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GramiteyiIie Cash Store..I

THE Subscriber respectfully calls the atten-
i ton of farmers and the community gene
rally to his Store in Granitcville, where he keeps
constantly on hand NEW and WELL ASe
SORTED Stock Of 9o't.,st ~
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, SHOES
BONNETS, RIBB0NS,,h
and nearly every variety of Goods, and is selling
at the Cheapest rates euer, knoun aboue Char
lesion! He buys for, CASH and engages to
sell as CHEAP as Augusta, Hamburg, Aiken,
or any other ncighboring market. - :,
Ladies wishing to buy Bonnets of the latest
style, either trimed or untrimed, will do;well:to
examine his Stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Hc is prepared to have Bonnets trimmed in the
latest styles or to order at the shortest notice.
Ailwho advocate slt3&ita !"
CHEAP CASH SYSTEM faji's
will be sure to save money by giving him a trial.
U The highest market price will be giyenfor
all saleable pr,-luee in exchange for Goods. l.,
A. B. MULLIGAN.
June 4, If t;;'si't -. = 90
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CANDIDATES
Eor Tax Collector


ISAAC BOLES,
SAMPSON B. MAYS,
ROBERT CLOY,
J.. A. BROOKS,
THEOPHILUS DEAN,
WILLIAM L. PARKS,
HENRY II. HILL.
ELIJAH t. RAUCH.
WELCOME MARTIN.
JOHN QUATTLEBUM,
b. +. GOUDEY,
r. w. BURT.
Derrick HOLSONBAKE,
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For Sheriff.

E'CT SQeI1IIs
WESLEY BODIE,
ALFRED MAY.
T. J. WHITAKER,
LEWIS JONES,
JOHN HILL,
THOMAS w. LANHAM.
HUMPHREYS BOULWARE,
THOMAS J. DYSON,
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WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALERS IN
RnADReggADR GA0TERgMgs
TRUNKS, CARPET BAGs, &c. &c.

UNDER THE UNITED STATES HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GEO.
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Staple Dry Goods!

Edgefeld C. H., Mar X, ES5l.
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SIN statu quo ante bellum."
Leather.

Leather.
NF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, may be had at
W the Tannery for CASH.
Also Tanners and Meats Foot Oil the latter
the best article for Harness.
Cash paid for Hides and good Oak Bark.
All orders addressed to Williams & Christie.
or to Mr.. l.. NJ. Munger at the Ian Yard, will
be promptly attended to.
'f y. 7.r' .''. ,'-f': r. T.. MINIS.
Feb. 6. If
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EdiSfO MILLS {!

Hamburg, April!7, 81
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.nNNExAT1oN OF CUM


-, -..'ercc, who asserts that he
INV &st person outside Of Tyicr's Gah-
net, who knew ofthc intention TO annex Tex
as, and the manner in which Il was TO be
brought about, now prophecies that Guha
will also be annexed. with general acduies-
cenee, and in similar manner. The rest
less and tomultuous population of the Misss-
sippi,--half patriots and half buccsniera,-
will land on the shores Of Cuba as thcy find
means and opportunity; tho standard Of revolt
viii bc raised; other "patriots," the refuse
population of n Y .S>other large rities,will ;oin
them; me fotoioeo party will openly cohnivc
and support them, while oil who raise their
voices against this wholesale scheme OF Dlnn-
der will be- cried down as hostile TO the "ex-
tension ollhe area of freedom" until, finally.
under some locofoco administration, liz the
country should ever again be cursed with
one the thing viii be done, and Cuba will
become ore Of us, TO be cut upperhaps into
hatt dozen slave holding States, and thus
aid IN preserving the balance of power be.
tween the North and South ~. |
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20
uUVrALo SLAVE cAsE.

