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Mr.. PETRIKIN obtained leave to offer resolu-
ton for post route.
Mr. INGHAM made an effort to get Thursday
next appointed for the consideration Of The bills
ported BY The Committee on Naval Affairs but, be-
fore any decision on giving leave
Mr. BRIGGS claimed the floor for his colleague,
Mr. Adams on the unfinished business Of yesterday
morning.
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HE WEDDING DAY;
Or, My First Wife.
Lady Contest, : Miss V. Monier.
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order, he would move 10 that effect
MIR. MENEFEE defended and sustained the APP
plicabiliiy of the opinion of Judge Marshall (above
cited 10 which he had before referred TO the ques-
ton under consideration.
Mr.. SERGEANT here withdrew his amendment
10 the amendment Of Mr. Robertson in consequence Of
the movers accepting the modification proposed by
MIR. Toucey 10 the same effect
Mr.. THOMAS would be more willing 10 support
the amendment thus modified, rather than as origi-
nay moved. But he thought the whole amendment
unnecessary and supererogatory.
Mr.. ROBERTSON replied 10 such objections rs
had been taken 10 his amendment.
The amendment was yejccttd without count
MIR. UNDERWOOD adverted TO the requisition
upon the boats which the bill provides to carry sue
ton hose and 6re-engine and he proposed TO strike
out the ninth section OF the bill which contains that
requiSilion.
Mr.. THOMAS was Of opinion that this section
ought TO be stricken from the bill
MIR. BIDDLE concurred in this view and the
amendment prevailed without a division
Mr.. RANDOLPH moved an amendment, striking
out the minimum OF The punishment imposed, 50 as
10 leave II more discretionary with the court 10 gra-
duaie the punishment 10 comparatively Yenlal OIL
fences; and The amendment prevailed
Some other verbal amendments were offered,
adopted or rejected, on motion OF different members
Mr.. CH1LDS, of New York, offered an amend
ment, which was adopted; and Mr.. DUNN and Mr.
| UNDERWOOD each offered amendments, which
were rejected
Mr. GRAY moved an amendment TO The eighth
section, 10 name the lakes TO which that provi-
sion Is TO apply. The amendment prevailed.
Mr.. HAMER moved that the committee rise and
report the bill TO the House which motion prevail
ed and the bill and amendments being reported,
Mr.. EVANS moved that the bill and amendments
offered and TO be offered, be printed which motion
prevailed.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-30
MASSACHUSETTS,.

Tho Dedham Patriot says that there will be
three parties in the coming Election in that
State the Wing party, the Administration par
ty, and the Striped Pig party-the last being
the cognomen of those who make opposition to
the new Temperance of Fifteen Gallon Law of
that State their rule of action. The name, us
most OF our readers will have heard, originated
in the ingenuity of Yankee who, finding
the Dedham Militia Muster about to take place,
with an express in terdict al al! sales of the ar
dent in quantities less than fifteen gallons in
force, was grieved to the heart in view of the
prospective thirstness Of the people, and sci IL
bout plan for its ameloration. He obtained n
license from the seIectmen to exhibit a wonder
ful striped pig of which he set forth that he
was the owner-prce Of admission, York six
pence. The magistrates not suspecting his pig
TO ne related to the wooden horse ofTroJan fnme
could see no reason for denying his modest re-
quest. On muster day, however, it appeared
that the said pig was very ordinary sort of an
animal, striped with paint while the chief at
traction was glass of the creature to he given
gratis to every visiter. OF course, the animal
was all the rage among bipeds Of his genus, and
it is said that great the interest felt in this
department of Natural History that many visited
him eight or ten times in the course of the day,
until the four-egged animal was the most ration
al and well behaved of the lot. Since then,
striped pigs are the order of the day with a GER
tain portion of the population of the Bay State ;
ane they are so popular as to have tickets run IN
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stroke died away, he summoned his faltering res
olution, and drawing forth the dagger, rushed
down the steps,s and with n convusive shnd'
der, struck il into damp and monldy coffin,
which returned sound as 1.-THE skeletons with
in had fallen asunder, and the bones ratified
against the coffin sides. Terrified and agitated,
Herman attempted to rush from the vault but
was held last by some invisible agency, and ut
terng faint cry fell senseess to the ground. =.
"What can possibly detain Hermann" said Ro-
sambert to his fellow. students. 1T is now an
hour since he departed, and he, should have
returned ere this hope no evil has befalen
him."
Another hour elapsed--still he camegnot, At
last it was proposed they should seek him.-A
lantern was procured, and after proceeding at
rapid pace, they arrived Mt The church, and de-
scending the gloomy vault they discovered the
body of the i'll fated Herman lying upon his face
across, the threshold, the ert,emity Of has go,on
fastened to the coffin by Hespoinaid.
1t would seem that in his fear and agitation,
his hands became entangled in the folds of his
gown and imagining he had fallen into the pow
er of demons, or spirits, he sank lifeless to the
ground. He was raised and the expression on
his countenance was truly horrible. His eyes
seemed started from their sockets-his lips were
firmly compressed--his hair stood bristling on
his head.-Fe was conveyed to the inn with all
possible despatch, where efforts were made to
resuscitate him, but in vain. The fright had
been too much for him-he was dead!
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deavor to correct the evil, but not desert the
homes OF our ancestors. New England will ev-
er be celebrated for the part she acted in our re-
volulionary struggle md her sons may ever feel
proud, under all circumstances, to point to her
as their home.
Land of the forest and the rock,
OF clear blue lake and mighty river,
vi mountain reared aloft to mock
The storms career, the lightning shock,
MY own green land for
y, never may Of thine,
Where er his wandering steps incline,
Forget the sky that beamed above
His childhood like dream of love"
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Served him right.-One hundred dollars dam
ages was lntely recovered in the Supreme Court
Of Connecticut, by n Mr. Kingsbury against Hez.
ekah Allen for selling the Plaintiff a quarter of
unsound and unwhosome beet--knowin the
animal to he diseased when it was killed.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-30

