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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

Coli the murderer, cheated lioo printers IN Phil
adelphia. We leave the subject TO the calm re-
heclon of our readers.
Mr.. John X. Lord, late Principal of the Acade-
my at Peachuu, was ordained on the Sd instant
as Pastor of the church aud congregation at White
River Village, Vermont.
Too Coon TO BE TRuE.-lt is stated in some of
the English papes that the greater portion OF the
six millions OF dollars pud by the Chinese for the
REDEMPTION of Canton, turns out TO be bad silver.
John Bull deserved 10 be shaved in that iranssc-
lion.
I,arge Bcq,iesis.-Mr. Shacklord, who recently
died N st. Louis, Mo- made the following dispo-
snon Of his property:
"Mr S gave the American Bible Society about
$4,000.
safer bequeahug TO his widow $4,000, and
$4,000 each 10 his children, in stock of The Lou
lsana and Portland Canal, ia very valuable III
yestmenl) he gave the residue OF his property 10
the Foreign Missionary Society, American Tract
Society, and Marion College, TO be equally diyid-
ed among Ihem."
The ST. Louis Gazette says: |
off the properly could have boen sold al his de-
cease il would have given $4,000 to each OF these
societies"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

Battle ,cith SLAYER The Boston Mercantile
Journal of Friday says The Schooner Herald,
Capt. Goldsmith, arrived at this port this morn
ing, from Princess Island, Africa, and reports that
II. NJ Sloop of war Iris sCapIain Tucker touch
ed about HE LIST of September nj that place, for
water, &C., and sailed again on Il cruise. short
lime Previous she had an engagement with
large SLAYER in the Blight of Benin, and was beat
OFT with the loss of several men killed and woun.
ded, among the Inter, was the Commander.
.4nGtha College Burnt. The main building of
The Jefferson College ut Washington Miss, took
fire on the morning Of the 20lh ult. and was con-
sumed. About 500 volumes of the library were
burnt, together with The archieves of the Missis-
sippi Territory. Loss estimated at $4,000 dol
lars, besides the archieves, which money cannot
replace.
.Shocking.-Two sons of Mr. Thomas MLenny,
Of Lynchburgh, Va, one about IL aud the other
8 years Of age, died few days since FROM drink
ing too freely of ardent spirits. They had been
invited by man named Harrs TO help themselves
from The keg, which they did, aud terminated
their existence by taking too large drausht. Har-
ris was arrested, examined, and dscha ged.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

COMMON SALT, or muriac of soda, is cOmpos-
ell of murintic acid aud sodu--the one very
strong acid and the other very powerful Alkall.
Either Of these component paris Of common salt
are decided poiSons if taken alone yet when in
n state Of combination, they form our common
table salt In Sweden, they freeze the sea water,
throw away the see, and boil down the rema ndCr
TO salt. In SaXony, Il number OF vessels of wood
placed firm upon posts six feet from the ground,
which may he covered or uncovered IN AN instant,
10y movable roof, according as the weather is
dry or rainy. In Ibis manner salt is obtained by
the heat of the sun, which is much more pure
than that which is procured by evaporation in
boilers. This system is adopted ut Salinn, in ~
York. In New England on the board, they
make salt by solar evaporation AT the keske-
mentas in Pennsylvania they have bored to great
depths, and make very good salt from the waters
obtained in that neighborhood In the south of
France large trenches are cut near the sea, which
fill with the sea-water at high tide the water be-
ing confined there by floodgates the sun evapo.
rates it and leaves the salt in the trenches, from
whence it is laid up to dry for use.-See Ann de
Chemies.
The ocean contains from 1.25 10 l.35 Of its
weight of salt. On account Of the cheapness Of
fuel at New Castle, salt is procured there by the
evaporation Of sea water. They evnporate 80 or
Az tons of water to procure one Ton OF salt.
The salt mines furnish the largest quantity OF
salt. Near CIacow, in Poland, tho salt mines have
been worked ever since the middle Of the 18Th
century. These mines, it is stated, contain an i'm
mense store of this salt. The excavations have
been made with such regularity and beauty, that
these mines visited 10y ira, eers one Of The
greatest curi1sities in The world. Eight hundred
workmon are employed in it who raise l66,0O0
quinlas of salt annually. Through the enormous
mass of SALT (Which presents TO the eye no inter.
rupion in its saline leXlurc,) and at the delth of
AGO feet, flows n stream Of pure, fresh and trans
parent water, which is received in large wooden
vessels where the worklnen and horses of these
sub erranean regions quenrh their thirst. AS IL
was impossible that his spring could filter through
the salt, nature, which buries her masterpieces in
the bowels of the deepest mountains, has placed
in this monstrous mass Of salt, stratum of clay
sufficiently thick to allow This stream Of water,
destined to refresh the workmen, to pass through
in such manner ms to he protected from the ac
ton of The salt, of which very small quantity
would iHjnre its salubry
These mines have been worked for about five
hundred years. And the mines having descend
ed TO so great depth, the supply Of fresh water
al this immense distance must add greatly to the
value OF the mines II is subject of beautiful
contemplation, and seems to us an instructive les
son upon the deep laid designs of nature in all
her works. Her great salt beds are just cssen-
tlal 10 our existence as the fresh streams of wa
ter that percolae through her hills
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29
wATCHMAN g. STATE JOURNAL.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, ls4l.
TUE DEFEATs-TuE REASON

