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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-01-24

Gr>rAHrS. Ghi". hFc. 9. lS56.
DEAR Mrs P"wri;> SYMPATHY Tor
va" An" Your children IN 'h'' loss Ui vour no
n'r son. heron. prompts III" 10 write. though
l may not 'e an'r /" IL" '"n a','mn. Which
h'> death l have obtained some particulars
iron" Ar, ''"h" fr"nn and Wit. WHO went
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returned Mr. Il Is nephew TO Rev : :
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
reckless speculation or offer bountiss to it, as if it

reckless speculation OF offer bountes to it, If 1t were
the source Of prosperity and virtue.
We admonished by the prevailing ruin TO look at
these things calmly consideratey but sernly The ca
amity which besides the disaster of private and corpo
rate enterprise involves little national dishonor, has
fallen upon unexpectedly as thunderbolt from
clear sky at noonday We have been looking in all d.
rections but the right and were wholly unpre-
pared for the blow. We have been looking forward to
contracting debts instead of providing for existing
Our attention has been called off from affairs
and their proper government by the demagogues who
have been interested in keeping up the game of deuson
and error.
The people have been told that they had interests
at home to look to- and that they must turn their aten-
ton and keep it exclusively fixed upon Kansas We must
make institutions for Kansas fight battles for Kansas raise
money for Kansas edit constitutions for Kansas preach
pray and publish for Kansas and must elect progae
Legislators and give up the treasury to punderng lobby
and surrender the fate of public and private credit to set
of adventure who make up for rapacy and dishonesty
by being ''sound ON Kansas.
1t is time for the people to look at these thngso look
at home where these things forced on their Wis
ion and not be msled by demagogues and specuatos,
who live upon the abuse of public credulity
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
OUR MINISTER AT THE FRENCH COURT

The reader will perceive that correspondent in wri-
ting TO from Paris has thought proper to alude to
stupid fabrication which to have found its way to
the columns of certain respectable journals in this cou
trywhere, however It is fair to presume that il has
passed rather vapid joke than serious statement
designed to reflect njuriousy worthy and highly
esteemed minister at the Court of ST. Cloud Not having
ourselves given any currency to this piece of reprchcn
sibe gossip should not perhaps have thought it ne
oessary to publish refutation of It, which TO all who
know Mr. Mason must entirely superfuous wcro II
not that the occasion affords the opportunity of adding
our own testimony, from Independent of CORES
pondents to the truth of all that he alleges
IN respect to the high esteem In which Mr. Mason is held
ofhc'aiiy and personally, in Paris - Iiteaigmc1.
Z We have also seen statement from an autlorita-
tive source, in which the malignant falsity Of the
story above referred TO is fully exposed.
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
THE SUGAR CROP.

A correspondent Of the New Orleans Picayune,
residing in st. James parish, Louisiana, writes as
follows:
:" In your valuable paper of the 18th instant have
read communication relative to the crop in Louis
iana which is doubt written by experienced plant
err estimating the growing crop at ESQ, 900 hogshcads
able Only he omitted to mention that, the being
unconmonly short there will be tops saved for plant
ing Consequently, whole will have to be used for
that purpose altogether which will great reduc-
ton in the amount of cane to be ground
This will be the here in St. James, which is one
of the best cultivated parishes in the State and where
canes, fancy are good as in any other parish"
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
From the N, O. Peayune Of Sept Is
LATER FROM SOUTH FLORIDA.

