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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-23
Foreign IntclIisr,..
TIE WAR.


ne news Is the most impor.ar. SIN
battle of the Alma. Tho all;..-,
three victories, Desperate enr,ra.,....
place on the nights of the 23I AID.
Nav, before Schasto,ol.
The French captured and still
important position OF the Ru.s,a, /,
Eight thousand linen We're killed snl
ded. -
The allies have taken Kertrh AL
mand the Sea of Azof.
France and England decline f,-.i
''re''re> at Vienna, No hopes Of pea.
vail. r.
Tn CnlNrA.-The news is or.
rxclfinr character. corerir,, As ''.
distinct Successes bv tll.. alb,.. + '--.-
the last arrival We had a brief an,.,,..
that the French had driven the II.
strong position o; defence. or e.
mes. before Srha~topo. Tbi> o.. a.
III" The nights ri the 22i and oql '3.--
r.,..i.a t-.i '-''''i 'hc place b,.-,
,o.,l a.; -, "hoir garrison. Z.
"a lna~.. ''''''' III Killed an. w
81. -, - ''ei'- Icli>>.r ..
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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-23
LATER NEWS.
An arrival at New York lie ; .th. broe-
news four DAYS later. As follows.
AR INlIff,--t

news four days later. as follows
WAR INIIfi.ItStF.
Scarcelr had The Atlantic l,.t livrrao
With The news Of the :.reat success "a.''
had taken ila.-r on the part OF t. as A
"ain>t the Russians wl.-n fjlrth.- Pate. ,e''.'
IN reference 10 'A.ir position in the >ea %
Azot had reached England
From despatch which had been re'ei'e.
al the -Aimiralitv from Sir +. Lyon. d''f
kertrh. "lSt May. it appears tina, the Sinai-
ron in the Sea OF Azct appeared before ''''a
itch:nn. and landed bod, of >oamen aud MA
rineS. and after driving the Russian tor
from the place had DESTROYED all the Tor
and vessels laden with corn and supplies ~
the Russian army. On Y one man was ~olh
ded.
Since entering the Sea Of Azoi.'onr steam
cr> Of war and a" vessels. cmplovei IN con
viewing trcoI,s TO the Crirea. have hecn II
strovcd
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

" dshingfon Jun" l.-Thr President ha,
called Governor Rccdrr and other Tcrri,orl
al candidates 10 account, to: >prruiation> il
Kansas. with haf.hrcc,!>. in violation of Tn,
acts OF Congress, and tells Governor Rode,
he cannot he kept in office. unless the impress
SONS now on his mind shall be removed hy
satisfactory explanation. Governor Recdrr
has promised to reply when he shall have
reached Kansas.
And what does this mean Is it a hatch
ca up plan Of Atchison's to procure the re-
movaI OF Governor Rccdcr: As to the mat
ter OF speculation in the manner aIIedcc,,. if
true, 1t is no new thing. Van Buren,, ass and
other men who have been connected Will, thc
Government have acquired princcIy fortunes
IN the same way.
ENTRACT OF LETTER FROM Rvs
SIAN OFFICER AT ASToroI.-"This is
not the first time | have had the honor to
meet the French in hand 10 hand
struggle but on this nj ght (lst of Mav) they
threw themselves upon us like a swarm Of
bees with their THOUSAND stings. Indeed. in
comparing them to bees do them entire ius
tee. They are interchangeable in the consruc-
ion OF their approaches and trenches. and in
Snite OF our CAMOUFLET> and our mines.
which cause them great in jury, thew day by
lay press us closer, showing no discourage
nent.
The liquor dealers of Buffalo import the
l"'d INTO Canada, bottle il in ha!i-pints, and
hen bring it back, and sci i. IN m. "oric;.
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F"rrEY.-W What may be- called the nco,
t'r.v portical. exists every where. The lif,
OF 'lmo>t every nan however pro>aic to him.
self. Is iHll OF these dumb mrlmIies ~ H..
nriGhhor. The farmer looks from the Lill-
side and sees the tall ship lean forward Will,
It's desire t,r the ocean. every tnlI-b.,r.. u
,aii y'arnnG ,raward. and takes passage with
her from hl> '!rui-rrv to the beautiful con-
.l"cturrd land. Meanwhile h. himself has
Pegasus Hokcd to his p'"w without knowing
1t, and the sailor looking back. sees him sow.
'nS his field with the graceful idvl of summer
and harvest. Little did the needle woman
dream that she was stitching passion and na-
fhos INTO her weary seam, I'LL Hood came and
found them there.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-23
TIE STATE CONVENTION,

