Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07

| to pay the Inspector for ''s,urtlng bungs' u
/ they did not also ask pay for "reFlacing"
them. Under all the circunista noes, ;he
committee think the prayer OF the petition-
ers should be denied"
1t affords US pleasure TO say. that whilst
some of the .NeU York guardians are mar
rowly watching mans tcorst enemy, others
are manfesling q due regard for the rights
of his best friend, as will be seen by peru
sal of the subjolned notice ola bill introdu-
ced into The Assembly. by Mr.. Herttcll,
')or the protection Of and preservation ofMe
rights Of married ,oomen."
BY the first section, the property, both
real and personal belonging to any woman
at the time Of her marriage, after the pas
sage OF the act, shall continue to be vested
in her the same as before her coverlure, and
the income Of her estate shall not enure TO
the husband, during the lite Of the wife,
without her consent. By the second sec
ton, the husband is entitled to so much Of
his wIfe's property, at her death, as by the
laws of the State the widow is now entitled
to at the time OF his dcmise- in other words,
he shall have dover"
Endless is the variety of ubjects that is
constantly being brought forward for the
sanction and appreciation of Legislatures
There seems to be scarcely any thing too
high to be above their consideration, moth.
ing too low to be beneath their notice.
We see that in the MARYLAND House on
the 4h inst, an order was submitted by Mr.
Hardcaste, requesting the Governor to or.
der the National Flag to be hois,ed on the
State House and salute to be fired at 70
O'Clock that day. in celebration Of the Inau-
guration Of Martin Van Buren,, as President
of the U. States the order was amended
SO as to read, in celebration Of the Inaugu.
ration of the President and Vice Pres ident
of the United States. 1t gave rise TO some
discussion and was finally rejected by vote
of 40 to 90.
, Some of the followers Of the Creates,
} and Best knowing full well how much he
delights in republican simplicity. proposed
making manifestation Of it in the Penn
sYLvAlIA Senate; not by the oristoctatic
hosting Of flag, but the extremely nodes
and bipartisan act Of reading the farewell
address of second Washington, and Of en-.
tering it on their Journal.
This business, Of such vast importance
, to the best interests Of their constituents
we brought forward upon the motion Of Nj
NJ llnI far tbn rsoIipo Mr.
r Burden scientifically moved to amend the
r amendment, BY adding the Inaugural ad.
dress Of MART" Van Burcn. Mr. Toand
wished TO amend the amendment by ad-
S ding The Letters of Nicholas Dddle to
John @. Adams, and gave as his reason
that he understood the burden OF the ad-
dress was an attack on the Bank. and the
and an'idote ought to 60 together. Mr..
Purviance was in favor of adding the letter
of Senator NJ kean on eXpunging. Mr.
Carpenter fearing that these documents
= would make sad work with Jackson's ad
dress Withdrew his motion.
r. That portion of the House, constituting
= ,'lhe party" protiling probably by the ex
- perlencc of their fellow lab)rers in the
Senate, instead Of broaching the matter
o during the sitting of the House, assembled
, in the evening, after The regular aj ourn
met oft that body listen to the rca ding of the
\ farewell, and ordered 10, 900 copies oft tt
printed for the benefit oflhe faithful.
y The Maine Legislature, as we learn by
p The subjolned article taken from the Port
and Advertiser, has also been occupied
about a h; ghly momcntous conecrnmcnt.
"The liberal and enlightened spirit, a,
. well as the profound sngaclty and wisdom
of our Legislature. will be the subject o
% wonder and admiration OF ages to come
>. Future generations will look back with
Il unbounded gratitude to that sage and pa
= triorc body of legislators, who with Sc
d much foresight and thoughtfulness for the
e rights and interest OF the people in 1887
:. so manfully fought against those monster;
j 10 legal form, arisiocratic m2nopoHs, vile
n corporations both private and public, par
5 iicuary the former, VINO cub themseve
II together for the purpose of improvement
: IN Sacred Music. The editor of the Ken
y ncbec Journal seems to have the right ide,
), about these matters AS well as our lcgis
Is lators, he sees afar off The impending dan
= ger,-and in aluson to The act pctiionet
e for By the Portland Musical Society thus
1, describes lis probable effects -
ut may be appreciated that this corpor
alton will monopolize all The bass vlols
q organs and psalm books in the country
-. and that singers on a small capital vii