The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-09-27

IOTWW says vi tne Tall OF tnS tree :
This tree has been for centuries one of the
Hartford irstitutions' No tree in the country
has such legendary association Our citizens
thronged in crowds to the spot. Chief Just-
ces and Reverend Doctors intermixed with
sturdy laborers to view the Monarch. A
dirge was played by Colts Armory Band
over the fallen tree it was a touching thing
tor these mechanics, some of them sons Of
Connecticut and some OF them born the other
side OF the Atlantic thus to volunteer their
sympathy land many manly eve was moist
ened as the Dead March in Saul was PLAYED
followed by 'IIome Sweet Home, and round
ed off with "hail Columbia" The bells all O.
yer the city, were tolled at SHUTDOWN, a. to-
ken of the universal feeling, that one of the
most sacred links that bind theeo .'o''rrn
days to the ir,-vocable past. had been sud
d"nly parted. Rev Doctor IIawes suggest
ed that monument be erected on the spot,
commemorative at once, of the bold Wads-
worth who saved The charter, and OF the
tree in which it was saved.
GONEHNEE IN HIS STOCKING FEET
Gov. Ford OF Ohio, made a strong address
TO the Central Fremont Club last evening
A gentleman VITO was present informs us
that after the Governor was fairly undrr
weigh he complained that his boots rere PAIN
tul, when he was saluted with the cry-"pul
them of pull them off :" this the rough and
ready Execu'ive proceeded to do, deliberate
" seating himself on chair for thai purpose
amid the cheers of the audience Neverthe-
less lie walked over the "Buchaniers' "roush
shol"-N Y Mirror.
! - The following is an extract from re-
cent sermon by Rev. T. Starr King of Dos
! ton:
"Out of the South comcth the whirIwnd
and cold out of the north" Such is the pic
turc which the book of job gives, from the
speech OF the Almighty hims, if. to represent
the temper of the two larifude>. The whr!-
wird the brutal and mur'lerous force Of the
atmosphere. Its fury is soon spent the
track OF its desOlation is narrow I.ct it be
no summer gust, but November ;r>.icc :;
broad. searching and terrible, as the frost,
marching southwark on the wings OF the po-
lar wind. hurled by no cheap thunder, but
sweeping white storm of ballots to purify
the air of public sentiment, and bury our
! tyrants IN ley graves.
Here is the last good thing" about the
hoops -
LIME ioY-"Ma, what is hush go
.N''Ler-"Why my dear why do Won ask ."
LNle Eoy"Brcau>e asked sister Jane yes
ter'iay, wha; mulc her new dress stick on; SO,
and she SAID 'hn>h:"
DIPLOMATIC REPAETEE.-In regard TO
our minister to France, bv the wav, there
is "A pleasant little story travtlin. in diploma
attic circles here. Itappears that Mr.. Marcy
was once rather repininc at the absence Of
French minister at Washington equal to
support the dignity OF the empire and re-
ma'S imputed to him that the prcSrn: incum-
bent NJ. Sartigcs, was not precisely the ni
>'er We desired, was horne bv some mi>chicv
Gus individual in Paris to the ears OF Drown
tie l. lluys, LOUIS Napoleon's minister OF
foreign affairs. Whercupcn the french
statesman with a sly >hrus Of h> shoulders
replied I'VE have only reciprocatcd impc' :
t'r'Iy the diplomatic compliment wh,rh Mr.
Marcy has sent to us " ust;n.ion Co,,cs-
I"noeM v. H. Post
IHAT BRAVE S"rTn CAHoLINIAN. y S
bE""k~.- According to a report in the Caro-
Ina l'mes Ola reception given to this person
at Coiumb'a,S. e., he made spcech.in which,
after iterating and reiteratiny that his coward
" and brutal attack on Mr.. Sumner was die
t'ted by a high sense of duty. he remarked
that he rather wished the army appropria
ton blli had not passed, for then the army
would have been Withdrawn from Kansas. and
''"rc N" p'orIe OF he Somh tree To 90 hcr,
n"d CIT the hroulS Of Lane and his abolition
companlOns