The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-30

ma i"r'y in any Of our Territories The
true position is to keep it within its present
limits, and draw black lines, over which it
shall! never pass
+. $. Full returns elect Mr. Fuller bv a
small plurality.
TIE STATE FAIR.
There were some Of the characteristics OF
the recent Far in Brat,lehoro, that deserve
somcthiu. more than passing notice.
The first was the absence OF any drunken
rows or rowdyi>ni. We I'D not see one drum
ken man ,lurin. the Fair and WE have no,
heard OF one. Neither did We see or hear
any OF the rowdyi>n generally found on sum
orta>ionS. Il was new and quaIii, inn ir,-
turc Of State lair>, and we desire 20 point
attention To The causes which produced it.
Frc;ious to the adoption and enforcement g.
The Maine '.i.;Hor Law. drunkenness WIS a
constant .:cnant OF these FAIRS. and il is =
t,,ir AID logical conclusion tha. the CHANGE is
owing TO tie adoption Ell this law. Ii,Li> be
true, ought ii rot to satisfy :hc oI,noScr o. tia.
law OF It's beneficial effect We .l,,k =,
"oo'! citizen ran condemn a law proauo tiy,
o. >',ch good results.
We COPY the above from a notice of the
tair III the last Statesman. The remark :
according TO our own observation are nearly.
if not quite, correct We noticed hut one
person at the Fair who exhibited signs Of in
toNca'!on, and him we put down as h.'onr-
ing 20 another State lie was swircinr ?
bottle. and seemed to pride himself upon the
circumstance that lie had su!!icicn; too!har,l;
ness 10 DO Sucl, a thing in Vermont Tn,
luictu'e which marked tie occasion va,
crc'!l'ab!c to TIE people present am! TO ill.,,
State. Attcr passing over the grounds with
tie Mayor OF Il city Of a nci.hiofng STATE
and stoipin" moment to look over the larc,
crowd assembled about the trot;inr course
our friend. noticing the uniform good cr,l,.,
Observable at all points. ard particularly il,
';sc gr.';.; crowd immediately in front of r>
asked what it all meant? We took ocrasr
to answer him somewhat in the language of
the Statesman. The people went there sober
were sober while there. and returned home
sober. The temptation TO indulge in Liquor
they did not find on their way there. nor ;.fic,
,hcy reached the place If liquor was 10 b.
had 1t was in such secret places that few found
1t, and il was cautiously dispensed.
Good order and general docorum have
characterized our people on all occasions Ike
this since the free sale of liquor has been
checked by the operation of the existing
temperance law. All who have been witness
SEES at such times lave noticed the change.
and the sa!utary effects of the law, in the alb
scmre Of rowdySm and bca>t!ircss in general.
The law does good. 1t is a blessing to the
people. The good that it does 50 far ont
weighs all real or imaginary evils attending
its execution as to commend it to all of our
people.
/ New IoEk.-At the Wing State Convcn-
ton on the goth. on the third ballot. the U,n
MvTon II. Clark, of Ontario, was nominated
as candidate for Governor. Henry j. Ray
mona, of New York, was nominated for II
Governor, by reclamation, after an informal!
ballot. Decided anti-Ncbraska resolutions
were passed. The Hard Shells sunu.,rt
Judge Bronson for Governor, and the Soft
Shells Mr. Seymour. Both of the Shell par
ties favor the Nebraska iniquitv. There !,
still 10 be another Convention, to select ALL
Other candidate for Governor. Mr.. Clark's
election however. is confidently antic;patcd
HE POTATO CHOp.-Ou- farmers wor,,,
doubtless ike to be informed Of the prospect
respecting the potato crop in the New Enr-
!a''u ''t"'es; for the quantity and quality viii,
r'-n!a'c The market value OF the article. The
quality every where is spoken Of as GOOD.
ard the quantity. with rare loca! exceptions
as large as last year The rot is not alluded
to III any quarter as We have seen. Indeed
about tie same story is told abroad that orr
own neishbor;ns farmers tell us the Weld
exceeds tina: Of last year
tNI'ERsALIsTs CoNyENrIoN.-TheT
versal'sss Convention, at Philadelphia the
2lst instant "a general Convention ~, tho
denomination adopted resolutions against
ii.c violation Of the Missouri ComDror,;
He resolutions ca.icd forth a spirited de;,at.
HE ntz! CONVENTION is 20 DC holden .; Nil
":cLo"n. -".i!.. &c YEAR hence