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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

SINGULAR PHENoMENoN.-A Constantine pe let
ter OF the 18th June affords us the following extract,
-"Ihe Porte lately received from Van, in Turk
sh Armenia, an account Of a phenomenon, which
in spite OF the APPARENT authenticity we cannot be-
ieve. This despatch states that, after portion of
the province had been afflicted with long dearth
the miracle performed in favor Of Moses and the
children OF Israel when raverslng The desert, was
repeated. prodigous quantity OF a substance re
senbng mamma fell in drops the size OF hastones
which, though somewhat inspid were not disagree
able to the palate. Ii is said to have lain on the
ground TO the depth of two inches aud suffced to
feed the Inhabitants for several days The -four
into which it was pounded was white, ard il made
nutritious but ,asteIess bread. Specimens of this
bread have arrived, il is said at Conslanlinople and
will he subjected TO chymica analysis. Some per-
sons nationally believe that it is only an innocent
manenvre adopted by the suffering people OF
van, To attract The attention oiihe government
towards Them The following liom the Malta
Times, seems bs connected with this subject: =
"ALEPPo, MAY 3-(Translated from the Arabic J
great famine has happened in Aleppo Maiati,
and karl'at, insolnuch that the people died with
hunger, and sold their sons and daughters to get
bread To ea-But the Almighty God ruined upon
them seed and fed them wiha.' Ofthe authe-
licity of these lew words, extracted from an Ara
bic letter, we are perfectly satisfied. The seed al
luded to is known in Malta, being nearly like hnb
or aazg and which being kept little turns white
like semola very fine wheaton -four l. Gaiig-
nani's Messenger.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

To APPRENrIcEs.-The only way for young
man to prepare himself for usefulness is to devote
himself to study during his leisure hours. First
lie industrious in your business. Never complain
that you are obliged to work go TO it with alacri-
" aud cIeerfulness, and il will become habit
that will make you respected by your employer
aud the community Make il your business TO
see 10 and promote yonr employers interest by
taking care his, you will learn TO take care OF
your own. Second, be industrious in your stud
les, Few persons can complain Of a harder mas
ter than Franklin's yet he had laid the foundation
OF greatness while an apprentice. Success de-
ponds not on the amount Of leisure you may have,
but upon the manner in which il is employed.
Anonymous.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

SUFFRAGE IN FREE AND MoNARCHIAL GOVERN
MENrs. The election now in progress in Great
Brian, affords striking illustration of the extent
TO which the Right of Suffrage is enjoyed in that
country. In the city Of London proper, contain
ing nearly if not quitel 100000 ofinhabiiants, only
$4,000 votes were polled-in the C ty ofNew York,
at last falls election, 600 votes were poIed,
with population ofabout 100000 InLverpool,
containing about the same population as New
York, only 10000 votes were polled, and yet the
election was disgraced by more riot and boodshed,
than were witnessed throughout this whole
country, at the late Presidential Election, when
100000 of freeman deposited their votes Tor the
Chief Magistrate of the Nation. Will not the En-
glisil Editors again furnish the world with ubored
argumens.nnd ianciful facts, TO prove that the on
Iy and direct tendency of Democracy is TO produce
anarchy,rot, mobs, &c, and that monarchy is the
only orderly system of Government extant: Lei
them take their own election scenes as data.
Albany Eue. Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

Vine in high places. A friend of ours passed
from New York to Albany in steamboat few
days since, with Cen Scout and the Hon. Mr.
from England. The latter gentlemen not know.
ing that Gen. Scot was iee-toaer, observed
that che thought the Americans were going to II
great extreme in their temperance movements,
tor" said he "il has got even to President y Ter
house, and at dinner there, a few days since, with
MIR. Clay, Mr. Webster, and Others | observed
that no. one Of them drank any ,oine, and the only
use made of the decanter was by the President
who apparently out OF mere politeness to me as
stranger, sent il 10 me with request that would
take wine with him, and he barely put it 10 his
lips"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09
/ VOL. 35, NO, 47-WHOLE NO. 1915.

