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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15
NEw YoRK, Sept. 12.

Mesrs. Ely 4 AHen:-A fire broke out
in Brooklyn on the night Of Saturday,
destroying 200 buildings, which, without
other property lost, is estimated at one
million dollars. The fire commenced in
the heart of the city, extending over an
area of Is acres; it was finally checked
by blowing up several houses with gun
powder. Several persons were killed
or seriously wounded. Among the bull
dings burned, were three new chIrches.
A fire occurred on the night ofthe llth
inst, at Pottsville, Pa, which burned the
buildings on an entire square. Loss very
heavy.
There is no election for Governor in
Vermont, and it will devolve on the Leg
islature, which is largely Whig in botlr
branches. The democrats have elected
but "a members, Free Sellers so, Wings
103.
Advices have been received from Yu-
catan at New Orleans, to the 9th Au-
gust. The whites have entirely suppress
ed the Indian lnsurrection. Yucatan
has reunited herself to Mexico. The
latter agreeing TO pay Yucalan an indem'
nity for losses sustained from the Indians.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15
RmsIlViIie Meeting.

We have been requested to say, and
we know it personally, that the article in
last weeks Eagle, signed Spectator, d"
docs not contain one solitary truth
Every sentence in it contains foisehood
The writer of it certainly deserves any
Office he asks of Locofocoism; why he
don't get it, we don't know.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15

A Cass meeting was held here last eve
ming. Gen Caleb Gushing ANNOUNCED as one
of the speakers) arose to address the meet
ing. He was received with storm OF hisses,
and having in vain, for quarter of an hour
endeavorde to obtain a hearing, sat down
completely Disconnected.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15

WThe Wing party should be duly
thankful 10 the Eagle for publishing re-
peatedIy the declaration of Gen. Taylor
that "be will not be party President
but the President of the ,ohOle people
1t is tho very thing to commend Gen
Taylor to old honest Jeliersonian Demo,
Gratis.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15

~ The editor of the Washington Un-
ion complains very much of Gen. Tay-
lors position" That's exactly what
Santa Anna did in his report of the bat
tie of Buena Vista. He ascribed all his
calamities to the position" old Rough
and Ready had been SO unfair as to take.
Louisville Journal.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15

CAss IN WISCONSIN. N.--Tho Rock county
Democrat published at Janesville, Wiscon-
sin has hauled down the Cass flag, and now
goes for Van Buren, and Adams. The eui-
tor says that the detection from Cass is SO
great in that region, that the party had bet
ter abandon him altogether.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15

GEN. TAYLOR ON THE WrLMoT Pro
yIso.-The Editor of the New Haven
Journal, pledges his veracity for the con-
idence that may DO placed in the follow,
ing letter, addressed to him by writer
whom he knows:
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15
Govcrnment PrImtcr,,

Mr. HESS, partner ofMr' Ritchle, in the
Washington Union. retires having made a
large fortune in that concern, during the
past three years. One thing is certain
Polk pays well.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15
Whig majority, {;

Increase for Crittenden, 1897
The Wings have elected 10 Senators and
64 Representatives. and the Democrats !
Senators and sc Representatives to the
Legislature.
Gov. Crttcndcn was inaugnrated at
Frankfort on "Wednesday last, 9th Sep,em
Der.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15
INC NIcelimg om To-morrow.

Wehope that our citizens will hang
out the "latch strings" on tomorrow
There will be large lumber of persons
in town, who will be unable to find accom-
modations. A mere notice is sufficient.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15

MIR Andrew Hunter raised this year a
TOMATO, which weighed thirty.oae oun-
ces. 1t is Of tho Taylor species.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15
ElnrIinm in Kentucky.

The o(iciol returns in Kentucky exhibit
the following results. Votes for Governor;
Criltenden, (Whig) (: 66,466
Powell (Democra3 57,9lo
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15

Great Fire In Brooklyn, v. Y 1900 Bull.
dings DestrOyed-.SeveraI Lives LOst..-
Fire iu PottsviIle, Pa Vermont Elections.
Yucatan--Indi0n.I .InsurrcntiOn Suppress.
ed--Re-UniOn with Mexico.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-08-19
Vol. 70. No. 5. Whole No. ST.

