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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-27

commissioners Tor each county, city and borough
Of The Slate, 10 recriv. iuTi her donations towards
the monument. Tito commissioners thus appoin.
ted Shall pay into he treasury The amount Of such
donations, and return 10 the Governor lists OF lht
names OF The subscribers, with he places ol abode
and the sums subscribed by them; which, Isis, To
gelher with the lists OF all who have heretofore
subscribed, il they can be procured, with TIE
names OF The commissioners, The governor shall
cause 10 be copied into a book; and such book,
together with suitable records OF the age, shall b.
deposited ia The least desuuclib,e part thereof
3 So soon after the model may De provided a:
is hereinbefore directed. and the site determined
and all necessary contracts entered into, The tx.
ecu,ive shall cause The structure Of the monumen
la be commenced, and ihereaitet Ia be continued
without unnecessary delay. Payments on &C
count thereof shall be frs, made upon the order
of the Governor ont Of Inc Monument fund
for which purpose the loans heretofore made /,
individuals oul of said fund SHALL he called fol
and recovered as soon as practicable, and The
stocks and other funds shall be sold and CONVEX
ted into money; and il shall be The duly Of The
treasurer 10 take The necessary steps therefor IRON
time 10 tine, as occasion NAV require.
4. When The monument fund and the amount
Of such private donations as shall be collected
by virtue of this act, shall have been expended,
if there still remsin a deficiency, then, and in
that event, the auditor of public accounts shall,
upon the order of the Governor, issue his war
rant upon the public treasury for the amour, Of
such order, TO be paid out of any money therein
not otherwise appropriated: PROVIDED ho9srer,
That the same shall not exceed such sum, as TO-
gether with the monument fund and private con-
tributions, will be equal TO one hundred thou.
eooJ Jollorr DrarJJ f,rybn- That tho eo,J
monument shall be erected at some suitable
place on the Capitol Square in the city of Rich
mond.
5. This act shall be in force from the pas.
sing thereof.
While The Legislature was ENJOYING a recess
preparatory TO the presentation, we xamined The
splendid sword voted by the State on The 9th
February. 1847, 10 the gallant Colonel M. NJ.
Payne. 1t is truly a magnificent work Of arl
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

ircrd- fo indignant afhe leglrg gog' nrils
him, that heilhrr not rrIuul, nud as may be
ssou Us his w'n iotgef, and lla action Of lili
Prcsh}lery, lho moi fAs actually succeeded
Ia permanently sepurHliug him from his flock
Whlrll Is scnleied NJ shrcp wliliuu - shop
herd, Even udmiuiug llnt tho publication
was iudiscwVi, Which We ure 10y no meulls
disposed a. shy Il il 10 be- cTedite'b ilmt IN
riIisiand ~ jrre Iresses anil free religion, a
man c6nuUl renllilish historical hcis without
rndiugcring bis lifnnd sacrificing MI he So
cial cnmlurlAy l. there no law IN Flnfiln?
n Tho SING IN lhe hpudFuf lils muhT W.
must fini flie Soic0 Of the great public sllnll
be- no heard ns 10 compel n inrdy justice 20
uu nslinnle rIiZen, whose crime Inns been
10 quote tho American historian linncruiL u
lhisnct OF hwlcss violence II 10 pnss without
punishment, then Proleslauls may look wen
10 Iier endangered riglls,- IresiHeTidH,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
THE q A LED q N i A n.

