The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-16
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Ills Convention met 1t Concord on Tues
day last. tull 5000 >;rorg. and was organized
/, The appointment Of George W. Hcsm'h,
ii Franklin a> Chairman. Speeches were
made IN the large Depot Hall in the four
noon and evening" and also in the Ph~nix
Hall At Ike least computation. Jo"o per-
sons were pre- cnt. and the ",tatcSt cnthu>I-
a.m prevailed. Senators Hale and Bell were
present. and addressed the people several
times during the day and evening. Two or
three speakers from abroad addressed the
rco,.le. whose tull names We did moi learn.
Cove. OF Ware. Edwards, of keenc. Cham
lcran. Of Warren. Houston OF Manch' SER.
and many others spoke. TIE Inconsistencies
of lluukrr,rn, their departures from the
true ,,,inrirlr> of y, motrarv. and their be
travail 1T Freedom in order to extend Slavery
were commented uron aud shown IN their
true light.
Hon Il .lph Metcalf was unanimously re-
nonin ,ted tor Governor. an! Luther Cum
mines. of lisbon. for Railroad Commissioner.
-EEw YcHk. FIrETAEY l2.-AIA-
E,MA ruIIrlc--At The recent Alabama
y
uyiuo the raht q. Congress to le!i,late on
the subject Of slavery. except 70 protect It
where 1t lry,iv exists Ginning tor terrific
rial resident, tie RIGHT to decide for thcn:
selves IN thi, subject regulating ard con
dcmniig >Guatter sovereignty: d"nv'n" that
either Congress or 4 Territorial legislature
las the night 20 give unnaturalizcd foreign
,r> the rinht to vote and approving the
cours, OF tie Alabama American Rrprc>en-
tativc in Congress
An Er.Ii>h soldier died at Ha!aIlava in
December .r.Irr the lash. for drunkenness.
SO tr;.httuliv has incompetence increased a
mon. the Criincari soldiers. that the officers
have instituted sort d. Maine law. decided
" summary N H. operation. The dealers
sell a heap and vile liquor called rakee, aud
since the adoption Of stringent rules a-,ln>t
the tratlI,, dealers caught III 1t are compelled
with their own hands to pour their liquors
mo the sen and are then ordered to leave the
Crimca lr,t1u.rr Three native vessels
loaded wl;h r1ker were seized. the CARGO:
rotti-ratcd and tie ships sent away. Ever.
storc-kcrrrr on whose premises drunken
solder i, found. is fined tve pounds. without
stopping to inquire whc:c the ,iiuor Wa
bought.
Tin recent sudden death OF a ronIucto
on the Wv York Central railroad. has beer
attributed hv the ccroncr> Iurv to the eX
ces~ivc ne OF >pirltuou> liquors. Drunken
conductors ar. not pronotlvc OF rubilc safe
". The vermont legislature evrientl,
=, l.,II Il
po,ino 4 fine ui :;uutn 5000 upon any rail
road company that emf 'oy> a conductor, en-
.,;n..r brakeman or >wirhrnan who uses IN
t,xicttinu liquors is "A Leverage. ana a.,
maxim. TIE company liable for all damage
resultn. from the lntcrperance OF any OF II
employees.
-SuIrv EEcE~-Durinc the month OF
January several terrific storms have swep
along the western coast OF Europe. and ca'i|
ed many sAipwrccks. In the vicinity OF
Gibraltar more than 100 sails had bee
stranded! or sunk at sea. and over 300 live
lost. For full particulars. see our Marin
journal.
The case ct Coburn at! Dalton, indie
ted for man>aughter by causing the death o.
William sur ner, was concluded in Bosto
on Saturday. 1t was given to the Jury a
bout 2 o'clock, and they afterwards return
ed a verdict OF not guilty. of mansaushteI
but guilty of assault and battery.
Till WHITE MOUNTAINS IN WIN
TER The Portland Advertiser says :
'Seemingy TO Us these everlasting noun
tain,' OF New Hampshire never presented
more magnificent and glorious appearance
than they have on every fair day tor tn
last few weeks. We hardly know whlc
view OF them 10 admire the most. daily kalc
idoscoplc, a, they have been, at sunrise, noon
and sunset, ard we have viewed them at al
these hours. They are glorious mountains