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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12

counties and, after forming each others ac.
qurirsuuees brosFht eai sasB1fasss ticket
Of which the able head is Joshua +. He'll
Al address, setting forth lhe grounds Of the
opposition Of the state, was prepared l1 a
commiitee,-~N hich for snundnoss Of sense,
eloquenee Of iaHgunge' patriotism ofdevoIion'
aud enthusiastic hopefulness Of success, will
hardly find its parallel IN the political histo-
~ Of our country. The eXtrsyaganoe and
corruption Of tbs government, and the insa-
table stretching Of the executive after In
crease Of power and plumber, as shown 10
his recent manmuyers, and those Of bis Con
gressi6nal aids-dseamp, hst pwaked the pat
riots Of the land from their lang political
slumbedng, The voice Of Virginia has been
recently uttered IN thundertones, and the
democracy Of the another Of States" 10
tumhling upon Ia rotten foundation. Well
for the laud, that patriotism "stil lives" IN
the peoples hearts and determination IL
formed 20 put tho tyranls Of misrule down.
and set up Ia our coputry's places Of trust
and honor, men, who ssehewing all seelIonal-
ism Of character and pruciple,--alke the alb
olliousm Of the North, and tbs frs-eating
slayery-is ian Of the soilh,-will struggle only
for the Union the greatness, and the glory
Of our Republio. Kentucky asks the eo-op-
Grafton Of her sister states upon basis Ike
this which the constitution, the laws, and
the common sense and patriotism Of the
land, alike suggest and sanction M,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12

higher price than at the place Of departure.
The bringing under cultivation Of an inn
meuse eEient Of new and rich lands Boz the
South West created q new demand Tor la
bori aud as the slave oligafehy hold chat
none but compulsory labor can produce cot
Ton, tobacco and sugar, new aud aElraordl-
Aary demand fdr that species Of labor arose,
followed by enhanced prices, Let Il be
granted that II q free admission Of slaves
from Africa had been slayed 10 these new
planting states, the price IF tho article In
Virginia would have ruled lower Should IL
DO expected that production would be aided
and stimulated by this protection by the at-
traction Of new capital and new hands to this
branch Of the business, which Il the mode In
which protection diminishes prices
Neither Mr. DowdeI nor the Richmond
Enquirer would DO willing 10 admit that
these condition., could have any application
to this SORT OF property. 10 hat case Il h
easy to see they have both run on upon a
false scent.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12

overtake lhe rha-scarred and lash-oxeodated
slave ~ mGlhgL. it mas hc. Will her infant
ihe love 0i whom has neryed her for the
hRhtl thrust lbs canine teeth int0 the quir-
Ffiug flesh, brace out hia fore feet, aud bold
lhe captive fll the danapper comes, with
f6Heri end handouts, % load down ankles
aud wrist aud then receive DE % reward Of
ms bTuilsm, pat on fhe head FROM she
slave catcher aud the plaudIt GOOD dog,
Rose"
sir, never will DO thIs. never will de-
grade ny manhood, and siihe thc sympathies
Of human nhluie. Gle 900 insuli ~ claim IT,
wish lad nothing worse % meet ~ che
Judgment day than ihar I would not have
the guil Of causing that wall Of mans des-
Iair, OF that Wild shrek ~ womana agony,
ns the OEf Gr The other 10 captured, Tor all
tlie dadrms Of oil the stars in heaven,
u ~ desired 20 coll attention 10 This hc
Proclaim u then upon the house-tops Write
q on every leaf that rembles 10 the forest
make IL blaze from the Eun 90 high noon, and
SHINE forth ln the milder adigHce ~ every
stlr that bedeAks ihe Ornament 0f God. LEI
II echo through all the arches ui heaven, and
TeVerhernle and below along the deep gOrges
Of he'll, where slaye-oaiohers will be very Ike
ly 90 hear u, OWN LOvIJuY lives az Prince
ton Illinois, three-qunuers Of o mile east 81
the village, add be- aids every fugitive that
COMES 90 his dUur uHu asks n. thOu inyiai
Die demon n Slavery, dos thou think %
cross my humble threshold, add forbid me
90 give bread 90 the hungry and shelter 10
tho h0usrless BID YOU DEFIANCE
IN THE NAME or NY 0OD"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
nargInry.

