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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28
st. Johnsbury Post Office.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston and intermediate offices Arrive SIS p
m. Close $50 m.
Boston through mail Arrive 2.25 a m. Close
7.50pm.
New York and the West. Arrive 2.25 and II .25
a m, SIS pm. Close s.45 M and $50 m
Newport and the north. Arrive $40 M. Close
430 pm.
Portland and the east. Arrive 1910 m Close
IL As m.
SwantOn and intermediate offices. Arrive 2.15 a
m. Close 1.50 pm.
Waterford. Arrive 8 30 m. Close AS p m.
North Danville Arrive $50 m. Close $50 a
West Concord and East St Johnsbury. Arrive
$40 m. Close 4.30 m.
CHAS. P. CARPENTER, 3D. P. NJ.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28

DIMINISH Your FENCING COM
mend to farmers the suggestion whether
in place of buying material for new
fence, it would not be better to remove
fence that is doing no good. Perhaps
you have none; perhaps each one of
your interior fences is needed. If not
needed, it is doing you harm. 1t is pro-
tecting weeds, it is perhaps giving a
home to woOdchucks and mice it is Oc-
cupying land that might be growing
grass. We have in mind farm where
all interior and roadside fences are re-
moved, except pasture fences. The
grass fields do not extend only so far as
where the roadside fence ordinarily is,
but to the wheel tracks, thus giving the
owner a strip of land more than twenty
feet wide, and making the roadway
smooth and beautiful. The moving
machine leaves the field at any point,
the load of hay enters upon the hard
road at the most convenient point and,
when the land is plowed, the furrow is
carried near the road bed where the
horses are turned. The farm we have
in mind does not lie along thorough
fare where the amount of travel, and
frequent passing of herds of cattle,
make fences almost indispensable. 1t
lies on country road, as do the major
ity of farms, where there is little travel,
and where fences have come to exist
more through the force of habit than
from any experience of their necessity.
Scientific Farmer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28

~ An exchange says: "We suppose
many people think that the newspaper
men are persistent duns let farmer
place himself in similar business po-
sition and see if he would not do the
same. Suppose he raised one thousand
bushels of wheat, and his neighbor
should come and buy bushel, and the
price was a small matter of two dollars
or less, and the neighbor says, Il will
hand you the amount in few days.
AS the farmer did not want to be small
about the matter, he says all right, and
the man leaves with the wheat. An
other comes in the same way until the
whole one thousand bushels of wheat
are trusted out to one thousand differ
ent persons, and not one of the pur-
chasers concerns himself about it, for it
is a small amount that he owes the
farmer, and of course that would not
help him any. He does not realize that
the farmer has frittered away all his
crop of wheat, and that its value is due
him in thousand little driblets, and
that he is seriously embarrassed in his
business because his debtors treat it as
a small matter. But if all would pay
him promptly, which they could do as
well as not, it would he a very large
amount and enable him to carry on his
business without difficulty
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28
Portland & ogdensburg R-June 3. 1s7,

Il UTtIstnu a OSUtHsDUfS W. M Unt D, TO o.
TRAINS MOVING EAST.
MAIL-Leaves Swanton 7.3O Cambridge Juno
ton 9.15, Hardwick 1035, East Hardwick 10 A.
Greensboro 1855, Walden Ills, Danvile 11.37, St.
JOhnsbury 1915, East st. Johnsbury 1925, West
Concord 12 49, Miles Pond 12 4s. East Concord S.
Lunenburg LOS, arrives at Portland at $50, and
Boston next morning.
EXPRESSLY, Swanton AS p. m. Cambridge
Junction 625 Hardwick 7.52 p. m. East Hardwick
sO4, Greensboro S13, Walden s.5s, Danvile 9.02,
arrives at st. Johnsbury 9.35. p. m.
TRAINS MOVING WEST.
MAIL-Leaves Boston 600 and Portland 700 a.
m, Lunenburg TO- p. m, East Concord 20, Miles
Pond 1.27, West Concord LII, East st. Johnsbury
1.50, arrive st. JOhnsbury 200, leaves 210, Dan
Vile $40, Walden SOL Greensboro 9.2l East Hard
wick $780, Hardwick $40, Cambridge Junction
44s arrives at Swanton at 6.25 p. m.
EXPRESS.-Leaves ST. Johnsbury 9.1O a. M,
Danville GAG, Walden 1912. Greensboro 1924
East Hardwick 1916, Hardwick 1O.5S, Cambridge
Junction IL. .25, Swanton 2.10 p. m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28

