The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-05-05

MIssourians, or be prepared with bowie knit
and rifle to fl ht for freedom, and take thci
chance of saving their lives. Popnla
Sovereignty y Is it not beautiful, thus illu:
tratcd .?
BAD.-We are sorry to see anybo,lv in m
ice State OF California upho!,linc the Soul
IN thclraggresSive acts upon the free STATE.
Among the records of events in Ca,iforn;
app ar> the annexed account Of the action nj
tie recent Know Nothing State Convention
Inc Nebraska perf''y is endorsed. and tL
Southern side Of the Slavery question bo,,]l
avowcd. Ii is too b,!
a letter from tie S:a.c Ca,ital, California
dated March %, gives the following irtorma
ton respecting San:
y convention Of the Know Notl;n,s a.,
held here on Tuesday last. and has last bro
ken up. There ought to have been lS3 de-,
rEaf"S IN attendance, but only 22S were pres
rh', H." OF whom came from san Eranrlsr,
Every comfy in die State had it, represent;
A':'rs in the Conventions
Letters were read from sam Houston. Mr.
'iman. Gen. puitman and Mr.. Alien H..
anfhor OF the ritual. Tie society passed re-
solutions to support the nominee OF the nar
" al the next Presidential election. and ais,
to uphold the Cons :itu,ion in all IFS comm,
niScs. The Nebraska bill. &C..
~ We have noticed. during the winter
frequent advertisements Of trottny matches
to 60 G of IN Orleans and { ,,c,lonia Conn.
ties. all Of them rendered cx,itin, Lv RI.
purse to lie tes'owcd upon the ownc,
OF tic Winning horse. IN ,l,;s
part OF the State it is pretty generally under.
stood that the law torbiI> tro:tirg for a purse.
and imposes penalty upon those Who engage
IN 1t. What Is the law up y"nr way. gcn,!c-
men editors OF the Gazette and Calcacni,n !.
. Uu,l<or .To'n-na}.
We believe the law upon this subject here
Is The same as in Windsor County. That !,
Is no; executed is the fault of our officials. -
They neglect their tuty. The train;r. of
horses IN trot!Ing is desirable. but nothing is
gained t. the owHcrs when it is ,lonc in the
manner referred to l,y the journal. owners
III fast horses vii! do well to di,coun,cnancc
The rrarticc
Vas 1t appears from recent DEVELOPMENTS
IN OHIO, that the "Sa. Ni,.lt>." s. 4 ,,..,, So.
r!rty, organize" fran Washington. G. W
Johns, a clerk in the employ of the admins
'E"fion at Washington. travcr>cd the State
'nd organized Societies previous TO the late
township clrr'ions He seemed 70 DO we'll
supplied with funds, and did not cnarce
MY cen'Sa head for administrators the oath
to those who Joined. or So per night when
It was done hy the job as some have done in
specializing in Know Notlincism
pAILV SIAIESMAN- Mcfarland &
Jerks. of the Concord, (N. H. Statesman
that they will publish Daily dur
ne the session. Price Twenty-Five cents
until the close of the session. II will be i>Su
1t IN the evening, and it will BE- GOOD pa
'rr. Two Senators are TO be elected hy the
IL. legs aturc in June. and those of our
ricn"S who take an interest in the affairs of
he "Old Granite State" will do well TO su;,
crlbc for the Daily Statesman. We shall
xpect cop.
"Aij-E SIGA%.-The season for srcar
maxim" IN Vermont his been slim one
iard'y half of the usual quantity has been
nate IN our vic!nage. Well, we can keen
wet by cultivatins our tcmpcrs.
1as The Grand Trunk Railway nrc;cct :,
he british Provinces is in trouble bpt wo
re 'o'" inc work Of constructing the LARGE
ridge at Montreal is not suspended.
ANOTHER ANIi-SLAyrry P,v.x
""F ""rld is the rather comprehensive
tie OF an anti-slavcry romance, lust publish.
d by Miller Orion & M"IIisan. 1t purrorts
be based upon facts which occurred under
re personal observation of the author and 20
pear IN the garb of fiction only that its i'm.
'rtaEt facts and conclusions might reach and
flucnce these who would not read arcumor-
tive works. 1t IS work of imagination ONLY
lar as the names II persons, and the oroun-
= OF scenes and characters are concerned
he style is easy and attractive, the charac-
rs are drawn with told, free hand. and
9 plot Is sufficiently intricate to keen I'M
e interest. Upon the whole it deserves to
considered valuable contribution to the
'ti-slavery Literature Of the country.
~TTKH.-This article sold in Boston EIGHT
ten days ago for % cents, but since that :
ne the price has recedcd. A few daxs
zee as We learn from gentleman from the
y, it commanded only from p to % cents q
Albany, n. T., We notice that the price is a
ly IS cents. The price has been so b;oh
late, as to be beyond the reach of many.
'ne except those troubled with plethoric /.
rises could afford to pay the recent high
ices.
~ Young Americas warmest thanks to a
r many correspondents for their alackrity Il
Il sympathy will be published next week. i