The United States mail steamship Calhoun, Capt Rath
burn from Key West, via other Florids ports arrived
yesterday afternoon
The Calhoun, after reaching St. Marks on her return
trp from Key West ordered back 10 Tampa Bay aud
pnta Rassa for the transportation Of United States
troops.
She brings the following officers and men of the United
States army
Col Francis s. Bolton, Lieut.. c. w, Harvard and lady
Lieut. s. j. Lee, Capt T. A. Brown Lieut.. O. d. Ander.
son and lady, Lieut. II. A. Hascali, Lieut. T. @. Balm.
bridge Assistant Surgeon B. A Clements, two non-com,
missoned staff sixteen men in band music, hfty-eght
men company 4th artillery, seventy men company N
4th artillery
The only intelligence we find in the Tampa Peninsula
of the 18th instant is as follows:
Per Wednesdays mail an order received by Col
Iooms to despatch the 4th artillery In Florida to
Fort Ieavenworth X. L.
This order arrived at an inopportune moment as it
dsarranges somewhat the plan of operations published
last week In compliance, the following movements viii
be made
One company mounted volunteers will be stationed at
Fort Jupiter The colonel commanding the first district
will all the companies Of the 4th ARTILLERY under
his orders to rendezvous at Fort Brooke early as pne
ticabe First Lieut. o. H. Solomon will remain duty
at Mellonvie. Major w. W. Morris, with his command
is ordered to return to Fort Myers Col Rogers will des
ignate companies TO occupy Forts Center and Denaud
of all public property at Forts Meade and Kissimmee
Tommy the Indian warrior recently captured by Capt
j. E. Mcker, died ON the 5th instant at Egmont Key.
An unfortunate aay transpred at Fort Myers on the
9th instant. 1t appears there was misunderstanding
between few regular soldiers and volunteers, which led
to blows. During the scuffe which ensued Sergeant
Thomas p Monroe, of the regular army, was shot by
Lieut. Marsh of Capt. McLeod's company mounted vol
uneers, with Colts pistol The sergeant survived but
twenty four hours after the Marsh is now in
confinement
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
From the Springfield Republican.
FTREMEN- ATHLETES.

From the Springfield Republican.
FTREMEN--oUR ATHLETES
The remen are fast supersedng the military in public
estimation. Their musters interesting and at
tractiye, and draw together much respectable
crowd 1t is noteworthy how rapidly the fire department
has risen in position and Importance within dozen years
Men who too proud too lazy "to train, too
cowardy to mcddle with villanous saltpet used to be-
take themselves to the engine company place of
refuge The engine then with exceptions the
shrks of society. Now fire companies embrace the
strong, adventurous publcsprited young of every
community ity--brimming over with vigor and fc that
longs for activity and excitement.
The New York company that visited us the other day
was composed of salwart muscular young mei-none of
your pae thn shaky fellows such may be swept up
by thousands in that citybut well framed and we'll
knit snewy men, strong enough to go behind the plough
or before the mast or to "whip their weight in wild
CATS if they fell in with the varmint and not think
that they had done anything extraordinary either In
fact the romen everywhere the real bone and muscle
of the community. They take just pride in the cuva
ton and display of the strength and agility required in
their duties duties that always hard and often diff
cult and perlous There exploits of herosm almost
nightly performed at res here and there that require
great GOODNESS and sepossession high personal
age and sefsacrice, any encounter upon the battle
feldexhbiting indeed, heroism of q higher order,
unsmuatcd by the frenzy of passion the thirst for
blood.
We have lately had something to say of the necessity
of physical education. 1t is becoming favorte topic
with the press, and rejoice In this as an indication
that it is about to receive the practical attention it de-
1t occurs to that remen are in the best
position and have about them the readiest facilities
take the lead in this work of physical culture Let them
make the halls of their engne-houses gymnasiums Let
them adopt the muscular drill and practice the German
Turner's Let them become the athletes of our new civil
zaton civilization which seeks sound body as well
as a sound mind.
We are well that in some of our engine compa
mics the social element has been perverted bad ends
and jolly oompanionshp has ended in personal and
degradation. On this account many Of the best in
the community have been inclined to look upon the fire
companies to the young men, It is sad fact
that many young have been ruined by intempeance
and dissipation the first lessons of which were taken in
the engne-house But have reason to hope that
these evils will be outgrown, and that the
tematic cultivation of manly vigor will tend directly to
the removal of low and unworthy aims. The welde'
veoped strong ARMED is likely, other things
being equal to be temperate and vrtuous than the en
mate and soft-muscled apology for man.
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quire their customers to do. They should not ENJOY
the profits themselves and throw the losses upon
their customers and the public.
But the real evil lies deeper Ii is found in false
system. Banking as now mostly conducted 10 SIM
ply lending the credit (bis) of banks and taking in
return doubly credit Of customers the former
paying no interest while it is required OF the latter
It is an exchange of credits where one side only pays
interest The bank does not loan money or capital,
but simply its own credit. In flush times banks dis
count and issue their bills freely. When they
change they cease to do so, collect in from their
customers, prices fall and the public suffer, and
debtors are ruined. When the money market is
easy they push bills out to make profits upon cir
cuating their credit; but when it is stringent, to
save themselves they draw in make it more strn-
gent, and thus ruin those who have been tempted
into specuatons and enterprises based upon the ex
pected continuance of bank credits. The banks
usually see the approaching Storm and prepare for
it, while it Injuries the public and overwhems debt
ors. The fatal evil consists in allowing banks to
issue paper currency. Banks of issue are, in the
man got up, not by capitalists who have money to
lend, but as machines to accommodate those start
ing them in their wish to borrow much of what such
bank can lend While banks manufacture and
issue most of our currency the consequences
we have described viii continually occur and no
wisdom and prudence in their management can
avoid them. We have thus far referred to banks
honestly and fairly conducted When this is not the
case the consequences are more fatal. With all the
wisdom of our lawmakers, they have not been able
to avoid swarms of fraudulent and spurious banks
through which the people have been grossly plum
dered, and especially the poor and ignorant. There
seems to be but remedy which can be applied,
and that is to allow banks but banks of real
money. Such banks may prove really useful. They
would be interested in keeping the supply of money
failures could hardly They would not stimu-
late overtrading speculations. There would be
no bill-holders to become alarmed or sustain loss
In dscountng fair and real business paper, thus en-
abling business to anticipate their Dues and in
buying and selling exchange, and in other legitimate
business, such banks could make reasonable profits
as has been shown in New York and some other
places where there banks that scarcely ever issue
bills, although they have the power to do so. Pancs
and ruinous fluctuations in the money market would
be measurably unknown. All would be safe and
well for the banks and people But while the pres
ent system continues the evils and ruinous conse-
quences we have pointed out will continue to occur,
az they have often done heretofore.
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
DEpARTmENT NEWS.
srArx prpARrxrsr

