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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

ANOTHER CASE or FAINTI>G.-T T.
democratic papers are publishing the f. =
inc passage from Gen. Scots report d: p.
battle of Chapulteprc,to show that grca, ~
rior. do faint in battle:
Capt. Lee, engineer, 50 constantly Dr.
guished, also bore important order firm. "
until he tainted tram r"rn! AM ,l' e
of two nights sleep at the haticric>
The difference between Gen. ric-'' .
Capt. Lee, in this matter. Is. h, la;;r- '.''.
ed from wound, and the former ~"
expectation of Con,o-i T'r'rfe.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18
ST. JOHN SBURY,
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER ~. 1852.
Wing National Nominations.
Fox PEr>IpINI.
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Of New jersey.
EoR NIcE PEE>IDENI.
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM,
OF North Carolina

ELICTOKs or PRESIDENT,
PORTtS BANTER,
\. y. LYMAN.
T.. 7. W ALTON.
EnW ARD KIRKLAND.
SAMl Ell ADAMS.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

a LOCOFoCo CoNFrs>IoN.-Iac opera
ton of the present locotoro larId wa' 'ha'
handsomely described b, Senator James ''
K. l. Ooco) on the 3lst ult:
at was well known fact thai the NJ
chants, artisans and agriculturl-t- pad -
full amount of the duties imposed on At. =
consumed bv them. rljI. r rrs -,
known that they 'rlo ,,>.I ii, ir,1'' ..-
cnssimere<. ond hce>. d,3 MT J,og a1'
tro thirds n the daii,.> i"l.o-o! "la' ''
DREADFUL CA>rAITI->IN Hii''-
BURNED UP.-Thc house OF l'rt'r NJ
War'!>born. took fire on Wrdur>'a'
and was burned, together with >'r'f IS
dren. Ii is reported that the chl.ar'.
in the second story; and the tIu't ..'
perceive the fire, until awaken! r. . 80
Dor living at some distance. la't
into the gable end To rescue the rA..''
the moment it was opened, II wa ''',
in flames The fire took. 1t i SupI"r>''''
boiling swill near the house. Mr. No
ten children-thrcc Of whom wcr" n IL
of the seven in the house. >lX w'T''
up. We have not learned any iHT'''' .
ticulars.-Erarl.borough Na''>H'7"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

FIRE.-On the morning Of M'hia,
Soth ult., the dwe!lin. house. harm ana ...-
of Mr. David TAYLOR. of Lisbon, wer,. ~
ed by FIRE. The fire WIS discovered .. ~
twelve and one oclork, and II had NJ
headway as to render the esral" "i ~ -, +.
" quite difficult. Most Of The c'''.''. -, T.
the honse as well a> barn and ~h''i> W. 1.
stroved. An old hoe and >h'af " nj
burnt. The fire originated II. IN ID. =. d.
there i, nn doubt bat that n = l,'' -.
an inccn,iiarr. The loss to Mr. la ..,-,
lc>> than twelve hundred d,aT- --r
six hundrr dollars IN the '-...n'-'.
Z
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

IL The Land Bill was lost in the Scnat.
the dcmocrnf'c Senate, mind YOU SO Yer
mont This time loses the 100000 acres Of pub
Il" Lands for educational purposes I.e, the
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

e Inrnham Martin. E>q.,Whig, /, elect
81 States Attorney in Crane County. The
other candidates upon the County Ii .ac, run
:" clos" that al ".f,inl statement OF the votes
will he necessary 10 determine which succeed
The looos clam the Senators bv few votes.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

MARKS OF THE man is
gentleman who. without provocation. would
treat with inciviIitv the humblcSt of his snc-
clc>. 1t Is a vnI garifv for which no accom-
pil>hmcnt OF dress or address can ever atone
Show me the man who desires TO make every
one happy around him. and whose greatest
>oIlrItude Is never 10 give lust cause of of.
fence 20 any one. and will show Won ren.
ueman 10y nature and by practice. ,honch he
may never have worn suit Of broalclotb
nor ever heard of lexicon. am proud to
say. for the honor of our species. that th.r.
are men IN every throb of whose heart tbere
is s"lIritudc for the welfare of mankind and
whose every breath is pertumcd with kind
ness.
tF Letters from intelligent sources in Cal.
itornia Assert. with confidence. that the vote
otthat State will he given for Gen. Scott
This is not improbable. \ great many SOL
diers of the war Of Mexico went to California
and Of those who served under Scott. I'm, few
'..ut -. :o'!nd w. viii ~, ,orr ,;,r him
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

