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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
DOuslasisIn South.

Our readers already know that one of the
leading orators at the Charleston Convention,
who supported MIR. Douglas, was VIM. B.
Gaulden of Georgia, an extensiue slave own
er, and that he openly avowed there, in a
speech, his desire to open the African Slave
Trade. Mr.. Gaulden has since, on several
occasions, given utterance to similar senti-
ments, and is now an earnest champion of
Douglasism South.
Mr.. Douglas is, Or pretends to be, opposed
to legalising traffic which VIGOROUSLY ex-
lists, in fact, to a great extent, and is furnish
ing cheap labor to the cotton growers of the
South.
Another fact. The Atlanta (Ga.) Couted-
eracy warmly supports Douglas. as the true
Democratic candidate, against breckenridge.
This paper openly and boldly proclaims that
the South will never permit Abraham Lincoln
to be inaugurated as President Of the United
States, even though he should be constitu-
tionally elected. We give the language Of
that Douglas sheet:
"What will the South do if Abraham Lin
coin is elected President ? We answer this
interrogatory by simply statingthathe South
,ciU nerer permit -AJraham Lincoln to be IN
augurated President Of tie Imted States.-
This is settled and sealed tact. It's the
determination Of alt parties ut the 'South.
AN LAT kp hot hoe,
may-whether the Potomac is crimsoned in
human gore, and Pennsylvania Avenue is
paved ten fathoms in depth with manged
bodies-or whether the last vestige of iber-
ty is swept from the face of the American
continent, the South, the loyal South, the
constitutional South will never submit to
such humiliation and degradation as the in
auguration Of Abraham Lincoln"
Here then are the open and recognized
supporters of Mr.. Douglas south, urging the
Equalization of that accursed traffic in human
flesh, which all Christian governments concur
in pronounoing infamous, and in endeavoring
to suppress, and insultingly proclaiming to
the American people, as they are about to
elect Chief magistrate, that IN case constr
tutional majority should decide in favor Of
particular individual, an assured rebellion is
instantly to be organized, at whatever cost of
civil war and bloodshed, to prevent the COLI
summation of that choice!
Similar threats We're uttered previous to
the last Presidential election, by Preston S.
Brooks, the would be assassin of Sumner,
Henry A. Wise, and many others. Their
sincerity was unfortunately not brought to
the test in 1856, as that of the utterers of 81
milar threats in 1860 probably will be.
Friends Of Liberty in the North. you vote
this year under threat from Douglas south
ern supporters, that you must vote for their
candidate, under penalty of having your free
sutfrages nullifed by brute force!
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
Pennsylvania Democracy.

The Democrats of Pennsylvania have had
a great deal of difficulty in arranging their
electoral ticket. At State Central Comnit
tee meeting, just held at Cresson, they have
after much chatfering and pickering, agreed
upon combination ticket, headed for cleo
tors, by John c. Breckenridge and S. A.
Douglas respectively, then followed by the
names necessary to complete the ticket. In
the event of the success of the ticket, if ma
jority of the tickets shall be found headed
by Breckinrid &c, then the whole vote Of the
college shall be given for him, if for Douglas
then for him, with this condition however,
that if the whole vote thus to be cast will not
elect any other candidate claiming to be a
Democrat then the whole vote is to be given
to him.
Distinct pledges are to be required of each
candidate for elector, that he will conform to
such arrangement.
A number in the committee, during its
session, declared they would not consent to
any halfand-half ticket like that finally adop.
ted We rather think the gentlemen COM
posing the ticket will be relieved from the
natural struggle between their principles on
the one hand, and mere name or the
other.
There are thousands of Douglasites who
prefer Lincoln to Breckenridge, and thou
sands of Breckenridge men who prefer Lin
coin to Douglas, and neither of these classes,
Of course, can give their support to the n.y.
brid concern.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
solid worth arr a multitude of Years.

