The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-25
From the Regular Army.
RECRUITING RENDEZVOUS J
18th U. S. Infantry, :
Detroit. Mich Anril 18th.


Detroit, Mich, April 10th.
To the Editor of the Iledonian
Just now hundreds, nay thousands, are
anxiously scanning every daily paper, here in
the West. looking with dread that they may
see in the list of "ki!led wounded, and miss
ing" the name of some near friend, who left
all to fight for his country. For the past two
days there have been long lists, and yet not
the half is told. 1t will be many days yet
before the fatal list is complete, carrying des-
olation to so many homes. Public attention
now raised from Island No. 10 and Pittsburg
Landing, turns to Yorktown. After bloody
battle there, you in the East will search such
lists as We are now searching them.
Last evening the last Of the volunteer re-
cruiting officers left with their recruits for
the seat of war. Let US hope they may not be
hastily led into battle, if they are to show the
white feather, as the 18th and 10th Iowa reg
iments are reported to have done.
The Detroit papers have had much to say
of late about treason, and there has been
such hullaballoo raised that one almost ex-
poets to be throttled by some dark traitor, at
every corner. A mares nest has been found
here, or rather supposed den of knights of
the Golden Circle. Mysterious letters have
turned up, having pregnant authorizations
and suspicious hierogiyphics, and one of the
letter writer's, certain Doctor Hopkins, con-
Gesses to Secretary Seward, that he wrote
just for fun. Well, right in the midst of all
this excitement, the proprietors of the Daily
Advertiser (republican) CHANGED to make an
engagement with young Canadian named
Doyle, to act as their local editor. This
young man had long been correspondent
of the paper, and was photographer withal.
When Doyle came on, some wag of his &C
quaintance in Canada wrote to the L. S.
marshal here that Doyle was just from France
and was a bearer of dispatches from Slidell
to JEFF Davis, and that he would 60 down the
Mississippi to reach Secessia, unless the L..
S. marshal was smart to prevent much dam
age to the Union cause. the marshal warn
, ed his subs, and the visilant subs kept their
eyes peeled. Doyle came, and assumed the
local chair of the Daily Advertiser estab-
lishment. Hardly had he got his seat warm,
bouaror bof,,ra -, oanoo , r;n;l.,+ .rh &c a.
|. S. marshal and informed young Doyle
that he was arrested for treason. DOYLE was
thunders,ruck. He made denials and expos
tulated. The proprietors Of the Advertiser
made denial aud expostulated, but the sub
was memorable. Doyle was searched and.
oh, horror Of horrors the sub found on his
prisoner book which he (,he SUBJ could not
read. 1t was treason for prisoner to have
a book that should SO mysti.y him. Now,
young man, what have you to say?" The
young man explained that i was nothing but
reporters note book, containing reports of
speeches delivered at IN agricultural fair in
Canada, and surely that could not be treason.
"Oh, YOU can't fool me, my fine fellow, so
come along Doyle was taken before the
|. 5. marshal, who examined him. The sub
triumphantly produced the note book. Doyle
asked to have some phone srapher sent for
who could read the book. The gcntl,manly
marshal complied, and the book was readily
deciphered by the phonographer, and Doy!cs
story corroborated. Sub looked dagsers,
muttering that he couldn't be fooled. Doyle
was discharged, but the next morning, O.
blood and thunder the Daily Free Press
(pro-slavery) had got hold OF it and came out
with-"AsroUNDISG DISCLosrEE, one Of tie
editors tie -IlrertiSer arrested for trecsoa,
and then came assertions of guilt, and ter
rible h:erosliphics and deadly symbols, and
that nobody could he found who could rea,!
them, and Il told you SO" and "we always
knew they were traitors at heart" Why, i,
took three or four days for that foolish shee,
to get over it. and doubt If It's readers know
the whole truth Of the affair yet. But Doyle
pursues the even tenor of his way, and this
hue and cry about treason has died out
But Wendell Phillips came next.
I You have seen iron filings placed upon a
sheet Of paper, and a magnet passed beneath.
As the magnet approaches, the little particles
of iron will stick up very testify and savasely
point at the magnet while it is near, and pea.
cably lie down they won't till the magnet is
out Of the way. Wendell Phillips presence
is magnetic. He came to Cincinnati: how
people and papers struck out at him, called
him traitor, abolitionist, and finally rotten
egged him! The Chicago paper took it up
and the Chicago hens began industriously &c
lay rotten eggs, and rowdes began to shy
stones at lamp-posts, that they might throw
rotten eggs so as to hit the right man. Phil
lips came-lectured-passed on to Milwau
kee, and, thanks to police force, the labor
of laying rotten eggs and shyirg stones a,
lamppos was lost. Milwaukee was then In
terment, and next Madison, Wisconsin. In
the meantime the Detroit papers were "cuss
ing and discussing" the great apostle Of abo
litionism, and an invitation was sent him to
lecture in Detroit. His friends applied 70,
the use of the Young Mems Hall. The di
rectors held a meeting, and fearing, or pre-
tending to fear, mob like that at Cincin
natl, the hall was refused. Here was stew
Some of the stockholders were mad. The