ON readers are aware that sometime since
au alleged Fugitive named Daniel, wac arrest
ul, ur rather captured, 20 Buffalo. A warrant
wa iaufi hy Commissioner Smith, 4 writ
OF HaLfd6 CorVm was granted 20 che fugitive
by Judge Conklin, tIr author OF avery pop
ular aud standard work enllllgd -.ELa-llre
~ fHi D0nrf on The ,niied States" A. o.
Nearing ON Ibis writ, The counsel of the pra-
n1er moved tlilt he ba discharged, and the
Iusrnod Judge DISCHARGED the iuesuyc and be-
h now in Canada, This decision was based
upon the laugtAge Of the tonth section Of tho
Fugitive Slave Law, which provides IN sub
stance tlal when any person "hold % labor
or service" b., "shaH csedpe," Re-, the own
90 or his agent may "aFply 20 any court Of
record or judge therefore Ia vacation ln the
State from which thc escape was made, and
"mske t,Islaciory proof 20 tpph court or
JWlg9, " U.s. rsfbpp" g., Upon the mauer
81 proved n record ls a. he made containing
a luseriptGn Of the fugitive, and a transcript
ufhu'h IprOrd, daily authenticated, h made
conclusive proof before any court on Commits
flun,r OF lto United States, Tor the purpose
Gt1irhrnrng,iho arrnsi and return OF huch IN
ddyo ,lu,lpo Couklin holds that this section
applius only o. cases where the escape wha
objected ai,or tho passage Of the Fugitive
Slave acts aud that Daniel having escaped
before that time, could not be held under this
section Of the act
This il an important decision, and one that
viii commend itscfio every intelligent man
/ That II II correct every legal man will NJ
once admit The Constitution lorhids the
cuauimuut 81 fT post fIc'O laws. Laws that
4 have a retrospective lool. nre not favored hy
/ an enlightened people This decision, " act.
[ ci unun in future casCs. will mahe II necessa,
IN for The claimant 20 make proof before thc
Court or Commissioner before whom the ia
gtiVo u brought IN all eases ot escape before
the passage OF the act, according 10 the Gth
section. This will do away with one OF uie
worst features Of the law-the cr pnrie tcsli-
mOny taken in slave State, q record Of
/ which IL conclusive before the Court or Con.
missioner az 10 the facts OF the fugitive being
/ slave. and his eUapc These facts win
have 90 bee proved, tugcther with the idend'
ltv. he alleged fugitive will thus have q
chance to prove that he il a J,ee nun
| Whi7
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snm or.wAu EsrrnAxzA, ,
Aug -, 1881

Ntffs TO- iFbA
Dear Lucicn In halt an hour, J, with ft.
~ others nm 70 be shot We were taken
prisoners yesterday. We were In small hoais,
Gen, Lopez scparaiea-tlrc balance of the
command from me. | had with me about one
hundred was attacked hy two battslions OF
infantry and one company oihorsc. The odds
wrrr too grrat, AMI, strange 10 asy, was not
furnished with a single muskut cartridge. 10.
peg did not get any artillery, have not the
heart to write 10 any Of INV family, II the
truth ever comes out, yoo will find that did
my duty, aud have the perfect confidence of
every man with mo.
We had retired from the Geld aud were go-
ing TO sea, and were overtakeu By the Span
ish steamer lIabanero, aud captured Tell
General Houston that his nephew got scpa-
rated from mr on the I9th--doy Of the fight
and that have not scou HIM since. lie
may have struggled on and joincd Lopez who
advanced rapidly to the interior My people,
however. were entirely surrounded on every
side. We saw that we had been deceived
grossly, aud were making for the United
States when taken. During my short soiourn
in this island, have not met \ single patriot.
We landed some forty or fifty miles 10 the
Westward of this, and ] am sure TINT in
that part Of the Island Lopez has no friends.
When ] was attacked, Lopez was only
lUIft lllltN on ~ w isiti not DftU hNfNlNluE
us as 20 the state of things, he would have
fallen back with his force and made fight -
instead of which, he marched on mmedia.@
! ly 10 the interior. am reuu1-@~' herr Us
10 tell Mr. Greco =" --'ioru' recollcct no
Iii, -yuTf acquaintance at present Twill
he Ike n man. My heart has not filled mo
yet nor do believe it will. Communicate
with my family
This is an incohercnt letter but the cir
must excuse il. Ny bar,ls are
swollen 10 double their thickness resulting
from having them too tightly corded for tho
last eighteen hours Write TO John, and let
him write to my mother am afraid that The |
news will break her heart. My heart beats
warmly towards her now.
Farewell my love to all my friends nm 1
sorry thar die owing n cent, but il is newt. /
ABLE Yours, strong in heart,
w. l.. CRITTENDEN. /
To DR.. Lucicn IIenslcy.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20
THE GARRoTE.


