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Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

The prisoner denied the crime imputed to him,
until Nsome dayss aRer he had been declared
,GN R1lkY byRke luW,-apd he ssntenSe OF the-
law had been pron6unced'upon him by the court.
He first confessed hisrgpik t6Shis Father and
Brother, and since TO many others; says that tor
two years he had meditated upon killing her and
had determined to do it but his courage failed
him, whenever an opportunity offered. On the
day he murdered his brothers wife he went de-
liberately from his fathers, as the testimony de-
clares, to lbs own residence and got rife, the
rife heyf0aded with a'Shllet, he then returned as
Cas possible TO his father's. the resido"e" Of
MS u&yPpy victim as he approached the WIN
dow he saw the unconscious object of his hcllish
malignity, sitting a few feet from the window,
with a candle upon the table and she in the act
of nursing her infant child olabout three months
of age,--thc light of the candle enabled him to
take sure aim, and TO effect his diabolical pur-
pose He says he remained at the window long
enough to know that he had killed her as he saw
the blood gush liom her head he then turned
and fled, but says he recolects nothing more until
he got back to Sylvanus Batess where he lived
A more cruel and barbarous murder never was
committed in any age or country aman brought
up and educated in a moral and christian COM
munity, for two long years rejecting upon COM
hitting the crime of numbering his own brother 5
wife, a mother of three little children, is almost
too horrid to be true.
The murderer offers no excuse in the palliation
Of his crime he says he has none He atri-
butes his wickedness to his use of Cider and
Rum, and warns all to beware of the Intoxicating
bowl. Let his warning be heard and remember
ed by every individual who reads this, and let
them BE VARE! BEWAREi!
Bates is about thrty-three years of age and
he has for many years been of a revengeu and
ssslop dfAt9a aa S Sjysfp fill ren1}q a! hi;
surely Will every transgressor, and an ignomini.
Gus death must close his career on earth.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

From all accounts, Mr. Roane has given his
colleague, VIM. c. Rves one of the most eifec-
tive and scorching speeches that has been made
in the Senate. Those IOqters, the wing letter
writers do not attempt to gainsay its truth and
admit itS severity. Mr. Roane is an uncomprom-
Using Virginia Democrat and was until VIM. G..
Rlves pursued his cratic course the warm per-
sona as well as political friend of that gentle
man. But the alterations of Mr. Rives met no
response in Mr. Roane-they parted when Mr.
Rives chose to abandon the republican ground
and have now become antagonists. In his speech,
Mr. Roane reviewed the course of his colleague,
from his first entrance into public life, TO the
present time, showed his Inconsistencies, and the
fatal ambition, whose promptlngs led him to de-
sert the path Of honesty and principle. His
words fell like fire upon the recent Senator, and
made an impression that cannot be ehaced 1t
was the dirge of VIM. G.. Rves, for if ever by
chance he again obtains office, he will find self
respect is gone, and with it all that is valuable
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

CoNGREss.-In the Senate, on the lsth instant, the
bill introduced by Mr. Benton for the armed occupa-
ton of Florida taken up and without opposition
ordered to third reading. 1t has subsequently pas
sed the Senate, 25 to 1s and gone before the House.
We cannot give the details of the BILL not having a
copy on hand but its leading feature is to make a
grant of land to actual settlers, put arms in their
hands and allow them to defend themselves from the
entertainments of the savages. This course has been
recommended by Gen. Taylor the present military
commander in Florida, the most feasible and eco
nomical mode of bringing the Indians of that terrific
ry under subsection.
The bill to provide for the more 'ehectual -
of the public money in the hands of public agents
and for the punishment of public defautes, next
taken up. The first question on Mr. Rives' sub
sttute, which goes to restore the pet bank SYSTEM
This negatived, ayes Is, nays27. The question
then recurring the passage of the bill to a third
reading, it was carried, ayes 26, nays Is.
In the House, the bill to revive and extend the act
for the issue of treasury notes taken up and pas
sed, ayes lO2, SO. The object of this bill is to
extend until May next the time for carrying out the
provisions of the original act and auhorises the issue
only of such amount of treasury notes has not al
ready been filled up under the old act.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28
From the WASHINGTON Globe.
".4 Change came DER The spirit Of has Ore

