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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23

mower which is not based upon justice
and right. Thus the pregnant moment
was let slip.
Certain copperhead sheets of New
York of considerable influence and large
circulation. have for some time been pre-
dieting that a process OF dlslntegratlon
was going on in the republican party and
that the break between the President and
the radicals of Congress was irreparable.
They now solemnly announce that this
great party lies at the very point OF death,
and advise it to yield up the spirit ''qul-
city to 90 to its grave, amid the honors OF
hard earned victory" and give place to
what shall succeed it. No doubt the
democrats are desperately i'll want OF
something or somebody to rally about
Old party shibboliths have lost their mag
zeal powerfully look for new. They
would gladly join the conservative repuo-
licans and follow .Johnson's leadership, II
he should be thrown over by the radicals.
L Unfortunately both the President and the
conservatives give them the cold shoulder.
The dominant party has its conservative
and radical wings: but we do not see IN
this any danger which threatens its lnte-
crafty. No party was ever without It's
factions when great issues were at stake.
An honest antagonism stings the intellect
to vgor: and this very lack of unanlmity
is the evidence not less Of its vitality than
of its sincerity. Weregit to die to day
it has done greater work than was evel
before accomplished by any party organl'
cation. But the clods of the valley shall
not cover it, till it has accomplished the
glorious end for which it was begotten
the establishment of that universal equal
ty which is recognized by the Declaration
of Independence and the broad principle
of humanity.
1t is one of the economies of politics
that peace without, begets conflict within
Nothing but vi gilant and determined oppo
sition ever serves to hold in check a part
> conscious of its superior strength. L
times like the present, when there Is i
verify but one great party in the nation
factions are essential to the integrity G
that party.
We do not wish to be understood /
these rambling thoughts. as endorsing tn
views Of President johnson. for we do no.
We only wish to inculcate lesson {
charity, of liherality towards those VIII
, differ from us as to the means OF accoll
pIiShing a common end.
There is folly in arrogating to ourSelv'
5 all the wisdom, and wisdom in treatil
: with candor the opinions OF men equal
I honest with ourselves in their efforts t,
5 the national welfare.
At all events manifest suspicion an
o open distrust will only precipitate the c;
tastrophe which these prophetic minds st
impending.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23
The Presidents Veto.

We think the community will be much
surprised to learn that President johnson
has vetoed the freedmen's bureau bill. His
veto message was sent the senate Monday.
He reviews at length the bill, ahd gives
his reasons in detail for vetoing the same
Among the objections which he enumcr-
atcs are, in his view, its unconstitutional
tv ; the udesirablcness of keeping a per
manent military organization i'll the late
rebcllious states the expense the taking
away of lands from the former owners for
the use of the freedmen objections on
account of the freedmen themselves and
objections on account Of southern non-rep-
resentation in congress.
In connection with this veto, it is welt
to look at the manner in which the bill
entered and passed congress. 1t is sup
posed to have becE drawn by Senator
Trumbull of Illinois. 1t passed tie sen
ate Jan. %, by a party vote of 81 to 10;
and was adopted in the house Feb. 6, by Il
vote Of 1856 to 3d. The large na;orities
by which it passed both houses are quite
important.
We do not disguise the disappointment
we tcei ii the veto of this bill. The freed
mems bureau bill Was a pet measure with
the friends of humanity ant justice. We
think the augmentation Of its powers Was
suggested 10y the head Of the bureau him
self. that eminent Christian ~o,iier, Gen.
O. O. Howard. OF the merits of the bill
we personally know nothing but the fit
ness oi' Gen. Howard for the position he
occupies. his known approval of this bill,
the majoritics by which il passed congress,
are all sufficient. The Boston journal Of
the Goth truly says: The loyal country
owes protection III their present anomalous
condition.. IN order to SubStantiate the
emancipation which it golemnIy pledged to
them in the hour Of the nat4on's crisis
and that protection 1t arW gire. If this hi!
which has been vetoed by President John.
son shal! be found amenable to the seriou:
objections raised against it, it will be mod.
fled, or something better, bul nc less eff,
Gent, will take its place. The great duty
must be discharged in some way
Since the above was written, the senate
has voted on this bill again but failed tc
pass it over the presidents veto, a two.
thirds vote being required. The vote stood
soto Is.
Perley teleeraphs that the rebels and
copperheads serenaded Preside::. Johnson
Monday evening, and that there has OF
been such rebel demonstration at Wash
ington since 1861.
There has been great excitement in
congress for the past few day1ss;; and the
wlsest cannot foresee the end.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23