that ! could rccline on the sofas ofnn evening
or sit on one Of the old chairs, and cross my
legs on another, without the leust ceremony.
But now, iorsooth, il is as much as dare TO
do, TO sit down upon one ofmy new ncqualn-
lance and IS for lounge upon the sofa,
which was the Cleopatra for which would
huve lost the world, | should rs sOon thinks
Of taking n nap in II fine lady's sleeve. As
to my little raniipole boys, who had hitherto
feared neither carpet, chair or sofa, they
have at length been schooled into such awe
of fincry, that they walk about the parlor Oh
tiptoo sit on the edge of a chair with Tepi-
datiOn,and contemplate the soins nj distance
with the most profound voneration, ms unnp-
proachabe divinites. To cap the climax Of
my system ofrciorm,nIy casy-old shoe friends
who came to see me without ceremony, be
cause they felt comfortable and welcome,
have gradually become shy oimy new chairs
and sofas, and the last of them was the other
evening fairly locked out of the house by u
certain person, for splitting accidentally on
new brass fender, that shone like the sun ut
MONDAY.
might hope that in the course Of time
these evils might he mitigated by the fiIrmi-
ture growing old, social by degrees, but there
| is little prospect ofths, because it is too fine
| FOR common use. The carpet is always pro-
tected with an old crumb CLOTH full Of crumbs
and sains the sofa and chairs are in dingy
cover-suits, except on extraordinary coca
sions, and fear that they will last forever
nj least longer than shall. sometimes SOC
lace myself with the anticipation that my
children may live long enough to sit on the
soft, with impuniiy, md walk Oh the carpet
without going on tip toe.
There would he some consolation in Inc
midst Of these sore evils, if | could only
blame my wife for all this. Many phioso-
piers are ofopinion, that this single privilege
OF murimony is more than equivalent to all
tie rubs and disappointments of life; and
have heard u very wise person affirm, that hG
would not mind being ruined al all if lie
could only blame his wife for it. But must
do mine the justice to say that she combatcd
Mrs Sowerby gallantly, and threw every OBJ
stace in the way ofmy system of reform; adj
yucnting the cause Of every piece of old fur
uituro with zeal worthy Of better success.
alone am TO hinme in having yielded 10 the
temptations of that wicked woman, Mrs.
Sowerhy; aud as man, who has ruined
himseIfhy his own imprudence, is the better
qualified for giving good advice, have writ
ten this sketch Of my history 10 caution all
honest, sober, discreet people against conf
mencing asysIem ofretorm in their house.
hold. Let them belcdre Of The. first murder.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-08-19
ERASTUS FAIRBANKS
The Middlebury Coalition.

The Waterman has the following upon the
coalition meeting of the locofoco leaders of
the Liberty party and certain leaders of the
Polk party:
The Middlebury Convention was ruled as
with rod ofiron by few leading locofocos,
who have become satisfied that their ambitious
purposes can never be accomplished without
breOking down the Wing party. The same
attempt which was once made to establish Il
political regency in Vermont, by n coalition
of the anti masonic leaders with the then Van
Buren, party, is now renewed by the same rest
less spirits and for the same purpose. Then,
the rank and file of the antmusonc party null
lifted the bargain of Barber and Flint, which
was to transfer them to the locofoco ranks in
consideration of a few fat Offices; and nOlo, we
venture to predict, that the old trick will fare
little better with the rank and file in the three
existing parties. As at Willston, so at Mid
dlebury, the larnburner leaders refused to de-
clare against slavery in the District of Coum.
bia. To use the very words of leading
Liberty man, who was delegate at Middle
bury, "The Convention made platform Just
big enough for MARTIN VAN buren, and no.
body else" There may be Wings who have
had some confidence in the motives and pur-
poses of E, d. Barber, Stephen S. Brown, and
other leading spirits in this enterprise-who
really dream that they disposed to hold out
the olive branch to the Free Soil Wings, and
to take patriotic, manly, and independent
course. Let the complexion of their State
ticket, and the fact that their principles are
unscrupulously pared down to the small pat
tern of Martin Van Buren,, disabuse all such
Wings. Mr. SKATER was locofoco until he
became a third party man, and the candidate
of that party for Congress; and Mr. Poland has
been a Jealous locofoco of the Lamoille stamp,
until the last month, and Mr. Stansbury is the
only sop thrown to the Whigs-a young man
of warm feelings and generous impulses, and
who like other men ola like temperament, has
made mistake which he will be one Of the
first to regret.
We know not whether any of the Wings in
this section of the State are disposed to become
dupes by this trick. If there are such, we re-
spectfully invite them to inquire whether there
is any thing to be gained for Wing principles
or the honor of the State by the movement
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-08-19
Louis Napolean Bonapartc.