1erds.-lmportant results may be unt;cin.,ed
from the military expedition which has recentv
marched from Austin in the direction Of Santa
Fe The ostensible object OF The movement, is to
take possession OF the country laying east OF the
Del Norte as an integral portion of the Texan
Territory. 1t might be supposed that the strength
OF the armament was scarcely adequate TO the
purpose to he accomplished, as the population
OF that region is rather too numerous TO be con-
quered by 30 small an army as three hundred
men. hut If we understand the plan Of the Tex
ans, their expedition is to do more by persuasion
than by force Of arms. The grounds for the sup
position are, that not long since, the capital of
Texas was visited by an embassy of three CON-
mIssloners, sent from the Department Of Santa
re, with full powers TO negotiate q treaty with the
young Republic. There can be little doubt the
iate expedition is dispatched for the purpose of
complying with engagements thus entered into
uniess az the pressing invitation of the inhabit-
ants, II IS hardly probable, that Texas would have
sent SIX hundred miles into the interior On armed
force on a. Quixotic tour of conquest and ro-
nance. The fact is we'll known, that the proyin-
ces IN the north east of Mexico, are thoroughly
inclined to an alliance with Texas. The remote
ness places them out Of the reach of the General
Government, and lends the greater facility 70 the
achievement of Independence, while the proxinl.
ny to Texas, and the sympathy which frequency
OF intercourse, community of interest and geo
graphlcal opposition, create, is all on the side of
me Anglo saxon government. Already have
mere peen palpable indications of this disposition
IN the province of New Mexico; riIoIo Santa a.,
is. ocnted, aud the same feeling pervades extern
sivey the adjacent departments. We are there
fcre inclined to the opinion, fiat the>Texans will
I've received with open arms by the population of
that region, and he greeted and invited guests,
rather than as an invading army. The aDnexa-
ton of New Mexico may now be looked on as
quite certain. - This cannot occur without exercs-
ing an influence on adjoining departments, and it.
would not be surprising, if in a short while, the
Texan league included all the states, between Del
Norte and the California Gulf, domain equal al
most in extent TO our whole union.-.Ne,0 Orleans
Bulletin
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

Six Manufacture. = A short time since we mem
toned the establishment ofa sk mandatory in
this CITY. The proprietor is industriously pursu
ing his object; If suitably encouraged by those
who are interested in promoting this speces of
manu- aciure, il cannot fail of success He has now
in the loom piece of black velvet equal in all re-
specls TO that imported. Many persons are incred-
nlous upon This subject hut let such only witness
The operation directing, spinning and weaving and
their doubts will vanish There is no doubt that
the soil and climate of Tennessee are admirably
suited to rearing The worm and the production of
the morus muticaui .-.NdshriHe Hhig.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