Change Of Lgh-Ihe following notice to mariners has
been received from H. W. Barstow esq, United States
consul at Palermo
Hunuaaiioa Of lighthouse in the port Of hessina. in
place of the present fixed light upon the tower OF St.
nainen 1at. $50 IL 80" NJ and long. l3o Ia 40" e.,
from the meridian Of Paris will be substituted one "a La
Fresne which will show fxed white light varied by
red fash every two minutes.
The above will be lighted from and after the 18th OF
July Of this present year, 1851
Tho tower for 3S7Ss metres high has square base,
the rest for the entire height is octagonal
The light will be elevated 40 II metres above the level
of the sea- and may be twelve miles of sixty to the
degree)
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
LATER FROM TEXAS
The Galveston Civilian of the 10th furnishes the
following intelligence:

The Galveston Civilian of the 10Th furnishes the
following intelligence
Galveston begins to present the animated appearance
incident to the beginning of the fall business There
about twenty large vessels in the harbor and the
wharves where goods being discharged and transhp
ped well the streets and stores where goods
being hauled and received, arc full of life and activity
"Cotton begins to come forward brisky, and
there prospect that the boats will have pretty
full cargoes The receipts of the week up to 7O3
bales and the entire receipts of nearly 1000 bales
The market has not shown much animation though con-
fdence is unabated.
Madison, Orange county, DR.. Royal writes u.s. has
received impulse to improvement in consequence of
the projected railroad from Opeousas to Houston which
should pass through the first named place The
low water however for the last year has retarded the
receipt of timber at Madison and consequently the mills
have turned out less than their usual heavy supply of
lumber though building goes lively ever"
The Civilian of the 18th says
1--WE understand that Captain Bradbury has fully com
peted the work of deepening channel for steamboats,
through Choppers bar at the head of Galveston bay
as to insure six feet water at all times. Capt B. win
proceed Immediately with the work of opening channel
over the bar at the mouth of Trinity river
"The Rev. r. w. Pierce writes to the Christian Advo-
that revva have occurred In the Methodist Church
in the frontier towns of Kersve and Bander and
ties of Kerr and Bande, and that churches to be
erected in both towns. Kersve is the Guadalupe,
and Bandera the Medina both in the mountains
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
THE DIFFERENCE.