IS The Hon. William G. Bradley for
many years the lorotoco candidate for Cover
nor in this State, is the member elect from
the strong Wing town of Westminster
Though returned as a locofoco, he is said to
he for Scott for President OF course he was
elected by the votes, in part, of the friends
of Scott
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

Is lh" Australia gold lisgns cont;nuo
TO weld golden returns. and increase in r;.h
ness 'ne lump of gold has been found said
to be worth ten thousand dollars Il. ;s.:,
'nat there IS to be an emigration from C.r.
'"rnld to Australia
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-18

The CATH" Fair is to be al Danvillc mex,
week on "Wednesday. The exhibition las.
year was an excellent one. and we hope
il may he still better this 1t can be il
our people will but earnestly cndcavor to
make ii 50. Progress i, the spirit rf the age.
Let the farmers and mechanics of Caledonia,
County enter largely int" this spirit. and We
>hall hav" as good annual fairs as are wit
messed elsewhere.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
The Caucus Last Night.

A meeting of the Wing members Of both houses
Of Congress took place last evening in the Senate
Chamber, pursuant to previous notice, Ito con-
The meeting, as we learn, was called to order at
about half-past seven o'clock, when Mr.. Senator
Mangum was invited to the chair, and Mr. Chan
der, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Dockery, Of North
Carolina, appointed secretaries. After some dis
cusson on topics presented to the meeting, (of
the nature of which, of course, we have no GER
tain information, as the meeting was held with
closed doors, it adjourned at about o'clock to
meet again on Tuesday week.-IntelLigenca.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
Parson BrownIo,r, OF Tennessee.

When this gentlemen is not impulsve and ter
rible, he is not himself We observe that the
Democratic papers are noticing him with high
commentator because he has declared:
. If George Washington were on earth, and in
his prime, and was brought forward and sustained
by the men who are backing Scott, we could not
and would not support him."
We have no doubt the Wings will grieve much
to lose Mr.. Brownlow; but all good Christians
among them must let their good will and affection
go out after him, even after he has gone over to
the Philistines. There are men in both parties
who will rule or ruin-hemSeZres They, of
course, should be permitted to have their way, as
this is the only means Of keeping peace with
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
HS- Once on Pennsylvania avenue, south
side, between Four-and-a-half and sixth
streets.
Politics.

That lit is very improving to talk about things OF
which one knows nothing" used to be said by a
man of wise saws, whom we well remember; and
occasionally test the correctness of his opinion
In the Wing caucus last night there was some
earnest and spirited discussion, rs we gather
from the outgiving, day. But as AIS wen
that ends WE'LL a good report might DO gwen
for the adjournment was orderly ana qulet,
good, even spirit evidently rested upon the re-
firing Senators and Representatives. The way
the wind blows is to-day indicated by things more
substantial than straws, Osceola and Sam Jones
were long announced as coming i'm before they
appeared but this will not prove to be the case with
reference to of our political flankers. Among
them general coming in" is manifest and in
evitablc. Occupying the high position of mag
unanimous philanthropists, may we not counsel
our friends? Let there be no remembrance of
past differences, but let all bruises, occasoned
by kicking against the traces, be healed up as
speedily as possible. 1t is at once the fault and
the merit of colts Of high metal to prove mo-
mentarily forgetful Of wholesome restraints, es-
pecially when too well supplied from the crib.
We think we have the Wings pretty nigh right
now, and shall give the Democrats a share of our
attention Mr.. Buchanan, General Cass, and
Judge Douglas are all in excellent condition
strong and hopeful. The destiny of each for
four years is in the hands Of the Baltimore Con-
vention, unless the people Of the country happen
to dissent from the choice Of that convention.
This may or may not be the case. Now, as con-
ventions are troublesome and expensive, we think
the Wing party would act wisely in dispensing
with such thing. All they need do, if they aim
at success, is to poll the Baltimore Convention,
and take up the man whom that convention shall
denounce with greatest severity. If they do this,
they have only to put him Forward and "go in
and win" We wouldn't give dime to have his
success insured. But with leader afflicted with
the praises and caresses of an opposing party,
there is no more chance for success than with
traitorous general on battlefield.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
Extension OF tho Capitol.