/ fl,n view 81 ending these eaueuses, moved ga
ndlourheutsi Hs ~ Int lhG molion WIS LOST,
so % 20,
Mr. lisuirn believed lhnt nll talk VI disso.
luton WIS ldlei lint the iden Oflisunlon oOidd
not boz entertained, ilul Use lhHg Wus I'M
pussihlei llinl the people of tho country
could never hr p6fHualrd or hrFen 60
HAT eylremiiyi ihnl They loged tho Union,
Bnd knew itn VnlHo too We'll "a consent a. .tls
dissulull0u. no wuuh prefer iii lieu Of tho
prnposed nddreHs " the Suuih, that IL b. re-
committed, with instruction 10 llle Commit
zee "a prapHra nr Hiltfess $40 HE people of
llle whole l'niOu, appealing ns well 20 iio'
seuse III Justice Of Tho Norlh ~ 10 she people
Of the South,
The iHolion 10 reeomnii, with Instructions
WIS losi.
A motion wns then made TO recommt the
report, which wns HFfeed 90, ~ 60 ~,
Nnri0us fh63iana we're mndr for mother
meeting, aud IL was tinnlly agreed 10 hold an
other on Monday night next The meeting
then adjourned,
The Caucus was preuy nearly divided be-
tween Wings md Democrats -lhe Demo
rruls headed by Mr. Calhoun, going for ultra
measures, mud the Whiga for prudence and
conso'' citation. The 1eXns members, head
,d n, Gen. ,!ouslou, stood firm for rg un'
ion. The, deserve we'll Of their country Zoe
lheir conduct on I'M. sllied: las been noble
mud true. The fact that Mr. Calhoun was
leader Ia these meetings, hns weakened ,se'n
most decidedly. Mr Calhoun II pntrl0t 4
bat he II wild upOn tie subject of slavery /
Hnlincr minded uiGn me- not prepared 10 fol- |
Ow him ~ the next meeting wo expect .
hat The whole niliir viii be- exploded,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
nos. GEoRGE p. MARsn.


. Thcleucr writer's NJ Washington with eoinc
oilhc nc'ys IHpcrT,scn fully bent upon TAX.
'ug Mr. Marsh from Ibis present station IL
y tnngrcss and nr scnding him or ont Of the
'sTomtry under mn appointment l,y the incon'.
ing administration. We like tie ideH of'nh-
ing Officers from drmnrogues md putting
them into tho hands oC men qaHi,hrd To fll
7hcm, but Sir March is needed where he now
u, aud we hope no Inducements will he lis.
tened 10 by him whereby he shnll he rnkcH
Ttom Congress. lie is an hanor to- hs State
llut, ms II whole, has siond M high, not high
or, IN Congress, IN ,ire character Other Dele.
rnliou, in proportion TO The humber, ne any
other in the Union. We will no, except Mas.
snchnsclts, even IN heri,r cminencc, in this
rrs;,ccl,ls compared with mos, of ihn States
The New York 'frbunc.i in commentaries
~ notice of tho lien. George =. Marsh, rec
onniending him ms the most suitable cnnIi-
dare for the office Of Minister to the central
Government, Of GcrlnsN ,gNcs lie following
sketch OF That gerHrmaF
MIR Marsh, il ia ,,iifiw naun, is ono of the
most distinguished scholars in nur country.
TIC ~ ihihlllUf ullkc WIN tue hnRUnkei nltT-
uturc mud history OF every European Stntc,
except Turkey. lilo hns held conversation nI
icvcG, In tfis tity, where persons of vuri-
ous countries were present, in the German,
French, Italian, Danish and Swedish lau-
punges. In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, embrnc-
ing Icclnndic Swedish aud Danish lie unqucs-
,tiounbly ranks first in the Union, md has a.
round him, in his native State of Vermont,
-settte- 600 volumes in the literature of
those countries. La German, French, uud +
rnlun, he ranks MS thigh rs most scholars n
.,nang ala; hut in Spanish md Portuguese liter
uturc SIC holds (, rank second TO uouu in the
country. These. however, nrc not NIL MIR
Mursh's requirements; for political economy,
agriculture CpitHuh H,iii,nry engineering ami
tho fine arts, have occupied more o. less of
5h,S tat,enlion. or the fine arts lie il not n
marc lover, but patron; and there are few
-in0n who hive around them more Tint IL
beautiful IN paintings npd enEEapings ihnn
Mr. Marsh All those ihuge 1t nlny be said,
aro not noccssrryinn Foreign Minister; but
they tend 10 make the scholur and genilG1unn.
surh as we wnnt TO see m foreign courts, IN
preference to ignorant political .domug0gues
G}"Thc gentleman referred to in tho fol-
lowing nriiolo IL, we SUPPOSE tho Rex. Rn-
fns X. Sew,,ll who preached sonro months,
ssvcrm years Rgo, Mt the Eas, Village in this
stown.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
"A Popish outra ge.

