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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02
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Ttls nan has his .omance. his high poetic
feeling, and. abave ALL his manly dignity
Visit h;r:, and You will find him without coat
or vais;coat, unshorn, in ragge,, blue trousers
ana Old flannel shirt. TOO often bearing on his
lantern JAWS the S gns Of ague and sick; ess.
hit lie will sand up before You and sneak to
Won With ali the ease cf a letlcred gentleman
IN his own library. III tie odiuus inci.il,ty
Of the republican servant has BEEN banished.
fte is his own master. standing on his own
threshold, and finds no need 20 assert his
equality by rudeness. He is delighted to see
you, and bids you sit down on his battered
bench without dreaming of any such apology
as an English cottier offers to Lady Boun-
tiful when she calls. lie has worked out his
independence, and SHOWS it in every move
's.ent of his body. He tells YOU of il uncon-
sciously in e' cry tone of his voice. You will
always find IN his cabin some newspaper,
some book, some token Of advance in educa-
ton. When ne questions YOU about the old
country ne astonishes YOU by the extent Of his
knowledge. defy you not to feel that he is
superior to his race from whence he has
sprung in England Or Ireland. To me / con-
fess the manliness of such man is charming.
He is dirty and perhaps squalil. His chill
dren are sick and he is without comforts
His wife is pale, and YOU think YOU see short
ness Of life written in the faces of all his fam
lily. But over and above it ell there is an in
dependence which sits gracefully upon their
shoulders, and teaches you at first glance that
a man has right to assume himself to be
your equal.-4nthony TroNope.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02
DyrOn's Freak at Cambridge.

There is an amusing a-ncdote Of Byron
current in the university, which DO not re-
mvmb,- 10 haze seen in print. Tie roo:. OF
he l'.Hrary Of Unity College is surmount d
y three figures in stone, representing Fai'h,
Hone and Charity. The figures are accessi-
bic only from window of alticular room
IN Neville's court, which w.s occupied BY
Byron during his residence at college. The
adyentufer, alter getting out Of his window,
has - climo 4 perpendicular wall. sustaining
himself by d small leaden SPOUT. He has
then to traverse the sloping roof Of long
range of buildings, by moving cAse.ully on
his hands and knees, at the imminent risk
OF being preeipitated fifty feet into the court
beneath. When the library is gained, a
stone parapet has to be crossed, a bare glance
Al which sends thrill through the spectator
who surveys it from below The feat Byron
performed one Sunday morning, while the
heads of the dons ard dignitaries were Yet
buried in their pillows, . full of the foolishest
Dreams He had abstracted three surpliees
from the college chapel, which he bore with
him along the dangerous route described
When the bell at eight o'clock rang out il,
deep-toncd summons to the usual morning
devotion, and as the fellows and undergrad
uaies hurried on their way to the chapel,
they were startled to behold Faith, Hope and
Charity clad in surplices which reached in
~go~y folds 10 their feet, while their heads
were surmoun,ed, helmet-uise, with bed
chamber waler-ewers. An inqn.:y was IL
stiaulec ny the indignant College authorities.
y few srlec. friends knew. aud the rest O!
tie college guessed. that Byron was the au-
thor OF the outrage. but it was never brought
home to him. No undergraduate beholds
these statues now without hearty laugh.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02

A LITTLE OvERwEIGHTED.-Those who
visit the sick soldiers AMI do good in the hos
pitais, occasionally get gleam OF fun among
all The sad scenes, for any ~ag who has been
10 the war seldom loses his humor, though
he NAV have los. all else save that and honor.
Wirnss a sketch from life:-
C, good soul, after taking all the little
comforts he could afford TO give TO the woun-
ded soldiers, went into the hospitals for the
tortieth time the other day, with his mite,
consisting of several papers of cut chewing
tobacco-solace for the wounded, as he called
II. He came TO one bed, where poor fellow
lay cheerfully huming tune, and STUDYING
out faces on the papered wall. Got fever ~
asked C.. No. answered the soldier. go.
cold p Yes, cold lead,' Where . .We..,
to tell You the truth, it's pretty well scattered.
First, there's bullet in my right arm-they
Ia lug that ou: vet. Uae ;n nv right
leg-hit the bone-that fellow hurts. One
through my left hand-that fell ort. And
tell you what, friend, with all this lead IN me,
| feel, generally speaking, a little heavy all
over
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02
Ex-PreSident Pierce and the Rebel
Leaders.