We learn that the store of Mr. S. A. Mel
sou Of Sutton was entered on Saturday even
ing last and the money drawer and contents
taken. The particulars, as far rs we have
heard them, aEe these: 1t seems that Mr..
Nelson had missed the key to his store, some
three weeks before, II having been stolen
and seereted by the thief On the evening
in question, OF about o'clock, he LEFT the
store with light burning in it, and went
some few rods distant, to Lyoeum. Dur.
ing his absence, the STORE was opened rob
bed and closed again, without disturbance.
On discovering his loss, Mr.. N. made COM
plant against one Calvin II. Stone, person
living about half a mile from the village
lie was arrested, examined before justice
Powers, and bound over in the sum Of $500,
for his appearance at the County Court.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
Slave Breeding MS source or Row
enuo. +


The certainty that the customs receipts
under the present Tariff viii continue to fall
| far short Of meeting the exirayaganl cxpcnd-
ts=rs= s+Tv prevent administration has nat
urally suggested the idea Of its revision by
| Congress. The President, impelled by polit-
icul friends from his own state, as well as by
the eNigcnecs Of the Treasury, reluctantly
gives signs of'yielding to the necessity of a
change but the cabinet are not a unit in ref.
erenee to such measure, and what is uore
important, souther members Of Congress
friendly to him and his policy generally man
. ifcst most decided repugnahee TO any mod
! iies;ion.
Debate has sprung up in the House upon
various propositions which have been pre-
scented, in which the old free trade arguments
have been reproduced and dilated upon with
variations and amplidcationp.
One Of the most singular Of these yaria.
tons we find in q recent speech Of ]. T. Dow.
dell, member from Alabama. Here it is in
his own words
"But in answer 10 the challenge Of the
I friends OF free trade | now give a class of
series of years, yes sir, for City years, been
protected to the point of prohibition, and has
Temporary fi,+st,su-
tons, caused by arrangement in the curren-
cy steadily increased in price hundreds per
GENT. Iaude TO the slave property Of the
south now worth two thousand millions OF
dollars. Is not this case IN point,
The Richmond Enquirer is wonderfully
elated at this newly discovered argument, in
opposition to the position long ago taken BY
the friends Of protection, and sustained BY
indisputable facts, that protection duties tend
ultimately 10 lower prices-sIeclaring it to be
palpable hit---a most triumphant refutation
cf the doctrine commended Cor.
And the Enquirer runs on half column
or 30 in working out this idea, and showing
that slave property, rather than any other
species of manufactured article, is peculiarly
adapted to test this principle.
Now this slave breeding logic would be
absolutely too ludcrous for notice, did it not
suggest painful reflections upon the manner
in which three millions of human beings,
born with the same inalienable rights with
all other human beings, are spoken Of by
southern Democratic politicians. As il slaves
were kind of manufacture which might be
stimulated or not as the demand for il should
rise or fall.
4. Slave population increases much in the
same ratio with white population, from natu-
raj causes, and it is no new discovery that
regular slave trade has long existed, by which |
Virginia. Maryland, Delaware, &c., have !
shipped off their human chatfels to Alabama,
Louisiana and Texas when they were in |
greater demand, and Of oourss brought a
r..Ff "a, 1850 Z
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
Pn..ump.Is sayISa. nanL.

AT the annual meeting Of the Corporntors
A. G. Chadwick was elected President A. J
Willard Vice President c. S. Dana Secreta
ry. Emerson Hall and ]. b. Gorham were
chosen corporators to GIL vacancies occasion.
ed by death and removal, and the following
gentlemen were elected Trustees Barron
Moulton, John Morse, David Boynton, joe
Fletcher, Asa l.. French, Henry II. Deming,
Samuel Jewett Jonathan Ross, Emerson
Hall.
AT subsequent meeting of Trustees, Bar
ron Moulton, David Boyutou- and Jonathan
Ross we're chosen committee of Investment
II. ii. Deming, Treasurerj S. Jewett and f.
Hall, Auditors,
:" A dividend Of . 1.2 per cent WAS declared
on deposits of 6 months-nnd IA per cent.
on 8 months deposits.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
A. ]. WILLARD, I e....,..,,.
WM. A. WELLS, '''''''''''

pARI&G-A ~ y L iiaasEEsiissss
The Lafayette Daily Courier Of the oath re-
latcs the following
"Night before last deaf and dumb man
named Lane, met with n thrilling adventure
and narrowly escaped the loss Of his life, on
the New-Albany and Salem road, a short dis
lance below Linden. He was walking on
the truck as the passenger train came along,
and the engineer observed that he paid no
heed TO the warning whistle Of the locomo-
tive, shut down the brakes, but finding it
would he impossible TO cheek the speed of
the train before striking hm, ran forward,
aud bracng himself upon the cow.cntcher,
reached out Ills strong arm Just in time to
save him, The imminent danger Of the brave
engineer was greatly augmented by the fact
that the deaf and dumb man had an AK upon
his shoulder, from which he might have re-
esiyed serious injury. Lane was not little
Rstonished at the unoeremonious manner in
which he had been picked up>nnd without
comprehending his narrow escape, struggled
ia the arms of his deliverer, to the great dam
ger Of both. The train. however, soon came
10 a halt and the peor f.iie9, by signs and
gestures. more eloquent than words, testified
his gratitude for the deliveranee. He was
the same man who was knocked into ditch
by n passing trim last summer, nt or very
near the same spot where his brother, also
1saf and dumb, was run over and horribly
mangled the year before"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
Tho Boston Post omco.

