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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-17
add hodv. on the 21st Of December, l597,

able body, on the 21st Of December, 1887,
in the following words @-~-s .~s@.- .-a..-.., .
"ResoIced. That all memorials, petit
tions and papers, touching the abolition of
slavery, or the buying, selling, or transfer
of slaves in any State, Territory, or dis
trict of the United States, shall be laid on
the table without reading, or reference, or
printing, and that nofurher action what
ever shall be had thereon"
Regarding this resolution as subversive
of the rights of your memorialists, and a
violation of the constitutional guaranty of
the freedom of petition, the undersigned,
with the earnestness Of citizens jealous Of
their liberty, respectfully request your
honorable body Immediately to REsC1ND
it, and thus permit the prayers and me-
MORALS of the people to be heard in the
halls of the national Legislature.
PETITION TO THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
To tie Hon. the Senate and House OF
Representatives. f.. The under,
signed, citizens of --, would call the
attention of your honorable body TO re,
solution pa ssed by the House of Repre-
sentatives ofthe United States, on the 21st
of December, 1887, as follows:
"ResOleed, That all memorials, peti
tons and papers, touching the abolition
ofslavery, or the buying, selling, or trans
fer of slaves in any state, territory, or dis
trict of the United States, shall be laid on
the table, without reading, or reference, OF
printing, and that no further action what
ever shall be had thereon"
Your petitioners regard this resolution
as destructive of the right of petition-a
violation of the constitutional guaranty on
this subject,-a precedent which, if fol
lowed, would lead to the overthrow o.
our government, and the dissolution OF the
Union; and they therefore pray your
honorable body, as the representatives o.
freemen, 70 PROTEST, IN THE NAME OF
THE PEOPLE, AGAINST 1T to invoke
Congress Immediately to REsc1ND it,
and to forward copy OF your proceed
ings on the subject TO the s0ators anc
representatives of this state in Congress
to be by them laid before that body.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-17

TIE BIBLE AGAINST SLAvERY.-The con-
tinued extract on this subject, to be found
on the last page, will bear a second and
third reading.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-17

The following forms of petition may
be made use of They should be copied
on sheet of paper:
PETITION TO CONGRESS. 49,.
To the Hon. the House Of Represenfa-
fires Of The United StGtes.--The under.
signed. citizens Of, have seen with
alarm resolution passed by your honor,
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-17

A RARE BIBLE READER.-Capt Jas.
Maxwell. who died recently in this state
at the advanced age Of ninety years, was
remarkably attached to the Bible and
dnring the last three years Of his life read
the whole Bible through taOenty-seUen
flames, and the New-Testament erery
month. The old gentleman was great
reader Of almost all hooks that fell in his
way ;-but It was his undertaking testimo-
ny, no other book could approach the,Bi-
Die for interest to him. And its influence
was salutary Cor although possessed OF
strong, mot violent passions. it is said OF
him By his intimate friends, that during
the last twelve years Of his life, he was
never known to be moved by unholy tenn.
pers. or words.--Ms Wesleyan jour,
MrssIoxARIEs.-Sa Sailed from Philadel.
phia on the 2Sd December last, in the
ship Usage for Calcutta. Rev. Joseph
Caldwell and his wife, Missionaries O
the Reformed Presbyterian Church
Their destination is Saharaupur. in Nor
thern India.
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Brandon, Jan. Is, 1888.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-07-19
DRAWING LOTS.

It is how many years since the first bat.
talon OF the seventeenth regiment of foot,
Under orders to embark for India-that far
distant land, where SO many brave fellows
have fallen victims to the climate, and
where so few have slept In what soldiers
call "the bed Of glory were assembled
in the barrack-yard Of Chatham, 10 be in
spected previous to their passing on board
the transports that lay moored inthe Downs.
1t was scarcely day break, when the mer-
nv drum and fife were heard over all parts
Of the town, and the soldiers were seen
salying forth from their quarters to join the
ranks with their bright firelocks on their
shoulders, and the knapsacks and canteens
fastened to their backs by belts as white as
snow. Each soldier was accompanied by
some friend or acquaintance. or some indi-
vidual Of a dearer title to his regard than
either; and there was strange and some-
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-07-19
MisCElL US.
From Audubon's Ornithological Biography.
THE LOST ONE.

