The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-01

w. hA>hi-iNS .lofUSllION.-lN lOl-
lowing is the first section of Mr. Frankln's
proposition. which first section) has been a.
dopted by the Peace Conference
"ln all the present territory of the United
States north of the parallel of So deg. 80
min. of north latitude, involuntary servitude,
except IN punishment of crime, is prohibited
In ali the present territory south of that line
the status of persons held to service or labor
as II now exists shall not be changed. Nor
shall anv law be passed by Congress or the
Territorial Legislature to hinder or prevent
the taking of such persons from any of the
states of the MON TO said territory. nor 10
impair the rights arising from said relation.
But the same shall be subject to judicial cog
nlzance in the federal courts according to the
course OF the common law. When any ter
ritorv north or south of said line. with such
boundary as Congress may prescribe, shall
contain 4 population equal to that required
for member of Congress, it shall. if its form
of government be republican, be admitted in
TO the mon on an footing with the original
states, with or without involuntary seryituGe,
rs the Constitution Of such state ma, pro-
vide"
r. The chroniclers of Mr. Incon's Jour
ney from Albany to New York relate tha.
when the presidential party entered the Hud-
son River railroad train much qualification
and surprise were expressed bv Mr. Lincoln
at the arrangements made for lis accommo-
datlon. The car provided was one of the
handsomest, perhaps, ever run in the coun-
Try. The decorations were blue, with silver
stars, and the rich sofas, carpetirg and luxu-
rous chairs gave to the car the appearance
of an elegantly furnished saloon. The sides
were draped with red, white and blue silk.
and national flags were suspended at each
end.
C. We have information in which we
place confidence, that the L. S. steamer
brooklyn. on her way to Pensacola. landed
detachment OF troops with provisions at Fort
Sumter. They were put into the fort by
night, in boats propelled with muffled oars
One of the boats was fired into on the way,
but no damage was done. The shot was fired
at random. and the secesSionists probably
made up their minds that it was false alarm,
as the bombardment was not continued The
secret has been we'll kept by the officers of
the Brooklyn.-Bostoa Journal, DIST.
C. Last Thursday, fugitive slave NAM
ed Lee was arrested at Mound CITY, Ill.,. and
restored to the man who claimed him, W. c.
Faulkner of Mississippi. Lee claimed to be
a white man, saying that his parents were
white, but they dying young, he was brought
up by Shareholder to believe that he was
mulatto. He had been at Mound CITY nine
weeks, and was generally recognized as
white man.
q At Charleston, s. C., white
woman named llcrtzer, convicted of CAUSING
the death of a slave by severe whipping. has
been fined $500 and imprisoned eighteen
months.
C Quite a little stir was evinced when
the redcubta5le Tom Hyer made his appear
ance, and introduced himself to Mr. Lincoln /
IN New York. I'm Tom Hyer," said he as
he came up. "Oh! You are, are you?" ex-
claimed Mr. Lincoln; Il hope you wont hit
me- This sally was followed BY shouts of !
laughter, in which both the president and (,
the ex-champion joined. So it seems the
president elect is little shy of the Hyer law,
which his int 'nded secretary of state has so
long steered his course by by. /
Il An 1rishman sends $50 to William
I. Bryant for the destitute in Kansas, and /
calls upon his countrymen to follow his ex-
ample, and thus show their gratitude for the
relief sent to Ireland when her people were
starving.
@ While the presidential party were di
ming at Erie, n. y. certain gentlemen offer
ed MIR Lincoln some wine, and rather forced
it upon him. MIR Lincoln replied: 81 have
lived fifty years without the use of any Gouor
and do not think it worth while to chance
my habits now"