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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10
Rnvnrd TavIOr's Last Poem,

MANY Of our readers have doubtless ALREADY been
-harn., 10 tear> hv The Song Of the Camp
written bv Bavari TAYLOR. and recently published
IN the New York Tribune. Wcregard it, unambi-
tous Is il i. as the best poem the author has ever
rritten. Asa work Of simple ar, it is beautiful
and remarkable. The scene Of the soldiers in the
trenches, with the dark Retan and the tawny
mound Of the MalakoT in view. and all around
.ilcr, in the temporary hush Of way: the >we ling
MP of The iavorte camp song Of love. on the breath
of which each .oftcned heart flew homcward to
tpa. ,Ie bv side with its gentle fellow, the REQ
ue,iuc Of con ilct and its eorrowiu result TO the
far off rnournerS-the Irish Noras and tie English
Mary--;ire the work Of a trIl" artist. And they
are more. They are full ofthc sweetest humanity
and tic most touchin" sentiment. The two con-
rludinr lines one cannot read without eel'ng that
they embrace a beautiful truth in so musical and
concise Il form that they must necessarily he i'm
mortal. Ii is utterly impossible to improve them
Wecopv the poem for the bcrcii; ofthose who lave
',ot il:
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10
Sad Picture.

The Mrs Howard to whom we alluded IN
our last, was re-arre>:ed Yesterday morning,
only short time after her discharge from
the watch house. She was found Ly a pY
liceman in stable. OF course grossly drunk
After being taken before Justice Davis. she
was sentenced to the penitentiary as va
grant.
The history Of this unfortunate creature is
melancholy one. Some may censure. but
we are disposed to pity her. Less than a
year ago she was living in New York with
her husband who held position of honor
and trust in one of rhe large mercantile
houses in that city. She was admired for
her beauty and intelligence. moved in an ex-
ated sphere, and was surrounded hv friends
and relatives. who respected and loved her.
Last Fall her husband went ona collecting
tou-, and she accompanied him. On their
wav hither the husband fell in with compa
nv of {" confidence or "patrn' safe men
and was induced to join in their nefarious
business.
In this city his guilt became known. IL
was arrested, convicted and sentenced to the
State prison at Auburn for term of years
where he now remains This tact becomin;
known to her family and friends, they a
once disowned her. leaving her-Icaving hcl
alone in the world and surrounded by tn,
disgrace which her husband had brought up
on her. In her desperation she resorted Il
the wine cup, and is now poor, dissolute
drunken wretch, fit only for pity and com
passion. Her trunks. which were filled will
tine clothing and other articles. are detained
at hotel as SECURITY for the payment OF bill
contracted 10y her husband. ner jewer.
was long since left at pawnbroker's, ant
she is without friends, without home, with
out money. without every thing that onc'
was hers. Lost. lost, lost
But she will not have lived in vain if he
sad fate shall cause any who may be tempt
ed to imi tate her course. TO curb their despe
ration and to restrain themselves from evil
Such sEipwreck as hers can only be inten
ded for some wise purpose. II its moral i
not observed, then indeed is it thrice terrible
-Bufdlo Courier.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10

1t therefore becomes matter of vital i'm.
portance, in national as we'll as a personal
point OF view. that all, the old and young a.
like. stand by the institutions of Cbristiani-
ty, att end on its ministrations, contribute to
its support, and open their minds to the re-
cept'on OF its truths. We beg of young men
who ever think Of anything, to think of this,
and put themselves in a way of attaining a
character which shall give to those who are
passing away an assurance that when the
burdens and responsibilities of sustaining
our institutions shall fall upon their shoulders
they shall he bravely and wor;hily borne
Nashua Tele1r0ph.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10

