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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-12
BRANDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY l2. 1887.

ADDED, however, perhaps on account o
his retainers present, "our system has ;
Myenmo mount, and puts your country 81
and So" In accepting my presents. h.
SAID he knew not what to give US Amer
leans and English for we seemed to have
everything already. Producing a gilded
casket, he exhibited, apparently in corrob
Grafton OF this remark, various handsome
articles, chiefly of English manufacture,
which had been given him; among the
rest watch presented by the famous gen
eraI Bandula, just before the contest with
the British, in which he lost his life
There was also his Tsal-o-ay,* which he
handed US to inspect, and then wore dur
ing the rest of the interview He spoke
OF our country with much appreciation,
and expressed a strong desire that we
should open commercial relations. 1t
was replied that their present restrictions
on exports disabled our vessels from SELL
ing their cargoes; that if specie and rice
were allowed to be exported, they could
pick up what little lac, ivory &c. there
might be In the market, and selling the
iN0' vi 'HNll SOOUo wi IlCe Ut specie, pro-
coed elsewhere TO complete their home
ward cargo. He could not See the pro-
prietY of sending away rice or specie
The wisdom and candor manifested on
several topics which came up, encouraged
me to lay before him the oppressive con-
duct of the rulers at Rangoon, and espe-
ciall y at Maubee, toward the missionaries
and the disciples. He declared himself
entrrl y ignorant Of these transactions,
and much dispIeased. | remarked, among
other things, that he knew the Karens
had no religion; that their conversion
threw no s ur on the state religion; that
Christianity must make better sub ects Of
these wild and unciviIized people, and that
In our country entire freedom of religious
opinions was allowed without injury. He
assented fully, and desired me to give him
the names of those officers at Maumee,
which | could not do He said, if | would
have full statement of the case written
and laid before him, he would sift it to the
bottom, and efectuaIIy prevent the repeti-
ton of such acts. was unable to give
such statement, but gladly promised to
forward it from Rangoon; Col. Burney
kindly engaging to be the medium of
communication, and to act for us in the
business.
"A golden necklace of particular construction,
worn only by the monarch and the highest nobIIi-
ty, and indicating rank by the number of its
chains.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-12
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
For the Vermont Telegraph.
SABBATH SCHOOL STATISTICS.

Mr. EDITOR ALLOW me to request the
attention of your readers to a subject which
relates alike to the interests of the New
England Sabbath School Union and of our
Sabbath schools generally throughout New
England. In the annual Report of the
Union for the last year the Sabbath-school
statistics of our churches were but imper-
fectly represented, inasmuch as they could
not be found in the annual Reports of seve-
raj of the state S. S. Unions, nor in the
Minutes of many Of the Associations. 1t is
desirable that these statistics should in the
course Of the present year be more fully COL
lected and reported and as the season for
holding the annual meetings of the Associ-
ations is approaching, l wish to request the
churches to include in their annual letters
such information respecting their Sabbath
schools, as will answer the following ques-
tons Il. Who is your Superintendent
2. How many Teachers and Scholars does
your school contain ? 3. How many Teach
ers and Scholars have made profession OF
religion during the past year? 4. How
many who have been connected with your
school have been called to the work of the
ministry ? 5. How many volumes in your
Sa5bath-school library? 6. Does your
school observe the Sabbath-school Concert
of Praver2 7. Do you hold a Teachers
meeting? How much has been contributed
the past year for the improvement of your
own School or for the general interests O.
the Sabbath-school cause? 9. How many
copies of the Sabbath-school Treasury de
you take 10. Have you Bible class Sc
parate from your Sabbath school, and if so
what is the number of attendants
If the Churches would communicate thi
information to their respective Associations
their Minutes might, with very little add
tional expense and much additional interest
present the condition and progress of thei
Sabbath-schools.
The writer earnestly requests to re ia
: vared with copy Of the Minutes of ever
7 Association containing any Sabbath-schoc
statistics or information not only in Ne"
! England bat in any of the other states.
> .S.MALLARY, Sec, of MESS. Union
E S. S. Depository, No.79, Cornhiu,
Boston, June 26.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-12
TERMS.

