The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-22


Shall interest pay upon tho same,
And yet thesr a. qMCi0s
? Would hh'rb t from thr GHlPhlu Cl''m,
Nay, more, they LIusief aud grow large,
'' 'EMiiNuE with uublushihg shame
Abuse,on those who have discharged
"Ihc interest on tho Galphin Clam
These "Pubho thieves" shoald we'll be- shun d,
Dishonesty has been their game,
Puroning from the Cubic funds
s. L4uuaaEd liIanz olhe GAlphin Claim g.
Derby Jane II, $500, III w y.
~ a bald and deliberate attempt was
made, TO take the life Of Mr Ilowe,an over.
seer of gang Of lrishinon,a at PnssumPsio VII.
lage, Barnet, last Tuesday The facts are az
nearly a. We can ascertain, the following .-
The lf,sl-nan vas discharged IN oonsc-
quenee OF some mIsdemcanof, by Nc Howo,on
Tuesday morning, and was directed q the
"Cap'ns OHice' 90 settle In the course Of
the day, he returned, evidently 20 create dis
tuIbanee among the labofcfs.and Mr. II ,iai'h
fol to he employers, ordered him IN leave the
ptcmises, which be- did reluctantly, when Mi
II returned 90 hi- businrps, sRd wb,lo "a a
leaning posture, engaged in moving dirt car,
the lrshman approached, seved pick with
which be- gave a blow upon bs head which
fclled him. lie remained inscusiblr a long
time, but b. not, however, considered danger,
Gus The lrshman immediately 0rd, but wa
pursued aud oycftskoR on tho evening Of the
suinc day, aOJ now ~ uuriudy
" An encounter between Edwin Forrest,
the American trsgedhn, and Nathaniel +,
Wills, editor Of the Home Journal, occurred
on Tuesday, the 18Th inst, IN Washington
Square, Y. ltuppcaH "a a card from Mr.
Willie, published IN the Irl'Wsi that a. be
was walking Ia the square he, not expecting an
attack, wastuddenly knocked down ,and ~"lc
upon the ground was severely beaten. Doth
purtIr- r-r--t,s,i
Police Court Mr. Willis declined entering
complaint against Foucsthnd the Justice held
them to bail to keep the peace for ok months.
~ Their are filed, bills Of exception to the
ruling of tic Court, by the defence, in the
case Of the c3untcficitcrs -Warburton aud
Meadows--,f allowed, they will 60 before
the Supreme Court. We have not learned
what they viii rojy upon, asst has not been
made public at the time ofour gong 10 pcess.
~ WI Pl""'"'yt h'"'N''t w W ~" "'"" w
them
REMARKS or WEBsTER,ilALE& CAss.
0y- We give below more full report Of
the debate upon the COMPOUNDS BIZ ~ 'iiE
Senate on Monday, from the Boston Atlas.
Mr. Clay 10y authority Of Mr. Dickinson,
Withdrew his amendment, and after a few
words itou Alr Butler,
Alr Webster addressed the Senate. lie OBJ
served That on the 9Th of March last, lac dc.
clared thai there was not n foot of territory
belonging to the United States, the character
of which ~ free or slave territory, was not
nlrcndy Fixed by some irrcpenluble law, lilo
had not seen or head anything since that
tinc to change his views upon the subject.
That being lis view of the question he had
very chreriully voted against the Wimot
Pfo,i-o far iho purpose Of excl uding slavery
fruH2 -rfic 'retFN6ries, Ice had now no more
apprehension Of the Introduction of slavery
into the Territories under consideration,th nn
lac had of ils introduction into Massachusetts.
lie was now called upon to vote for nm n
mcndmBut, providing mIhat when these ter
rilorics shall come here az sintcs, they shall
hr admitted either with or without sln,cry,"
II he voted against that nmcndmoutii would
leave him open to the suspcon,of desiring
to do that hy another process, WtiCh ttr re-
fused TO do 10y the Wilmoi Proylso. He de-
signed, then. TO yotc-ior the amendment, for /,
the snme reason ms lao voted against the Pro- |
viso. lie voted against lhut, because lac
thought nll such restrictions wholly useless;
hccHusc they gave uilencc and dIFsH't-iaeiteH
aud rs he desired to avoid all dissatisfaction, /
therefore ne womb now vutU tor ttrr 'rrrrt-ttt4-
tucut pendug, which would hive no effect /
ono wny or the other, and yet give Saiisinc-
ton lie ntso submitted some remarks IN
favor of the general features ofthc pending I
bill, expressing his conviction Of the imPor- |
lance of seeming it's passage. When he 1
looked around him, and saw the course of |
gentlemen from lis own section Of The conn |
try. setting us. he knew they did consricn /
tioinsly. aud honestly, nc was well nwarc of /
the extent OF the responsibility which he as 7
sumcd in differing from them 70 widely
This had naturally led hi'n 10 .recnhsider and I
rc.uxnmiue his own EosIti0n,r"Indge his own !
Judgment, and having periormcd that work. I
he was quite unab.e.,o change his first wctt-
sett!cd opiuion. He referred TO the dissn'is-
faction whith his course had given rise To IN
some quarters, aud Ia the charges of neon
sisIeucy which had been made, declaring ms
readiness, IL any one here was disposed to
the TASK of proving such inconsls'
ieucy. to vinhirnte the consistency of his
lciter,or his speech ot the 9TH
March. with his recorded acts aud decun-
lions oCthe uast. 3 lie declared his object to =
lie pcnce and recouciuliouiho did mot desire |
To mike n case for the North or for thc Suuth; |