The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-11-22

NEW ENGLAND LECTURES IN Nkw
YORK Hon. Geo j. Marsh opened the
course Of lectures before the New England
Society, in New York, Wednesday evening
Mr. Thackeray has engaged to deliver
his lectures on 'tne Four G-oryes" before the
Philosophical Institute in Edinburg. during
the present month.
The Letters of James Boswell, now
first printed from the original MSS" are
announced bv London publisher.
The sale of "Dred' has been immense
in England. Messrs. Samson, Low. Son x
Co. ahrounce that ii has already reached 100
600 copies that they have an edition OF 90
600 in preparation. with an unabsted demand.
Ms. Stowe receives copyright Oh these
sales though a very moderate one for sue
crs>ful book in London-amounting thus far
to abou,sl2OO.
The remarkable poem. entitled The
Fisher and Charor." in the November num-
Der of PItnanl's Monthly. was written. We
believe. bv L. IL Stodlard. one of the mos,
promising poets in the country Mr. Sto'ldarl
resides in New York, but is a native son ot
Massachusetts, having been born in Hing.
ham.
The interesting article on LAWYERS, in
Putnam for this month. was written by Henr,
I. Tuckerman. Esq. of New York, who's.
papers and ESSAYS are among the best con
tribuions to American periodical literature
The valuable ESSAY on The Law of Buria
and the Sentiment OF Death" in the last mum
Der OF the Christian Examiner, is from his pen
THE ARCTIC ExrLoRATIoN-The Phia
delphla Ledger reports that the demand fol
DR.. kane's Arctic Exploration is create,
than for any book ever published in Philalel
pha Ii mentions that Phillips, Sampson
Co. have ordered copies to the amount OF sj2
600.
. BEAUTIFUL ILLUsTATIoN.-Mr VIM NJ
Evart> in a late speech in New York, mad
use of the following image to show the infu
ence Of voting:
The traveller in Switzerland is shone tn,
, thatched root OF cottage which divides tn
/. waters that flow into the Danube and into tn
r Rhine. The little rain that falls on the on
| side or the other of this root, finds its va
D either down that dark river which pours i,
5 turbd torren; through lands accursed wit
: the yoke Of oppression into the Black Sc,
4 or it swslls the tide of that sparkling rive
v that flows on to minSle us waves with 'h
J. foam crested waves of tie free Atlantic
! bearing on its bosom the Il mmerce OF the fire
r States. Cheers. So in this land, ther
t will be thousands OF Poll-bootbs opened
T. November, and the tiny ballot that falls froI
o your hand will help to swell that black It'd
of slavery which is threatening to sweep owe
e the land, bearing down every free though
is every generous aspiration, crushing forcvs
4 the hopes of freedom through the world
l it will minsIe with that fright stream of ire
n- dom which bears the nation onward in ha
v piness and prosperity. Cheers Or Il
X one side or the other your vote must fall
= lou may have reasons satisfactory to YOU
N self for withholding your vote TOR FremOr
Il Somebody NAV have told you that he is
to Catholic, or there NAV be other trivial caus
IN Nevertheless YOU vote for slavery Yo
m vote will live, but your reason aud yourse
De will die. Loud cheers
T.u~ NJ n, .~.ro~ Iobo NJ Tl.,t,
~ vas not great man, but very remark at
on man. Without high order OF eloquence.
- vet was eloquent. Without much learnir
~, be vet was ever learned enough for all I
/ places he was called to. Not great lawv,
y. yet he had the reputation Of being one. !
, knew little OF almost everything, witho
nd knowing anything especially we'll. lie :
=, tracted senate, and bcwitched mob. Il
NJ. most social man almost in the world, he nev
,e vet was in society to any extent. lie low
:, man, and avoided woman; and he Won
r.. talk all day aud all night with his own st
ut but always dods &c the other. II he could.
With extraordinary habits he shortened
If life created to be long. Nature gave him
rr powerful physique, which he crippled,
r. deprived of muscle, by never develoI,in: it.
"a. exercising any part Of his frame. it he cou
help it. His day began about l2 NJ. a
!, ended at or A. NJ. lie would stay in I
ia Senate ass,duous all day. and reaL nearly
g g night inspiring every body with an impre
" " ion of his profound sincerity. it is very dou
e = ful if, - a politician he vas sincere at a
A. Without order in his habits he neverthel'
"a could achieve great amount Of work. Pea
" 10 his remains No wife mourns him;
~. ~. family pours lament over his death be
IL lie was a man to love and never to hate.
lat
I'D Last week. John Mitchell. Of the IN,
~, of Chemung. New York. was taken with
|e- fit of vomiting, and finally dissorsed from
)n stomach lizard near nine inches long.
b had drank several potations Of whisky. (