The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-02
The Man and the Times.


rebellion, has there been such degree ofca,
oit,mcut. ht Nash,urton-such thrcatcuii z
and d,rqurludr, and muhodinps Of evil Co.
llc peace aud harmony of our federal rcla,
udus WThavc no great far Of disun on,
though there muy be rteatc,ils resulting from
tUc conduct ct mcn who are dang wat they
con TO ctr up a rebellion against the lava aud
constitution Il the County These evils u
were better 60 wBfi ~, bat 10 mon ,n their
tuHdurrs viii incur the hazard, como thry
lpush md upon them let lhe legitimate eaos".
queuecs be- visited
les ghufynF, under these eucumslanecs,
% irtl that We have a man At Tie head Of our
national affairs Of the right mchl--of true
courage and unbcnd,ng ,0tcgt,ty--onc who
darcs laAe upon h'nisclf whatever. responsible.
tics h,s oRcal station may impose upon him,
and 10 d,-elHfs-- hrr dair~r-G rn Tsylrf- ~
the mau FOE Che tunes ilr-vvll not act hast.
lyi but 80 soon az the sterunrss Of the occasion
demands Il, 10 one surposcs that be wall fail
s. arl iirmly aud efficiently Above everything
else 10 be fitted for such state ~ the South
threaten Ia bring us inia--of scctAAual drseofJ
and open iobrlhon on their part
\ private letter from Washington, under
da'c Of February - to the Tribune, says
The President 10 very Guu, aud
he Soutt,r m mgmbCrs urr m tuti Vurrvssiun
OF his views committee OF them inquired
in al interview with him if he had expressed
himself ready 20 maintain the Union at any
cost, lie replied that hc habitat he should
blockade every Southern port IN case Of an
armed Resistance 10 the collection orthc Gus.
he should not inlcrposc the rcgu.
lar Army, but should cal for volunteers from
The Northern and Western States, pH;ling
himself at their head and should pour
out his blood, It needed, in defence of the
Union lie is confident that the People of
the Southern States would themselves put
down any attempt To break foreibly out of the
Union WHEN told that The Southern mrm.
bcrs would, IN certain contingency, sccedc
and 20 homo, he quietly remarked that there
would be enough more good men ready to
come in their places. The calm ftmncss or
The Northern members is also having good
effect Mr. Ducr's bearing in the collision
with Meade is not forgotten, while Col Bis.
.rlI4-l2le Speech- and eaPrc.Ally -Lia- InanAe1.
- generally aPplaudcd.
LATER FROM WASHINGTON.
Extract from private letter to the editor of /
he Tribune, dated Washington, Feb Al
IirIs understood here that thirty four Mem.
,crs nom the Slave States have.signcd an n.
yrcement 10 pctsevere in staving off all trans.
,ctiona- of huaincss.. in the House until The !
slavery question shall be settled to their lik i
ng, by calling the yeas and nays, moving adj /
calls Of the House, &c, whcncv.
r there simIl be an effort to do anything The /
Northern Members are oog,tatng plans TO
,afIlc such mnuuGvoTs, and one proposition
onsidorcd is that of Odjournng and having
SPECIAL Session called, at the beginning Of
which, such new rules may be adopted as are
aptcd to the new state Of things
Oils alarmed, aud confident that blood
oil be spih on The foor Of the II use before the
he session closes, He Gays he knows many
n anticipation Of general 6gh, Wis
Confident that disunion is now inevitable $500
Ic knows intimately nearly oil the Southern>
members, is familiar with their views, and
ccs the letters that reach them from their
constituents. He Gays the most ultra are well
uci5rd ur IN their advtecs from home What
he end is to be, We cannot Imagine" $f.
~ One hundred and sixty four negroes,
ibcratcd by the late Jacob Wood, Of Georgia,
ave arrived at Savannah, and will aal in