The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-01-18
Q;fusral sNisItllanl'.
The Di>uniOn NU.cH.i "a.

The Charleston people are 50 !"sy II pre-
parinS for "ar that scarcely !. lady attended
church last Sunday, all s:oi i..ns at home t.
make cartridges aud scrare mt. it.J tAou-
sand negroes busy in hul!,ii. bate r;cs, 50
far from inciinirg to insuirecncr, were grim
nng from ear to ear at the prospect Of shoot
ing the Yankees Messages to Fort Sumter
cannot Lc delivered, as there is no commun-
cation between the city and the fort. The
/. 5. sub-trtasurer at { har!eston has inform
I'd the GOV >ernni,Mt that Tie Sou,h Carolina
authorities viii Tot allow him to pay ally
more dratt>not even to pay Anter. Ion S men.
All the cash IL his vaults is to be retained
As the money was accumulated Will, South
Carolina considered herself in the tuion, this
i, al act OF high-hanGtd robbery.
The Georgia sece>siorsts have fixed upon
a line Of policy which the: think will secure
foreign aid to tie cotton states IN their al
tempt to got on, 0: the Union. The; have
appointed a commissioner. to obtain from.
to,cigr powers the pS:ition of the SeCed-
ing s,"tes as governments dc toc'o, ard to
negotiate basis Of credit and ,XchGu.c. b..
which the cotton crop can be h!rothecatct ii.
Europe and moved tor JOINT account. Bat
the most important dlt, Of Ike ccmn'is>io..-
cl VII! tc in regard TO tue question. cf rcve-
nuc. Ii the t,d.ral s3vcfnms.t shall mae
arrangements to collect the revenue off Sou
ticrn seapoI,s. j: is ayra"sed that the cotton
states will pronounce tor free trade aud di
rect taxation. They will proceed to raise til,
revenue Tor the South by direct taxation, Civ
| ing notice to foreign governments that Sou
thern ports are open to the importation of
their merchandise free OF duty, ard that ,h,
imposition of duties hy the United State,
20, ,ernment is unlawful ard unauthorized- -
The Georgia commissioner will also tc ai
,hor,ztu by tie other cotton states. The o
risinators Of this scheme hope that the oi:t
of free trade will induce the for, ign powers
to assist them in preventing the blockade Of
,heiI ports by the genelal goycrnmcnt-th
j.. Will support revolutionary PARTY agains
;..e government.
The proposition Of mayor " ood of New
York fDt the secession OF that city from th
state is taken as 4 big joke. 1t reduces tn
secession theory to its lowest terms ant
makes it logically ridiculous But tn" mayo
had 10 such good intentions. He had iW'
objects. first to give direct aid and comior, It
tie d;sun;onists, and this is the serious rii,
chiet of it. and rext to feel public stntimcl.
in the lower strata Of city life, and see II
there is pluck enough IN his dead rabbits
and other followers 70 justify bold strik
for anarchy III the commercial rc;ropcli
wien an opportunity comes. lie says III
state will not allow the city to secede. and h
does net counsel 4 torcble attempt, and "
he uses Just the arguments to stimulate d.s
perate men to such business. 1t is disgrace
iul to New York that such man should b
in position to speak III her name at thi
clis;s, when her influence should be given VI
animous!y to the support of the Union an
the constitution.
Gov Hicks Of Maryland. in recent lette
to Senator Cri;,e!,:cn Of Kentucky, said :
"Starve Oil a collision let tie people ha,
two weeks more for reflection. and they vi
+ take the matter in haad !; and t!en firew,
to the efforts Of fanatics, for these dry bus
niles, North aid South. fired with the lava
he'll will be ex,ingushed. have hope f'
t the Unior, notwi,hsia acding ;hc doleful Col
: di,ion of affairs. All Should lie cool Tor II
present, but firm. Let South Carolina s
r without colision-the shedding OF blood,
mean--til tie llh Of March, and the extrel
lists will be ashamed of what they are no
Ii endeavoring to do
The Burlington Free Press Of the Jth sa
tina, gentleman. Of Northern birth we b
lieye, but who has been domest;cated and d
ing business for number of years in C
umbia, S. c., passed through Burlington
day or two since on his way to Canaca. |
. had been required either to swear alleslall
o. to the new nation, or leave, and had preit
jr red to take the latter alternative. Accor
nsly he had disposed of his property, at lie
u. than half It's cash value, taken his chlldre
= and had come On without stopping. in'endll
\ to put the Canada line between himself al
AZ the land which he felt sure was to be so
involved in civil war. In conversation WI