The vanity ofyoung men in loving fine clothes
md new fashions, and valuing themselves by
them, is one great occasion of grea; profuseness
and undoing of young men. Avoid curiosity
and too much apparel: let your apparel be come
ly, plain, decent cieanly, no. curious and costly;
it is sign of a weak head piece to he sick for
every new fashion, or to think himself better in
il, or the worse without it.-Rdle.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-30

$50 fades the lovely blooming. fo,0er." In Scout
county, Iowa, aftera residence of -four days, the
last single lady found market on the 10Th ut
A correspondent writes " our single gentlemen
are three to one, and so anxious are our settlers
for wives that they never ask single lady her
age. All they require is TEETH Chicago
american.
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une hS'
.LOaoelt Courier.

LABOR. 1t is to labor, and labor only, that
man owes every thing possessed of eXchangeable
value. Labor is the talisman that has raised him
from the condition of the savage, that has chang
ed the desert and the forest into cultivated fells
that has covered the earth with cities aud the
ocean with ships; that has given us plenty, com
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-30

their behalf in good many of the Countless
We need hardly add that, which ever party may
succeed, we trust this one will be thoroughly
beaten.-NetU Yorker.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-30

JOHN JACOB AsToR, of New York, is said to
he worth tic trifie oftwenty-fve millions of dol
lars-more than twice the sum left by Stephen
Girard.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-30

In a street in The vicinity of the Commercial
road, London; a parlor window is decorated
with an elaborate inscription setting forth, that
'Youih of boath sexes caught reedang and
righteng on moderate terms
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-30

Specie is going 20 Europe in almost every packet
from New York 1t came among us in great a.
mounts in "a, went back in SO, came again in 81,
and now it is going off as fast as ever,
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In the course OF couple of years we shall
probably have three new States in the Confed-
eration-Forida, Wisconsin and Iowa. Truly,
we'are increasing with sufficient rapidity with
outthe annexation of Texas
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Vermont Legislature.
SENATE-Saturday, Oct 20.

SENATE-Saturday, Oct 90.
Messrs Allen, Young and HubhcIl were ap-
pointed committee on the subject of slavery.
Buts-From the house, extending the limits
OF Jail yards, referred TO the judiciary commit
lee FOR the relief of Geo. Drew, referred to the
Judiciary committee in addition to act incorpo-
rating Troy conference academy, referred to
committee Oh education. ...
The judiciary committee reported the bill to
incorporate the proprietors Of the west burying
ground in Mddebury, with amendments which
were concurred in, and the bill ordered to n third
reading.
Bills passed-Relaing to the Goshen turnpike
company-to incorporate the Champlain and
Otter creek rail read co.
Mr. Bowen called up the bill relative TO the
Rutland rail road bank, when Mr. Robinson NOV
ed AN amendment, reserving to future legislatures
control over the charter-los Messrs Kittredge,
Young and Picrpoint supported and Messrs
Hubbell and Hayward opposed the bll-order-
ed TO 3D. reading, Is TO H..
The bill approprialing $4,000 for geological
survey of the state was supported by Messrs
Hayward, Swift and Young. Messrs Kitteredge.
Pierpoint and Robinson opposed the bill, on the
ground that the state of the treusurywould not
warrant this enterprise
HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATIVES.
The Senate came in, and both houses went
into joint assembly for the election of judges of
The Supreme Court, and the following persons
were elected, the four first named unanimous
ly =
CHARLES X. WILLIAMS, Chief Justice
STEPHEN ROYCE, LIST Assistant Justice
JACOB COLLAMER, I'd
ISAAC F. REDFlELD, Sd
MILO l.. BENNETT, 18th f"
For 4th assistant justice, Charles Adams was
nominated hy Mr. Young, Charles Linsey by
Mr. Sabin and Milo l.. Bennett by Mr. Kitredge
the ballots were as follows -
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-30

all Of these were (in(ormal for MIR Bennett
On the second ballotting being announced
Mr. Young withdrew the name of Mr. Adams
SENATE-Afteruoon.
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OAKLAND COLLEGE, July 10, 1888.

