The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-07-07
L HI E CAL EDO MAN.


CHANGE OF PROPRIETORSnIP.
This issue Of The Caledonian closes the
NV1IIth Volume, and with it tie subscribe,
surrenders his interest in it. The Paper passe.
into the hands of Messrs RAND, STONE & Co.
by whom it will hereafter be conducted. Thi:
announcement will be new 10 most il not all
of the readers of The Caledonian, but it is in
accordance with purpose entertained by III
for some time past, to be accomplished when
in our judgment, the proper period should
arrive. We leave the paper reluctantly, as
we would part with cherished friend, but
the long and tedious confinement it has i'm
posed upon us, in its entire conduct for the
last eighteen years. (save the copartncrship
Of the last renders it expedicnt that we
should do so. Our business habits are such
that while our occupation is of a sedentary
character like that of editing, publishing and
experimenting generally a newspaper, we
are constrained to yield it entirely, that we
may, in due time, engage in some employ
ment less scdentary in its nature and not so
imperious in its demands upon our attention.
We leave the paper in state of vigorous
prosperity. Ii was started with many tears
in regard to its success it struggled through
several years Of its earliest existence as an
experiment, but since then, to the present
time, its growth has been gradual, sure, and
permanent, and reasonably rcmunerative
and in such condition it passes into the
hands Of our successors. And, in leaving it,
we must be allowed to tender our hearty
thanks to the many friends who have bcstow-
ed upon the establishment their patronage
and good wishes. We shall remember such
with grateful feelings, and in breaking of
our weekly intercourse with them, We cannot
withhold the expression of our sincere wish
es for their future happiness and prosperity
In conducting the Caledonian We have
aimed to give success to our political views ;
to inculcatc good moral principles to fur
Their all those great Interests calculated to de-
velop the resources of the northern section
of the State, and to stimulate all branches
OF industry in our midst in fine, to make it
paper useful to the great majority Of It's pa
irons. We india! .e the impression that how
ever we may have failed in other respects,
we have not altogether come short in this
That the paper has We" the appreciation of
the public generally, is fully demonstrated
by the lar.c, constant and voluntary patron
age 1t has received from tie intelligent COM
munity cmbrac ed within the limits of its cir
cuia'!on. In all the mutations Of business
and politics. for the last eighteen wears. the
Calcdonian has at 10 period taken one retro
grade step. \ generous public have stood
ias. by i. through evil as we'll as cool report.
Our intercourse with the editorial tratcr-
nifty OF the STATE has been, with rare excep-
tons, of the most agrecs.c character, and We
step on; from among them with sincere re-
"rct. We love and honor a profession SO
honorable and influential. With the present
editor OF the other paper in this County, the
North Starr though OF opposite politics, We
have been on terms OF friendly personal in
tercour>e; and though our political variances
have been great. and some times exciting.
we have no occasion 20 comI lain Of di>honor-
able or ungcntlcmanlv treatment trom him
he, with others of the profession to which
we have alluded, have our best wishes for
their success in their noble though la5orious
occupation.
Our successors, though Young men, are not
without experience in the duties they assume
That they will successfully tulil all reasona-
he expectations IN conducting The Ca!cdo-
man. We do not doubt. and therefore COM
mend them to the kind regards and the contin-
ucl patronage o! its present customers. They
are NcrmonterS in birth and sympathy. and
Will ann TO make the paper. in various WAYS,
even more desirable in the future than it
has been in the past. We commenced it SIM
glchanded. They Will be able. by dividing
lis responsibilities, to lcstow greater and less
DIVIDED attention upon the different dc:,ait-
mcnts OF its publication than our multiplied
duties would PERM. us TO do.
One word to such as are indebted to the
establishment. We have made MANY thou
sand different settlements with customers
during the last eighteen wears, and with none
have We had any difficulty 1t is our wish
to close up the remainder of our accounts in
the same pacific manner; and We respectful
ly ask all such as are indebted to the cstab-
llshment for the paper, advertising and Job
work, to settle the same at their earliest con-
ycniencc. They all understand that We
expect and intend to have our paw. and if
possible, We wish it to come by the voluntary
act of those who owe us. This mode of ad
Justins accounts would be exceedingly plea
SAINT to all parties. May we not hope to have
it so in all cases? For the present We shall
usually be found at The Calc,lonan Office,
ready to adjust all our accounts.
4. &. CHADWICK.
EXTRAORDINARY WrppING.-The Rich