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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

-THE THREE .JoII.Y uUsHA\Ds-
hree Jolly husbands. out Of the cOnntry. b,
he names OF FIN Watson. Joe Brown. and
Bill Walker. late one evening drank AT the
VlIla"" tavern. until. heiny pretty well corn
cd. they a"rc.d tha, each one. on returnino
home. should do the first thing ttat his wit,
told him. IN default OF which he should the
'xt morning "ivr an hone, account of
tfcrr rro'rc'inys at home, 50 tar as they re.
lltrd To the bill
The next morning Walker and Brown
were early at their posts. but it was some
time before Watson made his appearance
Walker began first:
~ on see when entered nv house the
candle was out. and the fire giving but 4
glnmcrlng OF light. came near walking into A
pot OF batter that the pancakes were TO be
made OF in the morning. Nv wife, who was
drcadtulIv out Of hunor. said to me. sarcasti-
caIy-
'l'ill do vou put your foot into the bat
ter
Just as YOU sav. Marav." said !. "an,l
without III" least hesitation, put my toot in
the DOT OF batter and went 10 bed"
Next Joe Brown told his story:
MY wifi. had already retired in our usual
,lecIing room. which adjoin> the kitchen.
and the door Of which was aiar: not bcinu
able 10 navigate perfectly. vou know. | made
dreadful cla't"rlng among the household
'urniture, and my wife. in no pleasant tone.
hrawird out
''Do break the porrd,e pot
NO sooner sad than done | seized hold
II the handle Of the pot. and striking it A.
-aInst the chimney Jam. broke it in a thou
>tni pieces. Aier this exploit retired to
resi-. and got a curtain lecture till | fell A.
>.,,p."
J vas now Tim Wat>on's time 10 give an
account ot himself; which he did with yerv
long tarr - follows
My wife Gav" the the most nnuckv com.
mi''i IN the world Tor was laundering up
-'ar| IN IL" dark. when she cried out -
Vow. Tim, do break vour neck"
iii BE- hanged i. do. Kate" said !, gath
ing myself up in the best wav could-"no.
I sooner foot the hlll "
"And >o,landlord. continued Tim. "here 5
tac r'~h for yon. Bur. bv lingo. this is the
i''' time I'll ever risk five dollars on the COM
wand of my wife o
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

"''ck desoIation. Not blade of grass. mo-
d 'ea! co"ld he seen-even the very bark wa.
stripped from the trees. that now stood as if
w'th"r''i by the hand OF God Had fire
swept In" surface. it could not have left il
more naked and lesoatc. There was pc
garden. there was no fields of maize of buck.
wheat, there was no longer farm-the kraa
stood in The midst of a desert,
Words cannon depict the emotions of the
h"'d-c"rn"t at That moment. The pen can.
not describe his painful feelings
Such change in two hours, lie could
scare" credit his scnscs-he could scarce he.
'lcv" IN It's reality lie knew that the IN.
Gusts would eat ur his maze. and his wheat
and the ve""'aE'!eS of his garden: but hi.
fancy had fallen tar short OF the extreme d,.s
"ation t"At ha! actually been produced
The whole landscape was matanorpbosed-
grass was out of the Iuestion-trees. whose
delicate toiac" had plave,. in the soft breeze
int two short hours before. now stood Loaf.
'>>' sra'h"' hv worse than winter The
H"rE ""HH:i! seemed altered in share, n.
world not Lave known it As his own farm
M'>f certainly had t',e owner been abscn,
during the period of the locust hish.. and an.
Pro"hei without anv information of villa,
Il
hah been passing, he would not have recoo.
n'z"! the place of his own habita.ion.
With the rhle-m reruli,r to his race. the
h''!-rorne: Sat down. and remained for a
ION" 'im" without speech or movement.
lis children gathered near. and look ed on
-'''eIr y'nnc hearts painfully throbbinc -
! hey cou'd not fully arrrcria.e the d;)ru,,
circumstances in which this occurrence had
placed 'hcm: nor 1l their father himself At
first II" thought Only of the loss he had
SN>t'ir"!. IN the destruction of hi, fine rrop.
and 'hls OF t>el' whom We considered his Is.
".a'"' >i'Haf'on. and the hopelr>>ne>s Of re-
storing 'h-m. was enough to rau~. him very
great charr;n
''''n" al gov" 9" l." exclaimed. in sor.
rowirg VOICE. "Oh Forrnnn-F
again ar' 'fOu cruel -
'H:na' 10 not cric.r." sad a sof voi...
I'VE ar" all alive yr'. We are here by vour
>'f' and with The words a little white hand
v7S lard upon lis shoulder 1t was the hand
Of H." beautiful Trucv.
Il S""m"1 rs if an angel had smiled unon
hun. He lit'cd the child in his ,rms and i,
a 0'"'xv>m OF i"n"neSs pressed her to his
heat That heart frlt relieved.
"R~inC ~" The Book" said he. ADDRESSING
on" ofthe bows.
i." :'!h'e was brought It's massive covc-s
were open"d-a verse was rhospn-and tn
>o''g "' praise rose up in the midst of the
desert
ne book was closed and tor some min
'''eS al! kn"lt in PRAYER.
Wh"n Won Boom apain stood unon bic
lrr'. ard .oolcd around him. the desert serm-
r" ""rc more TO re ,:rc and blossom As the
rose"
| pom the human hear. such ia thc m,,;c
influence OF resi- "nation and humility.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

