Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-01-06

t5-Readers advertisers: we invoke your pa
tience. Custom IA tyrant you know-compels us
to give the longest party document Of the whole
year, whether you, or we, will or not. The mes.
sage occupies almost all our space, save Tint re-"
served for legal advertisements; and what we
have to write must be done quickly and briefly.
And first OF the message: II is, as all have of late
been, mere elcctioneering affair tho defence of
that administration which is arrayed at the bar Of
public opinion. Stumbling in tho attitude of the
rogue, who is called upon to say why the penalties
required by Justice shall not be executed upon
him, the President gives this nine coumned
speech. The defence is long for the charges
against the powers that he numerous and
n avy the defence is ingenious, specious, fancl-
full and sometimes bold for it is all that the tai
entS of four lawyers, one novelist and nh ex-cdi.
Tor. - leaving out 'the Kitchen could make it,
So much for the message; and row for the news
of the day:
Congress has qiianeled some days about the
printer, without making an election; and reward
ed II. A. Garland for doing the bidding of the
master of the white house, in trampling upon
constitutional and legal requirements, in the New
Jersey busiuess-he having received lS votes for
clerk to the House, to los for Matthew ST. Clair
Clark, aud for Richard T.. Mason. Mr. Prentiss
has Introduced his bill for board of commission
ers TO settle claims upon the government. This
scheme would save the U. S. al least Sl25,000 an
nuay, and at the same time dc bsiter justice than
| is now done to claimants upon the treasury. Both
Houses adjourned over the Christmas and New
Year holydays.
Foreign. There have been several arrivals,
bringing news from London to the LIST and Havre
to the 81 Dec. The chartists are yet making
trouble in Wales the British government has re-
solved to blockade all the ports of China, to pun
ISL the celestial empire for preventing the SNUG
Cling of opium; and Queen Victoria has publish
ed her intention of marrying young and hand.
some fellow, about l8-nephew Of Leopold, and
entitled Prince Albert of Sake Coburg and Go
tha;' petty German prince, whose possessions
| contain less than one half of the population of
Vermont. Verify, she might well have taken
prince John Van Buren, Or almost any one OF the
locofoco princes connected with the American
, Land Company.
Another internal machine intended to blow
; up Louis PHILIPPE of France, exploded harnlessy
, on the night of the Goth Of Nov. M. de Bacourt
has been appointed Minister from the court OF
France to this government.
Domestic. 1t is doubtful whether there has
been any election IN the 9th Congressional district
Mass. TIL re were two Wing candidates.. and
few votes of an election
A locOfoco national convention is called, and it
begins to be limited as not altogether certain that
Van Buren, will be run a second term. What!
and is he not TO be reelected, by betting md brag-
ging, according to the Patriot system? Is he not
to 90 in by reclamation by three fourths of the
, electoral votes as another ocofoco declared p
Oh! ah !! aud alas!l The nomination oil "Old
I Tip has already affected wonders the locos are
t suddenly frightened into national convention {;
Van Buren, is more suddenly frightened into beg
: ging and promising severe economy" and re-
, trenchment! Verily-they have the hand
} writing upon tho wall and they tremble.
, Slack $ tavern, Ryegate, was burnt on the night
of the 2Sth ut.
} There have been large and spirited Harrison
! meetings recently holden in Bratteboro', Windsor
and Burlington. There is u cheering, redeeming
! spirit abroad.
Mr. Van Buren, promises TO reduce expenses to
26 millions-only little more than ttoice much
as was expended by Adams, when Van on the
: committee that blowcd him up sky high for cx-
travagance and corruption lie also says that the
defalcations IN the Post Office aud Treasury De
r partments amount TO only 100000 srclusiue Of
I Swarwouts operation. The exception is ONLY
about a million and quarter Of dollars What a
funny, queer little man is he of Kin,lerhook. BY
: the way, he says nothing of the and navy ,le
l parnen,s. Judging from the following, we think
it would no, he out of place for him 10 turn his
: attention in that direction:
FROM THE ARMY AND NAVY CHRONICLE.
: We learn with regret, that Paymaster X. A.
Y Forsyth was dismissed from the Army few days
$ since, by order of the President of the United
States, for defalcation of about Sl5 900 in his
accounts.
Calhoun will not join the Wings good. lie
= WW fight Benton: and that's good.
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