Since the execution OF Lopez ut Havana
We hsvo heard frequent inquiries in rcgar'
TO the earrolc. the instrument Elm every
., ,h,t ,,c..-. -..r roucl from having fire.
-i.'@'iiiy seen the earrotc in the old Spanish,
countries OF Central America Worcester.
TcdnscrpL
The instrument of death known as the rar-
ro'c, - OF spanish origin, aud We believe it's
usc IS confined exclusively to Spanish coun-
tries. IL has long been almost the only mode
ofnyaih employed ia Mexico, though more
parucWlriy IN the punishment OF high crimes
against The State, such as treason or insurrcc-
ton Probably while Santa Anna was Pres
ident OF tho Mexican Republic, tho rarrotc
was oituucr applied TO victims, in tho secret
ohnmbcrs Of the National Palace, or ia the
mann prison near the Alameda, than during
a;I~othcr prc'idruts together,
- The mode Of cyecuiion 10y the parroto, il In
this wise The criminal is seated In a chair,
the back OF which rests against a post firmly
set into the floor on ground His hands arc
bound TO the chair and the back Of his head,
with hrs neck bare, ~ placed against the post, !
Go which, AZ proper distance, is attached {
circular piece OF irou or more properly a coll I
lar. an inch or two in diameter, and sufficient 1
~ large IN circumference clasp the neck I
The colar-one end being fastened to the .
l'Nst--'o men htV"H close 70 inc neck OF the |
victim, while the other end. containing n
screw, y brought to the opposite point Of the
post. Being here adj usted the screw is turn
ct, and each turn OF the screw congresses
the co'qr more tightly, till theDcrimina il
s,rlnEcd. Nor is this all In the centre of
tho collar, and directly under tho chin cf the
victim, thcro is Sharp slcu point or bads
which penotratcs through the neck with eve.
~ turn Of the scres, We believe, however.
hot tiis last fcsturcin tho earrote--th shar-
-9'-l 1iat--.js rot n CvErv ~eso used, ard ,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

Tnr AMEEcAN BoARp,-The annual
meeting Of the American Board or Missions
was holden n Portland, Maine, commencing
on the oth inst, and continuing two days
The attendance was larger than il has lcch
at any recent meeting Of the Society. Tie
annual Report states that 10 additional mis-
sonariei have been sOnt out during the year
the rvceips have been s2i79oe CLAN in.
crease upon thc previous year ofoyer twenty
three thousand dollars; the expenditures have
been s?s4, $50 &c leaving the Board in debt
the AMOUNT Of about fbrp-four thousand dol
lars To meet this deficiency about $4,000
were raiscd during helpectinz. Tho next
meeting will be held al Cincinnati Tho meels
ng Is represented to hate been one Of uncom-
mon interest. tho stations under the patron
agc e the Society as being in prosperous
condition generally, aud much good resulting
ironi The labors Of the missionaries,
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6feh hEHf- or ftDN- Gro, +. MARSH
81 We are sorry says the New York Cou-
rer x Enquirer, 10 learn from the following
oAiract Ola letter, written by our Consul al
Bryrout that our Minister al Consiantinople
the Hon. Geoypo T. Marsh, was dangerously
80 a. safed, Ilis very Numerous friends viii
Anxiously look for fresh information in relA-
don % his health
EAtnrt n letter dated
BEYHauJ, Aug 9th, 1851.
y have sOne fear I doll ha dnhiued BY
the illness vi Me- Marsh, our Minister AZ Con-
who, with Lia family. il lying very
M 0fihd Dead Sea fevof, W saffd. near the
Sea Of TbcrmE 4 nran himself aud wife,
they arc dangerously H. They have been
iraveIIing h Eggl lgce la,t winter snd
has oyerlaken them before they have hpisked
uieir tour They are two months too late, 1
very much fear the result Allah kerin,'
(God il Gnciousl) therefore We hope"
P,s. The boston Atlas publishes the fol-
loving eKtaet ola letter from Deyrout DR.,
Van Dyek IL physloiah--- HsaL
"Mr Marsh, ouF Minister 20 ConaAntinOpls
has been travelling FOR some months la Egypt
and Palestine, with his wife ARd wifo'a sister.
Yesterday we heard by an express messenger
that be Il az MsideL a1ntle, miserable village
on the Sea 81 Gailee, his wife dangerously
IN, and himself very feeble, Mr. Thompson
and DR.. Van Dyck have gone over 70 loot
amer them, and we hope will reach them ia
tune 10 be- OF service 20 them. I,.r
Mr. Marsh was on his way from Jerusalem
20 Dag,aseus. We hope be viii be able to
reach the cooler climate Of Lebanon, and re.
cruit"
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.MrLAxenoLY suIcInI:..--.Th yiIlare OF

