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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-05-18
0At c4arm and the Sonsrhold.

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

Editor of the Tubnur, (,ud twn nthc,
Greeleygraphs.

En- toy. Hchert of Louisiana. an orig
inal srce>SioniSt of the Iancy school.
has come our Tor Greeley. Another
confirmation of Wendell Phillips state
ment.
We can hardl y credit the statement
that not a single Republican paper in
Iowa. Minnesota, Wisconsin or Michi-
gan imdurses the Cincinnati nominal
tons. Vermont goes three better than
that.
The Sun SAYS: The South is up ia
arms for Mr.. Greeley" 1t is NOT eight
Years since the South Was az in arms
for jeff Davis. And the time is still
less since Horace Greeley and Jcil Da-
Wis were up in each others arms.
Senator Cameron and Col. FonlcN .
together with il number of leading Re
publican Senators and members. met in
conference at Washington on Thursday
and buried the hatchet, both agreeing
to work together to secure the State to
the Republican party beyond peradven-
turc.
Noticing IA statement of its Washing
ton correspondent with reference to an
effort to continue the free trade ele-
ment i'll opposition to Greeley. the New
York Tribune loftily remarks: I'VE
speak of this small affair with sincere
regret. We have none of the DISPOSE
ton an organ might cherish to ignore
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31
Fruits of Cincinnati.

Our readers know that Gen. Hawley
was defeated in Connecticut by dozen
Republicans going over to the Demo-
Gratis. and this coalition voting for Fer
ny. But how do NermOnters who have
sworn by the Tribune for the last TWEEN
ty Years like the way that paper treats
this treachery
The breaking of the party rod in Con
necticut we take to he altOgethera use
full and hopeful thing. The caucus has
in late years become the instrument of
an intolerable tyranny, by means OF
which the true sentiments and wishes
of the majority have been Overborne
by il compact and INSCRIPTIONS minOri-
ty, who by dint of energetic action and
perfect organization have been able ia
impose their will upon three times Their
number. In an assembly of 100 men.
composed of 81 belonging to one party
and ~ to the other. it has been easy
for 26. or if the caucus was not Il full
one, of Il less number. to drive and Imam
age the whole assembly ut their pleas
IRE without IL word of protest or an act
of resistance. Their - colleagues OF
the majority. after languIid fight in the
caucus, have peacefully submitted tc
decisions which are ahhorremt to them
and measures go through unqucstinned
which 26 men desire and ~ object to-
BY the refusal of the Ferry men To en-
ter the caucus which had been manipu-
lated in the interest of Hawley. and 10y
their support i'll the open session OF
their tavorite candidate Il blow was
struck at the whole caucus system
which promises good results as Il pre-
crdemt. Without considering the in
rcmtiomS of the men who ilitatcd thi,
revolt. or the attitude of Mir. Ferry linn
self. We are justified i'll saving that this
movement could never have been car
RED through but for the successful ScS-
sion and brilIian, prospects of the Gin
Clmati Convention.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

and prepares the way to make Grant
its first choice. as follows: AS this
(the desertion of Greeley and his adop-
ton by the Democrats) becomes more
apparent. so will all effort to concili-
ate and reconcile the Liberal leaders.
become more hopeless, and the pros
pect of President Grants re-nomina-
ton he made correspondingly certain.
If it comes to this. there is. of course.
nothing left. but to umfiIrl the banner
that tloated at DonelSon and Shiloh.
and Vicksburg. and the Wilderness
re-light the camp fires of the campaign
of 'GS, and untlinchingly tight it ont on
that line
The Woodstock Standard. published
1T Mr.. Billings's home. after rehearsing
the complicated state of the governor
question. adds the following: 1.-The
friends of Mr. Billings have nothing tn
conceal here. While they may have
conducted the canvass with energy. as
Suredly all will allow they have resort
ed to none but the most honorable
means to attain success. knowing
their candidate to he worthy of any
honor our state can bcStow. knowing
him To have been identified. from his
youth up. with her interests. and keen
ly alive t" her prosperity and welfare
| furthermore. being confident that. il
clothed with authority. he would give
dignity to the position he filled. an,
stand 10y the right at all hazards. they
have gladly and hopefully asked III,
support of the press and the people il
his behalf. and have met with the mos
gratifying response from all parts o
the state.
In speaking of the four "l tN" YEAR
term for Governor, the Bradford OpjniO,
SAYS: I'VE are inclined to favor tn,
latter plan. The office of governor il
principally an honorary one. We have
plenty of men in the state who are ga.
pahlr OF filing the office with credit Il
/ themselves and to the commonwealth
and when we have Il dozen or more mel
equally fitted foI public positions an'
the people would l." glad to honor any
or ali of them III turn, 10y an election t,
office. We are in favor of rotating often
ell than once III -four Years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

