The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
Late from SeceSsia.

The essential infamy Of the seceSsionsts is
illustrated by the fact that they idolize
Twiggs for treason and dishonesty, and abuse
Gen Scott because he keeps his oath and will
not betray his country The Richmond Ex-
aminer abuses Gen Scott after this style =
"The infamy Of this man constitutes 20 small
portion OF the crushing load of shame under
which Virginia is now struggling. She gave
birth to this unnatural monster She has
heaped honors and rewards upon this war
mandarin of the abolitionists That Scott
was born in Virginia is a misfortune which
cannot be remedied; but there are means by
which the state may brand him with the
marks of her indignant Scorn" And the
Examiner asks the Virginia legislature to ex-
punge from the records of the state every
mark of confidence and respect tor this man =
and recall the medals and swords she has be-
slowed on him.
Limos is now feeding the starving people
of Mississippi, and Springfield, the home of
Llncoln,has given a thousand bushels of corn
to the Mississippi agent who is soliciting
contributions through that state. The hoard
of police of Smith county, Miss, have issued
bonds to the amount Of 5000 to relieve The
destitute and sent All agent to buy corn
The Brandon Miss Republican, comment
lns on these and similar facts, says :-"How
humiiating to every Mississippian to know
that, after cursng and denouncne the peo-
pie OF the North. as our citizens have been
III the habit OF denouncinS them, we are COM
PEELED to turn around and beg them for bread.
and they III turn are trying to Kill US with
Kindness, by treating our agent with the
greatest respect, and not only giving him
more than he asked for, but paving for the
sacks to put ii in. 1t certainly places us IL
very Illuminating position, and We heard
Mayor Hawkins abused for going there and
begging corn, bat we say he has done rioh,.
and thousands of starving children. widows
and orphans will bless him for his efforts t.
keep them from perShng with hunger
Some narrow minded. contemplate Gema-
Sogues say that the citizens Of Ilinoi, f.a}
US and wish to get on good terms with lis a.
gam, and for tins reason give US corn. We
believe they are actuated by purely Christian
motives, and that they have purer and better
hearts than those who make such charges.
But the same paper dcnounceS LincCln's IL
auSural as wariike. and asks: VIII III,
New Hampshire clown leave his native saw
dust and re-enact the character O. Fa!statr on
some southern Shrewsbury plain? VIII tn,
valiant Sumner lead a squad of free-lovcr>
INTO South Carolina AID become re-:rocula,cd
with the requisite merit for new senatorial.
honors? VIII Parson Bccchcr leave IL,
Church of Holy Rifles in the custody Of III,
city police and invade Nirgi.;a with the scum
OF New York paupcr hou>csor Senator Wade
depopuIate kentucky with his rag-tail and
h"h-ts!l constituency Of the Western Re
serve -
The cabinet held two sessions on Thursday
upon the Fort Sumter question, bu, did no,
reach final decision. There was decided
difference of opinion and protracted discus
SION. The positive declarations of Genera
Scott that III, evacuation IS necessary ";
however, determine The matter The state.
ment that General Wool advised the surreu-
der is without foundation: he las cxprc>>c.
no OPINION OH the suhicct.-ih, news Of III,
probable evacuation Of Fort Sumter, Vas IL
celved by the seces>.onSts at Charleston with
mingled JOY and apprehension. tn Charles
ton Mercury makes the following comments
III which Il cuntr~>es that Ike event Will hrl,
TIE reaction Union, bal proposes to check
that tendency by coclc.Hg the Un:o.:>t, -
"lhe intelligence contained in our ,c,cgI4ph
ic columns to-day viii crafty our readers
Sumter is to be ours without a fight. A.
VII be rcjo.ce! that he blood ~, or peopl,
IS not - be she'd in our L.rLuY. i, ,'..,,