~ ch0nge came Ger me SPird % has Dream"
In the Senate to-day, Mr. Clay appeared in new
part. For some years past he was one of those who
saw no harm in the abolition movements. His boora-
pher, Mr. Prentiss (of the Louisville Journa in his
sketch OF his life, has taken pains to vanish up for
display in the light of Northern philanthropy to Mr.
Clays early emancipation principles. This, Mr. CLAY
carefully kept alive himself by proposing TO set apat
in his distribution of the public lands portion to ca-
ry out this scheme. In 1886 he voted against the eff
fort made by the Administration to pgevent the circu-
laton of incendary prints in the South, tending to
excite Instructions and even late the last SEES
sion he voted against Mr. Rives's resolution throwing
cold water on the frebrand petitions continually sent
into Congress. But, to-day, what a sudden change
we have had in all the Senator's courtesy, kindness
and torbearance for aboiton-no sudden flaw of our
variable city weather equals it, During the first part
OF the session, Mr. Clay lodged every vote, and avoid
ed, by retreat behind the columns, any expression
of opinion about the reception of abolition petitions
but, to-day, he brought in an anti-aboton petition
and never was party beabored in set speech of
hours as the fanatics fanatics ! lie denounced
them ALL and did not spare the fair spinsters of
the East He coniured them to remember that when.
with their fair hands, they dipped their pens in ink to
sign an abolition petition they dipped them in blood y
lie exhausted his pathos in portraying "confarrated
e'ties,' eesolated fields" and Of "butchery
and murder"
There was not a man in the Senate who did not
see through this new act of the drama the moment
the curtain rose Mr. Clay finds Harrison has the start
fhim with the Abolition Antimasonic- Whips-"Tbe
dark spirit of slavery (which Ritner coniured up in
VAIN lie had expectations from it, but it embraced
Harrison, and persisted with Thaddeus Stevens The
Northern friends of Mr. Clay began to question his a.
Variability also, and then coalition presented
itself as his only alternative. Mr. Talmadge and Mr.
Rves proposed to embalm him with Conservatism
and this sudden hope makes it necessary that South
ern aspect shall be given to his politics. to enable Mr.
Rives to declare openly on his side
Matthias the prophet, after an unsuccessful excur-
sion in Texas, had his beard lynched off at Little
Rock Arkansasl and than ,vaS do ont oct fun, -
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

The first Monday in April is assigned for another
trial to elect Representative to Congress in the 4th
district of Massachusetts The official canvass shows
that at the last trial Mr. Parmenter dem fell short
OF majority over all others by 81 votes-hs MAORI
ty over Brooks Qed) was $50. 1t also appears that
% votes were cast for Frederick Robinson, dem
showing clear democratic majority in the district
over both feds and aboltonists. The abolition votes
divided among four candidates
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28
From the Burlington Free Press.

