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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-04-12

FIRE IN AUBURN PRusoN.-A postscript
in the Auburn Journal and Advertiser Of
April Sd states hat on Tuesday last, about
8 o'clock P. NJ, the south wing o! the
prison was discovered to be on fire. The
fire caught from the kitchen chimney. and
and bad undoubtedly been at work for
some time before it broke out. 1t was
first discovered in the ceiling of the roof,
and for a short time threatened good deal
OF injury. but the flames were very soon
subdued. The attempts to trace out the
peculiar locality of the danger were far
more destructive to the building than the
flames. Troy Whig.
Destructive fire at Wobile.-Threc sides
Of an entire block comprising shout % pri-
vate edlfces on St. Mlchae's conception,
and St. Lonis street, were destroyed by
fire on the night Of the 25th ult.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-04-12

FROM TAMplco AND MArAMoRAs. -
Our New Orleans slips Of the Goth utlmo,
furnish several items of interest from Mex
leo, received by arrivals at that city the
previous day. The treaty with France
has been ratified by the Mexican Congress,
and peace being established in that quar-.
ter, the attention of Bnstamen,e was con-
centra,ed upon the nsurrec,ionary move.
ments in the provinces. At the II ul,imo,
Generals Arlsta and Coz were rapidly ad
vancing upon Tampico, with an army OF
1000, driving Urea, with his 5000 men,
before them. The greatest CONSERVATION
prevailed. Gen. Urea would try to make
stand, and give battle in the valley Of
the Malz. 1t was feared the city would
be taken, ard given up to plumber, and the
American property there-a million and O
half, be sacrificed. The only U. S. vesse
in port was he small revenue cutter Wood
bury which might serve perhaps as a shell
ter to protect the lives of our coun,rymer
from massacre. The American resident,
had formerly requested protection from ou
consul and the cutter had consented t. re.
main.
Advices from Matamoras to March 10Th
state tina, GOO to 500 government troop
had marched against the federal forces who
are bcscging party Of the government
troops in that city. Private advccs state
hat the army under Meja at Tusban, con
sisted of 400 men, who are working at the
Qualifications nigh, ana day. Great fer
ment prevailed IN The interior. The towI
of Touca had declared in favor Of Urea
Santa Anna entered the city of Mckee
on the 18th Feb. II was believed ,ha
Bust amente would soon place himself a
The head Of the army acting against tb,
Todptolis,,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-04-12

sex counties, VIM. l.. SToRRs, majority
over Ingham, $50.
Third district. New London County
THOMAS w. WILLIAMS, majority over Bill
Iings, 81.
Fourth District, Fairfield County, Tho
MAS Il. OsBoRNE.
Fifth district, Li'cbfeld county,TRUMAN
SMITH, majority over Phelps, $40.
Sixth district, Tolland and WindhaT
counties, John II. BRocKwAY, majority
over Cleveland. SIC.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-04-12


Suspected Murderous Conspiracy Of Staves.
A fortnight since the inhabitants of Mem
phis, Tenn, were in state of great alarm
and excitement, occasioned by the sup
posed discovery of a conspiracy among
portion Of the slaves of that place against
the lives of some of the citizens. What
first gave rise to the alarm was an attempt
which proved nearly successful, to destroy
the family of Mr. Dabney by poison
Suspicion fell upon yellow girl belonging
to him; she was arrested, e. confessing her
guilt, alleged that she admins cred the
poison under the solicitations and instruc-
tons of others, several Of whom she named.
Numerous arrests were made, and town
meeting was held on the subject, at which
a committee of investigation was appointed.
The result of the investigation was. the
| satisfaction of the committee, that the con-
spiracy did not extend beyond the attemp,
upon Mr.. Dabneys family, and several OF
the negroes arrested had been discharged.
Four, however, remained in prison. as ac'
completes with the yellow girl in the da-
boical attempt above stated.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-04-12

night, for the purpose of iufcting summary
punishment upon him. Having found him,
they carried him TO the woods tied him to
n tree, tarred and feathered him. and then
whipped him severely. Shortly afterwards
he came to town, armed with a loaded pis :.
toI, and meeting a strange man. accused
him of having assisted in the Lynchlng
affair. Instantly upon making The accusa
ton, he discharged the pistol into the
breas, of the innocent man, wounding him
severely. The fellow was then taken up,
and committed to prison. He subsequently
gave bail COR his appearance at court, and
was liberated. On the evening after his
release, he went to his home, aud Killed
himself So ends the affair.--.N o. Sun
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-04-12
GAIT. MARYAT AND THE AEERTcAN