solid worth ard multitude of years.
We incline to venerate it, as having come
down to US from those celebrated genera
tons ago" familiar to school boy orators,
"when the rank thistle nodded in the wind,
and the wild fox dug his hold unscared."-
When the hand of some faithful squaw chip
ped 1t into fashion, and the stout arm of
Coossuck brave sent it crashing on its fatal
errand. Its granite edge seems to tell of
tracts away to the east of Connecticut river,
and how of old the fierce Coossucks
Armed themselves with all their war-gear,
Sang their war-song wild and wofu
and journeyed hitherward on their way to-
wards the hunting grounds of the mighty l.
roouois.
1t is In truth but few years since the alb
orlglnes took up their farewell marches from
this vicinity. When Lord CORVALLIS sur
rendered his sword, not a white habitation
had been seen within the boundary lines of
our town. Scarce fifty years havegon since
old Joe, the "last of the Coossucks" passed
away to the "kingdom of Ponemah," and on
ly hundred since Major Rogers sacked the
Indian villages of St. Francis, and saw his
brave rangers on their return starving upon
the islands at the mouth of Passumpsic r:v-
er. 1t seems wonder then that in these
regions, over which contesting tribes of Indi-
ans roamed and hunted and fought, all traces
of their existence should have been SO quick
ly and thoroughly obliterated. We might
almost think to find their odge-poles unde-
cayed, and shelving rocks still blackened
with the smoke of their fires.
Record of these relics has been made in the
hope that if attention were called to the sub
ject, other and more important ones might
yet be discovered. They are often found
where least expected, are of interest to near
y every one, and may eventually throw some
light on the number, character and fate of
the men that once haunted our forest prime
val" Orx
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
"I.O, the Poor indiana

Mr.. EDITOR 1T may be of interest to
some Of your readers to know that certain
scattered relics of our Indian predecessors
are still found in our fields SO rarely are
they seen that the occasional turning up of
such scanty trtles is not unworthy of record,
as they seem to link our lays with those
valleys and hill sides.
From the comparative scarcity of arrow
heads and battle-axes in this immediate Vi
cinity, we might infer propoltionate search
ty of the warke tribes who fashioned them,
and indeed We are told bv early adyenturers
that this region was never thickly peopled
with Indian tribes. Not, surely, because ma
ture here refused them the means of subsst-
ence, for within the memory of men now liv-
ing, game was abundant-numberless trout
leaped in our brooks, and corpulent bears
rolled and rioted around their rocky retreats.
No less than nine deluded and iniudicious
bears are positively said to have been on a
single occasion enticed away from their lairs
to the bank of the Passumpsc, and there to
have fallen victims to the prejudices Of early
settlers. Still although game abounded, In
dams were few. The powerful and dreaded
tribes of the Iroquois on Lake Champain,
and the Abenaqus or Coossucks who ranged
the Connecticut valley and the forests of
Canada, each laid claim to the fair hunting
grounds of Northern Vermont, and this be-
ing border land between them, never became
thickly settled or permanently occupied.
South of here, along the Connecticut val
ley, and particularly about the Newb bury mea-
dows, are seen indications of former Indian
settlements, but there is no record of any We
ry important traces having been found in the
valley of the Passumpsic. 1t would be inter-
esting no doubt to learn of all that at any
time have been found within the limits of our
own town and county. Their very scarcity
gives IutW tdlUt. AS IL 10, We Cdli dill
swer for two of these rough-hewn relics-a
sharp-cut arrowhead, found on the bluff near
the mouth Of Sleeper's river, and stone
Ratchet discovered few days ago on the pas
ture ground south of the plain. The former
is of little value comparatively, as arrow
points abound in many localities, and yet it
serves to remind US of "the ancient Arrow
maker" the father of Minehaha, who
"Made his arrow-heads of sandstone,
Arrow-heads of chalcedony,
Arrow-heads of flint and jasper,
Smoothed and sharpened at the edges,
Hard and polished, keen and costly"
But the latter, the Indian axe, is verify an
object Of interest, grim old reminder of
those taciturn tribes who stalked of yore a.
long our thoroughfares. Its appearance tes-
titles of rough usage and tough endurance,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
Trouble in Texas.

