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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-07
POETRY!
From the Essex Gazette.
CLERICAL OPPREssORs.
ny JOHN @. WHITTIER.


In the report Of the celebrated pro-slavery
meeting IN Charleston, 8. c., on the 4th OF
the 9th month, 1885, published in the Courl-
er of that city, it is stated, "Ihe CLERGY
of all denominations attended, LENDING
THEIR SANCTION TO THE PROCEEDINGS ana
adding by their presence to the Impressive
character Of the scenew
Just God!-and these are they
Who minister NJ thine altar, God ofright!
Men who their hands with prayer and blessing lay
On Isracl's ark Of light!
What. preach and kidnap men!
Give thanks, and rob thine own afflicted poor -
TAX sf thy glorious liberty, and then
Bolt bard the eaptiyeS door!
Whatl--servants Of thy own
Msrifm Son, who came 10 seek and save
Tbs homeless and the outeast, fett' ring down
The tasked and p.undered slave!
Plate and Herod, friends
Chiefpriesh and rulers a. of old. combine!
Just God and holy!-Is that church which lends
Strength 10 the spoiler, thine!
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-07
Approved Oct. p, 1886.

AN ACT in addition to an act entitled,
IAN act supplementary to the several
acts defining the powers of Justices Of
the Peace within this STATE"
Sec |. 1t is hereby enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of YER
m0nt, That whenever any action en- book
account shall be pending before any JUS
tee Of the Peace, or when any account
proper to be plead in Offset shall be plead,
the justice shall have power to inquire by
interrogations as we'll of the plaintiff or
plaintiffs as of the defendant or defendants
relative to their respective accounts; and
also TO cross examine the parties with re-
spect 10 each other account, as he shall
Judge proper; and if either party shall
refuse to take such oath, or to answer d.
rectly to such heterogeneous, such refu-
sal relative to the particular matter, to
hich such oath or answer is required
shall be taken against the party so refus-
ing.
Sec: 2. II is hereby further enacted,
That the fourth section of an act to which
this is an addition be and the same is here
by repealed.
Approved Oct. 26, 1886.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-07

JOB PRINTING.
A LII kinds Of Job Printing neatly eA-
IA ecuted at this office.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-07

Paid bypoeritesI who turn
Judgment aside and rob the Holy Book
ofthosc high words Of truth which search burr
In warning and rebuks.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-07

assembly, shall be declared duly elected
as aforesaid.
Sec. 2. It's hereby further enacted
That it shall be the duty of the Governor,
or in his absence, the Lieutenant Govern
or, to certify under the seal of the State
to the President of the Senate ofthe Unit
ed States the person or persons so elected
to hive been elected agresabiy to law,
whiGh certificate shall be counterslgned
by the Secretary of State.
Sec. 3. II is hereby further enacted,
That an act entitled, an act directing the
mode of electing Senators to represent this
State in the Congress ofthe United States,
passed Nov. a, 1897, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Prorided, That this act shall take ef-
feet Immediately after the passing of the
same.
Approved Oct, ls, 1886.
AN ACT to repeal part OF an act reIat-
ing to petitions to the General Assem-
bly,.
It's hereby enacted by the General As
sem6ly OfMe State Of Vermont, That so
much of the act entitled, Ian act relative
to petitions preferred to the General AS
sembIy," passed March 6, 1897, as re-
quires petitions to be filed in the Office of
the Secretary of State, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
| Prorided, That this act shall take eff
feet Immediately after the passing of the
same.
Approved Oct. p, 1886.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-07

Feed fast, ye Iocusts. feed.
Add, in your tasseled PulpIts thank the Lord
That, from the toiliDg bCndman's utter need
Ye pile your own full board.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20