No. The VERMONT TELEGRApH is publish.
ed weekly, at $500 year, payable within foul
months-aRer four months and within eight,
S2,25-after eight months and within the year,
S2sO--atter the close of the year, to rise in this
ratio.
no. To companies who receive twelve or more
copies in one bundle, and pay within four months,
at 81 ,5O--after four months, TO rise. as above,
rs within eight months SC.
~ Agents, who procure and pay foI six sub
scribers, are entitled to the seventh copy GRATIS
o. No pap r to be discontinued until arTeara-
ses are paid except at the discretion Of the pub
Usher.
% All letters, to secure attention, must come
postage paid.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-12
VOL. IX....NO. AZ.

those principles which now, foresooth are
admired as novelty when the true nov
city is in the abuses under which those
principles have been forgotten, and that
beautiful ecclesiastical disci pine Concealed
which ought to have endured always
Let the clergy be distinguished, not by
their immunities and privileges, but by
their virtues, and then they will be treated
with a just and generous respect"
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-12

News FROM MISSION brief
note from II. Cherry, Of the missionary
reinforcement to Southern India, dated
March I3, on board the ship Saracen, of
Ceylon, four or FIVE days sail from Ma,
dras, reports |" All well. !" "
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-12

MISSIONARIES AT SINGAPoRE.-Ihe
Globe publishesa correspondence between
Mr.. BaIcstier, the American Consul at
Singapore, and an agent'of the Missiona-
RES Of the Board of Foreign Missions at
that place, from which it appears that the
latter have resolved to fit up the room for
merIy occupied by the Malay School,
for the accommodation of sick American
sailors. and have notified the Consul that
the Mission will receive such sailors as
he may think need medical advice and
assistance. and take care of them without
charge. ii sE@.:= -.f~as
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-12

He that is void of wisdom despiseth
his neighbour: but man Of understand
| ing holde,h his peace
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-12

WHERE PROSPERITY IS sAFE.-Ihe
following anecdote was related at the meet
ing ofthe Mass Baptist State Convention
by Mr.. Badger:
He said he wished they could feel as
did Christian merchant Of bis acquaint-
ance, with whom he met in New Y ork,
on the morning after the great fire had
consigned SI7,OoO,Ooo of property to de-
struction. This merchant had been
wealthy, and had contributed much to the
cause of Home Mission. Mr.. B. commits
Grated with him upon his loss; and the
reply was, " Yes; I am now poor man;
but when think of the destruction Of my
property, it is consolation for me to re-
member that the money eohich / gare l"
support Of Home Missions is sate." He
hoped that all present would make at
least a portion of their property safe, by
casting it into the treasury ofthe Lord.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-12-22
CrRcuMsrAx rIAL EVIDENCE.

The Boston Mercantile journal gives
the following remarkable case 81 murder.
and conviction Of an innocent person, as
illustrating the uncertainty Of clrcuInstan-
ti,l evidence. The Journal also employs
j. as an argument against capital punish
ment.
A negro WIN had run away from his
caster in SOnlh Carolina. arrived in Lon
dun in an American ship. Soon after NJ
landed, he got acquainted with po"r h"-
nest laundress in Wrapping. who washed
his linen. This poor woman usually
wore gold rings on one al her fingers;
and il was said that she had saved little
muney, which induced this wretch 10
conceive The design Of numbering her, and
taking her property. She was widow.
aud lived in an humble dwelling with her
nephew. One night her nephew came
home much intoxicated, and was put TO
bed. The negro. who was aware oi the
circumstance, thought this would be ia.
vorable opportunity for executing his
bloody design. Accordingly, he climb-
ed to The top of the house. stripped HIM
sell naked, and descended through the
chimney to the apartment Of the laundress,
whum he murdered--nol until after y Sc
we're struggle, the noise If which awake
her drunken nephew, in the adjoining
room---who got up and FASTENED TO the
rescue Of his aunt.
In the meantime The villain had cut of
the finger with the rlngs---bu. before he
could escape, he was grappled with BY
the nephew, who being very powerful
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PENITEN TIARIES.

ThesGovernor Of Alabama, in his Mes
sage to the Legislature. strongly recon-
nends the establishment OF Penilen,ia-
ry. lie successfully meets several OBJ
jec,ions which are urged sgains. them,
aud in reply To the statement that Crimi-
nails are TOO we'll treated in the Penilentia.
ny, he says
81 am for my own part, inclined 10
think that hard labor. --coarse food and
MISUNDERSTANDING silence during the day,
and solitary confinement during The night.
are as much as human nature can we'll en-
dure; especially when continued for
months or years together. These, added
to the ignominy of,he punishment. make
Penl.entiaries, as conceive, the most ef.
fectual terror 10 evil doors that The wi. Of
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man hls ever vet devised. + have 20
nothing Of the ssluisry influence VIII
his nude d punishment Is calculated II
exert upon The offender himself, as con.
pared with The contrary influence which
our present system is known 10 hase---of
the exercise Of body he enioys-.-.he
means II moral improvement thrown ID
hrs wsy--sad The trade be acquires: a
eontrassed Ei,h The enervalion Of body,
aud corruption Of mind which the inseii.
wy aud vicious associations NJ our eom.
mon jsils must ever prodoce. As j, has
been my purpose IN glance but slightly AZ
the prominent features OF the important
subject 10 hand, | will simply remark ia
conrlu,'na u this subject, that IN NV
hnmbi, jnign.nt ao:hing which she pre-
sent General Assembly rnuId do. would
81 much rebound to The welfare Of The
state, and their own hnnnr. ). he esssb-
iishmento f Peniirntiary. and with shrse
impressions, again cordially recommend
10 them thai measere."
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FIN the 6 maa, .un Trlag-tp
ADVANTAGES OF TAKING A
NEWSPAPER.