.MELASonoLY SuIcIDE--The village OF
Rutlaps wa. painfully excited on Tuesday
nior-,ng by ~ intelligence that Mrs Electa
8 Hawkes., wife OF Noses. Hawkes., Esq, OF
this village, had, during the night, DESTROYED
her own life by hanging. The deceased had
been for many years, liable TO attacks OF in
sanity on any occasion Of painful excitement;
and n sister OF her own had Rlso DESTROYED
hcrsnlf in similar manner some years since.
The dangerous illness Of one Of her children
had caused degree Of Ihental alteration for a
number Of days, in consequence of which She
was carefully watched But Notwithstanding
all precautions, she escaped from her bed at
abont two o'clock, and was soon AFTER fohnd
on the stairs ofthc w4nd.housp, partially sus-
pended by n looped eS- 6f clothes-Iine, acci-
dehtallly left there, and dead, evidently by
voluntary stranpulation. Mr. Hawkes. was
necessarily absent from home, and the over
whelming calamity met him, as il were, ut tho
threshold Of his own door, on returning in the
forenoon. The bereaved husband and chill
drcn have the deepest sympathy ofthe. com
munity in their peculiar affection. The age.
Of the deceased was a. Union WAtg.
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81 Tho Orleans Association at its session
on the laA-ali., recommended That a special
meeting oftho Ministers and Churches with.
IN their bonds, be called, for prayer and mu-
tual conference, in reference to the prospori-
ty of the kingdom Of Christ and revival of
the work dfGod and appointed Committee
to fix thetime and place, and to make the
necessary arrangements for such meeting
Subcommittee have selected Coventry Falls
as the plaef, and Wednesday the gath Sep
tembcr, atl o o'clock. A. NJ, as the dav for
holding thl meeting
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az SnycroI vornc Jo,lio. ,,.,,,7

S9F Several young ladies' went through the
ceremony of taking the white veil, uf Proyi.
dcnrc, two weeks since. They are represent.
cd TO be youthful and graceful in person, and
when they entered the church were all bean.
ttuily alfred, as for their bridals. Aftcr tbo,.
had taken upon themselves the VOWS of nov.
eriy' chastity, and obedience, they were clad
IN their ugly robes, and many a heart bl6d
with pity for such iniatuation. What did
Goa make them women for, and for what did
he endow them with social svmpathies n tbo
strongest, most cnnobling and most lovely
portion OF their natures are TO he trannIed
out by the stony foot of pcnance Oh cruel
gas oh heartlcss CANNON !--SBrinqfe2d Re
publican
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MAssAcHusErrs,--T The Wing Convendon,
,,L;,t ,,,,o,;,a,,l Nc N;rtbro,, f,r G,,vFrpor

