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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-17
THE SIEGE OF SEEASv'OpOL.


" the latest Dispatches:
d Jan. e. dispatch from admiral Brua
lie of date January Is. thus reports pcorre>.
u. The cold had been pretty Sharp the past f.
,c DAYS. Since Yesterday the weather Is mild,
and the SLOW has thawc,. though the wind
II from the north.
It I'm the NIGHT. between the 9TH and Stll. IL
o Russians made IA >orlc az iin>. the parable
d which j. in a'isanrc Of battery No. -. Gu
e soldiers waite! r:i;il they were within pos,
|. blank Lis;.:i;., and then vigorously rcpul>c
J. thea. They left rlanv killed upon I'll
ground.
In Tie night between TIE 1Ith and 12tl
! 10 Russians attacked our lines Drive
: back. after lIandto-land fight OF some min
utcs. they LEFT in oar works. killed ard tw
prisoners woul.,.ci Oar loss was > wCun,!
> ed
Jan Considerable reinforcement la
recently reached the Allies. Li;,ranli ha
again advanced hi outro>t> to tie Tchcrna
Va. i".0Uu Russian, Wit. 80 Guns are said /,
, ~ al rcrchop.
Jan. lj-!.c.t..r> of this date from IA,
Crimca state tia; ;lic Flagstaff Battery hat
been r!i:.4,. L., he French, WHO only wait
!aI orah!c opportunity 10 hiow it up. Sick
"'>N wa Oh ne IL RS. III TIE rain:'s
Andt!'er Dispatch. "!:i"'i arrived Il: Mar
SH!.rs Jan -. >'i:"'! that NE allies had no'
H'''"i:AArn anH;hin- new IN Tie nn"a, IL
thcy wrrc waiting un'il tie !.ri;~h army
ha'! M ;,sscn.3c! It l.al"tar:a. W la.tlc
ha'' r'rn ioHr!t a. va reported. II" hc-ci-
.rl Il. r",aigc,! and rco-,.u',i,! ,hct .';iIii-
ti:i' OK. ven .'''"ii "'> 'i''Ut 10 resume
"'> conn.ai! IN The fl'"ra-
N'n'r!.:Ao:i = r...'Ff0'i 20 hay" SAD: Or
'"o".< nay ret 'i'Tai> ''1itr;."v. i"brur-
7! AMI M'r'h "!.l iie"t OF: "1tt!c- f:r bctt":'
ihan we c'a
Mcr' an'iir letters from =. fc'cr>burG.i are
to '!ic lNfh g. January. lhcir tone cont:I-
Ec> pacific.
y ho>i'; al Is al 20 l. established 'v The
Allr> for 2."io men. At Smyrna. and an c>-
Ia ll>!inrii = r"i',a!r>cc','> At Hh~!">
\ 'r":':i.I 10 e ii: rr..r:''s q 18Th. from
Sr!;~'o,ol. many men q ;he .t.,i.s der;
AM JON he En~~i.n~.
II Dan" @. t.,... hi.!-c.i.A" Prince Eapo-
leon l'a> !c:t he an. on tl.,. .c,i o. IL. lca.th
i'9;A ti.c>' ,'i"''> q. -! -: .sc Al Malta. q!
'h'- way = :!l".r Respective homes.
:, -, '"'' INV
lie. Cr;m.a. l,,;,.. received tl,,. n,.r>...,.,
r,;,.,rr,i,rr..
LARGO. l.. - ot Hn,.;,n .roo,.s have hccn
ni,nI ~ ,',.,''. az "'i 't."
v:,h x:..w g., ,.,,ri.;,, F;,.,,or;,
c>tr,or);.,sry i ;Lc want Of ;,r-an,c-
~, ..:l..: % q.
Er;.;.l ,h., Io.I p,.,. ,a- I. ',' , IVA M
- - l.,.ro. f',.'.''',,,'.
:, ",,rni,.,, Ana :. .l...,. i..-t. -, ,,,,,.u
- arcrts 81 inc b:.,:;S:; '6n,i.!,s.r, i
came, - "a .hl:Ha, ana :AA:n- the .ir>: >Li;,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-17