MEN MEAN AWFUL WELL.-''Now
I'll tell you what think" said Aunt
Polly; 'you're all dretful hash with
men. They're awful thin-skinned cree
ters, and when women anser back it
hurts their feelings. 'Taint pretty be-
haved. Why when our old black COW,
that | thought an awful sight of, got
into the clover field and ct herself to
death, my companion kinder throwed
1T up to me that was to blame for it,
because l hadn't told him that the bars
was down; but you see didn't know
as they was, cause twas he left 'em
down; but lor, didn't say nothin 'cept
that l was dretful sorry ant he might
take the money I'd ben savin so long
to come an see Mary Jane with, to buy
another COW. They're kind of ruxious,
and blame the fust woman that comes
handy, because that's their natur; but
they mean well, men do. They mean
awful well. ."-PrOUidenc Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28
Passumpsic Railroad IS, 1878.

Passumpsic Railroad.---May Is, 1878.
TRAINS SOUTH LEAVE ST. JoHNsBURY.
Mail Train, 9:O3 a. M
Accommodation. s:36 p. IN.
Montreal Night Express, 11:5O D. m.
TRAINS NORTH LEAVE ST. JoHNsBURY
Montreal Night Express, las a. m.
Accommodation, 11:O5 a. IN.
Mail Train, Asa D. m
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28
st. Johnsbury Athenaum.

ST. JOhnSDury Atnenseum.
LIBRARY AND READING -RooM,-Free to all. Open
from A. NJ. to IL NJ; from to and from to 1-2
p. NJ. Closed Wednesday Evenings
ART GALLERY-Open Tuesdays and FRIDAYS.
w. W. THAYER Librarian.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28
Our New York Letter.

DEATH OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
"REMINISCENCES OF THE POET-A GOLD
SIGHT ON BOND sTREET-THE DEADLY
DIME NoyEL-BLooDTHIRs YOUNG
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28
ST. 5olmsburg Galedulliarr,
fusle.,Ep EVERY FRIDAY BY
c. N. sToNE & CO.,

ODE. seldisrs, nIonument, St. Johnsbury, VI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22
AYERS SARSAPARILLA,

This compound OF the
=, vegetable Alternatives,
sarstpAri IA, Dock, still
/lIngia, and Mandrake
with the Iodides of Potash
/and Iron, makes a most
>effectual cure of a series
><of complaints VIII Oh are
very prevalentsnd affiict-
ing. II purities the blood,
purgss out the lurking
humors in the system,
] that undermine health
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22

NOVEMBER STARs.-Jupiter the largest Of
the planets, shines with peculiar brilliancy
in the south and south west during the first
hours Of the night, Wills Saturn, the ring
planet, may be observed 10 the east i'm
me iiately after dark and is visible the
whole night. Venus, now the morning
star, rises about an hour before the sun ,
while Mars. which attracted so Ihuch at
tentiOn about year ago, Il almost I'M
morsed in the rays OF the sun. and l. gradu-
ally decreasing in brightness. About 5
O'Clock Capella may be seen in the north
east, a little above the horizon, while Vega
in the Harp is almost directly overhead.
Th. star Is remarkable for its blue color :.
and is one Of the lew whose distance has
been approximately determined The seven
stars. OF Pleiades. the guides of the ancient
mariners in the Mediterranean and Black
seas, are Just appearing above the horizon
IN the east. while Arcturus. the brightest
star in the northern sky. is sitting in the
west. At 10 o'clock Castor and POllux may
be observed in the northeast and Orion IN
he cast, while the Great Bear is seen nearly
below the pole. Sirius. the brightest star
in the heavens, now rises near midnight bat
about the middle Of November can be seen
at 10 O'Clock Oh the 3lst instant Jupiter
will be IN cor junction with the moon, and
Mercnry. the shy planet, will he short
distance from the same luminary the last Of
November
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22

