The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-03-17
ST. JOHN S BURY,
SATURDAY. MARCH II. 1883.

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SATURDAY. MARCH II. 1858.
MIR. SCENARIOS SPEECH.
We hope all, into whose hands this mum
Ter Of our paper may faIl,wlll read the speech
of Senator Seward, delivered in the I. $
Senate, few DAYS before the adjournment o
Congress. Toucev, Of Connecticut, intro
duced bill. Normally to protect officers Of
the United States, in the discharge Of THEN
duties, but in truth, an appendix to the Fuci
tive Slave Law, calculated to make that sti!
more oppressive and odious to free people
The bill was left in the hands of the .Ju'lca
nv Committee of the Senate, for want of time
. ID press it though Congress. It Will come
Up hereafter.
Mr. Scwall views the bill as ou:raceou
and oppressive in its features. and a fixing
measure. to follow the Fugitive Slave Law
and Ike repeal Of .hc Missouri Compro
mise. II is no time :or the opponents Of the
extension of slavery 10 lay aside their arnor
The contest is bu. jus: began. IN addition
to the issue that will arise upon tie arpca
ton Of Kansas for admission to the Union
the annexation OF Cuba with slavery. is hc
coming a prominent question again. The
people should keep these things in view, and
enter into 40 al..anccSthat will in any way
cmbarraSs their action. or lessen their innl-
ence upon TIE great issue between slavery and
freedom
The O>TENp CONFERENCE Our rra-
,!c:s have heard of the O,tcn,! Conftrv.cr.-
1t was composed of McSsrs Buchanan, Sorlc.
Mason, and perhaps others 1t appears
that Sou!c, failing to tri.hien Spain iM.o
Welding up Cuba tn the United States. ly
his budget of grievances or other means, Il
meeting Of the above named gentlemen, was
called e. take tie m,t;cr into rave con
sheraton. Tiey met, and the rcsu t
Of tie conference. in part, a. least, Ea>
become public. They argued that tlcl ti'ci
States must have Cuba. slaves. priests ani H.
If not hy purchase. lly some means at all
events. They propose TO offer S;'*in %.2".-
600, geo for Cuba. and if Size refuses TIA:
price, to try the force o! arms. This Is the
amour: % the E.,t:cr The rc,claripu i
looked upoa in serious Light, 1t rcsca,> =
determined persistence on l." part of >ou,!.-
err politicians. to annex GAIA t. he Cui,cl
States, either by fair or ioul III, ans |. j,
quite arrarant that Spain is unwilling to
surrender her possession of Cuba peacefully
War then must be rc>ortcl TO. if the counsel
OF tie OStcrd ccn.crcoS. shall! he heard. L.
is the opinion Of some that serious noubc
may arise out of this S"l.icrt. 1t is con"r-
turcd that both England and Fra: @ viii ir
disposed 10 protect Spain in the c,;o, "!ri:
Of her ri ht:u! POSSESSION.
CoM%i->ioSrEs. WITHIN T. NAY. g
West Concord, was elected on Tuc>lAy .,
Comm under NE Maine Nv in J.. y
County also. Dr. j, +. SNINH!r.of Barton.
for Orleans County, AVID \. T.. ,|rnrv1>f.
Of South IIardwick, COX Caledonia Comfy
MIR. MrZzET. Of Coventry. was nominate!
as a candidate for Orleans County. but Dr.
Skinner appears 70 lave the n.ai3ri'v They
are all L temperance men.
Nathan I. Churchill is elected in Windsor
County. y. H. Gilmore in Crane. W. II
Blake in FrM.&lin. George Fisher in Wind
ham. A!cnzo Pierce in Wa,Linc.on. - AZ
friends Of temperance.
eU Ike Vote in Lyndon. for Commission
cr was, \. +. Judcvinc, 3. William Chase.
1lj. Since our last we hear Of votes in sew
crll towns for Mr.. Chase, but there can be-
no doubt, We take it. of the election Of NJ.
Judcvi:,c.
An AFFLICTED TAMILY.-Thc cankcr-
rash islrcvai.irs at Derby, ard among 9th
crs the family Of Rev. Mr.. I.anrhcrc is so!
" afflicted. Two of his children were hu-
ricd on the oh, and his only remaining child
died the fist Of the present week Mr.. l..
wa also severely sick OF tie same disease
week ago, but We are happy 10 learn that r.
is better and likely IL recover.