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Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

Death from 1pp0picry caused By drinking
SPIRITS Mr. MaNham The subject of the
above was Rosanna Lynch, an athletic girl Of
about twenty-five years Of age. She had re-
sided IN this town nearly six months, and was
regarded as good hired help-but reported to
have been at periods addicted to drunkenncss
She had however, in this place been so eau
iious as 10 conceal this vice from the family
where she resided. She was frequently alb
sen, IN the evening, but was uniformly at her
residence before ten O'Clock
On Saturday evening last, she returned at
about half past nine She attended to her or
binary domestic concerns for the night and
was heard to go into her bedroom at ten or
eleven. On the morning Of January 10Th. she
was found dead 10y the side of her bed. her
head lying on the edge of the bed, her body
sustained on her limbs, and feet resting on the
floor, with her body inclinng against the bed
stead Her ordinary dress was on. and laced
rcry tight, Partially under her face, and be-
tween the beds, was found pint bottle about
three fourhs filed with rum.
On the body there were no marks of vio-
Ienco. The face was lyid and the cuuaneous
vessels engorged with blood. On opening the
head, the skull was found to adhere uncom-
monty strong to the dura matter, and on one
side of the longitudinal sinus, near the vertex,
wv Nui' hliit'I dpptdtcd nearly or quite as
hard as cartilage. The blood vessels on the
surface, and within the brain, were crowded
with blood. The medullary substance on-be-
ING cut was Immediately bespangled with
blood. The cborod plerus on each side was
surcharged with liyid blood and each ventri-
Gle contained a considerable quantity of thin
fluid colored with blood. This fluid when
flung into the fire, burnt with a slight flame.
and even when considerably diluted with the
Re29al 6fah Ii9aTSgse5dr d2Gely urf55q m he
small blaze. The common blood when mn
Jccied into the FIRE, exhibited no appearance of
burning with a flame. The odor of rum was
very perceptlbly evolved from the brain near
The venirces. This odor was observed by
I'VE or SIX individuals. 1t was most percep,i-
bic, close 10 the brain but could he discovered
as far as six or seven inches distant.
With these facts before them, the subccri.
bers formed the conclusion that the deceased
came to her death from apploplexy caused by
drinking spirits.
]. A. ALLEN,
r. GoWDFy
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

now take up any dictionary Of the En-,
language, and examine It carefully fr,.,
ginning to end, 80 see boir words are aos.
by other words, conveying the mcapio,
near as a different word can. We have n.
time, to count mp the words, in our diction,-.
for the number is not small, which are des..
10y single woIds-and will tho Chronicle
tend that the words thus used as de6r..
should always be convertible terms with a.
word dohned-or that the defining word r..
always be properly used in place Of nj
word defined. Argumen, is not needed le,.
only open your dictionary and look a, Il
words used and their definitions. Take b,
example. About prep. dcfa1ioa-Ro,rlI
surrounding, encircling, concerning MI
Chronicle has an article a5om Towns Spe,l,l
bloodhound Towns spelling -book-su7oans
ing Towns spellng-hook Comment /, Nd,
here necessary. Now, jus, so lfar as 1es
sweeping assertions are true of this BOOB. ,be,
are also true of every dictionary in comma,
use, and no farther
We come now 10 the second remark al
the execution of the plan, the crosses, ertyI
are taught For instance, we are tod ia
the words placed opposite below are regur
dp6nprs of each other.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

