The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-12-18
The Hows-.Persona and Political,

Our exchaurer ars filled With lho Pre'I
dfurs Message, commspls ou ths same Re-
ports from che heads Of Departments, the
gossip Of Especial correspondent" ~ wash
ington, and the commencement Of tho session
Of Congress. The press generally do not
speak very halleringly ofthe Message, though
there are some that think Il will give "gener-
Al satisfaction" Not much has been done in
Congress. The Senate adjourned from Tues
day t.ll Thursday and from Thursday I'LL
Notwithstanding them mert twice week
which il perhaps just as well o. though they
met ohener, ouly thtir constituents feel bet
ter % know that they are at work even II they
enact bad laws, Aner all, this law-making IL
considerable Of farce, However the Amis'
tad slave case and tho Pacific railroad bill
have both been brought up,
DougIss Is on southern tour, speaking TO
large audiences, aud creating great excite
ment generally, Prom appearances a. Wash
ngton, We should judge be- had better be
there, or 10 Illinois, lnnAipR afier hls Interest
Ia the senate. Il u said by letter-wrilers
that buchanan can defeat his election to the
Senate, even now, But viii he II he can
One day the democracy appear 10 be all "by
the cara" and the next as harmonious and.
calm ~ a summer morning They pre m
"ogsarlin" commodity
Only last week President Buchanan, Ia his
message, congratulated the equity on the
peaeoablo relations we sustain 10 foreign pow
crs. II we can judge anything by the turn
affairs Are taking IN regard 70 Central Amcri-
ca, this bond Of peace il liable 10 rupture a.
any time The British will probably insist
On the right Of searehi aud We already
have limitations Of foreign feet IN the
Gulf Of Mexico, II IL evident that France
aud Spain do not relish the fnthery spirit
manifested by our administration toward
some Of the weaker powers which are our
near neghhors
A party Of Walkers "emigrants" succeeded
In cvadng the laws and set sail from Mobile
on Wednesday The schooner Susan, with
40 hllbusters on board, attempted 10 sail
without a clearance, under the prelence that
she was bound on conNing voyage. Before
getting fairly to sea she was overloaded by
an armed bost from revenue cutter and
stopped. Tho pnsaengers on board the
schooner threatened violence, and refused 70
allow the cutters mcnto board, In the
evening the Susan went TO sea. The cutter
fred into her bot without damage. Lieut.
Whytc Of the cutter, remained on board the
Susan % guest
Senator Wilson has received q letter FROM
Paris, from which 1t Is thought that senator
summer viii not again take his scat
II /, feared that another oeco1 steamer with
IT, human freight, has hccn added to the list
~ the lost The steamer Indian Empire, with
100 persons, p4s.rngcry and crca, ON hlard,
sailed from New York for Liverpool, ON the
23l Of October. and he'd not been heard. from
ut the latest date of European intelligence.
Michael Canccui the New York Italian
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thai etimr.
\ negro conyic, In the Auburn State pris-
on was shorrgod FOR threatening the lilr OF
ono Of his Keepers, aud when taken out Was
found to be- dying. About ,Lroe barrels Of
wat,r were ts.d
Frederick W, Lincoln Was reelected mayor
Of Boston last Monday,
4 motion hn, already been made IN the
[. 5. Senate, Tor the abolition Of the ranking
privilege, II this motion should prevail. We
believe there would not bc SO costly editions
Of cheap books published.
The Hon. J. w Forrcy Of the Philadelphia
Press, who is now ut Washington, writes TO
his papcr-"l have the beat reasons for say
ing that the President eounscIlcd the e,tack
Jpon the Senator from lllnci,."
Another New York Policeman was bodily
Wounded perhaps morally-hy rowdy, on
last Sunday night.
The New Haven and Harlem depot was
nearly destroyed by fire last week, and ono
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