G." The Windsor journal goes into The
science Of finance little deeper than is CO.
tcmporarics. It. undertakes to prove that
bunk s,r X. with lrSscNvd profits and some o.!
them with no profits at a.i.arc no less va'u!
he now than they wcr: soma time since. T. a
conclusive argument ii Iro:cs the recent sale
Of stocks which were struck of at :, and :;
less per STARE than Ike same we're sold at a
year or more ago.
M">EY.-Moncy appears TO be more pIcn-
ty in Boston. The rate of interest is put
down in the business ~cport of The i'c< Of
the 18th, at 6 ana 5 |cy cent
&c The Hon. Charles Durkcc. elected l..
5. Senator from Wisconsin, b, the opponents
OF the Pierce administration, is a native OF.
Vermont and resided, at orc time. if we are
not mistaken, in Orleans County. lie is said
to be a native of the town Of Chelsea.
\ GATHERING. The Mortified Ncsscn-
ger alludcs to the gathering. in that place. of
some three hundred good looking fellows"
and TO the rumor that it was a Railroad Con-
vcntion Other reports are to the effect that
it was a Know Nothing State Convention to
nominate ticket for the Counci! of CcnSors
STOCE TAKFN.-TLc (COks were opcne1
last week for receiving subscriptions for the
stock of new Bank at Lyndon. and were
closed on Monday. Nearly three time the
amount of the capital, CSC, Zoo, twas taken
e." The Banner contradicts the rciort of
the attempt of the Irish to blow mp q school
house at Woodsvillc because The Bible was
read in the school.
Ct ut the Peoples Convention, holden at
Lebanon, \. II. Cra.in, Esq, of Lebanon.
was unanimously nominated for Congress-
lie is the nominee of the Know Ncth;nrs.
lie resides IN hard district
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NAlif"E>N News. The North Star a,
New York. brought san Francisco I,.cs to
Jan. Ii. and ~l23a. 200 in col
j." Panama Railroad is completed. and
'Ar 'Ir>t 'ra'li from A>rinwal tor Panama.
la>~'d OYER !! the 18th nit The Passengers
VINO went ott III The North Star. AMI ,I,osc
WI" came !ion!c IN her passed over the road
l he tine occupied in Tie transit wa, .nur
hours. '''
Inc miners were rejoicing over the recon;
hcavv tails OF rain, AMI W. !;n~ was ro;u, ON
brskv.
In some parts of The state the weather was
excessively Geld, and snow had t,..,n from
two To FIVE ic ,icc,,.
lac Lee. -iaurc had created Great cx-
clte.nrnt IN t:,c religious world hy r,.-u<in., to
pay t.: ;'ic service. Ct Chaplain ard invit-
Ing Ill tie clergyman o! Sacramento Nor
i,oA INCLUDED, To o'iiciatc alternately. The
cicr"vmcn were declining The invita-. on.
From the Sandwich Islands dates were to
the 23''. Prince iihoho had assembled the
throne. The .uHcral # King Kan, hamrna
bad been po1:ronc, anti Jan 6. The old
Prlyy Council were 70 con.inuc in OFF &c for =
time.
Dates from australia are to Dee I. Trade
was greatly depressed, and fears wcr, enter
tanned or the crops, on account of the drou;.
Flour and gram from California wcr. b.jnr
imported.
OBITUARY P"EIEY.-Thc tolowir, re-
marks from the IIutrAman oud r. gec,,r
cNl'fcSS cur own sentiments in rcla, IN to =
class OF communications, the publication. of
which We have frequent occasion to r, ,,sc.
We frequently receive lines conn cmor,-
tive OF the death Of near kindred ana friend.
hr>c lines 10 the parties have generally
more or less of touching interest. We know
that they are the form in which some h.,,,.
express the sympathy they feel in view Of
TIE bcreavcEcnts OF aiiction VISITING. thc;,
own attached circles Of love and friend shin
heSc tributes always touch a rc>,,cn,irc
r''"r" III Hose to whom they are especially
"cdlca'cd -CoinmoE '. howcvcrwhcn admitted
10 our columns as poetry, and thus placed be-
,ore large company OF rcadcrs.thcv are read.
II at all, and commended, if at all. sim,,v ON
the ground of their literary merit. Th,y are
made subjects of complaint if given 10 the
reader as Poety. Our friends will. c,nsc-
IucntIy, spare us at this point. We shonla
De glad 20 serve them if at the same finn. ,ro
can serve The character Of the n,ncr and ,,,
our readers generally. All cicgaic lines are
almost necessarily run in the same monlJ
ana ha'e hence tar more OF the irs,,ira.ion
ct feeling tan Of rcctrv.'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-17

