacious
editor has discovered, and is laboring 70
demonstrate, that they were TO 90 into es-
feet by Their separate publication IN pam.
pLlr, form iand distributor 10 the several
Fund commissioners; all Of which ti,s Sec
rotary was required 10 perform BY the
first Of pil or before there were any Fund
Commissioners in esse 10 distribute then, TO-!
| Verify. it is Tansiurm.d into 'inost sage
and reverned owl, that same old Hawk.
He even defends the action, or rather
the want u action. on the part u ile. Leg
islatnse, thus: "Bu, Tie Legislature, m
stead 81 being blamed, merit the praise
Of the people for their action on this sub
iect, and had their real iustrnctio,.s been
understood and carried ont b, thr Secr.ta-
~ there would have b.el, no trouble NJ,
douA whatever
Oh no, not the least foub in tire world;
it Is all as clear as mud 10 him. We advise
the Secretary hereafter, in all imperian,
matters, 10 invoke the counsel Of the clear
| headed and as,rtr editor Of the II.~l.s, =.
He say., 81, was taken Tor granted ~
the Legislature TINT he, (the SecrrlsriJ
would attend 10 his duty in distributing
these laws 10 the several fund commission
ers acithout delay" and SO give them nm
mediate effect"
Oh es, without delay surely; give them
immediate effect BY distributing TO the fund
! commissioners not yet elected. and who
could not be elected until tie law had Ia.
ken effect! What astonishing saeacity.
He devoted little less than column ir
one article to this branch Of the subject
1 Z {. T.
and was not aware, the old dolara, that
he was acknowledging that the laws were
not in effect. And even in his next paper
heis still singing the same song.
Ola piece with this is his denuncialior
Of the Secretary for refusing 10 give Mr.
Harlan his certificate Of election, when
the law requires no such duty Of that Of.
ficer. Will not any man, hereafter, blush
to quote from rnch authority, or to retail
any Of the miserable balderdash pm, forth
by that political scavenger. whose vile
sheet teens with the scum Of moral turpi
Jude and grove'ling ignorance?
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26

cerBei, tina, shaet will no, be permitted tc
speak BY authority; but 20 far IS the reso
lnuon and its authors ara concerned, the
alliance is established By the character 81
the transaction and the semi-c6feiat tone
which the Hawkeys assumes in .announc-
ing it. That sheet says $500
aAs we have the first authentic snews' on the
subject, we copy the following resolution from
the proceedings, which II must be remembered
passed the Convention vNANsn,ousLy.a 8s
Unanimously - Sir affirmative vol.
ces out Of some 20 or 80. is remarkable
instance Of unarimity The authors Of
that resolution owe adeb, Of gratitude to
the Hawkeye, for the ability and zeal with
which he advocates their Gauss in the fol-
lowing extract:
"This is not only severe rebuke Of Palmer,
but also Of DR.. Davis. and those other locofocos
in the Legislature who denounced Mr. Harbour's
independent democratic(?) course. Ifthey had
heen as good and as real democrats as Mr.. Har-
bour, Iowa would now have had two 1Wh;gl U.
Senator'S and three IWhig and Possuml SUI
p,eme Judges"
Here the. Ha~keye proves, as concn-
>ively as it can be proved, the truts, Of the
positions assumed in that resolution, to wit;
that cur exposure Of Mr.. Harbor's defec.
tion was "unwarranted and untrue" and
that that individual was the only true .'real
de morrst' among those protesting 10 be
such IN the General Assembly. Agains'
such authority we have no disposition TO
contend. We leave the matter in the
hand, Of The democracy, to decide between
the Hawkeye and the cause which it es-
peuses, on the one hand, and the Reporter
and their own cherished principles, on the
other. ~
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26
TIE TEN REe1MENrs.-The follexi

THE TEN REe1MEsrs.-Th following
from the Washington Union showsa com
mrndsble activity in recruiting aud organ
.'z'ng thu ten new regiments. The Union
add, 'hs, probably 5000 new troops will
be placed on the Rio Grande before tie
LIT June:
The Ten Regiments. We learn from 'so
Acjniant General, that the following cor7
panies Of the ten new regiments Of the a.
ditional regular force are now en- roptt '':
the army in Mexico:
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26
No Title.