A Live Oaker, employed on the st.
Johns river in East Florida, left his cabin,
situated on the banks of that stream, and
with his axe on his shoulder, proceeded
towards the swamp in which he had sever
al times before piled his trade-that of fell
ing and squaring the giant tress, that at
ford the most valuable timber Tor naval ar
chtecture aud other purposes.
Il Att the season which IS best for this kind
OF labor, heavy fogg not unlrequently cover
the country, so as to render it difficult Tor
any one to see farther than thirty or forty
rods in any direction. The woods, too,
present SO little variety, that every tree
seems the mere counterpart of every other
and the grass, when it has not been burnt,
is so tall that man of ordinary stature
cannot see over it, whence it is necessary
for him to proceed with great caution, lest
he should unwiltingly deviate from the Ill
defined trail which he follows. To increase
the difficulty, several traits often meet.in
which case, unless the explorer be perfect
iy acquainted with the neighborhood, 1t
would be well for him to lie down and
wait until the fog should disperse.- Under
such circumstances. the woodsmen are not
unfreauently bewildered for while ; and
well remember that such an occurrence
happened to myself at time when had
imprudently veutured to pursue wounded
quadruped, which led me to SOME distance
from the track as
The live-oaker had been jogging onward
for several hours, and became aware that
he must have travelled considerably more
than the distance between his cabin and
the hammock he desired to reach. To
his alarm. at the moment when the fog dis
persed, he saw the sun at its meridian
height. and could not recognize single
object around him. So ..+.,ss
Young, healthy, and active, he imagined
that he walked with more than usual speed
and had passed the place to which he was
bound. He accordingly tnrned his back
upon the sun, and pursued a different
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-07-19
BY ELISHA CLARKE
The following was written expressly for the four' Of
July celebration in Boston.

The following was written expressly Tor 'he 'o"p"
" celebration in Boston.
The Boston folks they always say,
Are mighty full Of notions Lss
In Common Council, t'other DIV.
- Among the other motions,
member rose, and IN his ptcc,
. Proposed to have dinney;-
Or else, with doing city wak,.
Hi..coleagues might gov thinner.
Yy1kee Doodle, &c.
lie thought that, sinc, the Commonwealth
=. Had given up theft luncheon,
e 1y'he ciiv something should provide
For public folks TO munich on; ffs,
:. And. after the ess hungry ones IS
Had finished their refining,
4 large Majority was found
I,i'f:ayor Of the dining .A
Yankee Doodle.
And no, the Board of Aldermen,
When nest they had meeting.
Did Just as all such Boards have DONE
They voted for the eating
Thus, bv concurrent vote twas fixed,
The freedom of the nation,
Furnished good excuse to feed
The city corporation.
And then they got the Is. l.. is,
The finest corps in Bosting
To show them down to Faneuil Hall,
Under one captain Austing-
And such glorious time they had,
| never saw in that form =
For there were all our finest men,
Placed up upon platform.
Yankee Doodle.
s. Tom Conner, he came there to sing, e
With bout dozen fellers-
And johnny Green rugged out the hall.
With a the nations cplors:- .s
And such furious hurrah song
Was never sung on dry land
You might have heard the noise they made
Clean down to Raihsford Island
Yankee Doodle.
OF all the produce Of the land, o
They had the fat and marrow
1t was caution, too, to taste
The cherry and madeira;
Though Boston's built upon three hilit,
With walls that always front ye-
never was in my born days,
III such champagne country.
Yankee Doodle.
What cute thing it is to think
Our daldies beat the British
''ris that which makes John Bull, you know,
OF Yankees very skitisi,--
And then it gives, just one year sl4
A fine effect Pm thinking .'It
The universal Yankee tribe
Good eating and good drinking.
s Yankee Doodle.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-07-19
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NO is.


bea,,i bles. HE ,v;fs IA h,... &. la
drsnip and shs aas s, f an ss =. ''''
The officer. wiring = ,ear fron, ~ -.
and exclaim;np .May va, never want
friend wben Am faT from vou-von 80
GOOD lad and yo,,r am;abIe .n3 io.;ns
wifelp passed On TO his 'co,n,snv ,s,,;,ss
The happv co,ole went Il search af IohS
Cartv TT
~sE
Abo1t twelve months s;nca - tsv,, No.
were watching ,be sheen conf;dea - , ~,
charge. upon wide heath in The co,,ntv
Of Somerset. their attention waa a,trsessd
by soldier who walked along saooarentIv
with much fatigue. and at length stonned
to rest his weary limbs beside The old ~.
eer-post. which at one fine pointed ont tba
way 10 the ne;ubbor;np villages Ri, ,sbicS
now afforded no Information to he travelIsr
for the ace had rendered Il ,,seleas The
bows were gazing unon him with much ~.
riosity when he beckonsd them fow,rds
him. and injured the wav to the village Of
Eldenby. The eldest. 1 fne ;ntell;c.nf
lad Of abont twelve wears of noe noinse5 -
the path. and aslsd if IL we've ro;,,u n .ns
narticular hou.s IN that VILLAGE III
.sNo nv lille lad y SAID ,ba .oId;er.
..but Il Is Oh lie hiah road q Forme ana I
have friends there. But, ii tfurh' / ani
verv wear;ed and ne hans NAV end 4 svo;
village some person who viii -befriend
Door fellow. and look ID heaven far reward. .
aSirn said he how nv lsther svss i
soldier manv vears 100 % and he desrly lovss
ID look mon = ,,n,fosm II rou rome w;, n
me Won NAV be snre of weIcoyne ~ =
r"And VOL, can teIlus stories about FIRE:
inn parts" said the Younger 4 f;ns chnb-
b. checked fellow, who. with his watch
coat thrown carelessly over his shoulders
and his crook in his rirht hand. had been
infinitely examining every part q The sol:
dier's dress. IS
The bows oave Instructions "a their intel:
lipent dos Who. they' said. would tsks
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-07-19

