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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

.Merico-no tcar-Teras in the Union-per-
haps. The Richmond Enquirer says that Con-
gress will not adopt the measures recommend
cd by the President against Mexico. Proha.
bly, Santa Anna will manage matters in Mexi-
co So as 10 preclude the necessity ef any harsh
expeticnls on the part of the u. s. By the
way Santa Anna rs really very impor-
tnni parsonage: he has certainly an opportu-
nifty 10 prove himself great manor great
sconndrol-by redeeming the pledges he has
made, to Texas and to this country, or by to-
fusng 10 redeem them. He is pledged TO give
peace TO Texas-and, if reports be true which
come from the South, he is also pledged to OBJ
tain the consent of the Mexican government
to boundary line, between the United States
and Mexico, WHICH shall place Teras pithin
The U. S. territory, In that case, our Con.
gress will have no trouble about recognizing
the independence of Texas, nor in admitting
her rto the Union. We apprehend, however,
that Texas would find uouble its govern
mcnt, as now established, would be at an end,
and who will then pay its public debt for the
war; Who will guarantee TO the officers and
soldiers the bounty lands, which have been
promised them However, We won't mag-
ino difficulties every thing seems now TO de-
pond upon Santa Anna, and let us see how he
succeeds in acting his part.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

The Van Buren, papers of western New
York-or leastthree of them-ure finding much
fault with the Washington Globe, because it
docs not forward rhem ls extras, according to
promise in payment for publishing The pro-
speotus thereof. We are surprised that the
editors should manifest so little acquaintance
with the way of doing things at Washington.
They should take the Globes pledges Just as
they do Gen. ackson's-condtione that the
pledge shall be directly rio'ated.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

More fraud-irresponsiL billy Of public officers.
%, says that the Land Office gentry Mt Coma
have been detected in dcfrauding government
TO largo amount. Hero is an admirable OPP
portunty for the President 10 apply his doc
trinc Of the irreSpohsibilhy Of public officers.
Suppose he demands an investigation OF the
Gonia land oflice--scnds on an agent TO take
possession of the books and papers, who en-
tiers the Office and demands the Register aud
Receiver to deliver them up; " Oh, no my
dear sir; we agree with the President perfect
lyl specific charges Specific charges sir /;
the President accuses us Of choatng-we are
to DC considered innocent until proven guilty /;
bring on your proof--let us have your 'speci-
lic charges > we can't suffer you 10 make us
prove ourselves euilty-we can't give up the
books--no, no, sir-we have no notion of be-
ing hauled over the Goals Of Spanish lnqui-
sion' Andrews doctrine is just the thing
his letter 20 Wise hit the nail on the head, and
suits our case to T--hurra for Jackson =
] NOW tlls SOTl OF EluIt WOulu not answer inc
purpose Jackson himself would hang the
rascals under The second scction"--and ye
why is not the public officer in land Office, I
Secretary of one of the departments, or a clerk
in the post-oiiice, as perfectly justfObc in us
ing such language as is the President himself
! The President is not so high as to be beyonc
the reach Of Congress the power Of prefer
ring Improbable matter is in one House, an,
The power to try is in the other; the power Of
inquiring into abuses in every department il
clearly incident but Of what consequence i!
this power of Congress-where is the respon
sibility Of public ofiicers-f the President il
not bound to give the Congress all informa
ton demanded concerning official transactions
Let the reader apply the doctrines OF the let
ter-of the President, which will be found OF
our first page, 10 the Coma case, and see
they will abide the test.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