We mentioned last week that DR.. Holmes had been
arrested at this place the supposed murderer of
Tasche The warrant was issued by Charles Adams,
Esq. on complaint of VIM. Brown, a police officer
from Montreal The examination came up on Friday,
but was continued to Saturday when on full hearing
and argument, the accused was committed, to wait
the order of the President. The evidence such
to leave rational doubt to the enormty of the
transaction. In addition to Holiness own declara-
tions on the subject here the afidy<t of a girl at
- - wa introduced stating thase -eaalay -
by DR.. H. and Mrs Tasche to poison the deceased
that she went to Kamouraska for the purpose and adj
mlnlstered the poison, prepared by Holmes himself;
but Tasche threw it up and thus escaped. There
was also the copy of letter, written by Holmes the
day after his arrival here, to Geo. Van Ness student
in his office, in which he acknowledges having killed
Tasche privately. This letter covered one to Mrs
T. in which he depores not having communicated to
her his intentions before going to Kamouraska as she
would have prevented him. He winds up however
by lnquring after the dear little children, and inviting
her to Join him here. The whole tone and bearing
of this letter indicates but too clearly the relationship
subssting between them The facts disclosed at the
coroners inquest conneXion with those here stated
certainly make this case of most unparalleled afro
city. The examination was conducted by Mr. Yves
ton for the prosecution, and George p. Marsh for the
respondent.
Considerable excitement produced Tues
day evening, by the announcement that Holmes had
escaped from jail. 1t seems the keeper had humane
ly permitted him during part of the day to occupy
room in the front part of the Jail, attended by a
trusty guard Towards evening, however just as
they were about to conduct him to the CELL he man
aged to give them the slip, and for something like an
hour eluded the pursuit Sheriff Allen, however, was
soon on the track and at length hoed him in Pnrodys
hayloit. On finding himself discovered ff7irne.s
snapped his pistol-whether ut Allen or himself is
not certain but inclined to believe the latter
He is now in the dungeon--which, by the way, is
nearly as bad the debtors room; and that, we
need not here repeat, is disgrace to the nation and
foul reproach to the county of Chtenden, in parti-
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28
Correspondence Qfthe ~ y. Journal Of Commerce.
WAsuINGToN Feb 90 1870

WAsHINGTON, Feb 70, lS;}9.
The Committee of Investigation will, it is said,
make their report to the House on Monday | have
no doubt that the House will debate the matter for
the rest of the session. 1t is usual in such cases.
indulge each member of the Committee in state
ment of his views of the proceedings and discoveries
of the Committee.
In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Cuthbert delivered his
views at great length, in opposition to the bill Intro
duced by Mr. Crtenden) for preventing the interfe-
renee of federal officers in the elections. He rd-
cued the idea that millions of freedmen could be sub
lected to, influenced by, few two-penny office
holders; and asked whether any man believed that
the Custom House Inspectors of New York, with
salary Just large enough to keep them from starving,
could, by persuasion or discussion, control the votes
of the thousands of spirited and intelligent fIeemen
of that city. He contended that oflice-hoders were
identified in feeling and interest with the people, and
part and parcel of the people and that their
rights could not be touched without abridgng the
rights of the people. Mr. Calhoun expressing de-
sire to speak the subject the bill passed over
Mr. Webster will speak tomorrow on Mr. Wrights
bill to provide eectualy for the security of the
public money in the hands of public agents, and to
punish defaulters This bill has been engrossed and
is now on its passage
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

and honorable in public life Virginia is rouslng
in her strength, and the indomitable spirit OF her
Democracy will sustain the, country and ITS lnst-
IL hosA The days Of AIF 4 ives's infueucs arr
over, he has appealed to the wings to sustain
him, but the honest portion Of that party desPlse
him - Hartford Times
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

EARTHEN HoUsEs.-A Mr. Potter, of Illinois, has
been engaged for several years in experiments upon
earth a material for constructing houses, and has
succeeded so completely to erect several earhen
houses capable of resisting the influence of the at
mosphere and the action ofhea with roofs partitions
DOORS and windows complete and has fitted up one of
them a residence for his own family. The scar
city of lumber has long been felt of the great
est Inconvenience of the Western praries. If Mr.
Potter who seems to well deserve his name has found
a method of renledyng this, those fertile plains will
increase in population with still greater rapdity.-
The expense is estimated at about three-fhs of the
cost of brick Even where the ordinary materials for
teral may be employed with good effect, for fences
and for many other purposes Mr. Potter has taken
out patent for his Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

SoMUEL j. GHoLsoN, late a representative in Con-
gress from Mississippi, has been appointed by the
President of the U. States, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate to be District Judge of the United
States for the District of Mississippi
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