Afhs pfi N1rprT--rclafed 1y an eVs-
sfNness---i)p ~slgri1y, thc gih OF November
1889 as iie eic4m-ha Alton. Capt sellers
who hf tae way, .s ilr rleYcfcst aud most ex-
Peneucei captain on tie Mnsi.sigpl. was
~onding 81 way down tlo aiher Of waters
from ~ Looms 90 Nca Orleans. and when in
the Amoucaa Bond. f,ulgafly cai.eg Shin Tan
bcndl grr a'.E Co., ias establishment 81 an on
board q Was announced that a tear was lust
ahcla ui us. swimming ihe uker Asthc NOR
mag waA e.ol1y aud lsg-y. Sumo We're not dis
posed So rt,lt lhc fcpou, however. time.
winch proves everything, proved tlls Go lie an
'oid De-, TIE n3a' Ross rounded 90 aud gave
han hresisiac wish slme small arms which
were on board bot bruin, having been rails.
81 ln hir ~pY1s Nas noi Go bc scared by sl,cb
sqaius Tic 10n ho4te,i under thc b5y, IN IN.
whctl house, whrfc be- .oi upon one al 49,.
paddles. and was taking a rest By I'D. ,,,,.
'ala 10, ilte mate. had manned the ys,,I 49,
vas NaiNug FOG ham 20 tioai s,i-rn when n
ans nehol1' p was announced ilar III, $40,
. Majesty wa' 10 tic wheo. hst,~e' ~.
shfiaif tisroul posed srue ofo.if t,e,,o.,s -
'eas b-i hfl.a seeing ulsitIsr ofg,r.e.., !,
About 80 Gi rse culae o. Waff. ro,,i,,,,,-s
nasi % he remained there he ,sauI8 ,,, ~. -,
oFaeAei--s7 be slopei Ho however -.
mace has appeannce Cars 10 then r,, -
ief hiin wiu. tfer oi h.s crew they 49, -.
ti'ea sloEest1e, and t.cn commenced Al.
tsli ~ hen Greek meets Greek then cc,,es
u's tes oi war Never did men behsve -
VI p|sh 81 uls occasion Braia WAs l., s.,-
"'s " Use ''"' co' 'hi' Wa no 60, As b.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

" l.a' d pi'y thai oae forgels ones childish
s,''1s,'is taeir originality would produce snoi'
a. oilec'' properly manaseii n i. cur,ons -
$50, Nat 10y far the most useful par N ony
N'else t. acquired unconsciously ~
i'''' inhef learning 10 read and w.ite. h,, ,,.o
a. n'' remember how we learned M ,,T, -
.,it u.'l i, Soiars &c The frs, though, ,bat
"a, ,'.- "!..iaiIy conccals Is an epochoon,. ~
"a H'''' inpoFi1n'-and yet who can recsIi
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

3
all, and many more of the same kind on a,
page" If these are gross errors (Which. h,
however, we do not admi,) they are not in d,
book before us, as de6ners of each Other. o.
cept the first pair The Chronicle is proba
aware that the book has gone through man
editions, and the one before us is a late edt,
In relation to the first pair of words. few mo-
would be startled at the fact, that they Should
be used as deiners of each other, and # w.
are not very much mistaken, the diction,rsI
OF the English language so use them AL
whether we are mistaken or not, can be easi'
ascertained by all who have a dictonar-
This is'also true of some if not all Of IA.
words, which the Chronicle arrays here as
stances of the grossest error.
Here follows an attempt at the ridicuosl
from the foregoing words, "Thus your child
frock gets parched by touching the stove; nd
you see that her hair is carded and pehrs
woven, before she goes to school and va
put on mittens so that the HUE Of her lnn,
may not become rough, &c" Now all ihssl
just as applicable to Wcbster's dictionary, ,l
all other dictionaries as TO Towns spelIn..l
book and, to prove the truth of our rcm1h,
we refer the reader to the dictionaries them.
selves.
We know br0oh may be defined without
using the word stream and SO vice versa-qa
If these words were in the book before US, We
should willingly follow up the examination.
The other set Of words quoted by the Cho-
icle, come within the same scope as tbs
quoted above.
we have been so stupid as to suppose isl
the man who regards the public good suprcn
ly, IN attempting to review a work present
TO the pub lie as a valuable work, would eir.
take 1t up as whole, through all its editions
or IN its latest, and what the author won
probably consider its best form. We shog
be ashamed of attempting to exhibit some
the first editions Of ga Spelling book by Nol
Webster, Esq" as fair specimen Of the ele
moniary Spelling book by Noah Wc.sc
l.. l.. ID.
we repeat, bet the public Judge"
we profess to be perfectly willing, if w
'nouSh' II necessary, " go more into doil,
and minutely and critically examine, and for
y discuss the merits of this book without ar
lear OF the Chronicle-belicving as we d
mat the book is valuable auxiliary to COZ
mon school instruction.
we should have sooner replied to the Cldoa
Gle but were out of the Spellings, and co...
'o' readily procure one until this week iore
pection.
I'm the use Of this nan dcscriyk word we E
l2t mean to be wlched but SUPPOSED il ga
daptcd to the case.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

- ne canton of Basic, Switzerland. there
taN winch oompels every new rnarr,e9
- - - ~ pant sh trees Immediately amer
''',i'i' si'i t"o more on the birh OF
,,,.''. -, hey are planted on commons
rsy, - near me high road, and the greater
a,el,,i - -. nun Trees are a, once both
S $50. ADD Ornamental The nutDbe, ri,,.,,S
s''o 70 amount " ten thousand snnusllv
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