1rchsts.
GAIT. MARYAT AND THE AEERIcAN
MAnrNE.-- Capt. Maryat has lately ad.
dressed long communication to the Lon.
don Times, on the subject of the Amcri
can naval and merchant service, which
contains a great deal Of truth, with con-
siderable amount of error. As specimen
of the latter, we will repeat to our read
crs, some of the gallant captains state
ments relative to the large proportion Of
English and other foreign sailors on board
our ships. At the present time, he OBJ
serves, by far the largest proportion of
sailors on board their men of war are En-
glish and if that is the case now, with
population Of 5000 900, what must it
have been during the last war with Great
Britain, with only half that number of in
hablants? The captain then proceeds to
repeat the stale falsehoods of the London
Quarterly, and to prove, very SATISFACTORY.
y no doubt to himself and his tory readers,
that our naval superiority is to be attribu
ted to the fact of our ships being manned
by British seamen.
But there is one point which he and his
countrymen seem to have overlooked. -
Suppose we grant that the sailors who
manned the Constitution and the United
States, the Wasp and the Hornet, were
British. Tho officers of these renowned
ships were at least American and hence
it follows that American officers with a
British crew are superior to British officers
with the same crew. How will Peier Sim
pie get over that?
But truce to this Jadinage. Our read
ors know, as every American ought to
know, that two thirds of the crew Of the
Constitution at the time she captured the
Gurriere. were MarbIehead fisbermen--a
race of men who have stood by their coun-
| try in its darkest hours, who in that dread.
full night when Washington seemed al
most ready to despair of the holy cause
in which he was embarked, and paused on
the bank Of the Delaware uncertain and
responding -dashed boldly iuto the raging
torrent, and by their excrtions secured the
passage of the whole army. When the
ocean closed over the lI.fated Wasp ant
her gallant crew, siXty-fve families ir
MarbIehead were bereaved Of parents o,
children. And so it will ever be. When
eyer their country demands their services
the fishermen Of Marbehead, Cape Ann
and Cape Cod, will be foremost in the Fl hit
whether on the land or on the sea.-.Sun
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-12

IN sci il ,;r manner Tnrs'rd hy The 'ounci!-'le
FORE. H.. -.g sid suffer interference IN '!e tel'!'
ty uny pariy armed unarmed but that ne |oula no
rinIic,i :, ,20scn ioihe Cove rnoF, ana await MS
CI,ir .,,c,,,ns Ga communicating these iscss 10
Gov Fairfield lie informed Gen. H., that his reply ~
Ike British proposition entirely satisfactory:
Gen Scott aived at Portland Oh Tuesday Afternoon"
Tnp Augusta Journal. commenting severely OH '"'
conciiiu,Gfy message o! the President, says:
I'VE !,ynr Cav Fai;iied nil Tt lsHhdraao me 'T'oFS'
IAN, ccr;..y and crnpct The territory up TO Inc me u
~ CIV Kent :;qac yiii stand by him in his and :"
believe ;hr rci:an will stand by him. whatever the
siLcnt and sir Fox may agree To-
CorJ,spoadince IF die Boston alas
AiAcEIAs. Saturday evening, 9oclocK.
We have just received ne Tvs from E1slFoft "m'c" soy
i,n, British man OF war arTlr eli lamPoDello' opPo,
size lasipnri Yesterday Afternoon. WIN thce hu"o'
,frr.a, icous on Loa;t Lourd 10 s.! J'hns-rTesumSu
10 he from Halifax. Three miofe vessels were hourly
expected. u;L Lro
marched lot Frfderckion ana me dispute" e:''''y
L her. are on their way detachment Of one luIl'
r,,J ard iiiy men from this DIVISION passed. 'hFo"gh
here ,,srr,!av End about two hundred more are guar
Iprrt ~ ir, II 10 night. tound TO Calais
Gro Scott rirviOus 10 his departure ircm fr!'ahn
lc li irnu'Cr was To address thr 1''"ehS oi ue"""y
evening al Ike Cumberland House
Ed!;or's Correspondence.
Ngw York. March +
T;r,n Maine the news is assuming more PenceGbe
.snrc Sir john Harvey appears not al all disposed 10
c;,o,e the crisis; md II - now stated that he has
sent an cpeCa! messenger to Governor afeid 'oG con
fer wish hi,a respecting conventional boundary line,
To- cu.a.n ali the Governments can Ng'ce upon the sal
hpr ~ uvnn Il nycut"ra boundary line Letters from
pan,nr say that Mr. English, The messenger passed
through that town. There is no truth, as wrote you
rreyusly in The stories Of The British regiment nd'
yancng hy the way Of sladawaskn and the QUO British
fgs.,trrs Halifax t Cork. Mr. English contteuc'S
tie report.
Sr john Harvey has sent some OF his companies up
10 the Grand Fails good way north OF HE hT"osto"k
and exhibits 10 intention Of making any movement up.
Oh ilc Maine forces Tie kenn.bec militia marched
into Bangor Sunday, with their artillery and long
tain u, agons and with drum and fife created quite
sensation on a New England Sabbath Sir John Col
bore Is positively stated by The Montreal Herald WI!
send no troops SIR John Harvey at present, though
earnestly solicited by him. 1t is highly probable that Ell
Join Cnlbonc thinks his loTce but barely sufficient Ia
keep the CaEa!as quiet
TIE proloco! or memorandum Of TIE British Minister
and the T. : Secretary of Siar had reached Augusta
hu. not rficia!Iv. Another messenger was expected
from Governor Fairfield The protocol did not seem 10
give satisfaction, and Maine making n" movement
towards stopping the advance Of her nila MAJ Int
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-12
D0Ss ES'E'AE.
| ATTEST FROM MAINE.