.Nsios-.frOm old Paper.-It is well known, prob
ably to most of our readers that formerly people fear
ed to touch the of dead mad dog for fear of
becoming rabid We did not kn6T,-tTUTvr.v4@1n''
there such fact on record as the following, cut
by the editor of the Boston Mercantile Journal from
paper published in that city in 1918.
PITrsFIELD, Mass, June 10.-The blood of the
mad dog, mentioned in our last, which was killed in
the chamber of house in the Shaker Village Judged
to be about quart, taken up and buried about
four feet from large pear-tree in full bloom and very
thrifty The third day AFTER the tree was complete
y wilted to the highest branches and continues to
wither fast if it cut down. In digging the
hole come Of the small roots cut off which
abled the poison to minge with the sap, and convey
its deadly influence into every part of the tree
The steam-mill at East Greenwich Or y was de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday night The property
insured for $4,000 which will cover the loss of
the proprietors the community however must suffer
serious inconvenience.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

CoLLEGEs.-Accordingt to the American Almanac
for 1885, there in the United States 90 Colleges
OF these are under the direction of Episcopalians
of Baptists, of Methodsts, of Roman Catholics,
l of Unversalists; the remaining CD are under the
influence of Congregationalists and Presbyterans.-
OF the Catholic Colleges, 2 in Maryland, in
the District of Columbia, = in Kentucky in AIaba-
ma. and in Missouri.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

On the goth, seven additional baotings were had
without choice. The highest vote for Rives was
49, for Mason 20. Tyler dropped after the first
ballot, and on the 9TH, Robertson, wing, had o.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

The federal wings leave not stone unturned
whereby they find fault with the Administration.
Every circVmstance is eked OUT howeveratrAing
every nook @a eornerfs beetea into ana every bush
is beaten for the ostensible purpose of gratifying their
envious, if not malicious feelings towards those who
hold the reins of government. The venerable Ex-
President Jackson, also Mr. Van Buren, are poun-
ced upon and assaied with the malignity of ends for
the defalcations of the infamous Swartwout and 9TH
ers of the same stamp. Why is General Jackson or
Mr. Van Buren, to be blamed for the faults and ras-
cality of other people? With just much proprety
mAht the wings find fault with mechanic or trader
who had the misfortune to have in their employ dis
honest clerk. The cases are parallel. Suppose the
clerk pliers money from the desk of his employer
and then decamps is it honorable is it manly to raise
"hue and cry" not against the clerk, but against
his employer? But what is still more mserably mean,
to heap upon him the most vile and sanderous abuse,
because he had the misfortune unwttingy to employ
a dishonest person to transact his business Are
such things honorable? Every one, if in his sober
senses and unprejudced by party, will answer NAY.
The guilty should be made to suffer- and not the in
nocen In every relation of life should ado unto
others would that they should do unto us" in
similar circumstances.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

c. .4nother Shinplaster .Hn,yactory gone by The
board The Branch of the Alabama Bank at Mobile
suspended specie pa ments or the 4th instant. The
Mobile Advertiser says, lit came upon our citizens
like clap of tiriffSef Il ias been represented
again and again by the members of the Legislature
from this county fully able to sustain itself against
any emergency"
What will our wing bank neighbor say to this /?
Will he say this is well regulated" bank? Until
our country is purged from these miserable, rotten
institutions, there will be safety for the people
What renders the failure of bank the more distress
sing is, that it falls heavily the poor laborng clas
ses, particularly if the failed bank had issued small
bills. A poor man is as much or more distressed by
the loss of few dollars the rich man is in the loss
of hundreds According to the logic of the Phoenix
the poor the most accommodated by having the
privilege of handling small bills in lieu of silver
change. A precious privilege this, when bank has
been so rascaly managed as to fail. We use the
term raScdy because it hardly be supposed that
bank will fail unless there is nquy at the bottom.
An individual may fail through the misfortune of los
SEES which no human foresight could evade. But we
do not how bank fail if its affairs have been
judiciously managed We think, neighbor Phoenix,
the poor you have spoken of will hardly thank you
for saying they S-A<sS shnalaslsrs to silver Art
satisfied, Mr. Phoenix EN-
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