4 person visiting a museum Of curiosi;ics
was shown the skull Of Oliver Cromwell. 1t
Is extremely small, said the visitor Bless
YOU sir replied the Ciccrone, 1T was his skull
when he was little boy.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

Mr. Walker has been reelected to tire SEN
ate Of the L. s from Mississippi, two years
before his present term expires. The vote
stood Walker 20 Prcntiss 81.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

Experience teaches. It IS trpe, but she nov
or teaches Ia time, Each even, brings its les
son. and the lesson is remembered but the
same event never occurs again
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

Henry VI being asked why lac wen, so
meanly alfred, answered, at beseemeth
king TO excel his subjects in virtue, no, in YES
turc
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

The Canton Mass. Hardware company's
principal building. situated about a mile from
ihc depot was destroyed by fire on Saturday
morning. Loss S25,0O0-insur1nce $4,000.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

Every man has in his own life iollies enough
in his own mind troubles enough-in his
own fortune, evils cnough--inthe performance
of his duties, Deficiencies enough-withou be-
ing curious after the affairs of others. -
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11

More mischief csn be produced by an hour
of SANDER, than good by an age of preaching.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-11
Rutland County Wing Com
ven(lOfl

Notice is hereby given that a Con-
vention of the Wing electors of Rut-
land County will be holden at Castle
ton, on Saturday, the ed day of Feb
ruary inst. at | o'clock A. M. A full
attendance is requested from every
town in the County.
SOLOMON FOOT, J County
DE WITT c. CLARK Com.
ORSON CLARK. mittce.
February 10, 1910.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23

A CANDID CONFESSION!

Mr. Walker, the Federal Loco-foco Senator
from Mississippi, advocates the application Of a
bankrupt bill to the banking institutions Of the
United States, distinctly on the ground assumed
by him, that such system must break them all
do,on! He avowed in his place in the Senate
on Thursday last, that he was opposed TO the
continuance Of banks, and was anxious to sub
Ject them to the operation of the bankrupt sys-
TEN, because they would then be compelled to
stop their operations and wind up their concerns
These avowals show the real object of the
men who support the destructive Federal
scheme presented by Mr. Wall as a substitute
Tor the benehcent measure of majority of the
Judiciary Committee. They are determined to
continue the war against the institutions of the
States with relentless ferocity; and if they can
they will totally destroy, under cover Of Federal
law, the banks and corporations chartered by the
States.
We give MIR. Walker, however, the credi,
OF being open and above board and, by the
bye, he made his auditors feel assured that If he
had been present when the memorable recantd
lions Of Messrs Buchanan, King, Grundy, and
other Federal Loco-focos were given on the
subject Of the banks, the credit system, &c. &c
just after the scene between Messrs. Davis and
Buchanan, he would have had the manliness to
declare his adherence to the professions which
he and the Senators above mentioned had made
in common, but which they unbushingly re-
canted. Mr.. Walker regretted that he was alb
sent on that occasion, and said if he had been
present he would have made the same avowals
which we have referred to above.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23
THE DRAFT.

The Globe of the Goth, in style Of impertincnce
peculiar to ITSELF insinuates that the Post Office drs
we advertised the other day in our possession under
rery suspicious" circumstances II tells us that Mr.
STONE, late member of Congress, had draft on the
Philadelphia Post Master, which he took to the Capi-
tol, where il was either "lost or stolen"-tha there
fore such draa could not have been among waste
paper from the Post Office Department, unless slipped
IN by agood hard ciderite" and asks sif the cdto,
OF the Madlsonian were honest, why did he not send
ito Mr. Stone whose name is on its facep
As to the draft we advertised being the property Of
honorable William Stone" or drawn on James Pace
that is a matter Of conjecture with the Globc W.
did not state that we had any such DRAFT as the cobe
describes and the Globe was bound TO know tba, ws
had such dra, before il undertook to insinua,c ,ha,
wehad by improper means. When man finds
valuable thing his advertising it is one of the beet
evidences OF his honesty and is all that an honest
man can do, who does not know the owner
Hom came IL there 2" inquiries the Globe with
great self satisfaction among the waste paper sold to
the grocers by the Post Office Department I" That
is question for the Globe to answer. We have no
doubt il came there through the negligence ofthc Pos,
Office Department, in the way that many other
valuable things belonging to the people have come to
naugh II could not possibly have been slipped in by
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23
THURSDAY MoRNINo,
May 2lst, 1910.