We perceive that the Senate yesterday con-
CURED in the amendment of the House increasing
the appropriation for this purpose to 100000,
and added another amendment which will re-
quire the bill to be returned to the House.
There is now no certainty as to when it may be
reached there, owing to the amount of business
having precedence Of it. We trust, however,
that there may be no unnecessary delay, and that
the workmen who are anxiously awaiting the
final action of Congress and tho Executive may
not remain longer in suspense
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
Obituary.

1t always with difficulty that the death friend Is
realized His absence when the mind Is inactive dor
mant is regarded temporary and only when reason
reflection their throne that feel the magni
tude of our loss Thus have felt in the demise of the
late DR. b. w MORRISON Death loves bright mark, and
with truth his prediction may be said to have been graft
fled in this instance 1t Is unusual at the present day
TO find young combining all the attributes of Chris
tan with just liberal appreciation Of the customs Of
the world that the remembrance of his example should not
be lost Strictly chase moral aud religious In his eharac
tersocable obligng and aeconate in his disposition
studious settled and perseveng in his habhe at once
commanded the admiration and respect Of all who knew
him. As student of medicine he devoted TO bis pro-
feson Under circumstances Of the most trying nature, he
prosecuted his studies with aspiration to be worthy of his
diplomat but whenthc hour of Its reception came, found
him almost in the of DEATH With smile of pride and
triumph he received the boon of his earthly ambition and
then turned with resignation and hope his Heavenly
Father On the night of the Sd of April surrounded by his
friends and with all the consolation OF the Christian religion,
he brcathcd his last. .f sr.l
g PLaclian', iii Deotnnr n,oyte qieratn
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
The Penalty OF Death.

We do not oppose our views to those of the
majority of our countrymen in spirit Of intoler-
ance. If we are wrong, it is by no means our
first important error of judgment. But we never
hear the words of man condemning his felow-man
to death, in compliance with the will of the COM
munity, without feeling, as one of that community,
that the life of the condemned is unnecessarily de-
stroyed, and that his blood is upon us all.
In the Richmond Examiner of yesterday we
read as follows
mir. Vice President Fillmore has refused to
pardon Clements and Reid, the two unhappy men
now lying in Henrico jail under sentence of death
for mutiny and murder at sea, off the coast Of
Brazil, and they will be hanged to-day on Poor
house Hill. A splendid new gallows, costing
near three hundred dollars, has been erected
and rope of peculiar excellence has been pre-
pared for their accommodation and the DEVILS
Children in the mob of this city enjoying the
prospect of the Devils Holiday this morning
with undisguised ecstacy."
To day the National Intelligencer contains the
following welcome announcement
"a Respite.-Reid and Clements, two sailors
lately convicted of piracy at Richmond, (Va.,)
and sentenced to be hung at that place yesterday,
have been respited by the President of the United
States for two weeks"
Imprisonment for lifc-tbc power Of pardon
being withdrawn from the Executive, and no
respite possible, except upon proof Of innocence
before judicial tribunal-would accomplish all
the good intended by the law and therefore the
execution of the wretch, and the fearful infu-
ence of that spectacle, should not be inflicted
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10

MEssRs. EDITORS respectfully request the
privilege Of your columns for the purpose OF sug-
costing to the City Councils the propriety OF
changing the manner of paying the salary OF the
City Collector. This officer is now PAID by lees
| percentage ON the amount OF money colected
| 1t is thought that the substitution OF regular
salary would be best, and far more acceptable to
the citizens. | have heard it stated that the
salary of this officer under the present arrange
ment exceeds $4,000 per annum | do not
know about the correctness of this statement !;
but if il approximates to near that amount, l
think it far more than the taxpayers of the city
are willing to submit to- AT all events, every
other officer of the Corporation is paid regular
salary, and think there can be no sufficient rea-
son why different course should be pursued in
the case of the Collector
AS this subject is one Of public interest, and
discussed upon erroneous data, We think it well
to set our correspondent right
The Collectors office was reorganized in l849,
when, after mature investigation, the present
plan was approved We believe that in none of
our cities is the collector paid salary but that
great care is taken to make it his interest to per-
form his duties thoroughly and with the greatest
accuracy.
If reform were needed, it might be effected
by reducing the rates Of commission but none
such appears to be called for. The rates now
are, on annual taxes three per centum, on special
taxes two. The aggregate amount has never ex-
ccedcd in any one year one hundred thousand,
except last year, when the collections of two
years were made in one Ninety thousand is
about the usual amount. This may BIO learned
from the annual messages of the Mayor. The
gross receipts Of the Collector must therefore
fall far below three thousand dollars year.
And what are his expenses For two clerks,
ST 300 for special clerks at elections, and other
specialties some one, two or three hundred. Does
this leave him too much? We do not think SO.
We shall go in for retrenchment when it is
needed; but we respectfully submit that it is not
needed in the present case, and we would par
ticularly urge our conviction that change Of
rate, and not change of plan, can at any time
be desirable with reference to the compensation
of the Collector
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
rha xata hx RaIIot.