WELLERIsMs.-" What pity shat such very good
friends as we are shonld part" as the shinpaster
said to the editor of The Phoenix.
"Grpe me tight" the pinch of snuff said to the
cook, as she was mixing up dough with Piach be-
tween her thumb and finger
'What capital pair of hOares we be-" as the
monkey said to the q,ack iohig they logged along
to lection.
Touch it lightly" as the d. said to the Deacon
as he was tempted to poke his finger into truth
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

The WoRLD RETRIEVED; being critical examina-
ton Of William Miller's theory, that the second
coming of Christ and the destruction of the world
will take place about A. d. 1913; compiled princ-
pely from articles originally written by Rev. Kit
fridge Haven. Woodstock, Vt: Haskell & Palm
er, ls39-pp. As.
Those who have read Mr. Mlller's work will doubt
less feel an interest to peruse this examination of it.
We know not where to refer them for copies but sup
pose that Mr. Steen can furnish them. The publish
ers have our thanks for the copy sent us.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

Matthias the prophet after an unsuccessful excur-
sion in Texas, had his beard lynched off at Little
Rock (Arkansas) and then rode out of town on a
rail- sitting on rail =
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

boy has been born at Baltimore with three legs.
The wings threaten 10 make a bank runner Of him.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

VmGTNfA.-On Saturday the 10th inst the Legis-
lature of Virginia baoted three times for Senator
to Congress in place of Mr. Rives. Three candidates
were in nomination. Wis Tyler wing, Rives, conser-
vave, and Mason, democrat. On the third ballot
Mason had g. votes, Tyler 6l Rives 80, scattering
4. Further balloting was then postponed to Monday
IN Mondav thraa odJt;ono1 hall ..--z
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

Nullifcation.--T Alabama Legislature, at its
late session, voted to dissolve the Union-between
tpenty-sir husbands and their better halves
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

We are indebted to S. c. ALLEN Jr. Esq. member
of the Massachusetts General Court from Mortified,
for copy of the Report of Committee of that hon
orable body on the subject of the U. States Public
Lands. The report is one-sided, party concern,
and taking it all and ALL" is the most absurd thing
of the kind we have lately met with 1t renders any
committee, to whatever party they may belong,
premely ridiculous to undertake to abuse and vify
the heads of Department for other ostensibc
than to want their spite and spleen upon those
who happen to differ with them upon political points
Or what is more probable in the present case, the
report was made for no other purpose than to sub
serve the of the wings in the coming elections
The report grew out of joint resolution of the Le-
gslature to instruct their delegation in Congress to
90 against Mr. Benon's bill for the graduation of the
price of the public lands that have been fifteen years
in the market One great object Of that bill was to
bring the refuse lands within the ability Of the poor,
man to purchase and provide home and subsistence
for his family. How well the opposition of the wings
to the bill will coincide with their professions of
Germ for the poor will not here attempt to elu-
cdate The whole drift of the report is to assa the
Administration, which is done in no very measured
terms. Why in the name of reason and common
ScliSc CuHnol COhlhittSc, "HSh cNSiy "ouuli
and child in the state alike interested report the
facts on which their claims are predicated in plain
and gentemanly language, without reference to any
party? No, this would not suit the wings; it is a
gainst their principles to be manly and honorable.
Nothing can be done or said, b. them, without bel
'r''"s ~S""~' 49, -i-i-..asi~- I'iy sho.sA
fraud! corruption peculation! extravaganza at the
top of their lungs if there was no honor, honesty
or virtue in the land but what belongs to themselves
VmGTNIA.-On Saturday the 10th inst. the Legis-
lature of Virginia baloted three times for Senator
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

MIcHIGAN.-On the 18th inst the two Houses, in
JOINT ballot made six trials without variation to elect
U. s. Senator. The votes were us follows: