The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-05-12

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! Pledged 70 Religion. !.i:j,r.y, and Law.
ST. JOHNS BURY,
r SATURDAY. MAY IL. 1885.
No PEACE.
Inc vienna conference has broken al
without coming to peaceful terms. Russi;
rejected the propositions of the Western Pow
ers requiring her to yield to them certain
rights in the Black Sea, and then offered ;
proposition allowing Turkey to maintain ;
fleet there equal to her own. The Wester,
power, declined to acccde to this proposition
here lies tie great point at issue. Russia ha
for long period aimee! 70 extend her ,lomin
ion TOW ards Cons.antnoYle, and other power,
in the men time have looked upon her al
varces with Jealous eve. At last Jealous,
rpened into op. hostility. The Western
Powers think the time has come WHEN The,
should step in aud c!.cck ;he progress OF the
aggressive Northern Power ,"torc 1t becomes
sufficiently extensive to hi,la;c ~ al! Europe
The last arrival Lrou.kt no nt,:. 'atIors o:
further attempts to recon, lie the existing DE-
ficultics. 1T may therefore he presumed Il
the war will be prosecuted with vi-or. and
, that al, or nearly al, the European States
will shortly become active par;icipaors in
the struggle. The policy Of The Western
Powers seems TO lp, to compel the lesser
States to throw off their neutrality and L.
clare for one side or the other Diplomacy
will now hc reSortel to On each SIDE to Obtain
the influence OF those States which have As
We: afforded no material aid. fth" war con
tnues these States will find i. difficult, task
to evade taking one side or the other Prus
STA evidently leans towards Russia. While TIE
position of Austria is f.ari;l|lv omin ,us. Ti,
final position Of these great Powers is a mat
ter of no little moment
The enthusiasm manifested in England on
the occasion Of the recent vi>it of Napoleon
is looked upon as indicative of a disposition
among the people TO prosecute :he war. He
is regarded as the hero of the war. ard re-
ports 90 so far as to assert that England has
agreed that he shall assume the leadership
Of the allied army.
The allies have not been id.e while the
Vienna conferccs have had the questions
of peace or war under consideration. They
have been quietly concentrating men aud
means in the region of ScbasioTo. prrpara'o-
nv to the contemplated assault. The fort
nights bOmhardment with five hundred pie
ces of large calbrc, though in measure eff
fective. appears not to meet the expectations
excited hy the elaborate preparations for 'hr
event The Russians are evidently prepared
in the best manner possible to reVel their en-
emies
In England the opinion prevails that the
war is to be long enc. extensive, and holly
prosecuted on all hands. Hereafter we NAV
look for news of stirrin. interest from abroad
! "a The New-York Wrad. which f,vor>
the Know Nothinc>, is disp!ca<ed with the
adoption Of resolutions by ak y. Convention
in Massachusetts, against the extension of sla-
very. The Herald in an article upon this
point tells "the South that no party can be
relied on save the great national Know Moth
ing organization, cl"anScd ard purified. as it
Massachusetts, anti slavery propaganda" =
The Baltimore Pa'rio', very strong and en-
thnsiastic X. n. uarer, also says: "Thc
X. Ms Of Massachusetts having taken strong
abolition ground, cannot claim any longer to
belong to the order. They are better cntitlcd
to the name Of the Mach pepper party. At
all events, they will doubtless after Che as
sembling of 'he national convention - be a
X. o., kicked out, party"
A., ANOTHER Mr"spEv N MAxcursrrE.-
S!ineon Meserye was examined last week At
Manchester n. H., upon the charge of MUIR
dering IIezckiah H. Brown, of Fairlec, this
State. 1t appears from testimony of witness
es that some difficulty existed between Me-
serve and Brown, that Brown entered STA
ble one evening where ieserve was at work
and attempted to 90 up stairs, and as he reach
ed to nearly the top, Meserve struck lin
with pitchfork on his head, knocking him
down and fracturin. his skull. Brown. mon
the advice of DR.. Buck, returned to Fairlee.
and died in ten days after reaching home
Mcserve was committed for trial at the next
term Of County Court. Mrrlc,ing people
has become quite fashionable at Manchester
and murderers slip through the courts with
pefect safety
: No wonder that passionate men use monk
ey-wrencLes and fitchforks as weapons of a.
tack so freely as they do.
! THE WHEAT CEor-The Baltimore pa-
pers speak of the fine prospects of the wheat
crop in Maryland anL the middle States. 1t
never looked better. Reports Of like i'm
port reach Us from the west. In the face of
/ such vorab!e prospects we do not see how
It is poSsiblc that present prices Of flour can
tie maintained. The last years stock is not
exhausted. d recent Statement: in regard to
the quantity Of Aour. wheat, am, corn a, CHI
easo, reveals the following :-wheat, 43s,ls7
busheIs corn: s,cc.',s7755 bushels flour, IT,