The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-02-12
Connecticut and Passumpsic
Rivers Railroad.

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, Rivers Railroad.
We learn that the grading of this road has
been prosecuted very udvantageousy during
the present winter, but that the masonry ut
mild state of The weather aud The want of
snow;-the contractors having made de-
pendence upon the ice for drawing their stone
across Connecticut River.
Since the fall Of snow however on The first
instant, this work has been put rapidly for
ward, and such progress has been made both
in masonry and grading as TO leave no reason
10 doubt that the road, us far rs Wells River,
will be ready for the Cars within the present.
yenr,
Contracts have been made for Locomotives
aud for Passenger and Freight Care to be
ready by the LIST ofScptember next, In view
of the prospect ola declining market in Iron,
the Directors employed special agent who
sailed on the frs. Of Jan. for the purpose of
purchasing their Rails in EnglandNud at the
present rates, as indicated by tho last Packet,
il is thought there will be saving to the
ompany--compared with the price of Iron
a year ugo-of at least 100000 in the guam
tity required.
On the whole, the affairs of the Company
look favorable, and we congratulate our citi-
renlized--of Rail Road communication
hence to the sea board.
IOWA. Lust year the Wings had ma ori.
ty in Joint ballot, but the locos were in the as
cendant in the Senate and refused to go into
Joint ballot to elect United States Senators.
Since last winter, by deaths and removals, the
wing majority in joint ballot has been lost.
though the wings are yet in the minority in the
House, and that majority has refused, as did
the loco Senate last year, to go into joint ballot
! TO elect Senators. The Legislature has adj
! iourned without any election ofSenators. The
wings have served the locos right. They
ought to be taught chat the public voice sh ould
be respected, They showed their democracy
by defeating the expressed will of the people.
rFThe 81. Louis Republican pubiscs a
circular addres scd by tho "Twelve Apostles"
to the members t'.he Mormon Church, 1t
contains an interesting history of THEM priva-
lions and suferings since their expulsion
from Nauvoo, and their future prospects aud
intentions. Their principal abiding place,
Hereafter, will be in the valley Of the Great
Salt Lake, occupying central position be-
tween the Pacific and the Mississippi.
o. Two propositions were before Con
gress, both Of which propose direct tax OF
five millions of dollars to DO laid for support
of the war. Both propositions cHme from
Iocofoco members-Wilmot ofPenas!vlvania
and Mckay of North Carolina.
0F9Another letter from Hon. Joel r. Poin-
sett is also published, showing, by details of |
information gained by him willie Minister to !
Mexico, that Mexico cannot be made to sup
port the army; predicting pestilence and
famine from continued occupation and say
ing that no one well acquainted with the state !
oflhe country would sanction the attempt To
hold its cities, as is proposed, with SO small
force as $4,000 men.
o. Gov. Bebb, of Ohio, has sent Mes |
sage TO the Legislature, giving reasons why !
WnltneyS railroad sHOuIu not he DulIt under |
government patronage. His reasons are SIM |
liar TO those given by Gen. Wilson, in the n. |,
II. Legislature, last June. He says: "'The |
grant to one individual, his heirs and assigns
forever, ola territory more than twice ms
large us the whole state of Ohio, is n monop-
oily too monstrous to be tolerated in free
country" So we think.
o. As evidence ofthe extraordinary char
acter of this season, we notice that several of !
the newspapers arc cIironicling instances of
the manufacture ofmaple sugar during the
month of January. We believe that this is
III this latitude.
O. The Washington correspondent of
the New York Courier & Enquirer says that
MIR Benton will vote for the Ten Regiment
Bill though he will make no speech on it, His
reason for this is, that he does not wish to
embarrass the Administration by his avowal
of his disapproval of its course.
GFS Col. RICHARD M. JOHNSON, the man
what wears the red jacket, and didn't kill
Tecumseh, is in Washington.
Smother life sarcd by the usc Of Dr. WiStar's
Hn,saan of TViid Cherry. The following GER
tifcate is rom the wife of Mr. Enoch Perry, a