The school fund law has a const;tu,;on
al defect which we have not yet n.,ned,
in the absence Of any title. Article 4.
Sec. rs, Of the constitution; requires thar
Every law shall embrace but one object.
wh'eh shall BE- expressed in lis title" The
bill passed and was enrolled wi,hou, any
title, as required by this section. The
Secretary, in publishing, supplied title,
in these words--"An act to provide for
the management and disposition of the
School Fund''-rnclosing II in brsck cts, to
show that il was not enacted, but suppl
ed by himself. -
We do not know whether the supply
ing Of this omission by the Secretary, rem
ders the law constitutional, nor are we
prepared TO say that the omission is such a
radical constitutional defect as 10 prove fatal
to the law; but one thing is certain that
law, which in addition to being so mis-
erably bunsled in it's provisions, is besides
unconstitutional in one particular, is We
ny poor apology for law ON SO important
subject. At the best. But it is strictly
ola piece will, most Of the other nea. ,,rcs
which rrnenattd from the same federal
source. and which Were subject, in their
passage. to the control Of such ,naioi-
ty as that which bors sway inthe lower
House Of our FIRST General Assem-
bly,.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26

Wdig Fandaago. The wing prints Of
this State, the Standard and Bloomington
Herald in particular, are urging the hold
ing a meeting of the friends OF internal
improvement by the General Government,
at bloomington. early in next month. This
Is another name for wing 'lio- party"
conventions gull trap 10 catch votes
But they will find that the people Of Iowa
are not gulIs. esSs
N. B. All who desire to see the rap
ids Of the Mississippi improved should
attend this meeting at Bloomington, when
i viii be sure to be done "righ off the
reel" tits expected.hat Stout Y be THAR.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26

The amount Of Government funds on de.
post, suffice, to draft. was, on the Both
nit, $5,54l ,45o,l8. These funds are in
the different vaults Of the Government,
and dsrosit banks.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26

The Washington Union says that o. W.,
6 1000 volunteers for the army VINO - y,
embraced in the call of the War DeP'''
ment, for the present month, 2eo' o.
destined fer 1regen aaa SEATS -
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26
Selection OF school Lends.

We deem it our duty, especially in
view of the gross imposition practicei up
on c. immunity by the Hawkeye, in pub.
fishing spurious document as the
school fund law. 10 call the attention ~,
th"se fund Commissioners who may have
been deceived into the believe that the,
are legally authorized to act in that capsci
ty. to a fatal discrepancy between the bill
which actually passed into law and the
prrvi>i"ns OF the act Of Congress granting
DOC, 900 acres of land to each state. The
act OF Congress, which is paramount to
that of the General Assembly, requires
those lands 10 be located in parcels Of ''not
less than 800 acres;" while the school fund
law, in direct contravention Of this provi.
sion, directs the fund Commissioners to
locate them in parcels not erceeding 32O
acres" sa ...-- ~. .aa
This provision-the most important one
ofthe law--cannot be complied with, and
is therefore perfect nullity, even were
the law in force when those officers were
elected. So it goes; the people will at
length get their eyes fully open as to the
real source Of the evils which they are
suffering. ,.,..: -..... ..s.-
| .EsThe locofocos of Scott County have recon-
mended Hon. >heperd LETTER in this District for
| Congress If he gets the nomination, he is to
| give all his influence in making S. C. Hastings
| U. S Senator p'-Hawkeye. "a . "a
What matters it to old Hog, whether Mr..
| Letter, or any other democrat elected to Con-
gres, gives his influence in making this,th OF
| the other man United States Senator? So tina,
he does not give his influence in sending fed.
eral tory to the U. S. Senate, it will be satisfac
| tory to the people. And what if the democracy
of Iowa should choose to make S. c Tasting.
U. S. senaior?-what is that to old Hog? L.,
him be content to wallow in the mire and filth
of his native element, and hold his peace. Bu
then, hog must be permitted to grunt occasion.
ally, especially when the "critter'' has boo,
chance for a nubbin of corn. -.
The old Federal party has never been
able to recover from the disgrace fits Cd.
position to the war Of 1912. The modern
wing [ Federal1 party will be held to ,
like fearfll resnnneih;l;tv N..i.,,
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26

1.-THE Washington Union announce.
the death Of Gen. DRoMcooLr, Of Vir-
GINA, and pays an appropriate tribute to
tho memory Of that able statesman, thus
cut of when his country most needed mis-
rrvie.s.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26

The old Federal party has never been
able to recover from the disgrace Of its op-
p"si,iontothe war Of 1912. The modern
wing Federal party will be held to a
like fearful responsibility Nashville
Union. tf I%sE :
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-26

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