N"' y IL -: !.N~0I.~.-l Thirteen -}'>"f:
a. ~ :" r,rr'ci or -. J.. W !. - :
-"ar'h rc<t. whose 2.t! II vii he To- look
over Tie Constitution o: Vermont. and if IN
i@c.r .'c".mcnt. Tia; Instrument. roc.!> alter
H. or H:Hcr!i:!.. To cl., 1 convention If The
people. making such aIAcul:acn:> a. the,
t:Ar tonNcn':on) may deem proper Sever
Il. alterations have been suggested and ,;.
ru~~r':. -.mnrg these are the following.
|. Sessions OF the Lee, >aturr. not annual
~ a. r"w. bat IN Nv" years or l,icrn.. .!v.
>. i.ic't Er!..h,r> ct the House for two. and
Of ;Hc : nate for four Years.
>. 10 ''haMGc the time oi the nrc.;ur O.
The i."2 stature from = :oicr;, January. and
ihc 'Ec q: elections from >,r.c:!.i,yr t. NO.
vcmhrr
i. To- abolish the Counci. OF Ccn>1rs.
=. T. Require general laws ~. the cr, alton
OF Banks and Other corporations.
&. 10 reduce the number Of member, O.
the llpu>c
:. t. make the members of.hc House rcn.
F''';''a''''> OF Tie people. instead ot Town
corporations -.Ia1r,l'
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CONG;.E>siDN PROCEEDINGS.
NNNIi!I CONGRESS-.
Wclii,r>llar i.

NNNii.I NoNGRESS.
"Wednesday. Feb. =.
S.NAfE.-N NJ. SKINNER. OF Mas,achuSc,-.
presented memorial FROM certain citizen, 81
hawtnckr'. Mass. PRAYING Tor The repeal r.
tic Fugitive Slave law. the abolition of >lay4.
" in Ike District oi Columbia, arl is ,,-,-
hilton in the Territories
Mr. i;iowa OF Mi>>;>-ir,i-~I> tl2. al! .h.y
van; -
Mr. Snmncr-"That is the lcrinninr.~
NJ. Chase. Of Ohio. presented a ,eti,ia,
from certain citizen, Of OHIO. praying for tll,
passage Of a law prohibiting slavery in ,ir
T"r.i, ,iic- aud sail he >honii call m ~.
li!. introduced. i.r him ior that purpose. :.
IL" earliest opportunity. the S,-l.a,. passed
Tie following bills
Arr:ojria;in- cl3'',o 600 for improvement,
20 tie lr,.t a: Baltimore: fer contir,.i,.- In
i'r5.r:.!.r.> on The llnl-an River: to refund
10 IL citizens OF WILMINGTON y. {. liz. \
'.."''..; expended l.. them 10 improve. Cape
Fear l...c.: ior improving ir. I,l>., E;y,-.
irnar-~cr E::cr: Gcrpc:i:nr lli- rll.nn,
o;cr =. Clair FIa.>: improving Drs Nome.
Ei.;.!~. and The har!or o.' Nr,,e.'. y. j
h.i> we're also Ia>-.'l. c.......a.ne ,a-;1,,s
!alb.;' w. '.,rta'l, III the >,..
al VI .!H'.: a'lf",'tlatin, - 'pt t. ,a:ltir
Ne improvements ii the meath # >.a nlr-e
Rive. California: ana ~lal .roo for rcmoy-
ing cl,>,rurfioiis III the mop:!. O. Sa,.r,,l
River. Georgia.
i!"j-i-- Nr. breckenridge. fKe,:uckv.
n':'''! 20 TAX AZ the I.-xt> Creditors Ill
t'.''t q. Wa made OF: Me GROUND tl.t tie
t.at''m wa> IL IN or.er. YESTERDAY lawn,
j. il i-~i.r.cl :or lie >.e-i;.. con>ilcra,.1..y d.
IL III.
The decision Of the SPEAKER tia. tn NJ
ton ~ IA c.. ]. WAS -, AIMED!
T.. H.. ~ ra>-r,l. ca:r;':r down thu az
I.f-:i..:'.f~ rpin =. -. ''''.i Il >.:.,,u tt.,
-l"l> III. nays - ihciw 1eNa, Repre-
-,i'a,lr'.~ s"tiii- III Ia n.-atise.
NJ ii''.'t'i.. Of Ala: alma succeeded in
-'''n- Tie House int Committee of the
WL..r ga tn" mon. intending TO make il a
tc>t upon :hr Tariff Reelection hill.
Instead o; pro .cc,!in. to the consideration
81 tha; l..i- H." tomm';cc took up the Civil
aaa Diplomatic l:l. hy = rmaiori;v. much to
The Gcl:-;,' Of the cuc:mic> q. tie Tarl., I6Il
Hven; confusion ca>ucl
THURSDAY Feb. 3.
SI%ATr--Mr Sewari q. New York. from
II" Committee on Commerce. rc;o-tc.! a tGll
= a':.c..'l lie A.; 10 carry The !;.ciI,-o,:tv
!ra'r i:ito force !'.<>,..!.
Mr.. .inGc>. ot Tcinc>-r,. called N the lili
.l'ir'- 'il:co year exclusion OF credit tor aa-
'i''> Oh .r"i!. - railroad companies.
he 'i.! "a> s.;>-i.s>c, a; some length.
l.
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CHINA.

