Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-09-13
SHOCKING DISCLOSURE.

81 SMOKING DISCLOSURE.
A committee is now in session in Harris
burg. Pa. Investigating some circumstances
connected With the memorable aud disgrace
iul riot at Tint place. during the session ofthe
Legislalurelast winter la the course ofthe
investigation. A. J. Pleasanton, man OF
good reputation and high standing. testified
that in conversation with Col McEIwee,
Van Buren member OF the House Of Rep
resentatives. Col Nc Elwee spoke very IA
vorably ofihe volunteer troops from Phila-
delphia. and said it was sceli for them thai so
many ofthem icefe Democrats. as othernise
they could Hecer haze iiced 10 haze reached
HayrisbErg, He then stated that on the an-
nouncemeht at Harrisburg that The troops
from PHILADELPHIA would obey The order of
The Governor, and wouiu marcfI ror rfarrfs.
burg, it was ngreed by himself and two or
three others whom he did not name, to pre-
vent their arrival there at all hazards, suppo-
sing at the moment that as the troops belong
ed to Philadelphia they were oil wings and
favorable to the State administration To ca
ny out this argument. he said il was determi-
ned TO remove a few oil the rails on the rail.
road ntth most dangerous part Of il, and al.
SO TO form a mine under this exposed part, TO
be filled with gunpower so that in the confu-
sion which would arise from the train OF cars
containing the troops being ovenhrown by
thus running offthe track, The mine mirht be
sprung and The sehoie body Of them Biopn into
the air fogefher! For this purpose, he him
self had purshased three barrels of gunpow-
der, and said that he had paid forty dollars
out Of his poke; for the purchase He fur
Their said that his associates therein were men
Of tried courage. and having been officers of
the army during the last war; knew how to
execute the project they had conceived
This design was abandoned in consequence
Of Information having been received subsr-
quenily TO the purchase of the gunpowder
that the troops then on their route from Phil
adelphia were not all OF the same political
party. 10 which Col. McElwee and his asso-
ciaies in this design belonged. The design
was abandoned because il would have been
impossible TO have separated the Democrats
from the Wings in its execution, aud protect
them from the danger Of the explosion.
A THUNDER -SToRN-By G. n. r. ia
mes bslractedly speaking, there are few
things, il any in all that portion Of The uni
verse which is exposed tolhe eyes Of man,
SO grand, SO mighty in beauty, SO mngnifc-
cnt IN splendor, as great thunder siorm.-
The feeble and impoient contention of man
with man, even upon the grandest scale. is
fain TO borrow the cloudy war ofthe storm
Images to give il grandeur. We hear ofthe
thunder OF the cannon, of the lig hlning fash
of the artillery. But what is il all 10 the re-
atty, when forth from the cloud bursts the
deaienng voice Of the storm upon the ear,
and upon the eye blazes the binding fash Of
the leyen bolt or heaven ? When Shall we
produce lights like that. casting their splend-'
or from one verge Of heaven to the othei7
where shall we find sounds so magnificent, so
grand. rolling along the whole zenith 10 The
horizon Yetthere are few persons who view
a thunder storm with the same feelings; & jim
deed. the difference OF human character are
tried by scarcely any thing more finely. than
By the sensations produced upon the mind BY
that phenomenon. There are many who
are rri6ed,and that terror may proceed from,
a thousand Other causes than mere mental
weakness. There are some who have been
taught fear irranediably in their youth
There are some actually afraid OF corporal
uuuSct. 4uttt uft cVuic oEdfttfY ditdfu,
but awe-struck and overpowered.- are
others. again who have neither fear nor awe,
nor admiration. the dull fabric Of whose
minds is incapable of any fine sensation,
There are some who do more. and admire
the storm. but admire il simply for its gran.
deur; there are others who do so likewise,
but go Far beyond who combine il with Wis
sions Of bright things. who hear tongues like
those Of angels in The voice ofthe thunder.
& who gaze upon the blaze Of the lightning.
lighted by It's splendos 10 far ioinl visions az
Almighty power and majesty"
A LopD CAUTIoN.--In the United States
Circuit Court Of Maryland lately, Francis
w. Salionstall Obtained verdict for $1,000
damages, against VIM b, Stokes, the ccle-
brnted mail contractor and stage proprietor,
for injuries received by his wife, by the up
setting OF one of the defendants stages in
which she was riding--the casually having
been accustomed by The carelessness, nnskilr
fulness and default ofihe driver The ex
tent ofthe injury done TO the lady is not sta
ted in the report, which describes them as Sc
we're, but the severity Of the verdict is pretty
clear, and il Is also clear thai the jury meant
their verdict as caution 70 other stage pro-
prie,ors. as well as a salvo for the wounds and
bruises Of Mrs. Sahonstall We hope the
caution will not be overlooked. IN y SUP