The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-03

ALUMNI OF MIDDLEaURY CoLLEGE.-We
would call the attention of the public to a
notice of a meeting of this body at COM
mencement. 1t is well known about two
years since, that a declension of the college
began 10 be apparent from causes to which it
Is unnecessary now 10 advert. The seats of
the gentlemen who then composed the faculty
Of the institution in many respects useful and
able men, became vacant, and have since been
filled by a body of literary men, learned eff
Gent and talented, who have given great sat-
~isfaction 10 the students, and are Justly popu-
lar as far as they nave become known to the
people of the state. But Notwithstanding
these advantages, additional facilities for &C.
quiring an education must be presented to
make this institution a desirable resort for
students and efforts are now making with a
reasonable prospect of success to raise a fund
for this purpose. This however, does not for
go the necessity of peculiar efforts from the
alumni to sustain an institution which must
be deep in their affections and identified with
their usefulness and responsibility in the world,
and whose fate either for veal or woe is great
ly to depeud upon immediate pecuniary efforts
for its prosperity. The improvement of the
library is well known 10 be among the most
useful and desirable objects of contribution,
and has been justly assigned to the alumni
viii the alumni of Middlebury College, in pro-
portion TO their numbers, the most useful, tai
cnted and distinguished body of men in the
Union, literally respond to the call which is
made upon them, or will they suffer their AL
ma Mater to be struck forever from the list of
the Literary ornaments of New England ?
PASSAGE OF THE BANK BILL.--This promi.
nent object of the extra session is nearly accom-.
Plish d. The bank bill has passed the senate,&
will doubtless receive the sanction of the house
ard signature of the President. The wing
members of congress are determined to do their
duty, in spite ofthe stratagems of corrupt op.
position. The loan bill has already become a
law. The distribution bill, fertilization
bill aud home squadron biz have all passed
the lower house, and the bankrupt bill the sen.
ate all equally ereditable TO the patriotism
and the peoples representatives. In the sue.
cessful operation of these measures and a iu.
dicious revision of the tariff, we look forward
with confidence TO better times. The iocos are
as distressed about the harmonious progress of
%afflirs, as if the burning shirt of Narcissus
was stuck to their backs.
WEDNESDAY, July IS, 1871.
IN SENATE.
PASSAGE OFTHE FISCAL BANK BILL.
The bill ''to incorporate the subscribers of
the Fiscal Bank of the United States" came
up upon its final passage.
The bill having received its third reading.
The vote was then taken upon Mr.. Benton's
motion of indefinite postponement.
The yeas and nays were ordered. and the
result was as follows-ayes 81, noes %.
1eas-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan,
calhoun, Clay, of Ala, Fulton, King. Linn,
Mcfloberts, Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce. Sewer.
1mlrh' OF Conn, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker.
Williams Woodbury., Wright, Younp.-2I
Nays-Messrs. Archer, Barrow. Rates Raw
ard, BerrIen, Choate, CLAY. of XIV. D;von
Evans, Graham, Henderson, HUNTINGTON Kerr
Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Morebead, PbeIns
Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Rives. Simmons
Smith, ofIndiana, Southland, Tallmadge. White
Woodbridge-2s.
[Cries of Question Question II
Mr.. Henderson, said he did not rise to make
a speech but simply a confession. Ifhe had
been present on yesterday, he should have vo-