The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-02
Letter from wow York.


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NEw YoRR, Sept, p
Ia mo Editor ~ The CalaaoaiaR.
Your election Is over and your farmers
have nothing to do but dig potatoes, hust
corn, and gather IN the yollpw-bcled pump
kins. BY the way, when are the domocrals
going 10 have an election IN Vermont They
have nor rtrrrrr my tiTrrTT, --'-'-ss-! .-=.-
and ! think the Legislature ought 10 appoint
a special day for them 10 elect somelhiug.-
As nothing has been heard Of them for so
many elections, It Is supposed, here, that
democrats are not allowed 10 vote In Yer
mont Perhaps however, there II too much
Africa about the domoerl 70 flourish no Far
north
Bless me- how cold your weather must be
by this time! Here, however the wouther Il
first rate for oleclionoerng,-c but not
frosty,-cloar and bracing, Both parlies are
vigorously at work, Controlling the great
state 81 New York b the most brilliant prize
TO be drawn IA lhopolitical loltey, I'LL tho
great Prcsldcnlill contestof iseb. / said
both parties, nleanng the Republicans and
the Democrats, Cor no Ui.H hoo realty sup
poses that any other party has The least
chance OF success on the general ticket
There ought Co have been union Of the Re
publicaus and Americans at Syracuse. have
not set seen one man Of either party who
docs not think no. There 10 q pretty general
Impression that the failure to fuse h due 10
the Republican wire.puuers. This will be
likely 10 act against the part ct the polls
Il seems to me that the Republicans would
be sure to carry the day il they could only
get their voters out To vote, No corruption
is 30 foul no political skunk NO odorlcrous
IN the Democratic party, Us ever TO produce
disgust, and keep their well trained bands
from voting the clean (guclenn | should saw
ticket They somctimcA split and quarrel,
but It is dpon the same principle that two
dogs will sparI over the same bone. A very
pretty quarrel of that sort il now going on
in this city, and if the Republicans aud Amer
leans are wise enough they will slip in aud
send several ant. Lecompton members to the
next Congress II, w Bcccher once said
that all parties are jubilant after an. election
in this country. The yictors because they
have gained the victory, aud the ynnquishcd,
because they expect TO gain the victory next
time. Even now, some Of each party are
consoling themselves uudcr anticipated de-
feat this fall by predictions, that these who
now succeed will surely make mis.stcps and
lose strength so as to fail in the great Prcsi-
dental contest Of 1850,
The quarantine war is nearly ended The
people OF Staten Island, where the quaran-
ainc is now located, will probably carry their
point, having twice mobbcd and burned the
quarantine buildings, government viii prob.
ably yield and the institution will be located
elsewhere. Some talk Of constructing an ar
tiiicial island IN the harbor. To be sure it
will cost several millions, but it will employ
great many voters, and many tat contracts
will be obtained ont Of it.
THERE'S no yellow fever here aud no one
has any fear that there viii be any There
is filth enough in the streets to breed pes
thence at any time, but cSecpt u little extra
activity among the old aud regularly estab-
li,hcd corps Of diseases, nothing has occur
red to excite apprehension.
II is now almost October, and the great
ifFtiaiFti5 s=z=sszf fr-=..li=
cal use. Some hidden difficulty prevents,
perhaps will continue to prevent, the trans
mission of electricity NO doubt is enter
tanned that cable will ultimately be laid,
which viii be Of great practical benefit, but
with regard to this particular cable consider
able is said about "marc's nests" ard "crow-
ing before you are out of the woods" Sc.
Howcycr1thcrc still remains q great Field for
effort in this cause, and no talent or money
will be spared J.
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Connecticut River Valley Agricultu-