They are in "pcck Of trouble in Boston,
on account Of the high-handed manner in
which Postmaster Capen has removed the
post office from State street 10 Summer
street. It seems tina, Mr. Copcn owns real
estate on Summer street, md removal to
Thai locality would put a large amount Of
money in his pocket As such removal
would be detrimental to tho interests Of O
majority Of the business men Of Boston an
effort was made, aud special act Of Con-
sssass-4Eas enacted l4.s4-4se4l.s 4Ils,sasiz,,
prohibiting the removal Of the Boston Post
Office.
Notwithstanding all this, Mr.. Capan made
all haste and removed the office. Such an
assumption Of power on his part received the
condemnation OF great many. An indigna-
ton meeting was called and held in the Mer.
chants Exchange, on Tuesday. The meeting
resulted in the appointment Of committee
to take such measures as they may deem eS.
pedient "to secure a compliance with the re-
Gently enacted law Of Congress prohibiting
the removal Of the Post Office
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
nov nampehlro Eleotiop.
rho Granite state Firm

The Republicans carried New Hampshire
at the election last Tuesday, at all points
She stands as firm 70 Republican principles
as her granite hills,
The sham democracy made their greatest
effort IN ths canvass, fully expecting to carry
at least one Of tho Congregational Districts
More money was spent and greater eGors
made, IN view Of bringing Frank Pierce 3
name before the Charleston oonvpnlion,
as eandidale for the next Presidency,
But IN every point they have most ssnally
failed. We copy from the Statesman, an ex'
ira oi which we have before us,
Never since the existence Of this state o.
on independent member Of the Union we're
such extraordinary eScrlions pot forth IN be-
halt OF candidates for Congpcss in labor aud
money, 40 IN the FIRST and second distriels.
Money! In the utmost abundance was freely
distributed In the before mentioned Corgresi
sional districts, and hll the machinery ever
put in motion in an election canvass has had
full play, through which 10 defeat Messrs.
VI ais,an and Happen, But thanks 10 The
Of the gallant Republicans OF
Now Hampshire, the purposes OF The demo
cratic parts have been Ngnally defeated, and
the Republicans emerge IN triumph from one
Of the most Important election conflicts OF the
last four years. Our banner yet waves IN
perfect triumph over the state.
The following is the vote Tor Governor IL
1 -
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
A Grcut PotntoYirrd.

In the town Of Newark, Caledonia County,
was raised the past year about sixty thousand
baskets Of potatoes; and the number Of per
sons raising them was about seventy-fve.
II there. is any other town that can beat this
we should like to hear from them. The
above was ascertained by an old gentleman
by the name of Eben Johnson, whose. age is
eighty-four years.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12

Tm sIcRLEs AFFAiR,--Our readers know
all that has been developed ~ this dreadful
affair sickles has not had On examination
yet The newspaper press Il somewhat d.
,ided IN iIs verdict, bat Il Il quite generally
conceded that the man Who acted az Judge,
Jury and Eyeeutiouer In this matter h the
primary, and In great measure. the respon-
ahle cause Of the guilt and misery IN which
he inds himself involved, II l. terrible
lesson 10 those who may And themselves
tending in tie same direction, -
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12

Hf"fhH Af"''f
Sleigh Rides seem 10 he the order Of tI.-
day an about pc A shou time since AN.
good people Of Liuleion turned ont en- nl,.,,
With their Brass Band, aud gave the pe9Dl.
oi Lancaster call They we're cordially r..
eeIyed' and, not 10 be opt done, che L,no-,,s,
people returned the eomplmaot-sad mon,
too-inF they went a. foirH 10 Liilletep
where every thing was done 70 make Them
enjoy themselves. We see by-4lhs last Ag.
rora that the eiiizeus of Negbury nolvirb.
standing O smart snow storm. got together,
The number Of one hundred and 6uy. ls,f
week sntrday,and went 10 the Trouer House
at bradford, ria IIaverhil and PismoEt.-
The Bradford people troited out their Brass
Band and every thing passed on pleasantly.
70 Our eaders " III welcome another LET.
Ter from cor Kentucky correspondent tb.,
week and our correspondent wil excuse n,
ior cutting him down considerably FOE We be-
lleye II ho has any one fault, Il IL amnlt
pllcIty Of words.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
IIardwIeL.

