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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
STATE OF VERMONT.
By Erastus Fairbanks, Governor,
A Proclamation.

In accordance with long established usage,
and especially in view of the perils which
threaten our beloved country, | do hereby
appoint THURSDAY. THE FOURTH
DAY OF APRIL NEXT, to be observed by
the people Of thi. Commonwealth as day of
FASTING, HUMILIATION AND PRAY
Err.
At this time of threatened violence, when
treason and robbery 60 unpublished; when
the sacred oaths of office are wantonly viola
lated by high officials; when fanaticism and
mad ambition have usurped the place of rea-
son and patriotism, and the foundations OF
our Government and our cherished institu-
tons are imperled; it becomes us. as indI-
vlduals and as people, to PROSTATE our
selves before God, and to supplltate His mer-
clful interposition
Let US, on that dav with united voice and
heart, lift up our supplications TO that Divine
/ Beng, whose providence ru!eth over all,
and bsseech Him to Turn the counsel of
those irascble passions. which threaten the
land with violence and bloodshed.
Let the burthen of our PRAYER be for gu,
country That our Heavenly Father will a
vert from Us the calamity of civil war, and
dispose the people to peace, and to the cult
vation of spirit of traternal respect and for
! bearance -
That He will give to the president of tn,
! United States, and to all in authority. wis
dom, and prudence. and firmness, whereby tc
guide the affairs of state in such manner "a
/ to restore confidence and harmony and pros
perity to the people; to establish justice and
truth III every department of the Govern
ment; to faithfully and impartially execute
/ the laws, ana preserve intact our invaluable
! Constitution =
/ That he will prosper all our industrial pur
suits, and all our various interests; and thai
He will Undue the hearts Of the people, in al
! parts of the land. with the principles Of The
G' spri of our Lord Jesus Christ, and reviv,
! abundantly that righteousness which exalt
eth a nation.
Diron 'ude, my liant. and tie seal of III,
state, THIS Trslrth day Of Euc4. IL III
yfar of oar Lard enc N.ousdied eigH hiut
dred and sirty one, aMd Of tie Mdtyel
ence title Iuted Suites tie eighty,fttt
EKASIUS FAIRBANKS.
BY his excellency the Governor
GEo. \. MERRILL,
Secretary Of Civil and Military Affairs
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From the Woodstock Standard.

AT best it is knotty question, but We have
confidence in the wisdom of the administers
ton to decide it. Gen Scott says the fort
must be evacuated, and he, as head of the
military, will take the responsibility of order
ing II, but the president is 10th to give per-
mission. If it must be done it will indeed.
be bitter pill for the North and Northwest.
and can only be endured as a legacy of the
late administration. 1t is said that this con-
dltion of things was purposely contrived by
buchanan. Whether purposely Or not his
administration is responsible for it. 1t has
long been playing into the hands of traitors
with scores of them in power, has scattered
the army and navy so that they cannot be
made available to effect anything within three
months, and worse than ALL neglected at the
proper time, when it could be done with per-
feet ease. to reinfore the forts in the South,
and assert the supremacy of the laws and the
constitution.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
From the y. \ . Times.

What !, the duty of the government at
Washington? Shall it per~is, in the attempt
To retain position, the untenahlcness Of
which is demonstrated by every military adj
wiser by every fac, within lis knowledge. aud
by the unwilling testimony of the command-
er himself In this utterly hopeless cuter-
prise, shat! II precipitate Il civil conflict the
Geplorablc results OF which will be not onl,
The industrial and social ruin of this genera
ton, bat al inheritance Of feud and bloodSheti
to its successors? When the Border States,
with patriotic moderation, have withdraw
all other conditions of the abiding LOYALTY 10
the Hion. save abstinence from coercion.
shall We ALLEVIATE them forever by this wanton
and criminal pursuit of an impracticable point
Of honor. The offspring Of sectional or parts
an pride? These are the questions which
engage the anxious attention of the new cab
met, and enSross It's deliberations. Upon the
denomination. the Immediate and remote fu
ture of the people are DEPENDENT
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

VOICE OF TIN KEPUBLItAN PRESS.

