Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-10-12
For the Phoenix.
LETTERS FROM THE wEsT.-No. J.
SCHENECTADY, Oct. 4,


for season-perbaps forever, his friends
and home. are the loved scenes OF his child
hood. With what tenaciiy does his heart
cling to the hallowed spot? How busy is
fond memory in calling up remembrance
of the many Joyous incidents OF you'll
Home How much does that word Imply
How does its very sound send a thrill of
low 10 the heart even Of the most disconso-
late
" How poor the people of Princes, and
What dross is beaten gold
Compared with that dear wealth
Home and its gratulations."
Such were the thoughts upon which my
mind was occupied as | entered the carriage
that was to bear me on my way to the far
scest do not often allow myself to repine
at the stern DEGREES Of fate, well knowing 1t
10 be useless, aud yet, should not wish
if could, nor could il would, take leave
of friends, of home and native land without
sigh Of regret Well be it so,-and now,
home of my youth, fare thee aocH. go
where duty calls me, yet remembrance OF
thee shall ever be cherished. ed
Frends-alll Farewell" and if forever,
still forever, FARE YOU WELL"
My journey thus far, has been pleasantly
and expediiiously accomplished Early IN
the second day Of my departure from the
valley of the beautiful Connecticut passed
the western boundary of Old Vermont and
commenced the tour Of the empire stute.-
And here | must be permitted TO remark
that, however others may think, to me jour
ney across the Green Mountains is far from
L sc
ness and pleasing variety in the scenery that
cannot fail to charm the eye OF every lover
OF the works of nature: and besides, who
can pass through the state of Vermont espe-
cialIy if he be a son OF the evergreen hills
and not find much to admire in the hardy
appearance, general thrift, hospitality, intel
ligence, and universal kindness Of his fellow
citizens ? For myself love the hills and
vallies of nv native state, and pray heaven
to bless her sons and daughters with the
richest OF earthly joys. May the former ev.
er continue the unwaverng advocates Of
4" Liberty and Equality" pure as the breez
es that blow from her Mountains. ever
maintain those sound political principles for
which they have so long been distinguish.
ed, and hand them down to pos,erty undim.
ned in their ustre and interrupted in their
purity MAY the latter continue sieadlast in
their loneliness and virtue
passed through Salisbury, the morn.
ing after the cold booded murder of Mrs
Bates. | saw the supposed murderer (her
husbands brother) and truth to say he
was murderous looking fellow" Ills APP
pearance indicated Incorporate habits and
learned that such was the iact--he had
squandered handsome fortune aed vas of
Tended at his brothers wife about n division
the head Whist sntiMnSss Us mas Saa' .,shSs,
No one was in lie S f5Sm S IS i aS94s m eGS
husband heard the discharge OF the piece
and rushed in just as she was falling from
her chair. And oh how agonizirg must
have been his feelings to hold in hisarms a
murdered wife, and feel at the SAINT time, a
conviction that his own brother was be muir.
derer.
AS it regards political matters am una
Bile, at present, TO communicate any news of
consequence. The inspector retIms from
Penn think, are favorable TO tie success
OF Ritner but the reports do not s,ree, nor
is this election test OF the strength of par.
ties. God grant success TO the Wings
4 III thio otutS NS' y bot CoHteSi 10 Hdnu.-
Our friends have every thing contend
against The Tories know full rell that if
they loose New York, their daysof power
and plumber are at an end ;-hnce. they
will move heaven and earth il pssible to
carry the election, but il the Whs do their
duty-their mhote duly--success ill crown
their efforts. think they will d it,
On Stany on PTS the mtio OF all
hear speak upon the subject. :. f b.
MURDER IN SHAFTsBURY VIA most
fiendish murder was committed j Shaltsbu.
ry few days since A man by NE name
of Bates, about thirty years old, DELIBERATELY
shot with rife through the willow about
9 o'clock liz the evening, the fife of his
younger brother The ball nt,ed her fore
head a little above one of her eyk,-she liv-
ed about 30 minutes and at th9hme she re-
ceived the shot, was sitting nsing her in.
FAINT aboui two months old he fend was
arrested and secured by the nhghbors in the
course Of the night The npposed cause of
the horrid deed, was dissatshcdln with the
disposal on the part oflhefa,herof his prop
erty. The younger brdher, whose wife
was murdered, lived on tie hoiestead and
the same house with his pareni while the
older brother the mnrderer nd properiv