In Virginia the ballot is not permitted. We
are not sure that this is the case in any other
State in the Union. The candidates in many
parts of that State take their places near the
judges seat and "spot' the voters Virginia,
however, is progressing, and will ere long reform
this.
We regard the ballot-box as an essential in re-
public. 1t is the guaranty of independent voting.
The following on English politics. and Incl
dentally on this subject is from the New York
Sun;
"As intelligence spreads among the industrial
classes in England they are becoming clamorous
for their civil and political rights. The struggle
between the hereditary nobility and rulers, and
the middle and commercial classes, has been
going on for many years and now the industrial
classes, or common people, as they are gener
ally called, begin to discern their rights and to
demand political equality with the middle and
upper classes In short, England is henceforth
to be the theatre of struggle between democ-
racy and aristocracy. The character of this
struggle is already Swallowed forth IN the discus
sion which took place in the British Commons on
Mr.. Hume's motion for leave to bring bill to
extend the franchise to every householder of full
age, and to enact that the voting be by ballot
1--WE may here notice the very absurd manner
in which Mr. D'Israeli argued against the ballot
system. He quoted sentence from the last an
nual message of Gov. Hunt, and few paragraphs
from articles which appeared in New York pa
pers, in reference to occurrences at the polls
in the nineteenth ward of this city at the last
election, to show that bribery and rioting were
not restrained by the ballot. But Mr.. DIsraeli
must know that the occurrences to which he re-
ferred form the exceptions to the generally quiet
character of American elections and that it is
the ballot that makes them the exception. 1t also
happened, unfortunately for the force of Mr..
DIsraelis argument that the American party of
whom he quoted charges of bribery were de-
feated in the very instance inNwhich the alleged
attempts to succeed by bribery were made. Of
the scenes of commotion and mob violence which
generally characterize English and Irish elections
we need not speak Any contrast with elections
in this country can only strengthen the cause of
democracy and of vote by ballot"
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
Carusi's Saloon!
WONDE RFUL DREAM
ONLY FOUR DAYS MORE!

Owing to q previous engagement at Philadelphia on the
" 10th of this month"; the exhibition Of The DREAM will
close in this city on Wednesday, April 14th.
This beautiful and attractive Painting the production OF
Of the first artists in the city Of New York. has obtained
truly classical reputation and offers to all the lovers of the
beautiful and ideal in art entertainment worthy OF their
taste.
The gorgeous landscape vewsthe thousand figures Of
the size Of e grouped with mastery lthe scenes in
Family Fair" with its triumpha professions, shows thea
tres savemarkets gambling ropedancers testers,
clowns harlequns butoons &c, &cthe "River of the
Water of Life" challenging comparison in point Of beauty
and mastery execution with any Landscape painted
the Land of Beulah and the closing scene portrayng
the entrance OF Chisana into the gates of the Celestial
City, constitute series Of pictures SURPRISING In point Of
beauty interest anything of the kind in this country
Conductor aud delineator Mr.. ALFRED HART
Pianist, Mr.. JOHN Il. WOODRUFF.
Exhibition afternoon and evening Doors at
and oclock-curtain rises at quarter before and g.
Cards of admission, Is cents; Children, 1919 cents; re-
served seats 50 cents cach three for 81 Tickets TO be
had at the principal hotels music stores and at the door
RS- Descriptive catalogues. 1215 cents ap lo-d
DR. DEwEY,S Fourth Lowell l. Lecture,
Tuesday evening, 18th instant, at o'clock sub
ect Mans Physical Observation-Disclosures OF the Senses
and Appettes. ap9+t
Mrs. GEORGE, LATE OF ENGLAND,
M wishes to inform the ladies of Washington that she
be consulted past present and future events at her
residence Maryland avenue third door from Mr. Sulli
vans It'll street, the right hand going TO the Capitol
Hours from in the morning until in the evening Fee
25 cents. No ndmittance for gentlemen. sp 9-2w$
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
Voice of tho Wings Of New York.