yer "' 'I I''':'"IS. loo inches
~ Il ~ >''"h'. ~ feet
diameter Of pa'i,'!c wheels, 4o :.
Length o. Il ,'s, - d"
n,pth Of r.s;-. : i.
\um'rr O: boilers, :.
\"nh. r.of furnaces. 10
! l''S-'F' "'i ""'cr>. 30 lbs
Length a. cnrn..- room. ~, ..o,
i' I'll e dir &,
'aIe'i'v ot rol' bri.knrs. .oo .rrs
Estimated construction of coal
per hour. t,-3 .,,,s
lie hol'''r>. which are tubular. are r'aceJ
in "" "roni>. tore and att aud they ar. free!
an'd>hl'> l. may also h- stated that fhr
'h'p> has been ;" Planned that rl,,. w,ioli
'"rn" VIII r"fo>" on lines rar,IIrI to ,h,
keel he cod bunkrrS are plernl h.vonI
'"t '''i''> ~ each "N'renitv of the cn,inr-
'"'in t'rh boiler has five furnaces. and
'h"v ar" ;" lndrnrn1cnt tha. any one of ,!,,n
can he shut Oh should il no, be- ~,nnir,.1
iher' are two ,i".k.. bui'"rs an, rnoin,>
tor pumrIr'@ The feed water into the bo;,,rs i.
an" IN connection with them are ei.hl re-
'T'"'raf"rS Tor ah>tractinc the vast. heat
RON The brIn" as II is blown of from the
"oii"rs. to heat the teeI water.
In the cabins are accommodations fcr o,o
PASSENGERS. who will sleep in hcrthS on ON.
t'' i: mere Is ra>>agc all around thr
S''! ot'"" The man deck. so that no passenger
WI! nrr'! 10 come on deck 70 oct 10 or from
hiS ;1'r'h On the same deck is an ,.,c,,n.
'a;'In Tor gentlemen who desire 10 sir IN tho
r n'Fr % me ship and adjoining it is the Ia
'N ra'nn Ihc height hwecn decks IN
'!!iS part ot the ship is EIGHT feet and s;y
!"' hes Yin he upper deck are the NAV,
ana '"r" 'io"nS. III" officers herth> AN 9th
rr accommodations. AT the extreme ,,t,r-
'"" OF 'ii' snip Is large snotinc room. with
r3"l''> Tor ~" captain and cI,lrf officer. from
"hlch they can SEQ the entire wort,nr of tl,..
ship Next to these is the MAN ~,|oop
which j. q" tcrt !cna 20 feet " i,ie. and $ te.t
h'.h' as >a''on Will dune about 10 per
sons. Forward OF ii" saloon. are the kitrh
en- ana pantry. "a".. of which has an area ot
800 ir''t the floors of which are bc,utif,,lv
land with tics. The tore saloon. and ;,,.. va.
nou> >'orr-room> and officers anar,ncpts
are ai>' placed on The man deck whilst th,.
crew are accommodated in the top Gallant
tOr.c;>tr
-" u r',ui nf ,,l. s.iocos anJ ciI.or..
i'">>'""!!'> i"1ii.> a hurricane deck. we'll rail
''' VA w'l'h mere is An nnnicrruptrh prom
'"'dr -" irr' IN length, ard of proportion.
a'c width. This deck will form the nassen-
GERS promenade. The Persia has tw, sc,s
"i d"H''ir steering wheels. 50 thar she can ~.
>'c"rcd either al "r.'aI>hir~. as cir,uin,tan
ceS may require.
The crew of ;he ship will he made ". as
toIiowS:- Engineers Experimentation
GERS. =; bremen. II. Stewards 36-Sail;no
i'fFar'mrnt--N Officers 6 c-bodied Se,.
men. 81; doctor, !; rnrser, L. carpenter.
I: joiner, I. Total. 40.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