We have various accounts of burnings of
towns, attempts at poisoning, hanging white
men as "abolitionists," and black men as in
surrectionists by lynch law in the northern
counties of Texas. They indicate the exist
ence of negro instruction in that sparsely
settled region.
We have nothing like a connected narra-
tive of events ere,and experience has taught
US great caution in accepting as truth the
highly colored statements of newspaper or
letter writers of this vicinity. The territory
now the scene of these troubles, while consti-
tuting part of the Mexican Republic. was
made free from the curse Of slavery. When
it became as the result of the Mexican war, a
part of our extended domnions, slavery was
Immediately planted upon its soil, and there
ofcourse it must be sustained by whips, chains
and every outrage. Human nature revolts
as it ever will revolt, as it can, under such
regimen. The whole Of slavedom is a mine
ready to be exploded at any moment. The
despot never sleeps in peace amidst those
whom his cruelty and injustice have crushed
to the earth. How can the slave lordling
rest securely surrounded by human beings
whom God created with as large rights as
himself, but from whom he habitually wrests
every light of manhood /?
No, it can never be. Outraged humanity
though crushed to earth, will rise again.
Then the cry of aJoliiOnists, the dreadful
and hated abolitionists, is raised. Every
house burning, every murder, every act of
INSTRUMENTATION is traced to them. Christian
ministers esen,who would teach the ignorant
sons of Africa moral and religious truth, are
accused of teaching them that they have
some rights, which white are bound to re-
spect-an objectionable offence, for which
they must be fined, whipped, imprisoned, or
driven out Of the country. Such are the
scenes which characterize every slave revolt.
Mere party hacks are attempting to turn the
deplorable events which are taking place in
Texas. to party use, as they did the raid Of
John Brown into Virginia, and the same
i'll success will no doubt attend the attempt.
@ A MIR. Watts of Alabama has drawn
out from John Bell, the candidate, a letter
referring him, Watts, for an account of his
position in relation to the absorbing ques-
tons of the day, to certain extracts from his
speeches and letters, in connection with his
votes, which collie ction of extracts is publish.
ed bv committee of MIR. Bells political
friends in Tennessee.
Mr.. Watts. after carefully examining this
collection, announces that Mr.. Bell distinctly
repudiates the Wilmot Prcviso.
I'd. He repudiates Squatter Sovereignty.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07

u The great Springfield Horse Show o.
pened yesterday with rich fulfllment Of lis
high promise. The weather was perfect, and
the number and character of the horses pre-
scented for exhibition proved far above any
collection ever seen before in this country -
The entries cover GIL horses, the larger part
very valuable and high-blooded animals. TIE
improvement in the character of the stock.
marked by this Springfield series Of exhibit
tons, which began in 1858, has been very
great, and no single instrumentality has been
more important than these exhibitions. The
number of spectators Yesterday was not large
in comparison with what it will be to-mor-
row and Friday, which are considered the
"great days" of the Show From 5000 10
5000 people were upon the Park during the
forenoon.-Sprmyfeld Republican, Heednes-
dQy.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
East Hardwick Again.

Since the rain We can tell better story
about oats and oxen. Mr.. Simeon Goodrich
has pair of working oxen that weighed the
3lst day of August, Oh the Governors I'ai-
tern Scales, 1910 lbs, thus being ahead Of
"Honesty's" Beef Oxen 40 lbs. Mr.. F. Ho-
vey has taken what is estimated at p tons
of oats from four acres, and from another
piece of oats he found % stalks containing
1891 grains, the product of one grain.
TRUTH.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
LOCAL AND STATE.
Town Meeting.

Town Meeting.
Our annual Freeman'S meeting in this town
passed off very quietly. We were sorry to
notice so light vote; but it is impossible to
get the farmers out when it is good harvest
ing weather, and they know the country's
safe. The argument that my vote wont
make any difference" was extensively used on
tuesday, and the natural consequence will
be light vote throughout the state. The
vote in this town for representative stood as
follows.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07

