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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16
Toii,ttG Embarrassment> of French
Volunteer.

"One day when Gedeon attended roll-cal
before the morning stable-go. the Lieutenant
Of the week stepped in front of him: ,Ioul
i,cnc;, he Ssid to him. IS ursewn in the
seam'-oiiiccrs must enter into the slightest
dctails-'give it out for repair The Corpt-
raI of the week, in the ordinary way, took the
Jacket to give It to the tailor. After the
cleaning down, GeGeon, who was in fatigue
drill. thought il the simplest mode to put on
one o: h:s comrades jackets, and stepped into
tn ranks What's that? . the officer of the
wees sal! TO lin: have YOU not given out
Your jtche, 20 repair? . 4 beg Your pardon, my
Lieutenant, but - Where did you get
that one from then " Ny Lieutenant, bor-
row.t / rom man Of my squad 'Iou
NH have tive nights guard room, to teach
!og not g scar other mems clothes Gede-
~ bornci to eIculpate himself, but was
sufficiently master Of himself 20 be silent
1T seems. IL thought, that an in the wrong,
and i W. ! not 10 j again; but my comrades
m,gl' have :l,A me- For this simple reason.
GcGyan. when he went to drill, put on his
G..,n.". Who's that man in fall dress .
,hc Captain Instructor shouted. as soon as he
slw him. give Aim two nights guard room.
My { ,2,tu, ur,.eon began. DO YOU want
tw5 nights more Inc unhappy man was
silent. i must have been in the wrong
G.l.coa sad - h.mse.: but they shan catch
mt tripping again Vt the af,er-dinner rub
>..s5 .,oHc. GIDEON fell in. consequently, in
his -l.:i-sl-,yt>. Two nights guard room
Tor ta,' as. lie AJiutant said, on noticing
hi,A: .t.I as Gy,:eon did net stir. BE of
NJ. i. i:r Aajutant added; so to the
Stable. I.c wretch ob.yed. but. as he con-
>,s.c.ly m.>,a! the roli-call, he was, for
tH.t reason. punished wiki to9r nights guard
: Ill. On the evening OF this hap!ess day
t'.."ol learned ;hat he had tn nights of i.
bat ;.t. Ua> ;oo much. and he appealed
II rs heard. when he explained that he did
not l">"rvr -; ,hn,ut: for. on the same
;r;ul.,lc TIA, door must be either open or
shut. an iia>>lr who's Jacket has gone to a
,a..o.'s Nus; either wear his dolman or ap-
pear in hi> >i;r,-~ieeveS. The ten nights
Gaari-raom ware remittcl. but Gedeon caught
'..r 'or having appealed non-hierarchicaly.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16
Rtpu.iiatiOn.

N,ath ragged palmetto. Southerner sat.
4 .a.,tius The band Of his Panama lat.
1. ,rl.n- 10 tighten hi mind If a load
b, nImmIng rhc words Of the following ode
d. for a Niger. and oh for a whip;
'. f.: Z. cocktail. and oh for 4 nip:
DA for shot al old Greeley and Bcecher :;
ra f1r 4 crack at Yankee schOol-tcacher
T.. for captain and oh for snip;
Da for \ cargo Of nigger' each trip
Ala so ne kept oh ing for all he had not.
N,; .ontcntcd with owing for all that he'd gC,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16


past wear and a half.-BoSton .joWW0},
--@zEzz-z.e.-z-
Disturbance in Concord. Y. U.-Dem0Ii-
tiOn of the Democratic Siandalu.''
On Thursday afternoon, about t o'clock
some pe:sons-returned soldiers and others
-probablv on account Of the trcasonable
character of the above mentioned paper, and
its offensive language applied to soldiers who
left this state al the call OF the president ot
the lnlted StateS-aSsenlbitd in front OF its
place Of publication, and two Or three of the
number waited upon the publisher and in
formed him that he must change his colors
or he would receive another visit from them.
The reply was that Edmund Burke of New
port was the editor Of the paper, and respon-
sible for It's contents As the men returned
down the stairway, p.s;yl was discharged
in the office. TIE ballet from which found its
way below to the sewing room OF /. ". ans.
}. Ii. Stewards clothing establishment. crea-
ting much a.drm amorg the scamstrc>seS en-
ploycd there. Shortly atter"ard the publish
er appeared at the window with his brothers,
displaying firearms and other weapons Of de-
tcnsc \ rush was then ma !e from the street
and the office entered Mr. John B. Palmer.
publisher of lie Standard. fired several shots
fr,r, r.y,ly., ...t tis .,r.,rns, E. loI e .iy
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16