To the Editor Of the Madisonian,
Sin 81 SEQ in your paper Of this morning, under
the editorial head, the following paragraph:
" We notice in a Mississippi loco foco federal do
structive paper, acknowledgement Of receipt Of
documents from Messrs, Walker Thompson and
Brown, M. C's, and Hugh A. Garland clerk
This indicates what have doubt Of that, If the
truth was known, il would appear, that the late
respondence between the Clerk and the Postmaster
General was mere fetch to get rid of franking
packages for Republican members Of Congress 20
that the privilege could be more fully exercised and
monopolized in behalf of the loco foco ederalists"
hope you win allow to say, in reply that l
have not since the date of the correspondence alluded
to, March 10, iS40,) ranked single packet for a
member Of Congress, on my own account, save 4
few only in answer TO calls made by gentlemen in
different parts of the country most of them strangers
to me-the packets consisted generally of public docu-
menfs. have sent in the same way (by reques) a
few speeches of both parties but safely say that
they have not amounted in all than so copies
in the last two months.
Respectfully,
H A. GARLAND
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23

4 y with feelings Of burning indignation that We no
uce the mcanneess and political degradation az the 40
called Democratic (but more properly Office bnn,srsD
Convcnfion held = Baltimore last week II i time
that the independent Wess Of the true demoeyatic
stamp speak out, when body Of men, professing u
speak the wishes of the democracy Of ths Union.
dare to hesitate when the question Is between the gs
liant soldier and noblehearted patriot filing the
chair Of tho Vice Presidency and one Of the
many intriguing spirits who aim al displacing him
Where was the free spirit ofold Pennsyl
to support his denomination that sneaking art-
hce was employed in the Convention 10 remove the
danger which they feared would attend the support Of
the noble Johnson2 Were delegates afraid that
the chivalry Of the South would boH2 Is Pennsyl-
yania to be considered an appendage to the political
de.potism Of Tennessee and Alabama Is Ohio also,
70 be sold for Southern votes? Is Kentucky consi-
dered 30 certain for the enemy that insult her
IN the person Of her gallant SON. Are Indiana and
Illinois conceded TO Harrison that we dare 10 remove
their gallant defender TO make way for Polk or
Ming u 10 well for the drills Of the Convention
that Mssissippi was not represented, or she would
have spoken her rebuke in tones Of thunder But
the conspirators must beware The States Of the
Mssissippi Valley, that glorious belt Of young giants
will not thus be imposed upon. New Hampshire
Arkansas, ay, and Pennsylvania, will teach these
aspiring demagogues that il is thing TO plot an
other to succeed We feel that with the name Of
Johnson, the cause Of Martin Van Buren, would have
prospered but (and let all mark the predction) the
Democratic Convention have placed worm there that
may eat away the vtals of success. We fear, even
while We burn with shame doubt the future, be-
Cause what can the People think Of measures which
have for their guide, and leading object well, to
truckle ut the footstool Of Southern intolerance
For our own part the name Of Richard M john
son, the Peoples candidate still floats and shall float
Al the head OF the Constitutionalst beacon to all
who love to reward political virtue and noble achieve
ments--while we trust TO make this paper to
the craven dastards who dare TO conrire political CAPT
tai at the expense of the nations honor
Richard M Johnson is the choice Of the Dcmoera-
tic party in all the States where the Democratic ticket
can succeed IT. then, he is not elected neither can
Martin Van Buren,. Mark the assertion, felow-citi-
zens, and remember il well when the Ides of Novem-
Der arrive
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23
THE MINISTER TO SPAIN.