We are not gong I" write You homI-
y on this worn-out subject. We know
you woaldn'l read il II we did. But We
want to tell you Iiule circumstance tia,
occurred a short time since IN this npigh-
aOthOod, which will not occupy much
more space than you have already gone
o'eL II is this: A subscriber nf ours.
who like too many others WIN don't
snow their own interests, got the foolish
idea mo his head that he couldn'i afford
to take the paper auy longer, as The times
hal 'scome 50 dreadfally hard-aI.hough
be 6Tag farmer, was making more AZ
nes han ever he did--and 50 he dlsrnn-
hlued 1t. We struck his name on, reluc-
t'ndy. as We do all good subscribers. and
according to his orders, sen. him no more
papers.
hwasn't long however, say two weeks.
ae'oFe we had another visit from him. |,
soOa appeared that he couldn't afford To
o''ke NO paper any longer; and he forth.
With had his name re-enIered on our list,
and at the same time. suiiIng the arttDu To
the word, be reached US % bank note
home Of Dyou's--and we instantly re-
10 ned hun a good three dollar corpora
ana plaster, and receip, for the balance;
he being one Of those kind. hosmlable
men, who fall into the good practice Of
PAVING their subscriptions IN advance.
BSl let US have the little circumstance,
We think we hear some oil our readers
say. We beg pardon--you shall have it
IN trlce. After handing bun the three
dollars and the receipt---( we always give
receipts )-.-he said---but no matter what
h' lad down before US three two dollar
coF?terfeit notes Of the Spring Garden
Corporation, which he had taken in mar
keI' through ignorance Of their existence,
out which the very next paper after he
discontinued, would have told him all
about.
Upon making inquiry OF his neighbors.
who Of course took the Telegraph---he
learnt that they too had been offered them,
Du' having opportunity been apprlsed Of
E'e'r character, they were promptly re-
Jec'ed. This is the lt,tle circumstance,
genie reader; and as our friend rose 10
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-12-22
g,,. sss (Gsrnaa Rsfarnsil Ssskly Mes
senger, =e. .-..
T., FEW WORDS 10 YOUNG MEN.

