The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-24

J ~ .1I,nnl IA aleele paid .i' u .!ia-or Jour
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BALTIMORE, May ~. The South Caro-
linians are holding another Grand Military
Encampment At OrauFcburg The Mercury
/ In speaking Of the soldiers, says: "1hcre -
great political animation and enthusiasm in
the Camp, and their countcrHign aud their pa
roles are strongly indicative Of tho feelings
which predominant. Calhoun, secession and
State action, are constant Watohworls,'"
CO The President having been invited 10
extend his tour To Lowell, has replied that biz
arrangements will not permit him to do 70 at
present but that be proposes To visit Lowell
in the summer
81 The Essen aud Coos County Confer
cncc Of Churchcs,will convene at Luncnburg
on Tuoolay, the 10th Of june next, alto a.
clock, a. NJ, aud continue two days
EE- It Is suggested in Southern paper
that the course Of the general government,
aud a very effective one, to check South
Carolina in ease Of her practical secession
will be simply to abolish her ports Of entry
This can bc done by Congress, aud the AL.
minidation would thus have power undler.
existing laws TO shut out all foreign com
mcrce
q \ despatch from pittsburg, IA, dated
10Th inst, says; 1.-TWO deaths by Cholera
were reported last Thursday. The victims
were passengers by New Orleans The riv-
er has Eve feel 81 water in The channel, aud
is still rising Business continues very brisk
for the season"
lin CunAN- AERI.aIs- -ELc namca of the
officers arrested in Florida, alleged to have
been attached to the invading expedition, are
Capt Cookapc, of Columbus, Gn aud Lieut.
Ralston, Of Macon, in the same State Sew
cntccn others voluntarily surrendered them
VsEsiEalFff' Ffy'F5I yysTTAiI tt
publican. The latter are represented to have
been simply passengers. cs1hc whole party
arrived at Savannah on the ! 9th.
E7y 4 despatch from Washington saws 49,
IAe lattss of .a--S,,,,t.e.F, ,-ssl.iel,- he,
avows himself in favor OF the Union has
created considerable surprise here, and is
greatly admired"
SMoErG orr DESCENDANTS or HAM,
On leaving Wilmington, n. c.. every vessel
is searched and smoked to prevent slaves
from escaping on board. The captain is o.
bligcd to pay three lollars for having his YES
sci smoked. He should put up sign-"No
smoking allowed"
p75 Capt Morris Stahley,agcd sc, native
of Wales, who came to this country with the
late John Jacob Astor, and was cngagrd in
several battles on board American vessels of
war during the revolution, died at his resi-
dcncc in Philadelphia ON Thursday evening.
tn the 9lrio- convention tn trau1u II now
Constitution, the proposition TO allow negroes
the right to vote received 2 votos-to allow
women tho same right, Z. The Louisville
Democrat exclaims thcteppou "What should
be thought ofa State that likes negroes bet
ter than white women ?"
a WIDE AWAKE CuAP.-Mr William
Goodwin, of New Haven says he has watch
cd with sick persons twelve hundred and for
ty-seven nights during the past five years.
He watched on one occasion, thirty-sevon
nights in succession. He states that he only
wants two hours sleep in ~. Not much of
the Rip Van Wrinkle about him.
The OLDEST POSTMASTER IN THE U. S. !
JAS. Stevenson, Esq, of Donegal township,
WashiagieH county Pa was appointed Post
master of that township, on the Goth April, !
1907, by Gideon Granger, during the admin
istration of Thomas jefferson, and has con-
tnued period OF forty-iohr years. He has (,
withstood the storms of eleven administra-
tons
SS- The new style of ladies dresses Is call
cd Petitions. Y
81 The Virginia Colonization Society's f
agent has received 500 applications from free
negroes to go to Liberia. a portion will be
sent by the next expedition.
The PACIFIC RAILRoAp.-Thc Latter
bay Saints, IN the Sutt Lake Fatfgy, viii
propose it is said, through their Delegate to
Washington, that they will construct the Pa
aiiie Railroad from Salt Lake City to the Pa
sifo Ocean, if tho Government of.the United
States will construct it over the intermediate.
distance, between Missouri and the Sail Lake.