In which all the Frecmcn OF the State op-
pose! to the Pierce dynasty, are invited to
participate, will be at Burlington next week
So far as our information extends, there is a
very general disposition among the opponents
of slavery extension, to act tremendously and
together in one party at the Autumnal cleo
ton. The Temperance Standard is rather
disposed to dissent from the denomination
of Judge Royce: but that print is so much
disposed to minslc the temperance question
with politics. and the friends of temperance
are SO generally indisposed that way, it mat
tcrs very little what course the paper takes
in the premises. Judge Rovcc, if he does
not decline nomination, will receive one
at the Burlington Convention.
RATIFICATION MEETINt.-O the 18th.
there was a meeting in New York Civ to
ratiy the doinCs OF the Philadelphia II. y
Council \ great effort was ma,ic to get up
a large meeting. 1t was addressed bv halt a
dozen Southern men-dcl.catcs in attend
ance at Philadelphia, and by one man from
PENNSYLVANIA. II seems TO have been a
scheme to indoctrinatc the North in the alb
surd principles O. the N,'ion,l Council. and
lnducc them to take Nebraska viii, slavery
That they We're able to get up such meet
Ing in New York CITY, is not at all <ur,ri<-
ing, for there the fugitive slave law was en-
dorscd by that class OF; politicians who are
leaders in the X. y. part of the State, AMI
who seek to sacrifice William II! seward on
account Of his adherence to free principles.
Their main strength 5 in the CITY. In the
country towns of New York The rI.ilad,Irhi,
Platform is rcpnIiatcd 50 it is bv the X. y.
press at the North. As well as bv the people.
DROWNED IN AUSTRALIA. - Warren
LanSmaId, son of Mr. Samuel l.anrmail Of
Danvile, was drownc,l rs We learn from the
>'0r. in Australia sometime in Ecbrua ~ last
He wen: ny small creek for ;',c purpose Of
!>hin": not Returning. search was made and
IN the course OF a week his hoiv was found
among some dri:t wo,,l.
ADDISON C"rNIV.-N The Il publican
Convention. holden at M;l.lirburv. In- 8.
Tor the nomination OF Coirty officers, John
l'lcrpont aHl Joseph Warnrr. were nomiu,.
tee FOR Senators: Samuel Swift and F.. :. Hin.
l.:an. for County Judges: II. NIun>iU and G.
e. lI.drn. for ,lud,r, of Probate. J. J.
" ""ddr.l,". :'r states Attorney. an,l u. :
Church. Tor Sheriff.
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cir CaIrnnuiau.

Here shall the Press the People sright> maintain
tnawcl bv influence. and unhrihel bv Gain
Here patriot 'Irk,h her glorious preccpt> draw,
Pledged to Religion. Liberty. and Law
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-23

VINO can doubt the intimate charm If
rhyme whose eyes have ever beer; ,.I;,,b,..
by the visible ron>onanre of the tree cror;u,.
at once toward an upward and downward
heaven, on the edge Of the unripplcd river
or. as the klrSii>l.cr Hits from >hor, IN sbor.,
his silent echo flies under him and committees
me vanishing rouplci in the Visionary world
"ciow W no can question the divine valid
ny Oh hnmhcr, proportion or harmony. who
mas S'uuie" The various RHYMES of the forest,
Look, for the example, at the nm. how -,
branches, balancing each other ray ONT 80
the tcinPcring steam in Stanza after stan.
nv" sl'a! answers TO spray, and leaf to lea,
IN ordered Strophe and an;i-Strophe. till ,ho
perfect tree stands in embodied ode. tbrou..i
which the unlhlnkins wind cannon w,rl'.
without fIn'ln" the melody that is in Il ~
passing away in music. -.T,mo, Evssoy ,. ','
iE"HrEC!s OF CEor>.-Thc Ennoo. w..
c"y Observes that cvcrythino nrov .,;Sos ,.o,i
a gentleman who has been trayrl,;no ~
week and last on die kcncbcc and Pend,
rivers and the intervening country. and bss
taken pans TO examine the fields If rr,s.
"ra'n' and other crops. ntorrns Us that Svcr,,
whore ''in"s are loo1ln. cx,cc,ii, ,'y v,u
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"E NOWIN(:."

