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Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-04-15
FOREIGN STEAM g. OTHER PACKETS:
Days of SaiIing.)
THE CUNARD STEAMERS.

Proposed sailing of the British and North AmerI-
can ROYAL Mail Steam Ships between Boston and
Liyerpool and between New York and Liverpool,
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-04-15
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
.Are conveyed By Rail Road Cars sand Stages daily

CLOSE:
Eastern daily ,ex Sun. sA Nj. &7p.M.. BPM llP.M
Sunday .....S A M.........l2 p. M
Great southern, daily, ..3 p. M.,,,.,....I5 A.
Washington, daily, 5A. M. ,4&9P. Ms Am '3&9P.M
Western daily, .........b A. M..........o5 p. M
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. g A. M............65 P. NJ
York Pa. Route. ex .Sunll A. Nj. ........bs P. NJ
AnnanoIis Md ex Sun. SA M. SIP. s a Nj &SP. Nj
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-04-15
RATES OF GOLD,

Rates allowed in the Custom House for Cola COINS,
as per Act of Congress Of 1884, fixing the value
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
State Treasury for their relief II passed the
first stage of proceedings unanimously.
Clay--Polk--The Order to IN
wade Mexico.

The President and some of his pensioned
presses seem to be at variance about matters
of fact. In order to prove that Henry Clay
uttered an untruth when he declared that the
order ofour Government to General Taylor to
march to the Rio Grnnde was issued while
Mr. Slidoll was on his way to Mexico, these
presses pretend that this order was not issued
until Mr. Slidell has been rejected. Mr. Clay
is right, according to the documents of the
Government. Let us see:
The order to General Taylor was dated Jan
uary 10, 1916 $50 say these papers, and now
when was Mr. Slidell rejected?
The President, in his Message to Congress,
in 1916, says;-"Mr Slidell, according to new
instructions received from Washington, asked
the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs TO
acGredit him Aarch /, lSiG, (mark tho date,)
which request was insultngly refused by that
Minister, i'm his answer Of the ti1etM IF The
same month";
So, according TO Mr. Folks showing to Con
grcss and the country, Mr. Slidell was not re-
iected by the Mexican Government until Gt-
NJ cight days after Gen. Taylor was ordered to
March TO the Rio Grandc, one hundred miles,
or so, into Mexican territory, and the fact of
his rejection could not have been known by
Polk for some ninety days after the issue oithe
fatal order, which commenced active war.
We repeat, Mr. Clay is right. He and Mr.
Polk agree on this point and ms TO the fact un-
der consideration. Mr. Clay could not be other
wise than right on SO importanta matter ap.
pertaining to the war He went by the rec
ords of the Government.
However important it may be TO make it APP
pear otherwise, the presses which are paid TO
defend this ncfarious war, cannot set aside the
official documents put forth by the Admins
traton without impeoching their authors.
1t may not be amss to note another fact
The Presidents organ-the Union-of Feb.
10, lS46-about month after the order TO
Gen. Taylor vas dated, announced TO the
country that Mr. Sldell 'had in his private Gu
paciity been most fatteringly received in
Mexico, though in his o6iciat capacity, he had
neither been rejected nor received"
Thus is nailed the last lie got up TO justify
the war.
In diplomatic parunce, Minister sent to
foreign Government is oa his way till he is
ere ited or rejected.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
LIFE IN MEXICO.

A letter from young soldier, in rbo pl,
delphia Inquirer, dated ut Perote, last no ~
thus notices the comforts of pryates IN W
army:
ooh, the misery Of this Hospital uS ,
would believe id Bad treatment from v. w
GERS and Doctors Falling into the boU1,p. /,
the MexicaIs would be little worse, +.
sick OF it. have lost all ambition @
very many have died here, to he buried "S
sand like so many hogs--taken out, piIc5.
Il cnrt, dozen at time, some with noI.
but a shirt on, ind some sewed up in NAV
cts, if they are fortunate enough to have ,..
left unstolen when dying, pitched noe
just deep enough to let the Mexican dog,,I
hogs root them ont for food A coffin ,rl
for officers! The climate is very irwin,
What do you think of snow in July, mjI
next day so hot you could scarcely stand T.
We have the lofty peaks OF three snow mon
tains in view, and are 9, 900 feet above
level ofthe sea-"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