" The Unirersal Educator" We have re-
ceived the first number OF Ibis paper, in qunrio
form, published in Cincinnati, edited by N.
HoiIey. Its appearance is highly complimcn"
iury to the printer; its matter is, Of course,
entirely relative to education. The paper has
been started under the patronage Of" The Wcs-
tern Literary Institute and College of profess
sional teachers" for the promotion OF educa
ton in the Western States. We commend
the Educator 10 teachers. Price slpcr an
mum.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

iEID Notwithstanding the Presidents order
to the Secretaries to attend 10 their public bu-
siness and let the inquisiiors' alone, it seems
that either Secretary Woodbury. has disobeyed,
or else some spy OF the inqnisiion' has pene-
trated his camp. The correspondent Of the
N. Y. Enquirer gives 10 the public a letter
from the Cash er Of the State Bank Of Hi
nois 10 the Secretary Of the Treasury, con-
cerning certain charges of opOlitcal and purity
nature against The bank.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

Pro SLAVERY MOVEMENT IN VIRGINIA.
In the Virginia House OF Delegates, on the
81 inst. Mr.. MAY submitted The following
resolutions, which were ordered 10 be prin-
ted Tor the use of the members:
'Resolred by the general assembly Of p'ir-
ginia, That the following articles be pro-
posed tn The several States of this Union,
and TO Congress, as an amendment OF the
Uniled States:
The power ofih Congress of the u. S.
shall not be construed so rs 10 authorize the
passage Of any law for The emancipation Of
slaves within The District of Columbia,
without the consent ol The individual prop
rielors thereof, unless by the sanction ui The
Legislature OF Virginia and Maryland; and
under such conditions as they Shall by law
pre- scribe.
The powers Of Congress shall not be so
construed as Ia authorize The passage al
anv law Ia prohibit the transportation OF
slaves from any STATE or territory of the u.
5. in which persons may he held IN slavery,
To any other state or territory in which they
may be so held.
Congress shall have power, and they are
hereby required, 10 pass such laws as may
be found necessary, LIST, To prevent and 10
punish the formation of any society, asso-
CATION, or assemblagc of persons, in any
state or lertio,y, for the purpose oi effect
ing The abolition ofslavery in any other state
or territory OF This Union. 2. To prevent
and To punish any attempt or act, made or
done by writing, printing, or otherwise, IN
| any state or teri TORY, with intention lock
cite slaves in any other STATE or territory of
the Union, to iusurrection or rebellion ag-
ainsl the proprielors thereof, or against the
| laws aud government of such state ar ter
rilory. 8. 70 prevent the transmission by
mail, or the delivery from offices of n
ny newspaper, or other printed paper,
which may tend 10 excite servle lnsurrec-
ton or rebellion in any state or territory D.;
and which, by The laws thereof, it may be
declared penal 10 publish or circulate. And
4. To enable the owners or proprietors and
their agents, more ehectually 10 recover any
slave, which may have abSconded from them
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

and John Flobrook Of Brallebotough, have
been appointed, by the Governor, commission
ers, under he I'd Section Of the act of The le-
gislaiure, "appropraling the sum therein men
toned for making certain surveys" TO employ
a competent engineer or engineers TO survey
the rail road route through the valleys OF the
Connecticut and Passumpsic
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

1t is confidently asserted by the Boston
Courier thai Mr.. Webster miu resign his scat
in the Senate at the close Of the present SEES.
sion. As much as this is TO be regretted, Mr.
Webster has undoubtedly determined on Ibis
course after due consideration.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

Temperance. This day, February %, is The
day appointed for simultaneous temperance
meetings in the United States. In the course
Of slight examination, which circumstances
have led us to make, we find an item worthy
of notice on the occasion. The imports from
foreign countries, of intoxicating liquors, in
the year 1885, were as follows, according to
the report of the Secretary Of the Treasury:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

Ohio. From the report of committee APP
pointed by the Legislature 10 explore the state
and report as to the expedcncy Of minute
geological survey, it appears that iron, salt
and coal are 10 be found in immense quaint
ties, both north and south OF The Ohio river
Undoubtedly a survey will eventually be made.
Let this subject weigh upon The minds Of our
own people, Vermont must be geologicaly
surveyed and her resources brought TO light.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

