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Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-06

A ne,c icay 10 make up a Verdict, and
get ont Of a Jury Room-One ofthe cutest
tricks we have heard of for time, was
played off by jury in the Supreme Court,
which was sitting in this town last week
The jury had case under consideration,
and Of course, were onthe 'lock up;" they
could not agree, and as it was getting late
in the evening, the prospect OF spending
the night in confinement was any thing
but agreeable. The Judge had been ap-
piled TO for release, and informed of their
situation; but, thinking that night spent
in debate would tend to produce unanim-
ity OF opinion, gave orders to keep them
together until they made a verdict I'm
der these circumstances they adopted a
suggestion made by one Of their number,
made up verdict, which they with their
oaths sealed, and giving it TO the officer
in attendance, departed for their homes;
and, we have no doubt, enjoyed their
nights rest all the better for its threaten
ed deprivation. The next morning when
the court met, the verdict was handed in !;
the clients IN the case were present, and,
with anxious faces awaited the jury's a.
ward. The clerk with due solemnity
broke the seals, and in an audible voice
read The verdict: "Wesagree to disagree"
The effect of which we leave to the mag
ination Of our readers. Something was
said about contempt Of court, but the good
ness ofthe joke acted as palliative ofthe
offence. Its repetition, however, would
not, we presume, be safe.-[ Newport Rep.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-06

The religion that does NOT prore itself
by works Of charity and mercy IS not of
GoD Reader, what religion hast thou?
Has thine ever led thee to cellars, garrets,
cottages and houses, 10 find out The dis.
tressed! Hast thou ever fed, clothed, and
visited d destitute representative of Christ.
4 Clarke.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-06

a young lady passed down Washington
street, New York, lastWsek, whose beau
" was SO attractive as to draw the nails
out Of Board fence near which she pass
ed, and the boards camcalumhering about
her heels.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-06

Gen. Jackson found the public money
we'll secured in strong box Worcester
Spy.
And clicked the kiver off. n--Lou. Tour.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-06

Lore and Neutrality-suspicious. il would
be better if we could get rid of love alto
gether. Life would 60 on smoother and
happier without it. Friendship is the
wine Of existence, but love is the dram
drinking.
Sympdthy--By being rubbed long and
often against the great leadstone of socie-
ty, we attain, in thousand little minute
particulars, an attraction in common with
our fellows. Their pretty sorrows and
small joys; their objects of interest of en-
'ployment, at some time or other have been
ours.
SOlitude.--There are times when the
arrow quivers within us--in which all
space seems too confined, like the wound
ed heart, we could fly on forever; there is
a vague desire Of escape, yearning, al.
most insane, to get out from our own selyes,i
the soul struggles TO flee away, and take
the wings Of the morning.
Poetry and ReHgioa.-She loved to
make him read and talk to her;a her am
Gent poetry of thought grew mellowed, Dis \
it we're into religion, which Is indeed poe.
try with a stronger wing.
Woman,--The naughty woman whocag
stand alone and requires no leaning place
in our heart, loses the spell other sexs
Bnlacer. \.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-06

"A ,oUD kIl.p--lt 10. said IN d Detroit
papes that ladies who 60 West frequently
receive offers Of marriage from large
speaking srumpets, before they reach tho
wharves.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-06