Tie Independent Democrat Concord, n.
H. publishes a letter from Ex President
Pierce to Jeff Davis, which was found among
the papers of the latter, and copy OF which
was forwarded by William H. Gibbs of Co.
H, 10Th Illinois regiment. If the letter is
genuine, land We presume its authenticity
will be disputed if it is not) it convicts MIR.
Pierce of completely with the secession move.
ment to the serious extent of holding out
the encouragement of civi! war at the North.
The letter is dated Jan. 6, 1860, and aftel
some remarks of omparatively unimpor.
,ant character, the writer says:
Without discussing the question of righ,
of abstract power to secede, have never
believed that actual disruption of the Union
can occur without blood and if through tbs
madness of Northern Abolitionists that dire
calamity must come. the fighting will not be
along Mason and Dxon's line merely. Il
riU he mithin our own borders, IN our ow,
Streets between the t,co classes of citizens to
waom I hare referred. Those who defy law
and srout constitutional obligations, will, i
we ever reach the arbitra.nent of arms, fine
occupation enough at home"
It was the encouragement derived from
such assurances as these which precipitatet
the Southern leaders into the rebellion, ant
their Northern allies have ever since beer
trying to redeem their promises.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02

"Gail Hamilton" the well-knoun contri-
bu."r to the itIaatic Monthly. is understood
to be Mss NJ A. Dodge, formerly teacher
in the Hartford High School.
Arten Is Ward is in New York and is nego
tiating by telegraph with manager MCGUIRE of
San Francisco for professional tour in Cali
fornia. McGuire's last telegram was, what
will you take for the first thirty nights ?" To
which Artemus replied Brandy and WATER
The negotiation Progresses slowly.
John S. Mosby. the rebel guerrilla. gradu-
ated from the University of Virginia. In a
drunken trol,e he stabbed fellow student
:" that he died. nnen rae VA, broke out
he lett his law oihee, iolleo Virginia caval-
ry -egt., and has risel from a lieuteDancy to
/ majority.
A A.ouns officer recently from Libby pri-
son, states that Captains Sawyer and Flynn,
whom the rebels did not dare lang, ere treat
ed brutality. They are confined in sort Of
cage OF bin partitioned of from The cellar of
tie building. Measured by the eye it appear
ed not larger than six feet By eight. The
only light and air ARE admitted through a
hole near the ceiling, about a foot square,
through which also the food is passed down
vice day. This den is damp, dark and
nosl shoek:ngly filthy; and the unfortunate
victims of rebel hatred are enduring within
1t living death from day to day. The plan
seems to be, since their cowardly tormentors
dare rot shoot or hang them, to torture their
lives away by this long agony, and then re-
port them as having died of sickness.
The CH1LD's WAR TIMEs.-A day or two
ago, as little Annie was running at full speed
on the sidewalk, she had a seriou. fall.
hnees and forehead were very badly bruised,
and the skin grazed from the arm. That
night, as she was being undressed for bed,
she looked pitifully at her numerous wounds,
-'u eoiio"os eASiaileu 10 ner molner
"Oh, dear what dreadful times these war
times are -
A gray haired rebel sinner lately returned
10 Memphis after an absence of two years,
and thus summed up his grievances. Ny
arm has been pillsse!: my cotton has been
burned; my slaves ha-- escaped; three of
NY boys have died, aud m, old woman
hasn't had fine tooth caub for more
than two Years. Was there ever sorrow ike
his9
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02
Genuine HerOiSm.