Where there is not sufficient available manure,
the field of oats may be fallowed; but ifthe means
OF accumulaing manure on good farm, be well
hushanded, which can lie done by compost to a.
ny extent, The wheat stubbe should and can he
manfred for corn, and the oat-stulblc also tor
wheat. The second crop of clover is ploughed
under, 10 manure the wheat. Corn, oats and rye,
all exlnusng crops, il will he observed, Gun only
occupy each field once in eight years, while each
field is twice well MANFRED with stable manure in
the same term of years, in addition to the clover
poughcd uuder. Barley may he substituted who'll
" or in part for oats Being partial to the perma-
nent pasture afforded by our native green grass
keep an additional enclosure for that purpose
and NOW both clover-felds, which, in addition 10
The rn-fodder, will winter a large stock, using
the straw only for litter. Although formerly par
tial to timothy for hay, would not now tolerate
1t, under the above system. My reasons are plain ;
clover hay made ON the plan of curing in the cock
or shade, instead Of scattering out to the breeze
sun, dew and rain, prefer to timothy hay for all
purposes; while the former, belonging as il does
to the leguminous class OF plants, is aneoraing
and fertilizer, the latter being OF the tuberous
rooted or culmiierous class Of plants, exhanstng
the soil By feeding on the specific food of wheat
is sterilizer Well, myself have tried roots,
and would not condemn them wholly; but con-
tend, the acre of ground forced by manure and
culture, producing good crop OF beets will I'M
der like circumstances, produce an equal, if not
greater amount of solid nutrimen in the shape If
corn. If you must experiment with beets, they
may be cultivated in your corn-feld, without OBJ
strnctlng the above system. But mark, if the sys-
TEN of rotation above described, on account of
furnishing the best food for stock summer and
winter, and insring good crops, while it improves
the soil, does not meet general favor, long after
the present mania and fever for beet culture shall
nave collapsed, to be noticed only among the
things that have been" Perhaps ought to add,
that 1t is necessary, on some farms subject parts
OF the land TO tage crops, clean and clear then,
ofbinding grass before adopting this system, which
was my ease; ii must ne en-, mbered that line is
n great auxiliary TO this the same as other sys-
TENS
And now, Mr.. Editor, aware of partially to
beet culture for stock, shall look for censo-
rial notice from some ready pen nevertheless,
shall not he easily driven from my ground.
w. PENN KNlZER
Sprnglawn Farm, Pequa, Lacaster Co., May,
lo4l. Farmers Cabinet.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09
Law LAW

An upper and lower mill
Fell out about their water;
To war they went, that is, TO law,
Resolved to give no quarter.
A lawyer was by each engaged,
And holly they commended
When fees grew slack, the war they wagod
They judged were better ended.
The heavy costs remaining still,
Were settled without pothor
One lawyer took the upper mill,
The lower mill the other.
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S23,926.645 4,785,36 90
Daily Advertiser.

Dimes and Half Dimes. - Frequent notices have
appeared in The papers respecting counterfeit
dimes and half dimes said to be in circulation,
and it is stated that they may be known by having
the figure of Liberty without the circle Of Stars.
We ienrn from the best authority that this test is
not conclusive, and that the supposed counerleiIs
are probably genuine coins. The figure of Liber.
" was introduced upon the dimes and half dimes
in 1886, but the circle of Stars did AZ pear ill
1888. Haf the quarter dollars, bearing the fig
ure of Liberty, were first coined in 1888, but none
were ever issued without The Sinrs-.NGi. Intel.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

Whai OiH not mother do TO save her child? We
earn that on Friday last, a child of Mrs McGee
of Westminster, aged years, was at play about the
ted head foremost into the well, which was about
20 feet deep. Mrs McGee. missing the child, and
hearing cries from the we'll although in very poor
health, and having child only s weeks old, descen-
ded and rescued the unfortunate sufferer. who
was clinging TO the side of tho wall aud crying for
help Such daring and hold achievements, al
though of rare occurrence, show what u mother
will do TO save suffering child.
BeHoios Falls (Vi) Gaz.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09
POETRY.
THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE.


How happy is he born and taught,
That serveth not another's viii
Whose armor is his honest thought
And simple truth his utmost skill!
Whose passions not his masters are,
Whose soul is still prepared for death
unti'd unto the world by care
Of public fame, or private breath.
Who envies none that chance doth raise,
Nor vice hath ever understood
How deepest wounds are given by praise,
Nor rules Of state but rules of good.
Who hath his life from rumors freed,
Whose conscience is his strong retreat
Whose state can neither llatterers feed,
Norruin make oppressors great.
Who God doth late and early pray,
Moro of his grace than gifts to lend;
And entertains the harmless day,
With u well chosen book or friend.
This man is freed from soryile bands,
OF hope TO raise or fear to fall
Lord of himself, though not of LANDS
And having nothing, yet hath all.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09
THOMAS JEFFERSON,

Imports Free Of Duty. The following table
shows the quantity and value of certain articles
which were imported in the year le40 free of du
ty, with the revenue which would be produced by
duty Of twenty per cent. al vaoren on the I'M
poration of an equal amount of the same articles.
The bill lately reported in the House of Represen-
tatives proposes to impose duty Of twenty per
cnn ia ia,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09
West Rupert, Vt. July %, IS4I.

what a gallant and glorious Congress we now
nave at Washington See how steadily, ORDERLY.
IuPIu'y The public business moves ON, in smile Of
aJiv u Opposition and the intense power of
dve G.s sun, No adiouruing over-very seldom
der Ihe Ioc" "t e efecilng something. No won
but pray, an early adournmen,N , S0 ag
g1 ;H a"aougn as NOW promises, Loco FocoIsm
Will oe IN sorry condition by September.
NJ Y. Tribune.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

FIRE.-On the night Of The 2lst OF July ult, the
furnace, blacksmith shop and Coal House belon.
ging TO the "NatonaI Hydraulic Company" situate
in Proctorsville, Windsor county, VI. were entire
ly consumed by fire. The fire is supposed to have
originated from the forge in the shop. Loss $500
Insured S400
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

GRAHAMIsM. The advocate of an exclusive vege-
tnble diet has been often ridiculed and in some
cases very happily but we doubt any author has
equalIed Sam Slick in this respect. Sam met
Giaiamite on his travels, and thus speaks of him
Ills skin looked like blown bladder arter some
of the air had leaked out, kinder wrnked and UNI
pied like and his eye dim us lamp that's living
m II short allowance of lie. He put me in mind
of pair Of kitchen tongs, all legs, shaft
aud head, no belly real gander. Quilted looking
criiter,as holler as bamboo walking cane, and
twice rs yallar. He actily looked as if he had
been picked off rack nj sea. and thrown through
gimlet hole
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

Advertising is TO trade what s,enm is TO ma
chuery tho grand propellng power; and yet
there are some persons 30 blind to their interests
as 10 ponder over an expenditure which yields
them from hundred to thousand per cent.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

HEAVY PIcKINGs--It is said that quarter mas
ter of the army who served in Florida, aud who
ha salary OF $40 month, recently retired with
"a fortune of $l50, 000.-Standard
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09
AGRICULTURAL.
IMPROVED DISQUALIFICATION OF
CROPS

The very best rotation of crops, is subject vast
~ more important than any other ohe connected
with The farming business AS such il has been
for years to me matter of deep anxiety and in
tercst The object being to digest a system which
shall, in its detail, yield the greatest immediate re-
turn. and ultimately improve the fertility of the
soil an augmenting and ameliorating system
desiderailon TO farmers of more intrinsic value
than remedy for the Hession fly and " cnuse and
remedy for mdew combined because this sys-
TEN will prove, in its very operation, the best cure
for all these evils, of any yet known. Farmers
may expatiate as they please, about the cause and
effect OF all the ills that wheat is " heir to-" yet in
the MAN, the whole mny be ascrhed to bad, ex-
hansting, and depicting system Of rotation. Take
the Seasons ms they come, and is not the best grain
found always on the richest ground, cultivation
in other respects corresponding?
An nqurlng farmer proposes to lay off his farm
in eight telds so shall submit a system--that
has cost some labor aud experience-in ia.,ular
form ami which, if adopted in proper spirit,
may he enclosed in frame for convenient refer
ence. 1t will I've observed, the ruinous practice of
wheat after wheat" is entirely obvated !, too,
practice what here Dredch,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

A Convention WINS held at Lexington on the 18th
inst by The cazens OF Virginia interested in The
iron manufacture, with the view TO memoralize
Congress in favor Of protective tariff.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

The polite Protonius of the Globe calls Mr.
Ewing butcher" and can the reader Imagine
why such an epithet should be applied 10 Cab-
net Minister, by an ex Court Journal? Why, the
Globe pretends he has cut off call the little ones
at one fell swoop." And how many did all these
@tle Ones" about whom the Globe sheds SO ma.
ny crocodile tears, number? Exactly three. Mr.
Huntington removed four. But out of three
hundred clerks Mr.. Ewing has removed three
And isn't that subject for tears and wo If for
that Mr.. Ewing is 'a butcher" what is General
Jackson and Mr. Van Buren,? who probably turn
ed out thousand times three, and the official
blessing them as they went with "root hog or
die % .Madisonian.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

Don't forget to NOW down all thistles in fields
and by the road side before they go 10 seed The
seed rpens and is blown in every direction by the
wind.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

~ The bills of the Bank of 81, Adams, at 81
Adams, VI. are received at the Suffolk Bank Bos-
ton,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09
BEAUTIFUL sENTIMENT.

oh humbly take what God bestows,
And like his own fair flowers,
Look up in sunshine with a smile,
And gently bend In showers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

The difference between us and our opponents
is here, We 60 for protection to American in
dustry, by laying all the taxes needed for revenue
UPON FOREIGN MANUFACTURES. Be-
sides the object of raising revenue easily, there
are two other primary objects in this policy the
one to keep up The ,0ages Of labor and give steady
and profitable employment TO our o,On people The
other to give us sound currency by preventing a
balnnce of trade from drawing away all our spe-
Gle and leaving nothing but an unsafe paper cur
rency.
The loco foco policy is to let down all the bars
which keep out foreign anufactures, lay all taxes
on property; tell the poor they are oppressed by
the rich: the laboring man that his employer is
expressing him, crying down all banks, corpora
lions other useful institutions: in fact, first de-
stroying the business of the country, and then try
ing 10 pursuade the ignorant that the fault all lies
with those who are in little better circumstan-
ces. The pretended Democracy of these in
triguing political loafers is all derived from that
hot bed of loco focoism the stews and grog shops
of the city of New York 1t comes from men
who never look beyond The suburbs of that city.
From their presses it is eagerly copied into the
opposition country papers, which swallow it
whole as sound democracy, when in fact il is but
miserable and mschievous counterfeit, at war
with reason, common sense and sound American
policy Kennebec Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

~ $l6,l5l,5S4 3230,3l6 so
The following table shows the average value
Of these articles at the place of shipment, and the
rate OF specific duty per pound, which would be
equal to an ad valorem duty of twenty per cent.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

The following amounts in value of the articles
specified, were imported in the year lS40 Tree Of
duty. The table shows what amount of revenue
would he produced by revenue of twenty per
cent. ON like amount Of the several descriptions
of goods.
Foreign cost and charges. 20 per ct.
Silks, lace wells, shawls,
shades, &c. $309s5S SCI 97I 60
Silks, other manufactures 1879, 100 500 800 90
Silk and worsied goods, l,729,702 345958 40
Camets of goats hair as
cashmeres, 7,240 1,44S 90
Worsled stuff goods, 23s7,368 Az SOY 90
Linens, bleached and un.
bcached, 4,179,12o S35, 1924 90
Ticklenburgs, osnaburgs
and burlaps, 329054 65,8l0 so
Sheetlngs, brown & white, 26I,l73 52,234 60
Boiling cloths, 1854 1896 90
Wool, not exceeding 8 cts.
per Id. G750O3 I35,O0l 80
Animals, not for breed 146,5lI 39lO2 20
All other articles, 5,849, ll6 I,l69,S23 20
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09

A penny saved is two pence gained.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-21

General Mason sianch Wing member of Con.
gress from Ohio, m his speech against the Preslen.
'ial Veto SAID Allow me 10 say IN conclusion
'hat shall resist steadily and firmly any and all
movements intended to bring into prema,urs DIS
cusSon the question Of the suScsSsioa Let no can
didaie ior The Presidency he named for at leus,
TWO years 10 come. will wear the livery of no
man nor viii commit myself To any man or 9th.
ers TO do II for me. When the time comes for bring
ing the candidate into the field shall be PREPARED
To declare my preference Till then let the country
ENJOY all the repose that 1t may have right for OF
expect under events 50 nauspcious to its happiness
uhd prosperity as those that have already occurred
and that are now rapidly approaching"