"Barkine affords but al unsavory meal
to 4 furnishing hodAa 4 viii hardly keep
the poor dog alive. 3 "
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-24

msloIy ~ me Senate were compelled to avow their
deterninaen 10 pass H. although against their pri-
ya'e incinanons and The managers In behalf Of the
united states Bank interest in the Legislature, sue
ceeded ~ defeating The bill by premature adjourn
ment OF the Legislature sine die before The final vote
could be put upon the bill chartering the State
Bank.
In Indiana, we learn, that the United States Rank
was enabled TO bring the question 10 lie In the Sc
nate after the State Bank charter had passed by a
great majority in the other House. But the presid-
ing officer would have carried for the State Insi-
tuition 10 this crisis the adroit and ever wary and
ingenious Attorneys and Agents of the Grand Bank
confived TO get Senator, who was instructed by his
constituents TO vote for the State Charter to resign
And SO the Indiana Bank failed, as we are inform
ed
How the Ohio State Bank was crushed in its era
ae we have not heard but suppose that the officers Of
MI. Diudies branches in that State, could give a
pretty good account OF the matter
hat The intelligent people Of the West will not
suHeI themselves to be managed out Of their rights,
may be seen from the articles given below which we
take from the Western papers.
similar meetings have been held In Kentucky;
and u is evident that the GOOD sense of he people
iHte szerted IN The coming elections to secure seA
agents as riA not betray them. The valley Of the
Mississippi now begins TO feel the drain which the
tax paid on The United States notes put in circulation
there, has produced Instead of paying tax ON this
efigy OF foreign capital, the Western people know
that i would be greatly advantageous TO Them that
the circulating medium should proceed from their
own Banks, which would prevent this exhaustion;
AND THAT THESE BANKS BECOMING
PLACES OF DEPOSITE FOR THE FUNDS
OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT In THE
WEST, WOULD ENABLE THAT REGION
TO AVAIL ITSELF OF THE CIRCULATION
BOUNDED UPON THESE DEPOSITES
WITHOUT CHARGE, while in taking il from
the hands Of the agents OF the foreign stockholders
OF the Bank of the United States they would deliver
themselves from the tax II now imposes on them.
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THE MADIsoN1AN.
FOR THE COUNTRY.

We commenced on Saturday last the publication Of
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second number to-day This edition will comprise
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Germ.
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December l6, 1887
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June 9, 1925.

We take the following from the Globe of March,
1888 shows that the removal of the deposites was
in contemplation at that time. State Legislatures
We're invited 10 incorporate banks 10 avail them
selves of "Mc circulation foundcd upoa these dcpositcs
withom deldyr' We have documents before us
showing that, Mr.. Van Buren, was here, staying at
the Presidents house at the time this appeared in the
Globe; and he no doubt coacn,vcd in these views
What change has been wrought sincel How al
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NO. 10.

party cannot be rallied under the present leaders
and while they continue at the head Of the column they
win experience defeat, disaster, and overthrow
Let the occurrences OF the past be forgotten or over
hooked and let oil honest true hearted patriots unite
upon the most eligible and competent men, TO rescue
American liberty from the thraldom OF tyranny and
raise suffering, oppressed, and PROSTATE nation to the
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STATE RANKS.

II was anticipated from The zeal with which the
respective Legislatures OF Kentucky, Indiana and
Ohio entered upon The duty of establishing State
Institutions TO 10 the State Governments the
emolumcns growing out Of the Banking business,
that each by this time, would have had local system
in full operation. This seemed Indispensable, as
we'll TO meet the necessities of the people incident 10
the winding up of the United States Bank as to ena-
bic the States to appropriate to themselves respect
lively the benefit resulting from that event The gc-
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Representatives, the prompt accomplishment Of this
important object. How deeply the people have been
disappointed, appears from The demands now made
through public meetings, for an immediate call Of
the Legislatures In some Of these States resume
the business Of The charterng State Banks.
The nice skill with which this popular measure
was defeated in Kentucky and Indiana, is remarka-
BILE. Public sentiment was so strong in Kentucky
that It was found it couldnotbe resisted The House
of Representatives passed the bill, we believe, by
large majority, although reported against by Com
mittce of Clay and United States Bank partizans. A
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The splendid and costly dwelling house Of Bushrod
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OF Charleston, Va burned to the ground on Tues
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of the furniture Mr. Washngtons loss Is not less than
thirty five lhous sand dollars.
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Hwardsyille April 26lh, 1898.


Col Catlin, another Receiver, the Loco Focos have
now brought into the feld-but Col. Stephenson has
lican saws :--t We understand, moreover that Mr..
Hacker, the candidate nominated by the Conven-
ton for Lieutenant Governor, has Withdrawn all
preensions to it, and is before the people Of his dis
irict for the State Senate He had previously &C
copied Of the nomination. but il Is understood that
he had become convinced of the impossibiity of be-
ing elected along with Stephenson, and hence he
dumped Jim Crow" 50 as TO get upon less difficult
prounl - t#..
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