One morning. after a futile attack had been
made by our forces on one point of the en-
trenchments at Port Hudson, the men of the
Maine 18th volunteers, who held the advance
there discovered Union soldier lying in the
ditch, ard who, by signs made to them, show
ed that he was living bat wanted water. To
reach him by direct course was impossible,
as the enemy's sharpshooters were within a
few hundred yards, and before any explana-
ton of the subject desired could be made, the
party attempting it would no doubt be shot.
Corporal Charles H. Blake of company B,
volunteered to 60 and carry canteen Of
whisky and one of water to the wounded
man. He thought that by creeping along a
line of our fascines and through a slight
valley. he could reach the wounded man
with ut being discovered by the enemy. He
accof~insly got permission to 20 ou', and
upon al four trept steadily up to the ditch,
hnt as he turned one angle, he was suddenly
h.ilei with the words. "Yank, what are you
doing there ~ look.rg up he saw some
fifteen or twenty rifles that. from salient he
ned not seen before, completely covered him,
and he concluded tuat his time had come.
But he at once answered, Il am carryinn
drink to that wounded man still living in the
ditch He was at once ordered to "get up
.,nd carry it to him." He obeyed and walk
ed TO the wou.ded soldier. gave him what
,irl,.> he warted, AID fxeu his head on a
pillow anu left the canteens where he could
get them.
lie turned to walk back, and as he looked
up he saw the same rifles pointed at him /;
but, conscious Of havirs- done noble act, he
walked calmly back. After he had proceed
ed short distance from the wounded man,
tire word came, Halt. Yank file right and
come III here as prisoner of war" To have
disobeyed or hesiiated would have heen in
slant Gea,h he therefore obeyed his first
confederate orders, and marched boldly and
safely up the escarpment into the fort. He
was turd prisoner of war when Port Hud-
son surrendered.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02

In c, =. laF-s.T s-1n -ns irs> cr = xii I'd.
o'her herssremen,s are trifing. The VIE
she who Hills So large space in the ioms stic
heaven; she who busted herself so unweari-
edly for the precious ones around her; BIT
ter, bitter is the tear that falls on her cold
clay You stand beside her coffin and think
of the past 1t seems an ambercolored path
way. where the sun shone upon beautiful
flowers, or the stars hung glittering over
head. Fain would the soul inger there.
No thorns are remembered save those your
hands may unwillingly have planted. Her
noble. tender heart lies open to your inmost
SIGHT. You think of her now as all gentle
ness. all beauty, all purity. But she is dead.
The dear heart that laid upon her bosom,
rests IN the still darkness upon pillow Of
clay. The hands that have ministered so
untiringly are folded, white and cold, beneath
the gloomy portal. The heart whose
every beat measured an eternity of love lies
unde. your feet. The flowers she bent over
with smiles bend now above her in tears,
shaking the dew from their petal that the
verdure around her may be kept green and
beautiful.
There is no white arm over your shoulder,
no speaking face to look up into the eye of
love; no trembling lips to mu-mur, "Oh, ii
is too sad"
There is so strange hush in every room;
no light footstep passing around. No smile
to greet You at nishtfall. And the old clock
ticks and strikes, and ticks-it Was such
music when she could hear it Now it
seems knell on the hours through which
you watched the shadows of death gathering
upon her sweet face.
And every day the clock repeats that old
story. Many another tale it telleth, too-of
heauiiful words and deeds that are registered
above. You feel-oh, how often-that the
glavs caunot keep her.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02
The Bloom of AGE.

\ good woman never grows old. Years
~oa" p1ss over her read, but if benevclence
and yir,L~ dwell in her heart, she is as cheer
.nl as when the saring Of life first opened TO
her view. When We look upon 9. good VIC ian.
VIC think not of her age she looks as charm
ing as when the rose Of youth frs. b.oomed
on he- cheek. That rose has not faied vet
it vii never fade. In her family she is
tn life and d,i;sht. In her neighvcrhood
she IS the friend and benefactor. In the
church, the devout wolshipper and the ex-
emplar" christian. VINO does not respect
and love the woman who has passed her DAYS
in acts of kindness and mercy-who has been
the h'end of man and Gcd-whose whole
life has been scene of kindness and love. 8
devotion 40 truth an! religion We repea,
such d woman cannot grow old. She will
always be fresh and buoyant in spirits, and
active in humble deeds of mercy and benev-
olence. If the young lsdy desires to re'ail
he bloom AMI beauty of youth, let her not
Weld &c the sway of fashion and folly let her
love trnth ard virtue; and to the close of
life she viii retain those feelings which now
make life appear garden of sweets-eyer
fresh and ever new.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02

