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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-23

ITWe fully concur in the opinion express
ed by the marlborough Eagle in reference
TO Wings voting for Martin Van Buren,. In
answer to the twnttle ofccrtain Van Buren,
prints, which hold out the idea that Vermont
Wings will vote for the old 'Kinderhook Fox,
the Eagle says that Gen. Taylor will receive
200 more votes in Windham County than Coo
lidge received ia the State election. The Ea-
gle adds:
wThere is another thing we may as well tell
these gentlemen now we are about il, viz:that
Mr. Van Buren, will not receive so many votes
in Vermont, by some thousands, as Mr. Shaiter
received at the late election; and we appeal to
the returns in November to substantate this
statement"
According to our observation, of the opin-
ions of men, not more than half of the wings
who unfortunately voted for Shnfter, in the
late election, will vote for Van Buren,, and
there ale many of the old Liberty party too,
who will not do it, They have no confidence
in his honesty, his political principles or his
alleged conversion to any thing.deccnt.
As between Cass and Van Buren, the latter
may possibly be preferable as u candidate for
proslavcry locofocos. His organ in New
York, the Post, defies every body to prove that
he has changed even on the Slavery question
1t will take every body to prove any change
that amounts to any thing. No honest wing,
whose conscience is not cared as with hot
iron, can vote for Martin Van Buren,, and no
body else but pro-slavery ties.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-23

The - towns not heard from gave Inst
year 325 votes for the Wing candidate; this
number added to the vote for Coolidge
swells the Wing vote lhis year 10 &2242-
last year Eaton had %, 455; and bad our cnn-
didate this year been as generally acceptable
to the party us Eaton was the Wing vote
this would undoubtedly exceeded that Of
last year.
The result shows that the Wing party of
Vermont is composed of men of principle,
sound and ntelligent--so much SD that COM
paratively few have been induced TO swervc
from The path Of recllude by the misrepre-
sensations and hypocrtical cant of demn-
gogues, once of their own party, or of any
other party. We like such party-one that
is founded upon the principles ofliherty and
fredericksburg alike false men and false doc
trines--and abiding, unmoved, in the right,
us did their Wing fathers in the days of our
early struggles. Such is the Wing pnrty Of
NGrmont;-and such us have left it through
nIiSjudgment. designing to do right, will re-
turn with gIadness in due time;-lhose that
uufc lSlA, IioiIllcu ny uIilDilluuS VI OtuCl
dishonorable or corrupt motives, can stay IL
way-hey ,ciW be al home IN The bosom Of The
Fan Buren, party. Such men can quietly and
naturally go,to bed with such politicians as
Martin Van Buren,, Z. d. Barber. &c. But
in such fellowship 10 man of pure purpo-
SEES and principles can long find repose.
no more than can Gabriel fraternizc with
"tho devil and his angels !"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-23

furnish suitable books, to throw away ana
worse than throw away, the whoe
In addition to the amount exPen ded in sup
port of common schools, there has been Po'u
for instruction in Academies and select
schools in the County during the year 1900
dollars, Sept. Is, lo4o. ~ w.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-23

but n fixed fact, one that cannot be disproVeu'
What then, will frecmen who, all their po'
litical lives, have been Wings, opposed to
Slavery, its extension, its continuation ever
opposed the annexation of Texas and all lis
concomitunt evils, friends of American INDUS
trv and protective tariii-standing where all
Wings, at least all northern, and almost every
Southern Wing, do and ever did stand, VIII
they sustain the fraud?
l enquire Ifsuch true ard honest men are to
be dcluded, cheated, defrauded, are they to be
;nduced to vote for Martin Van Buren, and
thus make sure the election of Cass so far as
their single vote can nssist him?
No, surely this can never, never be. Re
member and know ifyou cast a vote for the
Van Buren, electoral ticket, letits name be
what it may, that you cast vote for Cass ana
Slavery, for War and extension of slave terri
tory. for the destruction of home manutacto-
ries and The encouraging those of Britain.
Wings, honest freemen, you who now have
assumed the name of free soil, | ask wherein
do you differ in principle now from what you
did one year since? Were you not then the
friends of freedom, enemies to slavery, OPP
posed to war and the extension of Slave terri
tory' Surely you were then all this, as is and
was, every other whig More than that, you
cannot be now. That men who heretofore
called themselves democrats, should change
their name and with it their opposition to free
(see vote of the Legislature lSi4)is neither
to be regretted or wondered nt-but how
man who, being and having been Wing and
of necessity free soil man should be so I'M
wise as to change that glorious revolutionary
Wing name of &c for one so unmcaning, is
very strange.
Wings, frecmen of Vermont, the question is
will you be pawned to Martin Van Buren, that
you may thus be sold for the support of Cassi
The seventh ofNovembcr, | trust will give Il
triunphlnt NO, NO, NO! STARK.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-23