Roy. n. n. Sc wall, tho esteemed pnslor of
Tho Presbyterian Ghtrcfrii, ~, Augustine,
Floriih,in n recently published work entitled,
"Ske,chcs of st. Augustine, with " view Of
its history, and advantages ns n resort for in
v,iidS. ',vontured in hs historical sketch to re-
Ter 10 tho wui authenticated fact, eft the fear
tai massacre ot'rho Huguennt colony, on ihc
ST. Johns River, by the 'Popish MetendeH.
netting hy tho e4,thority OF tie Spanish king,
with such continents on tho tragedy us an en-
linh,ened nsAa should nnake, The appenr
nnco of the work infuriuted the Roman Gath
oifr-npb, who rssailed Mr. Sawuii, mud r0m-
relied him TO fer iroRa iho tnyn in order "a
.s6vc his life lie escaped with difficulty l'is
.siIe and family being leit-in the care Of his
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

AATtRDAY. -lANuAnY "a. ~.
CONGRE az.

The lNsiuees ,louc la Congress IL bui lll
tie & lint mostly uHimpnunnr, & tho inpies.
siuq pr,yailt llim llrro willno be much done
iho pro-cri scssior. Tho session cannot
.cnuliuuo Inn about siS weeks lauRor, .
The Pachecu slhye indemnity hiil Inns hror
itrrlly pressed W thu liuusr tits r'iut''r tor
q negro slave tukeniy aWoniror IN lho'urmy,
Cor pnliic service, during ih6 Florida war.
Ills owTcr clAima- damage nom rhe O9yrrrl
ioerr. Such n ella ~ can loyo no juIGnn.
'dnlion oulyupun ,hf suppnaiiou lint lhcre
'cnn Ice properly la man, furPosIIion dat
should Ice 'rr'riir'ed hy rll free Govern,
ncnrr.
Cen. Wilson, orNcw Hampshire, made an
abe sTsseoi. in-A9posirion a. tie c'oim.'lc dis
cussed not ouly lhis rluiin--rlcnyina taat man
cmJd fishlfilly be- chained ns property
lul treated the whole queslionhf freedom
with r1u,or nId kiplucis, aud ina way
which Affect much more Grordy opin-
iois NJ Tho Sonh 'lnn tho yoent inrangucs
oncu nrda IN CouprcsL The speech Of Mr.
W llsou the present session, md ,hN, u Me-
Mnmu, the last session, Will he rrod lay thc
'.hi irrr the slave lioli-rs---ned ,itd can
,lor aud c,imcss Itirrc gentlemen cvlihiLcnn-
not Gail Ia de- good. 'rhcirs are model speech
cs uppr' tho tuvc question; and -h"uld-n ll
our norrl,crH u,rnin their spcccrs initiate
them, t!c ear orihe South whilld soon I've
gnincd, aud rllcro would hclhulipg md net
ing there, instead ofloHiliiy excited 10y ia
violent ad,iliwics Of ludiscrcci men W Cow
zres..
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
Tor the Culcdonian,
Orleans County Agricultural
Society. .-

The annual meeting of the Orleans Coun-
ty Agricultural Society was held ut the Town
House IN lras burgh, on the 18th jan. inst, a.
greeable to adjournment.
Meeting called to order 10y Thomas Guild,
Esq, President
Voted, TINT the vacancies in the Awarding
Committees on Field Crops rbe'iiled, when
The following hamcd gentlemen acre #Ppaia-
ted:
.OS WHEKT-Cyrus Eaton, }. b. Wheeiock
and Guy Rowell.
on BARLEY OATS AND RYE-Asa Gonld,
f. NJ. B,-kimhall and John Bryant.
DN Cons, PEAs AND BTANs---M. G. Cham
berlin, Sabin Kealn and-Wln. Wilson.
On foTAToEs, TuRNIrs AND FLAx-P. Rem
ick.
Voted thni the Chair appoint nominating
communities OF three -IFGSEni naI.,l,.aiIa4.
for officers for the year cnspng-- aud the
following tinmeA gentle men were nrn.,,,,,,.l
VIM. J-Ilastiugs, Ira H. Allen and George
n ,.wtlUruUurtUt for f'rc.lrient. 4
THOMAS GUILE. ofCoyenlry.
CYRps EA=ON, WILLIAM WtLsoH, yrcE
. 8. II. HALL, CORREsPoNpGNG SECRETARY.
IT, HASTINGS, REcoRprNa SECRETARY.
GEoRGE c. WEST TREAsuRER.
BoARp OF MANAGERS. Albany, Guy Row.
ell; Barton, John Drew; Bloomington. John
Bryant; Craiishury, VIM. j. Ilnstingss Coven-
try, Asn Gould; Charleston, q. Gage; Derby,
Mnnde Blake; Glover, w hIerriaug Greens,
boro,' Chns. l.. Lincnln; Ho)fdud, MicatT Fee
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
EFFECTS OF SPIRIT DRINKING.