FROM 0pt0Cu lHo N'HAuIS Niub.
The hospitality shown me has been no ex-
ception to that which every Englishman
meets with in this country, in the endless
repetition OF kind words and the oyerwhelm-
ing crush OF genial entertainment which has
been thrust upon me. When Samuel Johnson,
that sharp critic and outspoken Englishman,
was asked " neither on his famous Scotch tour
he had been disappointed, he replied "No.
| was told that should find men of rude
manners and savage tastes. have not been
disappointed. So, too, when | set out
for your shores | was told that ! would
meet kindly welcome and the mostly
friendly hospitality. | can only say, with
DR.. johnson, have not been disappointed.
| have done much and aeen much. and have
had vivid experience OF American life and
manners. and my only disappointment Is
that ! did not anticipate so much, and
was compelled to rem0ld my anticipatOry
impressions of Your country. | can lind 1t
in my heart even to forgive the reporters and
interviewer who have lett little OF what
| have said or done unnoted, and have often
given me credit for doing and saying things
OF which | had no recollection and was sure
that | had no personal experience IN.
Sometimes the the questioning OF the curl
Gus as to NY impressions and views OF
America have driven me almost to the limits
OF endurance. yet | appreciate that there
was no di>rcspect. no wish to take me OF my
guard. but only that pressing urgency which
is 80 marked feature OF American chaTsc-
ter When the questiOners came in extra
force have been tempted to say with an
old-time Englishman - This is the hum
besi m"Inent Of my life that you should
take me tor fool enough to answer your
Que-tlpr- IL there criticism |
would make 1t l. that the manifest tons of
kindness and iriendliness have leeu too
many and too strong.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22
NEW BiCH Blood!

Parsons PurGative pills make New Rich
Blood, and will completely change the blood in the
entire system in three months. Amy person who
sible. Sent by mail for letter stamps. l. 8.
JOHNSON CO.. Bangor. Me.-NOy 7--d&w4w
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Bankruptcy Notices.


IN the District Court @: the United States for the
L District Of Vermont-In the matter Of Joseph
5. Weeks, Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that petition has
been fled in said Court, by Joseph 5. Weeks
Of St. Adams, in said district, Gully declared
Bankrupt, under the Act OF Congress Of March ID
1867. for a discharge and certificate thereof, from
all his debts and other claims prOvable under
said Act and that the Sd day Of December, 1875
at gO'clock a. m, before the Hon. Hoyt ii. Wheeler
Judge of said Court, at the U. 5. Court Rooms, in
Burlington. is assigned for the hearing of the same
when and where all creditors who have proved their
debts and other persons in interest may attend and
show cause II any they have why the prayer of SAID
petition should not be granted.
Dated at Burlington, on the llth day 0. November
ISIS. b. Is. SMALLEY, Clerk.
2Ow]x
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22
IN BANKRUPTCY.

IN the District Court of the United States for the
i District Of Vermont.-In the matter Of Susan G..
Sartle, Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that Il petition has
becD filed in said Court, by Susan q. Sarte. of Lyn
don in said District, duly declared a bankrupt IN
der the Act Of Congress of March 81, 1867, for a
discharpe and certificate thereof from all her debts
and other claims provabe under said Act, and that
the 81 day Of December 1873 at O'Clock a.. m, be-
fore the Hon. HOyt II. Wheeler, Judge OF said
Court, at the U. S. Court Rooms in Burlington. is
assigned for the hearing of the same, when and
where all creditors who have proved their debts,
and other persons in interest, may attend and
show cause If any they have why the prayer of said
petition should not be granted.
Dated at Burlington, on the 18th day Of November,
1873. b. B. sMALLEY, Clerk.
2OW3g
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22
IN BANKRUPTCY.

L District OF Vermont. 10 the matter Of Dana J.
Morrill,, Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been filed in said Court, by Dana j. MorriI, Of
Swanton. in said District, duly declared a bank
rupt under the Act Of Congress Of March I'd, 1867,
for discharge and certificate thereof, from all his
debts and other claims prOvable under said Act
and that the 3D. day Of December, 1873 at o'clock
am, before the Hon Hoyt IL heller, jud ge OF said
Court, at the u S. Court Rooms in Burlington. is
assigned Tor the hearing Of the same, when and
where all creditors who have proved their debts
and other persons in interest, may attend and
show cause II any they have why the pray Of said
PETITION should not be granted
pated at Burlington, on the 18th day OF November,
1873. b Is SMALLEY Clerk
2OE3N
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22

AsDnOx it Is said that it looks like a
measure Of retrituton that the bones of the
late A. T. Stewart. Of New York, should
have been dug up and carted about the
country, when 1t IL remembered how he
treated the remains OF people buried in the
churchyard, corner OF Amity street and
Wooster, when he Transformed the church
property INTO stable for his horses. IL
appears that when people heard that Mr.
Stewart had purchased the church property,
and was gong to turn 1t into stable, they
we're very much shocked, but when they
found that he was actually desecrating the
graves, the Indignation became 50 great
that, in order to appease it, Stewart promis-
ed to bury the bones, but. this not being
satisfactory. he called upon the police, who
dispersed the indignant crowds, and it Is
said had the bones dumped IN with the ma
terisl taken from the cellar in q general
dump.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22
IN BANKRUPTCY.