the continued and still active dissatis-
faction of small body of sincere re-
formers who met with us ut Clnclnna-
ii. They belong to a class rarely salts
fed with anything. never comfortable
i'll majority, generally boilers. whose
approval is the common seal of failure,
and whose objections often bring as
much aid as harm How will the
''scalped' pilgrims to Cincinnati ENJOY
this style of patronage
FIRST ANAGRAM (cOpyrighted). -
Read in different ways we find the mi
tials of the Liberal nominees to produce
the same result. thus:
H. c. Horace Greeley
G.. B.-(GratZ Brown.)
Now. take the initials to the left.
and You again have II. &. Horace
Greeley,) and then take the initials to
the right and YOU again have q. b.
(Gratz BrOwn.)
\ joke is well enough in its way, but
it may he carried too far sometimes.
For instance. when Knox the New York
halter introduces IL new style of hat by
calling it the "Greeley hat" everybody
secs the point. but when Il rumSclleI
us the "Grecley cocktail. il is not mere
| ly an insult to Mr.. Greeley. who Is
known every where us lifelong.
Staunch tcctotalcr. it is an outrage upon
decencN.
The New York Times is anxious that
the democrats should adopt the Cincim-
natl ticket ''tor them" it SAYS. 1.-THE
nation will understand distinctly that
they are asked to vote substantially fol
the return of the democrats to power
| for Il general upheaval of our CONNER
cial system. for wild confusion i'll home
and domestic affairs. for the return of
jeff. paHiS to the Senate, for the reNi-
val of Ku-KluN. for the not improhahl,
/ payment of the southern debt" and
| for II state of affairs compared with
/ which or condition in l~GO might al
"Io>t he considered the millennium"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

AN | NPARDONABLE CRIME. - Our
readers may recollect that Il few months
ago. as two gentlemen friends were md
ing in horsc-car in Utica. y. Y. Il
woman named Josephine McCarty en-
tered the ear and walking up I" one OF
the men drew revolver on him. Her
aim was uncertain. and she killed the
mans companion instead. The woman
claimed that the man she shot at was
her scdncer. She has Just had her trial
for murder, and been acquitted of al
Guilt in the matter, the enlightened
Jury that sat on the case declaring that
the killing was Il mere accident. and
she WAS released amid the plauditS oI
the audience. The great crime III thi:
ease was committed 10y IN editor of -;
local paper. named PAYNE. who had I'll,
audacity tn say that the Judge who Wa,
to try the woman was bought up
While the woman Is free. the editor l.
serving out six months term of i'm
priSunmcnt. and his wife is editing III,
Ecr and is making Il success of it too.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

lower house to retain their present
number. while New York. PennSylNa-
pi. Indiana. Tennessee. Alabama. Flor
ida and Louisiana gain one additional
representative each. Mr.. Willard re-
caiyes much credit for the able and per
sisteut manner in which he has man
aged this case. and his service will not
soon I've forgotten by these two states
most Interested
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31
The Western Division of the P & o.
Railroad