The following are the resolutions of the Wing
legislative caucus on Wednesday evening:
Whereas Gen. Winfield Scott, in consideration
of his life having been wholly devoted and &C
tually spent in the service of his country, and
that by such service he has -eminently ad-
vanced its honor and renown at home and abroad,
has shown himself justly entitled to the gratitude
and affection of his countrymen therefore,
Resolved, That the Wing members of the
legislature of this State do present to the Wing
National Convention his name as their first choice
for the Presidency subject to the decision of such
convention"
The one dissenter in the ffty-one promptly
gave in his adhesion to the voice of the many.
The thirteen absentees will not desert the standard
of their party,
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
Mr.. Webster,

We regret to learn that this distinguished gen
tleman, from the effects Of recent cold, has
been for couple Of days confined to his house.
With fair weather, however, his temperance at
the State Department may be expected on the
opening Of the coming week.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10

In North Carolina, Fillmore and Graham have
been nominated at every public Wing meeting in
the state.-AshVitle ~ ca Messenger.
Messrs Fillmore and Graham are worthy the
confidence and support Of the Wings of that
State, and of any other State; nor do we suppose
it would be necessary to connect them to render
either gentleman acceptable there. The Old
North State will no doubt be true to the Wing
party with or without her favorite son upon the
ticket
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10

E6sr S. L. De Bibory, artist, in commu-
nication to the Baltimore Patriot, states that he
painted and exhibited The Dream Of Jagiello,
to which painting it is presumed that Ko,suth
alluded in explaining the slight put upon Miss
Jagiello (now Madame Tochman, in this city, last
winter. He pledges his honor, as Hungarian
States Of which he is proud, that he never re.
ceived an order from her, or any person, to paint
this picture The accusation, therefore, made
against Miss Jagiello which alleges that she, by
her order, was painted in the uniform Of Hun
garian General, he declares q mere calumny,
no matter who makes it.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
DIED.

On the 9th Instant ELIZABETH Of the late JOHN
KREAMER, in the SD year of her age.
Her friends are requested TO attend the funeral ut o'clock
tomorrow Sunday afternoon at Edward Thomass, 45
street. near N street south.
Yesterday evening, Mrs. RILEY. Her friends and
quanance requested to attend her funeral tomorrow,
from the residence OF her sonnlaw the Island at SO
o'clock p.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
An Important,Lecturo

At II o'clock tomorrow evening, at the Uni
tartan Church in this city, the Rev. CHARLES
SPEAR will lecture on subjects connected with the
prevention Of crime, the punishment Of the crimi-
nal, his reformation, and the protection and
welfare Of human society.
Mr.. Spear will not desecrate the Sabbath day
by the discussion Of any theme not essential to
the true observance Of the Divine commands, nor
will he utter any word that can fall unwelcomo
upon the ear of any believing Christian, no matter
what his shade Of thought or form Of worship.
He will discuss only definite subject, upon
which we may all agree. We trust, therefore,
that our whole people may regard his invitation
as addressed to them, and that they may go in
multtudcs to hear the counsels and instructions
he has to give.
Laws, human and Divine, give US power over
the violator Of law but these same laws require
OF rs the just, the humane, and benehcent exer-
else Of this power; and he errs sadly who does
not appreciate his true position, and know that
to the extent Of his influence in society he is re-
.ponsible for all wrong or abuse done by it.
Mr.. Spear is highly accredited, bearing the
most exalted testimonials from Daniel Webster,
Edward Everett Abbot Lawrence &c.,-with
such testimonials, indeed rs recently obtained
access for him alike into the prisons and palaces
Of France and England May his voice and in
huence he heard throughout the world