St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-09-24

lie state society preached i'll Littleton
belhlehcm, Waterford, Concord, VT.
Dalton, Whteiield and f'rancona. Dur.
ING tins time the welcome news of peace
between this country and Great Britain
arrived. Never shall forget the cir.
cumNtanccs i'll which ! received it. The
iIrHt notice had was by white flag dis
played from the mail stage, and the word
peace printed III blazing characters upon
the hat of the driver. This happened in
the upper part of Littleton, February I6
N less than five days after the news left
New York The news was most ex-
hIeratln% and joyful. 1t was speedily
confirmed and on the 27th of February,
we LEARNED the ratification of the treaty
ny the president. Though no political
1pccula!or, | cannot help cXccrating the
war which l. now Terminated. | believe
1t was waved 10y our rulers to aid France
to SutJu%ate England. Much blood and
treasure have been expended, and now
we have returned exactly to the same
point where We sci ont no one object of
the Wal l. attained, and all seem pleased
at the peace. Whether the Same per-
sons whose impoIicy has appeared to
he ihe cause OF all the mischief be con-
unucd TO Iule tins country | know not ::
Tut the event VIII not surprise me / do
'ccl pleased that the ocean is again free
and that | can communicate with nv
Scotch friends
May, Iol5.-l.carncd the certainty of
a report that the famous Bonapart has
actually regalnrl the throne OF France.
ENli"d tur Il few months. he has, il
HernH, once more emerged ON the aston
I-hcd gi'ze OF mankind. irlt truly clad
1T hI~ downfall, and now feel equally
sorry 1T his elevation. 10 me it is a
matter of nu consequence what individu-
al eWayS the ,ccptcr over the French
people, ieel interested only in the
measures q! that pcr~on. Almost since
my recollection, NV native country has
been at war with that nation \ revn-
LUTON took place about a year a.so. which
! thought brought peace to that portion
ut manhlmd. !Mc scene !, HOW reversed.
nc Praceahle Bourbon- are thrown into
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ucu with 4 view To- pretrh and ,It,.
.eturr uuprrpared. From Erid,v ,t,nr-
noon till Nabb,th r,,.Iip.r .,t..uJ,d GOV
en- meetings, and ur,Y,.brJ ,t ,;v. Th..
general >o!rmr.;ty WA, very onn,rent .rd
very yratifyius. Ai,n,.i every nm, ,f
the sIudcuts t,lt the awakcnin, m,r,. ar
les. For >cvcra! dty, very few ,tuJants
were able To attend rc,.itarinn-. and n,ar
forty wvyc hopefully converted number,
were in i promisin, condition. WIS
from home when | received III, invita-
tiau. and had not one note of preoara-
ton with mc: hut went. trustinr in
the Lord. No place formerly in the cir
Gle vf my acql!ainianr, looked 50 forbid
ding ;is Hanover plain: and | had ab,n-
lutcIy refused to preach there. But at
'li> time | spoke with treat freedom, and
lost all fear of officers or members of the
seminary. Their countcnances looked