In the Cdie,ionjGH of MAY 10. there
was an announcement If new and indc-
pendent railroad counccti"!.$ west and
north with the Portland and Ogdcii>-
burg read at Swanton. This will make
the Vermont Division of the +. x q. Il.
X. the Wddh Division. and the pro
iectcd Canada road will hr tie II c~tc,H
Division This new connect ion contt.m
plates an extension west from the north
west corner of Vermont. in the prov
incc of Canada. perhaps half or two
thirds the distance to lake Ontario.
when the road will cloSS the line into
New \ ork and run direct to OgdcnS-
burg. This will carry the new road be
tween the present road running from
RoUsc'S Point to Ogdcnsburg and the
ST. Lawrence river.
\ company from Portland and the
Lamoillc Valley have Just returned
from tour of inspection over this
route. They represent the country as
level a. western prairie. 81 that the
cost of grading will hc It very small
item. The soil is rich and the commm-
mites through which the road ill pass
are thrifty and ahundamtly able to build
it. Clarencevilc. the inst town over
the Vermont line. has already voted
S;}6, 1000 I" the enterprise. and il is be
llcved the other towH> along the line
will do Likewise. BESIDES. the Cana-
dian government gives Il >uh>id, of
Sl15u per mile for all that portinp lying
in Canada.
Besides this western connection. u
railway j. also chartered from ClaI;,uc,-
vile to Montreal. This too is a >ingu-
larly easy road to construct. and the
Canadian government grants il and sim
liar to the other.
BY the above brief outline. it will hc
seen that the directors of the Portland
and Ogdenshurg X. Il. anticipate indie
pendent and favorable connections with
roads to both Ogdem>burg and the West.
and also TO Montreal. ON shorter lines
and as easy grades - amy roads already
built. They already have Il charter
from sheldon to Franklin. some ten
miles, which brings them i'll connection
at the latter place with the Eastern
townships r. r.. thus giving them still
another connection with Montreal.
Our information from Portland is to
the effect that the city will vote the aid
asked for, and that this great enter
prise, fraught with such benefits not
only to Portland. but to the entire lin,
will he pushed forward to complrtiou
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

danger to the commonwealth do as
much once more in time of profound
peace ?"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

PASSAGE OF Mr.. WILLARp'> Bill
The supplemental apportionment bill
introduced iii the House 10y Mr.. Viii
lard OF this state, and carried through
that body, passed the Senate on Thurs
day. This bill increases the number of
representatives to 292. and allows Yer
mont and New Hampshire. which were
threatened with Il loss of power III the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

Suicide Icy \ Boy. About - o'clock
on Friday morning Il little boy. nul,
seven years of age. committed suicide
III Il most determined manner ut Roth
"rlEtm. under very peculiar circum-
stances. The hoy. whose lame is Fred
erick Dolphin. resided with his father.
Il farm lah"rcr. at Icklr~-ha Be
tween : and . o'clock on Friday morn
ing he WAS sent 10y his mother To Roth
cIham to fetch some groceries and
BARN. He seems to have arrived safely
at the town and to have obtained the
goods. ON his way home he met Il boy
named Edward Thame on il bridge
crossing the river Rothrr. Il short dis
tamcc from the town. and he told this
boy that he had lost Il leather SatrhrI
III which he way carrying some of the
goods. He said his mother would he
sure to beat him. and that he therefore
intended to drown himself. 50 SAVING.
he got over wall into Il field bv the
riverside. and threw IL can he was
carrying into the water: he then took
on his cap and Inverness cape and
cap and threw them i'll also. Immediate
~ afterwards Jumping i'll himself. The
river Is much swollen 10y the late heavy
rams. and the boys body was washed
down 10y the strong current ut il great
rate INTO the river Don. which is Joined
10y the Rother about ~ Yards from the
bridge. Graphing irons were. AT once
procured, but the body had not been
recovered on Friday afternoon. and if
Is probably washed many miles down
the river. L0ndon Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31
ST. yulmsburn Galrdonlan.