ModerHtor--L II. Delano. Clcrk-A. L.
Jude'ine. Seleet-men---L. II. Delano, liar.
10y Montgomery, Adolphus Holton. listers
l.. Pope, 5. X. Norris. Samuel Good
neh' Town Agent II. Delano. Super
in'epfent Of Schools-C i. Conant. Trea,.
urer-L. W. Deano. Oyerscer-Dayid
French. lst Conslabs-Chnrlcs shipman.
Town Grand Juror--Joses Nelson. Audit.
'crs-Frcdoriek Hoycy c, i. Conant, Henry
Blake Jr County Grand Jurors-JAmes
Paige a. =. Collier. Petit Jurors-Cyrus
Underwood, Finley. Green, S, r. Norris,
Samuel Goodrich, Gardner Pope, SAMUEL
Ward.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12

FUns.-Thc Hartford Press says that five
thousand skunk skins have been sold in tina,
city during the last and present seasons The
prices vary from fifty to sixty cents. those en-
tirely black being worth the most. One deal
err in New York has exported thirty thousand
skins within few weeks. There is hardly n
pereeptblo odor about them, that quality be-
longing TO the fat Of the Apimal; The fur is
used in Europe for carpets, drHcles Of dress,
&c. The skin Of the common rod fox is
worth about one dollar seventy-fve cents
racooon skins thirty-three to sixty-seven
Western pelts morei the Indian handled p
ono dollar !. the musk rat brings sixteen or
eighteen eentsi the common house cat ten
TO fifty cents, IL we'll taken care of, the black
ones being considered the most valuable I;
ktteaS Six TO eight cent minks are worth
dbouL three dollars rabbit and squirrel skins
are not purchased.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12

ILLNolsi-By private letter from Pierce
Co, Illinois, We learn that the Winter hiss
been very favorable lhere--not having bod
any such cold weather as they experienced
hat season. The wild goose. the duck aud
he meadow lark have returned, aud every
Thing Is anticipating ihg opening Of Spring
Grain Of oil kinds brings o good price. and
the farmers are looking forward TO season
Of plentiful crops aud rcmuncrati,e prices
We hope they will not be dis ,poinlei.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12

No RISE IN PosrAeE RArEs.--I seems
that we ane indebted to MIR. Grow of Penn
sylvOnia for u defeat Of the bin to raise the
rates Of postage. The pro-slavcry interests
had determined to raise tho rates Of postage.
and finding rhey could not do it in a fair
way, tackled it on to the Post office appropri-
alton bill. This passed the Senate. but on
molten Of Mr.. Grow, the House returned the
bill to the Senate Enacted on. The Senate
did not wish TO be instructed by the House,
and the consequence was the bill to raise the
rates Of posSge did not pass, Mr.. Toombs
of Georgia being sore at their defeat, OBJ
jected to a second reading of the Post office
appropriation bill, and, as matter Of course,
killed it. This last act is to be regretted, as
its failure must put the Government 10 much
uonble, as there is now nothing provided to
carry on pastel expenses.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
A alanoe At De PoIitioal Horizon.


