Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-21

THE ISLAND OF CuBA-I am sorry to
sec your respectable paper occupied in
giving currency to reports relating TO the
Island of Cuba, not onl y unjustifiable in
themselves, and unsubstantiated, but CAL
culated to aIalm every citizen here, who
may nave relatives on that Island.
l alIude to the story of a conspiracy be-
ing formed amongst the free people Of col
or there, with the view of bringing about
an instruction of the negroes-than
which nothing can be more absurd for
every one acquainted with Cuba knows
that the free population OF color there, are,
IN the first place, in a very small proper
tlon TO the white and secondly, that they
are an orderly and religious class, beyond
any other in North or South America,
generally gaining their own livelihood,
and necessarily, from interest, devoted to
the maintenance oforder.
Ofthe class ofnegroes who are in slave
ry, beg leave also to inform you that,
contrary to what is found in every state or
colony where slavery exists, the numeri-
Cal force Of these in Cuba is not equal to
the white inhabitants and when we add
TO this that the whole physical force is in
the hands ofthe latter, you will see how
improbable, how impossible it is for an in
Surrectlon to take place. Of kind so loose
y antici pated.
Moreover, and lastly, the Island of Gu
ba now possesses immense wealth, employ
ed in agriculture and commerce; and the
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been amply testified, whatever may be the
fate ofthe mother country. They have
besides good marine force, and stand
| ing army, a we'll disciplined militia, and
above all, most excellent Governor, DOS
seSSing resources in himself for every
emergency.-l am Sir, your obi serv't,
An Old InAa5itam Of Cuba.-
n. Y. Express.
Gov. MDUFTIE's MESSAGE. This doc
! ument comes out most decidedly against the
abolition Of slavery in the District Of Column
bia, and says that when this is done the
slave holding States are absoIved from all
obligation to the Union. Unexpectedlv
enough he comes out against Texas. and its
admission into the Union, previous to the
recognition of its independence by Mexico
alleging among other reasons that Mexico.
aided by some European powers NAV de-
clare war against the United States, and
! hoist the standard OF servile instruction in
! Louisiana, and the neighboring States
This remark will have great effect in the
Southern States. n. y E1p7 esS.
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UN1oN-At a
meeting of the Executive Committee ofthe
American Temperance Union, held in
New \ ok, Sept. goth, it was
"ResoLred, That E. G.. Delavan, Of AL
bany, Isaac S. Lloyd, Of Philadelphia, and
Rev. Justin Edwards, D. D., of Andover
be committee to secure the services Of
suitable editor for the press at PhiIadel
phia.'
AS the Newly ork State Society intent
to discontinue the American Temperate,
lnteIlgencer after the termination of the
third volume, which will be complete ir
December, the Executive Committee O.
the American Temperance Union desire
10 commence temperance paper in Phil
adelphia to supply its place the frs,
number to be issued in January, provided
a suitable editor can be procured to un
dertake a charge so responsible and i'm
portant The sa larry will be liberal, and
applications for the appointment may be
made TO either Of the committee.
A writer savs-Formerly you could ge
cabbage and cold vlctuals in WASHINGTON
for eight and ten dollars the week, but now
you are chalked up to the beautiful tune o
fourteen dollars, and yet the cabbage anc
cold victuals are what they were in the yea
1850. 1t requires philosopher with full
pocket, to stand such things. Bos. Press.
R1HGwoRMs. a lady, from actual anc
repeated experiment, has found that con-
ccntrdtcd CAioride If Soda is an immcdi
ate and etfectua cure for the sting rbees
mosqueoes, &C., burns (where the Skin
is not broken) rlng-worms, and such like
infammatory affections; and she think:
it might be successfully extended to the
bite Of venomous reptiles, boiIs, and aImos
all cutaneous dlseases.-N E. Spectator
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. We now
give as certain, the Electoral votes from
> all the States in the Union except Missis
sippi The issue in that State is not pos
lively known, but will probably be as here
stated Wing. V. B.
New Y ork AZ
Pennsylvania 80
Vermont
Delaware 3
Connecticut s
Maryland 10
Ohio ri
New-Hampshire
Maine 10