Although the honeymoon has pass'd,
My,heart is still in raptures,
For have made, methinks, the bestn
OF matrimonial captures;
X NV wife's not young, but then she Doaas
H The sweetest Of compilations;
And though she's somewhat short herself,
She has such high connexions!
Df that provision people call
(. In worldly parlance dover,
N TO say that got much with her,
M II is not in my power;
oh, no from fortuno-hunting free,
w That vilest Of infections,
I'm happy--as o man can be
Whose wife has high connexions.
We're rather poor, for | must state
In this my frank confession,
She has no lands, and profess
That have no profession
VI But what of that, since have got
The wife of my affections
And such wife, for has she not
Such very high connexions.
Now summers come, she wants, sweet soul
To trim anew her bonnet;
\ 1t cannot be, although she sets
Her heart so much upon it;
My dear, says she, 'our purse is low,
The notes make sad deiectons -
My love- says /, perhaps-but oh!
You've got such high connexions
And yet at times she talks so big,
1t seems a sort OF phrcnzy,
Because my name is simply Twig,
a And hers was Montmorency;
Her temper too, in anger shrinks
From gentlcst of corrections;
Yet who can wonder when one thinks
OF al her high connexions
An invitation came to-day, S
To dine with Mr.. Verney,
A most delightful man, although
A common Pleas Attorney;
4 fear, my wife said 4 must make
rs this few objections;
There, yenison, true,--at home steak
But then--my high connexions
There's lady Flash, the Earl of Trumps,
And old Sir Abel Addlo,-
Lord Tidley Winks, and Yiscount Frumps,
And lady Fiddleladde;
Some others / could mention too,
And give you their directions:
I Why, bless your soul, these are but few
Of all her high connexions.
With one of them we lately staid
As long as we were able,
Though ! at dinner daily got
Each drumstick on the table;
Nor would our attic chamber bear
The closest of inspections -
But still, what honor to be there
Among her high connexions.
When come home Q'm often sent
10 call on Lady Bridget
I'm sure TO find some beau up stairs,
Which puts me in fidget;
But then she begs that I'll respect
Her harmless predictions
Of course such things are quite correct
In one with high connexions.
Alas we often have scene
About her dressing smarter,
Her milk OF human kindness then
Becomes quite cream Of tartar
Yet who'll deny I've made for life
The wisest OF selections p
Oh what it is to have wife
Who has such high connexions!
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-06
AMES j. GRAVES, EDITOR.
From COIburn's Monthly Magazine.
HIGH CONNEXIONS.

'---magno patrc nata puella.'
Hor. Ser. Lib. 1. Sat. 2.
of the noble blood Of the Mac Tabs.
Poor Gentlemen, Act IL Scene 2.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27

wu-z7We have noticed by the papers, that the
cIergvmen in most of the northern cities have made
Spelling the subject Of discourse upon the Sab
hath. since the late affair at Washington. AS pub
lie opinion even at the north is sound upon this
murderous custom, such course the part Of
ministers is doubtless wse and if generally adopt
ed will do much to correct tho in public SEN
timent And, with becoming Difference, would
suggest to the Reverend gentlemen in this vicinity
the proprety of devotng their attention to this sub
ect, on the approaching annual Fast. The Newark
Advertiser gives the following the main points
ola discourse upon the subject, by Rev Mr. Hoover,
of that city
In regard to the practice, the preacher discussed
the following points list. That duoling is murder
by the laws Of God and man. I'd. That it is mur.
der marked with all the deliberaton that can rend-
or it atrocious. 3d. That it is aggravated by being
coupled with virtual suicide 4th That 1t is usual
" committed under hypocritca prelexts 5th.
That il is committed without the remotest prospect
of securing its alledged end 9th. That the duel
list is murderer, not upon unlocked for provocaon,
but by rule and system. 7tb That the principle
of duelinp is subvCrsive of all free government.
The duty of the public in relation to this murder
GUS custom, was urged under the following heads
viz -
lst Cherishing and disseminating "a high and
inst estimate of the worth and sacredness of human
life. Cd. Cutvatng deep seated reverence for
law and a firm resistance of all attempts upon lite
except through the regular forms of law 3D. Con-
centrang the correct but scattered sentiment of the
nation on this subject, that it may operate with
force and energy sufficient 10 sustain legislatures,
iuries Judges and hangmen, IN doing their duty.
These points were followed by an earnest, elo-
quent, and heart stirring appeal to ministers, the
PRESS politicians ofevery school, and finally to pa
rents wives, and sisters, to unite in the reprAhSon
and suppression of this enormity. The impression
will not soon be effaced.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27

