The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-01-03
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From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune
iAt nation is in the depths of agony and
peril. 10 the eve If little faith. her race
seems almost run-her dissolution inevitable
Ter glory remlnlsCencc her power Il
ruin. Al>iocrat> and hatcrs of Liberty in
every cline deem il hardly necessary to val
IN decent phrase tncir heartfelt eXutution
over the downfall and wreck of tae Model
Republic, which their fond hopeS tell them
i already Il! accomplished iaci-a matter O..
History. Already the yultureS gather in
hungry cIgcruc>> TO feast on her carcass ere
il nave time to grow cold. Already hostile.
de>Pou ms shape their policy as though this
country had no longer substantive cXj>-
tcI.cr. The larger half OF ilavti is ravenou>-
y c.utchcd by Spain, and thr three Western
Powers unite 10 worN their ".I upon help
less Mexico while the streets OF Richmond.
ot Charleston. of New Orleans. echo 10 eXul-
tuHt shouts over TIE prospect t.. British in
tvrVtnliUu 10 break the blockade OF the CT
ton ports, and sweep the Starry tliy from the
Ocean and the Ciuit, bombarding and burn
u- the seaport> o! the Iowa. States. Il is
the N.sA noon Of Treason and Tyranny: they
clIuh their mutual glasses over the bier OF
Amrrlca, Liberty, and Sao.t themselves
Eoar>r t,r jtrir Al. but perfected triumph III
h.orr.as ont forever the Rights Of Ntn and
al III" "-.ht,"uS SeneraAtic> OF III" De
gara,,on Of independence
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fH H!'cpI!ne--"cN OF III leauef>-!acN OF nu-
hiuJnN ana pfer"f '(ohN OF Al. hIn">-haNe
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traitors 10 LtVe' III 'rt"'n> "i security Nc'o-
f!' IhNiht'o!IIt!. .AI .e'G'h i"t l1uf OF otN-
u"E Strikes Ai-d 60" prosper t"t lNSht
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Is i"fn-i|A'!' ana desperate We 90 not
sex to 0I>r"t"St nor "H"rff''' ''' power
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r"dHf 'i'ct and thtif strength awarding 10
ma"y wounds dIStANr ana death 10 all Gan
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nut malignant ana a'd"c'oHS as are the
enemies IN 'front.' those VINO AiHS ""'nt 'h'
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