made by the post-masters stamp on the out
side. gave it here verbatim:
"Sister Dorcas send YOU heer sevente
FIVE dolers, which want WI to kepe it for
me til cum hum, cant kepe it here coz ime
afraid it will get stole, don't sreke wun wurd
tn livin sole bout this coz don't want no.
bodi to know have got emmy money, WI
wont will yu. ! am first rate heer, only that
guide for nothin snipe of liz madwurth is heer
Wit but hope tn git rid Of her now. yu
know rote you bout her give my luv to
awl enquirer friends. this is from your sis
ter til deth. NANCY LUTHER.
Now, your honor" | said, as | handed
him the Letter. and also the receipts, "vou
will see that the letter is directed to Dorcas
Luther. Somers. Montgomery County. And
YOU will also observe that one hand wrote
that letter and signed those receipts. 1t is
p!ain how The hundred dollars v"r" disposed
Of Seventy five were in that letter and sent
away tor safe keeping. while tive remaining
twenty five we're placed in ..'c prisoners 5
trunk for the purpose of covering the real
criminal Of the tone OF the other parts OF
/ the letter, leave YOU to Judge. And now
gentlemen of the jury. leave my case in
your hands, only ] will thank God, ard ]
! know you will also, that an innocent person
has been thus strangely saved from ruin and
disgrace"
The case was given to the jury immediate
lv following their examination of the letter.
They had heard from the witnesses own mouth
chat she had no money of her own, and with.
on, leaving their seats, they returned 8 YER
diet of Not Guiltv."
The youth who had first asked me to de-
fcnd the prisoner, caught me bv the hand but
he could not speak plainly. lie simply look
ed at me through his tears for moment ami
then rushed to the fair prisoner. lie seemed
TO forget where he was, for he flung his arms
around her, and she laid her head upon his
bosom and wep; aloud.
will not attempt 10 describe the scene
that followed; but if Nancy Luther had no'
been arrested for the theft, she would have
been obliged to seek the protection Of the Of
fccrs; tor the excited people would have
surely manned her, if they had done no more
Next morning. received note handsome
lv written, in which ! was told that the with
IN was but a slight token of gratitude du,
me for my efforts in behalf Of a poor, defense
less. but much loved maiden II was sisne,
"S.vcral Citizens" and cont aimed one hun
drcd dollars Shortly after wards. the youtl
came 10 pav all the money he could raise
simply showed him the note hal received
and asked him to keep his hard earnings 70
his wife when he got one He owned he in
tented to make Lizzie Madworth his Wit
verv soon.
Next dav. succeeded in clearing my 9th
er client from conviction of rohbin" the mail
and made considerable handle Of the for'u
nate discovery Of the letter which nad savc'
an innorent girl on the dav before, in my az
peal to the jury; and if | made them fee
that the finger Of OmnPotence was in tn
work, it was because sincerely believed tn
Young man was innocent of all crime; an
am sure they thought so too.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10

An IRISH SEEMON.-Mrs. Mulvany, ye
must die. although ye're so hale and hearty,
We mnst die. that We must. And YOU, Mr..
Rafferty,, although We are so lane and so
iank that ye scarce make shadow when the
sun shines. We must die. and that We must. -
And you, Mr.. InnisLkillcn, We must die too.
that We must. And " ou, too league M'Gin-
mis-, for all YOU are SO rosy checked, and are
for'ver making love in the girls at Donny-
Brook Fair, We must die. We must all die. !
must die too, although ] am the pastor Of
the parish, and have the are Of all yer sowls,
! must die, too: and when shall be coming
up before Goodness. and Goodness is after
saying 10 me-" Father Mulrice Lafferty.
how is your parish off for drunkenness ]
shall say" Och, mighty clane, yer honor =
And 'ben Goodness will say, /" Father Mall
rice Laflerty. how is your parish OF for tha-
wing. and such like deadly sins? ?" "Och.
mighty clane your honor" So you see it's
good character shall be giving Goodness
for yez all but when Goodness shall say to
me, = Father Mulrice LafTerty, how have
they paid you your Easter dues ?" what shall
] say to that, ye black2nards
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10
"u WRITE INTO YOC. VOCNG:
MENc