Tho following extract from DR. iIowe's a
BILE Report on ld.ocy iW Massachusetts, is o
nough to sturtle all who have anything TO ,lo
,siil, splrlt dg4akiHR ---
"Dirrcily and iHdireC,ly, alcohol is produc-
tive Of n great proportion OF the idiocy which
now burdens the commonwealth. II, more
over. one considers how many children are
born ef intomperate parents, who, without
petng idiots, are deficient in bodily and men
idl energy, nnturu -;redisIosed 6y their Ueiy
organization 10 have cravings for alcoholic
Stimulanis, It viii bc seen whnt mn immense
burden The drinSers OF Que generation throw
upon the succeeding. Many parent. 10y hn-
bituni sti.nulous applied To his own nervous
system, forms aud fashions his child in such
w.sc TINT Id ia more certain to DO made u
drunkRrd by ulo ordinary temptations Of life,
than the child ofa temperate man would be,
even ifliviHg from his you,h upward within
tho temptations of hnr-room.n
What curse is u practice that tends TO
make idiots and sonsunlists !---lhnt dwnrts the
mind mud corrupts the organization Of men,
throughout a whole community Look a
bout you, reader, aud we mlsINko II YOU can
mol easily fix yonr eye on nj least one fNmily
f0f children deficient in intellect through The
Influence at the eHtss aa'1'ed lay III. Howe
Chronicle
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minuIes5A woman in attendance, who v,,
aiding ia the abluIion aud lying on If ,ts
corpse, commenced 10y sprinkling some eod
water. on the child's ihef. Strange 10 ,sll
tho child opened lIs eyes, aroused began ~
recover, aud II now IA tho enjoyment offull
henlih,-LlHedsier Grant CO,J Hfr.
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hing May Important truth aud and principles
relating iofLe imPmyeinsnf Of osmmon school
edusAlion, Aner lsngihy disrusHipn on
molion, iha society adjourned Excellent en-
rdr,ainment was PaJfloly furnished by ihepee
pie Of the village, Ga whom Teachers and ou,'
ere iH attendance are under mueh obligation,
\. T., FAIRBANKS, President
~ q HaV Ace Pro Tenn
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

A StNauLAR FAcT-SrRINKLtNG A DHINa
CAtLD wtTn Com Wafer. Captain Hood, u
well KNOWN citizen Of Beetown, in this COUP
try, had a litlc child taken sick, which after
much suffering, aud with all tho Indications
of the final struggle with death, received It's
parents parting embrace in The presence Of
other friends The glazed eyes of The little
anaarer were closed and. ii haHtlage was ap-
piled to support the lower inv rs Is customa-
ry, After q lopsfSC some twenty or thirty
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

riui Irasbulgh, r.. o. TlimLall Jay, Jain
Young ibweil, Amnsh fninsi Morgnn, Cbae'
GnmniisFsi Newporl, onille Rollnsoni fsa-
lem, lsaar g. Smith Troy, ynmes ilanllioni
Weaiield, Luther fagei Wesigpre, Peter
Gilmnu.
Report heeeplednnd nominations confirm
ed 10y lte sOcisly.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
Hiram Francis Hubbard Miss
ing.

sorit time in the Spring Of 1917, he went
% visit his fathers family at Baraboo, Wis.
cousn, and len there IN the fall for the FAST
li'- s..":..a,cr wrote mo that In. wou!5 ysI;
iiutkc in the winter or spring 81 ~, but J
learned FROM hu sister T., now fosidingat Clyr.
tonHille, Lanepsisr, Mas, that she received
leher irou h.n since he returned. from, the
West, dated az West Brookfcld, Mass since
which sbe uAn hear nothing fton, him.
have written to his friends aud received
an answer requesting me 10 inquire through
the public papers for him. They feel alarmt d
about him, for they expected h.. al tho West
last summer w''h his aisicr This. ihcrcfbrc.
I" 'e reqnes, MIN, if lac should see this note.
TO let Us know his whereabouts, and relieve
tho anxiety of his friends, or should amy per.
sons noticing this know any Thing concerning
him. OF his being alive or dead, viii they be 40
good ne 20 Inform rs by letter or otherwise
Editors in BcstgiIb vicinity will please
give ihf above p4doe IN their papers, or 9th.
rrwisc notice ~, and obiigc The large circle
Of the friends of tho missing man. N.
SETH CLARK.
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Voted, Int lhe Secretary be Instructed 10
write 10 the mnnnger Ia encl lawn 20 have
all nuenrnRes due on nemberslip collected
aud forwarded 10 The Treasurer Immediately.
u. IlAHTINOa, REcRErART
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