MAssAcHUsErTs,--T The WhigConvondon,
which nominated Mr. Winthrop for Goygrnor-
Pnd III GrinneI FOR 1t Governor, was large,
enthusiastic, aud harmonious. The nomina-
lions are joyfully received by tho party, and
viii, we hardly doubt, fail to meet the appro-
val OF a majority of the people Of the State
at the election in November.
Tbs resolutions arc moderate, pointed and
decided. They do not, while they 60 to up
bold the constitution and the Laws till they
are Judged to be unconstitutional 10y theProP-
err tribunal, approve Of the 'Compromise, Nor
do they recommend Mrwcbstcr for the Pres
idency. They cordially support the Admin
istation "in all its just and patriotic meas
ures."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

SINGULAR AND FATAL AccIDENT.--A
young man wing in Sheffield, whose name
we did not learn, went into stream on Sat
urday evening, in company with one or two
friends TO battle Alter "diving" several
lines and remaining for some time under
water,he concluded to come ont "afier making
one more dive" By way of adding little
variety to the operation, he made this last
dive tch has hal on and the result was that
as he plunged into the water, the elasticity
oofthe air contained in his hat was such as to
force his head suddenly and unexpectedly
one side with such power as to break his neck
tie lived long ouuugh 10 make sign in the
water to his companions, who brought him
ont and conveyed him home, where no died
shortly after.- Hartford Times.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

tl4t generally, theb1iy, uier death, iraves
go mars 0r trace whatever 0' blood There
b ifnoHu..aun in thu operation Of tLe gar
r0,a- ffai irlh by ID i almost instantaneous
-quirLaran d mofa sudden than vs. th0 glil-
0iuo even, the hAuWnmus rope on the s0l-
dove UAt--Whir it 10 diFlsisd af tbs bloody
or imomIuios accompaniment c2eeufions
bp ihe l4sl three implements Of death.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20
THE CALED-O IAN.

nf WesimiuafI admirably matched. and aa
hsawiiul 900 oyerY rssperi AZ 90 be UNIVERSAL
lY rrpanlad ihu lincH animals ~ The around,
There Eaf also q yory fine Defpn liull aud
bull lalf irom the Slickuey hrm in Wet
uiuslsE
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pB The annual meeting of the Orleans
County Bible Society will be holden at Iras-
bureh, on tho Esd day Of September instant,
at ten o'clock, A. NJ. A sermon viii &c ex,
peeto1 In addition 10 oshov Spp-ortlatel Axsr-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

New YORK, Sept. IA Surrender of tke
.S4lmer Popyero. Savannah Ropubli-
cam OF yesterday SAYS; The Pamporo has
bcSn quietly surrendered, by Mr. Sigur, tothe
coSertor, at JacksonvilIe, Fla. She was over
hatiled at sea, by acutter but ran up the riv-
or near .Pilatka. Thc cutter Lankson, rein
forcedby Lieut.. Merchant and 20 regulars,
from st. Augustine, was stationed a, the
mouth Of the river, with loaded guns, which
wero TO be used in case of refusal, l.Ht
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

CT Tho Rev. Thomas II. Gallaudet, 90
long and sqiavorably known as the friend of
the deaf mite, diod on "Wednesday. at his rcs-
idonrc in tie city of Hartford. Mr. GnIlap-
Diet was thchrst principal or presiding officer
of the institution for the deaf and dumb in
Hartford, a4l was connected with the in
.titntion as amanaenr mp 10 tho tifhe ef his
desth.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

80 Judge Woodbury. was married in Jane
1872 to Eliza W. Clapp, daughter of Asa
ClaPp, of Portland, Me, He leaves five eljl-
dren Charles Lcyi-now L. s. Commits
sioncr, in Boston Mary Elisabeth, Franci.
Anstis' Virginia Lafayette, and Ellen caro-
line The Oldest is married to the 4Ion Maat-
imery bil, q $, Louis, 40.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20
CALEDONIA co. BIBLE SOCIETY.