/
The following sketch ofthe life of Prince
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, is from the cor
respondent ofthe New York Courier and En-
quirer.
"Chares Louis Napoleon is the SOD ofLou-
is Bonaparte, ex-king of Holland, and Hor-
tense Benuharnois, daughter of Josephine by
her first husband. lie was born in the Spring
of 1908, and is consequently now in his 4lst
year. Upon the restoration in 1915, he fed
with his mother first TO Augsburg, then to
Switzerland. His mother had purchased the
chateau of Arenenberg, in the Canton Of
Thurgau; and it was there he received his
early education. In 1880 his family hoped
that they would at last be permitted to return
to France. They were disappointed, and ho
and his brother proceeded TO Italy and took
part in the important revolutionary move
ments of that year. In several engagements
they sustained the honor of their name. The
brother died at Forli, from disease contrac-
ted in the service; and Louis Napolean him
self fell dangerously i'll. His mother repair
ed TO his bed side q Ancona, and as
soon as he was able to travel they left Italy,
and in March, 1881, arrived incognito in Par
is Ilortense requested permission to remain
till her sons health SHOULD be restored. Ii
was refused, and they returned 10 Arenen-
berg, where he devoted himself to the prepo-
ration for the press of his 'Liteyary and Poiii-
teaI Considerations upon S,citzer{and.'
This work procured for him the honor Of
citizenship from the Hevciic Republic. In
1884 he received the commission of Captain
in the Swiss service. In 1885 he published
"A Manual of Artillery for Switzorland' Dur
ing his military residence in Berne he had
intimate relations with several French off
GERS: particularly with Colonel Vnudrev. II
was with this gentleman that he concerted
his first revolutionary movement as pretender
TO the French crown. Ridicule and prison
instead of glory and n throne were the result
of the dnv M Strasburg. October 30. 1876.
He was arrested. conducted TO PARIS, ,,Eenco
in n few dnvs he was conveyed n Tho const
and nl,ced IN hoard n Ernncb fr;ro,a ,vh;oL
hore him n the Tinted Statos u;s s,ow vii,
rs WINS verv short His n,other,s ;jInosS we" ra
cnlIoT lin; ~ Aronenhoro SIC hroa,hod
her, last in n few weeks oftsr his ,et, roV"'"~"
onis phiIinne,s Tovcrn,ront ,yos Olson;
eted NV the SO near residence or,he Pr idr
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-08-19

Taylor or Gen Cass will be the next Prcsi-
dent of tho United States, and wings should
consider that by Withholding their votes from
the support of Gen, Taylor they will essential
ly aid in the election of Gen. Cass. Any or
ganization for the support of another candi.
date, If it Ovails at ALL can only prevent an G.
lection by the people, which event would most
certainly result in the election of Gen Cass
by the present House of Representatives.
There can be no mistake here, for it should be
remembered that the ballot in the latter case
is taken by States, and notb by the aggregated
representatives in Congress
The Constitution of the United States pro.
vides when no election is made by the CO
lectors chosen by the people, that from the
three highest candidates the House of Repre-
sentatives shall proceed to elect Il President by
ballot, "but in choosing President, tho votes
shall be taken by States,tho representation of
Of each State having one rOto"
Now tits known that in the present Con-
gress, fifteen States will vote for Gen. i'Cass,
while two are neutrnlized by their delegations
being equally divided, leaving but thirteen
States which will vote for any other candi.
date
The wings ofVermont by voting for Gen.
Taylor under these circumstances will avail
themselves of the only means in their power to
check the misrulc of the national government,
nor will they by so doing abandon a single
principle for which they have contended here.
toforc.
AS soldier, Gen. Taylor felt bound to obey
the orders of disagreement and his superior
officer. But is well known that he was OBJ.
posed to the Mexican war and to the acquisi.
sitlon of territory by conquest, as also to the
introduction ofslavery into The remaining ter.
ritorics
For the frank expression of these views he
incurred the dspleasure fthe administration,
in consequence ofwhich he has been placed
in the most embarrassing and periious circum.
stances
II elected, he will regard himself as the e..
ec"hee ofthe peoples will as expressed by the
acts of their representatives., and will not by
the undue exercise Of the rcto power thwart
their wishes and their interests.
1t was well said by the Hon. Daniel p. King
that he would vote for Taylor "not because
he was warrior, but because with him there
is the better if not the only prospect for con-
tinued peace. Not because he is the owner
OF slaves, but because with him for President
opposed as he is to the veto power-nnd with
the independent Representatives whom, if
true to themselves the people will elect, there
is the best and the only chance of restricting
slavery and curbng the slave power"
But why should address arguments to pur.
suade the 'ohigs Of Permont to do their duty
When have they been delinquent At which
Presidential campaign have they been found
in the rear ranks Their Star has always
been in the ascendent. That star still floats
high above the horizon, inspiring and cheer.
ing them on to victory.
have the honor to be,
gentlemen, your obi. servant
felInuy citiynr
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-08-19