In length! article upon this subject the
New York Tribune sums up the case as fol-
lows:
|. There is 10 necessity for an immediate
abandonment Of Fort Sumter. on the ground
of a want of provisions to subsist the men.
II. There is no such necessity on the
ground of want Of men and provisions to
MAKE Temporary resistance.
Ill. The r!ted States have sufficient
power to reinforce the fort and DESTROY III,
batteries opposed to it, and Il is no good rea-
son for not excrting that power that blood
would flow and civil war result
II. But, although having the power. Il is
not at the present time available. and before
i could be made so the fort would fall into
the hands OF the rebels
Y. II The last proposition be really true
the fort might better be given up i, once.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

to by them. He is aware of the predictions
Of his opponents, that inasmuch as certain of
his constitut onal advisers have differed in
reference to the adjustment OF our national
trouble, speedy dissolution of his cabinet
will take place, and, therefore, he takes care
70 give offence in no quarter, if this can hon
orably be avoided.
MIR Sewar does not make war upon Mr.
Chase, and MIR Greeley, who is supposed to
be the main opponent of MIR Seward, is rap
idly softening before the dignifed silence and
courteous department of the new secretary
of state. One Of the members of tie cabi-
net told me this morning, that thus far their
consultations had been of the most harmoni-
GUS character, and that the question of divi-
ding the spells was of far less importance
than that growing out of our national com
plications."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

ME LoIIoR The trends Of tn.
IN tins locality .aye had q n4m6,. u.
eSting temperance meetings dung e..
ter-Somc II them very fully s',..-
IS thought hy some tl4t no ,.-.--
state. accorGing to the hunl5ct o.. +,
tant>. las more decided ,f.,...> a.
than has this one. l. j believed .. .
have = temperance tavern, and W
friends of temperance NIL IN, it'd.
roaase. Il ; thought by many IL.
opr young men secretly drink. tn:
for better things. ~ al. n,cl IL T..
active IN this important c.,u=,. NJ.
must lead off in TINS matter more IL
they have been Won't 10 tar the "a. j.
We fear but few sermons ar f....
this subject. ana the result : Ill, .-
people Az growing up win a
IN reference to the >.r o.: Lr.aa.-
St. Johnsbury Centre. M4I.- i.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

a LIBEL SUIT IN NERMONT-A despatch
IN the Boston Journal of Wednesday says
that Hyrum Atkins of the Bellows Falls Ar
gus has been sued for libel by +. VI. Brown
ofthe Montpelier Patriot. We presume tina,
this suit grew out Of paragraph which APP
pcared in the Argus, and which was copied
all over the country, to the effect that Brown
while postmaster at Woodstock had proved a
ltfauter. ard that his bondsmcn had been
Obliged 10 bleed to quite al amount. Mr.
Brown denies the charge. and attributes the
article in the Age to malice on the part of
Atkins. Both these men belong to the dem
ocratic party, but all know that the democra-
cy Of this state have not been a very "happy
family" oflate. We are disposed to look up
on the fight however with about the sam,
comp acency that the old lady did who saw
;hc contest between h,r husband and the
bear.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
Our Foreign Ministers.

The n. y. World, an able independent
journal, had leading article few days ago
urging upon the administration the import
ance of being rel represented abroad, NOR
ally as well as intellectually. The following
disgraceful record should startle every Amer
lean and make him cry aloud for a REFORM
We quote from the World
We sent to St Petersburg an Albanian
who was so hel plessly drunk during the six
months he remained there that he was never
presented TO the emperor at all, and his sec
rotary of legation had to explain the true
reason. We sent to Berlin an Indianan who
was often so disorderly from the delirium
temens at the Hote! Stadt Petersburg { In-
ter den Linden) that its proprietors. to save
him from the police. had to send for his sec
rrtary to bear him to his own house. We
sent to Stockholm a person who turned his
position to account by becoming regular
Smugge:. We have sent to Copenhagen at
least three precious specimens-one, a de-
uauchee OF the very lowest grade the othe
two, notorious drunkards. We sent to the
Hague person who maintained the dignt,
of ne country by living over blacksmith S
shop. and whose habits ard associations were
IN keeping. We sent to Madrid man who
made himself ridiculous bv his Quixotic dtl-
els. We have sent to Turin two who died of
ddWium hemeas, and another SO shameless
that he insisted upon taking his mistress to
the kings palace on great occasion, in spite
OF the remonstrances Of the officers of the
househod-the result being that the no,ori-
Gus woman was obliged to leave the comra-
ny by order of the king himself We sent
to Rome person who was hard drinker
and whose notorious and shocking prohgacv
was an utter abomination to every Italian
We sent to Constantnople man who gave
the abstt mious Mohammedans their first idea
OF an accomplished drunkard.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