~ r>TrEN ELoVrFN.r They have
orators on. in Illinois. if we NAV .ru,. ,b.
description of a military one. furnished Nv a
CORRESPONDENT of that State. II was Joc
DAYS and "rnat hlr and crv had been ra;s.
ed about mad dogs although no person was
I" y" Conn! who h11 seen one. the cx.itc.
ment still rrpw hv the rumors If was fed op
meeting ct the citizens was called for the
purpose OF 'levi>nc plan for the cxtermi-
nation. not only of mad dogs. but to mako
safety d"nhv sure. of dogs in general. The
" hri"ad'er was appointed chairman. After
Stain: :h:. "'.' Of n. ;,..c,;uy IA !, ,,, 80.
~ Parliamentary manner. instead of takinc
his seat and allowing Others 10 make some
suggestions. he launched forth into = sn.c.b
OF som" hours length of whic, the follow.
ING burst OF forensic spiendor is sample
"fcllcr Citizens :-TEe time have cor,o
when the ocharsed feelin's of aggravated
human natur are no longer to be stood. Mad
dogs are midst us. Their shriekin' veIp and
foamy track can be heerd on orr pcraries.-
Death tol!crS in their wake: shall we set
here like towards. while our lives and our
ne'"hbors lives are in danger from their
dreadful borashus hvdrophobic caninctv =
No. 1t mustn't be. Fen now my buSum is
torn with the contlictin' fceIin's of rath and
vengeance; funeral pyre OF wild cats is
burnIn' in me: have horse and cattle. I
have sheep and pigs: and have a wife and
children and (risins hi CHER as tn" import
ance OF the subject deepened in his cs'ima
ton,) have money ont at interest, ell in
danger OF bein' iiuen by these duned mat
doys."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23
Technical Observations.

\ few DAYS ago couple OF men cot into a
'-I'. and a> a consequence. it bciny natural
Is 'he case. a ring OF excited individuals GOT
around the parties. and each according to his
own particular feeling in the matter. gave
hI- advice.
PEG i. into him" " said the shoemaker
hammer his upper leather for him - that 5
the knh-wax him, my lad-beat his soul out
Tor hin'
Gut into his fat. old feI." SAID the butch
or; . knock him on the head. Saw why
don't YOU punch his ribs ? You're a regular
raf Won are knnckle him. now yer got
HIM. and make mince meat Ct him"
Dress him we'll" said the tailor. see
low he pants fell him = give him stitch
IN his rise = button up his lip, and knock
hm bang up
Tan his hide" said the currer. "reel
the bark off his nose, and damage his skim"
Tins suits me exactly. said the LAWYER ::
. r"' his head in chancerv. and bleed bi " till
be pleads. then he's good case" Then ad-
'anring to the other one he said, I" he's doing
Won an injury; he's perfectly ferocious -
take th" law on him. and I'll look out for the
rcmander"
" saw him strike you first" said the car
p"n'er. Nail him Knock his upripht,
from under him cro.scut him till he lies dor
manf I'll bet basket of shavings on you,
old chip
:" Plug him in the eve" said the tobacco
INST. = Grt up double twist on him and
chaw him up Don, let him stump YOU give
him one on lis niger heal"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