Dates are TO Dec. II. Political af'-.iirs IL
The South were III a more critirai cordi,ic,
than ever. and the Canton authorities har'
applied officially for assistance froa H..
American and English Co,si.l~. fu. WI,
what rc>nl, i not stated. Trade a. the ro,,
Wa cn:nl.,..;cl. ,i;>.nn.llal
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should she be outvotcI IN the Diet

should she be or.tvotcI IN the Diet.
The I;ayarian Minister Of State la. >.
scnc,. a hill 10 the Chambers. a,kiu~ T..
credit "a i',9oo-oe' ilorinS 10 place Tie J.,
sa'lan army on war footing.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Lord John i.u~sclI'< resignation was aeon.
ted by the Queen Oh Ike 18th
The enlistment Of Swiss soldiers ~oes q.
slowly
Lord i.ynlilur>t has GIVEN notice tia. d.
the u OF February Is: would move The -
lowing resolution:
That in the opinion of This House Il
expedition 10 the Crimca was undertake, A..
Her Mai">:y'> Government with VERY md
Tuatc means. and without due caution ar ~
tl'itnt inquiry into The nature or cx.en. =.
the resistance 10 he expected from he en-
my: and that the neglect and mi>niar, r,ro,.,-.
O! the Government in the conduct If The o.,
tciIri~c have led 10 the mo~t disastrous =.
s'iit>.
The wife Of the King OF Sardinia died =.
Turn GA Inc 2i;,l.
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NOhulN- T ch- y
Si.NiTE.-Nr. Seward. OF New York. rlr-
>uant to notice. presented eight sclcra;e till,
for the Improvement of lakes and harborS-
Referred 10 the Committee on Commerce
The mil tixinn the salaries Of supreme
Court Juices WAS called Up bv Mr.. Petit, OF
Indiana.
The Salary bill was passed without amend
mcnt.
ll"r>E-- The House passed The >ena's
.luiTt resolution ronicrrinE the title OF l'cc
~; lieu'cna':: General upon Hcn. Scot.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-17

Tie P.:rir SAYS the recent passage Of TIE
Danube lv the Eu>>ian> has @iven rise to Il
demand lv Austria upon Gort>cllal,cii .or cx-
plantations. .i..i orders have been sent t.
Count COroniii 10 prevent TIE Russians trcin
Recommending Il campaign upon the Danube
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iN"'EAN'.r. - The suffice, Of Tempe
rance = Row the ailab>orlin" question Of The
i'' among the citizens o: our VILLAGE. The
f!.,:.'.> # Tie cause are Wild awA,.c. and If
myn VII! lie 80 unw.>, and oa..,wrv as -
break over the bounds Which have been
>'ak"d ont lv the l.w-msk.s.. ;l.,.,. nir>t hook
oUt r breakers ahead -l ?,...i,.5. D., j..,,,r
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-04

