Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-03-18

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devoted to science, literature and tho -. ~
well is each department thereof sus,. ~
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! Each number of the Zodiac contains 70.
rial octave pages, is neatly printed on fine
& afforded at the low price Of one doH,r D.f
Among its original papers, we 6D5 sEI
letters written by distinguished cbara,,os
ring our revolutionary struggles. and From
of which we extract the following said "a
been written by a DR. Smith "a rank To~
course) to Gen. Haldiman, which let,e,
ted May the sth, 1881, and interoen,el N
9th. We extract it because il relate.
State Of Vermont, and in which that roma.
statesman and knock-down patriot, Ella, n
len, stands conspicuous. 1t is perfect, ii.
acteTistic of the man.
estate or VERMoNT.-Thc oninior =
people in general of this State is. tina, +.
hahiiants are artl'nl and cunning. fnll o,gs
and design. About fifteen DAYS ago. Cd Il
len and a Nj Fay was in Albany. Ina
my particular business to be twice in tbe;,,..
pany; at which times endcavored IN find
their business; and on inquiry uDJe,e,,
from Col. Allen that he came down n ne,
Gov. Clinton to receive his answer IN =, ~.
ton which the people of Vermont had l,a
fore the assembly; that hc had beea ,r,..
the Governors lodgings, and that the Cove,
OF had refused 10 see or speak t. him.
then Swore he might be damned if eye
would court bis favor again, Since that
they have pctitioned the eastern states to b /
their coniedcracy 10 no purpose. heard
declare to one Harper that there was Ban
pole ard south pole; and should ihr,s
gust come from the south, they would .h., b
door opposite to that point, and open The se
facing the North"
This letter is headed "EAsrEsy Nsm
1t further says: "By this time, May sib ii
expected they will be friendly to their Kis,-
Various opinions about their fae.n
The result shows how sadly dsappnz
was this poor Tory in his expectations.
Our village has been remarkably favored
past season in regard to fire. The FIST ail
of the Kind occurred on Sunday last, when
dwelling house Of Mrs Salisbury, on the sd.
side Of the brook, was discovered to be Oh &,
II was however subdued before it had doreu&
grea; injury 10 the building. The Gre, we
derstand, was communicated To the ceiling
stove pipe in the upper part of the hous-
bed and bedding which adjonel the pam.
were the principal articles burnt. Consie1s
damage was probably occasioned to nril.,
sc. by the quantity Of water thrown in ios
tinguish the fire.
IHE WEkTHER.-Ol for the pen Wild
brought TO light the "Sorrows of Werterr di
we might indite an article that would In
tears from cur readers, or bring their hearst
a rhife heat, that thereby the figid cmls'
tnre Of our atmosphere might be ameE1rs
But there is no need Of such-like condins-
for those who are compelled 10 face 81
nor'weSter; they will soon find their eye
lachrymose state, and tears will flow unbis
like the pellucid drops from an oveTchalgeiS
tree. In sober earnest we are led to contl
from the extreme frigidity of the atmoTA
and the wild antics cut up by old BoTeas, y
that Leap-year month, February, has Lap 81
in right good earnest plump into the bow's
March; or that, by taking example from =
OF the interminable congressional speechs
has been drawn out like sme,ed iron upis
blacksmith's anvil, and all the horrors Of It
and unrelenting Winter are acting over az
not batting one jot or little of its iniemPTH
r5-Owing to the bad state of the roads
the failure of the mails, we have not rece'
from "a Bachelor" an answer 10 the far
OF Cinderella in our last We hope our
correspondent will not despair, as another "
will no doubt bring an answer from "A BIZ
elor," corresponding to her wishes. N' II
well acquainted with the bald pated gt''
man, and know him to be rich, round, iSD
Ioriy,' and every way suitable for our fair
respondent; and we shall expect gen''
guerdon for the responsibility" we tax
the business.
A Wing Convention which met at AOgS
Maine, has nominated Edward Kent, LS
Bangor, as a candidate for Governor
convention made no nomination for PresH' IL