NATER AND PAPER.-The cry has
been for the past six months that the
streams were so low that the price of
paper must remain at the present exorbi-
tant rates until we had copious rains. 1t
has been raining in many parts OF the
eastern and middle states much Of the
time for the past two weeks, raising the
rivers and we hope reducing the price OF
paper, which has been l25 per cent.
above before-the-war prices since last Sep
TENDER.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23

sPHARAOH's SERPENTs. There is a
TOW now much in vogue, with the above
name. Those who do not know that they
are made Of a deadly poison will be likely
to receive injury. Ifpeople will persist
in burning them, it should be done in a
we'll ventilated room, and young children
should not be allowed to handle either the
eggs or the serpents. Persons with deli
cate lungs should never inhale the gases
emitted by the burning, on any consider
alton.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23
INTERESTING TO F,RMERs.-Tht

INTERESTING To FaRMERS.-Thc "
ternai revenue department, III rflE 10
question 10y ID. {. keigwin, of Gri-ao. .
Conn, whether ii is peddling to ell i7''
the same load at different place, n',i'..
cheese, charcoal, &c OF ones ow,' a."
duoe, or is Ii di>posing the whole 10. H
one place, has decided that a farmer d.
not require license for selling hi~ own iro
duce in the manner of a reldler. unl,.-- d.
sells produce which he has maauiaciur
under the license oi a manufacture a.
therefore, a farmer has manufactur, i''i-
fer, cheese or charcoal under manai~c-
turer's license, he will be Obliged 10 llN'
a peddler's license to sell the same IN ilo
manner of a peddler.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23

The supreme court Of the United States
has decided that the internal revenue law
which required liquor dealer to procure
license, was not designed to override or
nulify the prohibitory state laws, passed
to secure the morality of its citizens.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23

The Portage tWis.) Register anaom
the death OF Joseph Circle. the a-el'r
eran OF one hundred and torty-one yr.--
winch occurred on ,he 9Th oi jam
alter a brief illness, at the rc~id,ncs
hlS granddaughter. Mrs, BriSbui>. Ill . 81.
eicnia. about four miles from For,.-
During the past year Mr., Crele Obtain.
Worldwide notoriety through thr uea-
papers. on account of his exfrcrne ll.-s
lily. He was born near the city of ID
front an The year I 20 aS shown D. a
records OF the catholic church of thai g..
and was probably the oldest man IN I'll
world.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23
TIE OBJECTIONS TO TIE BILL.

might cali to mind, III advance. these
objections: that there Is no immediate ne
ceSsity for the proposed measure: the act
to establish Bureau for Freedmen and
Refugees, which was approved in the
month of March last has not yet expired :;
1t was thought stringent and extensive
enough for the purpose ~ view; before it
ceases to have Ms effect further experience
may assist to guide Us 10 wise conclusion
as TO the policy TO be adopted in time of
peace.
have. with Congress, the strongest de-
sire to secure to freedmen the full enlov-
mcnt of their freedom and their property
anu their entire independence and equality
in making contract. iof Their labor. But
the bill before me contains provisions,
which. in my opinion, are not warranted
by the Constitution. and are not well suited
to accomplish the end in view.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL FEATURES OF THE
iE..SI-RF.
The bill proposes TO establish its pro
visions by authority of Congress over all
parts of the United States containing ref.
ugees and freedmen. 1t would, by its
very nature, apply with the most force to
those parts Of the United States in which
freedmen most abound, and it expressly
extends the existing temporary jurisdiction
of the Freedmen's Bureau, with greatly
enlarged powers, over those states which
the ordinary course of judicial proceedings
has been interrupted ty the rebellion.
The source from which this military juris-
diction is ~ emanate is none other than
the President of the Un..li o'a'eS acting
through the War Department and the
Commissioner Of the Freedmen's Bureau.
The agents to carry out tins military jul
risdiction are to be selected either from the
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23
PRESIDENT J0uNsON's MESSAGE TO TIE
SENATE.