THIS is Z KNOWN. az. We have know
No;hn.>" and know S,netl.n,<" h.>;l.s
l lar-c uuH.b,r who know considerable in
their own ,St,m.'ion. In ONO there has
been a recent "Couacil'' Ct "Know some.
things" and DEGREES and orders issued. I,
was there drrrr'.! .odi>;,c,,>r with party
oath, substituting therefor Piled ,e of honor.
and secrecy, and TO remain an,i-,l,vcrv and
anti-PIpal. The disruption at Philadelphia
may re>ui; in nninn OF hrknowS ,mc.linc>
and Know Nothjuss ), much is already
limited
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TIL CAL WAN.

town have contracted for the building of +;
road from Railroad street to cross Moose Ri
yer near the residence of Mr.. AARON FAEN
HAM, where it will intcrScct with the high
way leading to East St Johnsbury. There
arc two bridges to be built, ana the one
spanning the Pa>Sump>ic is to he covered
Messrs. Asa Morrill,, Benz. Nu;,cr, and vii
lard Hastings, are the contractors. They ar,
to receive for the job $4,000.
RUrFIAH1sM IN WESTERN Mr~sorRI
a correspondent of the New York Tribune
writing from st. Louis, states on the authori
ty Of "a friend who has recently visited tn,
seat Of war in Western Missouri
Western Missouri is at present under :
Reign of Terror more terrible than that OF
RobeSpierre. because existing in lant
claimin" to be free. emil -h;cncd and CHRIS
tanned The iirc-caters are Organized in
secret band. and con>pire together in secret
meetings. Their han'. is against every mar
who will not loudly advocate their lamnabl,
doctrines. Those who arc not with then
these slavery propaGsn'li>t> consider to be
against them. and no ancient ban of rXrom-
muaication could b" more fearful than thr:.
avowcd cnmitv. Whiskey is their ia>pra-
ton, and hemp and tdr ami feathers are then
arguments.
Affairs on t'c frontier aye IN ycrv threat
cnnr state The tirn-"aicrs. though a mi
noritv in Wc,tcrn M;>>ou,i. bully AMI hra,
down the l,ca:ea',.c and cO,l~rrva'iy" lnhab-
Itants. The, are well armed. and devote.
a>>idu0u>lv 10 their work. Led
on by that drunkcn dcmarocue. D,vv Atrh-
iSon. they beIrvc themselves in the fall tide.
of success. They pirate of dis>ovinr the
mon a> cray sailors talk of >rnttlinya ship
in storm. They tramplc upon law and or
dor duly. an' unic> a reaction takes ul,c"
soon there will be blool>hcd in abundance.
TIE COST OF GOVERNMENT.
We issue today in a supplemental >hcc;
accompanying this paper, anl iiiiin- some
twcn'y-'oHr q our large columns, a List Of
'I'' ''''.'S ''''.o d '''r session OF '"i'-
trc>> and prepared and Published .arcraliy
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Inns va; sum ., '>'i.'';.::'7 i "a'y the
~ T 3" 'l'iT'i'!I '"'H-' me
u.Ei..h tb,. sum. va,a ,.,l...:,
ou!I ~. h. specified. may swell ,l,. o-,ul
"'al OF the expenses for the year to perhaps
=, '"'' II ''''> III ""''ff'' -'hh'H-d IN"
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he corfr>non lin, nr,,,>;ti,., of ,h.. ,,I.r;..
crvirc. on" can hardly INA mn The necessity
II 50 >a>' an aH-n'Hia,lon OF The n"''>>irH
va ,'','''' ~ -
ann INNS, arr. ,h.. ,,,c,,,;on -, a,,r,. ;,,'i
gen; reader
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The liquor dealers OF Buffalo import the
'l"'d INTO Canada, bottle it in ha!i-pints, and
then bring It back, and eel i: in the orici
nal packages.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-23
TIE COST OF GOVERNMENTS.