HoH GEO. p. Observation-Disclosures vii! all
rejoice in learning that this gentleman has
received the appointment Of minister to SAr-
DINA. 1t is first class mission and in Mr.
Marsh it will be filled by first class man
In speaking of the probabilities of this ap-
pointment the Burlington Free Press SAID d
few days ago "Mr Marsh is one of the very
fer msn who have represented our govern
ment abroad as it ought to be represented,
within the last twenty years. We are sure
no man in the nation could be selected better
qualified than he is for tina, particular mis-
>lon We doubt whether his equal for the
place can be found"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
Orleans { q,

iN' irasOurs Standard ..e..s- 80
non agent at Barton : c-'--'.
II was at hrst reported ,:.a, '-r
'''-' q some 200 III lis a,..-.-.
sum mas been Ies>cned Wv a.......
cent innings. One A~H.rt-
lump has been found III >,Jna.-
er hundred IN Bar,oa. an So.
sums elsewhere. where f. ...
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
L Ii T. CALIFORNIAN
St. Johnsbury. Friday, Mar %, 1861.
By c. VI. STONE & co.


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

save the passage r,fcrling to Judge Collamer
as above. Really. it would seem that the
Bradford editor certainly "hath ears" but
they will not "let him hear"
apply to you for these corrections, as
assume the chief object Of newspaper is to
circulate only the truth.
TO the sneers of the Bradford paper at
that large and respectable assembly of men,
for noble purpose, l do not ask for room to
reply. When our real disunionists at the
North are fully detected by the people they
may do well to look out for the ground
swell of popular indignation. Mr. Seward
hears the distant roar already.
Respectfully Yours,
S. b. Colby
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

Election in Connecticut occurs the first of
April, and in Rhode, Island the third. Al
though there seems to be bat little interest
manifested in the canvass, it is expected that
the Nutmeg State will hold to her republican
principles. and there strong hopes that little
Rhody will initiate her in this respect.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

The extra session of the Senate still CON
tinues, and is kept quite busy in confirming
appointments OF the government. There was
quite little brush the other day between Mr.
Douglas and Mr. Fcsscnden of Maine, in
which the latter got the advantage.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

THE "PooR PRINTERS. In speaking Of an
attempt in the New York Legislature to cut
down the price of legal advertising, the AL
bany Evening Journal (Thurlow Weeds pa
peri says: mo class of workmen are worse
paid than the country printer; and none who
render service to others, are worse used."-
What would Mr. Weed think and say if he
lived in Vermont?
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

Rumor said That Fort Picken> mad been
attacked by the revolutionsts, but those we'll
informed discredit the statement altogether.
1t is probable. however. that the [. s. YES
sells oil Pensacola have been notified not to
attempt to land any reinfcrcements or com
municate with the fort in any way Should
they disregard this notice very likely there
may be a collision.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
9otal and State Aleu-
Brief Locals.

There is considerable matter "a. &c.,.
upon our fourth page this week =. L.
would cali the attention Of our r,,.-
In the report of town oti.J,.s j.. 81
ford, last week, the names Ct ,ae -.
rors were omitted. They arc J,>>.
and \. H. Gammell.
After few week, rest, ta- .
another promenade concert Al tt.e 3 .. ..
tonight, the 32d. Those who a.-
will miss a good musical crter,...
In the list of town Officers ...-
Lyndon this spring, Norman Ina.
have been put ti,St instead %: tn. -
man. The mistake was the pr.a,tr,
There was little occgrreacy H.. s.
day which VIII no: likely be repeat.
eral months. We refer 10 the IA. Eli
or 2O7 below zero. The >leigt...-
better the past week than At a..y '..-.
this winter but few warm do b.
ii.
The Proclamation for las g..
. Apr, VII be found in our colum.s
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

O. The reason that the y. Y. Herald
considers the negro the chief American in.
terest may be partially accounted for by the
fact that its chief writing editor, John S.
Thrasher, of Cuban notoriety, married a
Georgia widow and gets $4,000 year from
plantation Of negroes, while DR. Jones, the
financial editor, is Virginian.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
The Suilcrin" IN Kansas,