A few SUNDAYS ago we listened to an ex-
cellent discourse to Young men in one of the
churches in this city. The lamentahle ab-
scnce of that class Of persons from all reli.
gious services on the Sabbath. has been
subject to which We have given some atteD.
ton for years past, and We had the curiosity
IL it deserves no better name-so look a.
bout, and see how large an audience the
preacher had Of those to whom his discourse
was al lrcsscd The number was exceeding
!, small, though probably as large as will av
cracc in the other churches. And as we sat
there rejecting upon the dangers which
threaten our country from this rapidly in
creasng neglect and abuse of the Sabbath.
We thought some day we would preach one
of our sermons uron the same subject. believ-
ing that after all we have the ear Of more of
that class, perhaps than all the ministers Of
the city put together.
And now young men-you who never
darken the doors OF church on Sunday, who
swagger through the streets with a cigar in
your mouth, who swear a little, perhaps a
good deal, who drink some rum, and pride
yourself upon being zone of the b'hoys,
will you indulge us with word in your
ear? In period Of years which will seem
incredibly short, when YOU arrive at your ma
jcrity, your class will compose very pow
erful. ard it may be a controlling influence
in the management of public affairs. Did
you ever think Of that-and il YOU did, did
you realize your responsibility in the matter:
Judging frcm The present appearances of
our churches. when the present generation
of men has passed away, the pews will be left
pretty much to the female portion Of the race
If, indeed, they do not imbibe the infi,]c
spirit Of the age, and leave them to become
houses Of merchandise if not dens of thieves
The infdelity so rife here. is not the inf
deity Of the intellect, which is becoming toe
popular among the scholars of a certain
school, but it is no less dangerous. They who
neglect the Sabbath and its institutions are
not those who have thought much Theirs
is tie in6delity of Indifference and the want
of tbought-the infdelity that keeps away
from all the chance of correction, which is
not, and cannot be reached, either by the ar
gument or warning of the pulpit and its
victims will live their allotted time, then drop
into their dark, hopeless graves and be for
gotten, while their spiritual eyes will open
upon a world of which they have never
thought, and the joys Of which they are all
unified to share.
But there is q cause for alarm living cut
side Of consequences to individuals. In ma
tions where infdelity, whether it be of the
intellect or passions, has gained the ascend
ency, and the Sabbath ard the institutions
Of religion have fallen into neglect, national
ruin has followed. Our inst itutions are bas.
ed on the principles of Christianity and when
they have no place in the hearts of the peo-
pie, the glorious superstructure will crum5le
10 dust
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10

POETRY SOBERED DOwN.-l'm thinking
Of the time Kate, when sitting by thv side,
and shellins beans gazed on thee and felt .
wondrous pride. In silence leaned We Ger
the pan, and neither spoke word, but the
rafting of the beans. Kate, was all the sound
We heard. Thy auburn curls hung down,
Kate, and kissed thy lily cheek azure eyes
half filled with tears bespoke spirit meek.
To be so charmed rs | was then had ne'er
before occurred, when the rattling IF the
beans, Kate, was all the sound heard.
thought it was not wrong, Kate, so leaning
DER the dish, as you snatched up lot OF
beans, ] snatch'd q nectared kiss. And a
sudden shower made my eyes blind, and |
neither saw nor stirred, but the rafting Of
the beans, Kate. was all the sound heard
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF VERMONT.
DOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF CENsOH
AT ITS FEBRUARY SESSION, 1856.

ARTICLE I. The General Assembly shall
meet on the second Thursday Of October, bi
enni.lly.
ARTICLE 2. The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Treasurer Of the State, House of
Representatives and Senators, shall Be cho-
sca on the first Tuesday in September, bien-
nial;y. -
ARTICLE 3. The term Of Office Of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Treas
urer Of the State, shall commenre when they
shall be chosen and qualified, and shall con-
tinue for the term Of two years, or until their
successors shall be chosen and qualified, or
to the adjournment of the session. Of the Leg
islaturc, st which, by the Constitution and
Laws, their successors are required TO b.
chosen. and not after such adjournment.
ARTICLE 4. Assistant Judges Of the
County Courts. Sheriffs. High BaIifFs. States
Attorneys. Judges Of Probate. and Justices
Of the Peace, shall be elected biennially, as
provided by the Constitution and laws. and
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10
4 CRINEtN iNCIDEN +

ny BAY ED TAy LOK.
't;iye Us a Sonc" the soldiers cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated Guns Of the camps allied
tirew weary Of tomharding.
The lark Ecdan. i'll silent -r.n.
Law, grim and threatening. under:
And The tawnv mound Of the Malakon
No longer bclched its thunder.
There was Il pause. a cuard~man said:
We Storm the forts tomorrow:
Sing while We may. another day
Will bring enough of so:row.''
They Law along The batterv'> side,
Below the smoking ca,Inon-
Brave hearts. from Severn and from Clyde,
Ard from the banks Of shannon.
They sang Of love- and not of fame:
Forgot was Britain glory:
Each heart recalled Il different name,
But all sung Annie Laurie "
Voice after voice caught up the sorg.
Until its tender passion
Ro-r Ike an anthem. rich and strong
Their battle-rvc confession.
Dear GIRL hernamc he dared not speak,
Yet aS the song grew louder.
Something upon the >0IIIer> cheek
Washed oil the STAINS of powder.
!,cy"ni the ,iarkennc ocean burned
The hloGtv sunsets clnbrr>.
Whir the CrimrAn valleys .carncd
How English love remembers.
Aud once again fire Of hell
Elincl on the Russian quarters.
With scream of shot and burst of shell.
And believing Of the mortars.
Anl Irish Nora's eyes are dim
For Il singer. dumb and CORY:
AMI English Mary morlrn- for him
Who sang of Annie Laurie"
All. soldiers, 10 vour honorcd rest
Your truth and valor hearing;
The bravc~t are the tcnderc>t-
The loving are the daring.
ln order that th" full for,5 Of the poem may
,,reCiatNl hv American readers, il may he nee
lrv to state mat the song of "AN>IE LAURA =
II song of the British camp, that wherever tn
British regiment. this song hcar- of tiss gall
ur,len Of the loving soldiers heart, whethc-
eezes in Canada. or wipes his brow beneath
III OF India Springfield Republican,
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-27
Our Table.