The difference between the way in which demo-
cratic and abolition administrations conduct public
affairs is exhibited most admirably by comparison
of the Medl and Chase administrations in Ohio Me-
dill (democra in 1855 paid off out of the State
enues two millions of the State debt and in 1856
Chase (backrepublican) paid $2l.
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
A HAPPY PEOPLE.

By provision (says the Nashville Union) in the
Arkansas constitution the establishment of banks is
prohibited in that State. The Little Rock Democrat
rejoces the fact, and says that the citizens
of that State only troubled by the worthless rag
currency from Tennessee the Carolinas Georgia. and
Kontucky." Such State must necessarily prosper.
Arkansas currency always commands premium
The Washington union., 1857-09-30

from the Richmond Enquirer of yesterday morning
"Some excitement exists in this city with regard to
the suspension of specie payment by the Philadelphia
Baltimore and Washington city banks and a run to a
small extent has been made the banks here but they
feel strong and declare their determination to hold out
They continue to pay specie for their own notes The
example of the banks in New York, Boston, and New
England is strengthening them tits not likely that the
banks of this city will be forced to suspend but If alb
soutely necessary to what specie they have they
may agree upon general suspension. Such to be
the prevailing opinion here The panic which to
have affected northern cities finds very little encourage
ment here We doubt not it will be short-ived and in
a week or all will be right again.
Brokers here in hot pursuit of specie, with which
they are buying up Virginia bank notes at small dis
count Some of the brokers charge five per cent and
some ten per cent, for small sums OF specie"
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
NEW YonK, Sept. 81.

Some papers have been giving currency to reports that
the Boston Submarine Armor Company had proposed to
The underwriters to raise the Central America and
her treasure The mate gives her position when went
down, lat. so As, Ion 78o Is. From that point TO
the nearest land Cape Roman 96 miles, and the sound
ings show 600 athoms of water From these facts the
absurdty of attempting to raise the or her treas
ure must bo apparent.
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
INTERIOR DEpARTMESr.

Important Circular. subjoined circular has been
issued by the Commissioner of Patents
UNITED STATES PATENT 0FucE,
Washington, Sept. 20, 1857.
SIR In making the annual reports of this Office 1t is
desirable that there should be given in condensed
FORM the amount and cost of cotton consumed In the
United States during the fiscal year ending June &c.
1857 and the quantities and valuations OF the different
classes of goods into which II is manufactured
With the view of promoting this great branch of ma
tional industry have taken the liberty to forward yu
for filling out far practicable the accompanying
blanks, which, if convenient, you will oblge me by do
ing early the Ist of January next and return the
same to this Office by mail
trust that in common with Others equally interested
yourself in this extensive branch of American manu-
fatures you fully appreciate the Importance Of OBJ
tanning accurate statistics therein and will take pride in
having the results of your establishment imboded with
those Of Others in next Agricultural Report.
copies of this circular will be sent to members Of
Congress- postnaster and Others, to be placed in the
hands of the cotton manufacturers of their respective dis
trcts it is not improbable there may be received In
some cases. duplicates of the same but it will not be
cessary for you to fill out than set of blanks to
be returned TO this Office.
Very respectfully
The Washington union., 1857-09-30

Nearly all the cotton and woolen mills in Philadelphia
have stopped already and the remainder only work
ing up the limited supply of material on hand Some
have ceased from want of funds, while Others finding
that goods could not be manufactured except Mt loss
wisely resolved to let their mills stand idle until the
times change and the products pay remuneave prices
With this latter class comprising less than third of the
whole number of Philadelphia mills, it is question of
time when they will resume.
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
THE NEW YORK CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB.


THE NEW YORK CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB
democratic club has just been organized in New
York under the above name and at its head stands the
talented William J. Rose organized with view
to close up the breach that divided the gallant democracy
of New York city, and is now in full sway doing faithful
work in behalf of the State democratic ticket of New
York. Prominent among its members leading demo-
crats who for spirit and good working qualities stand
second to in their State Each throws off the
idea of leadership and shoulder to shoulder all are
pairing for the downfall of 'black-rcpubcanism and
Amercanism in New York and the restoration of dem
ocratic rule.
On the 29th instant the club hold grand mass -ra
fcaton meeting in the Park, at which ex-senator Dick
inson Ex-Governor Horato Seymour, Ex-Governor Rod
man NJ Price, of N. j., Hon. John Kelly, Hon Daniel
E Sckcs, Hon. George Taylor, Hon. Erastus Corning,
Hon David L Seymour, Mayor Wood, of New York,
Hon William H. Ludlow and mon Of such mark are to-
speak.
New YonK, Sept. 81.
The Washington union., 1857-09-30