of this highwnymnn, aud drove home, rencl-
ing tho Phenix about half past o. Morrill, Is
of opinion The fhce Of tie robhcr was BACKED
or covered by mask, The transaction took
place about II mile and half east Of the
Stnte IIousc,--.N H. Statesman,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-23

we hive clnssed some members elect as wings
who nre claimed by the Freeman AZ FREQ soil
men. Time will settle the question: we how
ever have no doubt that the Wings will have
not only the whole number claimed, but some
other members who are classed in our list as
free soil Wings, but rcckoned as free soil men
in our aggregate. In short, we expect TINT
this wear, rs in former years, our classification
will be found to underratc the Wing strength;
we have always aimed to claim too little rath'
or than too much
word as to the result On the State tick
ct, when all the returns are in, it will be found
that the Wing strength is within 200 votes oil
what il was last year. There is, however, an
increase of about 5000 in the total vote ,ncrcas-
ing the combined vote against the Wings to
that extent. The Wings, then, have remain
ed firm, against all the encouragement arising
from Presidential candidate who was not
their choice and from the eclnt ofthe new and
noisy Van Buren, party which was on all sides
Boosting of vast acccssions from the Wing
ranks. The gains of that party are almost ex-
clusively from the Locofoco ranks, if gains is
the term TO be used. The fact is that in Ad-
Olson, bennington, Chttenden, Lamoille, Rut'
land, and Windham, the main body Of the Lo-
cos have voted with the free soil men-the CO.
alition has been effected there, and there II will
be observed that the Wings have held their
own strength. So be IT, Wings, let coalition.
lists crcr labor in vnin:lct us remain calm firm,
immoyablc ,,invincbe.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-23

uPThe Holowell correspondent of the At.
las says that "old lack" will carry the State
(Muine) with perfect rush"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-23

u Redfield's plurality in Orleans County is
1876. There are not many men, we apprehend,
who could accept Office, obtained in the
manner he secured the Senatorship; or rather,
who could secure an Office in the same manner
he has. John p. Hale once said of Isaac Hill
that he could be pig orPmPPy, just as he had a
mind; but Hale never accused even Hill of
being pig and puppy, both at the same time
Mem fac ulties do differ.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-09-23
FOR CO.NGRESS-4T'H DISTRICT,
John L. Buck.

Vote for Governor.
The following aggregate Of the vote of the
several Counties, embraces all but 12 towns
in tho Stutc.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

WAsHISGToS ALLsToE.-One OF the great
est artists and best men this country has pro-
duced was Washington Allston. His genius
was of the highest order and his moral charac-
ter was very perfect. The chronological Jour-
nal for November, relates an instance of his
purity that does the highest honor to him.
The writer says:
A friend Of Allston tells me hundred touch
ing stories about him. Here is one while
in England he threw Off painting of great
beauty-the subject of which, though perfect
ly free. TO his own perception, from all moral
objection. might be perverted to evil associa-
lions. The idea occurred to him while sit
ting alone the evening he had sent it to the
purchaser. No sooner did the impression seize
him, than, with conscientious sensibility TO
the high claims of his art, he wrote to the own
or Of the picture, stating its scruples, begging
its return. His desire was reluctantly granted.
lie sent back the gold with his thanks, and
burned the picture" And yet the painted was
poor, and needed money in that solitude OF
London The artist who knew these facts had
known Allston for years. He says that, when
he looked on him after this sublime act. not
wiihstanding his familiarity with the painter
he was struck with a sudden veneration.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

