The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-02-24
Personal and Political.

When Heenan arrived in England there
was an intense desire among the fstic circles
to see him, but he kept himself close and re-
fused to give public exhibition although he
might have made plump 500 by it. He
did not even present himself to Sayers, and
the English champion who had looked upon
his coming as sort of guest, got so wrathy
about it at last that meeting had to be ar
ranged to quiet him. They were brought to-
gether and met one another in the very ex-
cess of brotherly love; when next they shake
hands the compliment will be followed by
black eyes on both sides. The Britishers are
surprised that Heenan shows no scars and
hasn't had his nose broken. They think he
can't be much of bruiser with so good a
countenance as he keeps. Odds rule at 6 to
for Sayers.
The Tribune Of Monday has long leader
on the Presidency, in which it comes out in
favor Of Bates, and in this way: 1t says
that ifthe Republican party is strong enough
to elect any nominee, the two men between
whom the election should be made are Will
liam H. Seward and Salmon p. Chase. If it
is not advisable, as is feared to be the case,
to take either of these, "it will be in vain 20
nominate instead either Banks, Fessenden,
Dayton, Cameron or Lincoln"-but 1.-THE man
for the hour is Edward Bates of Missouri. "
His merits, Of course, are fifty extolled.
The New York Erening Post has indicated
its Presidential preferences as plainly, per-
haps, as it intends to do in saying: with
such men as Seward and Chase, Banks and
Lincoln, and others in plenty, let US have
two Republicans, representative men, to vote
for"
Cassius NJ. Clay spoke to large audience
at the Cooper Institute, New York, on We'd
nesday evening. He said he would begin
where he left of in 1856, for what was then
prophecy had become history, and he pro-
ceeded TO expose the downward progress of
the Democratic party. His address was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm.
George ". Curtis has been discharged
from his post on the Harpers' Weekly, and
probably on the Monthly too. because of his
anti-slavery notions. He had never intro
duced his opinions on this subject into his
contributions, but the Harpers publish for
the South and market, and southern papers
demanded his discharge and they obeyed.-
MIR. Curtis loses $4,000 per year by this op-
Grafton, but the Harpers lose infinitely more
the respect of all honorable and indepen-
dent men, in all sections of the country.
Mr.. Mccormick the man who makes reap
ers and who undertook at one time to make
pro-slavery sentiment in Chicago by main
tanning pro-slavery church, was terribly
cut down in the late caucus of his party to
nominate mayor. He had carried nearly
all the primary elections, but just then it was
whispered around that he was not sound on
Douglas, and in a perfect whrlwind of scorn
the convention voted him down and nomina-
ted " alter S. Gurnee, former incumbent
of the office. The rumors were false, but
they defeated Mccormick nevertheless.
X. NJ. Hoe, the press builder, and several
hundred other citizens of New York city,
have petitioned the legislature for law ena-
bling southerners visiting the state to bring
their body servants along and stay unmolest-
ed nine months.
Messrs. Pryor, Clemens, o. Jennings Wise
and some other Virginia duelsts, have been
amnested by the Legi>lature-a special act,
removing their inability to hold office in con-
sequence Of obedience to the .'code of hon
Or"