The late Chief Clerk Of the State Department
goes to Spain as a Charge des Affaires, and Ge-
neral Eaton is removed from the Office Of Minis
ter to that country. This movement is rather
an interesting piece of diplomacy. There is an
attache Of the American embassy in Spain said
to have held rod of some power over Mr.. Van
Buren, which sprung out Of the dissolution Of
General Jackson's Cabinet How to vacate
General Eaton's Office, therefore, without ex-
citing the authority to which we allude has been
a matter of study with the little Magician. AS
he lacked the moral courage to recall Mr. Eaton
without any apology, there was no plan he could
hit upon likely to accomplish his purpose 50
nicely the raZeeing the office from the highest
grade to secondary one, thus pulling General
Eaton's official platform from under him. 1t
was by similar device that Throop now -four
ishes in Naples, and Stephens (Leggett having
died) in Guatemala. With all his art, Mr.. Van
Buren, has not the drs celere drtem. Adroity as
he thinks he has managed the three cases to
which we have referred, he has failed to conceal
the art which he has exercised, and in the case
of General Eaton, we fancy, he viii fail to con
vince tnat gentleman Oh the stern necessity OF
that sudden fit of economy which has displaced
one of Gen. Jackson's Ministers to give Van
Buren, clerk the outfit and salary of Charge
Gen Eaton was recalled early in the year,
and orders were sent, we understand, to the
London bankers not to honor his draft after the
lst of May. This, Mr.. Eaton will regard as a
direct imputation upon his honor. He will feel,
like many others, that he has been used like a
garment, to be cast off as soon as it may suit the
wearer to change his coat. He will find Mr..
Van Buren, cold-blooded politician, who never
gives a reason for his policy, but cuts man
down without notice, and after he has injured
him, will not hesitate to add an insult if il should
occur to him, by way Of ratfying the injury.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23
q TO MAJOR ALLEN.

Mr. AMOS KENDALL, whose recent letter we had the
fortune to detect before left the city, calls upon the
partzans Of the Administration to send him dollar
and he will "take care of them If he succeeds Was
there ever moro merccnary and contemplate project
TO buy and sell the Offices Of the Government Has
Mr.. Kendall no motive but money -making-and does
he think thepeopc are to be approached with pro-
mise Of being taken Of if they viii take care Of
hint What is this but downright attempt to cor
rupt the people, What is such proposition grounded
upon but upon the idea that the people are all merce
nary office hunters
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23
MR.. FORSYTH.

The Philadelphia Statesman and Democrat pa
per hourishing under the Federal flag of Martin Van
Buren, and r M. Johnson, treats the Hon. Secretary
Of State quite cavalierly. There is wien Of some
thing in the following paragraph which should call
irony il not that it be impossible for Lo-
co Foco Federal paper to be presumptuous
such weapon against one Of the pillars of the party
II A friend suggests that Secretary Forsyth's late
letter is characteristic Of the man. His arstocratic
nose is offended at the Of his royal name by the
vulgar herd, that he declined being further
in the contest" for the Vice Presidency Very con-
sderate in Mr.. Forsyth, certainly, inasmuch he is
a remarkably POPULAR man with the mass of the peo-
pleand stood great chance of being foisted NoENs
yoLENs, into the Office which he has so cavaerly de.
clined "Sour grapes"
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23

" 4 don't know arhere he ,could hare stopped
il an old tcoman the opposite side Of the apay had
not, icittom intending any offence to the General
accidentally displayed red pefticoat out Of cin-
dor."-Globe Of 10th May.
We give notice to the Globe that as often as this
pcttcoat wit appears in that dcectable Journal the
card of Gen Murphy (Major Aliens General will
make its appearance in the Madisonian At this time
we will preface by letter from the author of
the card It is dated May ID, and is an answer to
letter addressed to Gen Murphy by citizens of Erie
Pennsylvania.
conference.-the only candid and true statement
of the matter that be made is this that thecharge
which thus first made by Major Allen of the Sc.
nate OF the United States whilst he was subordinate
officer of my Brigade, is, and was, utterly and abso
lutcly FALSE II has no sort of foundation what
ever. Such thing irds done never was in
tended TO be DONE and entered into the heads or
the hearts Of the fair vrtuous and patriotic ladies' of
Chillicothe to do. II was FALSEHOOD in the
beginning II was concocfed and concerned as
rALsEHoop told and uttered faisehood- publish
cd rALsEHooD-and rcpublished as a FALSE
HOOD, knotrn TO be faise---receircd as FALSE and
talked about as FALSE, all the Union, for years
since il was uttered.
In Convention of this State held in Columbus
long after the publication of that alsehood about
so delegates (f my memory as to the num-
bcr) from this county, branded the charge FALSE,
and their solemn attestaton received and made
part Of the proceedings of the Convention and the
oldest and most respectable Of citizens have done
the same in their often published certificates
And if you please, | refer you to the Ohio State
Journal. (which ! herewith enclose 10 you) dated
the goth April and to the extract therein contained
from the Boston Atlas for copy of the card publish
ed by me, Immediately after the charge made by
Major Allen And you will remember that this card
has never been met with by Major Allen.
trust gentlemen that this testimony will not only
be satisfactory to you but all honorable to whom
il may be made known
With my best wishes for your welfare, am gentle
men, yours very respectfully,
w T. MURPHY