The Calcdouia Co, Biblsl Society met AZ
ST. Johnabury' Centre, ON Wednesday. Sept.
10Th, 1881, The services we're opened by
,..,.,e- ~. ,grlru-ur. IN riIg EbsEhfs
of the Secretary the report was read by Rev.
Mr. Button. The following Ia list q the Of
fccrs elected for the year ensuing, via -
DEA, CHAMBERLIN, President
Hon. TnERoS IIowAHD, Vice President.
a, G, CHADWICK, Socry and Treasurer.
EPuRAIM JEwRTr, }
SOLOMON STEVENS, Directors,
Rev. A, q. HUTTON, }
j. T. PAiRnASKs, Esq, Auditor.
Rey. j. CLARK, was chosen Secretary pro
fsmpore.
IN appropriate and instructive sermon
was preached on the occasion by Rev. A. G.
Button, Of Danyillc; from Rom. 10; II; az
ter which the following nsolutionS were pass-
ed i---
Resoieed, That the directors be requested
10 appoint Committee OF one, or more, in
each town IN the county, for the purpose Of
procuring Bible Tesnments for the supply
ofthe destitute.
Resolred. That Il IL desirable that all sums
fhNiIuhAtN w alu " WIS Nhuft hhuulu ~ "
ported by the respective churches, 10 tho
county Treasurer, to he, by him ackbowleig-
cd,as contributions 10 the Society and chArt,-
I'd over by him TO the State Society. when
forwarded directly by Agents to that Institu-
ton.
Resoired, That innSmucl rs IL Is one object
OF this Society 10 supply the poor Of our own
people grntuitously with the word Of God 20
also We will allow our agents 10 give to tho
destitute Of the foreign population with US, on
the snmc principle.
Essoirch Thatan expression of thanks be
rendered 10 Hon. Mr. Howard, for his services
az Secretary and Treasurer, and that Nc be
rur-tItutrri fitu TucmtJcT ~ The Vermont
Bible Society, by the friends OF this Ipstitu-
ton.
Voted, An expression Of thanks to Rev.
Mr. Button, forhis able and interesting ser
mon.
Reso'rcd, That in the recent dispensation
OF Providence, by which DIR. SnEDD, tho
Pncsidcut OF this Society, was removed by
--4eztlIrr arr CzitEyi 70 JSfJ6Fn q firm fTICnd
and generous bencfaetor or the Bible cause;
that the Church hns lost ono Of har meet con-
sistcnt and devoted members, and communi-
" an able, jndicious and most worthy citizen;
and while we sincerely mourn the general
loss, and especially the loss OF his aid & coun-
Gil in our Society, we feel full confidence
that he is now realizing the value of that
faith founded on the doctrines OF the Bible.
Voted. That the last resolution be printed
in the two County Newspapers.
Adjourned, after PRAYER by Rev. Mr. Clapp
j. CLARK, Secretary pro FEM
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20
LErrER IRON COT CRIrTENDEN,

The New Oryans Crescent Of the 81 lust,
publishes the following letter from this officer
iu Eopcs'l expedition, Co. CfiUWtcn IS do.
scnbgl IN the SLl.ouis luiclligeneer ns boiug
the sc,ond son Of tho Hon. Henry Crtten-
dcu, late Of Shelby County, Ky. lis moth
cr was daughter orthc late laG,enteI Col
Allen. who fell at the battle 'of JppeeaHo0,
and she il now the vic Of Col Murray, Of
Cloycrpori, Ky. Mrs Allen, the grandmoth-
@. or young Ci'tcndcu, was daughter Of
General Logan, one oi tho most distinguish
cd Of the Kentucky pioneers Col Cdtten-
den was also q cousin 10 Co Hardin, of Hi
nois, whoSo g,'iauly fy,l al Bucna yits'--
lie was n graduate oil West Point aud at the
time o. his death was about thirty years Of
age, lie @as nephew octhe Hon. John J
Criuenlcn, the Attorney General OF hc
United States, and is describcd az a young
man Of brilliant qualities and Of much prom
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-20

.,iirtutrs Bf huiuHuity ifrs f'as7aiss f-i'''-
Jaw va a most signal triumph of spu'heql
despoiin. and q d ninumful reflection ital
s.meuf our mot able statesmen az The nqfih
suHarud their love Of Popularity aud hope Of
political prelerment % outweigh fhsir at
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