The Tribune says thaA the Presidents h a.
oeas corpus suspension has spciled the
schemes of the correrheads in New York.
They had orr anized an association. collected
funds, and maturel plans to prevent con-
scripts filing up the wasted ranks Of our
armies. Arrangements had been ccmpleted
to secure the escape of non-resistant demo
Gratis by an appeal to the co1rts. Offices
had been hired, attorneys had been engaged
Judges had been chosen for the experiment,
which like clap of thunder fror, clear skv,
came the proclamati,n IN of the President, and
shook all their plans into chaos.
A letter from Baton Rouge, La, says
q wish the charitable people of the North
would send some clothing for these contra
bands. Many of them are naked, and wo-
men have had children on the bare floor,
with nothing to cover with. They are in q
wretched condition, and dying off fast"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02
sion, which killed most vegetables and did an
immense injury to the broad fields of growing

immense injury to the broad fields of growing
corn. The farmers went suddenly down at
the mouth, while the price of corn, as well as
al. other kinds of graip went rushingly up
wheat to from 80 cents 10, rye 65, oats
3S corn 40 to ~ Since Ne frost the wealth
E. has been quite warm, with heavy thunder
showers, until day or two ago, when it
cleared up cold, calling in the aid of great
coats and good coal fires.
The changes are very sudden in this lati-
tude, the mercury dropping often in a few
hours ti,Ae, 20, 80 or 40 deg. OF course this
i: untayorab.e 70 health, bringing on bilious
fevers, and that pest of the world, the plaguey
ague, The latter, especi lily, taking advantage
Of and attacking newcomers, as your ceres
pondent can depose and say, without fear OF
successful contradiction. Yet, still the people
tome, and settle down upon the rich prairie
lands that spread from here in all directions
ant oi:er to the thrifty tiler Of the soil such
rich rewards oF irdustry. The loss in guam
,i,y the present year will be made up to the
producers III price so that they need not cou,-
plain, SO niucn as those who purchase the:r
products fer consumption abroad.
Tie city Of Pekin is beautifully situated
upon tnp right bank Of the Illinois, ten miles
below the thriving city of Peoria. Il has a
population Of 5000, half Germans. with many
energetic business zen. Ma v are heavli,
engaged il purchasing and shipping grain,
and art making fortunes III the business. =
Immense grain-houSes are built along the
river bank the grain is received in front
and discharged from the rear into boats by
means of long shutes One of these grain
houses has a steam elevator attached, the
whole costing 100000. 1t does an immense
business. The city has one distil!ery, two
Touring mills, two steam planning establish
ments, one large steam carriage manufactory,
and one manutactory of agricultural imple-
ments, especially of the Illinois grain header,
which employs some hundred hands. 1t
turns out Of the headers, of which the invent
or is a native d" CELESTIAL over thousand per
year, shipping many of them direct for Cali
forna and other parts of the West. Besides
this the city has six or seven churches, with
a large Catholic church in process of erection,
two main taverns, two printing Offices, - or
Il heavy dry goods houses, - or 80 gro
cereS, 3 hardware and tin-ware establish
mentS. a beautiful court house, with highly
oraamented grounds, resident circuit and
county Judge, a dozen lawyers, half as many
doctors, and : or s common schools, with a
high school, lately established, in successful
operation. In the back ground we place any
quantity Of bowling saloons and liquor shops
where the unscree1ed game of sledge ol
euchre determines whose purse shall pay tn,
expense of the social treat On the whole
nh,!e everybody is intent on making and en-
loving money, the morals OF the place are no
as We'll attended to as would comport viii
the character of Christian people. ND.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02
Negro Camps and Huts.