ouR AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The annual meeting Of The Agricultural
Society Cor this, County was holden IN this
Lawn last week, The Secretary pro tom. co.
gagged TO furnish us with an official account
oins proceedings a day or two after the rnoet.
ing was holden, but about week has expired
aI'd we are eth without any account
The day was exceedingly uhiavosablo aud
the attendance small Premiums wcTo award
ed upon farms aud field oropa; to Mr. David
Curricr OF Peaehdm, first on farm, The Zee
Of membership was raised from 80 cents TO
Sl,00. JosErH T. FAmuASEs, of this town,
was elected President, DAvlp- BorNroS, of
DanYilt, Secretary, and ErpRAiM JswErr,
of this town, Treasurer. The names of the
other officers we DO not readily call TO mind.
We dislike late publications OF the doings
of public societies, and had we dreamed OF
the failure Of a"rsporl from the proper officer
in thi" case should have soSgPt ourselves for
the materials for n seaAonahlc eport
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
TnE ROuTHERN Mail.

} The southern Mail hasbeen changed again
! Wed's'was fred upon TO have IL run. through in
one dsy from boston 10 Lyndon,oyeT tho Rail
road 10 Wells River, Of oourse, The people
who have suffered for several weeks BY the
delays and arrangements of'hs mails, are PsF;
;,Lly indebted II Is Understood, t6 influences
from the othe, side Of tho Connecticut River
oporAtiog at Washington, We are glaG no
time dfaweth nigh when politicians In New
Hampshire will probably cease TO rule the ~
England States through their pahlzan inau.
cneo at Warrington, They have intorfcGcd
long enough In removing Post Masters and
dcrgugiug matt arrangements IN vermont, and
We reckon they viii soon learn that their
proper sphere Of action IL limited by The boru.
dares Of the Gold Granite State"
Some Of the Post Office arrangements they
have, IA The supeTabundanee Of their kind
ness, made for W. will, ere long, become prop.
ct suhjrcts a. trsisioii, and be adjusted. aahis-
what, We hope, IN accordance with the wishes
ofthc people within our State
r. + These New nampslire gentlemen
referred 10 are informed, that the &, aud T. Il.
RAILROAD isetill IN existence, sud doing ifat
rate business much greater lLao ~ most san
gu,no friends ever anticipated It would do NJ
30 curly a stage Of ita progress.
a. rrn,cra, ~ Boston uGd vicinity cspcei-
ally, viii confer favor upon Capt srru
CtArE, the uigner Of tho annexed note, by
Hoticing his request in such manner az will
spread abroad in their vicinity the substance
Of his atatement.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

LrnIWAL. We learn that the 4eligious So.
oio'y at Huntington, under the Pastoral care
of the Rev. J. II. WoRersTER, recently rails,
ed $500 in aid of the American Board Of For
cign Missions
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

Mn CLST rue GUEsr % GEN, T4v.oa
Letters received at Cincinnati announced the
arrival of MrctAY AZ Baton Rouge, where he
was cordially received md entertained by
-Gea, Tay iot. THE latter is to leave for Wuah-
ingtcn on.the ffst of February.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
THE CALEDONIA CorNrsY SOCIETY

THE CALEDONIA CouNTsr SOCIETY
ron ruE iAFEoyEnESr OF cohMoS SCHOOLS.
Pursuant, to the call Of the Secretary, hir
Burnham, held its annual meeting at 81.
Johrsbury Centre on the 10Th inst Convcn
ton called to order at | o'clock MIR J. p. Fair.
sanba IN lhs Chair
heport OF committee OF nomination, (Mr l..
Iewen, Chairman was then presented. The
following. gentlemen were nominated rs OIL
ccrs foe the ensuing year
J, p. FAiRnAS+es, Esq. President;
Rev. r. CASE, Corresponding Secretary,
MIR q. G. BrRNuAM, Recording Secretary.
Mr. X, CotBY, Rev. w. w. THArER aud
Rev. Mr. sArrt, Executive Committee. ell
The nominations being unanimously ooh
iirmed, tho convention listened 10 the discus
sion Of topics previously prepared, which 30.
ing participated in by number of eengieme n
present, was animated and interesting elIe
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
SATURDAY, Jan. 10.