1@eEAAe
FEN WORDS TO YOUNG MEN.
hi. anp al the glaries Of this highly
t,,rs. land ia which ne live, that The
Is oasn far lhs hnmblssI and poorest
a., .aas 70 h:srnme useful and respee-
-. IN soc,ely. The poor may become
-, and the mast iEnnranl may obtain
- >. education Is will 81 Them lor
"a. b4siaess and consequent respec-
ss,1as. There Is not a farmers son
- "a apprenmced mechanic. but what
.,,. By seli-improvemenI and aPplles-
=, store his mind by useful reading 10
s,,,ne both useful and respectable in
.,,,,y. One hour in q day employed
!. ,sshng. will. in The course 0f few
,,ar,. enable HIM 70 stand side By side
Trb sns hi nf nj. fellow men who have
a. tae b..i opportunities ofrecsiving an
ri. ~. ifnnl libefal education. iiuw
nav ,aung ,aen IT good natural iairnls
hur b "a aeglecged by their parents or
ru..aIs 10 regard 90 their educatIOns-
IT., have scarcely had the ruliments
Al .arlr m ,Iher tongue. but might. by .
I'LL aapllealiun. surmount al these ad-
vs,.e circumstances. and hecnme Orna-
r,a. t, ne state or the church. was
Il !, these remarks. by referring To the
ag.a a.lauces &c one Ut our INST eEInent
81 IA the West. who. when he was
,a.rg wears at age, dad not know he
| ,.aael H., made his living By hard
a,ly labnr. Al that period uf life he
eau nsarrd learning the A Is 4. lie
en- ao,cI nis evenings 10 reading papers.
,.ra he pfocured few books, and IN a
IA Yeats he had lillls library 81 hoaks.
| H. ha. hrra a member Of Congrcss fbr
| , aaalbcr Of years. and filled that slau"n
E,ih honor and credit; and long agp. he
Eas (iuvprnor of a western state. Nor
10. he been unworthy Of such a trust,
4: j. itequpnily the case; bu, IN the con-
usry. he Is rminently qualified for il. and
b.. argl Standing in the halls Of legisls-
ana has never been questioned. having
been one ufns most eloquent and efficlenl
members.
h. true. tina, no. every one viii Be
.bt to become eminent. but every one
nav, by improving his talents. do much
towards his own advancement in inteIler
nal Improvement II young men can
only be Induced u spend their evening.
al I,mf, in useful reading, 40 matter what
have been their opportunities previously.
thps nav vet become what they are MOI
noe likely Ia be-inlelIigenl. asefui
nsnaers Of society: and wheiher thsv
sOui aae 10 be mechanics Ur farmers us
90, ,fey will adbrn their ststlOn. aud add
an l9cllculable amount 10 their pessnn Il
eoafan and happiness, by possessing
sources Of eyoymen. within themselves.
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nan. lhnugh much intoxicated, very near
u nserp9~rrrd HIM. whra by lhe light
II the mann. which shnne through NJ.
sindoa. he disrovered the complexiOn u
the villain. whom. having seldos. seen
negro. he tn0k Coz me devil The mur-
dersr then d.sengagsd himself from he
grasp al The nephew. and succeeded ID
making his esrape through The Gimme,
But The nephew believed. aud ever alter
wards declared, thai il sas lhe devil With
Wham he had struggled. and who hal
suddenly flown iRl0 the air and disap-
pared The negru. IN the course al 'le
struggle, had besmrared iile yaung mans
shirt IN many places. with the blood II
his SlrtIm---snd This joined with other cir
camslances. induced his nelghbors 10 con-
s.der lhr nephew a. the murderer of his
aunt lie WA arrested, examined, and
committed 10 prison --lllough he persist
ted I'm asserting hIs innocensr, and told
his story Of the midnight sisiIer. when
appeared rot only Improbable. but ridi-
eulous IN lhe extreme. lie was tried,
convicted and eyseuisi---proIesling 10 the
last his iaIal ignorance u The murder. aud
throwing It wholly on his black aniago-
mist, whom he believed TO b. no other
than Satan. ...~..*
The real murderer was moi suspected.
and returned ln America wilh his lille
bnoly---bul after a wrelehed existence. ol
ten year.. 90 his deaIh-beJ confessed the
murder, and related the particulars attend
ing IL. .. te ,a
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-12-22
DEACON SLOW.

Deacon Slow had three SIMS III Is IN
necessary To mention MS daughters who
were. As descnn's sons are apl 10 be. The
deuce only can tell why. very rnguish.
They were in the habit IL poking Fun NJ
an old ram. who endearoured IL take his
share of the sport by builing them over.
kind Of iun which he often manifested
an inclination On play of upon The Dea-
con rs he marched down 10 salt The fork
for these were duties 10 which he paid
strict attention. as he was extremely hu-
name, except when he was made very
wrolh. an winch nreasiaa his anger would
burn like a furnace seFen times heated.
Nor the Descon's sheep pasture was on
the Shawnee river. which u narrow bur
deep; aud The pasture terminates in pre-
clpice which rose fifteen feet ahuve the
water aud shelved over IL, a. a beetle
browsd house hangs over narrow street;
and the boys, who had exhausted all OH
er fun upon the ram, were 10 the habit.
now and then. ri squalIing IN the edge
Of the prsciplce, and darIng hat at him.
al which he would come With blind fury
there. Tile hoy Win held the ht cnuld
easily leap aside. and the exaspefated ram
was quickly c''oled By plunge headlong
dove the precipiee iuta the stream, A.
This rick they we're nne day caught rs
the Deacon their iaghrr. who tonk ,lem
into a ,hicke, close by aud Amounted their
backs ihoro, hly with he nil II turch--
an excellent apa5ranaa ~ such eases
msde aud provided. ! not always ef-
ferIlal, however. and IN Ihi. case tirr dis
ease was not cnre,l, as the hoys were 4
few days after waiting round the place in
order IL &c ,,ra. tie joke on the unsuspeel-
ing and innocent ram; but On behnlding
their father Al distances, coming with
his basket of salt th' hid IN the th,ckr,
which they had so good o'casian to re-
member. Slowly came Deacon Solomon
Slow. and after he scattered his salt. ne
stood upright. and thought within himself
that u would he Enusiug IL see The ram
holt over the prrciPic" INTO the river. lie
law no one nlgh--h0w should he. when
thu bls sers hrI ~ the bushes, aud TAX.
rag III his brn1d b'nnned hl', b. matie
demnnstsa3tms Inch a. mre altr4rIed
the l,rd ~ ,hr ilncs. Who set na, IS usu.
al in fall speed. The dearon had sqnst
led rlnse I" li,r rdge--and. as h. saw the
ram buund,ng along. h. pictured out to
his fancy the ridiculous figure the silly
sheep would mike, bounding with 4
splash into tie water--he began 10 smile
the ran AZ last came close, fierce on the
charge. mnre enraged as the hat was lar
ger Than communicable d"arna grInued
uu,right.--but IN the m,d,t of his delight
at the ran's riiirulnns appearance, he
forgot 10 jump aside. anil the beas, but
ted hin over wr'h splash III" thai w.
ter where he in'rnded The sIily sheep
should have goue. The boys ran out
ciapptnr their hnds and shouting
"you'v gnt it. dad" IN all The &C. iscy III
revenge. lie u.s. afterwards rallied Dea.
cnn solomon by his neighbours. among
whom he lived aud died al venerable
old ape.
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depart. he gave ~ sn expressive smile a.
he said We should now continue che Te-
legrsph until invited 10 bis funeral: and
We. moi 10 be ouldone IN courtesy, made
one Of the most graceful e,lrporsl iBrlina-
lions YOU ever ss~. hoping. in true Turk
ish grsndiloquenee, that he might live q
thousand years.
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A WARNING VOICE.