IN the District Court Of the United States for the
L District of Vermont. In Re. Merrill Z. Chase
Bankrupt.-In Bankruptcy No. III. District Of
Vermont. IS.
SIR:-Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been filed in said Court, by Merrill L. Chase, Of
jay. in said District, duly declared bankrupt
under the Act OF Congress Of March 3D. 1867, for a
discharge and certificate thereof, from all his debts
and other claims provable under said Act and that
the 3rd day Of December ISIS, at O'Clock a. N,
before the Hon. HOyt H. Wheeler, Judge Of said
Court, at the U. 5. Court Rooms in Burlington, ID
assigned for the hearing OF the same. when and
where all creditors who have proved their debts
and other persons in interest may attend and show
cause II any they have why the prayer OF said petit
ton should not be granted
Dated at Burlington, on the 9th day Of November
1873. B. SMALLEY, Clerk
2DW}S
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THE UNIVERSAL PILE PILLS
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For any Catarrh Remedy that will give as Guck and
permanent relief, for the same amount .. money
as the VERMONT CATARRH REMEDY, which Is
endorsed by the most eminent Physicians, PrOies
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Catarrh Remedy in the world. Manufactured and for
sale by A Toss. fsirfsh, VI,
To whom all orders should be addressed.
Trial Boxes p cents Sent by nail on receipt
of price Also 81 cent and 500 Boxes For sale by
all Druggists. Wells, Richardson & Co Wholesale
Agents. Dec%A. IVY
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In RANHREpEEN
nISTRICT OF vERMuNT.-In Re. j.
1 han

nIsTRICT OF vERMUNT.-In Re- James N.
~ Gates, bankrupt.
In the District Court Of tho United States for the
District Of Vermont.
The undersigned, Assignee OF the estate of said
blnkrupt. hereby give notice that has been order
ed by the District Court of said District that the
second and third general meetings OF the creditors
OF said bankrupt be held in Burlington, in said
District on the 23d day Of November, A. ID. 1873 at
O'Clock p NJ, at tho flee L. L. Lawrence before
in said District Tor the purpose named in the 27th
and 2sth Sections Of the bankrupt Act of March ii
l-6. and that | have filed my final account as
sisnte OF said bankrupt. and said time and
place, shall apply to SAID Court for the settle
ment OF my said account, ard for d scharge from
all liability ASST nee OF said estate. in accordance
with the provisions of said act.
Dated ut Essex in said District. this ith day OF No
vember, A.D.ls-S TIMOTHY W. L. NICHOLS,
lss3w Assignee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22
NOTICE IN BANKKUPrCY.

rJNHIS is to give notice, that on the 18th day of
L November A. ID. 1878, 4 warrant in bankruptcy
was issued against the estate of II. R McNiece &C.,
OF TOpsham, IN the county Of Orange and State Of
Vermont, who have been adJud Eed bankrupts on
their own petition that the pay ments OF any debts
rupts, TO them Tor their use, and transfer OF
any property by them, are forbidden By law: that
meeting of tns creditors of said bankrupts to prove
their debts, and 10 choose one or more asssnees Of
their estate, will be held at a court OF bankruptcy
to be holden at the Office OF J. II. Watson, In
Bradford, ini the county OF Orange and State
OF Vermont, before A. Underwood Esq, register, on
the 9Th day o: December A. d. 1875 at II O'Clock a.
IN. THOMAS FAlLEY.
Deputy United States Marshal, as Messenger.
9lW2N
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22
IN BANKRUPTCY.