Twas eve. and in lowiv room
: ~ 'cn' ~ in -omhcr rlocw,
wiring his iin"ci- IN hi- hair
Liz" one in r"v-rir "r 'e-pair
Ee.or'' him lay IN oirn book;
Sadness wa in hi laneuid look;
And - h" traced The pace, DER
i"tr golden words HI -prlt bore
No Cross no Crown,
Around. in dea'h-ikc Silence stood
he forms of many great and good
Prophets. Slartvr- cruciiied
Stem Patriot. who torFrecon die,i:
And Poets. vino died dc>ola,c.
Scanning The wof,lrii> scroll VI Fate:
Wh'ie CORY round their forc!ca,l> sLonc.
lie read upon their lips ct Stone
No Cross, no Crown,
Var! wa- tirr toll. 'lroue'l learn;nc's lore.
or one ~ vounL and worldly poor.
~ h"ct w"r" precious. though but few:
AMI de"'l!"-S fir" from heaven he drew.
Hcari-V"; lo'! oit ard ovcrwrourht.
lie traced N thro'hnr lines his rhoueht,
And MD hi> .oiI this seemed t. he
] i.e v,.,c ..,o,ec. 'j.>tii.y-
Aotro-s, no Crown.
:; ino';ne- li- noble s;,iri. turned
i"wari- Fame pillar Il, il burned:
And nf; hp ~, red his eti,,rts min
, >.os> the burning har- of pain.
H. groarcd in ae"nize, ,i,tre
'.,''''> cup Wa ,a Sized with bitterness:
"! 'h"n be thought Of those Of old
VI .,''-
"' O'"""'
Hey t"r-Ht tle battle. boz t!lo cross,
hat truth night never ,uficr loss
But he the 'rllIr,c>t t,r.,,le,l ,l.wor
>;uing f.lroug! The >torn-rbc ,r,r,vr's Io,ver
o,u hat. - lie bcaconir,c The free
N.'.i. Ikea licllilInu-e J., .I,c ,e:.:
fU' rom 'il''ir braves 4 spirit came,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

-TnE NOVELTIES or UrAu-a ,r
vate letter from Provo City, Utah county. l..
tab Territory, (fitty miles distant from (,rcat
Salt Lake, contains the following items n,
intelligence:
We live in sight Of snow the wear round
we can as 1t were pick flower, with one
hand anc gather snow with the other 7, -
warm IN the valleys, healthy, pleasant. and
fruitful, with seldom any ram but we have
ren's OF mountain streams to irrIgatc our
fields and gardens: so that the LATER do not
suffer for want OF moisture We have no tn.
yer ana a"ne; there is awav>a mountain
breeze, which affords us a very ,ur. a,p,s.
Phere' We have been very bu>ilv er,aued
III making sugar. which is manutartur,d
from sort of honev-dew or SUGAR coatino
which falls on the leaves Of the cottonwooJ
trees tree and resembles the frost;ng on cake. =
mere nave been several thousand hounds
OF sugar made from this substance within a
per pound" '''
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

"A W"RD IN TTME.-'Tn the
Conference, when Elder p. was Presiding
Elder. there were three brothers, all preach
ers, and not generally considered very
bright One had been examined, and had
gone out for the conference to pass upon
him. Elder F.. as presiding officer, rose to
give his opinion. 'Brethren,' said he, these
SIS, all of them, are we'll meaning men
they're good men-I hope they're good
Christians: but there's no mistake about II.
they've all of them got very soft place in
their heads somewhere Turning his head
little, he met the indignant eyes of the two
other brothers fastened full upon him. With
out hanging muscle, he raised one hand to
emphasize his words, and with curious ex.
preston of countenance, stealing on, he con-
tnued: And to tell the truth about it, nv
brethren, who ha'n't-who ha'n't ?"-Cal;.
foru;0 P;o ,eer
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