We issue today in a supplemental shec:
accompanying this paper, AMI filling some
twcnty-'"ar q our large columns, List o.
Appropriations m,!o a. the session OF Goa
@rc>> ana prepare! and lri.li~AcI aarcraIIy
to',w. Tnc aggregate of tn. Classified heals
Of rxp n !i'u-r ar a flows:
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-23

"a Flour is offered in the New York
market' for delivery in july and August, at
less than nine dollars barrel, without find
ing purchaser.
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MI. CnoATE.-The Boston Herald saws
We met Hon. Rufus Choate on the Com
lion, at an early hour this morning He walk
ed slowly and painfully, helping himself by
the aid Of two canes. lie looked haggard and
raY"wOrr
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-23

~ Hon. Charles Suraner receives 500
~ each delivery OF his a.'i-slavery lecture.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-23

FAT>! ACtIprNr.-on Wednesday last
Mr.. Nelson Moore. OF Calais. was fatally
wonn1rd by rail slipping from lnal and
hitting him in the eye lie died on Wedi.cS-
dav night.
Southern shield., 1855-01-06

fieulty in extricating him from the very advanced position to which, yielding to the impulse of superabundant courage, he had led his brigade. The brigade of Aurelle, which had occupied an ex- cellent position on the left, GOV cred his retreat, which was effected not without a certain loss under the fire of the fortifcation. Colonel Mol, of the 26th Regiment of the Line, who lost his two chefs de batailzon, had taken the command of the brigade, the ener- getic conduct of which was beyond all praise. The enemy in tAis sortie lost a thousand men killed, wounded, or made prisoners, and, in addition to this received a very considerable moral and physical check.
 The battle of Inkermann, and the contest maintained by the body of be- siegers has shed great glory on our forces, and has augmented the moral strength which the allied armies have always possessed. At the same time we have suffered losses which must be regretted. The English armys shas lost 2 400 men killed or wounded, among which are to bereckoned seven generals, three of whom are killed. The French army has suffered to the extent of l. 726 killed or wounded. We have bit terly to regret the loss of General de Lourmel, since dead from his wounds, whose brilliant qualities promised a grand career in the future. It is my painful duty also to acquaint you with the death of Colonel du Cumas, of the 9th Regiment of the Line, killed at the head of his troop, at the very instant in which they came in contact with the enemy.
 The vigour of the allied troops, sub iect as they were to the two-fold strug- gles of siege of unprecedented diff culty, and of battles which recal the greatest struggles of our military his tory, cannot be too highly praised.
 send you herewith my order of the day for the battle of the 5th.-Accept, &c., The General-en- Chef,
 CANRoBERT.
Southern shield., 1855-01-06

rszy7 One of the most important measures before the present Legisla- ture, to the people of this county, is the bill which passed the House a few days since prohibiting the retail ofspir- ituous liquors, and which was lost in the Senate. By solemn vote, @ large majority of the people of Phillips coun- ty, at the August election, decreed that no more licenses should be granted in the county to dram shops,-and now that this edict of the sovereign people of the largest tax-paying county in the State should be totally disregarded by one branch of our Legislature is piece of oppression that lily accords with the boasted "popular sovereignty that a majority of that body so ardently sub- scribe to, when 1t can be done to ele- vate some of their small politicians to the standard of great men.
 We trust that better spirit may yet prevail, and that the bill may be resus- citated, and, with some amendments. which it would be the better of, pass and become a law.
Southern shield., 1855-01-06
rc75@A Dutchman at Amhergtburr

F@A Dutchman at Amherstburg, Canada, hearing of the accident on the Great Western Railway and of the large sums paid to the relatives of par ties killed, in the warmth of his heart, exclaimed, "Oh, 1 wish mine vrow had been there-I would have got 5, ,000," The wife hearing oft, called him to ac- count, when he denied the fidelity of report, and said, "No, mine dear,-I said $50, ,000;" when the good woman seemed well pleased to find how highly she was estimated.
Southern shield., 1855-01-06
New Orleans Cotton Market.
OFFICE or THE DELTA, Friday, December 29. 1854.

COTTQN-The week commenced with con- siderable spirit in the cotton market, and the
 business of Saturday proved to be GOOD bales. On Monday morojDg the America $ adyices. announcing 8C8}l advance in middIing cotton lat Liverpool, induced some parties laithoroh t was a Christmas holiday to take about $500 bales, at an improvement of tC0 !c on theratcs Iof Saturday. On Tuesday t5a Liverpool ac- Icounts were found to bc incorrect, which threw Isomething Of damror on the ardor Of opera tors, and barely $500 bales changed hands Wednesday and Thursday were days of more lactiyity, the sales reaching l5 800 bales, at Isteadier rates. To-day aboat 4j00 bales Icharged hands, making a total for the week ! ol3j, 600 bales taken mostly for Great Britain, France and the continent. The lower grades iare abundant and dull, but for mdliing to Igood midding, which are scarce and ii demand, very full prices have to bepaid The roeeints from thc lst September to date comprise j06 1913, against 490 86S bales to the same time last season, showing an increase of 15 445 !bies. The stock op haod 10 night is 6,3GS bales, against %, ,074 at the same time last vQ9r
Southern shield., 1855-01-06
Total $5 03 $14 97I