IN the District Court OF the United States for the
L District Of Vermont In the matter OF Nelson
S. Forsyth, Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that a petition ha
been filed in sad Court, by Nelson S. Forsyth, o
Newbury, in said District, duly declared bank
rupt under the Act Of Congress OF March I'd, 1867
or DISCHARGE and certificate thereof from all hi,
debts and other claims provabie under said Act
and that the Sd day OF December 1873, at O'CLOCK
Il. IN, before the Hon. Hoyt II Wheeler, Judge o
said Court, ut the L. ). Court Rooms in Burlng
ton, Is assigned for the hearing Of the same when
and where all creditors who have proved their
debts, and other persons in interest, may attend
and show cause il any they have why the prayer o.
said petition should not be granted.
Dated at Darlington, on the 18th day OF November
1873. B . B. SMALLEY, Clerk
2lW1w
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IN the District Court of the United States for the
Il District OF VermOnt.-In the matter Of c. Z.
Lumbard Bankrupt-In Bankruptcy.
To the creditors OF sail Bankrupt and all others
whom il NAV concern.
The undersigned, ASS gn,e of the estate OF said
bankrupt, hereby gives notice that it has been
ordered by the District Court Of said District that
the second and third general meetings Of the cred-
tors OF said Bankrupt, be held at the office of L.
L. Lawrence, in Burlington in said district, on the
% day Of December. A. d. 1875, at O'Clock a. m,
before L. L. Lawrence, Esq, Register
in Bankruptcy for the purposes named
in the 2th and 18th sections of the Bankrupt Act of
March I'd. 1867 and this is also TO give notice that
l have filed my final account Assignee Of said
Bankrupt, and tina: At said time and place shall ap-
ply to said Court for the settlement OF said account
and for discharge from all liabilities Asst nee
of said estate in accordance with the provisions Of
said 18th section.
Dated at Burlington, In said District this 18th day
of November, A. d. ISIS. GEO. L. DRAPER,
9lW3w Assi1ne~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22

NxyANTED-To Exchange for Residence N the
w City Of Darlington. beautliul cottage OF
. rooms with CT, Lots. near Prospect Park.
BrookIyn, n Y. near city line Of Brooklyn. Low
taNes healthy locality, convenient to four linss Of
horse cars. Value slO,uV. Address,
+. q. ESTES,
cgglm sd Pearl St, New York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22

OSE SAD CONSEQUENCES OF THE TWEED
Business The misfOrtunes which have re-
suited in the insanity of the wife of Tom
Fields, one Of Tweed's cronies. make a sad
story. This woman was a beautiful girl
the child OF Fields sister, and was educated
at her un ;le's expense. When she became
a young woman. Fields wife was divorced
from him because of his intimacy with his
niece, and, joining her church, the Roman
Catholic, he went to New Jersey to get
married to her, ~ the laws of New York
forbid such bans For time Fields sup
ported his niecewIfe in elegance with his
share of the rings plumber. but soon he
became epamOred with Mrs. Garret. one Of
Twetd's former intimates. and when the
boss began to tot,er, Field. left his young
wife and child behind him, and fed with
Mrs. Garrett to a foreign country. Mr.
Field went 10 POughkeepsie with her little
boy. when her handsome home was disposed
Of, but her fear that the child would be
kidnapped has so preyed upon her mind
that she has finally become insane, and has
been sent To II hospital. In examining her
ID cts TO discover what means she had for
her support. the poor authorities of POugh-
keepsie found that, though Mrs. Fields has
long been in Strengthened circumstance,
she has gold and diamond rings and other
ornaments 10 her possession, besides silver
ware. and trunks filled with linens, silks,
satins, laces and other costly wearing
apparel, to the value of several thousand
dollars. her csmeI's-hsir shawl alone being
worth : 800. woman recently seen in
Poughkeepsie is believed to haye been Mrs.
Garrett, come back to try to effect a legal
separation between Fields and his wife, or
to kijnap the boy for his father. The little
fellow is now kindly cared for by an aunt,
and it is hoped that his mother may ulti-
mstely recover her reason.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22

STANsrEAD. SHEFroRD AND CHAXBLY RAIL
ROAD AT meeting of the stockholders Of
the Stanstead, Shefori and Chsmbly rail-
road company, held at Waterloo. November
IA. the following were elected as board OF
directors: j. Gregory Smith, L. L. Drum
mond, Ralph Mercy, G. Stevens, j. &.
Comic, j. R. Lsngdon, J p Clark and f.
Curtis Smith.
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The American adds :

"Such action on the part OF or distant
brothers is worthy of the highest commend
alton, and the patriotic sentiments with
which the president of the association con-
cludes his letter will be cordially welcomed
and sincerely reciprocated throughout the
South. In the language of our immediate
representative in Congress, Col. House: 20,
grander than the victory Of the Appomattox
is the victory won by the people of the
North in their noble and generous contribu-
tions to the stricken and suffering South.
Upon that fated field the South surrendered
her sword; within the shadow of the dark
wing of the pestlence, beside the new-made
graves of her heroic sons and daughters,
with bowed head and fearful eyes, she ex-
tends her hand and surrenders her heart to
the generous and magnanimous people OF
the North. Gods own hand has bridged
the bloody chasm; let not the ambition Of
man seek to reopen the wounds or to re-
kinde the embers Of sectional strife. "