correspondent of the Boston Post writes 'On
Thursday, at the Cattle Fair Hotel Brighton, met
very remarkable parsonage whose learned
Obadiah Fenner from Rhode Island his age, he states
is nineyfour years, but from his appearance general
activity and heartiness would Judge him over
sixty. He engaged purchasing cattle for his farm
In brief conversation learned that from the age
sixty he has daily used ardent liquors. but he states
very temperately. May he long enjoy the health and
strength he now possesses u
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
7 HOLT.
Commissioner Of Patents.


The circular is accompanied by number Of admirably
prepared blanks which will those who receive them
much time and trouble in making up their reports.
Sale Of Preemphons Commissioner of the General
Land Office has decided that if claimant by pre-emp-
ton complies in all respects with the provisions of the
act of 4h September l841 to the date of his entry
sale will not be considered sufficient cause for cancella
ton unless fraud is imputed and sufficient showing
made that ground for opening the case, in which
event sale after the entry shall be element in the in
vestgation.
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 80. 1867.

IssAn JAAs Of Philadelphia general travelling
agent assisted by DEEso Jon COLLINS Hsr EpAuSD
w wuxY Jan X DxzaISo A. EVANS, 8 JAanz, AaMAs r.
A. DAVIS r. T. RoBkKps
SsMr JAAs Harrison street, Cincinnati Ohio our
collecting Western States and Texas assisted by
H. THoNAs H. Taos JAsf~, Dr. A. L. CnIDS
GsoRGS MoaRs and oARD Receipts Of either will be good
The Washington union., 1857-09-30

Rev J. L. Kelly of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Independence Iowa, arrested on charge Of assault
with intent upon lady, was discharged by the court
but the citizens believing him guilty made arrangements
to tar and feather him, when he left for the East
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
From the Journal Of Commerce.
COMMANDER HERNDON.

We have been handed the following very pleasant yet
melancholy memento of the late commander Of the Cen
trail America designed contribution to lady album
Accompanying the is brief note In which he play
fully says Tel Lima that, although the lines are stiff
and worthless she must put high value upon them be-
cause to write verses is to like maung railsthe
hardest work in the world" 1t will be perceived from
the supescrpon that the composed very
the spot where, subsequently, he so nobly died:
To Lima,
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To Lima.
UNITED STATES SHIP SAN JAcIsro,
on Cape Hatteras, April Is, 1866,

or Cape Iiatteras, April l5 1865
Our stately War Ship marches on tho deep
F.inging the brine far on her pungng prow
The southwest round Hstteras 1crcey sweep,
Making wild music in the chr Of highland now
In tho deep midnight hour, while messnAtes sloep,
Comes TO my brain the memory Of my VOW
And thus though heaves and oams the stormy sea,
take my long eglcced Tyre and wake strain for thee
Thou that young and far--fresh as the dew
That glters the early morning ray,
To whom all life is beautiful and new ..s.
Filled with high promise, and with visions gay
That clothe thy future years In brilliant hue,
Making all time but Summer day.
No thy young mind employ,
Rich choicest blessngYouh Health Hope, and Joy
Oh may these priceless treasures long be thine
May thy sweet youth pass gently, and mny health,
Gods richest temporal gift, be u mine
Yielding thee Of untold wealth.
May buoyant hope and radiant Joy divine
The consciousness OF good works done by stealth
Free from thy heart all trace of earthly leaven
Whilst Faith, with lifted finger, points TO Heaven.
Would that my uncouth rhyme for thee might prove
talisnan, to shield thy heart from Ill;
Or that my power equal 10 my love-
So might thee from the withering chill
or blghted love, blasted hope-fiom things that move
The soul to sadness, that blind the will, @ .,
That strives for right and good--but to this end
Only pray thine and thy Fathers friend
wM LEWIS HERNDON,
Lieut. U. 8. Navy.
The Washington union., 1857-09-30
THn RIcnxosD Cry BANKS. take the following

"U0me what come may,
Time and the hour run the toughest day.