right at last. I've heard that you are related
TO the Lewis family
sAnd what if we nre? How does That
help us to n house? But IT'S new 20 me,
only knew that grnndlather's name was
written Lewis in the big Bible. But he made
shoes for his living and so did my father till
he couldn't geta living by itand died broken
hearted
Muggus now thought he saw through the
miIIstono, so he replied, Don't distress your
self about the house mt all, at all, il it's minc
Its yours, Miss Betty, I've come to say that
and he seized her hand as with n steel vice.
No, Mr. Muggins. This is too sudden.-
Putting your words and deeds together ] can
not understand YOU
why, as to deeds Betty, I'll hive deed
of the house made out TO your mother and
give il to her, then you'll think mean what
I say, won't you%
'WeII, perhaps SHALL
perhaps! Why how can you help II"
Yet excuse me, Mr. Muggins, if wait in
suspense to see H."
|FrH hNe il done tonight
"a The sooner the better
- And when pve done it you'll say yes"
'Letme see it done before give any prom
Uses, if you please, MIR Muggins.'
So they parted, for Muggins was man OF
despatch. The next thing was 10 90 to his
notary and have the deed of the little bock lot
and house in Mulberry street made out to Mrs
Dornthy Lewis and her heirs and assigns for
ever. The next dry it was duly signed, seal
cd and delivered, and made the family about
as happy as their skins could hold.
Now for the courtship. But we are sorry to
inform the reader that it will never he writ
ten, and there can be no more marriage than
Ihere Inns been love in this tnle--lor as soon
as Mr. Langtree had been told by Betty ofthc
delivery Of the deed, he ascerained that The
Joshua Lewis who was in the line Of genoa
logical connection with The great estate, was
not shoemaker at all, nor the grandfather of
Betty; and seeing Muggins few hours infer,
he very coolly informed him Of that fact as n
reason why il would not be proper or profitn-
Tile for him to fulfil his promise of introdu-
cling Mr. Muggins TO his ChrOnotype.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
The Meeting in New York,

On Monday evening to respond TO the sem
timcnts of Henry Clay's late speech,is spoken
ofby the papers large and enthusiastic
The Tribune says the room would hold or o.
600 persons, but half who came could not get
in. There was no nomination of Mr. Clay
for the Presidency or any intimation that way
yet it is true MIR Clay is a favorte with the
Wings of New York City A New York pa
per speaks of the meeting as follows:
"Dudley Selden was President, with 1S v.
Presidents, nominated by Phillip Phoenix, and
IS Secretaries. The Chair announced the OBJ
jects Of The meeting in apatriotic speech briefly
reviewing the causes and conduct of the war
which he said might be brought to a close in
60 days if the President would refer it to Gen.
Scott Does any man believe that the honor
and interests of the country are not to be en-
trusted to his care? [Shouts of emo emo,
emo | might say the same of the old hero
of the Rio Grande. [Deafening shouts of APP
plause, which lasted some minutes He, too,
could have negotiated peace had his instruc-
tons from Washington not prevented him
from so doing. Martin Van Buren,, Daniel
Webster, Henry cheering, waving of hand
kerchiefs, shouting of applause, and clapping
of hands,l Henry Clay,-and gentlemen add
Thomas II. Benton,-ether of these could
have secured peace had he been allowed tc
exercise his own sound judgment in the mat
ter,-and aot tied up like Scott and Taylor, in
the bundle of governmental instructions
Resolutions strongly condemning the wal
and the course pursued by the Executive
were adopted, and addresses delivered de-
nouncing the war and demanding a speedy
peace"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

order TO the person offending; and If such
fence, building, nuisance, or other encroach-
ment shall not be removed within the time
limited, the person offending shall forfeit and
pay 10 the treasurer Of the town,n penalty of
five dollars, for every thirty days he or she
shall neglect to comply with such order Of
tho selectmen, to be appropriated to repair
ing highways in such townS,to be recovered
in an action on the cuse, in tho name OF such
town, with cost which action shall be com
menced Within six months from the time
said penalty may be incurred, and not after;
and the seleclmcn muy also remove such
fence, building, nuisance, or other cncroach-
ment, ut the expense of tho person who C.
reced, caused or continued the same; Which
expense the selectmen may recover of the
person so offending, with cost in an action
on the case, in the name of the town, before
any court proper to try the same, provided,
that after such removal, no penalty us atorc-
said, shall I've incurred.
Sec. 9. Section twenty five of chapter
twenty one oftho Revised Statutes, is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 49, 1917.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
LAWS OF VERMONT.

