The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-12-22

ST. JOHNSBCKY. pIJ', ~, 1853.
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-FIEsT PAGE.-/'~ty-C Cling 10 thu
Mighty One. Higher Water - O,iginal -
Bach speaks for himself. The Sex Vindica
ted. \ small man With a very large beard
M",NHncou<-Ihc War in Europe, Til,
Aged Lover. Doin. Tclman. pantalooon,
without Su>pcndrr>. Casting of the Horse
for the Washi' .ton Monument, ExiraorI:na-
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CnRls WAS.
We Re. j"ice in the comm. of Christmas
ilalncss is in her smile and her tread is
light ana free. She is clad in bright and
airy fro>'-work, aud her merry hcsrt brings
liie an! .lrc. " she comes viii: her seven
wonders. how joy ,n"cs in the ewes of the
little younker>. aud a happy laugh rings in
the frosty air. How affection: moves in pa
rental hearts, and warm, and CLOVIS about the
family altar. How the ties Of kin and friend
ship are strengthened in the exchange of
kindly rcmcmhrancr>, and the Play of genial
feelings and As The eve is cast upon srirc
and hamlet, spark!in. in the sharp aud bra
cling air Of bright Drccmhcr morning how
the heart swclIs with joy and .,at;,u,!y tol
the blessings that are spread out aru,.... il
and is overcome nth Il new sens. Of the IVA
Ijrsty and divinity Of the mission WHEEL, com.
m.nrcd on Mu' n,ta, MORN.
Eighteen hundred years have ;a>>r.l since
that lowlv birth. vet the great truths which
lie taught stand ronI,.sscd the h.ht Of the
world. and His smile of love an,: mercy j.
hailed as 'ic only hope Of salvation among
the nations OF the earth. We have always
admired the way in which the Christmas llol
n'ays are spent in England, and see with
pleasure that each year they are more and
more recognized here. II is pleasant week
IN pleasant season. Plenty crowns the DIV
ing wear: bright fire blaze, or tue hearth:
the season OF labor with many Ia, passed :
and now most properly come lii the long v l,-
TER evenings socia! circle--th, icuturc
the reading room-the new hooks-the news
PAPER. and thousand things to sake H.,
heart the better, the head the wiser, and lie
the happier. And Christmas thus. with its
merry s!cish-rid"s, its serial h'urs, its DO
'ntstic surprises, joys, and triumlhs. its
pleasant lifts, and its 10. Gus. yet sacred re
M, mbranecs, may do much to knit friend
ships more closely. strengthen the affections,
elevate and purify the feelings, and ada mucl,
Vi the refinement Of taste, aud the craccs of
,slture.
The character Of nation is shown in no
way more than in its Holidays As people.
We have but few but those are of the great,
est s's"'ficance-in honor Of principles Of Vi
tai and immediate interest. We celebrate
no victory bu, that Of rrinciplc-no triumph
hut that Of truth. We honor no hero who
defends net moral ri"ht-wc pray TO no .int
who has not spiritual power. No Olvnl,ian
games, no Amph;thca'rc, no buIi t. hts cor
'upt our tastes, and blunt our scnsh.litcs.-
Dur institutions rest on a simpler basis The
Nativity 81 Christ Sermon on ,h.Mount
the Fourth of July, the birthday of our
civil and religious free,loln--and The birth of
the New Year, when individual error and
sins are brought 20 the bar of conscience and
higher course is begun --tlrse are the
foundations stones Of our temple. made vocal
by Thanksgiving. Day, and purified hv tina,
consecrated to Fasting and Prayer These all
commemorate rrincis es stained with the
blood Of a hundred battles. and Scared with
bonds and letters; yet fresh and firm they
stand in their simple majesty. as when their
utterance startled the great Of the world -
and to which il we adhere in th.i, native
purity and visor we a:e salc
49, Wepub'I>h in to-da.s paper an in
teresting account Of the Kansas War. The
threatened attack upon the city Of Lawrence
hal not been made at las. accounts. The in
'ader' are loud in their threats against the
Abolition city," as Lawrence is called. The
citizens of Lawrence are making preparation.
TO meet these villains and treat them as they
deserve. 1t is strange that the Indians should
taFe up arms with the Free State men arainst
their Missouri brethren. and it speaks lo,,,lIy
tor civilization and tie EMO, mcn,s of we'll