The following description of the new iron
st'an.>hr i'c->i,. of the Cunard line, is ia
ken from the Liverpool Courier:
Length between perpendicular, 800 feet
i'ifo over all. 300 4"
Breadth of bull. Al
D'to over paddle boxes. II d"
Depth. 80 "
''rtSS tonnage. $500 tons
spar" tor engines I.22I
Ihe Persia is rugged as bark, and she
Will have sufficient spread ofcanva>s to ena-
III" her 10 cross the Atlantic with her sails A.
'cnc. Her main ward is 7G feet lonc. The
Keel is - n"h"> dep. and I !, inches thick
S"aried IN lengths Of 81 feet deep. and rab-
bit IN the keel for the "arhoari streak To rv
INTO. Ih" sfernrn>t is l:} inches broad and
> inches thirk. The rud!cr stock is s inches
IN diameter. f." ,rami NJ of the shp is of
angie iron. pa.'-d normally to he stem. at
N'rvas OF IS inches from centre to centre
amIt:>hiiS. and 20 inches from centre 10 cen
tr" about fv" feet before and abatt the en-
c1ne-ro"n bulk heads. AmiI>hipS these ribs
are |" inches deep. with double ancIe iron
F'Vc''ed to each edge. so As to represent in
section III" appearance of 4 letter II placpd
Sideways. thus =. The Persia is ,|iy,d 1t in.
10 seven watrr-t'uht compartments and her
framin" forward. IN the bow "ornartm,rt ia
';li '!iaEonai!v. witt, view of hearino a col .
t'>'"n. should II eyer occur. in the STRONGEST
arrangement Of The structure. The .e,
plates are ! ilGtii OF an inch in thickness ::
" the bottom III" ship the plates are -
!6'S OF an inch in rhikneS from this s.r-
ton 70 II" food water line they are ! of an
'n"h: and ahov" these they are I-l6,h> of
IN inch N thickness. The plates around the
Gnnwaie are Of an incl, in Thickness.
According 10 the strict government ru]e
'' acm'a@nr'mrn'. her power Is equal To that
II ''"p horses; bat according to the nl,n laid
'lown IN the E,r' of lIardwicke's ;iu her
,ow"r is cqnal to that of 300 horses Tn,
h'm"n>'"n> OF the Engines. and other rartlcu-
.ar> connected III, rrwi;h. are -
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23
DR. FRANKLIN's REC!pr For

- DR.. FRANkIIH's Prc,rr ron
SLEIGH RIDE.-IIe recommended to those
who could not afford the expense of real
sleigh ride that they should sit in the chin.
ney corner, put their feet into tub Of snow
half an hour and jingle the dinner bell all
the time. Let them close their ewes at the
same time, and imagine themselves flvino a.
long the road at the rate of twenty knots an
hour, and they will thus have cheap. funny.
and tolerably disagreeable sleigh ride.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

Coop GRACIOUS s,-"Does,;cks" T. "a
stated, is now engaged in writing burlesque
oi three thousand lines, on ITiawatha.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23
g " UYIs SAIEEATI'S rvI;r,.T1

lN i >ALEEATVS UNHEALTHY -
lns.-Salcra'uS is the bicarbonatc of not
ash. PoraS>a and and all of its different com
blnatlon> are antiIhlooi~tic Prot. Tuilv saws.
A't'ph'ogi>tcs are articles which. in a pc
r"''ar manner, and in 'bfni,e degree. d.
rect!y diminish vital energy and strength of
action in tn" sangnitrrous or circulating svs.
tenn. and perhaps Indirectly lessen vicor zen
erallv. &c. -
SalrratnS Is not an alimcnt, bat medicine
No substance taken into the stomach can on
crate as medicine, or be harmless unless
the quantity Is so small that it can have no
effect, except IT is adapted to remove or nal
l:ate some diseased condition of the system
1t follows then that Saleratus must be un-
healthy. must at least tend to produce debil-
nv. in all those who nse it in suilicient ouantitv
10 have any effect. unless thev have some dis
ease that requires. or is mitigatcd bv its use
NJ D.-in Mc ~ y OIs,rrcr
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23
n SAD W,rx,xc
t"''r' H""'''q't g, tie IpoinetsN p. P.pr,';,an
ptr'It,

~ SAD WAExrxG-A vounr oen,,..
man wh" had been educated .or the r.ss....
ION "f dtndv. "nt who not having the mean.
TO set himself NJ in the business. had Turned
his attention TO the lrafns hn>irpSs w,,b ron.
siderable ABILITY AS an amateur in ,b,, E,.
was found dead on Christmas ,,,y =, (;.,I,,,,,
having evidently died under n,r,;,.,,.,l,
shockinS circumstances In sua;low;,,
lump Of rlolas>es candy. the s,;c.x ..,,,h,.,
had caught the end Of his mous,a,be .ra
Pn!ec IT down his threat. ans. . raiufu, a.,,h
was Inv consequence. though the iurv co,I,i
n"t a"ree As to whether i: was th,. rcspl, oe
Strhn9nla'lon or poi>on bv the nitrate nc ell
vtr IN the hair dye with Which ,he -.,,.t,,.he:
was cOlorad
The Louisville Journal make ,,,... fo,,,.-
IN" acknowledgements: ...JrtI.rsoc v..
great man and undonbfrd na,,;o, b,t 1.
Southern editor would expose himself IN ~.
hang": OF mob vinlen"e il he were N nsc =,
ms lime s''ch language as Mr.. .Defierson ne.
ed Very trne. fs'lls the Cincinnati Com.
mer'nal. and ifJefirrson were liyinc IN Kan.
>aS' and presumed TO express the sentiments
cn tie slavery question. that are found in b;s-
writings. the Border Rufi;an lars Of that fer
7''Ts would con~ign hin. 70 the rcnitentIa-r.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