An act in amendment of section thirty two
of chapter eighteen ofthe Revised Statutes
relating to school moneys.
II is hereby enacted sc.
That section thirty Two ofchapter eighteen,
of the Revised Statutes SHAH be so amended
us to read as follows: Provided, that no dis
lrict shall receive any share of such moneys,
unless, during the year next preceding such
distribution, there shall have been kept in
such district, n school for the term Of two
months, with other money than those which
may be drawn from the town treasury, nor
unless the moneys so drawn from the town
JreasIry, shall have been faithfully expended
by such districts, in paying teachers employ
ed therein, and for no other purpose.
Approved Nov, 10, 1S47
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
The Dividend of Interest.

dividend of Interest having been ordered
payable to the Stockholders in the Connecti-
cut and POssumpsc Rivers Railroad Co, on
the list inst, we would suggestto Stockhold-
crs in the Country, that very convenient way
to obtain the amount their due will be to make
an order upon the Treasurer in favor of some
friend who will be going TO Boston; or per-
haps, more convenient method will be to
make the order payable to either of the Cash
ers of the Banks of Newbury or Caledonia,
where the assessments are made payable
The order may run thus:
Treasurer ofhc Connecticut &. PasS'mpsic
RircrS Rail Road Company. P0yto the OrdeI
Of d. "A PGgc, Esq Cashier, the diridend Of in.
tcrcst due as on oHr st0ck standing in our names
on 'he | ST day Of Dee. le47
Such paper may be signed by any number
of stockholders, and the interest thus obtained
through the Cashier, Who will either pay over
or deduct the amount from future assessments,
at the pleasure of those entitled to it.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
More of the Small Pox.

Two more deaths have occurred of this dis
ease in the family of Elder Williams of New
bury-two CHI Idren-und Mrs. Williams is
dangerously'ill of the same. More new cases
reported at Newbury.
Cases, we learn, have become more numer-
Gus at fiuinfeld.
1t is now conceded that Miss Moulton, of
Waterford, died of the Small Pox. Several
cases of the disease have since appeared there
We are informed that the disease appear,
ed at Cabot the present week.
A young man by the name of Alton died of
Small Pox at Coventry, last Saturday. He
was unwen and left the Newbury Seminary
shorttime since. There are other cases at
Coventry, also some at lrasburgh.
"Don't say any thing about it, is the ad
vice of some, where the Small Pox exists
This is fatal advice. Too much cannot be
said, so long as people remain unprotected by
northumberland none should wait till it
breaks out in their immediate neighborhood d.
Every person should be vaccnated, no mat
ter if the disease be a hundred miles distant
for there are not many who will not be ex-
posed at some period oflife, if not immediate
ly.
Vaccination and re-vaccination thoroughly
attended to in the towns not yet visited by the
scourge will, most likely, insure safety to such
towns; and common prudence, as well as e.
economy dictates that nothing short of vaccina-
ton as precautionary measure should be left
J., :,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
THE G A LIE Do NJ A N.

do tho best We can, piece ou' and patch out
the web of life, with journeys, voyages, and
medicines. OF all the medicines we know of,
DR.. Wistor's "BNlsam of Wild Cherry" is
what we should first recommend, We have
in our office living proof ofits efficacy, who
but for it, would have been beneath the sod
long ago. The inventor of this medicine, DR..
Wistur, was man of science, ofhumanty, and
undoubtedly prepurcd the remedy in its best
form, and the public may rely upon Mr. Fowle
for the genuine nrticlc.-BOSton DUTY Chrono'
typC, JaR, Is, ls47
For sale by J, G, Bingham, st, Johnsbury,
and dealers in medicine generally.
The genuine signed |. Butts on the wrapper.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
Sudden Death at Washington.

