The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-11

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lnr b. charged with hrua q duaulrr i-rIt-
GaI $50, tur WHICH NJ evidence appmr 10. ip
hu4 tr whap De- gat u4n tlnt4ryr lsl. " rIfrr
Iriugui thHf time thr Secretary Of thr Com
col -iorrr ID, art wa. known 10 him Alr
f EWius) aud Doc could not llt feel that 10 fa.
mNlritut cause iDr his rrm0yul' Again bee wa.
wtll known tp bee habItually inlrmpcrato.=
ll- office wins one 100 which Dee Would bee call
cu ON to command men and 90 dsbursr pul.
lir money He received iHta his haiitls on
-rttidg ont, $4,000, Tor when no bond wa,
ptcn he len the United siatrs service one
mont, before hr needed, and that, too, with
out cloaiuguT ltr charge oi brlng a dcilult
cr,
4 month naer HE appointment Ice wa A.
pmnma place where lee could got no CON,
ycyaucc "a the place OF bic official business
but II ho had remained an New York, suol,
/ cOuy ,yauCo could not have been readily had
ku1Niur these circumstance, he (Alr Nv
. ine) could not consider Col. Weller a IN Der
ron a. hold an office in which public monies
{ were 20 pass through his hands lIchopcd tho
Senator from Michigan would now feel salts.
/ fed M Weller would have boon rcufuvcd
oven ia Wing IN one case, he (Alr Ewinpl
| recommended the appointment Ot man ta
office, believing him "a be- Trustworthy, ana
'hc was appointed Subsequently be rrcoiy-
ed evidence that this man was a dciaulter In
biz own State. lie informed President Iays
Z tor, and tiIu uHH WIS instantly removed III
suw no naked prescription Ia this case, where
Democrat was removed, and Col, Fremont
another Democrat was appointed, What pro
scripGon was there in this lie then allud-
al IA the case af Cen Lane, and examined
the allegations aud Charge made by Lane A.
gainr Gen, TAYLOR, at idlschoOd aud misrep-
rc,cntation Of the conduct Of the Indiana
Regiment at the battle Of Bcuna Vista. lie
justified The removal Of Gen, Lane, on ac-
count of biz injustice 90 Gen. TAYLOR. He
denounced the system Of prescription, which
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paired nf eyer geilina- -Ig-.--1----frr-
rd no one had been removed by the late adj
ministratiou, except for. sufficient cause, or
where the administration believed such cause
existed
Mr. Fclch reported back adversely UPON
the Joint resolution from the House huthoriz-
iug the assignment of land warrants,
Mr. Julien moved a correction of ycslcr-
days journal. lie had moved 60 suspend
the rules, "a present the memorial of Anti.
slavery Friend, in Indiana against Slavery
generally, aud particularly against the Fugi-
live slave Law, hut hc never withheld the
object Of HE motion but stated that he wished
the memorial might hc referred 20 q Commit
tee with instructions Ca report a hll 20 repeal
that law lie wanted facts stated as they
occurred
Qur,iious of order were raised, involving
'lf,. rr'- ~ ~, 'v,-'l1r.- two rutiunv ruuld be-
mode AT the same time, and some conversation
40 to what took PLACE Yesterday, Finally the
motion to amend the journal was laid ON the
table,
Mr. CoNh. of Ala. moved to reconsider The
vote 10y which the House refused 20 suspend
the rulrz yesterday on Mr. JulirnS NOTION
lie wanted tu -vo ltrw many men would vote
90 receive the memorial, with the view OF
u,tUt.ul tho Committee to report bin
tpr the repeal of lhc Fugitive Slave LAW.
Tho Speaker said the motion would be en-
tcnd and como mp next Mon lay, and lac dbl
not hesitate Co say there was doubt a. Ia
"h"hcr.a refusal 10 suspend the rules could
lc r"ou,il"rrd
Nr Richardson Mi,iicd 10 move 20 Law the
motion ou thr table.
The speaker .ad the motion was not now
Ioiur. i'c House.
'Fhc House proceeded to the consideration
OF the contested election cusr of New llamp.
shire, IN which Jared Perkins contests the
-'1t o' Mr. Morrison, tho incumbent Since
Mr. Wilson resigned his seat in the House, the
3d ili-'iN IN New Hampshire had been a.
foFrt, and tiu question was, whether Mr.
Morrison was elected ,o,Gll the Vacancy
lhi, CREATED debate which was not couc.ud-
c,''yhonthc House adjourned,
SrNAruH BrNroN.-Thc Washington
cnrrcz pallnL4 ~ lA.At II trrrtyrr yfHtTyi
Dcc.,3l, spcaks or Col, Benton rs Gplows;
MIR Bcnton's speech in the Senate. yes
tcr,lay, ha, created a strong sensation among
the Democracy, aud YOU may expect immcd-
ntcly to find him read ont of the PARTY hy tho
lluukcr organs, whatever course the dissent
ing faction may choose TO pursue. In
this speech Mr. -. wandered widely from his
subject, to bid for the Presidency. IL was a
deliberate concoction of Democracy, Wing
gerry, Free Soism, and Aboitionism.
The sensation created among the bunker
Democracy is, It anything, rather of dis.
pleasing character; They declare that Mr.
Il. has tormcrly announced himself Il Wing.
and, such, has no longer a claim upon their
pariX."
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BREACu or MARRIAGE PRoMIsE.-Tho
case of Miss Hannah IIathorn, drcss-makcr
of Lowell, vs. John Hopkins for breach Of
promise OF marriage, has been before the Su-
prcmc Court of Massachusetts, East Cam.
brhgc for several days. The jury ON Friday
rcurneda verdict OF 900 in filvor,of Miss
Hathon.
ca The New Haven journal gives a sin
gular case Of "Santa Clawing" in that CITY,
on Christmas eve. X WOMAN WIS rTurht-
stealing, and found TO have pilftrcd4 turkies,
I chickens one ham, one bible, several mis-
ccllaneous books and a variety of small Syti-
clcs.
CY- Fire total loss of lives on the lakes
during the year 1890, was 800; the loss Of
property during the same period was Sd5s,-
926, as follows; Steamboats,, S265,70o; Pro
pcllcrs, S30,4i4; Sail vessels, S252,7s2 Ten
steamboats,, including the two tugs" q sail
craft, and probably one propeller, (thc Pet
rel, whose fate remains in dohbt,) have gone
out of existence entirely,