SENATE.
The following Message was received by
the senate to-day from President johnson :
To tie .Se'ate Of the United States:
| have examined with care the bill
which originated i'll the senate, and has
been passed by the two houses OF Con-
gresS, 10 amend an act entitled An act tO
establish 4 Bureau for the relief of Freed
men and Refugees, and for other purposes. =
Having with much regret come TO the con-
clus;on that it would not be consistent
with the public welfare TO give my appro-
val to the measure, | return the bill TO the
senate, with my objections to its becoming
q law.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23

The Illinois Central railroad viii laF
the State half million dollars this wear,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23
OBJECTION To TIE PERMANENT CIIAIAC-
TER OF TIE BILL

We examine Inc Dlli iii detail. IL l. open IL
wciglty objections. liz time OF war il
WAS en-. neptly proper that We should pro-
vide Tor those who we've p.ss;rg >iI,l,irnl,
from :, condition OF bondage To = STATE o
freedom but this bill proposes 10 max,
the Freedmen Bureau, established bY tn,
act of 1865 rs ,rc Of many great and eN.
traordinary mil X measures 10 suppress
Il formidable rebellion, Il permanent br5lncl
of lie public administration, with it.
powers greatly eniar.c,i !! have no rr;l
son TO suppose, and do nOt understand j
tc be alled"ed. that the act oi March. 1865
has proved deficient for the purpose iol
which it was passed. although al that
time, and for 4 considerable period there.
after. the government oil the United State.
remained unacknowledg ed in most of tn,
states whose I,hapitauls Lat teen involved
in the rebellion. The institution OF slave.
ry for the military obstruction OF which
the Freedmen's Bureau WAS called ntc
existence as an auxiliary force. has been
already eifectuallv and finally abrogatej
throughout the whole country by an
amendment vi lie Constitution of the
United States, and practically lis era,Lca-
ton has received the assent and concur
renee OF most OF those states in winch al
any time it had existed | am not. there
fore, able to discern in the country any
thing to justly any apprehension that the
powers and agencies of the Freedmen,
Bureau, which were effective Tor the pro-
lection of freedmen and refugees during
the actual continuation of ho>tilities and
Of African servitude, will now. in a time
peace, aid after the abolition of slavery.
prove inadequate to the sane proper ends.
II am correct in these views, there
can be no neces.s::t.v for the enlargement of
the powers of the bureau, for wnlc.; pro
vision is made in the bill. The third Sec
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-22
Smart Dog,

The town of Astoria. Oregon, car
boast Of the smartest dog that has
been heard from lately. if Van Dusel
tells the truth in relation to the doings
IF his canine. While visiting Tilla.
mock Beach this summer, the
dog was troubled very much with
heas, aud had become tired of scratch
ing. He was discovered one day
hunting around the house for some-
thing. and finally picked up piece
Of loose soft cotton batting, and start.
ing off for the beach with the cotton
sticking out Of bis mouth. He went
10 the water. slowly backing down in
TO il. and holding his head up so as to
keep the cotton dry. The feas start
ed for his head as the dog kept back
ing in the water and finally there
Was but the cotton ont Of the water.
when suddenly cotton disappeared,
aud the dog made his appearance mi
mus cotton and feas. The cotton was
picked out Of the water, and was
found actually alive with feas. Van
says he saw the dog do it--so it mus,
be 80.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-22
Illinois Central Railroad.
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TRAINS LEAVE DUNLEITH /:

AhaiANo n IL
Day Express, ZOO A. NJ Sundays excepted.
Night Express, 600 z. NJ, Saturdays excepted.
CONNECTIONS. aa
AT Warren with Mineral Point Railroad for
Darlington and Mineral Point.
At Freeport, with Galena and Chicago Rail-
road, for Rockford, Beloit, GAINESVILLE. Madi-,
son and Chicago; also with Racine and Mis-
sissippi Railroad for Beloit, GAINESVILLE, Madi-
son, Racine, Milwaukee and Chicago.
At Chicago, with all Eastern lines for De-
troit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, New
York, Boston, Montreal, Pittsburg, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore
At Dixon, with Dixon Air Line Railroad, for
Fulton, Lyons, Clinton and Cedar Rapids
At Mendoza with Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad, for Galesburg, Burlington,
Quincy, Hannibal, and st. Joseph
At LaSalle, with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, for Peoria, Rock Island, Davenport,
Muscatine and Iowa City.
At III Paso, with Logansport, Peoria and
Burlington railroad, for Peoria & Logansport.
At Bloomington, with st. Louis, Alton and
Chicago Railroad, for Springfield Alton and
St Louis. -. IN. -,
At Decatur, with Great Western Railroad
for Springfield, Jacksonville, Naples, Quincy.
Danville and Lafayette. '...'. II, =.
At Pana with Terre Haute, Alton and st.
Louis Railraad, for Alton St Louis. Jefferson
city, Terre Haute, indianapolis, Louisville.
Cincinnati, Columbus, Wheeling, Baltimore
Washington and Philadelphia HG'
Al Sandoyal, with Ohio and Mississippi rail-
road, for st. Louis, Vincenncs, Evansville.
Louisville. Cincinnati, Columbus Baltimore
Washington and Philadelphia -.
At Cairo. with adaily line of steamers, leay-
ing every evening for Memphis and interme.
diate points.
For Through Tickets,
apply at the Principal Stations upon the Du.
buque and Sioux City Railroad, also at the
Depot at Dunleith. w. r. ARTHUR,
General Superintendent.
w. p. JOHNSON, Gen Pas. Agent.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-22
TBe yntelligenter,
The Oldest City in the World.

Damascus is the oldest city in the
world ; Tyre and Sidon have crumbled
on the shore, Baalbee is ruin Pal
myra lies buried in the sands of the
desert Nineveh and Babylon have dis
appeared from the shores of the Tigris
and Euphrates. Damascus remains
what it was before the days of Abra-
hama centre Of trade and travel, an
island of verdure in a desert, pre-
OBSTINATE capital" with martial and sa-
cred associations extending beyond
thirty centuries.
1t was near Damascus that Saul Of
Tarsus saw the light from Heaven"
above the brightness of the sun the
street which is called Strait, in which
it is said he prayeth," still runs thro'
the city the caravan comes and goes
as it did a thousand years ago there
is still the sheik, the ass and the wa
ter-wheel; the merchants of the Euphra-
ties and Mediterranean still occupy
there with the multitude of their wa
ters" The city which Mohammed sur
veyed from a neghboring height, and
was afraid to enter because it is Civ.
en- to a man to have but one paradise
and, for his part, he was resolved not
to have it in this world" it is to this
day what Julian called it, the Eye OF
the East" as it was in the time of lisa.
iah, the Head Of Syria"
From Damascus come our damson,
our blue plums and the delicious april
cot of Portugal called damasco dam
ask, our beautiful fabric of cotton and
silk, with vines and flowers raised up
on smooth, bright ground damask
rose, introduced into England in the
time Of Henry VII; the Damascus
blade, so famous the world over for its
keen edge and remarkable elasticity,
the secret of the manufacture of which
was lost when Tamerlane carried of
the artists into Persia +; and that beau
tiful art of inlaying wood and steel
with silver and gold-a kind of ma
sonic engraving and sculpture united,
called damaskeening with which boxes
and bureaus, and swords and guns are
nicely ornamented.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-22
A Remarkable Region.

