The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-07-16
DISAPPOINTED HOPES.


burners. Hunkcrs. Seces>ionists, Coalitlonsts,
and all, are continually raising their CORY
heads and crying. Give, Give! while the
President is doing what ne can to still the
horrible clamor and out of the ghoStly appa-
ritions to construct living soul. But ghosts
are troublesome things TO manage. They Will
not ALWAYS down when it is most convenient
to have them, and the more frequent Mae
duff "lavs on" the oftener it becomes neccs-
Sarv.
The President has teen ,ieceiring himself
with the hope. that bv >klliul management he
could keep united the dlscordant factions
which the hope OF success was able to bring
together lie supposed that by LARGELY re-
warCling the Extremes and paciiying the Ma
touals bv much and loud talk about bestow-
ing no Office upon any man at all suspected
of the iree-soil infection, he would be able to
make the antaroniStic forces hold together
until the next Presidential campaign. But
things do not work quite to his liking. The
sound of discor,l is heard from various quar-
tiers, and no sooner is it hushed in one pl lace
than it breaks out in another.
And then again. offices are not 50 numerous
as Office seekers. y great many applicants
who believe they have especial claims upon
the administration are disappointed. and JON
in the universal complaint. Among the re-
cent demonstrations of this kind we notice
that Hon. Edmund Burke. %. Hampshire,
has been ,lrnouncinr the administration i'll no
measured terms, ani 4 large number OF his
paltv uphold him in the course. He has
,louhtic>s rood cause for complaint. and only
expresses the opinions OF the mcn who have
.aLorc,i early and late, followed contd-
ia.ly every turn in the path marked by the
footsteps Of their leaders. and sacrificed time.
money and principle only to see places of
tr;..; All moij,mrut allotted TO cr,cnth-hour
.ai.y,r.~. ar >umnrr-dav friends. In New
York III, same subject vas brought before the
legislature. AMI IT,. same feelings elected III
tit. debate that ,t.>ucd.
.tran exclusively democratic, Celebration
in Philadelphia Ca the Fourth. the feeling
of Dissatisfaction Iil not rca>c with ccn>urim@
til, President in relation TO party aiiiir>-
They objected 70 the want %: lromptncs> and
energy manifested ~ the administration in
he foreign relations Of the country. And it
Is no tcciin- 81 jealousy that provohes this
rx,.,,>i,u The sentiment is shared by the
whole American people. We want the for
en- policy ot the Government to show some
i n, OF vitality. somcthir. of the true rcpnh-
.i..an spirit When France i in state of
>r>,rn>. tnI ou.v a rrttil would >utii." 10
typp,r loun tn I>nrI"r's thr"Hr, America
d,ma.,, ,a.. L.r re, Institutions shall be
.,..:..-.:;. ! there * 4 man vino understands
.hri- nature and IS cap.h'' OF making them
II. a r"altir>-as something more than
ph,l">op}:;ra! srcrulAtion1. Ih" post % MIN
i>tcl to the French Court has been vacant
$50 months. When such game is being
played III Turkey, with the stake at issue 50
ar and tie PLAYERS 50 INSCRIPTIONS, it
wo".d seem quite necessary that a tru>tv al
wiser should be at hand, to So. that the. cx
rrr'rnccd gamc,tcr PLAYED fair and threw no
Gorge. dice. Mr. Marsh has been absent from
Con>tantinople several months on an appoint
ment hy the President to settle the difficult
tie, between the Grccian government and
DR.. King.
Ia The conduct of our foreign policy We
honrd Tor better things. The inaugural ad
,l.,.>s ci President Fierce led us TO expect it.
L. lofty declarations induced us to believe
that h. was really in earnest. Time has
corrected the impression and added one more
proot 10 the already well established maxim
TINT action; speak louder than words"
Tn kNICkEERoCkFE.-T july num-
her of ODD mick" commences its AID vol
umc Since the reduction in price of this
Magazine, from s. to 3, is subscription has
nearly quadruplei, and the character of its .
literature has, in no way detcriorated. Ii /.
now numbers among its contributors some of
the most agreeable and pleasant writers in
the countrv-amon" whom its witty editor.
Lewis GAYLORD Clark stands conspicuous
Published by Samuel IIueston. 1879 Nassau
st, \. T., to whom all business communica-
tons must be addressed.
ssE The -. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail
road is 50 far completed that train run
through to Montreal on the 10Th. We do
not understand how soon regular daily trains
are TO run, but infer that il they DO now run
thus they will within few DAYS.
e Judge Cree. of Wheelock, deputed bv
the widow of Stephen ID. Gray, who was kill
ed by a collision on the Michigan Central
Railroad few months ago, to prosecute the
claim for damage, returned the other day,
having accomplished the object of his mission.
Mr. Cree settled with the company without
resorting to legal action. The company paid
the widow $1,000.
~ Gov. Fairbanks left here on Monday
10 be present at the opening of the Crystal
Palace. His aids accompanied him. They
t,tI Of ,bn
VERMONT | NIVERSITY.-The annual COM .
nencement will occur on Wednesday, the