The pet banks. The Spy in Washington
threatens to make some developements con-
cerning these banks-showing that some OF
them, at least, applied for the deposites on par
ty grounds. The Bank of Burlington is i'm
plcated
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

SILK. We have been shown some spec
linens of silk from the Nantucket factory
That completed in January, 1886, is good,
very great Improvement, and the twiled
silk, which has a mixture Of the nankeen-
colored cotton, is an admirable article, and
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

.LJ9Senator Mex can, who was not in the
Senate when the vote was taken on the en-
Punge, has written letter to the legislature OF
Ponnsylvaain, in which he denounccs the " ex-
punge" as unconstitutional, and OF course
says that he should have voted with the mi
noriiy had he been in his seat.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

Tom Benton is accused of writing letters
for Philadelphia newspaper, in his own praise
and abusing Senator Rivcs. The letters GER
tuiry resemble his style--bOld, denunciatory,
vulgar
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

.lnother Veto. 1t is said that the President
is very much opposed to the bill lately passed
by the Senate with so much unanimily, re-
pealing the Treasury order; and that he de-
clares he will veto it, lift snail pass the House
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28
1O.O34 229

1O,O34 229 So, 500, SEQ
being about , millions short of the value Of
all the butter, cheese, pork, horses, mules,
grain, flour and meal, exported from the Uni
ted States the same year. To this add ut least
IA millions for intoxicating liquors Of domes-
tic manufacture, and, (after deducting liquors
exportcd,) VIC have the sum Of moro than ~
millions expended for ntoxication- being more
than the amour! Of the expenditures Of the
national government for the same year =
! The reader will note that VIC have not estima-
ted the profit to the retailers paid by the drin-
kcrs, occasioncd by the aduterarion OF foreign
liquors, OF by reducing them with water, nor
the expense of freight, storage, sc. and the nett
profit which tic sellers receive.
! Another fact may lead 10 important esti-
mates the quantity'of grain annually distilled
| in the city of New York alone is one million
t,co hundred thousand bushels, excusve1 of
what is brewed intoistrong beer, ale and apor-
ter enough 10 furnish every human being in
| Vermont with nearly four bushels The guam.
ity of grain thus ,corss than threwn array in
the U. S. must be not less than TEN MIL
LION BUSHELS. Who cannot see that his
! pocket and his stomach are enormously taxed
TO support i9temperancc, encourage murder
and arson and theft and vice, in every form.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28


Sno,r in England We do not know but
that we were too hosiy in saying that the sto.
ry of 80 or 10 feet deep snow ia England was
a MuncLaueen- ism. The following account Of
some OF the effects Of the snow is from the
Brighton England Gazette, of Dee. 30;
"Thc magistrates, the neighbors, all flock
ed TO render assistance and n force Of $50
men was soon organized, and Immediately be-
gan their melancholy work. The laborers
worked necessarily, and up TO about three o.
clock had succeeded in exIrcating eleven per.
sons, of whom six unhappily were dead
While ths was going on, signal-men were
placed on the brow OF the cliff TO intimate any
immediate impending danger, as it was anticI-
pated, from the appearance Of the snow, that
another fall would speedily take place. Planks
were placed across the river III front, 10 enable
the people, on the very instant the alarm should
be given, 10 make their escape. As anticipa-
! ted, another large avalanche fell with an appal-
ling crash burying beneath it many Of the poor
workmen who were assiduously laboring to
rescue their buried fellow creatures. Fortu-
natey lew OF them were hurt, though many
had hair breadth escapes An extraordinary
| incident may be mentioned just before The
second fall, a laborcr had succeeded in getting
| hold of the hand Of a female sufferer, from
/ whom he heard, or iancied he heard, groan,
! when the signal from above was given, and
such as were able made a precipitate flight
| The work was resumed soon as possible,
and continued unremittingly until five O'Clock,
at which hour the last victim was discovered
dead.
The names of the unhappy sufferers were
William Gear Joseph Wood. Mary Taylor,
Phoebe Barnden, Maria Bridgman, Mary Ma
ria Bridgman, Jane Brooks, Su an Haywood,
! 70, had their thighs broken; doing well -
three children, and Mrs Sherlock, were slight.
| ly bruised. 1t has been asccrtained, beyond a
doubt, that every petson who was buried be-
meath the ruins had been dug out"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-28

iI}@ The Rdil Road, It Ia estimated will cost,
from Boston TO Ogdensbursh, $4,000, 600
that is Sl2, 500 per mile and very liberal es'
innate it is. The interest at 6 per cent is
$50, 600 per annum and %, 500 passengers,
at SO for $40 miles, (ess than y cents per
mile,) will pay the interest 10 the stockholders,
while the freight will at least pay The expense
Of keeping the road in repair. BIT where are
we TO get the 2s,5O0 passengers ? We esti-
mate the present travel on the route al 5000 {:
we add the travel from New England emigra-
ting west, which does not now take this route,
but ould if rail road was made, at 5000
more and the travel from The Vest to Boston,
more than at present, at least $500. Here
then, we guess, is $500 and where shall we
obtain 10000 more? We tell you we shall
get more than this number of emigrants from
foreign lands. The distance, via Ogdensbureh,
from Boston TO Buffalo, will not exceed the dis
lance from New York TO Buffalo more than
20 or so miles unless New York substitutes
rail roads for its canals, the Boston and Og-
densburgh route would be the quickest and
cheapest and hence we count upon with
drawing from ". Y. 10 Boston a part OF the
$4,000 foreigners who now annuity land at
N. Y. The distance from Boston TO Montre-
al is at least 100 miles less than from N. Y
to Montreal hence here we claim another
portion of the travel which now goes By the
way of New York. The distance from Dos.
ton to Ogdensburgh is hundreds of miles less
than from the mouth Of the st. Lawrence to
the same place, and hence we count upon a
very large share Of The cmigrants to Upper
Canada, who 60 via the ST. Lawrence. Let
this guess-work be made matter for reflection
If We do not grossly belle the yankee charac.
ter for guessing, we guess the conclusion ginC
out Of ten will arrive at is, that the Bosium nd
Ocdensburgh rail road stock will be az prof
table as any in the county.
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WOMAN'S EYES.

Away, away Ill drink no more
Let's join the minstrel throng;
Away, where voice and Lutte outpouT
The dulcet tide OF song,
But let it be where Beauty's bower
Its sweetest theme supplies;
Song loses half its magic power
Cnblest by Woman's eyes
The warriors lance, the poets pen,
May win immortal fame;
As ocean cav. and mountain glen
Are taught each glorious name.
Yet is there still than fame, perchance,
A prouder, richer prize;
Who values not the sunny glance
Who's home Is Woman's eycsi
There Is an hour when words are vaiI,
An hour twice known TO none: 4
1t is when hearts, that once were IVAN,
First feel they are but one
Fen then when SENSE appeals to sense,
And passion speech denies,
What then is Loves best eloqucnce
IT'S that Of Woman's eyes.
I've drained the cup on Rhines proud hills,
I've drank Gsronnc, TO thee;
Where laugh the snow Alps thousand rills,
I've quair d To liberty.
But, oh OF all the bacchant stores,
Garonne or Rhine supplies,
Give me the cup that, man,ling up,
Ia drained TO Woman's eyes
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Sydney Smith, preaching charity sermon, fre-
queny repeated the assertion that, of all nations, En-
gishmen were the most distinguished for generosity
and the love OF their speees The collection happened
to be inferior TO his expectations and he said that he
had evidently made great mistake, and that his ex.
preston should have been, that they distinguished
for the love Of tbcir specie Backrroods MagdSInc.
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A Case for The OPINION Of a Court Of Hoaor.-By
the charter Of appointment OF the hereditary lord high
chamberlain OF England, he has the right the dress
by the sovereign at each coronation in which he
appear on the first court after that august ceremo
ny. Quere Will the noble Lord who succeeds to this
office, be bound literally to fulfil the terms Of this
eh,rgr-
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We might quote other authorities in sup
port of these doctrines, which we believe
coincide with the sentiment Of ninc-tenths Of
the republican party. We sincerely commend
them to the whole people Of the country, and
for the purpose Of impressing them thoroughly
upon the minds Of our readers, we shall pre-
sent them, several days successfully, in our
columns, with such additions as we may find
it convenient TO make.
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THE MADIsONIAN.
THOMAS ALLEN,
EpIroH rKorRixroA.

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Again

although have always been opposed to the IN
crease Of banks, would nevertheless pursue towards
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In conclusion, Mr.. Wrigh. observed:

He world merely pronounce his opinion that the
country would sustain the Executive arm Of the Go
vernmen in the Experiment now making to substitute
the State Institutions for the Bank Of the United States
He had the mast cai,rc confidence IN thc FIJI and
pieie success Of The Experiment."
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SPEECH OF Mr.. MADISON

In the Housec 81 Representatives. efths U. s., Feb 2,
1871, on ms Bal 10 charter nc Bank Of The United
States. $
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The constitution gave to Congress express power
to coin money and regulate the value thereof and OF
foreign CON- and expressly prohibits the exercise of
similar power by the States. Whether
they also designed dves the states Of their sntece
dent right to incorporate banks, it would be
curious than useful TO enquire That matter, far
ii relates the question OF power, must be
gsrded as settled taror Of the continued authority Of
the STATES. Assuming that this was contemplated by
the trainers Of the federal constitution, 1t then
evident that their hopes Of sound currency mus, have
been based upon the expectation that the respective GO
yernments would faithfully discharge their peculiar du-
ties aud as faithfully conne themselves to their
spectlye spheres; that the federal government would
exert all It's constitutional powers, not only by creating
and diusng metallic currency but by protecting
against paper circulation OF the same nominal value,
whilst the states supplied saeh eassions q paper as
mgh be actually demanded BY the neeessit'es 81 Com
merce, aud at variance either IN denomination or
amount with the existence Of adequate specie cur
reney. Had such policy been pursued, there is the
best reason for believing that just proportion 6eticeeu
paper and Specie might hare been prsscrred and a
sound currency uniformly maintained"
Again:
although have always been opposed to the in
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Mr.. Woodbury., in his Repor, to Congress
in December, 1884, says:

a, the par, of sound philosophy and true political
wisdom to Improve TO the utmost, consistently with
s,tutonal difficulties, present mixed currency
When it is remembered that, after long experience
amos, every nation Of Europe, and especially the most
enlightened and commercial ones, have, though possess
ing full power abolish wholly the paper SYSTEM deem
ed good economy and great convenience to retain it
certain extent. for the larger and distant ope
rations in and finance: when it is considered
that the paper system generally supposed increase
the activity Of the surplus moneyed capital Of counry
hy collecting into banks and distributing speedily.
needed, and to make less quantity Of circulating
medium, employed in this way, answer the same pur-
poses Of society with Target quantity otherwise en-
ployed and when II IS computed 10y many, whether
Justly and wisely, need not here be discussed that
through the OF paper the amount Of specie
in the vaults of banks, the public is eaahle 10 Obtain
temporary Of so much more money, as IL to that
extent, and for that purpose, it real addition TO
the specie capital and at the time 10 realize
inc in the and loss Of the specie in the vaults
which would otherwise sustain actual use, the ques
ton becomes very doubtful whether in this commercial
aud widely extended country, the anticipation he
justified that the States the people will soon, If ever
consent the disusc q banks Of paper issues But II
is more probable that the discussion and increased in
terest attending this subject viii terminate bere, as IN