"a y good story is told in Chicago about
reAt>. y party leased fine house TO Mer-
chant IN soo! business, at $1,000 per year
Inc panic and war came on. Tenant III
forms landlord he cannot pay sach a rent
"Wnat Can You afford to pay ?" Not over
half tha. sum-" "Nery well you shall have
II for $500 Toward the end of the quar-
ter tenant inform. the landlord he cannot
pay that. What can You pay now ~
"Nothng."' i am doing no business. y
very WE'LL want my house taken care Of
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16
Exciting Scene at Baltimore.
SENATOR BRECkISRIDGE TALKS TREASON AND
IS SILESCED.

IS SILESCED.
Senator Breekinridge Of Kentucky and
Representative Nallandigham of Ohio par
took Of grand dinner at the Eutaw House,
Baltimore, on Thursday evening, given by
secesslonists. AT II o'clock they were SER
enaded by the Blues band. Mr. Breckin-
ridge came to the balcony and attempted to
speak his polished treason, but was constant
ly interrupted by cheers for Crttenden Gen
Scott, the Kentucky election and the Union
and was told to dry up, You traitor" "go to
South Carolina and be d." Several
thousand person. surrounded the hotel,
majority of whom were Union men. They
called on the band for the "Star-Spangled
Banner" Yankee Doodle" &c, but could get
nothing from them but "Dixe" and the Mar
seillaise." All attempts TO quiet the people
were responded to by cries of remember the
10Th Of April" remember the week of ter
ror." Several fights took place, and some
ofthe secessionists were roughly handled, ,hav-
ing their heads broken by the poEcemen's
clubs. Great wrath was expressed against
the federal police of Baltimore, who curbed
the plug uglies." He (Breckinridge) was f.
nally compelled to retire without speaking.
after half an hours e1ertion, and the cheer.
of his friends were deafened amid the groans
and Kisses. Mr. Nallandigham did not at
tempt to speak. and the crowd dispersed with
cheers for the Union and groans for JEFF Da-
Wis, interrupted by counter cheers and Kisses.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16

MILITARY DISCIPLINE.-A member of the
Tenth Massachusetts Regiment writes home
as follows:
"lts funny to notice how unwilling we are
to & i've up into other hands the boss-shi3
which We have always exercised over our
selves. \ sergeant tells man to do some
thing. From five to fifteen minutes are then
consumed in discussion as to the merits of the
case. There will be fearful amount of mill
building, such as the erection of dams etc,
soldier declaring he'll 20 into the guard house
first; sergeant grows red in the face, utters
direfu! threats and retires; soldier uses a
great deal of bad grammar, and makes up his
mind he'll do it."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16
WARLIKE SIGNS AND RELICS.

How gay New York is with flags? The
Stars and Stripes float on the fainting air IN
the warm highways; the shop windows are
full Of prints of a martial character-solders,
tiremen, or corps of eccentric costume-Els-
worth, Scott, Greble, battles and charges,
Tcmpkins and Big Bethel. There are little
Zouaves led by nurses, and old light infantry
men, abdominous and spectacled, on the
trottoirs.
There is crowd around window in which
is displayed a secession officers cap, and as
it is all stained with blood the exhibitor is
justified in saying, as he does, that the owner
was killed. This is a "relic;" there is a
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16


