Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-02-08


Iowa TERRITORY There can be no doubt
that this new Territory is destined ere long to
become one Of The most wealthy and import
ant states OF. the Union. II comprises large
tract of as fine land as is to be found on the
globe, and what cannot probably be said of any
other section asJlarge, there is scarcely an acre
of its soil which is incapable Of tllage. But
recently, and most Of il was in the possession
of Black Hawk and his tribe OF Indians, and
scarcely white man could be found upon it
now il numbers upwards of $4,000 white in
habtants, and will soon contain a sufficient
population 10 entitle it to become state. As
an evidence of the estimation in which the
land in this Territory is held, we mention that
the receipts at the recent sale Of public lands
at Burlington, the Capital, were probably lar
ger than at any other in the Union held during
the year,-they having averaged $4,000 a
day for ten successive days % townships
were disposed of to actual settlers There
was no bidding against the squatters, as those
are called, who enter upon tract of from 100
to 800 acres of unsold land, and occupy il with
out title, running the risk of purchasing at
the public sale /; thus each securing a farm at
l,25 an acre, unsurpassed for fruitfulness by
any in the Union-It often happens however
that the settler has not the money to pay for
his "claim" when the sale comes on, in which
case unless he can procure il, he loses the
chance of purchasing, together with his i'm
provements. This affords fine opportunity
for capitalists 'to turn an honest penny" by |
loaning their money. The Burlington Gazette
says, that at the recent sale at that place,
seventy per cent was a common rate to be
paid for money. Generally $4,000 was loaned,
and for that, $3.50 was TO be repaid in five an
nual instalments of 800 each. For a less time
the rate was higher still. Secured by mort
gage on the land.
The Great Republic Of T'eras.-The Bur
lington q. T.) Gazette estimates the popula-
ton of the whole republic of Texas TO be about
the same as that of the new Territory of Iowa,
there having been about 5000 votes polled there
in the recent election for President And yet
how differently do we view The one and the
other One is a great nation, and the other
is but territorial appendage of our Union
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CuRIous STATIsTlcKs.-A correspondent of
the Burlington q. To- Gazette has taken pains
TO furnish for that paper, list of all the mem
bers Of the Legislature Of Iowa now in session,
together with the name of the State where
each was born, his height, weight profession
&c. The result is that of 10 members of the /
Council, are native Kentuckians, Tennes- r
sean, Virginans, 2 Vermonters from Con. | d
from N. Y, from Pa. and from Ohio Il
rhe President of the Council is sir feet and o
eren inches in height, and another Councillor g
5 feet 2 IA in. are Merchants, Law RI
ers, Gunsmith, and the balance Farmers. h
The House consists OF &c members, the tallest
feet inch-the heaviest $50 lbs-1S farm
RS, 2 merchants, 2 lawyers, surveyor, / !,
miner, l physician and l tailor. These are
Mostly from the same states as the councillors.
nd in about the same proportion.
NEW HAMPSHIRE AGAINST THE WORLD "A II
'urSfer "A gentleman recently informed us, 81
lat he saw few days since, not far from this OF
lace girl about l-2 years of age, who or
eighed one hundred and sirty pounds!- q,
he was born at Alstead, N. Fl. This throws
IT into the shade, all the wonderful accounts of
enormous turnips, beets and porkers, with of
hch the papers TEEN. The Granite state kr
ust bear away the palm, for raising buxom so
sses. Shade of Daniel Lambert What r,
life will this damsel make by and by, when su
lie has attained her full growth, for some poor pu
oxen bachelor! ga
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A PoPULous BUILDINa.--The New York Pc
ity Aims House and Hospital establishment u
'ntalns $3.50, and the Penitentiares 1872 in 3.
ates They consume eighteen barrels of y,
lour daily, and the whole daily expense of va
pporting them is seren hundred dollars. IN
PENNsyLvANIA.-The Loco Focos have co
deavored to make out that there was no ph
OBJ at Harrlsburgh, during the recent trou- sn
es there. The following is the legal evi- M
nee on the subject We ask now if our CO..
'od people are willing to go with party wi
hlch uphold such measures as were NJ
ere pursued. Will the editor Of the gr
ennington Gazette now admit that there IA
ere any DULLES and cutthroats there2 ba
The REBEL CONSPIRATORs AND m,
OblTES.-A bill of indictment was YES he
day found BY the Grand Inquest of Dau- FL
IN county. against Charles Pray, John J. X
: Cahen, John w. Ryan, John (Jack) Saw m,
Re, Joseph Hall, Aaron f. Cox, Geo. w pc