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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-02-12
A Pleasant Lesson.

One evening rs poor man and his
wife with FIVE or six children were sitting
at the door of their cottage, one Of the
children said, % father, how poor we are
| do wish good fairy would come and
tell us where We might find great trea.
sure. guess l would not sit all day
idle any more, and have 80 little to o"t.'
No sooner said than done-a beautiful
woman, with radiant countenancc, stood
before them, who said, Little boy, ! heard
you wish, and if you will obey my direc-
tions, you may find great treasure
Then turning to the man, she said, "A
treasure lies hid in your grounds; ifyou
will seek for it, you will find, and may
have it; it is not three feet from the sur
face either; begin to dig tomorrow for
it, She then went away.
The children clapped their hands for
iov, and the man and his witc could hard
ly credit their ears that they had really
heard such thing; for they were poor
indeed. Though tho man had a large
tract ofland, it was uncultivatcd, yielding
nothing, barely sufficient pasturage for a
poor COW, which afforded them almost all
the sure nourishment they had. They
They were poor, idle, discontented people
and the children half starved; so to be
sure they were glad enough to hear the
fairy's words, and could hardly wait till
the morning to begin to dig.
They were up with the sun; those
that could get shovels dug with them,
those that could not, worked with their
hands. In few days they had dug a
considerable Of place over, and several
times they thought they had come upon
the treasure, but it was only stones; they
went on so for several weeks, but had no,
found the treasure.
One night, as they sat at the door the
beautiful fairy appeared. "Well, said
she, syou hayn't found the treasure yet
No matter, dig away, you'll find it some
time or other: meantime Mr.. Goodman
YOU must not let these little folks starve
ret some corn, throw into that patch YOU
have dug, and have some corn growing
III come again by-and-by-dig away
You'll find the treasure; so she went
away. "
That's capital idea,' said the father
Good.man,) I'll get some corn, and plan,
there tomorrow H.
SO he did, and as they dug for thu
treasure, it pleased them to sec how soor
the corn sprung up, and ripcned, and
what crop they had; and the cornstalk'
made nice food for the COW, too. Th'
mother dug for the treasure, sometimes
and having become accustomed to il
they all accomplished quite a large place
in short time; and soon the good fair!
appeared again. ..s,B-.I
/ She said, she knew they had no
found the treasure yet but she was afraie
the young children had become tired o
digging and she thought they had bette
20 into the woods, and get somc w'i'
strawberries, and put into the last piece
they had dug; it was just the place e
make strawberries very large, and ]
would please them; but dig on said she e
you will certainly find the treasure yet
so the next day the children went ant
...l. s-I q. g
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10
Vermont IN Congress.

The Green Mountain State may justly feel
proud of her delegates at Washington. They
are making their mark on the record of one
OF the most important Congresses Jtver met
at the seat of Government. Senator fout's
speech is conceded by all to be one of the
best delivered this session. Judge Collamcr's
effective speech did credit 20 himself and hon
or to his constituents Mr.. Morri's minor
ity report is an array of unanswerable facts
and arguments in favor Of the rights of the
people: Mr.. Walton. in the House, has stucl,
flaming frebrand into the ofiicc-holders
NOISE nest in Vermont, and as a natural re-
suit every one is enabled to see how large a
nest it is and who are its occupants. Judge
Smalley and the Free Press are getting by
the ears over the government Blue Book, and
its secrets are being published broadcast
Citizen.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

Wards are generally offered, 10 order 20 tempt
u,e cupidlly or counteraet the philanthropy
Of the Obio-ans uf the river on border eouN-
lies Moreover, an obstrcpernus black gir'
aged 7, took Il into her head, short Tune
sinee, 20 quit work and live at her ease up
in her masters garrett, Accordingly abe SCI
GREETED herself IN that locality, and while her
master was securing the country IN order 10
find her, supposing she had run away she
was quietly snoozing Ia his own premises
In this position she remained for six days
without food, fire or water ~ the end OF
this time her hunger oyercame her aversion
10 labor as well as her fear Of punishment
and she descended, after night, aud sought a
Ineighboring cabin for refreshment Her APP
pearance there was quickly communicated 20
| her master by another female slave, and she
was soon taken care o. She has since been
sold In the interior Of the State, for SeOO'
Slave property has become exceedingly preca'
riolls Ia the border counties Of Kentucky and
Land owners are quite obary Of investing their
surplus capital In this species of property
They prefer % hire servants, even 81 high
rate Of wages. In this way the number Of
slaves IL every year diminishing and the ag-
roulture and general wealth Of the State are
suffering IN consequence. White labor Is not
to be had, although Of late years number
Of Irish and Dutch families have moved In, ia
order 10 take advantage Of the high price Of
manual service, Slavery thus operates A. al
incubus upon the general prosperity Of the
Statc,--a fact that Is freely admitted by O
large proportion Of the Slave owners Of the
land, Hut while they thus admit the evil
they confess themselves unable 10 apply any
remedy and thus live on In the customs Of
their fathers, IN unaspiring ease and indo
lonce. 81 u.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