-Four years ago We polled in this town over
200 votes at the Presidential election, if we
remember rightly, and We can do it next No
vember, if we will.
In the town of Lyndon the Republicans
did nobly. They have made steady gain
for number of years, and if they choose
they can hereafter have things all their own
way. Barnet also gave the largest majority
for the Republican representative ever given
any man in town. In Peacham the regular
Republican nominee Of the caucus was elect
ed By the skin of his teeth there being split
in the party, and the democracy going for the
bolter.
In Waterford +. r. Carpenter, the regular
nominee, was run down by the boilers for
the fourth time. This boiling regular nomi-
nations is generally to be regretted.
In Qanviile, by split in the Republican
ranks, the democracy elected their represen-
tative. We are afraid the Republicans did
not do their whole duty. Danville could
have elected Republican easy. There has
been Republican gain in about every town
in the county-that ticket being elected bv
about 1900 majority against 500 last year.
Well done, old Caledonia.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07

be successful, and We cordially extend an in
vitation to all the farmers. the mechanics and
ladies of the county to participate in it, and
to contribute something to render it honora-
ble to our enterprise, skill and taste.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07

Woodstock Standard. intends starting pa
per at st. Adams. We hope this is not true.
We would like to see Mr. Davis do we'll be-
cuniarily and we believe there are more pa
pers in Vermont now than can be we'll SUP
ported.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
Temperance.

Mr.. STONE Dear Sir Please ask the
question in your local columns why John B.
Cough cannot be induced to lecture in this
place at an early day. 1t would doubtless
give an impetus to the Temperance cause this
winter.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07

Orleans County has done well the Repub-
licans gaining three towns this year and los
ing one.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
Our County Fair.

1t was officially announced last week that
the Executive Committee of the Agricultural
Society had reconsidered their decision in re-
gard to the exhibition of cattle at the Fair
tbs fall. y change has taken place in the
weather and wise one in the minds of the
Committee. Then the drouth was heavy up
on Us, and all men We're Responding. The
latter rains have given greenness to our
hills and new hope to our farmers. The cattle
upon our hills are parting with their gaunti-
ness and with the improved feed for four
weeks longer, will reflect no discredit upon
their owners or upon our Fair.
AS the door is now wide open ard the
premiums upon cattle offered by the Society
are liberal. we shall look for show of cattle
scarcely if at all inferior to former wears, and
we hope one that may excel all that have
preceded it. and it certainly will be so II our
stock raisers do their duty to themselves and
the county. Many of our people are awake
to this matter. determined that the show of
cattle shall be worthy of Caledonia County.
The farmers can make it so if they will, and
all that is necessary to accomplish it is that
all should come in and join in this purpose
Shall it not be done We say. YES.
Last year the ladies filled Floral Hall,
though 100 feet in length and 80 wide, to it's
utmost capacity, with articles of usefulness,
taste and beauty, and they surely will 10 it
again this year. The department of mechan
les and agricultural productions excelled last
year all previous ores, and it cannot possibly
be otherwise than that. Here to, there will
be an advance even upon last year. Every
man who brings squash, half basket of
potatoes or large pumpkin, adds to the
show in the vegetable department. The sea-
son has done its part this year in this branch
Let there be no failure on the part of any
one in making this show more attractive than
ever before.
The second day the people of the county
will show their fine horses as usual. and no
doubt there will be a creditabe display upon
the track, both gratifying and useful in its
results.
Strange as it may seem, desire has been
expressed by many that there shauld be ano-
Their balloon ascension from the Fair Ground.
and as such an ascension can be had with adj
ditional attractions, the Fair Ground Compa-
ny have engaged Messrs. King and Allen of
Providence, X. l., to make an ascension on
the last day Of the Fair. This new feature
consists of machinery by which two or three
persons can ascend 1000 feet and be safely
brought back to earth again. No other @ro-
nautS liz the country have or use this appara-
tus. These gentlemen were employed by the
city government of Boston to make an as
cension from the common the last Fourth of
July, and they did so with entire success. In
all of their numerous ascensons they never
made falure but once, and that was occa-
stoned by wind so violent as to render an
attempt dangerous to their lives.
With this and other attractions which NAV
hereafter be alluded to, our coming Fair must
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
Another Agricultural Society.

The citizens of Lyndon and adjoining
towns met in convention at the town hall in
Lyndon on Wednesday and organized an ag-
rlcultural society with the following principal
officers: E. Sanborn, President; Sullivan
Ranney, Vice President; l. w. Sanborn, Sec
Rotary, and Charles Folsom, Treasurer. 1t
was decided to hold the first exhibition at
Lyndon, Thursday the Goth inst. The con-
vention was very fully attended, and the feel
ing unanimous and quite enthusiastic.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
HANNIBAL HAMLIN, of Maine.