Total $5 O3 Sl4 9l
 These figures show an advance of about two hundred per cent. in house hold expenditures during the last twen- ty-iye years. During that same period the wages of mechanics and laborers have only advanced about twenty-five per cent. The more money that comes into the country, the worse it makes it for the man of toil-especially those who toll in the towns and cities. The high price of food and the low price of labor must give our people taste for farming. If we are not much mistak- len, our land offices will sell more farms during the next five years than they have for the past twenty.
 Albany Knickerbockcr.
Southern shield., 1855-01-06
Sale of Lands for the Non-paynent of Taxes, 2 in C'rittez2oe12 County. State Of Arkansas.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,

THAT Barox C. CRU1, Sheriff and ExOcio Tax Collector of said county will the second Monday of March, 1855 for sale PUBLIC AUCTION the Courthouse door, the Ma ron county aforesaid the following described tracts of an or thereof will be sufficient pay the Taxes penalty and due due thereon years hereinafter designated unless taxes atv and costs paid said Collector before the day Sae
 Sale place between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M and o'clock P M of said day
 NorE-If quantity than whole tract be sod the same will be the Northeast of said tract.
Southern shield., 1855-01-06
ALBERT PIKE, of Arkansas.

g9=We have no news of late or interesting character from the Legis- lature. At the last accounts the Mis- e;asie,,; 4,,,..,;.,.e oes c. fp F. n. h. had not been fixed. The Louisville Jour nal had as well to have waited until its Memphis friends were "out of the woodso before it shouted. The Legis- lature had not, up to last Tuesday. made any selection.
Southern shield., 1855-01-06

MUNICIPAL ELECTIoN.-On Monday last an election was held in this place for an Alderman and five members of the Town Council, for the year 1855, which resulted in the election of L. CAGE, for Alderman-and c. NJ. BUM PASS, CHAs. P. KING, NJ. PLATT, JAS. T. MOORE, and Q. k. UNDERWOOD, for Councilmen.
Southern shield., 1855-01-06
Es2g We refer our readers to the ad

E'2~ We refer our readers to the ad- vertisement of the Cosmopolitan Art Association, in New York City. The fact of the original Statute of the Greek Slave, (by Hiram Powers, ) be- ing among the prizes to be distributed, is of itself sufficient to awaken live ly interest among all lovers of the fine Arts. The KNIcKERBocKER is one of the best standard Magazines of the country.
Southern shield., 1855-01-06

DESPERATE VALoR.-A writer in the London Times, in an article describing the battle of Inkermann, says:
 "And now commenced the bloodiest struggle ever witnessed since war cursed the earth. It has been doubted by military historians if any enemy have ever stood a charge with the bayonet. but here the bayonet was often the on y weapon employed in conflicts of u. most obstinate and deadly character We have been prone to believe that nc foe could ever withstand the B. isl soldier welding his favorite weapon. and that ot Maiio alone did the ene- my ever cross bayonets with him, but at the battle of Inkermann not only did we charge in vain-not only were desperate encounters between masses of men maintained with the bayonet alone-but we were obliged to resist bayonet to bayonet the Russian infant ry again and again, as they charged us with incredible fury and dotermina- tion. The Battle of Inkermann ad- mits of no description. It was a se- ries of dreadful deeds of daring, of sanguinary hand-to-hand fights, of de- spairing rallies, of desperate assaults in glens and valleys, in brushwood glades and remote dells, hidden from all human eyes, and from which the conquerors, Russian or British, issued only to engage fresh foes, till our old supremacy, so rudely assailed, was tri- umphantly asserted, and the battalions of the Czar gave way before our steady courage and the chivalrous fire of France"
Southern shield., 1855-01-06

THE RIvER.-We at last have the satisfaction of noting rise in the Mis- sissippi river. Since Tuesday last it has risen about three feet. The rise, we understand, is from the Ohio, prin- cipally.
Southern shield., 1855-01-06

S@g Much of our space to-day is oc- cupied with details of the sanguinary conflicts which have taken place be- tween the Allied army and the Rus sians before Sebastopol.