CONGRESS has voted to adjourn next
Monday. and matters of Importance are
being hurried through. The amnesty
bill has passed both branches and the
civil rights hill has gone through the
Senate. The most important action ot
the House j. the passage of the tariff
tax bill
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

the difference in cost of living, which is
probably in the proportion of about
three to two in favor of the Germans.
Thus the German gets One-thlrd as
much for his labor and pays two-thirds
rs much for his living as the American.
- The gallant Hawley does not
lose heart or get SOreheaded over MS
defeat. He saws that whatever the dis
aSters, treacheries, Disappointment or
defeats that come upon the republlcan
party, the duty of every good citizen
remains the same to work steadily III
every due time and place for the sue
cess of sound political principles. This
is facing the situation" manfully. No
Sinking off into il corner to whine over
his disappointment, or gloOmily to
mediate on the treachcry Of political
friends: but. taking new energy from
defeat. he pushes on. more determined
than ever to fight in the cause he has
esporlSed, putting to shame the sore
heads" who abandoned their party be
cause loaveS and fishes came not fast
enough. Portland Press.
- The people of Persia, or what
there l. left of them, nave been RENTER
ed so desperate by their long continued
Sufferings from the famine that they
are transformed into robbers. and none
of the roads are safe. An officer sent
ont by the Grand NiZier to suppress the
brigandS was found in Il small town in
Il complete state of dcStitutiOn. having
been himself stripped hy them. y tel
egram to il London paper. under date
MAY 3. sent 10y an English officer. says
that the final stage of the famine Is
more terrible To witness than the first !:
although the crops are now magnificent
and water abundant. The road Is
>trcwm with half-catcm corpScS. and
,anmibali>m is not uncommon. / he
Famine Relief SorirtN in London has
already sent ont <-0.OOO. which. through
the librrality of the lmd"-Europran
Telegraph Company. who permit the
use of their wires gratis. Is placed III
the hands of agents in Persia within Il
few hours AFTER il is subscribed. The
people are still III terrible need of as
Si>tamre. and if il come at all it must
come quickly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

being hurried through. The amnesty
bill has passed both branches and the
civil rights hill has gone through the
Senate. The most important action of
the House j. the passage of the tariff
tax hill.
TIM STEIKE> in New York for eight
hours Labor are apparently successful.
The plastererS. painters. turnitHc-mH-
kcrs, marble tiniShcrs. cloth-clittcr>,
car-huilders. turner's. modcrS. etc.
have all either struck for eight hours on
appointed day when they will strike.
and the wolkmcn of other cities show
signs of speedily joining their brethren
er hours of Labor. Time alone will de
termime if the lahorcr> have hettcrcd
themselves 10y the movement. 1t is
crcditahlc to them that there has been
II" violence.
STOKES, the murderer of Jim Fisk. is
to have his trial III July. No lawyer of
note can bc obtained To defend him. un
account of the almost sure impo>>ihilii!
of obtaining an acquttal. This is said
to he the real reason his former counsel
deserted him. instead OF the prctrncr
that Stokes had published - card
against their advice.
y Is.ttI l,y Ia.
Senate Saturday. The supplemental
article passed 10y the necessary two
thirds majority. The wording of the
article is somewh at changed. hut the
substance of il. the back down 10y this
country and the Withdrawal of the
claim for indirect damages. l. retained.
SHAK>rEARE,> statue Wa> unveiled in
Central Park y. y. Ihu>laV The
occasion drew together full ~ Large =,
concourSe as witnessed the dcdicati"
of the Morse statue. Il Year ago. Tia,
address WIS given lay William Cullen
Bryant, and was tcr>c. comprchcll>i, ,
and Interesting.
y ToENApn passed over It portion of
Ohio. near Cincinnati. ON the I'D Sc>
eral houses and barns were demolished
The house of Geo. McMulcm. Il farmer
WAS taken up and carried several rods
with most of the family in it. all OF whom
were injured. but hone fatally.
Al Y u ,.tt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

The PEACE JUBILEE The season
tickets for the Worlds Peace .Iubiler.
to Ice held in Boston. from June II tu
July /. are so each. admitting to all
concerts III the great Coliseum between
the above dates. With an orchestra of
1000. and Il chorus of 2O.OOO. this is Il
small price. Ia say nothing of the h"u-
quct of artists who will sustain solo
parts and show such Il collection of
talent a> the world has never before
witnessed at amy one musical festival.
Single admissions are five dollars.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