remain on the ground during the cont
Of the Pair. Exhibition Of Cattle will close
on the frat day
No premiums viii be- paid on any animal
that has not been owned in the County al
least three months previous 70 ths fHirf nor
upon amy article not the production or manu-
faciure Of the County.
Al entries for premiums, except Tor Horses
must be made By ~ o'clock on the first day
Of the Fair
to The several Chairmeu II the Awarding
Committees are requested 20 make written
report Of their dnings 20 the Secretaries a.
early as possible after concluding their bust
meas,
Al WILLARD, ! s,c,,,o,i,,.
". W. TH4YER
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

GREAT FIRE Al BuRLINGToN.-The Bur
lington Free Press gives a-gctailed account
of the burning of the Pioneer Mechanics
Shop, at that place on the 20 inst. The prin-
cipal losers are II. Il. Hickok, building and
machinery, S60,00Oi c. Klbourn & Co..
chair mandatory, $4,000 Kendall Wright
x Co., doors and sashes, $1,000; Wing *
Smith, last makers, $4,000; l.. Barnes, lum-
Der, $500; Messrs. Gates, furniture (recently
burned out in BrattleboroD, $1,000; Frederick
Smith, grist mills $1,000 Hamilton * Sears
foundry, $1,000. Kibun Il Co., were insur-
ed for $4,000, but none of the others insur.
ed. The building was of brick, 400 feet long
60 wide and four stories high, and cost 500,
( 600. 1t was filed from the ground to the
roof with timber in various stages ofmanufac.
turc. The brick partition walls which divid.
ed the different portions, proved no obstacle
whatever to the speed of the fames-the,
poured from the windows, leaped, around IN,
partitions on the outside, ran by the roof
and in an incredibly short space of time took
complete possession of the entire structure
The building was occupied by twelve different
manufacturing establishments, and the to,n
loss was Sl200O0wit only 10000 insurance
the risk being generally declined by insuranc,
companies. About 1850 or 200 men wer,
cmnloyed.in the building, The fro origina
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10
Locompton Defeated in tho Houso,


The very gratifying Intelligence that the
Senate bill for lbe admission u Kansas I'M
der the Lecompton Consultation, which came
up in the House on ThuTsday, was defeated
spread through the country on the electric
wires, aud reached as here on Fast day. IL
seems that Mr.. Chuenden's amendment pro-
yides that the Leeomptun Constitution shall
be submitted 10 the white male inhabitants
of the Territory, resident there three months
and qualified 10 vote by the laws Of Kansas
/ II the majority approve, then Kansas is 10 be
admitted as a State by proclamation Of the
President II a majority disapproye, then Il
convention Is 10 By called 10 form a new Con-
stitulion, which IL 20 be submitted 70 Ike
popular vote Amer the adoption Of the
amendment, thehouse passed the bill by vote
Of 100 TO ~ The vote was precisely the
same both on tho amendment and on the
passage Of the bill, OF 100 yeas, O2 were
Republicans, % anti Lecompton Democrats
4 aud o Americans frnm che Southern states.
The bin as amended VIA sent haol, to the
Senate on Friday, and the House amendment
was disagreed to, The question which all
are anxious about nov is viii the lIousc ad
here 10 IL amendment or will Il reoedoP tn,
New YorI, HeraH gives the following opin
lon concerning the bill Co.
"1hc Senate, We suppose, will refuse e
concur-tho House will insist, the Senate vii
refuse 90 Tecede, committee Of conference
will then appointed between the two houses
Brought 10 that pass we presume that com
mitce will find Il impossible 20 agree upor
any halfway compromise, and thus both th'
senate bin aud House bill will fall through
In the meantime the people Of Kansas hny'
been holding another convention, aufl while
the two Houses ARE squabhling over ihcir re-
spectiyc hills new constitution will be luiI
before them, direct from Kansas by the eS
press train. What thcnP Why, really, !
would seem, from present appearances, tha
the two houses win then be further of from
any agreement than they were last Christ
mas
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