The Hon. JoHN FAIRFIELD, Senator from
Maine expired suddenly at Washington on FRI
day ofast week. He was in his seat in the
Senate the day previous, and participated in
the proceedings of that body. The Cores
pondent of the Atlas states that Mr. F. had
been troubled with dropsy in the knee. In
the forenoon of Friday che had n surgi-
cal operation performed on his knee; an
incision was made and an infusion Of caustc,
TO dry up the water, was put in the incision.-
This brought great pain, and so acute that
it caused his death. During the last two hours
he suffered dreodfully." He died at about {
o'clock in the evening. The same cores
pondent remarks that during the last Congress
Senator F. had a similar operation performed,
and with beneficial effect.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
The Dough-Faoes and Slavery.

The resolutions published in the Caledonian
last week, under the head of Proceedings OF
Congress, and offered in the Senate by SEN
ator Dickinson ofN. York, are appropriately
called the "Dough. Faces Platform They go
for the acquisition of territory, and stave of
the question ofslavery
In other words, they go for obtaining terrific
ry very much as Texas was introduced into the
Confederacy. When the Texas question was
pending the ground taken by Northern loco
focos (dough-faces) was, to let the question OF
slavery alone till the question of organization
and admission rs a State should come up
and then how was it, Why, the argument
was, take Texas with Slavery rather than not
have her at all-and on this ground Mr. Dill
lingham voted for the admission Of Texas.
Thus is presented again, by the Texas an
nexation party, the question of obtaining more
TcraS Ere territory acquired of MeXico shall
be organized into a State or States, the South
will overrun it with Slavery, and when the
question of admission comes up, so sure as
there will be admission, 50 sure will it come
cursed wish slavery.
The only alternative left for the north is, to re-
sist the first step-the acquisition of territory
for the acquisition ofMe xicnn territory and
the extension of Slavery are necessarily iden
teal
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

The CANADIAN LETTER CARRIER. The
Montreal Herald of Dec, 81, says:-The let
ters by the Express, which were seized on the
person ofthe messenger by the American Gov
eminent, have been returned, and their bearer
liberated This is all that could be expected,
The conveyance ofthe letters was clearly un-
lawful; but no attempt was made at conceal
ment, and therefore there could have been, we
suppose, no crime"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

u Four or five inches of snow fell in Bos-
ton last Saturday night.
The Nantucket Inquirer, of Tuesday, says;
"Within the last two days we have had prob
ably the greatest fall of snow that has been
known here at one time for several years. 1t
commenced showing gently on Saturday
morning, and continued to do so until evening,
when the wind increased and the storm be-
came more violent 1t showed hard all Satur-
day night, and until noon yesterday. The
snow is so deep that, when it is trodden down,
we shall probably have some days of first rate
sleighng. None of the churches, we believe,
were opened yesterday
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
An act in relation TO Rail Roads.
.. =. -. ILL q

IL is hereby enacted &c.
Sec. /. All railroad companies inccrpor'
ated or which may be incorporated, under
the authority of his State, shall have power
TO make contracts q, arrangements with each
other, aud with railroad corporations Of 9TH
er states for leasing or running their roads, or
any part thereof and also to contract tor,and
and hold in fee simple, or otherwise, lands
or buildings, in this, or other states, for de-
pot purposes. and storing freight; and also to
purchase and hold such personal property,
as shall be necessary and conyonicntfor car
rying into effect, the object ofthis act;
Sec.2. Railroad companies incorporated,
or which may he incorporated, rs aforesaid,
shall have the right Of connecting with each
other, aud with the railroads of other states,
on such terms ms shall he mutually agreed
upon, by the corporations interested in such
connection; and may enter upon, and take
lands, so far as may DC necessary for depot
accommodations; subject to all the provisions
and conditions ofthcir several acts of ircor-
poration.
Approved Nov. 6, lS47.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

THE GREAT FoRGERY CASE. This case has
been before the Grand Jury in Boston, and n
bill Of indictment brought against George Mil
Ter for issuing notes purporting to be signed
by S. f. Belknap, which notes were denied by
him. He was nrraigncd and pleaded not gull
ty, and was put under bonds of 900 to take
his trial on the list of January. The Jury says
the Transcript, brought their bill OH three notes
of S2500 each, one of which they consider a
forgery.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

NFThe flood on the Ohio has occasioned
great disasters in Cincinnati. All the low
portions of the city were inundated. Re-
lief meeting has been held by the citizens, who
authorized the City Council to appropriate not
less than two hundred thousand dollars TO the
relief of the sufferers, Q lite number of lives
have been lost by the flood.
In the Legisture of Ohio project has been
introduced to extend the time of paying the
State tax by the people distressed by the food,
and also making appropriations from the
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
Bridge Contract.