New YORK MARKET, May IA -Since our
last we have had later news fiom Europe; the
only item of consequence is that France has paid
one instalment of The indemnify money, a portion
of which has already arrived. The news from
Texas and Florida is much more important; with
Mexico dark cloud spreads over our political
horizon; in Florida the campaign is over for this
season. Our Legislature appears willing TO char.
ter goodIy number of banks and rail road com.
panies. The canal is now open, and an immense
amount of goods is daily arriving our city contin-
ues thronged with strangers; hotels crowded 10
excess. The trade Of the city good allo' money
is scarce, no demand for specie.
FLouR We have. rarsiy tnn"n n week Of
more languor. The supplies arriving have been
large, and the difficulty of obtaining ware house
room has obliged holders 10 keep large quantities
on the dock, exposed TO the weather thus circun.
stanced, they haye been anxious 10 SELF prices have
consequently been falling off every day; they began
nj Ia IL, and have come down TO 6 SO n 6 Sc,
although some scattered lots have sold a rihe
lower, and some in bad order al lower rates vet
all river flour and Philadephi have alen OF
course. The holders oil Southern flour have kept
up prices TO fraction over S7-nominal. The
receipts since the first have been from The West, as
recorded exclusively by us, at over forty thousand
barrels.
GRAIN.-The last sal lie Of Genesee Wheat was
NJ lao cents, and good foreign AT the same; about
1000 bushels OF Odessa here, some sales at 140cts:
Rye is dull sales Of 5000 bushels Trieste, at 9Octs
and 1000 northern, at S7cIs. In corn The sales
have been large. about l0, 900 Southern at So n
S6 cents, and $1,000 Western, 80 a 92 cents,
1000 bushels Barley, and all there is al market, at
60cts.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20
with portion Of the Mississippi volunteers

with portion OF the Mississippi volunteers
who, after proceeding some distance into
Texas, had deemed il best to return home
all hope of checking the progress OF the
enemy being abandoned.
The above is the substance Of the infor.
nation received from the gentleman above
alluded to. We regret to add that he saw
and conversej with many persons from
Texas, as well visiters as citizens, aud that
the general impression seemed to be, that
the struggle was well near over.
II is quite impossible to place confident
reliance on any accounts from Texas. Ac
cordng to the statements ofthe New Or
leans journals of the 23th ult. the Mexicans
were crossing the Brassos in force, 90 miles
above 81. Felipe, and Houston was said to
be making preparations for an attack. The
same papers furnish the following affidavit
of the massacre of Fanning's command.
1--WE the undersigned, Wilson Simpson,
billiard Cooper and Zachariah s. Brooks.
do declare that we were membes of Capt.
Shackleford's company. in the late division
of the Texian army commanded by Col. J
w. flaming; that after the surrender OF
Col. Tanning and his men they were
marched back to Goliad, where they were
kept eight days; that early in the morning
of the eighth day, they were ordered out,
unarmed, in four divisions, to hunt up
beeves, as they were informed: that they
had not proceeded more than three hun .
dred yards from the fort, when they were
ordered to halt, lay down their blankets
and face about; they did so, and were fir.
ed upon by the guards; that nearly every
man in,this division was killed by this fire
deponents not being wounded, made their
escape by running; the other three divi-
| slons were fired on at the same time: de
ponents do not know their fate; they think
however, that very few of the whole nun
Der OF prisoners, amounting in all to about
four hundred men, escaped; that Colonel
Tanning having been wounded in the hip,
was left in the fort when they marched out
with Dr. Shackeford. Dr. Furguson, and
DR.. Burnard, who were kept in the fort
to attend the wounded Of the enemy; that
they learned from the enemy during the
time they were prisoners, that they had
one hundred and ninety men killed and
wounded in the battle. and that their whole
force consisted Of about two thousand men.
Deponents further state that the Georgia
battalion were taken prisoners near Dim
itte's landing, and brought into the fort the
day before the deponents' division marched
out, and were marched out at the same time
with the others. and which. added to the
number taken with Col. flaming, made
upwards Of 400 men; that Col F. had about
25 men wounded, who were also left 10 the
fort.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20
TEXAN WAR,