Our people have so few holidays, the
rctarn of our great national anniversary
is ALWAYS doubly welcome. 1t common
crates an event which has opened to his
tory new and bundles field, Of which
the future will show unending and ever
increasing fruits, and of which the past and
present have already gathered an ample
harvest. The memory Of those cventTu
scenes at Independence Holl--cuactod
while the result was yet full of uncef
tainty and danger and when only heroic
courage and patriotic solfdevotion could
have nervod the assembled representatives
to take the irrcvocable step-should kin
die in every bosom an ardent love ofour
common Inheritance, and above all, of
those great bonefactors of the world. to
whom, under Providence, the whole is
due.
Patriotic orations and gunrowder cx-
plosiohs are not absolutely necessary to
full appreciation and enjoyment of the
day. Walks in the country, excursions
on the water or among the woods and
mountains. quiet amusement in books
and gardens. and the joys of home, are
equally BETTING to the day, and con.
sonant with the emotions it is calculated
to awaken. The noisy demonstrations
Of clatcd youth, in thu streets, should be
graciously tolerated, now If ever and to
every person great latitude must be dl,
lowed for the Innocent manifestation of
his regard for the day.
In all the larger cities, much expense
will be bestowed on banquets, military
parades, cannonadings and dazzling fire.
works and in many of our country vii.
lagos, the same display, on a smaller
SCALE is to be made. In Old Addison
We celebrate" occasionaliy-often G.
nough to keep familiar all the tradition.
AIRY methods, and to show that we are not
unmlndful of the special glories of the
day. This year, We hear of no such
commemoraticn within our county limits.
Montpelier, Windsor aud some other
places in the State, have properly taken
upon them to do the honors of the occa.
sion for Vermont. The Railroad com.
panies, in their generosity, will exact but
half fare of those who wish to 90 any.
where and return to-day.
To all we wish Happy Fourth
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manufactured withir tho county since
the last Fair
Discretionary premiums or gratuities
may be awarded on articles not emumer-
ated for premiums, should there be any
presented deemed meri,orious and worthy
of encouragement and funds will be
placed at the disposal of each of the a.
warding committees, to the amount Of
five dollars, to be approx rated for dis
cretionary premiums.
All reports Of com mittees shall be
made in writing and signed by the mem
bers asserting thereto.
All awards of premiums, claimed by
any member, must be drawn from the
treasury previous to, or on, the day of
the next annual meeting, or they shall
remain as contributions to the Socicty's
funds.
The committees will assemble at the
officers tent, on the ground, to receive
the list of competitors for premiums in
the several classes, who have conlplied
with the conditions and rules Of the SO,
cicty. Competitors can receive their
cards at the same place until l2 o'clock
on the FIRST of the Fair.
An Address will be delivered, on the
second LAY of the Fair, by JAMES o
ADAMS, Esq, of Manchester, n. II.
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PELIsslER ANb RAGLAN.--S Some Of the
London lotterwrters predict that il will
be extremely difficult for Lord Raala,f
and General Pelisser to get along bar.
moniously. The former is cool, calm
and cautious, and rarely acts without
thinking twice while the latter is bold
and impulslve, brave as lion, but some.
times hot and basty. One account states
that in the recent movcmeiA which was
SO successful, he never for moment
consulted Lord Raglan, while another
states that be ordered the telegraph
wires TO be cut. with the object Of pre-
venting the receipt of instructions from
Paris. 1t is also reported that soon af.
ter bis nomination to the chief command,
he received from the Tuileries. a tcle.
graphic despatch on the conduct of the
war. and thot he at once replied -" 1t
is impossible that you, at Paris. call
judge of things so well as l my rcspon-
sibility, aud the interest Of the soldiers
and OF my own military reputation. make
me feel it duty to declare that | shall
throw up my command if have not a
carte J/unrhc. Therefore, will you allow
me to 90 what l think proper ?" And
the Cabinet is reported to have replied
-" Do os you think ft.n
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Vermont Black Hawks.

