The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-04-21

secret societies as an offset to the Know No
things. OF course, something Of this kin,
must be expected. Secret political societies
are all wrong in a Republic, as we'll as use
less in any party. When one party goes int
them another will, and in the end the countr,
will be overrun with the curse, and disorder
Jacobinism, and rulianism will become tn,
order of the day. Let all who love free prin
clpcs and free institutions consider wei!
these things. We have a recent illustration
OF the evils arising from such organizations
In Cincinnati the Know Nothincs and the
Sag Nicht organization (hc name of the
democratic secret organization) contended
IN the municipal election: and the result was
riot, murder and anarchy in general. Dem
agOgucs and interested men get into and ob-
tain the leadership of these concaves, and to
secure their purposes they inilamc the pas
s'ons of their part zans, and resolve upon
inscriptions measures to carry their ends,
and involve in turn goo men, wholeit to act
with their minds unprecedented BY secret as
soclations, would shrink from all riotous pro-
ccedlngs or infractonS OF law. The Star of
Ie'mom speaks of this new (Sag Mighty Or
sanization as follows
i" 1t seems ,ha: agents have been sent from
Washington, through Ohio. and other States.
iISf fh., IL.
that at the New York democratic State Con-
venfi"n, measures were taken to spread it by
agents appointed for that purpose 1t is said
large number of the members of this socie
ty are foreisners."
Secret organizations do no good to any
part! in the end. ut first they afford advan-
'aSes' but soon opponents discover the neccs-
slty Of meeting them with the same weapons
and using them, arr able to contend on equal
terms 80 1t was in Cincinnati Last Fall
the administration party was defeated in C,n-
rinna'i by 1000. This Spring the same partv
went INTO secret organization to meet the
Know Nothin:s and carried the city hv 900.
Ivy fair and foul means Here are thousands
lost on the side of freedom. Last Fall thew
voted with the Republicans asains. slavery
extension; now, to Put down Know Nothinc-
'sm they have gone back to m;ncic with the
friends of slavery. In many other towns in
Ohio, similar loss has been sustained, ami
for the same reasons.
Man kfrrED.-Mr. John Ginni,k;n =
brakeman on the Pa>sumpsic Railroad, was
Killed at bradford, on Tuc>l,v lie was
standing on a side track, near stationary
car, when another car that had been switched
on to 1t. and set in motion, struck him. and
he was caught between them. The car w,.
moving slowly. and it is supposed that he was
Standing with his back to the MOVING car
lie was taken into house, when he asked
that window NIL ht be raised that he mu,,
breathe easier. but in twenty minutes after
The injury he died No bruises couI no die
covered upon his body. The BODY was bro,
nome by the mail train lie was abou ,h;r-
y years of age. In note to Us. a cen,I,m,,
we'll acquainted with Mr.. G.. speaks Of him
Is follows: !.
lie was ar educated Tr~hman man Of
more than ordinary intelligence, and energy
II character. lie had been connected with
he Passumpsic Road for humber Of wears
" different positions, all Of which he had
'iled with entire appreciation His afflicted
wife, with two small children, lose in him \
ind husband and father, and his ac,,ua;n,- {
NEE, generous triend-whiIc his pace mn.
N the Road vii! not be readily filled. Tb,.
''fe lett desolate, with no relative near her !
0 imlart those gentle corsra;ions which :
uch affections crave, and the children l.t,
they all feel that He who
IemPcreth the wind to the shorn lau,,,' L,.
ot torsakcn them"
ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH-Hcv Dan !
'Ioisctt' Of Randolph, died very suddenly
lSt Monday pvpniuy IT,, Ill - >,