In noticing me rsall OF the recent
Elections ID New York, the Reading
Chronicle Pennsylvania. firm sr5-
porter II Prssident Van bursn's Aorai-
nistrauon, 'thus raises is warning voice
sga,ssi Ire policy winch j. - rass con-
signing is authors sid aoeuofs u poliii-
cal death: 81
We have only met with ] reverse.
and. il viewed IN The proper light. wltl q
deserved rebnke. II j. warning tina,
tie demoers',e parry should relprn 70 IFS
ancient landmarks. and repudiste these
violent aud nl.semly doclrints. it only
ior seheming il'bp'sn or less inno-
cent schemsr. The democratic party is
still strong and sill ss usual triumph, but
II must abandon he.cangernus ground il
has in same Instances only pretended 10
assume, ard il must address il. Arguments
aud MEASURES to The industrious. the sc-
tive. and The pubic spirited poruan Of
the community. ard nor 10 The III, and
rioIous. We have been PLAINLY told
through The baiiotboJss--.ihs, The people
will no longer perht "sr ii he wsged
against their ln'eresis---tha, every proper
" holder, whether he b. worth Eve or
Ave Thousand 'ioaars---and whether his
capital consist u cash or credit. will de-
rnand lhs, l'e he protected IN all his rights
ri citizenship. and mol in,erfercd with di.
recdy or indirectly, IN his lawful pur.
SUITS" Of
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The following judicioos and well-limed
sdmonitIon from the Richmond Wing
meets with our cordial appreciation. We
hope il will be well considered and OBJ
served BY every thinking patriot:
We wish 10 Impress the Wings with
The importance Of not only INDUCING cha
rity and lorbearance among themselves,
but 10 avoid tina, proscripuSe violence and
partisan bigo,ry (ihe Distinguishing traits
of.Jacksonism) which their brilliant ni-
umphs tended so strongly 10 engender.
We desire TO see the Wings victorious,
and to carry out their principles. but, m
doing so, to act the parts Of liberal and
enlightened patriots and statesmen. We
are not such parusans rs to desire
change Of rulers, merely 10 get another
set as violent, proscrip,ive. and rabid.
We wish Tor the change, for the peace
and welfare, and the happiness aRd glory
oil the country. II success were unfor-
tuua,ely TO render The Wings frantic aud
furious. or, to express the whole In one
word, Jacksonidn in their feelings and
policy, we should cease to exult n their
,riumphs, because they would then sease
TO be Wings" .. -
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On one occasion, John, of England, is
said TO have demanded money from
jew, as a communication Of the pun,shmen
for an offence he. had committed against
The laws Of the realm. and 60 have order
ed one Of the Jews teeth TO be extracted
every day until he complied with The
requlsition. The Jew Inst seven teeth
and then paid the sum demanded. How
like the Jew is Martin Van Buren,! He
has committed gross outrages upon The
laws and bes, interests Of his country,
and the people have commenced extract
ing his political teeth. He has just lost
an eye tooth, New York. J and se should
like 10 know how many more the Wings
must extract, before the little gentleman
is brought TO his senses! "s'-. y ..<''~
'@ -" Louisville Gazette.