CAss AND THE WILMoT PRovIso.-The
Washington Union of Tuesday says:
"At all events, we are happy to understand
by private letters that Gen. Cass firmly stands
the ground which he has taken. Being APP
piled to formally by man or two of the VIII
mot stamp, he declared nnhestatingy that
he adhered to his Nicholson letter and TO
the Baltimore platform and that if elected
President, he would veto the Wilmot Provi-
so. Dare Gen. Taylor, make such declara-
ton 20
We suspect not, for he holds to the good
old Republican doctrine acted upon by Wash
ington and the earlier Presidents, that "the
Will ofthe People as expressed by their Rep
resentatives in Congress ought to be respec-
ted and carried into effect" He does not as
pire to be an Emperor or even n Dictator.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-08-19
Hear John quincy Adams.
WASHINGTON, July &c, 1915

WASHINGTON, July 20, 1910.
SIR: In answer to the inquiry contained in
your favor of the 2lst inst, have the honor
TO say, that hearing from many ofour friends
that Hon. John Quincy Adams was in favor
of General Taylor for the Presidency took
occasion to introduce the subject of the can
didaey in a conversation with him, by asking
him whom the Wings would run. His an
swer was, Gen. Taylor. | expressed some
dissatisfaction ut such nomination., and he
repled-THAT HE PREFERRED HIM TO ANY
OTHER SOUTHERN MAN; THAT HE BELIEVED
HIM TO BE THE ONLY MAN VINO COULD BREAK
DOWN THIS CORRUPT ADMINISTRATIONS, AND
CLOSE THIS MISERABLE WAR; AND WOULD DO
MORE TO CURE THE SPIRIT OF CONQUEST, AND
CHECK THE SPREAD OF SLAVERY, THAN ANY
MAN THE Wines COULD ELECT. In another
conversation with him on this subject he eX-
pressed the same general views, and said that
General Taylor as a soldier, was bound to o.
hey the orders of The President, and could
not, as an honorable man, resign his commits
sion in time of war when his country wanted
his services These conversations were held
with Mr. Adams some time in January, as
near as can now recollect.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
CHARLES HUDSON.
JOHN w. PRocToR, Esq.
n5@The Typhus Fever prevails to consid-
cradle extent in Springfield and the adjoining
towns, proving fatal in many cases.-Vind-
aor Io,unUJ
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-08-19

Whether in State officers, members of Con
gress, the Legislature, and the u. Stotcs SEN
ator to be eiocted-is it at all likely that this
new party, or any OF the old ones, will secure
better mon, or more eilec tually honor the prin
ciplcs Of Vt, than can be done by standing
firmly and contendng successfully under the
good old Wing banner. Judge ye.
In Wndhnm County too, coalition has
been entered upon by the same class of polit.
clans The following is from the Bruttlcboro'
Eagle;
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-08-19
To Wings!

