The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-30
NEW PHASEIN TIE WAR.


the alliance. an! enable them TO send their
JispoSal.e forces to places where they nay be
needed.
Prussia still holds back. She seems dis
pose! to avoid as far as possible, all active
participation in The expensive enterprise OF
bringing the Gar 70 terms of peace. AUS
:ria is said to have been compelled by hca-
w pressure 10 accc,.e to lie terms o! alliance
This action on The part OF Austria gives
new importance to the conflict. 1t must
change somewhat the ASPECT Of the contest
1t will tend either TO make i, Hiorc b.oody
than it has vet been, or to hasten a final peace.
The Gar will the more readily treat, Or pre-
pare in more formidable manner to rcpcl
lis enemy There are faint, bat Tot decisive
indications that he is thinking Of 10th alter
natives
This decision Of Austria Blasts ko: Su;h' 5
hope for his own Hungary. Poland too Is
shroudcd in deeper darkness. The policy OF
the Allies is not to give liberty TO Europe
1t means no such thing. The su.icrin" anE!
lown-trod,ien States are not los: siyht Of
everything looks rs il their destiny Is to re-
main unchanged. Nol!.:ng is above! to arise
to throw one geam o: sunlight upon their iu-
,urc. T!lc tyranny OF the times tie pur-
poses Of the crowned hca.l; OF Europe. those
now warrin. upon Ru>>a ;nc'H:.I'l, will not
admit Of amclioration 20 tie. depressed Ti:,
broken in spirit mast be kept down in The
dust. CHcc aroused, by anything inspiring
hope, they would shake the nations. The re-
publican spirit wcu'd buckle on its armor
ard with tie cry Of lil,.;y for Europe, g
;ipr;h, if rot to coHG':rr. % '!.c.
Bat the Cabinet. OF Europe VII, ~,r 10 u
lla, 10 su,h s;i!:l Is evoked Fy any tra"s'c
tons d. theirs. VIII de ,,l.a!l'@ struggle i
on their hands.
The RECIPROCITY 'i'E1!!y.- Tie in:ror
tant treaty between thc United States and
the British Plo,:nc in North tm.clic. la:
row been a'.r: :cl ~ AL t!lc '.o>inccS. :,
that nothing! now rcn:;ns 10 "Nc tie treaty
,iicr: to put ii into operation. bat Tie Pro-
!anation Of The Prcei lent of TIE Unite,
States. Then there iii be substantially free
trade between the United States and the
Provinces. The Proclamation OF Tie PRESS
den; cannot be ISSUED unt.l the Imperial Par
liamcn, sanctions Ike Treaty. tbs is on,
Of its provisions. 1t is expected that t!,;>
will be done .0on.
T. The Hon. LAvErNcr EHAlNiEr Of
til, State, is chairman Of the Senate Com
m;:'cc on claims. The aii'o:ntncnt is a good
one. Mr.. I;rancrd Is thorou1h business
man. rrovcrl,ia. 10: !.i~ integrity and >;rt,-
aiors will find it a difficult matter to ,ro,ur,
reports through him not inun,.r'. in iu,,,r -
Senator Foot Is a member" Of The Pari:ic Rail
road Committee We trust he will rive h;>
all to some other than the Southern route.
Il The rulHor turns out 10 BE- trIc that
Gov Baker. OF New Hampshire la, rouounc-
&c, TIE Know No,hirr~ He took one decree
GOV. GRIMES OF IOWA.
The Governor Of ,hr youthful. STATE OF /
owa. is native O. Ncc:int. New ll,:np,lir,
lat ne has lcarnc'! ont west to speak in
different voice than that hereto. re So jotcn
ti,l in his native state. In h:< ina;i.ura
speech. in referring 70 the Nebraska outrA-c
he u:tcr> he following. manly sentiments
The removal of i;.st -rr.' landmark o.
: freedom. Ike Missouri cn:i,r'ni.i>r line, whc'
: it ilal been >arrc,!'v Observed until slavery
hi! acquired every inch oi >oil south OF i
has presented Tie ;-G:y~~ivcch ara,:, OF ,ha
system broadly !,.o:c !Ee country. 1t ha
: shown that AL coml:oni>,'S WIKI ,!ayrrv thu
were hr>i med To favor !rc,,lam, are mcr,
ropes OF Sand. 70 he 'r"hcn Nv the first way,
Of passion or !n;crr>; = 4 my :n.l tro.n I'll,
South. 1t has forced urn" Ike country an Is
sue between free ~ =, pol:'i,a equality an'
manhood on Tie on" land and on he other
-
1t lcromc> The people Of the free states t.
Eicrt that issue rc>"'Hi;lv. calmly aid with
sense rfthr momcn'oi;> con cQuen, e. that vii
) flow tro.n its decision. 10 ,,rsv cic;.to". i.
view Of that i>,"r. hi hi appropriated ' l'r az
r:cd the injunction an. ;,n'. !. allrr>>e,.to ll'
Jewish. King. 'l;r -.,onc, ~! how lLy>ci!
I; man
t Errrcrs q. RrN.- Moody Stiles. a 200,
O!d victim to ram. cot Intoxicated ON liunol
obtained at some gro. hole in this VILLAGE o.
the evening Of Tuesday last. and set out iol
: his home in Lisbon. hut before rrarhinr ii
hcromin" in>cn>lblc. tell upon the snow
where he lay exposed to the cod OF rirht
three or four hours. The mercury fell to =
degrees below zero and tie ilcul troxr i,
this poor mans veins. 1t is miraculous :Ha
he did not die He will possibly lose hotl
feet as their flesh and toes Will, it is SAID
drop off LW1cfon Hior'er.
DISTRESS AMONG; TIE WoHKIN,; Class
ES.-Wc announced some weeks AGO that tn,
; owners Of the large toundrics and >hi,;varl>
: in the upper part of The city had discharge.
great numbers OF Their workmrn, in con>c
qucncc Of the hard times. We have sine,
learned that their example has been !o,Iowc,
, by nearly all the lar.c establishments in til,
city. Tie Novelty Works, the Morgan Iro.
Works. the Bible aud Tract Houses. tn,
, Methodist Book Concern, besides urea
number of shops ard smaller establishments
have dispensed with, on an average, over hail
r heir worhmcn. 1t has been estimated tia
\ III the Eleventh ward alone there are owe,
three thousand mechanics out OF cnlpovmcn
Z. and that in the whole city there cannot l.,
less than seventeen thousand laboring n..r
Who have 10 work, nor any prospect OF work
, We understand that the India ruLicr work
p of BROOKLYN have discharged over thrice,
hundred men, and the dock Yards Of Brook