VorE OF INDIASA.-A late number Of the
State Sentinel says, 1--WE have now returns, Of
fetal and reported. from the whole State. ex-
cept the small counties of Benton, Pulaski.
and Stueben. Gen. Cass' majority over Tay-
lor is4, 243." In 1914, Folks majority over
Clay in Benton, was 20, in Pulaski and
Clay majority in Steuben was %. The ma
iority of Gen. Cass will finally be about o,
above given. We have not kept count o
Van Buren's vote. but it will be given in tn
official table which we shall soon publish
The votes were canvassed at the Secreta
ny of States Office, in presence of the Govern
OF and the District Marshalls, on Monday las
the 9th inst.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

The YAsKEs JoKRR--The following
from little work entitled The "lIand book
of Joking" recently published in London:
In order TO be Yankee joker many quail
ifcalions are requisite Frs, of all, repudi
ate truth; thirdly, the joker must be pretty
we'll grounded in the works OF Munchausen.
aud firm believer IN the veraciiy OF GULL
vei's Travel. The Yankee joker mus, site
a, nothing. After abou, six months sharp
practice, something like the lollowiugmay be
perpelraled: "Talk Of Crockei! why Ezekiel
Nash, genuine down easier, could send hip
to eternal smash right slick off Nash chaw-
chain cables for bakery takes gunpowdeI
for snuff, and blows his nose with a Tin peck ct
handkerchief; he sleeps between iron sheets
which in winter are made red hot Instead
OF rats and nice, wolves add grizzly bears a
bout his room al night, out he sleeps so SOUND
he's obliged to be thrown Out Of the window
every morning TO wake him. Mother missed
hm when lie was baby, and found him a.
last seated on a hornets nest playing al DO
peep with couple of ratllesnakes.
AS an infant, Ezekiel was a wonder.
guess; he had razors aud bayoneis for toys,
walked in iop-boots when he was three days
old, sucked hot Goals, and Used 10 rub his
gums with nutmeg CRATER; they weaned him
the very day he was born, and fed him on pap
made OF flint stones and lignum vie, soaked
in prussic acid. His appetite, Tor boy, was
awful; he once eat a buffalo and three parts
OF horse and then asked il lea wasn't ready.
When Nash travels by rail, he gets out 10
walk triie of iony OF City miles, and wai,s
an hour till the train overtakes him. The
engine comes up painting and blowing, and
often says With forced laugh, Bus, my hi
Ter. Ezekiel. but Of all mortal critters, you're
the biggest; reckon your father was a flash
OF lightning, and your mother was an air,h.
quake. Darn me, il you aiu't an ornament
To creaiion.'
As Speculation, Nash is cruel lucky
He held some canal shares once, which went
10 such premium, he was obliged TO send
the broker up in a balloon TO sell out.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, NOV. 90

OTThe Editor left home on yesterday for
Indianapolis. and will remain there during the
session Of the Legislature. During his absence
the Journal will be under the control Of the
Junior partner, who will give TO its columns
his closest attention, and who asks in advance
the kind indulgence Of its patrons. The edi-
tor will be constant correspondent during
his stay at the seat of Government, and will
be able to keep our readers advised of the pro-
ceedings of the Legislature, and such other
matters of interest as shall transpire.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

Discovery OF MUMMIEs AT DURANGO, MExI-
co.-The Texas Star states that million
mummies have been discovered on the envir-
ons of Duran 90, in Mexico. They are in sit
ting posture, but have the same wrappings.
bands, and ornaments as the Egyptians A
mong them was found sculptured head itha
poignard of flint, chaplets, necklaces, &C., OF
alternated colored beads, fragments of bone po-
lished like ivory, fine worked elastic tissues,
(pro baby our modern India rubber cloth) mo-
casins worked like those of our Indians Of to-
day, bones Of vipers, &c. 1t remains to con-
tinue these interesting researches, and Ameri
ca will become another Egypt TO antiquaries
and her ruins will 60 back 10 the old period OF
the world, showing doubtless that the ances-
tors of the Montezumas lived on the Nile.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

