The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-23
Letter from tho Capital,
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Tofls Eator efns caieaoaiaa.

ANhlFtlithi vet @NI ln"n'
TofAs Editor efhs CaieaoHiaH.
Itisno ANAL saucerh to me that find
mvself again booked as your correspondent
Tor the session Of 1853 for it 10 an unreason-
able requirement some readers expect ~ o.
letter writer, when lhey ask that OHe man
write 20 suit the taste Of hGinmdsi 40 II he
had nothing 10 do but assimllate and nurse
the cares, dstresses and unrest OF Yaleiuhi-
narinns who will neither consider themselves
or ALLOW him 20 consider how little Of this
vieissitude Of motion and rost which We call
ne 10 spent with satisfaction, and therefore
how necessary that We should be more ten
der 10 our friends than 20 bring little sorrows
which DO not belong 10 them, There 10 no
40 real life as cheerful liie-npt that mean
We should always laugh, never be serlout
nor that our hands should always hold How
ers, OF our heads be covered With ehaplets OF
roses-but what / wanted % say n, that We
should 30 far keep up our eheenulneas oI
spirits as never 10 let them sink below our
inclination 10 be we'll pleased. II IA neither
afrctation nor effect that makes some cheer
ful, rather would il be- the effort 70 be other
Mise, and effort without success, with this
loreahadnwiug, there can be no msunder-
standing between us, aud therefore, what !
write Aill be Nith tie OsHlidiRs freedom ~
friend 10 friend-Waifs pf " hat passes before
melville tho defags Of business will be bet
ter found in'ynur legislative column,
Both senate and House present perhaps
more middle aged or young members Than 81
any previous session, Davis and Wilder IN
the Senate IIebArd Rad a hali-dozen gray
haired members Ia the House, almost alone
represent the old school, "foung America"
IL stamped upon nearly every oountenanoe,
the Speaker being probably the youngest OF
them al and yet 10 ! look over the House,
see no signs Ia their Intelligent faces Of has
IA Legislation, but rather conservative in
tclligence Of which Vermont may well be
proud, aud IN which shs may see her escuteh-
con without stain and her Interests jealousy
guarded.
A. yet can give you but an inkling Of
what Il 90 be said and done, i have not
even the advantage OF Loehiela warning
"Coming events cast their shadows before"
to point 10 the matters Of interest 20 be
acted upln, the Hotels NJ yet being devoid
Of those disnterested members who occupy
the lobby.
Outside We have had more than usual Of
the ornamental, by the marches aud counter
marchea Of the Ransom Guards, q company
Of ca cellent drill aud handsome appearance.
The burlington Cornct Band have diaeours.
ed sweet music that all peryading element,
and indispensable quality Of the "pomp and
circumstance Of glorious war" The sound Of
the iifa aud drum, always inspiriting, has
brought 10 time and step the captains Of
some Of our embryo companies. and they
have fancicd to themselves undoubtedly, how
perhaps another year. they might be esoorting
his Excelency, the present Governor, around
the streets Of the Capital--hut all at once
they are Hailed up=he Thinks "he hahf
march much y
The amiabls Fletcher wa game 90 the last,
lie complimented in speech, honofed by re-
view, has been complmenlcd 10y seranadcs
and honored by escorts until be became the
anGpodcS Of the venerable Grimes,
'IIi. knowledge hid from public gaze,
lie never brought to view
Nor made a noise fafc-WeefiHg days
"A many people do 80
The standing committees have been an
nounecd, made up, some Of them, Of elements
as foreign 20 fitness nv legislatures IN general
are 10 honesty, For instance, "ltoads' bRs
not single Railroad man on IL, while that
Of States prison" has not states prison
man on that I can account lor these neon
Ei6trrcicS only on the principle that our Bur
lngton friend thinks Il detrimental to ones
mental organization TO be too much addicted
10 any one thug.
A bin to add Concord to your county has
been inToduerd by MIR Hubbard, which will
be Of no little interest. So fearful arc mem
bcS of disturbing lines, | dare not predict
the result. Where the true interest for Com
cord TO belong in, ia there can be no doubt
aud should their member DO 40 fortunate as
to convince the two houses OF IL, We gay with
open arms, r. ~ FtCpHte y
The State House is in good way OF being
finished for another session. In looking at
il, the impression cannot be resisted that the
Doctor has had more To do with it than the
architect, and, looking up at the cupola, one
is reminded Of q boy with mis- fathers hat on.
a committee Of five has been appointed to
examine the disbursements OF the superin-
tcndcnt.
notice among the executive appointments,
that of one of your townsmon as Governors
Aid" compliment congratulate him upon.
assuring him that his companions ~ arms
are worthy of the Distinction Colonel Eair- !
banks, my salaRm
My next letter will discover THE organiEa-
ton complete-thc wheels in motion, and I
barring all accidents upon the way, fair
prospect j trust of the session being, like
modern honey-moons, Of short duration.
HAL.
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