The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-10-21
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The Pennsylvania Settler.

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There is no longer II SHADOW Of doubt That
the Wings have carried PcnnsyIvnnln--GoN-
rruOr, Congress- epislnturc-CverAl hn".
This is an astounding Revolution. The
rnrty which lives on irs empty professions ol
Democracy has ucycr been beaten IN the
State contest preceding Presidential Elec-
ton. Even when Gen. Harrison carried lhc
STATE in the tornado of ISiO,his friends were
beaten nearly 5000 IN tie preceding state
election,
This is not n surprise, though ii hnillos
nearly all calculations. Rarely on never has
there been more determined contest ora
fuller vote. The poll for Clay and POLK may
hnye exceeded il, but we think no Other
The Official patronage, State aud National
was all on one sdc,und UNerted 10 the utmost,
II WINS rendered potent by the undoub'ng
confidence Of ability TO retain il, without
which patronage is of litIlc avail. Down to
he close Of the poll, there was not 81 Cnss
man in or out olthe State who manifested II
doubt Of the result.
I}nt there is no longer room for doubt or
misgiving. Gov. Johnston is elected, Hud
the whole aspect ofailairs changed Penn
sy lvnir has tnkcn her place Mt the head of
the Wing urray-ihe flagship of the Wing
armada in the great contest NJ hand she Is
as morally certain 10 vote for Gen. Taylor ms
amy State in the Union after kentucky, and
we think the majority is more likely TO exceed
10000 thnu 10 tall below 5000 Next 10
New York, she will probably give Old Tack
his largest State majority. For the patronage
SO powerfully welded against us IN the Iale
contest now virtually Chnmges huSds' the Ger
mimlv ola Wing nsccudency next Winter ia
the State. the almost certainty Of like
change in the Nation, transforms everything,
Hope will prove more powerful in the pend
ing contest than Dcspair--.E J. Tribune
Coon ADVICE. TO disafGc,ed Wings in
OLD Massachusetts, aud cverywhere,Mr Web
scr says, in the spirit ola wise sacrifice aud
just pario;ism Overcome your dissolsiac-
liou rclinquisl your preferences; forget your
disappointment, aud strike one united blow
for the maintenance OF the Wing cause and
The good oflhe country"
o. The Boston Alias, referring to tie cN-
pcctmjon that Mr. Corwin would visit New
England, remarks: "a letter was received
in this city Yesterday from Hon. Thomas
Curwiu, in which he states that he shall con-
fine his lubors until the Presidential election
at home in Ohio; aud shall therefore not Wis.
u NCN i.hEIdHU, ~ Nv lH''I'"NH W. ''' WI
win writes That Ohio wM osS,oc5Iy gire her
ro' '- ,T2y Con. Tag'oy.'
ACCIDENT. Says the Daily Jouruol-'On
Saturday, Mr. Brigham was caught in the
saw OF Grams mill. IN Berlin, and so Injured
that Ills death unaucd before surgeon could
be Procured
Tnr MIsslssIpm llI,ruuG EypI oprp One
Of the stories rctuiled by the Van Buren, pa
pers and orators in this State, was that Gen
crnl Taylor said To II Committee of the Mis-
sissippi LEGISLATURE, which was appointed To-
invite him To visit HAT state, "Hm he South
ough nercr 10 submit 10 TIE URnoi Pyor'so."
The statement rested on the authority oru
Col. Boone. II leading lucOiocO of the State.
lie is said to have been the Chairman Of lie
Committee. 1t now appears tim Cot. Henry
was Chairman, and lac knows nothing of
such sentence having been uttered hy Gen
rra raSlo The Worcester Wig, of yes
Ierdav, LAS an article upon the subject, and
has forever sci the matter at rest. 'Gcncru
Tay,or has conirad'ried Il ador .hiS o,cn sign
manual. TINS tcc knolc; zee hare SsciI and Tedd
The contradiction, icahMc name Of /actny Tdy
tor qgircd 10 H." What will Van Buren, DO
ncNll--.HiGs.
TnG STRANGE CASE ~ SunGEHY." We
gave some HCCOuut,n few weeks ago, OF the
wonderful case of Mr. Gage, foreman on the
R}:;l.nnh in CNYendisI', who in preparing
charge for busting rock, had an iron bar
driven through his head, entering through
his check aud passing out at the top of bis
head. wih force that carried the bar some
rods, after performing It's wonderful Journey
through skull and brains. The iron was in
didncto, an inch and quarter. and ia length.
three feet and seven inches; the upper end
Of tie iron, however, taperlng to the diameter
Of one fourth of an inch We refer to Ibis
wonderful case again to say that the patient
not only survives, but is much inprovcd the
wound in his head has henlGd, the ScmHie in
his roof is closing up, and he is likely TO he
OUT again. with 10 visible injury but the loss
of I'm cyc!-.HrcIUy.