The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-01-05
Che St. aobastayn Californian.


With the first week in the New Year, The !
CAIIDoNiAS will enter upon the last half !
Of its nineteenth year. Thoroughly identi !
,,l with the interests Of the County Of Cal
,lulia. and 10 considerable extent with the
growing prosperity Of the two Northern
Counties of Orleans and Essex, it needs not
low TO define its position. nor to advocate its
claims. Through all these years. it has been
the advocate of Home Industry, and the un-
,riny defender of a Free North aud Free
People With the beginning OF the New
Year, It's Conductors take occasion to men,
ton some reasons why efforts should be made
10 extend It's circulation.
The year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred
aud Ilt.v-S SIX. promises to mark an era IN the
history OF the world. Vt home, it will en-
race the time when the hitherto predomi
,lant influence Of Slavery in this Confcdera-
y of States shall doubtless reach it's culmi-
ang point 1t Will be likely to see how the
sarrln. elements OF Slavery and Freedom
vii dispose of the issue now impending be-
.w,,n them; how new Congress will dis
Iarr, its obligations how the fate of Kan
as Will te dccted how threatened disu-
.he Mormons advance in their defiance OF law
and Icccncv; how our progressive, agHreS
i've. and cgressivc people will engage IN new
schemcs of colonization and conquest; how
.ut OF the present political chaos, will be e.
,o,vcI new parties on living Issues; how the
Presidential race will he run. and who will
'e victor in the contest Not alone to the
hstoran the philosopher, or the moralist.
are t..,.se events Of moment; their direct
,.r.clca. results intimately concern every cit
zen o' the Erpubic.
Abroad. 20. the greet questions at issue
,.s,w.cn the People and the Rulers. every
Law ,rnroach nearer 4 scl::Ion. The pres
en-, Eastern War, at tie outse; one OF amb-
ton and conquest, is becoWlng day oy DAY
,,or,. and more a war of iuisas. To watch
week bv week the endeavors OF 'ong oPrTess-
ed peoples 10 free themselves from the OOH
dace Of centuries. is necessarily OF abs nTbins
interest TO the inhabitants of Republican
nation.
There is. therefore, especial need at the
present time, for that kind of information de
rived from the newspapers, and those persons
IN this section of the State, who ordinarily
take none. will find it more than ever lndlS-
prns.,b,e now To this class Ct realtors, ara
to all others who wish to extend the field OF
their observation, we shall take pleasure IN
sendi,r The CALEDoSIAN. Its pages are
devoted to no particular class of news,and no
one idea or ism will be allowed an undue por-
ton Of its space 4 condensed account OF
important events as they :ranspre, especial
" such as are laden with meaning and Illus
,rate a principle. will be prominent feature
OF the paper. The advantages OF o"r posi-
ton enable us to present without delay eve
neus paper we intend ;hat TIE CALEDoNI-
An shall be second to no paper in the State
In its political discussions THE CALEpo'
MAN will continue to advocate first OF all
not alone the evil Of Slavery in the abstract
but the crime and the folly Of allowing 1t to
manage our entire system OF government, ana
,ocxtend its area in violation OF faith and
solemn compact. An cnli ish:ened American
ism. which does not interfere with the above
which proscribcs no man on account OF nj
birthplace. which imposes no ridiculous iorih
or obligations of sccresv, seems just and rea
souable. and so far will bc entitled to our sup
mort, All other issues of the present are di
rectly rettrab!c to the standard OF common
morality, and will accordingly be ADVOCATED
or censured as they conform to or depart fror
that
Durino the coming year we shall endeavo
to present greater variety Of correspondent
and original articles upon literary and soci'
tonnes than heretofore Our readers Will bca
witness that the past has not been a'toge'he
barren in these respects, and we can promis
even more for the future. All tins, howc'e
will be unfolded from time to time as occasio
presents
We have made these representations
order that our friends and present suoScrl'
cr. mi cht know tha, we are still empioveu
irwin. 10 please and profit them, ana so
injured IN commend our endeavOrs to the
neighbors and acouaintances who have not
ready made trial of our wares. We emplo
no travelling agents, and heEcc are ncccssar
" obliged to RELY upon the kind offices OF OF
patrons. Every subscriber has direct int
-es. IN extending the circulation OF the pape
since every additional copy sold gives us u
means to make it better The natural av
racc rate of increase for several years III
been from one to two hundred each !e"
With little exertion our list might be II
creased to Twenty -Ficc Hundred before II
close Of 1856. Will those Who are interestt
IN the support of home paper, IN the Prl
,ipcs We strive to maintain, and IN 'he pro
perity and welfare of this North Easter
section OF the State. second our efforts
Orr terms invariably are Sl.50 per a
mum, if paid within the year Subscr'P''o'
may commence at any time, and the none
sent through the mails At our risk.