shot gentleman in Washington has been
denuded of the bark for fifteen or twenty feet
above the ground to furnish relics of the re-
markable event. ] incurred the resentment
and provoked the indignation of a friend by
nv indifference to relics at Charleston. He
carried into my room, as precious trophy OF
the "battle of SUMTER" fragment of shell
and unwittingly left it on my chimney piece
Dogs assembled beneath my window at
night difference. of opinion arose between
them-noises making night hldeous and sleep
impossible. ] arose in my wrath, and no
other missile being available, the Sumterian
fragment was hurled forth, and did what it
and none of its fellows had yet accomplished
hit something, to wit, dog, and dispersed
the as.emblage. "Where is my bit of shell -
| did not know | was such monster till
saw my conduct plainly depicted in the in
genuous face of friendship, on it, owner as
certaining that his shell had gore out of the
window and could not be found on the pave
ment.
UNSOUND ADVICE
The invective which was formerly directed
against universal Suffrage and cognate insti-
tutions, is now, apparently, employed in de-
nouncius the corruption of contractors, and
the evil at the War Department: and one
journal openly speaks Of swinding and plum
der as agencies and results not unknown in
the transaction of business there There is
also much unsound advice rendered or forced
on the authorities respecting the plan of the
campaign, and writer's vino are quite ignorant
of war or its requirements demand that the
Generals shall Immediately push forward to
Richmond with on army rhich has neither
transport, Wt1Auy nor cucalry adeq,at, to
such an opey0tion As il was nearly four
months ago, so it is now. The public ar,
amused by daily assurances that something
decisive will take place Tomorrow, and AL
their Yesterdays have lighted fools the way
to dusky death" SO the public goes to bed
happy in the knowledge that at is expected
(by some one unknown. at a place not indi
cated) that a great battle viii shortly be
fought" One eject Of these reiterated state
mcnts must be tie conce1tyattoa Of tie cncmy
on the points IN front Of tie FederH ro}aml.l
THE SOLDIERS OF THE TWO SECTIONS.
Another change which observed or get
;ing into the railway train on Tuesday morn
ing was the appearance of many men II u!.-
form among the passengers. They were o.
their way to the camps, and belonged. nrpa-
rently, to a respectable class Of citizens
staid, steady people, without, the swa>h-buyA-
Ter, gallant, bravadc air Of the >ou'herucl>.
hu, possibly animated by a proper amount Of
pugnacitv. When last travelled this WY
the train was filled with otlc,-s.,k kerr. NJ
the villages along the road and in the towns
the flag of the United States is displayed from
available points in Wild profu>;on. Soldiers
and volunteers get in az every station. On
going on board the seam ferry boat at PHI
aielpha observed over the door of Ia. sa-
loon wood-hatchet hanging up, OK which
was inscribed, "State Rights freak" Other
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16

pail. when Griffin stabbed him with dirk,
causing his death at two O'Clock on Sunday.
Griffin was arrested This is the sixth mur-
der committed in Grafton county within the
past wear and a half-Bost1n .jouW0i,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16

VIEWS OF FIGnTING-JIere is what the
celebrated Major Jack Downing SAID several
years ago OF. fighting:
"ln the matter Of fighting there is one
thing always keep my eyes on, and found
Gen Jackson Of the same way of thinking,
and that is, to depend less on folks who say
they are ready to Shed the last drop of their
blood, than on folks who are ready to shed
the first drop. Give man eight dollars 4
day to make speeches in Congress- with the
right of free postage, and you hear enough
of the las: drop" matters; when it comes to
camp duty, then the first drop" folks have to
stand to the rack at eight dollars month.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16

Till EXTRAVAGANCE or FASIIIoN.-Since
the rage SAYS the London Review. for dress
and iincry set in since extravaganza is a wo-
manly beauty and to live beyond ones means
a social rcquirement-since the loom and the
workshop have taken the place of birth and
refinement and the monied vulgarian is count
ed higher than the penniless aristoerat-
since women have been ranked by what they
wear and not by what they are, and becom-
Ing toilet is counted equal to a personal
s.ace-s:nce none but a chosen few dare to
be simple. none bat remnant of the faithful
dare to hold themselves aloof from luxury
and fasilion-morc families have been ruined
than has ever been known before, and the
boasted happiness of the English home is fast
becoming fable and myth.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16

and you may stay without rent" A short
time after, in passing by the house, he found
the tenant moving his furniture and asked
him what that was for. "Why, you don't
think | am such a fool as to stay in that house,
when have found q much better one for
nothing"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16
800

TF;rGENHiIIC PIUCh.-Mr Wm {. Hail. Of
tie army t.loSraphic corps, who was at this
>ta;.un when the Morse instrument was in
;roGuctd here, was stationed At Centrevile
during the late great battle. and kept up Z
con>ta~: communication with the War De
Har,m,@, al Washington. He remained al
his post after the flight commenced and dan
ger became imminent; and only left il when
ordered to 10 50 by Gen Scott. He had
everything in readiness TO start, ani when
the order cane detached his instrument bv
cutting the wires. and Slid" taking his in
>truniyut with Eim. which he carried over %
mics. On reaching Washington he was
summoned 10 the War Department, and was
comphmynt"d by Gen Scott with the remark.
that if the officers in command had shown
his pluck. the result of the battle would have
been very different.
Mr. II. is now stationed at Arlington
iIishts, in the drawing-room of the rebel
Gen lees house. Marlborough Journal.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16

e Some incorrigible Joker SAYS the ia
vorite salad of the southern confederacy" is
Lettuce alone.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16

men. At 3 O'Clock next Saturday Beauregard
is to be etfigied, and the men, who by that
time will be still more efficient, will doubtless
excel themselves in the noble and ancient
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-16
Dir. Russell's Correspondence.