"IHE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES ARE
THE RIGHTFUL MASTERS OF BOTH CONGRESS
AND COURTS. abraham LincOiu
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07

UF The Republicans of the Fifth Coun-
cllior District of New Hampshire are TO hold
a Mass Convention at Littleton the oGth
inst. 1t is rumored that Hon. Arson Bur
:ingame will be present.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
Our Band.

Crowds of delighted listeners fill our parks
and sidewalks every pleasant evening the
band advertise free open air concert. We
are positive our citizens like music and like
good music. We invite the band to play at
our social meetings, to give serenades, to do
escort duty to our professions, and to make
themselves generally useful and agreeable,
and We really seem to do everything possible
to testify our appreciation of the fine music
they so cheertully discourse-ercept poqing
one continental dime towards their support.
Some weeks since, this paper suggested that
any contributions left at Towards would be
given the band, and on looking at the book a
day or two since, We found just forty,six
names had responded. If this is the way we
patronlze the band, We must not be surprised
II some tine evening they conclude to chang
up the fiddle and the bow" and we are again
compelled to send abroad at a heavy expense
whenever We want music. where a little pro-
per attention to the matter would sustain bet
ter at home. We again repeat. that book is
open at Towards, and "any gemman what
halnt paid his fare can call at the cap'ns Of
fee and settle it,"
All orders for band services should be d.
rected to J. II. Paddock.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07

Fi>h-y.
Mallory of Marshted caught in Onion
River Pond last week :'early fifty pounds of
as beautiful trout as were ever taken out of
water. The largest weighed nearly four lbs
tuesday he invited MS friends from Marsh
field and vicinity to fish bake at the pond
\ large number went up and devoured the
speck!ed viands, and drove dull care away"
generally.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07

For Presidential Electors
WILLIAM HENRY, of Bellows Falls
II. q. ROT. Of Bennington.
JOSEPH WARNER. of Middlebury.
+. A. CAHOON. of Lyndon.
d. W. c. CLARK, Of Burlington.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, Nov G, 1860.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
The Vermont Election.

Representatives Elected and Governor
Vote.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
Serenades, TOrchlightS, &c.

Tuesday evening, B. Moulton, ESQ.,, our re-
preventative elect, was serenaded by the band.
Mr.. Moulton appeared at the door and after
a few remarks, invited the boys to the hospi
taities of his house, where the handsome was
done, OF course.
Wednesday evening the employees of
Messrs. Z. & 7. Fairbanks 4 Co. appeared in
our streets with torches and transparencies,
escorted by the band. After passing up
Main and down Summer streets, they march
ed into the yard of Gov. Fairbanks, where
they were addressed upon the topics of the
times by his Excellency the Governor elect,
J. ID. Stoddard and A. g. Chadwick, esor's
and Mr.. VIM. H. N. Prince. At intervals
the band played some of their best strains,
and everything passed off creditably. On
the transparency We noticed the following:
"EMPLoYEEs OF Z. & T. FAIRBANKS & co."
On another side of the same in distinct let
tiers was,
"HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE"
and still another,
INDUSTRY is WEALTH"
The whole affair was most happily conceived
and finely executed.
After leaving this company the band called
upon our excellent and popular High Sheriff
elect. and although he did not expect to be
called into active service so soon after cleo
ton, the boys found him fully adequate to
this, as he undoubtedly will be to all other
emergencies.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
PERSONAL.

}. Frost, Esq, made his accustomed Sep
TENDER visit to this section on Sunday morn
ing last. If he had not brought along with
him his more agreeable companion, Miss
Fogg' he would have been bowed up by the
newspapers for some of his shnp transac-
tons.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
New Paper.

New Paper.
The Burlington Sentinel repeats the ru-
NOR that W. p. Davis, Esq, late of the
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-09-07
The Returns.

The Returns.
We would express our obligations to the
town clerks and friends who have responded
so cordially to our request for early returns
OF our election. 1t is to them that our rea-
ders are i"debted for so full report as We
give them to-day.