We copy the following extract from
an editorial in the Boston CuAirator,
which appeared in the spring of 1854
Speaking of Black Hawk the editor,
Sanford Howard, says:
"This animal is widely known. In
himself and bis progeny he has acquired
name from Canada to Tcxa, The
reputation Of " Black Hawks" stock i,
such that they command ready sale.
and large proportion of them bring
very high prices. Il would be desirable
to know the whole amount Of money
which has been received for those of his
progeny which have been sold, but this
would be impracticable We have be,
fore us list comprising a portion of
those which have been bred and sold in
the town Of Bridport, Vermont, where
he has been kept since 1874 from this
it appears that thirty.eight animals, and
an interest in the thirtyninth to the
amount of onehulf, have brought the
sum of S22737, or an average Of $500
(and 4 fraction) eachl Their ages ranged
from six months to six years. Most of
them we're colts (cutire) but some we're
gsldings and some FLIES This is Who'll.
ly from actual sales in this town, and
has no reference to stock on hand"
We have had placed in our possession
list of actual sales in the town, of Bird.
port alone, since the publication of
the above article in the Cuhiyator-bo.
ing about one year--from which it ap.
pears that eleven animals, part of them
mares or geldings, have brought the SUN
of Sl7ls5, or m average of Sl,562
land fractiob) each This will show
the ratio in which the value of Black
Hawk stock is constantly increasing
The above statements may seem almost
Incredible at first but they are stern facts
and figures; aud when We con sider the
great powers Of speed aud endurance de.
yeloped in the race, We cannot be sur.
prised at il.
Know Nothing" a FIVE years old
horse, by old e Black Hawk" went his
mile in 2;Y27l, at Cambridge, May IL,
1855, and has since beaten in three
straight heats the celebrated mare lib
Hinman,' who last winter won the great
race at Ogdensburgh, N. Y, in the iu.
credible time of 1924.
This time has never been approached
by horse of his age.
Withou. charging, the Black Hawk
family of Morgans are taking the prcce-
dence over every other race of horses
in the popular favor, from the sea.coast
to the Mississippi river.
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The Burlington Ticket and Plat.
form

The Convention held at Burlington
last week, renominated last years ticket,
with great unanimity. There was not
great crowd present; aud rather an un.
usual proportion of the whole appeared
in the capacity of spectators rather than
actors
The preamble and resolutions adopted
by the Convention are very strong on the
Slavery qncstion-going nearly MS far
even as Garrison himself could ask. In
terms, they appear almost to forswear''
the Constitution itself-but we presume
no such meaning was intended They
are rather loosely worded, and little
bombastic but they cover all the Anti.
Slavery issues, and are as emphatic as
the occasion requires. The MAINE
Law" of this State is explicitly APPROX
cd, with clause looking to the proba.
bility Of amendments in order to make
il more stringent.
While the Vermont Delegates to tho
late American National Convention are
highly complimentcd and emphatically
endorsed, so far as their action on the
subject of Slavery is concerned, the i'm.
portaut questions of the day, relating to
Popish and ADti-American influences, are
carefully IGNORED. The result Of thus
rejecting the only terms on which an
honorable and permanent union of the
North on the Anti-Slavery issues of the
time could bo effected, will in due time
appear. We are no prophet, and we will
venture no prediction.
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The Know Nothings at Philadei-
phia

phia.
We have said that the Know Notbino
Party could not be national and that tho
rock upon which it would split would he
Slavery. The split occurred on Wed.
nesday of last week, in the Philadelphia
convention. From the beginning to the
end Of the session the minds of all were
intent upon the subject of slavery. The
New York delegation have the honor of
preparing the platform which tho major
ity of the Committee reported and which
was finally adopted 1t out.heroded
Ilerod. 1t was more than the South
asked. All Of the delegates from the
Northern States, except from New York.
at once took bold stand against it, and
never finche1 for moment. In no nation
al convention, and no session of Congress.
have the South been so boldly met as in
the Know Nothing Convention at Phil.
adelphia. All honor to tho men who
bearded the lion.and who have done more
ogan respect for, and give power to, tho
Anti Slavery sentiment of the North,
than any otho: body Of men ever conven.
ed in national assembly Even Frank
Pierce may learn the lesson from the ac.
tion of this convention, that there are
four cardinal points Of the compass -
that there is NORTH as we'll as
South. and there is an EAST and a
WEST also, which be and all other
slavery propngandists would do we'll to
remember If men will hereafter navi.
gate the political sea. let them be pre-.
pared for rough Nor'Westers, aud tough
Nor Els,ers
Vermont will admire the back honey
action Of her delegates in the Pbiladel.
pima convention. Anything that, either
openly or covcrtly, goes to aid the extern.
sion of slavery, or that would tend to
prevent the restoration of freedom to
Kansas and Nebraska. will be cmphati.
call y condemned in Vermont BY a large
majority of our voters, be they X. n s
or anything else
What should the North now do ? Let
them use tho sagaci,y of the South, anG,
at all times, make every other question
second to Slavery Let the X, Ms X,
SIS, &c throw aside all objcctonal Sc
crecy bring to light all their principles,
men, aud action. Let them define what
they mean by opposition to foreigners,
and say just how far they are opposed to
foreign-born citizens taking q part In
voting, and in holding Office. This
would seem to be rational and manly
oourse.-RM(auM UerdM.