The FIRST BIRTH, THE FIRST MINISTER, &c.
The first white child born in North America
was Virginia, daughter of Ananias and Eean-
or Dare and Grand daughter Of Governor John
White. She was born on the 18th of August,
1887, in Roanoke, North Carolina. Her pa
rents were of the expedition sent out by Sir
Walter Raleigh in that year. There is no
record OF her history, save that of her birth.
The first minister who preached the Gospel
in North America was Robert Hunt, of the
Church Of England an exemplary man, who
came out in the same company with Captain
John Smith. in the year 1907. He was much
esteemed as a man OF peace, and was in many
ways useful to the colony. There is no record
of his death, or of Lis returning to England
he most probably died at Jamestown. He had
good library, which was burnt, with all
his other property, in the burning Of the James
town, the next winter after he came out.
The first females who came TO Virginia pro-
per were Mrs Forest and her maid, Anne Bur
ras. in the expedition of Newport, 1903. The
first marriage in Virginia was in the same year
John Laydon to Anna Burras. The cere-
mony was probably by the same "good Master
Hunt"
The first intermarriagc between the Whites
and Indians was John Rolfe TO Pocahonta
in April, 1913. Pocahontas was also the first
of the Virginia Indians that embraced Chris
tianity and was baptised.
The first Legislative Assembly met in July,
1919, at the summons OF Governor or George
Yeardly. One month la ter, negroes were first
brought into the colonies by Dutch man Of
war.
| The first periodical in North America was
the Boston News Letter, which made its APP
pearance in August 1905. The first in the Old
Dominion was the Virginia Gazette, published
at Williamsburg by William Parks, weekly, al
fifteen shillings. 1t appeared in 1876. and
was long the only paper published in the col
ony.
The Blue Ridge was first crossed by whites
in TIA. The first Iron Furnace erected in
North America was by Governor Spotswood
in 1870, in Spottsyvania county, Virginia.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

SAM PATCH OUTDoSE.--A nep Diving
.'BeLe."-The Lowell Journal relates the fol
lowing amusing incident:
A funny incident happened yesterday on the
Lawrence cars. A substantial, wholesome
looking Irish lady, was SO intent in her gos-
sip with friend in the cars, just as they were
starting from Lawrence, that she did not wake
up 10 the reality until she was making course
for Boston at twenty miles speed. The in
slant she perceived this she rushed for the door
Conductor Billings, very gallant man, and
exceedingly tender of woman kind, started TO
stop her, and arrived at the platform just as
the frightened woman made her leap. Lucki-
| ly, the cars were upon the canal bridge, and at
she shot out the speed Of the train turned her
the neatest kind Of somerset, and then down
she went, straight as meal bag, bonnet first,
into the canal. The dive was beautiful, and
as she arose, putting with fright, a board was
thrown to her, and she soon found herself
dripping like naiad, upon dry land, unharm-
ed, but good deal scared, as well she might
be-, Last night she came up in the cars, look.
| ing as nice as a sunnower and calm as a sum
mer morning. Great doubt has been express
ed as to the probable result Of the tussle, had
\ the gallant conductor succeeded in clssping
her before the leap was made.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

O-To-MoRRow has been appointed by
the Governor day Of Thanksgiving to be OBJ
served throughout the State. We presume
there wi II be service in the several Churches
in our City and other appropriate proceedings.
In accordance with universal usage iu all
cities, there will be no paper issued from this
Office on tomorrow. This will enable those
in our Office to enjoy day of rest, and enable
the Junior to get an even start with our rea-
ders.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

WONDERFUL DIscoyERY.-We find in the
Boston Atlas several interesting communica-
tons from correspondent i'm the copper mine
region Of Lake Superior. One Of them details
some remarkable discoveries which have been
recently made, few miles interior from the
mouth of the Ontonagon river. A large mass
of native copper, weight estimated al seven
tons, was found in the loose ground A vast
amount of labor had been expended upon it,
Every inch had been battered and hammered
over, and attempts had been made TO pry it up,
and place ii on platform. All this was the
labor OF race of beings long since passed "a
way. There is too much skill manifested for
the present race Of Indians, and yet the work
ings are too ancient TO have been those of
white men. Many loads Of rude stone ham
mers are found buried few feet beneath the
surface. They are so abundant that i'm sloning
up cellar il was found more convenient TO
use them than 10 throw them out Hemlock
trees two feet in diameter, and from examina-
ton two and three hundred years old, are grow
ing over the workings, and have TO be felIed to
ena bic the miners TO excavate the earth. Re-
mains OF charred wedges and levers and copper
gals are found under these trees and under the
principal mass. These ancient workings eau
be traced for more than half mile tn rough the
forest hand an expenditure OF $4,000 at this
time, Would not pay for the accomplishment oi
an equal amount OF labor.
Their great antiquity would seem 10 carry
us back TO other tribes. Yet il is not impossi-
bic that the present Indians may be the des
| cendants OF those who wrought them.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

