Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-07

I OAE1 IAL EUNtSHMENT-Iu S U1II oooi-
fishing capital punishment for the crimes
of Burglary aud Highway Robbery, was
passed yesterday by the House by yeas
ga, nays l54. 1t is thought that the
Senate will not concur with the House.
We hope, for the honor of humanity and
the credit of civilized communities, that it
will. We can see no advantage that can
be derived from taking life for any offence
whatever. This view Of the subject is |
undoubtedly considered strange doctrine
| by some. But nevertheless, we believe !
that the day is not far distant when it will
be adopted. Taking life for life does not
restore the dead, it only adds blood upon |
blood. 1t does not produce reformation,
and reform, the great object of all pun
ishment; it GUS off all hope of relorma- !
sion and reform. The inhuman monster
who shells the blood of his brother should
be made to labor, during his a0h0le "at&r-
al life, for the benefit Of those he has
injured by the act guarded by all neces-
saTy restraints; an opportunity would
thereby be given for repentance and re-
form, while he would, by labor, produce
something for the benei: Of the living
Boston Press.
| NEGRO SUFFRAGE.-The question on
Mr.. Martins amendment to insert the
word "white" in the constitution ofPenn-
tsylvania, so that none but white freemen
should have the rights of an elector, was
taken on Saturday night about 8 o'clock,
and decided in the affirmative BY theover-
whelming vo'e OF II to As, after full &
able debate, in which nearly all the prin-
cipal speakers participated. The conven-
lion sat without ad journment during the
whole day, being in session more than
ten successive hours. The decision of
this question is one of greater importance
to the people Of Pennsylvania, whether
white or black, than any other that the
called upon to make.
An amendment proposing, after t0enty
, gears, to put it in the power Of two sue
cessive legislatures to grant to colored peo-
pie the privilege of voting, was also re-
5 jected.
A GREAT sNow.-On Sunday night
last it commenced showing, and there
was little cessation until Tuesday morn
ing We have now an ample supply of
. the heecy article There may be no want
= of cold weather for the two succeeding
q months, though the past month of Janua-
Y ~ has, we think, hardly ever been equal.
ed for miidness.-N Y. Bap Reg.
d SIERRA LEONE Capt. Green informs
# us that the past season had been one of the
a most unhealthy ever experienced in that
n place. Nearly all the merchants had
d died, and the mortality among the crews
o Of the vessels in port had also been very
great
:, RETRIBUTIoN FOR STEAMBOAT MUIR.
Y, DERERs.-In the West this subject is be-
e ginning to be seriously looked into. The
IS Grand Jury at Hamilton Co. Ohio, have
Of indicted the Captain and Engineer Of the
IT steamboat Home for mansIau ghter-Bos
n, Press.
10 In the Pennsylvania Senate resolu
r ton to open the sessions with prayer, was
rejected by vote of 20 to II. Among
J. the, objections to it were these, viz that il
10 was an important innovation upon long
V. established customs, and contrary to the
10 tene's Of the original founders of the
V. Government and their respectable des
le cendants.'
y INDIAN TREATY.-A treaty has beer
concluded, according to the Detroit pa
e. pers, with the Saginaw Indians, by which
as they accept a location on the head water
d. of the Usage, west Of the Missouri The,
lie are 10 occupy for five years two of tn
he coded reserves on the west of Saginav
d. BAY. This completes the extinguish
:. ment of Indian titles within the lowe
peninsula of Michigan.
I'm The Life of John R. MDowaIl is pub
re- lishe1, and will not only CRAFTY his friend
of but cause even his enemies to respect hil
X, as man Of talents, christian and mo-
,il- devoted philanthropist.-Emaneipattr
BApTIsTs IN THE UNITED STATES
he Mr.. Todd, pastor of Congregation;
-; church in Philadelphia, stated in a serno
40 lately preached by him in that city, th
bat the Calvins:ic Baptis,s We're by far tt
,o,' largest Of the twelve evangelical demon
~" nations in this country.-Eastcrm Baptis
A., GREAT Y1ELD.-Capt Ezra Grove
&c e of Barnstable, raised las season on piet
We of land so feet long by 10 feet wide, Fl,
~ bushels aud three pecks of potatoes, bein
- 1or at the rate of $50 bushels of 60 lbs. eac
PN to the acre.
md RUssIA.-The Gazette d'Augsburg,
re- an article dated Bucharest 18th uIt state
18th we regret to say, that the plague vas ma
ere ing considerable progress in Odess
ned More than lOO cases had occurred.
OT- DEATH FROM WANr.-We learn fro