The contract for building the Bridge across
White River for the Connecticut &. Pas
sunpsic Rivers Rail Road has been taken by
II. r. Campbell, Esq, n practical and well
known Engineer.
1t is to be built on the most thorough and
approved plan, and completed by the first of
September ncyt.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

p7"Paidagogos,' we apprehend, would
not accomplish the object in view by the pub
LEGATION of his communication. He censures,
rather severely, we think, those parents who
did not attend the District School Convention
held in n certain "model School House. -
Perhaps, now, they have had the impression
that the CANCELS of the Key would not per-
nit them to enter the house--if SC, his censures
are undeserved.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

SUDDEN DEATH.-We learn that Mr. Rich
ard Dickson, in the west part of Bennington
died on Tuesday last, while in the act of
hutcherng hog. He observed to bystan-
der that he could not see where to put the
knife, in order TO kill the animal-and fell
back Instantly corpse The cause of his
sudden departure is not known 10 us, His
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

Consumption. This terrible disease is COM
monty attributed to our climate But if our
climate were to blame, the disease would have
been inflicted on that, and not upon the poo
pie. We think the fault is IN The people, and
that ifthe people would keep the skins of
themselves and their children properly washed,
and abstain from gluttony, poison, and idle
ness for generation or two, consumption
would be no more known than now, in good
society, the disease for which scratching and
sulphur the principal remedies
However, consumption prevails MS matters
are, and picks off the best and prettiest of us
in our prime. In this state of things we must
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
So p@lMMNMWAs H.
SATURDAY, JANUARY /, 1913.
The Trade of the Country.

Below VIC give Il table of the exports and inn
ports ofthe country for the year previous to
last June, and for the preceding year, by way
of comparison. 1t may not be out Of place to
remark here that the increase Of imports since
Juno have been very lnrgc-cxccedidg, some
weeks at the Port of New York, those at any
period of the country, while the exports were
triAing-thc famine having ceased abroad, and
the demand for our produce having fallen of
to merely nothing. So say the published
statements ofthe Commerce of the City re-
ferrcd TO.
During the existence ofthe famine the great
demand for our brcadstufIs abroad paid for the
imports, and brought specie into the country;
and but for the famine millions would have
gone out. Since the middle of the summer
the current has changed, the imports from
Europe are exceedingly heavy and the eN-
ports lrning, md specie now goes out Of the
country to Europe.
The Polk Tariff, relieved of the aid it re.
coived from the famine, and which changed
altogether it's natural effects upon the business
of the Country, now the effects of the famine
are passing away, begins, in the heavy i'm
ports of foreign goods, to exhibit its legitimate
effects.
Statement of the Imports and Exports in the
years ending on 30th of June 1916 and 1917.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

precise age we do not know-but malt
was not far from G7.-Bennington Ba ,'u'pl
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01
Approved Nov. G, ls47.
An act relating to County revenue.

IL is hereby e',acied sc.
Sec. |. All monies which have been, or
may be received hy the Treasurer of this
State for pedler's licenses, granted by virtue
of chapter seventy for ofthe Revised Statutes
since the sediment by the several county
clerks, of their accounts for licenses, for the
year 1916, shall be distributed to the trcosur-
ers Of the several counties, in the manner
and proportion provided in the sixth section
oran act approved November 3, l8l6,en'ilIcd
san act relating to podIcrs,"
Sec. 2. The opportionmen, and distribu-
ton ofsuch moneys shall be made in tho
month of November 1917.
Approved Nov 8, lSi7.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

NFOfU. S. soldiers, SOB have H'' If them
hospital, Perote Castle-nearly II"
victims to the climate,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-01

cd over to February in consequence of the cS-
istence of the Smoll Pox Mt Indanapo polls.