The advccs from Augusta, the sea, Of The Stale Go
vcrnment, to The 4,h inst The Presidents message
ana The memorandum recommending agresms nj
between the Secretary Of Stale and The British Minister
had reached Augusta. The Only notice Of their Tecep-
ton there and Of the opinion entertained "f them: are
contained in the following letter under date OF ih inst
Public opinion is much divided in relation 10 the
course proper for Mune to pursue Gov. F4ir-
field learn, is not al all satisfied with the proposed ar.
ranscment Ne official communications o.! lh:: acrfe-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-23

White SLAVES at the Worth.-Labor is held il,
such vulgar estimation "a, the South, that the
snenu featuring operatives in New England are
often termed white saves,' by the southern peo-
pie. Expressions of this kind detrart from the
Intelligence of those who make them; but as la
Dor ut the South is limited to the blacks all sort
of industry is associated with objects of a de-
grading nature, and hence comes the com
parison. .
We were gratifed the other day in Lowell,
when visiting one of the splendid mills of the
Boot company, to see three or four hundred OF
these pretty captives in that lofty and spacious
building. Ii these We're indeed slaves, they re.
sembed rather Circassian girls, or those in the
seraShos OF Turkey, whose influence is so sweet,
and who throw around those who come within
reach OF their charms, such schans , that n o
struggles can dsenthrall them. Even South
ern gentlemen, whom curiosity has led within
the walls ofthis spacious "slave depository con
cede that one might cheerfuly pass life of
'servitude" in such sweet society, and not find
slavery in the least degree irksome
Inc Boot company have four splendid brick
mills, I'VE stories high, and each over q hundred
feet i'm length. The entire dimensi ons of encb
building is thrown into one room, and the neat.
ness and taste of the furnishings of these apart-
ments are unrivaled. The window seats are fill
ed with beautiful flowers, the rooms are warm
ed by mir furnaces, aud the machinery of the
most finished kind, worked to charm. The
operatives, or white slaves are clothed i'm neat
and handsome costumes, and each is provided
with seat upon which 70 rest when nature wea-
rles with labor. There are may bright eyes and
cheerful faces, inerspread with glossy curis and
ornaments of costly make, to give to personal
eharms more brilliant look and fresh fascina-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-23

TERMS-THE CALEDoNIAN will be published
weekly at SO 90 per annum, or al 81 so if paid id
advance If payment is made within six month";
from tho time of subscribing it will be considered
as advance pay No paper will be dsconinuen
until all arrearages paid, except at the option os
the publisher. ,
Advertisements will be inserted for the Gus
tomary prices. Persons requested to state the
number of weeks they wish their Advertisements
published, otherwise they will be inserted till for
bid and charged accordingly.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-23
From the Boston CuLtiuator.
THE LADIES.