uGoveTnments arc Republican only in proportion
as they embody the viii of tho people and execute
H." THOMAS JEFFERSON.
This axiom OF the godfather Of democracy appli-
ed TO the present Administration convcts it ofprac-
teal hypocracy. With a hundred thousand free
men opposed to its leading measures, and who have
expressed their opposition through the ballot boxes
il rosiss their voice and heedlessy forward
its schemes of ruin and hgh-handed usurpations-
While it pretends to be republican it practices upon
principles Numerically opposed to republlcansm'
So pain il this TRUTH that there no room for cavil
or doubt He who runs may read The Admin
istration has sacrificed its last claim TO republican,
ISM if any ever had, and its principles OF action
seem to be based upon ''the divine right OF kings,
rather than upon the established maxims OF Tree
Government. The prominent features of its meas
ures are alien and in imitation Of those OF ancient
semi.republics modern monarchles. Such are
the features of the Sub Treasury Bank. All such
schemes have been scourge and in many instances
the ruin of nations that have adopted them. 1t Is
objectionable in the language of an honest Phila-
delpbia Quaker, s'because it commits millions of
the public treasure 10 the hazardous and democrat
ring possession of Executive agents;-because II
leves that treasure from the pockets of the people,
after short period, in gold and silver only;-be-
cause it then places these collections at few i'm
portant points, to servo as basis of operations,
which must inevitably terminate in great Gooern
m,ent Bank;-and because, to take charge Of and
manage this machinery, it institutes new corps OF
Executive officers, and holds out temptation for dis
honesty, peculation and plumber"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27

GENUINE LocoFoIsM.-The original locofocos
of this city, says the Boston Atlas, held meet
ing on the 9th OF February, i'm celebration of tho
birthday of Thomas Paine. Among the toastS
given on the occasion, were the following.
The President of the United States-F'rm III
the cause of Democracy, alias the People, may he
never swerve ftom the straightforward and IN
erring steps of his predecessor.
By Thomas j. .Montgomery.- Virgin
Darusmont-The bright Venus of Democracy.
May she continue to exert her brilliant talents
in the cause offreedom, until monopoly OF ever!
description shall be; driven from Americas iaH
land.
By James .Alden.--Andrew Jackson-Ihe ne
70 of New Orleans and late President OF the u i;
States the defender of the peoples rights a a.,
detector. of Bank intrigue. May Martin van Du-
rem finish what he has so nobly began. .,o
By George A. Chapman Christianity ana .nT
Banks-Totterng on their last legs, may 'ne''
downfall be speedy.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27
New York ELECTIONS. The annual town and

New York ELECTIONS. The annual town and
city Elections in the Empire State, wherever they
have taken place, have resulted in manner most
satisfactory to the Wings. The Wings have not
only maintained their strength in most of the
towns, but have increased their majorites in many
others beyond those of last fall, when Van Buren,
ism was signally warned out of the limits of the
State, after the manner our Wing forefathers, in
Revolutionary times warned of, the adherents to
the British Crown. In few places the Admins
traton party have stood their ground, and perhaps
may have gained few votes in several unimportant
plac es; hut on the whole, they have had second
edition Of last November. The Wings count upon
twenty-five or thirty thousand majority at the next
Gubernatoria election a letter from Albany to
the Editor of the Vermonter, closes by saying
Rejoice aoih as Wings Of Vermont! The Empi, C
State IS free!
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27
1917 25S59 25430
1917

Badgers majority - I'M it,
in 1885, 105S8 1853 $3.50
u Net Wing gain EIGHT THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
The Concord Statesman Of The 9th, from which
the above tabular statement is copied, remarks as
follows:
On review of the whole, think the Wings
have done noby for one campaign The Wings
of New Hampshire may well claim to have made
u stronger effort and made deeper impression up
on The legions OF the enemy than has been done in
any other State, They have gained more, in pro-
portion THEM strength and the strength of the ad
1ersary, than either Maine or New York, whose
victories have been proclaimed from end Of the
Union TO the other. And what should not be for
gotten, we have gained the prospect of certain tr
umph in the next campaign. Let the Wings ollie on
their arms"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27