The steamboat Yellow Stone, brings til
dngs that detachment of the Mexican
army had reached the Brasos River End
was about to cross it for the purpose of
marching on Harrisburg, the present seat
of the Texan Government, and from thence
to Galveston, where depot for the little
Texan Navy is established. At the lat
ter place the Texans are, we learn, throw.
ing up de!ences; not only for the purpose
of resisting an attack by land, but one by
sea also, as they have intercepted des-
patches which were on board the brig
Pocket captured by them, containing the
Mexican plan of operations, and from these
they discovered, that an expedition con-
sistng Of 1000 men would embark at Me
tamoras for the purpose Of capturing Gal
weston.
From the Nashville Banner of april 81.
TEXAs.-We have this morning con-
versed with very intelligent and respec
table gentleman of this State, who left
Natchitocbes on the 10th instant. He
also travelled in company with gentlemen
directly from Texas. At the latest ac-
counts Houston was still on the Brassos-
no engagement having taken place between
him and the enemy. His chief object ap-
peared to be TO protect the retreat of the
settlers, who were making their way slow.
ly towards the Sabine. The high waters,
and the difficulty of procuring conveyances
greatly retarded the retreat. The popula.
ton en- masse, with the exception of that
portion of the men who had joined the army
were on The march for the American ter
ritory. Their situation is represented as
being very distressing. Meetings had been
held in Natchitoches, and funds raised, to
forward them supply of provisions.
Large numbers of the slaves had awaited
themselves OF the opportunity to escape
from their owners. In conse quence Of
rumor that considerable number Of Span
lards and Indians had been seen east of
l1ouston's position on the Brassos, Nacog
doches had been evacuated by its inhabt-
ants, who were endeavoring to reach the
Sabine. Gen. Gaines had ordered a de-
tachmeut from Fort Jesup to The Sabine,
with the view of protecting the neutrality
of our frontier.
Our informant was in the came boat
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20

900 ra,ions deposited at Tampa Bay. and
80 or 40 thousand at eech Of the other
posts. Five columns of haversscks and q
few one horse carts, may operate securely
and with every prospect OF success, at least,
to the north and west of Charlotte Harbor.
For the country below, additional means
will be wanted viz: two or three steamers
Of light draft of water, and fifty or sixty
barges Of different sizes, capable Of carry
ing from ten 10 fifty men each.
give these items, in order, il approved,
hat the necessary appropriations may be
asked at once. I beg leave 10 add in haste,
that new regiments or regiments of re.
cruits would be worth little or nothing in
this war. will, therefore, earnestly re
commend that the companies Of the old
regiments be extended to eighty or ninety
privates each. Recruits mixed up with
old soldiers in June or July would become
effective by the first Of December and
! repeat that operations cannot be carried on
by any troops whatever in this peninsula
except between the Goth Of November and
the end of April. The intermediate peri
cd is too hot or too sckly to be endured
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20

COUNTY CoNvENTIoN.--It will be seen
that our County Committee have called D
convention on the 9th June 10 nominate
Senators. sour friends in the county
should take measures in due season for
holding primary meetings in the different
towns 10 appoint delegates to attend it,
We must learn 10 initiate the vigilance and
activity of our opponents if we expect TO
succeed; we mus, fight them on their own
ground, with tleir own weapons, and in
their own way, with the exception OF their
dishonest practices and foul means to carry
elections: we must make politics at certain
times, busness--must attend the ncces.
sary primary meetings and conventions,
and by all means, always 60 to the polls
and vote; when these things are done, we
have done our duty TO ourselves and our
country IN political point of view. These
services will not take much inc from our
private business will not require great
sacrifices at our hands-need not necessarily
interfere with other pressing gagoments,
and can as well be rendered as not. 1t is
by making ii an nvariable practice for
ovcry member Of the party TO do certain
political services, that our tory opponents
nave, IN multiludes Of cases, carried their
points. and come off victorious We anti.
clPate at the County Convention q large
attendance and an interesting, spirited
time"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20
NOTICE

To The inhabitants Of Burlington {, Ticinify.
THE undersigned has rented the store
formerly occupied by VIM. Wells, and
the last year by David Irish. where he is
now receiving from New York a general
assortment, of DRY GOODS. VET and
DRY GROCERIES,. CROCKERY.
GLASS and HARD ware, which ne
will sell for cash or most kinds Of country
produce as cheap as the cheapest.
He takes this opportunity TO thank the
public for the general support lie has re.
ceived for the short time he has been in
business, and he hopes, by giving good
bargains and paying strict attention to
business, still to receive the same general
support. SOLOMON WALKER.
BURLINGTON, .M1u 81, 1886.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20