The latest received letter from Mr. Russell,
the special correspondent Of the London
Times in America, is dated Washington, July
8. We take from it the following interesting
extracts.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-22

Returned ~ Clerk Of District Court. BY order off,
W Wa y IA, n Sd n n 2 az sc
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-07-25
The Ohio Soldiers.

An Ohio Black-republican, SER
wing in the three months volun-
teers, writes thus to hissister. SIM
liar complaints are made by the
Pennsylvanians:
PARKERsBURG, June u.
There is the best tobacco here
that is in the world, but we have
not one cent TO buy it. We look
more like troop OF raggamuffins
than United States soldiers-dirty,
ragged and don't care a darn
We are about the color of a saddle,
the sun has burnt us brown-our
little caps are no protection from
its rays; but we are full of the
devil and anxious for brush;
we have nothing to lose but dirty
rags.
1t would not do for Gov. Den
|nison or Gen. Darlington to come
down here-they would get a bull
let through their rascally brains
On short notice. Can't some OF
you Ohio folks raise a company
and 60 up to Columbus and rid
the earth of such internal scoun-
ldrels and villains? would rather
shoot Dennison than Jeff Davis
The State of Ohio is plenty
able to clothe and feed us, and
give us tents to sleep In. But We
have to crowd in some shed Oh
sleep under trees just because that
chief of all rascals (Dennison,)
keeps the money back to put IL
his own pocket and that of his
friends. l hope he will get his
Just deserts, and that will be a hal
ter around Lis neck. Proclaim
him a scoundrel, villain and trail
tor; he is hired by jeff Davis to
expose and sSarve us to DEATH
Hell will be his portion if he don't
repent soon. And now, after such
treatment, he asks us to enlist fol
three years. | would not do it fol
three months after such treatment
this is the wrong way to get me
to enlist.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-07-25
GCCOHIT!

The second clause, of Section
10. Article 3 of the Constitution
Of Tennessee is in the words fol-
lowing;
"No Senator or Representative
shall, during the time for which
he was elected, be eligible to any
office or place Of trust, the APP
pointment Of which is vested in
the Executive or the General As
sembly, except TO the Office Of trus-
tee of literary institution.
In the face Of this Gov. Harris
appointed five members of the
General Assembly, Messrs, Whit.
thorne, Gillespie, Porter, Pickett
and Bicknell, to. important and
lucrative positions in the provision.
al army of Tennessee.-NashuiHt
Banner.
Does the Banner remember that
some years age, John Bell was
a member Of the Lower House O.
the General Assembly, and that
"during tie term for schich he wa'
e7ectod' he ran for and was elect
ed United States Senator, which
is an "office or place Of trust the
appointment to which is vested
in the Executive or the Genera,
Assembly" and that the Banner
defended the whole business as
eminently constitutional and prop
er. Surely if it was right tt
elect member Of the General AS.
sembly to the United States Sen.
ate, it cannot be very wrong te
appoint members to risk their lives
for the safety of their county
CldrksriIIe JEFF.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-07-25
Affairs in Western Virginia.

A reverse has occurred to Col.
Pegram's command in Gen. Gar
nett's division, near Laurel Hill.
This, it is understood, is the divis-
ion to which our fellow-citizen,
John r. Massey, is attached, and
there are conflicting reports as to
his fate-one being that he was
killed, and another that he was Ia
ken prisoner. We trust he may
have escaped.
Gen. Garnett's force numbered
5000; McClellan's some $4,000, in
three columns. Gen. Molr..s Lad
thanked the patriots on the north,
Mcclellan ON the south, with Ro-
sencranz approaching in 'front.'
The patriots stood their ground to
the last possible moment Of safety
The retreat must have been admi-
rably managed, as the pursuers
had no opportunity Of using thei,
small arms, so well was the real
guarded. Though III the retreat
they were twice outfanked by con
vergent columns, but 20 were kill
ed, though they lost their baggage
and a considerable number taker
prisoners. Col. Garnett was among
the slain. At the last account,
the Confederates were retreatin.
toward St. George. 1t will be re
membered that these troops hav;
kept McClellan's column III checl
for weeks.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-07-25
An Act to Regulate Proceedings in
Magistrates Coarls.