TnE MoRMoNs.- There is a rumor in cir
culOtion at Washington, that Major Phelps
of Kentucky and Ben. McCulloch of Texas
have been or are about to DO appointed Spe-
cial Commissioners to Utah, to confer with
tho Mormon people, with the view of prevent
Ing, IL possible, their resistance to the terri.
torial government. 1t is said that Doctor
Bernheisel has favored this project during
the whole session, but Lhat the President has
! been opposed TO it until within day or two
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

ned in a roum where there had been no fire
for a day or two, and Mr. Martin, the book
keeper, passed through il only ten minutes
before tRe fire broke out II Is thought that
"A shark from O locomotive, which passed up
Inc VI. Central track 10 the south Of the shop,
about half past seven, was carried by the
wind through broken pane Of glass TO the
,,ilss Of shaving and paper which we're used
in the packingroOm,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10
A Teat Of their sineerity.

The democratic press, from the Washing
ton Union down, have asserted, time after
time, that Il was the Republican party that
kept the Kansas question in agitation hat
the democratic party was anxious that Kan
sas hould come IL as n sovereign State,
and that IL il were not for the Republicans
Kansas would have been one Of the indcpcn-
ic paper which we have before rs, and from
which awe have quoted considerably Of late,
We read "li,cry good citizen must hope that
the day for agitation, rs to Kansas, will soon
come to a close, The great object democrats
have in view is to get Kansas into the Union,
when she can manage her own affairs in her
own way" And in one Of later date we
learn that "thcn (whcn Kansas is odmittcdl
Kansas will no longer be dependency Of the
| General Government, but another bright star
added to the galaxy Of Statcs--a State, SOW
crcign and Independent, The sooner this
cor.nmmorion is fairly and houorahy arriy'
ed at, the better il will be for the peace and
prosperity Of the Union"
Now the question can be settled in one
hour. Let the Senate concur in the amend
mcnts of the House, aud the great object
democrats have in view will be "consum
mated Kuusus will he admitted a." sever
cign and Independent State" with a right tC
make a constitution to suit herself This is
the difference between the Administration ant
the opposition; the latter allowing the pco
pie TO make the institutions they wish to live
under, and the former compelling them :,
live for an uncertain period under the insti
tutions thcy mean to get rid Of The one i
the order OF freedom and the other the ordc
Of dcspotsm.
Shall We hear any more about the "Blaci
Republicans keeping the Kansas question
in agitation? Shall we hear more OF tn
anSicty of the democracy for the immcdiat
admission Of Kansas as sovereign State
? Consistency, thou art jewel.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

THE JAFFA MURDER AND OUTRAGE.-The
New York OJse,rer learns that the perpetra-
tors Of the horrible outrage and murder in
the family Of Mr.. Dickson at Jafa, in Syria,
have been arrested and condemned to death.
This result was brought about through the
prompt action of the American Consul Cen
eral in Egypt, Mr.. DE Leon, and it is hoped
will have salutary effect upon the Arab pop
ulation.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

ILLNESS OF Col. BENToN.-Mr. Benton is
confined to his bed, but is lnboring earnestly
on his abridgement of the debates with n full
sense of the bcsetting pcrils. He says that
he has two years of the other work blocked
out in his mind which he would like to COM
plctc, but sees at present no prospect of it.
His disease is pronounced to be cancer in the
bowels, and must prove fatal
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

ARREST or a MuRnERER.-McNulty the
confessed murderer of officer Iodsdon, of
the Boston police was found by officer liam
of Boston, in the State Prison at Concord,
y. H., where he was committed for breaking
into a shop in Dover. lie confesscs TO the
murder
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

~ The ordinance of baptism by INNER
sion was administered Sunday Mt Ncwbury-
port, by Rev Daniel =. Bike, to ninety-scven
persons The occasion was one of great
interest and attracted an immense concourse
of people, variously estimated from FIVE to
ten thousand.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

kANsAs.--Thc Boston Traveller says they
have informatSnsthrongh. correspondent at
Washington, that Gov Robinson is to leave
that city Immediately for Kansas, where no
time will bolost in securing for the State a
Constitution thut shall .cmbody the will of
Tho people
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10
A Letter from Utah.