We receive regularly the q Eclectic
Kcdicat Jour7,oI,' conducted by r S.
NEWTON, NJ d., and published monthly
by II. S. & o. f. NEWTON, Cincinnati,
Ohio, at the low price of two dollars per
year 1t is 4 neat and interesting work
of some fifty pages monthly.
The attention of our readers is espe-
cially directed to the advertisement of
the % Eclectic Medical Institute" We
notice in the list of the faculty the names
of several gentlemen of very consider
able reputation for scientific attainments,
The Southern Literary Messenger for
August is before u.s. 1t is more than
usually well filed with excellent and in
structive reading matter Among the
articles we notice the recent lecture de-
livered by Ex-President TYLER on ssThe
Dead of his Cabinet" ssVirginia," a
poem by JOHN r. THOMPSON, Esq, de-
livered before the s'Phi Beta" of Will
liam and Mary College, williamsburg,
Va, &c.
The Messenger is published by MAC
FARLANE, FERGUSON & Co., Richmond,
Virginia, at So per annum
Godey's Lady's Book, for September,
has been received. 1t is, as usual. well
filled with matters of interest to the gen
tier sex Send three dollars to Louis
A GoDEY, Philadelphia, and tell him to
mail the ''Book' to your wife, sister,
sweetheart or cousin, and you will re-
ceive any quantity of thanks.
Fronk LesIie's Journal, for September.
is also before us. 1t contains a vast
amount of excellent readable matter
1t is published by FRANK LESLIE, New
York, at three dollars per annum.
The annual announcement of the Mem
phls Medical College, for the session of
1867, is on our table We NAV here
after have occasion to speak of this insti-
tuition
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-27
The Mountain Courts.

We are privately and reliably advised
that circumstances will most probably pre-
vent Judge Stith from holding court in
either Pike, Polk or Montgomery county.
Ills Honor was, himself somewhat indis-
posed during the session of the court in
Sewer, and after its adjournment, finding
himself still unwell started home. He
was travelling in company with Mr.. Tread
aWay-who we regret to learn was taken
violently i'll in Sewer CO., and is now lying at
MI Smiths, some twenty miles from this
place in very critical condition. Judge
Stlth remains with him ministering to his
wants, so far as he is able to do He will
take up the courts at Clark county if no.
thing at present unforeseen should prevent
him from doing so.
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-27
a New American PaDer.

We have received a private letter from
a friend residing in Ouachita Parish, La,
informing Us that the American Party of
that Parish are about commencing the pub
lication of Fillmore and Donelson pa
per at Monroe; and requesting an ex-
change with the Telegraph. We viii do
50 with pleasure. The name of the new
paper has not been determined upon, but
the name of the gentleman who is to pre-
side over its editorial department is suf-
fcient assurance that the American cause
will be ably advocated and successf fully
vindieated: Col. w. III. Sparks, gentle
man widely known throughout the South
as an able and vigorous writer, and an ell
oquent and effective popular orator, is to
assume the tri pod. Success to him and
the glorious cause. We shall look with
interest for the advent of the new paper.
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-27
Meanness,

Read the dashing, glorious FILLMORE
song on our fourth page. 1t was written
by AUGUsTANNE DUGANNE, Esq, of New
York, and sung by the assembled thou
sands who gathered to greet Mr.. FILL
MORE ON his return from his European
tour. 1t was the first campaign song of
the season, and the melody of its rhythm
and popularity Of the air to which
it is sung, made it at once an especial
favOrite with the masses.
And now some poor devil of Sag
Nicht has taken hold of this beautiful
tribute to our great leader, and by sub
stituting the harsh gutterals that spell
the surname of ''Old Squatter Sovereign"
for the smooth sibilsnts of the glorious
FILLmoRE's name, has destroyed its mel
ody, and tried to make rallying song
of that to which he has no right. Shame
on that way of doing business. .Shame :
SHAMEll SHAME!l!
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-27
To Our Friends.

