The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-05-04
Deferred Articles.

NJ In recent speech in Congress. Mr'
McClernand of Illinois, comparing Judge
Douglas TO an eagle, INDUCED in this flight
of rhetoric "As he scared far above the head
of his enemies, his tail quivered in the air in
proud defiance Of them" AS poetry this is
sublime, perhaps, but the attitude in which
the judge is placed would be very awkward
in prose.
q Negro burnings are becoming COM
mon at tie South. Another has recently oc-
Cured in Mississippi on Deer Creek. A ne,
gro man killed slave woman in quarrel
and fled to the woods. He was hunted with
dogs and captured after desperate resist
ance. lie was then tied to a stake and burn
ed over slow fire in the preserce of the as
semb,ed negroes Of the neishborhood. lie
died cursing his judges and threatening to
take vengeance upon them when they should
meet in hell. Can hea!hanism parallel this
scene?
@ Owen Lovejoy is an accomplished
scholar and fearless orator, of medium size,
olive complexion, well knit frame, strong
face and flashing black cyes-a man Of great
resolution and indomi,able will AS he was
at the clerks desk on Friday, his mpetuous
rhetoric, fiery determinations and the rising
excitement in The hall suggested scene in
the French assembly III the revolution Of
1893.
NOn Tuesday evening last Thomas lIar-
den, engineer on the Albany and Vermont
Railroad. discovered az infant probably "a
bout twenty months olb on the track between
West Troy aud Cohoes. He reversed the
locomotive, but before the train was stopped
it had passed over the child whom all thought
was killed. but to their surprise and joy they
saw the little one crawling out from under
the engine through the opening between the
driving wheels.
My motto through life has been
work and advertise. In business, advertis-
ing is the true Philosophers stone, thatturns
every thing it touches into gold. have ad
vert!sed much, both in the weekly as we'll as
in the daily papers, nor have | found that
those of the largest circulation-of either
class-beEefi,ted me the most -,john Jacob
-iStor.
SCENE IN THE SE-Punning Etiraor-
dinary.-While the Pryor-Potter controver-
sy was going OF in Washington, vote of
the House was called upon some minor mat
tiers. When Mr.. Potter's name was called.
al old Dutch member from Pennsylvania
who never takes up time unless he has some
thing to say to the point, rose in his place
and excused Mr.. Potter thus. "Mishter
Shpeaker, will shust say ash how Msh,er
Potter hash Pryor engagement" Both
parties and the galleries united in an up
roarous explosion Of mirth at the Hon. mem
bers sally of wit. and it was only checked to
be redoubled. when after the name of Mr..
Pryor was called. the same old Hans arose
and said, Vel. Mshter Shpeaker, Mi>hler
Pryor has Lone to be ash clay in te hands OF
te Potter" For few moments the scene IN
House was indescribable, and for once. five
pound bowie knives and sho.tti rifles were
at discount.
C. \ strict western steamboat: The
usual amount of gambling and other expedi-
ents Of getting rid of time were resorted to
and one evening some of the passengers ask
ed the captain if he had any objections t.
their holding PRAYER meeting in tie cabin.
None at all, gentlemen was his bland
reply, "amuse Yourselves i'll any way YOU
choose; only remember it is the rule of til.
boat that all games mus, cease at just te.
o'clock"