| visited a camp of negroes near Memphis
on Sabbath last, and was agleeably surprised
to find so much of neatness and order in all
their arrangements. The soldiers are scru-
pulously clean, well-clad, regularly and rigid
ly drilled, compelled to keep within the camp,
and, above all, anxious to learn and perform
the duties of good soldiers. Half the disci-
pine among the white soldiery would convert
oar army into a model of military manage
ment. About two hundred yards from the
military camp is camp Of contrabands, wo-
men and children. Where tents have not
been brought into requisition, huts have been
!mprovised and furnished in the most sump.
tuous manner, without regard to expense
from the extensive decorations of the palataI
residences Of their former owners. To give
You an idea Of the manner in which one OF
TIE huts is furnished description will not be
un'nteresting, at least in showing the changes
'ortune makes in war. Modern negro huts
are constructed out Of round logs, the inter
Slices filed with mud, chimney of rocks and
mortar creeping in the rear of the building
above the roof Within is floor of earth
fAt upon which is laid Brussels carpet, the
-vt cost Of which before the war was from 81
~ - s3 per yard The room. there is on
onr Is generally about 10 or L. feet square
In ,Ae corner is a piano, upon oo- ED o
winch IS guitar, on the other pile Of mid
c""s' the piano and Accomplishments having
amIddiIng musical air TO the interior. Ma
hosany chairs, spring mattrass, bedstead
&C., complete the comforts of one of the ne
gro hnts' of which in this country there ar,
not few...St. Louis Democrat.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02

Growers quest juries in England mus,
oe curious affairs. We read CT one tas. late.
ly Sat there, in the case Ct poor fellow found
dead in sand-pit. They first found a ver-
dict of naas'axghser. The coroner then rsn
over the evidence in the case, and sent them
back. Their next finding was that the de.
ceased ,cas stW-born A third time the,
were sent out, the coroner telling themi.hal
the man was "found dead in a sand pit. ;
This time they began to see it, and came
back with this verdict: The said Rober,
Trelavney is dead, and died of sand.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02
Tn. .snrbar;Sm OF slavery.

The following incident IS one worth noting
bs the collector Of facts for future histories
Of he Great Rebellion The rebels, on the
10th OF Jane st. passed through WeIsvile,
Nor.. county. Pa, and were greeted; with tn
II tuoua sympathy by the coppcrhead men
&ul women Of the town. Three days .ttcr-
W.rAs. ar unarm@,! nos,o was quietly passing
dong the street, w;.en these salne sympath
ztrs raised the cry Of horse thief, and one
Of .acm pursued him with gun.
The negro quietly submitted, and was walk
ing tlon& with his captor. when five more
men, armed to the teeth, came up, and one OF
them, Lamtd jeremiah Spnor, deliberately
a.d without a worG. shot hiu.. The negrc
fell. WIEN Sphor shG. him a secp:., the Il,
he lay upon 'he ground. The party then
dragged tile still living victim by the heel,
with strap into afi-ld, where they proceeded
10 bury him. Observing that he still lived
one Of them tied TO crt his throat, but the
Aniie used was too b!unt; whereapon a rifle
vas discharged into his head ard the poor
cretch at length ceased TO breathe. The
body Has left on The ground. A week after
var! coroner's jury caused :he arrest Of ,h,
mord~rers. VINO frankly acknowledged thyii
guilt: but the grand jnry Ignored the bi
against them. Tie correspondent who send.
these particulars states that the prosecutor.
are Republicans, and the defendants Copper
heads. York rejoices in Democratic ia
jority of about 5000 TrH me.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02

A teacher of contrabands at Newbern de-
clares the following to be the creed of the
negroes in that vicinity list. They believe
in de "good Lord" who has heard their
prayers; I'd, In Abraham Lincoln, who has
broken their chains; Sd, In Massachusetts
and everything that comes from it.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02

WHAT CONES AFTER SMokISG.-At the
Sabbath school soiree held in Pranix Hall.
Fdinourg. latetr,one Of the speakers. who
was remarkably successful II elioitins ans
wsrt from the little people before him, pu,
among others the question. Wien a boy
begins to smoke, what comes nsxt?" To
his interrogation an innocent little fellsw
a. once made answer, Chaxin
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02

If man rebels against the laws and takes
the side of vice, that the vulgar can compre-
hend; but rebellion on the side of virtue il
revolutionary, destroys al the old landmarks,
and must bs sruci6sd.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.

"Gail Hamilton" the well-knoun contri-
bu.ur to the -iaaatic Monthly, is understood
to be Miss NJ. \. Dodge. formerly teacher
in the Hartford High School.