Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-12-13


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- ie's'an.e - tne proceedings o. Thurs
s"y. ''e in'e''igencer o. Friday makes the
''"o"''s s'a'emeni'--
| Our readers will perceive, on perusal OF
the report OF Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS IN Con
gress, that The Repi esenistises of tbe People
have at last made one advance towards nm
ex,ricaiion Of themselves from the novel die
icuIiy 10 which they found themselves MIA
ced by the course pursued by the Clerk of the
House. The difficulty produced by the re.
iusai OF that officer TO proceed with the call
ofthe members was much aggravated BY his
having considered himself precluded. by a
regard to his duty. fo,n propoundine 10 the
members any question tending 10 relieve
themselves from the obstacles in the way Of
an organization Of the House From this
J dilemma the House has escaped bv appoint.
ing the Hon John Quincy Adams 10 preside
pro. ten. over lis deliberations. This in
connection with the adoption of the rules OF
the last House for the government OF lis nro-
ceedings restores the Clerk TO bis proper 90
bled to proceed efTectuaIIy in The work Of mr.
ganization.
The action OF the House Yesterday wss
quite sudden. But, had il been the result Of
the longest deliberution, no movement could
have been more proper or more consisten,
with the dignity ofthe Representative bodv.
than the placing in the Char. 10 preside over
the deliberations which are to precede the
regular organization ofthe House. the veneer.
able member from Massac huse,is. distinguish.
ed not less by his eminent abilities. and The
public services he has rendered. than by The
stainless purity of bis private life
II was a perception Of the fitness Of This se.
lection. probably. aud the satisfaction which
every good citizen must feel at seeing the firs,
happy movement towards solution of the
perpIexity in which the House has been ola.
eed. thai drew forth audible expressions Of
appreciation from the galleries. We are al.
moisture that nothing Of n party ceiling min
gied with this ebuIition. II was very prop
erly rrbuked. however. and soon checked !.
and we trust will never be repeated by those
who entertain the respect which is due as
well 10 the dignity Of the House, as 10 the
Death By Poison-The cause and cir
cumstances oil the death Of Mr.. James Stan
ion, respectable young mechanic. OF Mon
sou. has excited much inquiry the last Two
weeks. As we learn the story, he with
two OF his wofkmen, boarded with widow
Nonon; thaihe sickened and died Sudden
(, iy on the s,h, and was buried on the 10Th
AS strong suspicious existed that be was
poisoned be was disinterred on the lib,
and bis stomach examined by physicians.
The stomach was found TO contain. in their
opinion, arsenic enough to kill three men.
Mrs. Norton bought arsenic. proiessedly 10
XII rais. The same week on which Stanton
died. Mr.. Stanton was engaged to be mar
ried 10 young woman in the neighborhood;
and Mrs Norton having wishes or expecia-
lions Of marrying him herself. was chs2rin-
ed at the prospect Of bis marrying another.
not marry the girl-or would never live in
his new house, or something TO that purpon.
Her reputation has never been good
She was examined before magistrate in
Monson on The 9th. and committed 10 Jail
for trial Springfield Republican,
MOST SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE Will
liam Gaul. Esq. Coroner was called upon
on Saturday last to 60 out 10 Client, to bold
inquest over the body OF Jacob SNYDER Jr