CoNsrsTENcY.-1n 1929, Gen. Jackson
recommended that the avails of the public
lands should be divided among the States.
The subject vac referred to committee in
Jackson house Of Representatives. That
committee consisted of Mr.. Stevenson, of
Pennsylvania; Mr.. Earl of New York; Mr.
Rives, of Virginia; Mr. Reed of Massacbu.
sets; Mr. Gale of Maryand; Nj Mullen
burgh Of Ohio; ami Mr. Glmer of Georgia.
Mr. Rives, Of Virginia is now in the Sen
ate but Is such flexible tool OF party, that
ne has been turned to the right about upon
this subject, and thus has publicly proclaim.
cd his own political degradation. The
following extract from the report will show
how readily the devoted par,izans of Jack-
son acquiesce in fraud, treachery and false
hood.
1t appears 10 your committee that the
time has arrived when the community
- should be awakened to protection of
their rights; when measures should be
adopted in the National Councils to give
the States direct interest in the income
arising from the sales of public lands
This individual measure would at once
CHECK further concessions, and effecluay
prevent the selfish from availing them.
'seives of the advantage presenle ed by some
great crisis in public affairs to obtain pro
'p!tory concessions from rival parties,
deeply injurious to the general interest.
The committee cannot devise a surer guard
to The purity Of legislation, with respect to
the public lands, nor an application OF
their value more just and equitable as
regards the interests Of all The States, than
by recommending for the consideration OF
Congress, the policy of directing, by law,
that the proceeds of all sales of The public
lands, after deductng expenses, should be
distributed 10 the several States, in the
ratio Of their population, as ascerained at
The usual periods of taking the census"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20
MARRIED.,

In this town, on the 1sr inst. by the Rev. Mr..
Little, Mr.. Harry Hatch TO Miss Lamina JoI, ,son.
Also on The l2,h. by the same, Mr.. Amasa
Drew 10 NJ ISIS Emily Fuller-AIso on The 18th.
by the same, Nj. jasper Wnshburn 10 Miss Sophia
Place.
With The above we acknowledge a proportions.
Le quantity of the wedding iocfs, for which we sin.
cereIy thank them aH-for we know aush. 10 the
contrary. bu, that il is the result Of the oyerfowinz
hearts Of the three welded nairs.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20

BANK RoBBER TAKEN AND MONEY RE-
covEREp.-We learn from Providence that
the Merchants Bank of that city has recov
cred all but about thirty thousand dollars
Of the two hundred and ten thousand, OF
which they were lately robbed. The rob
Der has been, for the last four or six months,
resident house. keeper in Providence,
enjoying respectable reputation and re.
ceivlng visits from the people of that city.
Some weeks ago he removed his family
and furniture TO New York under the plea
that he intended to reside there during the
summer and took lodgings for himself al
the City Hotel. While he was living at
the City Hotel the Merchants Bank was
robbed, and he went to New York some
few days after. In New York he lived
with his wife and family in four differen,
houses, and also went TO one in Brook yn !;
his frequent removals attracted the attcn-
ton Of the Police and this week he was
arrested II is reported that he entered
the bank with false keys four or five times.
took out The money on Saturday, packed
it up and sent it TO his wife in New York
by the steamboat on Sunday. On Monday
the robbery was discovered. and on that
day he went to New York in the steam
boat, with the Police officers of Providence,
and frequently conversed on the subject of
the robbery, and was examined with the
other passengers on board the boat.
II is reported, that on being arrested, the
robber confessed the whole affair at once.
but refused to tell where the money was,
except on receiving pledge from the bank
that the officers and directors should not
appear against him, and the sum of thirty
thousand dollars for his owr use and benefit,
and bi- terms were complied with.
The NV York Cnpnercal says. in
addition to lhe above, "Mr. Bell aims lady
was concerned. II is said. IN rob5ing tn,
Boston Railroad Office, sometime ago, of
S24 900, and has been claimed by the au-
Ihori,lcs OF Massachusetts for trlul on the
charge. 1t is probable, therefore, that his
compromise with the bank will not save
him from the state prison uniform. -Bost
Cour.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20
New Goods
AT THE SATISFACTORY STORE.

flames SMITH & CO, have Just re-
q ceived from New York a large stock Of
goods, CONFUSING general assortment Of
DRYGOODS. GROCERIES. CROCK.
cry. HARDWARE. PROFESSIONS,
&c which they offer OF q small advance
for cash or country produce. Farmers who
wish to exchange their produce for goods,
will do well TO give US call.
Cash paid for Butter, Cheese and Eggs.
WIN A. BURNETT, Agent.
May 10.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20