Tho Senate was not in session.
la the House. the business transacted was
nnimportunt. In y Committee Of the Whole
tho l,hl for tie settlement of private claims
wns brought up, and various amendments
were offered, some of which were ngreed 10,
md others rejected. The Committee rose
without decision. .tI. ..ll -L-la -.I-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

Wnl. Weston Of iiurlington; Bennc, Eaton,
Enosburgi :. N. hodges Rutland; Edward
Kirkland BrnuehoTot w Mower Wood.
stock; philip ri,ucll, MuldlcburyiH, Sgahorn,
Orange Coil. =, Fairbanks, :, Johnstury;
\ Spauh6ng, Mc';pclicrj John Clark, Essex
ouj George Nyc, Orleana Co, Orsllle g.
Wheeler, GrSnd Isle Co.f---K olrnyo", ben
ninrtou
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

Mr. Rulk also spoke in opposition TO The
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27
CHARLES ADAMS, orBurling,o

Rev. T.. @. Bingham, Chiiionden Go. Inv.
renee Brainnrd, Franklin 90. Hon, Himfi
Howe, Rutland %. T.. A. IInlton, Winihuni
Co. y. r.. Powers, Windsor CO. Hon. William
NASH Addison Co, Harry Hale, Omnp" 90,
Rev. David Merrill, Caledonia Go q. VI.
Snlh, Washington Co, Hon. MIL. Tho.nns,
1 uinoillc Co.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

KEcoRpIN0 SEcRrTARirs,
N n. =. IIickok, Eli Ballou and J. :, -spunl.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

D. y RAr, sce Pro Tem
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-27

GF'Thc gentleman referred to in the fol-
lowing nrii0ao IL, we SUPPOSE tho Rev. Rn-
fus X. Sewul, who preached Some months
sevcrh years Pgo, Mt the Eas, Village in this
.ioN.n.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-11-15
Rev, Charles WadSWOrth.

This gentleman, impelled by contin-
ued ill-health, has rendered his resigna-
ton Of the pastorship Of the Sixth street
Presbyterian church, which he has filled
for several years past to the entire salts
faction of his congregation. We under
stand that he has a call to Boston, as an
assistant minister in one Of the principal
chm ches, where his duties will be CON-
paratively light, so that he may be al
lowed a rest that he is greatly in need
of to enable him to recruit his wasting
health. He will leave large circle Of
warm friends in Troy, who. while they
regret his loss to themselves, will re-
joice greatly if the change results to bis
beneft.-1roy Post.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-11-15
"TOO LATE"-PERHAPS.

The locofoco candidate for Controller of
New York State, has been one of the most
impiouS and heaven-daring atheists the
world has ever seen. He was associated
with club Of Inidels in New York, among
whom were Robert Dale Owen, Fanny
Wright, Abner Kneeland, Vail, Houstan
and Cohen. Houstan, it will be remem.
bered, was Imprisoned in England for one
OF his blasphemous books on the Savior, and
Cohen was killed in his labra.ory by the
accidental explosion Of powder, on the day
on which he published to the world his dis.
belief in the existence of God. Purser, the
Democratic candidate for Controller, was
one Of the most eloquent of this gang OF
blasphemeTS, and probably ruined more
souls and bodies than either of his compan
ions. But he now says he has repen,ed Of
his error. We hope this is true-bu. this
is suspicious time for him to avow his
sentimeuls--as unfortunate as that selected
by Mr.. Van Buren, TO make known his hos.
tility 10 slavery. Mr.. Pnrser has waited on
the editors of the New York Sun. because
of their illusions TO his infidel doctrine, and
he "assures us" says the Sun, "that fol
years nothing has given him SO much pain
as the remembrance Of the follieS 10 which
We made allusion, and trusts that, having
long since discarded opinions so contrary
to the evidences Of nature, and abhOrrenl
10 religious feeling, We will place the mat
ter in its true light" This is very we'll as
far as Il goes, but il does not prove much
especially when the time of the avOwal j:
considerable. H. Palladium.