Gen. IL. 10. "And the Lord God said, IL is
not good that man should be alone: will make
him a help meet for him..
.E Now my dear delicate friends let us not sec
this scripture perverted wrested, as many
texts are, TO the destruction of the dairy, the
farm and the hopes Of the husband. The COWS
must he MIXED twice day and we want lit
ale aid from you, as wager are high and the
mower must not long be detained.-As we are
sometimes kept late in the field we hope to find
all the cows MIXED on our return, but milk
them properly or they may better stand till our
return.
lie, 10 small children enter the yard at the
time of milking. Let not the cows be disturbed
at night,b approach Them with kind words II
you scold them or whip them you may be cheat
ed of half your milk After you have brushed
The dirt from the udder and seated yourself on
the right side of the COW, grasp the teats one in
each hand near its extremity. Squeeze gently
a. first or the cow may be panied and start n.
way; after few sqneezes you may venture all
your strength. In about half minute if the COW
has been well bred, the milk will flow as fast as
you can possibly draw it from the eats Now
let nothing interrupt your labor. Squeeze the
,
and at every reaxatiopmof your hand for more
milk in the tent press up your hand against the
bag aud this will have tendency to bring all
the milk out of the udder; it is an imitation of
the butting of the calf against the bag.
You must not stop to speak nor to be spoken
TO until your cow is finished If one speaks 70
you, the milk streaming into your pail IN axes
so much noise you stop in order to hear; then
the milk which began to flow so freely goes back
again into the ducts that supply the udder, and
you lose your opportunity. Like the sap of the
maple, you must take it when it flows or its
juices go TO enlarge the tree; so a cow halfmiIked
will gain more flesh at the cost Of your milk and
cream. Move the nndder At the close of milking
in every direction, to he sure you have all the
milk, but do not spend long while in stripping
lest you get the cow into lazy habit of exc =
ing out the richest portion of her bounty.
In the morning the COWS should he driven
gently two or three times round the yard before
milking, they will yield more for the exercise.
We have seldom hired good mixer. Females
are better than men, they have more patience
A good mixer will obtain at least one quarter
more cream than one that milks slowly. We
have often proved this we hired one summer
q nun from New Hampshire who had managed
a farm sew eral years. He was clever but eX.
tremely moderate we then had four cows in
milk, and discovered our slow mixer was fast
drying up our cows we concluded TO give our
aid and let him milk only two the first trial
he obtained the same quantity that we did. Tn
one week we obtained one quart more than he
at milking he said his cows were not equal
to ours we then shifted and obtained, within
nine days, more milk from his cows than he
did from ours. This was wholly to be ascribed
10 his moderate milking for he left none in the
udder.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-23

tion.-Happy 'snvesr If evern sigh escapes
them, it is not because they thirst for more iree-
dom, but, unlike the Gagged bird they thirst Tor
"s,oeet sLauery"- northampton Courier.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-23

AMUSING Incident The following amusing
incident occurred in Cambridge, at one of the
Congress in District No. "A colored man, n
pretty Jealous abolionst, who is in the employ
of merchant in the city, who resides in O., was
told by his employer that if he would like to go
over and vote, he would write his vote for him,
rs he could neither read no write. The colored
man, slspecting some trick, declined tho offer
but said he would go to the office and get one.
He went to the office of the Liberuor, and ask
ed some one in attendance, for abolition vote.
The indiydua not understanding him, but
surprising he was jesling, handed him copy OF
the L!berutor. Oar hero Immediately walke'i
over to Cambridge, and presented himself at the
polls. On announcing his name, and it being
checked, he very gravely deposited his Liberator
IN the ballot boz, to the g eat amusement OF The
sDecators-B os Jour.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-23

One of the most extraordinary things in life is
to see the things that people are ashamed of and
the things they not ashamed OF. To see that
there are men Of sense ashamed OF not being
rich--asI.amed of not being able to keep car
riagc-aslamed that in the division of worldly
things enough has not fallen to enable them to
enjoy expensive pleasures-to wear expensive
clothes &c. One may excuse them for being
sorrowful, but no, for being ashamed.
There is something extremely beautiful amid
this worlds idle hollow pomp-anidst its heart
less and wearying show--its parade bought with
tears and crime. There is something extremely
beautiful in the sight Of man poor and not
ashamed Of being so--of one with just enough to
live upon, with industry and economy, and con-
tent to pass through his pilgrimage without any
appeal to the common sentiments OF The crowd
Bad Things. Anuufaithful servant, smoky
house, a stumbling horse, scoding wiie, an
aching tooth,a empty purse, an undufiiul enid,
an ncessant talSer, hogs that break through en-
closures, a dull razor, mosquitoes Top, and
subscriber that aOont pay for has newspaper.
A traesman wrote a hard customer as follows:
-"Sir, your biIlfor dry goods has been stand
ing long time; by settling it,you will much
obIge, Yours, Sc Il. s..
To which he received the following laconlc
reply:-'hlr s., when the bill you speak oil IS
tired of standing let it sat do,0n. ..r
... -.. Yours, &c q, j..
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-04-23
SPEECH OF NEEa. PEsENTEss,
ON THE DECLARATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT.