We have been handed the following letter
i,.ii,ii.=l, ff.H4=.
Mormon on Mormon ground it will be read
with some interest by ALL 1t is very
evident from the tone of this letter, that eth
er the people at salt Lake or the L. $. Gov
eminent are greatly deceived in regard to
the strength of the Mormons and their ubili-
~ to resist the government troops. Their
care for the welfare Of The freezing, starving
army sent against them, is commendablc The
letter was directed to the father--Mr. David
ClufT of Danyillc-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

CoNNEcTIcuT ELEcuoN.-Thc Courant of
Tuesday evening says, ." the Republican can
didatc for Governor, VIM. A. Buckingham is
elected by at least three thousand majority.
In Is towns heard from the gain from last
year already amounts to 9i2. Thus far in
the House we have gained eighteen members
and lost nine, leaving us Anet gain of nine
In the Senate we aycprobably carried the I'd
9TH, 9th, 7th, Sth, 10th, 18th, 18th and 10th dis
trcts. The Democrats have carried the lst
Sd, 4th and 18th"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10
" Pillow CRY, UrAu T.,
Doc. = lN1-

DEAR FATHER w c rcceiveda letter from
you Nov. the LIST, dated August the 10Th and
2ith we were glad TO hear from you; that
you were in as prosperous circumstances as
whatyou are, and we hope that you will still
continue to prosper until you shall be able to
bring some of our relations here with you,
for greatly desire to see some Of my rcla-
tons, specially if they believe as l do, that
Mormonism is true. ! wish you to warn
them that it is, and if they do not repent
speedy destruction is Their doom. The so1d-
icrs that came out against the Mormons and
were going to do such great things, came
down splash ut Fort Brdgcr and there they
set and there they are likely to set, until the
Mormons help them in, for they are perfect
luscd-up army. We have never shot one gun
at them. But they have shot at us with their
cannon and their Minnie rifles, and the closest
We never returned the fire. We do not wan,
to kill them We only want to keep corruption
out of our Iaidst. The army is in a crippled
condition for this winter, therefore We have
all been called home. Governor Young is
making friends out of the honest in heart, by
sending them salt and flour; for without il
| they would all starve TO death before spring
IHhcy are not our old Missouri enemies there
fore we have compassion on them, and vii
not kill them because Nhey are in our hands
but we will feed them, and make friend
of them, and thereby show to the world tina
we are for peace, if they will only stay in the,
own lind and let us be. Well, we are al
well and doing well, and feel to rejoice tina
we live in this day and dispensation, and ma,
you be blessed, is my prayer.
l. Joseph CII'FF"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

,r,IV- AT the business Mems Meeting at Che
Old South, Monday, it was announced thar
one hundred and two persons were baptzea
Sunday in the Merrimac River, sixty-four Oh
WHOM were heads of families.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10
Cbf GaItUomiaM.
st. Johnsbury, Apr, 10, 1858.
BY G, NJ STONE x co.

a. II will be- the aim ~ the conductors u -
CAIrpGsiAs 20 give the News in an attractive
hiesq sud 10 lts season. 90 make an interesting
and ele,atlnH Family journal 20 discuss pusne
affairs with Independence and 'iyac'pi and 20
reflect the common New England sentiment against
the great Wrong u slavery,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

Eight dollars placed in the hands oil the
eunrfuitteeyt,, l,e awarded Oh lacEitnrinus- ar
ticlcs not named.
CoMNIrrEE-A. Thompson, ST. Johnsbury
Francis Il. Carpenter, Waterford Ira Arm
ington.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

Best Hearth Rug 90
Best 2 lbs. Stocking Yarn 90
pairs Wooden Socks 90
pairs Mittcns so
Gloves ~
pair of knit Drawers 90
lo9uartered WOODEN Blankets so so
Ton Dollars for Committee to appropriate
on meritorious articles not enumerated.
CoMMrrrEE-E. a. Parks and wife, Is. But
Ter and wife, NJ. Kittrcdgc and wife.
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
Best specimen of Marble Work 100
Dnguerrcotypcs, Ambro-
types or photographs 90
Ornamental Painting 90
Dentistry 90
Seven Dollars for the Committee 10 appro-
pirate on mcritorious articles not enumerated.
CoMMrrrEE-llorace Paddock. ST. Johns
buryi Judkins Randall, Danyillo William
" ''''' ''' SECOND GLASS.
k)Rbreilpry and Needle Work
Fifteen Itoliars placed IN tho hands ofCt the
Committee TO BE- awarded according to their
discretion.
CoMNIrrRR--Wm W. Thayer and wife. A,
q. Chadwick and wife, Hiram Weeks aad
Wife
Worsted Work nn,p other Pnnoy Articles,
Fifteen Dollars phoed' IN the hands of tliC
Committee, to be awarded according TO then
discretion. L.-.-g----,
ConMrrrER-C. S. DINA and wifo. Moab
Eastman aud wife, o. +. Brown and wife.
REGULATIONS.
All articles presented for premiums ms
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

