The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-14

sAiBBng the other races in the Empire,
~ distinct and most interesting people are tn
'Banaritans. They number less than one hun
dfedin all, of whom nearly one half, thirty
eight in number, are at Naplous, the anc'cn
Shcchem, where the well Of Saaaria still re
.uAl
Such IS the field in which the mis>ionarc
labor. The missionaries themselves are me
=. = fec from scc:arian spirit, pcrso"
.'~4 turme prudence, almost never comm: i
contact with the authorities, and never fonE
in the wrong. They are men of more tina
J8rlinary intelligence and culture, OF grea
*e.learning and of polished address and man
: ners point of great Importance among
= people like the Turks. Their success Is no
'NnAc measured simply by the number o! 'hci
:. conSeftsy but by the general influence the
exert, which is great and increasing. The.
have established schools some Of; very hi"'
order, and have extended the blessings OF
education among ai classes. especially anon:
the women. The girls after leaving th'
schools become the mothers of families an'
exert Il wide and good Influence.
The medical men among the missionaries
have aided greatly in facilitating ;hc opera
tions of the Missions The character OF TIC
PrOtcStan:s for truth and honor is acknow.
edged and there is a general good icrlin4
towards them anon. The Turks. There are
fifty points where Tie scrip !urcS are REGULAR
" read ard Protestant worship held. ottcr
before large congregations. At Ain.ah the
congregation numbers ore thousand souls
mostly Americans.
The legal inequality of different religions
is probably forever abolished. Several O. TIE
Turkish foreign ministers are Christians. and
other Christians lo!l high Offices OF State
in all probability at ;hr close of the war. an
absolute equality %: al, bcli,:> will be insisted
on by the Western powers.
Recent intelligence, some of it received by
letter during the past week, seems to show
sccncral movement anon. the Turks towards
Christianity Numbers have recently vi>itc,!
the Missionaries for religious conversation.
and to ak for the Scriptures, and the Bible Is
now openly so,! in the streets Of Constantine
pie.
Mr. Marsh agrees with Mr.. I.ayard in the
belief that Nicholas was induced to declare
war upon Turkey in part from jealousy Oh
the Missions. 4 significant and chccr'h!
fact is the recent establishment in En"Ian'
Of Society of EIiscopalians. with the Ear
Of SALISBURY at its head. for the purpose OF
anor,lins aid to the American Missions.
is also severe rcbukc to the rancorOus AMI
mostly shown towards the Missions by som
of that denomination in this country.
In conclusion Mr. Marsh added his dec
dcd testimony to the utility, Importance, an
success, Of the Missions.
TIE STATE OF "SCrERIOE.' We ar
pleased to see proposition to establish
new State on the southern and w"stcr
shores Of Lake Superior. Chc copper It
gioE.) to be composed OF portions OF Mich
gan. Wisconsin, and Minnesota. \ ylanr
at the map will satisfy any one Of the pr"rr
ety of the movement, as the portion Of Micl
isan referred to is geographically dctarhr
from the body Of the State hy intecvcnin
lakes. and can have little sympathy of inter
ests with it. There was a manifest absurd
~ in the idea of enclosing the Lake Super"
country within the bounds of Michigan
which has often occurred to u.s. 1t Is as !
the country known as the Eastern Shore OF
MARYLAND and Virginia, with Delaware
should he attached to Pennsylvania, thu
forming comets tail at a tangent with th
main body. This western portion Of Mich
gan. together with that part OF Wisconsin
which lies north of y-fi'c or forty five AM
half degrees of latitude. ard Minnesota
east of tho St Johns river would form
State of convenient size, and of homogcncou
interests The only part Of tho pr"ros:tio;
to which rational objection can be made
is the name OF "SupcriOr, which is in ,b
surdlv bad taste. Markham or Chippcw;
would be admirable, but Superior never
Nat. Era.
News FROM Observation-Disclosures who ha
Just arrived in Boston from. Kansas. inform
the journal that he met the last party of emf
grants sent out by the Massachusetts E.ngran
Aid Society, in 81. Louis on Saturday last
They were all well and in good spirits TIN
slavery extcn.ienists of Missouri have mo;li
fled their tome in relation to the emigration
They are none the less determined to cStat
lish slavery. bnt are more quiet and in>idiou
in their movements. lie saw the author o.
the famous resolutions passed by the Western
Grc-eatcrs, very mild and irol|cn>vc look
ing gentleman. who said he had been acrcca
bly, surprised at the character of the cmi.ra
ton, and seemed to think the interests OF nh
territory would not suffer from the rrcs,r
movement Of population. The iur:e,,ian o
the gentleman is that there will be sever
struggle before slavery can Ire excluded fro,
Ksusas. The extcntioni>.S are working cal
pes.!y, ar.l it is though! that when the stru.
gle comsa 1T the polls they will summon t
tAc.s ;.i.. ae.Lo., of temporary >Inattcrs tro'
the Missouri side Oithc river. The first al
second companies OF Kansas cnii.rant> hav
united their interests and formed an assoc
tion. for mutual protection and governments
Their form of government Is somewhat nov e
but is trul; republican.
Ihe tolIowin. is taken from letter. ,iar,
Sept 12, lu>t received from one OF the last %
the Massachusetts, cnii grants to Kansas, maj
whose statements. We are informed, are cnti
tied to tui! credrncc:
"Ihc hotels and stables at Kansas are alway