Horrid Tragedy,--A, ST. Louis, Nilsson
ri, on the 23lh April, George Hammond
Deputy Sheriffofihe county, observing two
men engaged IN fray, captured them and
proceeding with them to prison, when
mulstio man assaulted him and the prison
ers escaped. Mr.. Hammond then secured
the muatlo, who was handed over TO Mr..
Null, Constable, TO be conducted to Jail,
and while on his way thi,hcr, he drew
knife from his pocket and stabbed once or
twice at Mr.. Null. At this instant, Mr..
Hammond ran forward TO secure him, and
received blow with the knife on his chin,
which glanced downward and entered the
throat, cutting the jugular artery entirely
intwo. The prisoner being at liberty. fed,
pursued by Mr. Null and Mr.. Hammond,
who did not know the extent of the injury
he had received, for about fifty or sixty
yards, when he fell and died instantly! Mr..
Null continued in pursuit Two or three
hundred yards father when he overlook his
prisoner, who instantly stabbed him in the
right breast. a little below the fifth rib -
The prisoner was finally secured and lodged
in Jail.
I'VE would (says the ST.. Louis Bulletin,
from which we learn the story) for the fair
fame of our city, withhold the sequel of this
horrid narrative, but that we know it must
60 abroad, and probably clothed in a worse
garb, if possible, than the truth reveals.
A large number of people collected around
the body of Mr.. Hammond, which lay reek.
ing in blood-the horrd spectacle exposed
to public gaze-the distressing lamen, atoms
of the relatives and friends of the decea led
together with the report that Mr.. Mull's
dissolution was inevitable, so exasperated
the people. that simultaneous exclamation
of revenge was uttered. At half past erb,
O'Clock, being less than two hours after the
death of Mr.. Hammond, his murderer's
ashes were strewed to the winds"
II Dish Of Horrors A man by the name
OF James Thompson-a drunkard-murder
ed his wife in Philadelphia on Monday last.
His wife was Incorporate, as wns the case
with his Oldest child, girl only eight years
old. A Philadelphia paper states, that be
tween four and five o'clock on Monday last
Thompson engaged in quarrel with his
wife, who was once handsome and had
considerable possessions during which al
tercation he threw her upon the floor, and
having beat her severely with a heavy pair
oftongs, brutally jumped with all his weight
upon her PROSTATE body; after which he
stabbed her in the breast with a long sbarp
knife, or other deadly instrument and pre-.
cipla,ed her headforemost down the stair
case Of his dwelling. Such was the force
as well as rapldiiy Of the blow, that the
blade Of the weapon broke off, and was left
in the wound
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20
County COnuentiOn.

A Convention of the friends
Of HARRISON and GRANGER will
be holden at the Hotel Of John
A. Wiley in WILLISTON,
on MONDAY the sixth day
Of June next, at ten o'clock A.
~. for the purpose of making
Nomination of candidates for
Senators.
Incorporating election
being the first one under the
amended constitution, it is all
important there should be a full
representation from each town.
The freemen of Chittenden
County are therefore respect
fully urged to take immediate
steps for the appointment Of
delegates to represent their
wishes in said convention.
DAVID FRENCH, } County
Sion E. Howard, : Com
NOBLE LOVELY, mittee.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20
Temperance Notice.

The Burlington Temperance Society will
hold a meeting on THURSDAY EVE.
MING NEXT, at the Court House. at 7
O'Clock. Addresses may be expected and
a general attendance is earnestly requested.
II. p. HIcKoK, Sec'y.
May 90, 1886.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20

owned BY his brother, at the corner OF Char.
lote and Mazyck streets, for the purpose
Of clearing the store Of flies, laid train Of
gunpowder on the counter, and ignited it by
flashing fire from the pan Of musket.-
There being Mt the time keg with powder!
on the counter, the fire was communicated
TO it, and an explosion took place which
lifted the building from its foundation and
threw it into the street. Muller, most ex.
traordinariy to relate, was somewhat hurt,
but not dangerously. The elder brother,
the owner of the store, had departed for
Europe the very morning of the accident
". Y Transcript
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20
BONNETS.

4 CASES-comprising super English
Straws,-7 and | braids do ; French
and Swiss Lace Lace and common Tus,
can; Grecian do: Misses Palmetto do.
Misses Fine braids; Misses Tuscan and
Willow by
LEMuEL CURrIss g. Co.
May 90, 1886.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-05-20

MARVELLOUS EscAPE.-The Charleston
Patriot gives an account Of an occurrence
OF rather an uncommon character, which
took place in Mazyckborough, on Sunday
afternoon the LIST inst. A German youth
named Henry Muller, who attends in store