- = FRIDAY, DEC. 20 1895.
The House being in committee ofthe Whole up
on the Presidents Message, Mr. PREErIss of Mis-
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-09
M G N T. " ~ A 10 X EFT.
Thursday, August SIS u. m

The operations the Board Of Brokers have svneed
any feature today The tendency Of prices has been still
downward There sales Of United stock at
decline q per cent from the price offered yesterday Dry
Dock declined n Per cent Delaware and Hudson PER cent?
North American Trust and Banking Co. per cent Harlem
Railroad per cent; Bank of Kentucky per cent Mohawk
per At Philadelphia yesterday sales OF u s. Bank
made 1924 TIE packet ship Duchese DOrcsns Hare
carried out 500, All in specie.
The New York Fire Co. have declared dividend
Of per cent, payable on the 18th inst.
The position OF the money market very nearly the
There has been but very little today and the
weather has assisted to check animation The general DISPOSE
ton be allow take their course
aud to await the when having reached bottom some
symptoms Of healthy reaction will en-
terpriz The oaly which attention new
those Of specie which TO be getting Unsettled
there growing anxiety lest circumstances
60 from in strong alarm the already su-
cieatly sensitive community.
The operation Of the law evinced table OF
yesterday tends weaken the standing OF all banks and
10 increase the difficulties Of the old Institutions specie
capital be rendered efficient only when
point where II will the greatest power The more IL is
scattered divided into small and diverted from the
financial centre just such proportion will IT power
of action The 10 the New Ysrk Banks on the LIST Of
January 1892 80 0s; OF that has been ex
ported oos and the divided amoag
banks manifested by their returns eo0 making
reduction of s97oooe0 from the held by the old
banks which would but 81 100000 ler vaults sum
not quite much the circulation they have out on the
government Treasury Notes and therefore beyond
troll for the preest
This process Of dividing the specie among many banks
spread through the state instead Of having concentrated
few city banks Of the greatest evils which nsw
laboring under through the operation Of law The
banks hold already onerth part Of the specie ard
circulation is very small while their deposes large
comparison of the old banks therefore, evident that the
old banks in creumstances ship all their specie to
Europe t. draw against If they had other dicules
contend with than the conflicting operation the new law
The North American Trust aud Banking Co being BY virtue
Of its late arrangement, the head Of the system We will
here give full statement, Of ITS affair, up the LIST uit a.
compared with the return Of January, isso.
srArsngsr rHr NORTH AnEsrcAr rausr Arp sassrro
MONTHS JULY 4. a. conrAREp
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-09

ATTEMPTED REvoLT.-The crew Of the Tenedos,
Captain Ellis, while lying in Boston harbor, attempt
ed a revolt. II was, however, nipped in the bud,
and the crew taken to prison. -Four Of them after
wards returned to their dsty-the other, James Will
liams the rinsleader, committed for the want Of
$500 bail
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-09

CO. Charles Downing, X. Randall, w. II. Brscken-
boro, S X. Walker, and G.. 8. Hawkins have been
instructed by Governor CALL Of Florida, to repair TO
Washington, and confer with the President, and
urge him to adept necessary measures, net only for
the defence Of the country but the successful prose-
cution Of the war
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-09

Co Commodore Chauncey is Acting Secretary Of
the Navy in the absence Of Mr.. Pauldisg.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-09

o. HEHRr CLAY arrived at Montreal on Saturday
last from Quebec. On Monday he dined with Sir
John Colbourne.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-09

Nrsro's Three lines will apprize our friends that
the Ravels appear as the Three Chinese on the
treble Rope" the "Corde Elastiquc" and the
sIillners." three Of their most popular entertain
mCuts.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-09

o. Loafers must be getting scarce in Massachu-
sett forthe sleepers for the Eastern Rail have been
contracted for in Georgia.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-09

Or Commodore Dallas, Of the United States Navy
and family, are at the White Sulpher Springs, vir
ginia.