Tie growing unpopuladty Of tho Admins
tradop {, ftdIy eyineed By political move
ments IN the South, as we'll as IN the North,
Opposition 70 It . not likely 70 be termed
sectional, however diversified Il may be In
is features. Il came utp existence rs MI
nority power having 30 other vitality than
tim, derived from The divided eouhsels Of IT,
opponents, That since ils accession Il has
sunk many degrees IN moral influence, and In
popular regard, no man 10 hhfdy enough 10
deny.
Pennsylvania democracy whose ruperhu-
man, or rather imfra-human eKeriions lrst
presented an eifeetual barrier to the thrush
P ing tide Of Refsl,iesa success cen 10 longer
be relied upon, Under the lead Of J, w,
Forney the man 10 Wliom more than any
one individual buchanan owed his election,
Is at this moment decidedly In oppositiou
The Congregational election last Fall spoke
out In tones that made the verlest slave Of
the palace tremble in HE shoes, That most
Ubiquitous attempt 10 faslen upon the people
Of Kansas slave constitution by fraud and
violence, IN opposition 10 the known and Of
expressed sentiments Of her people, could
not but ALLEVIATE the entire North. Il has
done 80.
But the South, IN whose behalf this gigan-
tic wrong was attempted, Is now hardly more
reliable, Opposition is 'pringing up md
becoming more and more In lcnsiird every.
where. Bot the other day, an opposition
convention, composed Unfortunately of old
Wings, Americans, Douglas Democrats and
all sorts Of opponents Of the Administration,
assembled In great force at Richmond, aud
with great unanmity put in nomination
full opposition state ticket, at the head OF
which FOR Governor stands the name Of W,
J.. Goggn, prominent and inln entail Wing,
We don't expect him TO DO elected, but We
do expect the Administration ranks TO be
SHAKEN as they have never been before IN the
Old Dominion.
The most important consideration is how
ever that IS members Of Congress are to be
elected, oil Of whom in the present Congress
are democrats. We expect n salutary infus-
ion Of healthy blood into the next body. A
reasonable share Of the members Of the next
House will undoubtedly be found in opposi
ton.
In Kentucky similar movement has beer
made with like harmony and concert, and
promising even greater retults.
The gallant Waigs Of that state, uninflu.
oneed by the rccroaney of--tho son Of the
great Intermediary Clay, are unwilling
longer to be hewers Of wood and drawers Of
water to the sham democracy, under the lead
Of a renegade Federalist Verify, Il Mr., Blu
ehanan could net with the whole patronage
Of the country at his disposal, carry any Of
his fayorite measured through the last Con-
gress, decided majority Of which was elect
ed as his friends, he will be in most forlorn
condition in the next two years, during
which large minority of tho popular branch
Is certain to be against him.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
rho piku'a FouE Humbug,

We have always mislrusted the glowing
accounts Of the gold regions " Kansas We
do not believe the young men Of Vermont
will leave good situations ~ home, for un.
certain fortunes 10 tie gold diRgings Of X an
sas. A sober second thought viii change
their minds somewhat 4 letter IN the Mis-
souri, Democrat contadiels some Of The glow
Ing stories which have been circulated reia-
tive 10 Pixies Peak gold region. The writer
who 10 on the ground, says digging pays
poorly, the most sucoessfllnoi ayemgingthree
dollars per day, and some have not made mat
The gold ID very dnei iI takes twenty 10
twenty-five particles 10 make the value of o
cent An the large Jumps sent Fast we're
obtained In California. ~ the accounts Of
gold Bindings Of remarkable character are
tho fibrisations Of spectators, who sre erect
ing cabins by the hundred, building biz
hotel, and laying Oft cities and towns
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
LOCAL AND STATE.
Now AarcrlI.rmrnis.

Y. NJ &, A. Annual Concerto. u.
Clarke. Has-Gorham. Auction Calvin
Wood. Farm for sale-D. h. baldwin.
Old Bourbon Whisky Wilson, Fairbank. &
Co, Gin Book Businem-A. Colby g. Co.
Dr., Iangleys Billcrs-G. c, Goodwin & Co,
Medical Card--Dr Frost, Legal,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-12
Tho Last Congross---what IL Did
not Do.

The TbiHy-Finh Congress adjourned last
Friday At noon, In the confusion and dia
patch Of business during its Gnal session. II
is impossible 10 tell what bills we're inside
laws but Il Is pretty certain that the Presi
dents pet measures have been lost--in short
that he has lost the confidence Of his friends
The following statement from the Boston
Journal will show What We meant
IN the Congress now cxpircd tie admins.
truiion had fourteen majority In the Scunto
over oil opposition, aud ncarly twenty IN the
lloase. IN hit last message. the President
made several earnest recommendations. In
substance az fullousl
!, In favor OF passing general law Tor
taking the census Of territories. on doe OPP
plieauonr and also, a special ne, IN tie case
Of Kansas.
Q That the President be "cnirus,cd with
the means OF making an advance TO the Span.
'h government" towards procuring a treaty
for Cuba.
3; That the Amistnd Claims be paid.
1. That a protectoratc be- established by
force Of arms over the McNiean States OF
Sonora and chihuahua,
.. That Arizona be organized into a Ter.
ritory.
e. That the President DO authorized to
employ the land and naval forces in guard.
ing the Transit, Panama, and Tchuuntcpce
routes.
:. In favor Of establishing a uniform bank
rupt law.
\. In favor Of revising the tariff by raised
specific duties.
o. In favor Of constructing the Pacific
llilEaaL-
Now the ,slole Of this let Of rccommcnda.
tioas has been discarded aud passed over by
the Presidents political associates, who cou-
stituto the mojority'in both BRANCHES OF Con-
gross. Was ever an Administration more
inbceie in the house Of its friends2 II the
mcons OF keeping the government from go-
ing to protest, shall have been granted Ia the
closing hours Of the session, we have no
doubt the measure will be found to be due in
part TO the charity Of the opposition.