An Explosion of the tug boat Ep~i-
Ion in New York halh"r Monday killed
the captain. engineer and lour at the
crew.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

STRIKES IN EUROPE. -CoNDIrIoN OF
WORKING CLASSES CoNrRAsTED. The
European mails bring accounts of the
strikes of the building trades at Berlin.
Those who think the condition of our
work ing-men fast approaching that of
the lahoring classes of Europe may be
Interested to know that while the ear
pentcrS and masons of New York are
gaining $3.50 for eight hours work.
those of Berlin have just been conceded
Sl.2O for ten hours work, an advance
of about IL cents and reduction in the
hours. The difference in wages alone
OF almost three to one in favor of Amer
lean laborers cannot be explained by
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

GREELEY AND LINCOLN. After Ahra
ham Lincoln had been for several
months renOminated. and when his re-
election viSihly involved the success OF
the mon cause. Horace Greeley adj
dressed the following extraordinary
letter to the Governors of the loyal
states:
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-08
Personal Intelligence

Brigham Young does not look out for his
relations. lie has a haf-brother who is bach-
elor.
John Bright has gone to Scotland to enjoy his
favorite sport of salmon-tshing
John II. Paynter, esq, Secretary of State. for
Delaware, was married. at Georgetownto Miss
sallie, daughter of G. II. Wright, esq on the
4th inst.
Edward Tatnall, Jr who has spent the Winter
and Spring in Florida, will return home in a
week or two.
Capt. VIM. G. Kendrick. mason and builder
who has resi- led in Wilmington for Sc seral years.
has removed with his family to Lancaster, Pa
He built Edgemoor Iron Works. He formerly
lived in Lancaster aud built the Court House
there, which is one of the finest in the State
Mrs Laura d. Fair is to have another trial on
tie "a inst.
Governor Hoffman has secured rooms at the
Ocean house, Newport, for the season, al he has
done for several summers past
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-08
Seeking the Truth.

To the Editor Of ge Commercial
Your correspondent Seeker after Truth, seems
profoundly serious. He was surprised and
sorrowful over the sarcasm in the Republican.
He is 30 solemn in his inquiries after truth, that
l should judge him fit candidate for an old
fashioned Methodist penitent's altar He was
expecting me to roll myself up in mantle OF
theological grandeur, and confront in gentle
manly, chr1btian-like manner" the overwhelm-
ing brillianoe of Mr.. Carlisle. He solcits from
some OF us bible teachers, the proof for certain
doctrines, and Immediately assumes the attitude
Of q commentator and gives me "piece of in-
formation" Has your truth seeker no Bible
Can he not search for himself l will make a
prescription for that class of critics represented
by truth seeker.
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom
shall die with you. Job.
And they watched him and sent forth spies,
which should feign themselves just men, that
they might take hold of his words. Luke.
Then went the Pharisees Ito st, Pauls church,
and took counsel how they might entangle him
/ in his talk. And they sent out unto him their
| disciples with the Herodians, Carlisle a Coz
| saying, teacher, what thinkest thou He per-
ceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt
| ye me, We hypocrites Matthew.
Profane and vain babblings increase unto
more ungodliness. For men shall be lovers Of
their own selves, bOasters, proud, false accu-
| sers. heady. high minded, ever learning, and
never able to come to the knowledge Of the
truth. Paul.
Neither cast ye your pearls (of Paradise) before
swine (materialists) lest they trample them un
| der their feet. Jesus.
Pilate saith unto him, What is truth And
when he had said this he went out. John.
Ii these pretended truth seekers are in earn
est, why not go where divine truth is admins
/ tered Some OF them instead of looking for
truth, are drinking down the hum-drum of
| Spiritual rappings where they propose to mes
merize the eternal Jehovah into an imbecile,
and rush into glory over the dismantlnd brow of
the King Of Kings, or wasting their brains in
sceptic quibblmg, which is just about as chris
| tian aud devout ae it would be to dance down
the blue violets on dead mothers grave.
| G. ID, w