Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-12
February u, ls4o.

arucled 70 cllCuItec Sdlu IHemOTidl IN the
.ame mapner as the one addressed to the
n S. House of Representatives
The committee Of the Board have pre-
pared the following forms of petition,
Which they recommend for immediate
CIRCULATION ia every part Of the Common
wealth
/. Form of Petition TO Congress.
TO the Hon. the House Of Representatives
of the United States:
The undersigned, inhabitants of
IN the Commonwealth Of re-
speclfuIly represent, that they regard the
sanding rule adopted by your honorable
body on the 28th Of January, 1910, in the
following words, viz: That no petition,
nsmdriai, resolution, or othe, paper pray
mg the abolition of sIaUery IN the Dis
hiet Of Columbia. or aay Stale or Ter
ritOrA or The staoe trade 5etaocen The
States or Territories of the United States
IN which ~ non exists, shall be receiced
by this House, or entertained IN aag aco0
Ghaleoer, as violation Of the natural
RIGHT Of petition guaranteed TO the peonle
Of the United States by the Constitution
thereof; and we do therefore most respect
fully pray your honorable body immedi-
aeIy to rescind said standing rule.
2 Form Of Petition 10 tie General Court
70 NE Senate and House Of Represent
ahrcs Of Tie Commonwealth of
10 General Court conreaed:
The Undersigned, inhabitants Of
respectfully pray your honorable bodies
to protest, IN the name of the people of
this Commonwealth, against the standino
order adopted by the U S. House of Rep,
eseIatives on the 2sth Of January, l840.
" The following worls, viz: That no ne.
tH'0"S memorial, resolution o, other ma.
PEI, Praying The abolition of siarera IN
ne District Of Columbia, or am State
or 1errltory, or The siQce trade bet,ceeo
~ States or Territories Of The United
States ~ Which az noo EXISTS. shan be
feccLrcL bg this House, or entertained an
agg rag phatecer,' as fragrant violation
Of the natural and constitutional rights of
lbs people; and to pass resolutions, re.
q1esting the Representatives in Congress
Of this Commonwealth to procure its
imrediale repeal.
These petitions are shoit, and can be
easily transcribed. Wait not, then, for
printed forms, but copy them with pen,
an Circulate them in every neighborhood,
TOaTHwITH.--J.
From The .Netc- York Baptist Register
EAIETHQUAE1E IN ASIA.
Extract from q letter From F.. Kincaid.
On the 23I of March, between and 4
0tlock IN the morning, Ava was visited
Ht5 one OF the most terrible earthquakes
ever known in this part of the world. A
loud rumblng noise, like the roar of dist
ant thunder, was heard, and in an instant
the earth began TO reel from east to west
with motions so rapid and violent, that
people were throwH ont Of their beds, and
oohged TO support themselves by laying
hold OF posts. Boxes aud furniture were
lhrown from side to side, with violence
similar to what takes place on board a
snip in Il severe storm at sea. The wat
ets OF the river rose, asd rolled back for
some time with great impetuosty, slrew
ING The shores with the wrecks of boats
and buildings. The plains batween Um-
rrapora and the river were rent into VAST
gawn'hg caverns, running from north to
south AMI from Ten to twenty feet in width.
Vast quantities. of wafer and black sand
were thrown upon the surface, emitting at
The same time strong sui phureous smell.
AS you wall suppose, the three cities of
Ava, Umerapora, and Sagaing, are vast
WeSot ruins burying in their fall great
nGm5ers OF unfortunate people, who were
asleep AZ the awful moment. The de-
sruction OF life, however, is MT so great
as might have been expected from the en-
u'e overthrow Of three large and popuIous
cites The reason is, the great mass Of
the people live In wood and bamboo hous-
IS Had the houses in these cities been
oliI! OF bricks aud stone, as cities in Am
eFIca, the entire population must have
Pefshed. Every thing built of bricks
houses, monasleries, temples, pagodas, and
NE city walls, are all crumbled down. OF
oll the immense numbers of pagodas in
Ava, Umerdpora and Sagang, and on
we Sagaing hills opposite to Ava, not one
SSanding. The labor and wealth OF ag-
,s''lhe pride and glory of Boodhisn, has
Oeen laid low in the dust, in one awful
moment To me this is deeply afflict-
l"g thought; for in great numbers of
nose proud temples Of idola,ry, | have
preachedthe gospel d while hundreds
were bowling down before huge idols,
aaVe proclaimed the power, majesty and
WOTy Of that Almighty Being who sits
Salaroned Ia the highest heavens; that
'ae day was at hind when God would
\, Indicate the honor Of his uame; and that
W tnese proud monuments of,heathenism
would tall into hopeless ruin, and be for
gotten oy succeeding generations. Some
We're convinced, some had ihsir 81. 49,