Mr.. G.. Malia Darts:
Sir: As many of the students have eX-
pressed desire to have your address (dei!-
vercd On the 4th) published, and as we think
it worthy of publication, we therefore, in
the name of the students Of Oakland Col
Iege, request a copy for said porpose,
Yours, Very respectfully,
ALFRED C. HOLT,
CALVIN s. R0UTH,
JAMES LOWRY,
Committee.
NIcssrs Holt, ROuth and Lowry:
Gentlemen: Your note has just been re-
ceived, to say that il was unexpected, is un-
necessary. The address in question, was
written hastily, and without the most dis
<lttht reference to publication, yet, com
pliauce with your request, so Neringly
expressed in theHSme ofmy lep'w-Siudents,
the manuscript is afeNsUr disposal
Yours, Very reYHSifuIly,
G<MArAN DAVl5.
Southern telegraph., 1838-08-01
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All deductions from ancient history and tho
fate of ancient republics nre in,nnl;cahlo
here. Two cases. eruct,v DgroIeI have
never yet existed, There has always
been some difforence--some modification.
Would it not he rather foolish to place
geese in every fortified town, because, for
sooth, some geese happening to cackle, once
saved the citadel of Rome from destruction.
But the source of the cheering evidence
above mentioned, is: America has physical
resources sufficient to render her independ-
ent of all other nations; she has moral cor
receives of lawlessness and misrule in the
virtue and religion Of her citizens;-and
may .uo spl.., VI ~ ~tlioo anllnateS her
DS;cb yna,oa ' ,ho "oa me Io,1 h Glsnonor
Southern telegraph., 1838-08-01

great am aut, 70 wall nave mapF ssrir8nls.
Addition doe. ming Iauago-uas, and
crafty, d.aaua politicians p'i resort % an
eYFed'tnis aauH'u thus 1awsr Principles
viii ao nauauncd--6raery employed. and
appea made oIhe m1s, 71rie3 pHseilns oftho
numan heart, uI corruption. With i'
Gus poison, crer3e into she avs.erl md
leaves it, like gangrened 1o1y nt'o1s ami
oathsome 70 the eye. As pertinent en-
ample, refer to the Br sh Elst Ind p-s
sessions, particularly under the adminlstra-
ton of Warren Hastings. These immense
territories, yielding, by proper management,
a rich revenue to the English crown, were
hasey prostituted to individual self and par
tygaln. Read the solemn, vehement speorh-
es OF Burke--the eloquent, impnssioned dis
courses OF Sheridan,aod then decide, Secnd-
y as whole is greater than its part, or as
The aggregate ofall the separate particles of
any substance IS greater than the aggregate
oil but portion of these particles: so in a
government, the greater the number. other
,mhgs beng equal, the greater the profit
IN osher words, there is no little truth in the
maxim number Defends" and the scriptu.
raj assertion, SIN the midst of counsellors
there is safety" This may seem to mill
tate against an old and popular prejudice;
yet, on reflection il is obvious that If all he
enlightened and conversant with political
science, the comparing sentiments and opin-
IONS, the contrasting plans and suggestions,
VIII invariably be productive of benefit.
for rs the minds Of men are from their We
~ constitutions, Of different cast and bias.
so by their collision sparks will be strIck
ont, which otherwise would have slunbered
in darkness. Some persons are so proud
ana sel-satncient as to think that thew are
capable OF governing themselves: and. ac-
c1ordingy, are unwilling to be ruled. since
II would detract from that boosted dignity of
which they Silly imagine themselves pos
sessed' Very well-but mark the sequel.
They saplently conclude that, although 9th
eTS cannot rule them, they chr rule Others,
and immediately set up as political teachers.
Charming authority and cxacting Obedience.
These sell constituted wiscarres had better
return 20 the nursery from which they have
picmaiaroIy escaped, AMI there learn the
ridI'pants, the elements Of knowledge.
Thirdly, policy n which all, unless inca.
Pl''ialed ay rrima, npv equal rights, is
more consistent wlih tie very organization
and wants # m,n. You cannot strip him
OF he ieeln1 90 be internal consciousness
that he IS as good as his fellow. Some
'hine--"all n What YOU INDEPENDENTLY
whisper, whs oar. ''fhou ,r a. good IS he :"
fi'E'o .prw and a5ropa.irf .lr, n,'an
c.- '.'. 'a given aua egcelaI ae .rh and
.n'".s H''op, nr r-'a,mu .no word, 81
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