No appeals in behalf of the suffering in
Kansas. says the Boston Journal. can be hall
50 eloquent as the simple and touching let
ters which are constantly reaching the East.
and which plead most earnestly for aid and
Succor. a gentleman Of this city has just
received letter from some enigran;s from
New England, from which We make the fol-
lowing extracts. The condition of the peo.
PIE is daily growing worse, ard their calls cor
bel p viii be more and more urgent until an
other harvest shall give them the means Of
sustaining themselves
Last year was an entire failure of every
thing, which makes it extremely hard for
some TO get even enough to keep soul and
body together. / harc AeafG Of f}ro deatly
fi'om actual Stdr0itont Were it not for the
aid of the good people of the Fast. there
would be thousands who must starve. The
winter has been 4 very hard one, and many
have frozen their feet in gong to Atchison
for provisions. One Of our neighbors has
lost eighty hogs, and another fifty from star
Walton. There is now no sale for stock hogs.
for there is no corn and but very little mon
ey in the country. Corn is selling at fifty
cents per blshel, but people have nc, the
money to buy even at that price
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

\ tenement house was burned in Koxbury
Mass. on Tuesday morning at 3 O'Clock, and
IKE persons persisted ,hc:eb!-iour being
burned to death and one Killing himself b!
jumping out Of a window upon the pave
mentS.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

FATALIrIEs-Ihere were recorded in the
city papers three fires the 18th inst. at each
Of which one life was lost A hoop skirt
mandatory at New York was burned and
one of the girls jumped from the fifth story
window and was killed. At Hartford a youno
man named Frank Cowles persisted in the
flames of fire that burned the Grove
Works.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

@ Tom Corwin has shown his good
sense by declining the mission to Mexico
Such an offer to a man of Corwin's calibre
almost persuadeS one that the administration
would like TO get lin out of the way.
?. S.-Later accounts say tina, Mr. Corwin
may accept.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

.B9Mr c. F. Woodman of Thurman. NH.
brother of Prof Woodman of Dartmouth
College, was instantly killed in that town in
attempting to remove belt from wheel in
a shinsle mill. He was 81 years old, and
leaves wife and family.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
Addison { oniit,.

The MidIlebury Res.>,-. az
he gymnasium established II ..s.
der the direction Of +. II. H..
regular classics and s;a;g,. -.-.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

REVENUE DUTIES, In advcr,ing to the
practical lmpoSsibllity of collecting the reye-
nues in the ports Of the cotton states. and 10
the comparative free trade decreed by the
Southern Con!ederacy,' Ike y. Y. Evening
Post says ii happens to know that there are
importing houses at this moment preparing
to take advantage Of this opening for an IN
encountered trade. They are getting ready
to convey their cargoes to Charleston OF Sa-
vannah the goods will be landed there, and
then brought coastwise to New York. where,
being lmportations from port within the
Union, they will be subject TO no duty.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
iranaiia { ouuty.

y company Vi glass blower a- -
hibited in Vermont. en-;e.
from her home hear = A.a4--. .... s
irving At Albany, y. Y, .e.. IL. g..
ties Of the city.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22
f@ \ Young man named Fhilin ] Ca,

!g A young man named Philip J. Coax
ley, while partially Intoxicated, fired five
charges Of revolver at policeman James ID.
Lingenfeler at Baltimore, on Tuesday after
noon. Three of them took effect. vounding
the policeman severely, and perhaps fatally.
a daughter Of DIR VIM. J. Williams. return
ing from school, received one of the balls,
which will probably render her cripple fox
life,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECrIoy.-The re.urnS
OF the governor vote i'll NewlIampshire, on
the Eth. give from 209 towns tall but 2D
Berry. (rep.) $685.; Stark. (dem.) c9,j16 f.:
scattering, l6.. Estimating the remaining
towns according to their vote last year, Bc.ry.
will have majority of 3,S0G.
The councillors elect are four republican,
and l democrat; the senator's, 10 republicans
and two democrats and the House of Rep
resentative: will contain republican MAORI
ty Of about -.
The total vote of the state was less than
that of last year by about 100.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-22

\ "FUGIrlvE SLAVE" A few DAYS since a
great excitement was created in Hadlev
Massachusetts, by a fugitive slave" who went
about town soliciting aid to enable him to
reach Canada. He found hearts open TO aid
him in his escape from officers VITO were re-
ported to be on | is heels Towards night !,
was ascertained that the fugitive was fellow
towrsman, who had BACKED his face and
dressed himself for the occasion. 1t was a
pretty good joke of-lts kind.
~ Col S. V. Sumner, colonel of the LIST
regiment of cavalry, has been appointed
Brigadier General in place ofGeneraI Twiegs.
dismissed. General Sumner has served a.
bove forty years, and has always sustained
the character Of an able and gallant officer.
He served with great honor to himself in the
Mexican war.
, 1861-08-06
Illinois Thirteenth.
Correspondence OF the chicaro Tr,,>,,uu
.{a~u po+,. ~.j