1t is already known to a majority of the peo-
pie OF this country that a coalition has been
formed, a regular bargain has been made be-
tween the nbolitionists, disappointed Office
seekers, and the odds and ends of all parties
by which the overthrow ofthe Wing party in
this State is confidently expected on the part
of the Amalgamationists.
And what's the object of this Barnburner
movement in the State of Vermont Why is
it that we now see the abolitionist, who has
hitherto looked down with lofty scorn from his
platform of political and moral perfection on
all the rest of the world-why is it that we
now see him hand and glove with the obsequ.
Gus pander to the blouted pride of Southern
task mastcrs' The answer is obvious. The
people Of Vermont possess common sense and
intelligence. They can discriminate between
the real and unreal, the substance and the shad.
ow. They are not to be cnticed from their at
tachment TO the Wing party, and the support
ofsound conservative Wing principles, by any
false banner, however specious and plausible
the device. With them the ''frce soil, free
speech and free labor" is no new doctrine. 1t
has been cardinal principle of the Wing
creed ever since these questions were first
raised, and they can point with pride and salts
faction to crcry official act of the Northern
Wing party as proof of their sincerity. Why
is it then that these two cXtrcmes-impract-
cable Aboltionism and modern dough. faced
DemocrOcy-havc met and embraced each 9TH
err 1t is because neither of these factions had
any hope Of ever obtaining the asccndcncy in
IL IA a.,
of Office will work wonders! The leaders of
this new amalgamaticn movement have been
in hopeless minority long enough. Patriot
ism, like everything else, must have some
thing TO feed on, else it will pine away and
die These men no doubt are patriotic, but
"hunger knows no law" and they are rcry
HUNGRY!
Now, Wings of Vermont! Wings of Wind
ham County! will you arouse yourselves to
action? viii you defeat this coalition, will
you dsappoint these office. seekers You have
the power to do it; have you the will and the
energy We tell you plainly there is work TO
be done. The enemy is on the alert. Men
who have taken no part in political campaigns
for years are now riding night and day, visit
ing every wing who is known or supposed to
be wavering, and scattering coalition doc.
uments far aad wide. They are active, ener.
getic, untiring, inscriptions. They repre-
sent that the whole State is in a blaze of Barn
burnerism. We have taken no small pains
to ascertain facts, and we assure you that this
is not true, They will find it difficult to carry
more than half of the old Democratic party,
and we do not know of single 'ohig in the
County of W;ndham who will not be true in
September. All that is necessary is WORK
Let us be upand doing, and all will be we'll
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-08-19
THE called OMAN.
MIR. Fairbanks Letter
sr. JonNsnunv, Aug. s, 1913.

To the Committee of the 9TH Congressional
District.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-26

There ~ really great deal # interest u he acquired
III the seiznr of CaIirtia iist taken by thu United
States We that there is something very amusing
The spectacle Of The most Hqasvr and tenacious pe-
pie IN The world turned loose into a huge, nlys ernu@
nne portd regon. 1t is smelling beyond Demon
and Ills brother sarGnisl II Egypt, ana almost cqnva
lent 10 meeting Of the British Association IN Japan.
with The free Of the Islands It is certain TINT this
nionni NJ human being Of Caucasian extraction hlsany
conception ii what may be discoyerable On the rn ID
grees u ihe globes surface between the Isil dl N"r
and The North pac- Ocean ma ii IL ainst certain
HAT in two yeafs Time there will ben railroad rh
the provincr anl haig h1iises every STAT o'i
II is something in these dull times to ilye raAi riia
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-26

Before the Pennsv lvania election. mu b was said by
the Lo"ooco papers in reference to the nHmber Of voeS
70 be detached from the Wing cauSe by the ftre So
movement. Now the whole curps. from the nili"al %
gan down u the smallest penny whistle. are ringing the
changes the charge that AI JnhpstI the mex ly
lrcle Governor. is Free Soil nlan, and received the
vves That party
What tue prominent ficts torelopol ny thc rn-
turnsl Why Tint IL hc district If Wilnnt, rhc patron
If the Provsn the Inairy ai.s' Johnston and IN favor
Of Longsrelh, was l720-and Wmo s majority
in his district 400, showing dfrenre Of 5l2) be-
tween his and thlt for lrhnson prn't (as NJ
New York Herald renarke) TINT thA Wings rpcsived
very little aid, that quarter Least, from the free soil
The simple truth is this that Pennsylvanl is dson-
thraei. The people IN the mining AMI manufacturing
districts " thu Staie il rha thry tec ivul IN S.
"A, and they abirt tn sr tau4s right. General
Taylor has independent stteugih in that regio1
erywhere es that conno be affected by any orencnt
Of the politicians. When Che Fire Suilrrs pt M their
own Electoral Ticket, 'Iaylor'5 strength viil ha Very III
tie inpaireland II Ne dn not gata mti rty both
The opposing tickets. he viii have sal.ient amount
oyeCass orequre the aliiaHs P,ken of by John Van
Buren, to prove that the Baltimore nominee was in the
field at Wimctasfcr Reppj'ral.