That the Wings have been handsomely beaten
in the fall elections is clear; and equally clear is
The reason, which is to be found in the following
statement of the result in eleven states, which we
gather from the N, Y Journal of Commerce
Locofoco votes 576,l7S
Wing votes Sal 46S
Wing votes less llian at the presidential
election 1920
Loco votes less tlon at the presidential
election 364OG
The reason is not that The locos have gained
strength, for they have actually LOST 36,406; it is,
that more Wings than locos have soid at home.
Let this bo remembered next year.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

In Prussia, the Government provides the means
OF education and compels the people to besow it
upon their children. Prisons are built at public
expense to punish the vicious and refractory
Schools are erected with the more laudabe view
OF preventing those crimes which prisons are
merely designed TO punish. The Government is
surely right in establishing the means of choking
wlckedness, MS well as in erecting places for
filming those who are already its victims. In this
respect despotc Prussia is much in advance Of
some Of the American States. II would be well
If all the State authorities in the Union should not
merely establish schools, but compel the inhabit-
ants to use their advantages. There would then
he fewer prisons, but mole school houses. In
stead oil so much vice, there would then he a large
addition to the stock of public and private virtue.
Society, surely, would be the gamer by.t.
FhIadeiphia North american.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29
"TuE LITTLE FOxEsn-ACArN

On inspection Of the returns, purporting to be
official, oflhe Senatorial election in the New York
district, we find 'at the third party vote runs low
cr than we had supposed No third party votes
are returned irnm Richmond county, and if none
were cast in that county, the highest third purity
vote in the district is only l73. Tho highest loco
has l66 over .'he lowest! Wing: SO the " higs
would have failed by at least IA votes, had 40 thiri
ticket. been run. Full Official returns have not
yet heen received, SO that 1t is nor possible set to
tell how much ,mischer to the " hig$. and how
much benefit TO the locoiUcos, las resulted from
The third party in New York. 3. in the mean time,
we give our readers the following, which we find
copied into the American Anti-SIavcry STANDARD
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

"A Hint 10 Legislators The Legislature of
Georgia have adopted new mode OF cheaper
ing legislation, aud nriesling the long and tedious,
moi to say expensive, sessions, which may be said
to be a characteristic of the legislation of This
couulry.-The pay oc members is to be reduced
to $4 per day for the first thirty days, and
80 80 for each day they may sit thereafter. The
hint is worthy of The consideration of Congress
which is about TO enter upon that period OF ac-
ton which is allowed by the constitution, and
made 10y custom, the long session but we sus-
pect they will scarcely borrow the hint unless it
be enforced by kick from the peopIe.-.4rgus
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

From Ho,i ida News received to the 25lh Oc-
tober; IA persons were drowned ncnr Fort Pierce
on lhe 25h, boat being swampcd, On The l9th,
the house OF Mr.. Geo. Oyersrret, on Suwanne
river was attacked by the Indians. Two nt his
children were killed, and DR.. Raglm morally
wounded. Mrs. o. and child were also wouu-
ded, but escaped The house was plundered aud
burnt.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

Gov. PGine's Message. The Boston Notion de-
votes nearly four columns to structures upon a few
paragraphs Of The Governors message, to wit,
those relating to tho appointing power and the
Veto. The writer abors to be extremely severe,
and does not hesitate to be Liberal and unjust
We infer that there is some cause for SO much
ado, aside from the opportunity to defend Prcsi-
dentinl prerogaves. 1t is either personal or poo
lical hostility TO the Governor; but which, we
know and cure NOT. While HE Notion drags out
its long columns Of ATTACH, and marslas the for
ini'lab'e array OF words, ", notice that one of
the Oldest and sotnest OF political papers in The
Country the National lutelligencer comments
the 'ery parngraphslo whio't the writer in the
Notion SO strongly objects
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29
DANIEL WEBSTER MAKING CHOWDER.
LL.........-.. y

DANIEL WEBSTER MAKING CHOWDER.
The iiinghani Patrut OF last week says" AT
AIarshiield, close hy the Shores and long dis
lance from any human habltaun, stands rude
shnnty, provided with cooking utensils and some
rough sleeping apparatus, for the accommodation
of The fishers and IDWlers who resort lhilher this
season Tor game. There, before the door Of that
hut, misht have Leen seen few days. ago, about
the hour of sunset, siout looking, dark visaged,
lard featured man, with shaggy roundabout up
on his l'ack and Il course tarpRulin that looked
rather The worse Tor wear, upon his head squatled
upGn stone. aud with fist full of sand securing
out an old chowder pot, which tho last users had
been 20 careless rs to leave little less clearly
Than i, should have bcen. Shortly after, The same
hand was seen 10 he sprnking pepper and salt
upon HE tIuils OF that days expedition, as they
siIuincrerl IN The pot over the oresad cracking
fire H. was evidently the prominent man OF the
party and after the savory viands had been de-
>paiched III the cptess board, with the keen APP
peina nni snacking relish that hunters only can
appreciate his were the apt fingers that wiped The
plulcrs fastest and as they around the com.
portable bnZe OF The snnpping biushwood, from
his prolific Iii flowed the countless stories AT
when they Stared hardest aud laughed oudest-
Not about h'Lnod'S aud lariffs and banks, and
such matters OF state, which, in these times of po-
lilica excitement, men are most apt TO talk about
did our stnry teller pratle his anecdotes were of
matter of less importance perhaps, but infinitely
more entertaining to the hard fsled, un-loving
I fishermen aud farmers who were his companions
! And when "uaIures sweet reStorer' called them
10 their hunks, he the first, it not the oudes
10 suore; and NJ day he was the foremost 10
make ready The morning repast, by scuping in
the sand, outside the hut, the knives which the
evening fast had larnished. Ills name was Daniel
WebSier, lIIs slalion Secretary of The United
States of America, Ills home, wherever he chan
ced 10 he, in iishernian's hut or kings palace,
among his cattle, or NJ the Capitol
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

Temperance Advocate and Jrreniie Miscellany
This is the title of nea, monthly paper, publish
ed ct Springfield, VI, by b. Briefly. Success TO
this and every other means of promoting temper
ance, morality and knowledge.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

We are requested to announce that the Probate
Courts for The coming yaar, will be holden Tues
days at ID. p. Thompson's, the Judges office, l..
Briggs having been appointed Register.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

james Merrill, Esq. mn eminent citizen of Tn
ion County, Pa and late member Of the I.egisla.
lure, died at New Berlin on The 29Ih ult aged 50.
He was native of Vermont.
"A Good Lac. The New York raitler says:
by the law Of Maryland, money slaked upon the
result of elections is forfeited 10 The OF prna.
nv schools in the district where the stakeholder
lives 5000 was the other day recovered by the
School Commissioners in Baltimore having been
slake1 upon the Pennsy lynuia election
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

TIE Boston .MiSceLany n Literature and Ftsh-
ion" Bradbury & Soden Publishers; Nathan
Hate, Jr, Esq, editor Monthly terms So We
have received specimen number of tbs Maya
zine, aud tiuI it not only exceedingly well pra-
c'l,--or got up, rs the ilsnionanr phrase is, -
bu, well edavl. # carried on, in The sniuo spin
alid style with wlir! it is COMMENCED, he Alh =
ceLlnnAn viii la snrNn slcct.s.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

Messrs. Banks and Smith of ya who have
been contrasting the right of seat in Congress-
have referred the matter to the people that is,
new election is to be made.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

n feminiScence - S mething ,chich has happen.
ed and UilhDppen agnin.-!t viii he remembered,
hnt az the STATE ELECTIONS which toni pace
BEFORE The great VINO iIARRIsoN REVOLUTION
he Van Buren, party carried almost every State
Kentucky, New York aud Vermont excepiedl
from blame to Louisiana. Morton, Locoloco
CARR d Massachusetts Polk was elected in Ten.
nesSec. mcDonnld in Georgia. GrasOn in Mary
land. Porter in Pennsylvania, &c. Indiana
which had voted for Harrison, went for the Loco
iocos. Tennessee, which had voted for White
and given him n majority of thousands, elected
Polk. Georgia, which had voted for White, went
for Mcdonald. Maryland, which had Voted for
Harrison by large majority, elected the present
Locoloco Governor. Vermont even trenbled in
The balarccs. Kentucky was shaken. New York
was surrounded by the enemy, and the Van Buren,
food swelled high to leave scarcely an Arara,
for the Ark Of republican liberty to rest upon
The eye of the patriot, he gazed around him
on every side, as far the horizons verge
was greeted with a cherries black sea of Loco
locoism Van Buren, scanned undispuled master of
the Unlon and his balefui reign perpetual. And
so thought his followers. But it was n decilu
riuinph-us deceilfu MS those which noo fill with
false JOY the hearts uf his partZans Their VIC
tories TO- like their victories them are but the sure
precursors OF their final overthrow. The down
fall of Troy il nouc HE less certain because
Achilles is in his tent. Their victories nov ARE
all Trojan uiumphs They can 10 more perma.
hehtiy succeed over llle Wings than did the Brit
sh in tie revolution. Their irnmphs now ARE like
those which the Englis!, would gain if we went,
to war wnh England. 1t is admitted that the Eng
lish would bea, us at frst-but their short lived
triumph would only serve 10 put the country on
lis lnellle-io rally the people one mnn-'o fire
their blood TO matte them give up every thing for
their country, md to convert the INV elcome duty
of fighting INTO their sole business just IN the
great HARRISON NEST, la people left their work =
! Nvurs shnps iLpir plouuls tlipir nd
made the election their sole business. This they
cannot afford TO do every day-but they t0al do il
again wien The lime comes and the Wings will as
surely triumph as they did in 76 and 40.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

FL c! Fire Not yet, reader but you vii
he startled by surIu cry one Of these days, il !ot
Ion't lnkc good care. The season Of distressing
fires is at hand, or rather has already come. We
have hardly taken up piper the past week with
cut finding accounts OF buildings destroyed, VI
live nf ncr.nns lost. hY fire.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29
Wing majority,
ohm
MICHIGAN,

Correspondence Of The .New York Tribune.
Extract of letter dated ANN ARBoR, Michigan,
Nov. IL.
The Wings have let The election in this State 90
by default, because they were tired of their in
heritance-ihc fruits of the former policy OF the
Locofocos of Michigan-a ruined credit heavy
debt TO our ocn citizens beside the IS 0000 900 loan,
and nobug to meet the responsibilities but an
empty treasury; and they feel willing to let these
prodisals tax the people 10 pay their own de6ts-
his is The reason of the result in this State. But
next fall the wings will deem it necessary 10 as
ser their strength TO elect their congressman,
when it will he demonstrated to the world that
Michigan rs yet W hig State, Yours.
MIssIssIPPr.-Therc is an interest connected
with the result OF The election in this State of n
deeper than pertains to an ordinary political
contes'. The great question in issue there, was
honesty or roguery-whether the State should pay
It's debts or swindle its credors.-Richmond Hing.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

We ure ass,iied, aud we fully believe IT, that II
proposition for a fiscal agent will be submitted to
Congress in the unnua massage which will he
perfectly successful aud satisfactory IN every man
OF comlnnn sense III The Union " heeiing Times.
II The honest AID manly f'engS of The editor
of the Wheeling Times were only entertained
ard manifested by all Of his contemporaries, the
dark clouds would doubtless soon be Dispersed
from The i.otical horizon.-.H t1iSoninn.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

brighton .Harkel, .Noo. % At market 14CO beef
cattle, go stores, COCO sheep, aud 1925 swine.-
Prices: hccf-snme us last week. Barrelling cat
tie Mess "a so 10 5,25 No. /, 3 TO 3,l2; No. q
$50. Stores, two year old. SO to 49, three, II to
"a. Sheep to 225. Swine, 3 i.2tn43-l.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

Mr. Clay. The runor OF the intended rosig-
nation of Mr.. Clay is probably unfounded. So
says the editor Of the Baltimore American, who
has seen recent letter from Mr.. c.. in which no
mention is made of such an intention.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

The Hon luHN QUiNcY ADAMS has informed
the editor of the Qlur, PARROT that lie does not
entertain he design which the newspapers have
allrhn ,' III him. oi retiring from puh ic lille nj
The end of HE present Congressional term. lie
says she shall he ready Ia serve his constituents.
as their representative to Congress, so long a. They
may require his ices, aud h's heaIth permits
bun Ia discharge the duties of the office"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29


The bad management Of The Post Office De-
parlmeut under the last TWO Administrations of
The Government is likely to be exposed by the
ReesiIr case now in progress before the u. :.
Court in Philadelphia. Mr.. Govcrncur, late post
master in New York. give the following iestimo-
ny, as reported by the North American:
With regard TO the cash payments to large
amount alledged 10 have been made by the Gov
eminent 10 defendant, 1t ~as proved by Mr. Gov
clneuf that these were payments of accommoda.
ton paper lnnncd llie Department 10y defendant
-thut the Department had sued for ,he same n
mounts: aud that the Postmaster General had Of
irred to credit him he accounts il he would in
form whom he should charge them TO he also
-aied, that the Department could not raise mcnry
on It's own notes, and would certainly have failed,
ha,i not Mr.. Recsidc and others extended assist
aure in tbs Nay. The credit of the Department
was bad, and to any extent. | have letter from
HE Department stating thai iley would be bank
rupt unless | Iai>cd them $4,000 by the next
mail. These drafts of Rerside's were issued in
balches, and don't believe dIcy were charged on
any books OF the Department. AS to the mode OF
Keeping accounts, can state from my own knowl-
edge, it was for the purpose OF dcceivug, aud
preventing AN Investigation Ivy the committees Of
Congress, Then expected. Government paid two
per cent IL mOnth Under Mr.. Barry, they put no.
ding in the bonks under Mr Kendall every thing
lhcy could find
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29
BANK OF BENNINGTON.

We learn from the State Banner, That an in
junction has been issued by the Court Of Chance
ny against this bank, aud that Gen. Henry Robin
son and Nathan u. Bottum have been appointed
receivers, who are to close ny the affairs OF the
bank accOfdng to The Revived Stnnies.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29

a Bigimsi Convictei Sereye Senience-1'he
trial al Edward Boiling alias sidney Il Saith, for
bigany, came before l'e supreme Court oi Rock
iughnln County, n. C. last week. lie was con
vicied almost insuntaneously 10y The jury. lie
was then sentenced hy The Judge 10 he branded
with the letter 3 on his left cheek (Which WINS
carried into execution in the presence of the
Court to be imprisoned three years, and 10 receive
thirty nine lushes at three several times before the
expiration oil his term of imprisonment In Phll'
adephia, simple Imprisonment Tor 90 days is
deemed ample punishment for The same crane -
il committed 10y wumun-.N y. Sun.
Sudden Deaih.-Wc learn that MIR. ELISHA
MAY, OF Concord, aged 90 years died very sud-
denly in that town on the l0th inst. He was AT
Chase's Mills, standing, coGversing with an indl-
vidual, mud in u moment, without showing any
change of countenance, other signs indicating
the approach of death, fell aud expired. Ills arm
was Immediately lanced, bur no yenous blood flow
ed lherelrom Upon post morlem examination
nothing was found to cause death Mr. May was
very respectable citizen, and good member OF
society. Truly, ain the midst Of life we are III
death" Caiedoman
Singular Death We are informed that w ednes
day morning the 81 inst, son OF Mr. eiickney
Hodgkin, Of Bevdere, named WIZARD, aged ABOUT
eleven wears, came to his death by his own hands.
IL is supposed that he was diverting himself with
briIle. in barn. and that through carelessness
hung himselE-iSt Adams Messenger.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29
From the Ohio Free Press.
EFFECTS OF THIRD PARTY SNi.

In Vermont the popular vote for The Ambition
ticket was 3 028. Besides these there we're 2iS
scattering votes, most Of which were robal,ly
gwen by aboIilioniSis, who are opposed 10 poiiu-
cal organization. The Enancpatur distinguishes
the two classes by the terms scattering aud con-
cenr,lion abolitionisls. There being 40 election
by the people of either Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, or Treasurer, the Legislature elected
these officers. In that body the vote for Cover