We dislike exceedingly to refuse to
lend our exchanges, magazines, &C., es-
pecially as the request to do so is invaria-
bly, coupled with promise to return
what is so lent. But we find, on look
ing over our files of the KnickerJockcr
and Southern Literary Messenger, both
of which we prize very highly, that
they are sadly broken up Now, kind
friends-dear friends-send back the mis-
sing numbers and we will say no more
but if you fail to do your duty We will
=" come to you in dreams - and write
4" unfaithful" over your brows with an
editorial pen, so that all the world shall
know you are unmindful of your duty
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-27
Arrest Of a Negro Thief.

Some four or five weeks since an lndi-
vidual registering his name as VIM. II.
MASON, took up his abode at one of the
taverns in this place, and since that time
has circulated around in quiet sort OF
manner, managing to make one or two
horse trades, and occasionally, as rumor
has 1t, taking hand when there happen
ed to be a little ''game" going on. Quiet
and reserved in his manners, he attracted
little or no attention until Friday last,
when he became ''the observed of all OBJ
servers" 1t seems that he was a fugitive
from justice, having, as we understand it,
been engaged in negro stealing in Cata-
houla parish, Louisiana We learn that
until quite recently he was regarded as an
inoffensive man, but that some notOri-
GUS character being arrested, accused him
of completely, and an attempt was made
to arrest him, whereupon he resisted,
firing several shots at his would-be cap
tors, and receiving in return number of
buckshOt into his body, scattered promis-
cuously in his shoulders and hips. He
was left on the ground by those who
wounded him, for dead, but before morn
ing managed to drag himself away, and
as we said above, turned up in this place.
He was tracked to this point by party
in pursuit, who reached here on Friday
morning. He was not to be seen in the
early part of the day, although vigorous
search was made for him. His pursuers
came up in town about three o'clock p
NJ, resolved to institute a thorough search
for him, when sheer accident revealed
Mr. NELSON, alias MASON. They were
passing through the yard which lies back
of the Post-Office building, that they
might reach the place where the object
of their search was supposed to be, unob
served, when, happening to make some
unusual noise, an individual in an ''uppel
room" of an unoccupied store to theil
right, came to the window to see the cause
thereof, and he-beheld his captors, and
they saw their prisoner. 1t turns ou
that he was engaged in a little game o
''draw" Mr.. ELIJAH FERGUSON, of thi.
county, who was assisting the strangers il
their search, arrested the prisoner, W,
believe He is now on his way to tn,
scene of his misdeeds, and viii probabl,
drag cut long term of years in the Lou
isiana Penitentiary. He is represented
as being very desperate and dangerous
man, and but for the fact that he happen
ed to be unarmed would probably hav,
made resistance at the time of his arrest
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-27
New York Whig State Convention.

ALBANY, August 15.-The Wing State
Convention convened here yesterday, and
adopted resolutions antagonistic to Bu.
chanan, on account of the Cincinnati;
platform, and Fremont, on account of his
sectionalism, at the same time not endors-
ing the American platform, but holding
that the Wing organization is to be main,
tanned. One of the resolutions says
''That in the election of Millard Fill.
more We find safe guarantee that all do.
mestic agitation will be quelled, harmony
will be restored among the States, and
foreign peace maintained, and that, while
we are lending cur aid to the election of
the American candidate, we do so under
solemn conviction that it is our duty,
and will continue to maintain the Whig
organization and Whig principles
A full delegation was appointed to the
Baltimore Convention to be held in Sep
tember.
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-27
Radical Abolitionists for Buchanan.

Wendell Phillips and Garrison, two of
the most ultra and rampant radical Abo-
litionists in the country, are announced as
being for Buchanan, ON the ground that
his election will perpetuate the slavery
agitation. The Anti-Siavery Standard,
the organ of the Garrison Abolitionists,
in its leading article recently, has an ex-
tract of letter from ''clear-sighted Alb
olitionist in Massachusetts, who says that
the success of the Republicans ''will, in
its benumbing and satisfying influence,
retard the movements of the slaves re-
demption." So Parker Pillsbury, prom
inent Garisonian, in speech at Farming
ham on the 4th of July, declared his pre-
ference for the election of Buchanan, be-
cause it would tend to promote and influ-
ence the anti-slavery agitation, while that
of Fremont would tend to cessation of
it.-Nash. Banner.