SECTION /. Be It enacted by he
General 44sSembly Of the State Of
Tennessee, That Magistrates of this
State shall rot hold their courts
until the lst day of January, 1862,
for the trial Of any civil case ex.
cept such as the parties thereto
may agree, but nothing herein
contained shall prevent the issu-
-ance of attachments as heretofore
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted,
That all executions or ether pro.
icesses for money, issued by JUS
tees of the Peace, shall be imme-
diately returned (not satisfed) il
the fact be SO, and aliases issued,
returnable on the 10th of Deem
Der, 1861, but this act shall not
apply to executions issued from
criminal proceedings.
SEC. 3. BE 1t further enacted,
That a compliance with. the pro
visions of this act shall release
all constables and other returning
officers from all liability not al
ready incurred under previously
existing for non-return, insufficient
return, &c.
SIC. 4. Be It .furiher enacted,
That the remedy by motion against
sheriff, constable or coroner, is
hereby abolished, but this section
shall not affect the liability of
those officers and their securities
upon their bonds and the com
mon law remedy on the same;
Proridotl, that the benefits Of this
section shall not extend to officers
in cases in which the money shall
be collected; Procided further that
nothing in this act shall be SO con-
strued as to prevent the Justices of
the Peace from holding their
monthly and quarterly Courts.
Sec. 5. Be 1t .turther enacted,
That this act take effect from and
after its passages
W. G.. WHITTHORNE,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
B. L. STOVALL,
Speaker of the Senate.
Adopted June q, 1861.
A True copy:
J.E. r. RAY, Secretary of State.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-07-25

s The following, from the
Winchester Home Journal, treats
upon a subject of great Importance,
and we commend it to earnest and
efficient attention OF the people of
this county
70 The Soldiers ErienRs.-Only
about SIX weeks has to clapse be-
fore they viii want Winter Clothes.
You cannot expect Government
that has not been organized six
months TO furnish them such cloth
ing as your partiality or theiS neces-
sites require. Then let every pa
frjotic agy 60 to work, and make
all the heavy, substantial Grey
Jeans and good Linsey she can, and
do it in the next forty days. There
is no time to lose. If you have
no friend in the Army, you ought
to have, and your neighbor has,
and you ought to help supply him;
and if you wont do that, there will
be plenty of purchasers, and you
can realize good price for all such
articles. Let those who have
friends in the army make more
than they need themselves, and sell
to their neighbors, or your mer-
chants viii purchase them. Rest
assured there will be a great de-
mand for Grey Jeans, Linsey, and
Yarn Socks. Let them be heavy,
of good quality, and plenty of wool
in them. Some heavy Blankets
of brown or dark color, will also
find sale.
A FRIEND TO THE SOLDIER.
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For GcTcTfsOa'.
ESHAm G., HARRIS
OF SHELBY.
Eg Fote "FOR THE PER
NANENT CONSTITUTIONS
COBfe derale Stats Constitution.

The New York Herald last No
vember thought well of the per-
manent Constitution Of the Con-
tedcrate States. 1t said:
The new Constitution is a vast
Improvement on the old, preserv-
ing us it does all It's valuable
provisions, and introducing such
improvements az the working of
the system and experience point
ed out. This We say without dis
paragement TO the saees and pa
1riots who put together the old
constitution, and would now, if
in the land Of the living, change
and modify it Oh the same basis
Of justice and compromise. Their
work was q miracle Of human wis
dom for the time IN winch it
was achieved; but vast changes
have taken place in our political
and moral. our social and COM
mercial condition, which require
new safeguards and guarantees
for the liberty, fraternity and
equality of the white men, new
checks upon corruption and arbi-
trary power, new barriers to revo-
lutionary fanaticism, and a full
and clear exposition of what dis
honest or ignorant Northern poll
ticians have attempted to obscure.
1t is the eagle renewing its youth,
and casting off its old feathers
for a brighter and better suit Of
the same kind,
These were the words Of the
Herald before it espoused the cause
of Mr.. Lincoln. Would like to
know its present opinion. This
Constitution is the enc Tennes
sceans are called to vote upon the
first of August next.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-07-25

.Hnothsr Link Gone The Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows of the State
Of. Georgia. have invited the South
ern Grand Lodges TO meetdn Mont.
gomery, Alabama, 90 the first Wed.
nesday 10 August, for .he purpose Of
dissolving the connection existing
between the Southern Lodges and
the Grand Lodge Of the United States,
the Supreme jurisdiction OF Odd Fell
lowship. - Columbus Sun.