ConnrsroAprsoE-w solicit voluntary rom
B,ui,icafionl from oil parts Of the country uppn
matters u interest ~ Items ~ Ners, Ia par
ocular, will be- thankfully received
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10
Letter from Kentueky.

The Weather and the hehsOn-A Disastrous flre
Politics, National and siatc-Mmerfa Lpl-
leae aud Lgceuul-Au ObsifcpeT0us hlRBef
--PTecaHousucss of Slave Property Renee
lions.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10

Every pcrton competing for premiums on
Field Crops shall present written statement
hily stating the manner Of raising the crops
With everything connected with the process
Of cultivation, and 10 be sworn Ia before the
Comuittce II required.
The above premiums awarded at INC An
nual Meeting in January.
CouMITrEg-Barron Moulton, 81. Johns
bury Welcome Bcmis, Lyndon William
Gil1iian pcnchnm
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10
Letter from Boston .

Adjournment Of the Iorislatye-The rraayai n
Judge L0riug-ihg iirliginub lHtefesi-Mfnl-
ing an old tsyslzlaau on bis return from Europe
&C., sc.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-10
IrrEn ANn nnEERE.

CoMurrmK-J John Bacon, st. Johnshury :
l.. w. Delano, IIardWiek Duncan Harvey
InnnhEnl-
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26

sailar. the people of the Jim are put
10 flight"
Bismllah.r murmured Selma. " il is
as you say. o, beloved Of my soul"
wait while" observed the dcrvs
They waited The waters of the Nile
again became tranquil, and brilliant
along thrir surface a. polished steel.
The glowing disk of the sun again be
came gasscd in the stream aud send
ing up rays almost ~ bright ~ Those
which siroamed from the burning orb in
the sky, threw high upon the bank shad-
ows almost as Opaque and definite as
thasr produced 10y the sun itself
You see /; daughter what has occa.
stoned your pcrplcxity You stand, as
it were between two suns. ore below.
another above aud their beams falling
upon yon produce the phenomena of the
double shadow"
Blessed be- Good ~ exclaimed selma.
who has made such wonders and mar
vels upon the earth aud hlcss You, nay
father since your wisdom has removed
an obstacle" -
With the modesty of an Arab maiden,
she lcft the sentence unfinished. lon
>aiiar completed H.
Yes, O dcryis." he said "yon have
indeed removed an obstacle to the union
and happiness Of two hearts, whirh moth
ing "a earth shall keep asnnder sell
ma is mine aud with tits broad sword. e.
be- added, drawing his scimitar / will
vinilcate my right to her against the
whole world"
BE content. said tho dcrvis. "Ahau
Bcruak will not refuse her to you when
he knows
Bat he shall give her 10 me. o der
Wis before he knows anything but love
her. and viii have her. though all the
tribes of the Muslin should say nay"
They returned 10 the camp. where
Ah4u Bcrnak upon hearing all that hap
pcued. consented without ANY cxplaua-
'ion g. hcstaw his daughter upon Inn
-aiar. who then ACKNOWLEDGED be- wa,
prince of the PcrSians. who returned af
Ter while 10 his own country. di~iiu-
cuished himself in battle, and. under the
name of Ahmed shah. founded the pu.
RAM empire
IN hi- harem. when. Ia the evening. h.
sat down upon the carpet Of repose
with selma, he took the very instrument
upop winch he bad played among the
rocks of the Upper MI. and laughed
aud iakod ahoutthc people of the Jim
aud the Man ~ Two shadows"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26
LETTER FROM Nh. BREcxINRfoGE.



Nnr Sir-l received t.~ morning
.pE. Gtlcr- oi the 2slb and 29lh Dlt.
rtp..' +le Democratic
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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-11-26

4 coroner's Jury in Georgia recently
returned the following verdict. in tn
case Of man who had been killed ~
tightening
I'VE are opinioned that the deccased
came 70 his death casually by - acct,
dental stroke Of thunder