The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-05-04
Views of Judge Mclean.

As the name of John Mclean Of Ohio is
likely to be canvassed at the Chicago Con.
vention with reference to the Presidency, the
following letter from his pen, written nearl!
twelve years ago, but expressing his delbe
rate ard unchanged convictions on the
great issue of the day, will be read with {
marked interest:
CoLrMBUS, Ohio, July %, 1918.
GENTLEMEN Il have DELAYED to answer
your communication of the ll,h inst, that
might have time for mature reflection. This
was due to you, to myself, to the subject, ant
perhaps to the country. | have endtavoreC
to consider the matter in all its aspects ant
consequences.
The great and exciting question of slavery
extension i'll the judicial form it has assumed
by the act of the Senate, as it bears upon my
position on the bench, the use of nv name
in the present canvass and the rejection of il
by the Ohio delegates to the National Con
vention, the relation which Mr. Van Burer
maintains to the public-have all been de-
liberately considered, md am brought tc
the conclusion that ought not to 60 before
the Buffalo Convention as candidate fo,
the Presidency. l feel deeply and grateful,
TIE honor you have done me by the express
sion Of your kindness and confidence in con
nection with that high Office
Resting up.n the principles Of the consti
tuition, as they have been jjudcialy settled
the free states may with moderation. vigil
ance and trmneSs, prevent the extension of
slavery to the free territory lately annexed
Without tie sanction Of lar. slaruy c,n NJ
more erist IN Il te.rtto,y Man man con
breothc TithoW ar. SiureS are not lropcr.
ty ~herc Mey are not maIe 50 by municipal
tar. The Legislature of Territory can ex-
ercise no power which is not conferred on i,
by act of Congress.
With the highest respect
| am gratefully Your obed;ent servant.
JOHN MCLEAN.
10 James \. Briggs, Reuben Hitchcock, S.
|. Noble, Samuel Wiliiamson.H. {. Kings
ley, Thomas Brown, Trad Kelley, John
DclSmater and /. G.. Turner, E>0s.
The NEWSPAPERS AND THE FIGllT-The
steamer Vanderbilt, bearing the first news
lett Southampton, Eng, Wednesday after
noon the 10th, less than &c hours after the
fight, and as if to do homage to the event
made absolutely the quickest passage on rec
ord to New York. Her arrival there at
O'Clock Saturday morning was followed III an
hour by the thorough dissemination of the
important news throughout both city and
country. The city press wed in getting out
their editions. and all dav the ceaseess DOW
er of steam and newsboy pandered to the
popular wants. The Herald alone struck of
100000 copies, while the Sun, and nearly all
the other. papers had immense editions. The
metropolitan district" alone probably dis
posed of halt million copies
According TO the rules Of the ring, a draw
battle must be resumed and concluded with
in a week, or all bets are off, it had not
been decided when the steamer sailed whe,b-
CT Savers should fight again or not.
u In the Christian Advocate AID Jour
nal OF March 22d, the editor offers the fol-
lowing complimentary reference to the Agri-
culturist. which is in all respects one O: the
ablcst and best agricultural journals in the
country:
y NATIONAL SEED SowEE-The proprie-
tor Of tie American AgricuI,urist fairly de-
serves the honorable title of National Seed
Sewer" Tree, fruit. flower and vegetable
country. distributing free to his subscribers
during few years pas, more packets, and o:
far greater value, than the United States
Government through It's patent office ma
ci.inesy has ever done. Not wear,iny in
this good work. he has just added to his al
ready large list Of free seeds the New Eo-
chelle Blackberry. most delicious fruit. the
hes; variety known. And the American Az
ncui,urist itself is after all the best seed he
could distribute. always practical. reliable
and comprehensive, and better s,HI. perya,ic,i
by high moral tone that might be expected
from man noted FOR active Christian charity
and church usefulness Farmers and their
wives and children have no safer friend "a
mong publishers than Orange Judd, aud 70
more useful and entertaining magazine than
the American Agricul:urst Published
at lS9 Water street, New York. 81 a YEAR
Vol. Nix, 1860.
The House | LIVE IN."-"Warrep's
Household Ph! sician" is the tide of new
work on popular medicine. from the pen of
Ira Warren, NJ. d., an eminent physician of
Boston. Mr.. VIM. b. Hidden is the agent
for this work in this county lie makes his
headquarters at the st. Johnsbury House