Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-03-01

and now amount TO some two or three
hundred II heshould get an opportunity
to hand them in, he would occupy a
whole day. Nothing can dshearten him,
however; nothing can conquer his indom-
liable spirit He was assailed by the uni
ted South the last week, and it is now con-
fessed by his opponents, that he came off
more than conqueror The Richmond
Wing admits the fact, and Gen. Duff Green
evows 1t. - Philad. Ing.
EFFECTS OF WINE-Rev r. J.Breck
inridge is publishing in. the Baltimore
Magazine, the Memoranda Of his foreign
travels. Speaking of the use of wine on
the continent of Europe, he says, 1.-The
observant traveller will very soon see rea~
Son enough to discredit the common but
extremel y erroneous notion, that drunken
ness is rare in those countries that produce
wine. IN. Y, Eran.
SPIRIT OF SLAvERY.-A writer in the
Richmond InqYii rer has industriously ex-
ahmed the ancient statutes Of the PROV.
Ince of Massachusetts, os,ensbl y to show
that abolltionists, have no rightto reproach
Virginia for her oppressive enactments.-
The real effect of the publication will
doubtless be, to show the people of Virgin
la how abominable their own more afro
clous laws look when pointed out by them
selves Candid and conscientious Virgin
lans will not need a prompter to see, that
the TACT Of oppressive laws being necessary
to preserve slavery, is only an additional
reason why slavery should be Abolished
That was the way they reasoned in Mas
sachusetts, and that is the way they will
reason in Virginia. NO DOUBT.-N. Y.
E0an
LIBRARIES FOR STEAMBOATS, ON THE
MIss1ss1PP1.-The Committee of the
Missouri and Illinois Tract Society, at
meeting, Dec. 18th,
Resolved, That as far as practicable,
we will supp Y all the steamboats, doing a
regular business in the ports of Alton and
ST. Louis with library at an average
cost often dollars, from the publications of
the Am. Tract Society,""
A letter ust received from Rev Eph.
Strong, Gen. Agent, states that $500, have
already been subscribed in St. Louis for
the above object and $500 in Alton and
the books are already ordered-N Y
Eran.
ASAILoR's NoT1oN.-A sailor, seeing
some Of our domestic slave-traders driving
colored men, women and children on board
ship for New Orleans market, shook his
head and said, "Jim, IF the decil don
catch them felLers, zoe might as acelt not
hare uny derll r'-N. Y. Euan.
The C1TY-The interest in the sub
Jcct Of religion, continues in our city
Large numbers are awakened to theil
eternal Interests, and the gospel is still
preached In very MANY churches with
unwonted frequency and power, and not E
few individuals have believed and turned
to the Lord.
Mr.. Burchard is Iaboring in Chatham
street Chapel, and it arpears evident thai
the Lord is with him. He desires the
prayers of all his friends, specially, fo1
Chatham street Chapel at this time. Mrs
Burchard is laboring acceptably among
mothers and children.-N Y Eran.
FROM MEx1Co.-The newsfrom Mex
lco-from Vera Cruz in particular-i
full of encouragement to Santa Anna
At the latter place, the national flag, which
had been kept at half-mast since his cap
ture at San Jacinto, is now restored to it
usual position. Three days of festivit,
and general rejoicing have likewise becl
had on the occasion of the late news. |
was the general opinion that Santa Anna
would be Immediately re-appolnted to th'
Presidency. The Mexicans seem to dreac
the proposition of their chief to recogniz,
the independence of Texas.
CAUSE OF ScARc1TY-A writer in
New ork paper, who has noticed the cal
for the Mob-Meetlng, says
1T has occurred to me. that Mr.. JAG
ques may be ignorant of the prncipa
cause of the high price of bread stuAs, be
yond that occosioned by the failure Of the
crops, and therefore that you might be do
ing him a favor for which he will nc
doubt be thankful, if you would, through
the medium of your paper, just inform
him, that within the last IL months, ther'
! has been millions of bushels of grain
consumed by the distillers within the vi
} cinlty of this city, which would have mad
100000 barrels of -four, which quantit,
would have supplied every man, woman
! child, and infant with nearly barrels o
| -four each; and had that quantity beer
f thrown into the market in the shape o.
> bread s,ufs, instead OF whiskey, the price
of -four would have been as low as any
l one could have wished, and within TIT
reach of ALL"
INTERESTING FACTS related by B. c
Smith, chaplain of the Auburn State Pris
on: From an examination OF 975 convlcts