BASE FORGERY EXPOSED. The Van Buren, pa
per in this County has published as have most 9TH
er papers of kindred spirit, spurious, forged
and counterfeit Circular signed "many Whigs,"
purportng to have been issued in New York BY
the following proceedings of the Wings in New
York. the whole fabrication is nailed to the counter
as an infamous loco foco forgery
BASE FORGERY.
Wig Young Mems General Comnlittee-Ne,o
York, March I'd, 1888. Tic ,folIo,cing preamble
and resolutions aoere unanimously adopted.
Whereas we have noticed with surprise and in
dgnation, the distribution in this city, of spurious
"CIRCULAR," signed "MANY WHIGS," calling on
Merchants and Mechanics to coerce the suffrage OF
the aborer through his dependence, and intended
to excite jeaouses and stimulate animosities be-
tw cen the employed and their EMPLOYERS
Therefore, RESOLVED, That we sincerely abhor
and utterly repudiate the principles confined in
said Circular, and DENY that they are wing prncl.
pies, or entertained by single individual who
claims a right to belong to the Wing party.
! ReSolued, That the said paper is a BASE FORGE
RY, and executed by the unprncipled agents of {
proiigate faction, and only proving the desperation
of cause which is compelled to sustain itself b,
such shallow articles and wicked expedients
Resot1ed, That as wings, we freely accord 10 al
persons, and we honor them, the Independent
right of expression and Of action in accordance
with their true sentiments; but while we admire al
open and manly enemy, and despise tina
"coaoard caLunlny" which 'stabs in the DARK"
Resolued, That the foregoing preamble and reso
lutions be published.
ROBERT c. WETMoRE, Gin.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27

The ou,cast bride threw herself in intense and
trembling Joy beside him.
drawing her gently down towards him, i am e'au
YOU are with me, my sweet nurse ~,
Ellen could not speak; she laid her head on LIS
bosom, sobbing in excess of hoPPness' ""o ''C.'y
wiped away her tears ~
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27

Mr.. SOLOMON SToDDARD has been appointed to
the Painter Professorshp of Mathematics and Nat
ural Philosophy in Middlebury College. Mr. S.
has accepted the appointment and will immediate
ly enter upon the duties oil the office
Money very abundant in England at the last
advices, and the Bank of Engl and had reduced the
rate of interest from FIVE TO four per cent.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION--GRATlFY
ING RESULT.

Returns from all except halfa dozen small towns
have been received, and although the Van Buren,
party have succeeded in eecting their candidate for
Governor, a majority of the Senate and Council,
and left tie House about equally divided the re-
suit is, nevertheless, cheering, and equal to all rea-
sonablo expectations. The Wings have gained
more in the Granite State in proportion to the num-
Der of voters in the State than did their friends in
Maine or New York, Las, year the state of parties
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27
Ssra Tp$AgGR S%sU5RsIo
TUESDAY, MARCH 81, 1888.
Republican VVhHS Meeting.

An adjourned meeting of the Wings of Caedo-
MIA County will be holden at Peacham, ON Thurs
day the 9TH Of April, at ii o'clock The WINGS
one and all, who can make it convenient, are in.
vited to attend
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27

II 1t is we'll understood to he the plan OF the
managers at Washington to delay acting upon the
Sub Treasury Bill in the House till towards the close
of the session. They wish for time, among other
things, to whip into the traces the Conservatives,
and hope by delay to crowd the bill through. The
"Spy in Washington" writes to the N. Y. Courier
and Enquirer, thus
The sub-Treasury Bill has been pending in the
Senate since the middle of January, believe
am warranted in saying that its friends do
template calling it up in the House, until the latter
part OF April or early in May. And why this pro-
crastination? l answer, because they wish all ex-
pass it; because they wish the State Banks to com
inence paying specie, that they may sweep their
vaults and having compelled them again to suspend
they will be the better enabled TO carry out their
plan of paper treasury bank for that is the point
at which this system is ultimately to terminate
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-27

The new small Bill Law of New York allows the
Banks to issue dollar bills now, 2 dollar bills 9
years hence, SIS in 1941 and nothing less than
SIS after 1912. All to be payable in specie. So
fades this gilded humbug in that State
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-10-25
'EEITAEGRA PFE.
LAWYERS.