An expedition against the Powder
River (Oregon) Indians passed through
a very remarkable tract Of country
which is described by Mr.. L. Bennett
engineer. Rising from the plain, some.
times to the altitude of five hundred
feet, were masses of hard clay in the
form of pyramids or ruined temples,
crowned with spires and minarets, and
worn by the winds into variety of
fantastic shapes. Often these huge
masses of clayey rock were standing
in the midst Of the plain isolated and
alone. At other times they stretched
away in long ranges of bare hills.
Veins Of trap rock traverse these hills,
while on the plain around them are
scattered iron, quartz, scorie, and va
rious crystalized and igneous rocks, in
dicating the action of heat. On their
submits and around their base are
found fragments and sometimes al
most perfect fossils of marine and 9th
er animals, the most common Of which
were turtles. Many Of these seen by
Mr. Bennett were three feet across, and
one that measured seven feet across
the shell. Other parties reported Sec
ing one that measured sixteen feet
across. These have generally fallen
down from the cliffs, and are more or
less mutilated, but enough remains to
show the outlines and determine the
size of these monsters of former age.
Mastodon bones and enormous teeth
are common. Among the petrifactions
Of more recent period was a wolf,
nearly entire.
On the ridges separating the Elk,
Bear, Minniwak, 81 and Bear Butte
Creeks We're found large masses of fos.
sill fish and other marine animals, some
Of huge size. Often the hills seemed
entirely composed of these remains.
Exposure to the air and storms have
broken them into fragments, yet the
outlines of turtles, shell fish and orthe-
sera could be distinctly traced. The
region presents indications both of vol
canic action and of a deluge.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-22
American Armies in Former Wars.

The largest army ever assembled
1t any one time during the Revolution,
WAS that commanded by General Put.
man. on Long Island. That number
ed 1000 men Of all arms. The next
largest, was that with which Wash.
ington captured CORVALLIS at York.
town, when no bad 10000. Our lar.
gest army assembled in 1919 was
commanded by jackson at New Or
leans. and counted but {, 900. Coming
down to the Mexican war, Taylor won
his victories with force never exceed.
ing 5000. and Scstt's largest force
was not beyond 5000. Tue largest
army prior to the rebellion, was that
OF Putnam, at Long Island and tina,
was 10000 less than the force with
which Mcclellan achieved nothing /;
perhaps 100000 less than that with
which Grant achieved victory aud
peace.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-22

Much OF PHYsIcIAN.-Two Young
men from the country were sanntering
down School street. Boston, when the
attention OF one was arrested by the
bronze statne Of Franklin. What
70 that!.he inquired his companion
Who replied ;" That is the statne II
DR.. franklin DIR. Franklin DR..
franklin" said the young man
Was he much ola physician ?n
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-22
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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-22

CLAYTON & FLETCHER have Just received
- splendid lot of Furs. consisting of La
dies yictorines. Caps, Muffs, Cuffs. and
Hoods. Also, Gents Caps Collars and Gloves.
which they offer at Cacago Prices, at the Wis
oonsin Store, Gilbert's Block
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-22
Rail Roads.
-. y-r-r TsF71 I7Ir1 TrlTf7I III
les e. .-..s,;s Y - -s a 80.
Dubuque X Sioux City X. X.

On ami after Tuesday, Feb % 1866, trains will run
as follows
Leave Waverly, Passenger and Freight) Gao A. NJ,
arrive in dubuque 2;l0 r. NJ.
Leave Aekiey, (PassengerD $50 A. NJ. Freight 500
p. NJ ...
Leave Cedar Falls, (Passengcr) 7so A. NJ (Frcght,)
Leave Dubuque, (passengor,) 1000 A. NJ, arrive al
Waverly 5:20P. NJ '-',-. 81.
Leave Dubuque (Freight) $50 A. NJ and IL 40 A. NJ
passenger car accompanies each freight train. q
The trans top 10 minutes at Manchester for refresh.
mentS. a#
ga CoNNEtIoNs.sages leave Earville on the arrival
of the cars from the East Tuesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays, Tor strawberry Point Brush Creek Fayeite
West Union Decorah and st Paul and from Manchester
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for Strawberry
Point aud the north.
stages leave Ackey FOR Hardin City Iowa Fails
Alden Waller Webster City For; Dodge aud Sioux City
Also, leave Wayerly for syracuse Nashua, Bradford
Charles City and Minnesota. I''
THOMAS WARNACK, General Manager rssst
GEORGE YOUNG Superintendent.
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RI.ANKS of all kinds printed and Tor sale
~ at the lntclligenccr Office.