him Father Taylor's question wac NOT
answered: but whatsoever trouble the case
he supposed might create in the locality 10
h'i"rd. certain IT Is tnar his own speech made
quite sensation on the platform"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23

IMATERNAL I>FLrENcF.-Gov. briggs,
OF Massachusetts. recently related the fol-
lowing incident After reading with great
interest the letters of John Quincy Adams
mother he one dav went over to his seat in
Congress, and said to him, "Mr. Adams.
have found out ~ao mate you" "What do
You mean - said he. Il have been readin O
the letters of your mother" was the reply
With a flashing eve and glowing face, he
started up. and in his peculiar and emphatic
manner, said. " Yes, Briggs, all that is good
in me owe to my mother"
- PRENTICE'S LAsT-Preatice, it is use
less to say, is responsible for the following
no".yhty slip of the tongue Our contempo-
rary undertakes to discuss what he calls
knottv question: Can he unite anything
knotty? Echo answers m, he''
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23
FOR THF. BONS AND GIH
THE LOCUST rLAGCE.

new book i''r to"s. by Cant"In Mavnn Food
entitled. The Bush Bows Is snoI 70 I've r,,I, ;,5
hv llcknor \ Fields. II will he anxiou>l = y,i.cd
hv all the Young folks who have rraG the "pcSrr,
Home" he l"nns Nova@eurS.' &c. We cx-
tract from the proof sheets of the fonr.h-co,niug
work. an account Of the "Iocu>t light" cr,nh
Ic episode in the life of Dutch family at the Care
Of Good Hope:
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-30
SOUTH CAROLINA AND MASSA.
CHUSETTS.

THESE two Stntcs, or their respective citi-
zens or representatives, seem tatvd to &c ar
sayed in frequent and hostile juXiaposi.ion.
BY an article copied into the present issue
of The LEDGER, il will be seen that Mr.
NIcKs, from this Stale, has caned Mr..
SrANDwooD, Of Massachusetts the Difficult.
ty arising from some remarks Of the latter
III regard to The Brooks and SUMNER affair
The bitter feeling Of hostility that exists be.
tween various sections Of our country at this
time, is surely to be deprecated; but the
examp!c Of M.. Bgoogs iha. is navy being
followed by other Southcrncrs, will prove
the most citcctqal check to that low system
Of insult that has for years been perSisted
in by certain parties at the North, towards
those of the South opposed TO them in princi-
pie and feeling.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-30
For the Lancaster Ledger
The South Carolina College.

Mn. EDlToR: As the South Carolina Col
lcgc question seems 10 be engaging some
attention pt ,his time, | will give you,
through the Ledger, n synopsis of the de-
bate that occurred Ia tie Pleasant IIiIl
Debating C!"I an lha, query. Considcra-
blc interest was manifested on both sides Of
the question, but as all the debaicrs We're
not present on the occasion, will merely
mention, that after several short speeches
were made, the question WAS put TO the
Lopse tur DECISION OF il, m, rits, when al.
most n unanimous vote was given, opposing
the "prcsent system" aud in favor Of dis
continuing the present annual appropriation
10 the College, under existing circumstances,
will endeavor 10 give you some Of the ar.
gumcnts adduced in favor Of disconneciing
Statc and College aid. II would be nm mr..
duous task 10 undertake to follow the seavI,.
ing discourse, in all Of its bearings and rela.
items, as delineatcd by one Of the members
OF the Society. His remarks were full of
good sense, and marked with considerable
ability. Mr. A. Andrews is a deep thinker,
and takes pleasure in giving information,
when In his power TO do 80. IL was claimed,
that it the vast amount Of nancy paid out TO
the College SINCE its infancy had been applied
to the establishing Of good schools in tho
State g,Serally, that every District might
have had hourishing. and even hgi, CLASSICAL
! schpols; and at the sameiime, JUSTICE md