Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-13

heavens, foretold in the ScriDtures an,
leit In the earth Such is the text N,
Comment may be found in Peters secon,
nplS a' third chapter. and eleventh and
twelfth vefses-Qainey Sentinel.
ANeLEsEA.-By late account from
'ie Rev. Mr.. Hughes, of Beaumeris. !;
appears that the island of Anolesea. con,
talns about 40 900 inhabitants. of VIII
S4',oo have signed the total abs,inenc,
p,euge, Amongst them were at Ieas,
iooo drunkards, of whom a number ar
no" members of christian churches.
MEssRs BYNUM AND GAp1Arn
nc oissfacetul scene which took place
between these tive individuals upon The
moor OF the House of Representatives
nds oeen made The subject of an invest.
s".ioh by committee of the House an.
pointed Tor that purpose The committee
nave reported, but offer no new facts, nor
40 they venture any opinion or recon.
mend any specific action. This DISGRACE.
lui analr Will undoubtedly be passed over
without further action on the part of the
f1onse, and those guilty of this gross in
rsut 70 the people and The country be suf.
iered TO escape the punishment thew So
richly deserve,-Farmer's Cabinet.
PROFIT FROM AppLEs-Gov Hin
says IN his Monthly Visitor. GRATED
apples sell quick in the interior at the
price OF dollar busheI A single acre
OF ground may be made to produce five
hundred bushels OF apples in season.
ne same acre planted at the same time
with potatoes may produce one hundred
ana My bushels, or it may turn out thirty
bushels of corn or oats, or a Ton and
half OF good English hay The ordina.
ry profit arising from the culture of good
graft apples, 1t seems to US, should induce
farmers 10 turn their attention to the sub.
Ject more generally than they do.
FRuITs OF ABoL1T1oxrsM. Our read
efs, who o: course remember the interest
ing address of Dr.. Brisbane at Cincinnati.
VIII rejoice with US to learn that the per-
Son to whom he sold his slaves, before his
conversion to abolitionism, has consented
to give up his bargain, and anolEer addi-
tion Will be made to the hundreds if moi
thousands of emancipated slaves, who al
ready nave had occasion to bless the Anti
slavery Society, as the Instrument Of their
acknowledgement Freemen.
DEATH OF CHARLES HAMMOND The
friends of freedom have suffered loss in
deed, IN the recent death of the veteran ed |
ltor OF the Cincinnati Gazette. His SER
wees IN time of severe trial and grea,
peril to the champions of right, are Tins
noticed in the Philanthropist -Pennsvl- |
0ania Freeman
:. 1t is gratifying to the friends of human
rights to remember, that the most imnort.
ant OF this great mans productions, during
the last year of his life, were consecrated |
TO the cause Of Freedom. His view of Mr..
lIay's speech, and his other articles on |
the slavery Question, are yet felt in their |
intiaences. The services which Mr.. n
rendered to human liberty during the riot
Gus occurrences Of 1886, cannot be too
highly appreciated. That stormy period
brought out the strong points of his char.
acter IN bold relief. His position was a
sublime one. Friends nor foes will ever
forget the courage, the sagacity, the iron
hrmness. the noble devotion to princinle.
win which he then maintained the sunre n
acy OF the laws and constitution. and Tho
lights of free discussion. We have reason
20 believe, that the courage and calmness
with which Mr.. Hammond met his death
were the produces of an enlightened faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ, as the Savior
OF the world
From the Mercantile Journal.
GREAT Britain AND CHINA, The
British ministers do not seem to have de.
hned the position they have taken in re-
gard 10 China. 1t is well known, how
ever, that they are making extensive pre-
paratlons to increase their naval and mill
ita1y forces in the East-a movement
which has hostile appearance, to say the
least. We also see it stated that double
pay has been given to some parties engag-
Gu 10 hastenIng an accompanying the ar
mament to China, and that at the aisenals. |
even the Sabbath has been EMPLOYED to ex.
pedIte the completion of the required in
s'ruments of destruction. Ito this we
add hat since the commencement of he
difficulties in China, tea has advanced |
more than Is. Sd. per pound-it will be
Admitted that war with China does not
seem TO be very improbable event
Ga the other hand. powerful influence
Is In operation in Great Britain, to pre- |
vent war with the Chinese, on III.
ground that such war would be unjust
All the great moral power of the cou.try
will be pa. in requistion 10 prevent hos
ulitles between England and China. AL
ready pamphlets and newspapers, expos
ing to Its full extent the iniquilies of such
war, are scattered throughout the land
and. advocating the principles of Justice
and truth, must exert great influence