The following remarks, arc SO strikingly
correct, that we cannot resist the tempta-
ton to transfer them to our columns. We
copy from an article in tho last Els
worth paper, and commend them to the Sc
rious consideration of all to whom they NAV
be applicable.
cit is however, too often the case, that
young men either Of their own volitlon, or
that Of friends, eLter into the profession
without the principles, talents, or industry
suited to its multifarIous duties. They en-
ter the office of some Lawyer, who is Post
master, or holds some other office, the du-
ties of which require one third of she stu
dents tme--another third is devoted to
ing third to study-and after thus wearing
away three gears of the prime of life in his
pretended studies, he is admitted to prac-
tice with less actual knowledge Of the sci
ence and philosophy of law, than smart,
industrious man would acquire in six months
assiduous study-or than many ofour best in
formed merchants really possess. During a
few of the first terms of the Court after his
admission he will be very attentive to his bu-
siness,' in the preparing and arranging ofhis
causes-in closing them up. and paying over
the proceeds to his clients. Butin too many
instances he soon settles down into kind of
listless Indifference, passes most of his time
sauntering about town or dabbling in poll
tics; seldom shaking the dust from his stin-
ted and forsaken library, and by neglecting
his business--permitting his clients de-
mands to remain in his office unattended 10
their causes to hang along year after
year, either undecided in Court or in I'M
collected Executions in the hands of some
long winded office seeking SherfI-until
the costs and interest have equaIled the
principal--the defendants have died or
moved away-the clients patience become
worn out, and his spirits broken down, be-
tween injustice and oppression on the one
hand, and professional imbecility on the
other. The natural and legitimate result
OF all this, is the lawyers loss ofconfdence,
business and resources-and to his clients
and the community. disgust Of legal pro-
ceedings, and contempt for the practltion-
ers of law. Such CounselIors do great
dishonor to themselves and to their pro-
fession--and set a bad example to their
their juniors. They appear to think, in
the language of celebrated modern pol
itician, that "H is glory enough TO haaC
served mnder smcha chief" as the name o
"a LAWYER
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-10-25

Rilner on the 9th inst, is greater than that
which he received in 1885, by number
at least equal to the natural, regular, and
legal increase ofyotes in the whole State IN
three years 1t will also be found that his
frieuds in nearly every county polled fully
as many votes as they, before the election,
expected to do, upon the strength OF which
expectation a reasonable estimate gave
him a majority of 10000 votes. The
grave questions then arises, Whence
came the maiorities returned for his oppo-
ncnt? and how can he be defeated who has
so well sustained himself with the people,
and so largely increased his vote?
1t will be discovered that in the districts
in which the friends Of Joseph Ritner had
the control of the elections, moderate in
crease of votes for him, arising from sufli"
cient and well known causes took place;
while in the same districts his opponents
had fair play, and poled their full number
of legal votes. On tho other hand, it is
isl known to all, that in the districts in
which the inspectors and Judges were the
friends of Mr. Porter, and not only were
the friends of Joseph Ritnor in many cases
wholly excluded from voting, but his oppo-
nents admitted without shadow right, thus
swelling the majorities of Mr. Potter eyea
beyond the wild expectations and extrava-
giant calculations of his own friends. Is it
right that this state of things, (the exist
ence of which each voter will determine by
facts known to hlmsel.) should be submit
ted to in a free country.
Finally, it is known, that in several
COMMITTEES in which orr oDDonputs had fhe
control, the votes of whole districts favora-
bic to our candidate were, without shadow
Of law or justice, wholly rejected, and false
and partial returns made. Can there be
any safety under republican institutions III
such high handed oppression be tolerated?
No, we owe it to ourselves as free men,
and good citizens to examine into this mat
ter, and il fraud be detected, to expose and
resist it. We owe it to our country and
to posterty,