The lSDiAS MorHER--How.helpl ess the In
dian infant. born without shelter, amidst
storms and ice; bat fear nothing for him. God
has placed near him a guardian angel that can
triumph over the seventies OF nature; the sen
linel of maternity is by his side, and, so long
as his mother breGthes, he is safe. The squaw
loves her child with instructive passion and,
if she does not manifest it by lively caresses,
her tenderness is real, wakefui, and constant.
No savage mother ever trusted her babe to a
hireling nurse, 40 wage mother ever put away
her own child 10 suckle that of another. To
the cradle, consisting of thin pieces of light
wood, and gaily ornamented with quilts of the
porcupine, and beads, and ra;tles, the nurse
ling is firmly attached, and carefully wrapped
In turs; and the infant, thus swathed, its back
10 the mothers back, is borne as the topmosr
burden. It's eye now Cheeriuily flashing light
now accompanying with tears the wsilings
which the paintve melodies of the carrier can
not hush. Or, while the squaw tolls in the
field, she hangs her child as spring does lis
| blossoms, on the bOushs of tree, that il ma
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

A LION ASCENDING is AIBALLooN. On Mon
day evening the Royal Cremorne Balloon"
sscended from Cremorne Gardens. In it were
Mrs G. Batty, the Lion Queen, Lieut.. Gale.
and lion. Attached TO the balloon, in place
of the car, was den, on the top of which
stood Lieut.. Gale, and inside which sat the
Lion Queen on the back of her subject. After
a trial, during which ali assent as high as the
top OF the trees only was effected, it was found
that the power Of the balloon was not sufi-
cient to carry up the weight attached TO it,and
this fact having been explained to the compa-
ny, Lieut.. Gale aad the lion assembled, leaving
the lady behind. A safe descent was effected
at Mortlake.-Belrs Life in London.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-11-29

MILITARY ARRANGEMENTs.--So impor-
thant movements have recently been made by
the war Department for the western frontier
Of the Republic. The departments Of Oregon
and California 10 and ] u are consolidated in
to one, called 1.-The third or Pacific division,
under the command of Major General Persiier
f. Smith General order No. 81 creates the
third or Pacific division No. 80 assigns
Brevet Brigadier General B. Riley, lieutenant
colonel I'd artillery, TO his brevet rank; and
No. 81 assigns General Smith TO the command
of he Pacific division, on his brevet rank OF
brigadier general. From the established char.
acter of both these distinguished officers, 1t Will
be seen that they are admirably qualified fol
the responsible and distant stations to which
they have been respectively assigned.
Gen. Smith was on Friday last in this city
pre- pa ring for his new and important comma nd
and it is said will sail from New Orleans, Oh
the 5th December, OH his destination for Cha
barked from New York for California.
General Smith was in command of the six
months volunteers from Louisiana until theil
discharge. At the time of the battle of Mon
terey he was colonel of the mounted riflemen
and commanded brigade of regulars. His
brevet OF brigadier general was conferred FOL
services in this command. The mounted riat
regiment was broken up by the act of Marcel
IL, 1913. under which ali the rank and Gil,
were discharged. 1t is now recruiting undo
the order of Colonel Loring at Jefferson Bar
racks, and will be rut en- route early in TIT
spring.
We wish these gentlemen officers usefu
and agreeable trip to the shores of the Pacific
Though absent from their immediate homes
the eyes Of their countrymen will follow then
with the pro foundest interest. They will hav
new duties to discharge, to which we canno
doubt they will bring all the discretion of III
civilian, and all the firmness of the soldier
Washington Union, Non. 10.