n. &Asr RoI1A, No., Ang. /, 1877.
aas ta1RoNE Of Tuesday gave the nan,as =.
candldates for the Illinois Briea5@;a-9 @ 9mames ms OF
enlps, as telegFaphed from WasIinetomne meneTal- T.
~ ~ ey ea.'y fnipflsed not to see Tie nan, .
% Co5; W5ms1 ln the List. CertainiV ~ naas =
n1or Colonel Of the State, man who9 ins se-
Lne Tar, conBpicIously identified hI1nss1e 1Ve1ore
me mua Interests OF Illinois, and rsfnaST Tisn ~.
enslable reputation a. commander 6f.o.sa ~ ~
INC oest military organizations Of the Wa.+ -
a11 H9o, since the var broke out, as Colonel
oi the 18Th regiment, has proved himse1f Eli
Eofthy Of all the confidence reposed IN s him
eaon1d be mentioned among the inst.
IoA " tmans 8 success as commander Of fhe
eulGago Light Guard Is too well known n
neeo any remark. The New York HtraI hss
recen'iJ reviewed the history Of that Old com
fse9,ns 4 ~ expressed aa the sentiments Of all Chi
glVlng the company md their eailant
60 commander The credit they 70 we'll deserre
1Hat On Capt NJman's retirement. Ms the
15tFdtd remarks, Geo. B. Mcclellan, shnnlT
stler s iong hesitation, have been the onIg man
@ neemeo re EoIthy TO succeed him, apeaks little
1or l1s position ct this time.
:. Ut bis connection with the Thfrtea:: nh p.,;
h ment, ne vigorous exertions he has made 10
aess II thoroughly orgauizsd aud completeIT
equipped, the ffgor with which He has 1nsSsaa
~ als strict discipline, and the success t6at has
!e1o"eo e ihese edorts, ne have full evidence
IN Inc regiment as it exists to-i1ay.
foF month ore Of the most importapt
go5ts N Missouri, in the midst Of q secession
district, has been held by Col. Wymsn VII, III
2 as e, regiment During this time open rebel.
lien hes been crushed out, :N2yeriny .cifizena
hare been confirmed in allegiance 70 tho q.
s. Government, ignorant addereats Of The
south have been brought to open support Of
the &c rth, and the whole warfare las bean SOL
administered that the vc1y conduct Of tho
Il glment has been in itself sufficient to: con.
.ess the people from their mistaken position.
speak adVieedly from -close scquaintauce.
OF enly Nth Ill the sdai.s Of the rceinect, baf
"1sh The feelings Of the country III which va |
aEs; ard fpeake di=iut tersstedly, ~foz / IN In !
60 ;xay oonracted with the regiment or It's /
Gelenea nor .have anything to do with tho
laEIsfy Or political concerns OF Illinois.
II were 10 mention ons more sd3Itionst
'<'ea1as&Aace, should record Col W9mart |
, 1861-08-06

on ~ a4n.ds da5faWay, who arrived at New yo-,.
to 15s 1m5o111nay, b1lngs news from Portsuriucs dufs
Spanish feet Of steamera anchoeed a 'ae of on
IndemntC Rdes TIE Admiral demanded 100 COO nas ~
not to be Tetn1nsd aaa sfnts m Of twenty.one guns
mana ni;at becoming known produced naeh 1s ee ee.
pension Of e 6naoes. ahote and leg complete
e5gn residents we're notified to lee leave ~ eae tor
~ lne f; s1tnin I'M tMentyfour hours. Wien ha1f
1eeted, mainly through the Bri1ish Gan-e1 .,,s e
" wno e e1@tsd n himself to the utmost. , III,
momey br Ralt q TIA question is to be settled
" commissioner, aud the salute was m1,t1,af
{ exchange, which took place on the 10th. . t;a
sala sa lhat comp1ianee with the demand xori1
nave nave led to feTolt among the Ha7tiens. % Tho
1T, Me1e, nevertheless, insufficient to rspei e the
ros;tV saseta: e. An sRRea! Was made to the gene
sith sth @ heE. On the 18th the spanish Adnira1 H1
othe,s sT9 ee rigates sailed, and On tie 18Th two
snanieh ~, leaving but one at this date, The
y poEt consul has slso taken up bis residsnce
f'1ee.-C1 Commercial Advf7fis.r-