Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-07-14

employers and journeymen, held a tenn
perance meeting Saturday evening IN the
Methodist Church, John street. We re-
ioice at the commencement of such move
ment among this efficient class of our fell
low-citizens. There is no other body of
artizans, as whole, so we'll informed as
the printers. The printing house is a
school in which the neophyte not only &C
lquires knowledge of his profession, but
II ne is steady, and possesses the ordinary
| intellectual gifts of man, he becomes, in
the double sense, man oflctters. There
is no mere English school, in all respects,
equal TO well regulated printing Office.
The consequence is, that printers, as a
class, are men of more than ordinary
knowledge and intelligence. But in by
far too many instances they have not been
true to themselves. The enemy that steals
away their brains has been too often at
| their mouths, and the consequences has
been that they have not been able to COM
mand that position in society which other
wise would have been awarded TO them.
They generally receive high wages and
ready pay; and il, one and all, they will
resolve to take care of their money, and
become tee-totallers, they will speedily be-
come one of the most respectable and in
huential bodies 10 the republic.-N. Y.
Spec.
-PERILoUs SITUATIoN..-Dr.J Judd, OF
Honolulu, who accompanied the scientific
corps Of the exploring Squadron on their
excursions on Hawaii, had a most Won
derful escape from an awful death. He
had descended into the crater of Kilauea,
to obtain some specimens of the liquid
lava. Not succeeding in procuring any
at the Great Lake, las it is calledl he ap-
preached one of the smaller ones, or
chimneys, and descended few feet into
lit. While gathering specimens, the lake
suddenly became active and discharged a
4 Jet of lava in the air far above his head,
but which most fortunately fell in the op-
posite direction from him. He then COM
menced making his way out, before anoth-
er should follow, but the ascent was far
} more difficult than the descent. He be-
) came alarmed, and called on five natives
who had accompanied him to the spot, for
r assistance. The heat had become so great
that they were frightened and retreated
with the exception of one man, who threw
l himself fiat upon the bank, and reaching
over his right hand, enabled the Doctor tc
/. reach the top. But before he reached the
l brink, his clothes were burnt by the ho
] air, and he would have been scalded had
he not been protected by wooden garments
d The native in STOPPING over, had his fac
t and hands blistered. They both had bare
ly time to leave the spot, when the lak'
= filled up and poured out stream of liqui'
l. lava.-Polynesian. -
ALL GAGGED. Remember that no
. only anti-s!avery petitions ale gagged GU
of the popular branch of Congress, for tn
! present session. but all other petitions o,
: subjects to which the President did nc
! choose to refer in his message. Thi
looks to US like both giving up the RICH
7 of petition and submitting to executive die
!. ta,ion. Even Mr.. Slade of Vermont, con
. Cured in this " compromised An homes
:" politician, with mind capable of weigh
y ing and comparing subjects of national in
terest, would plant himself On the groun
q of making no banks, tariffs, nor land dis
n tributions, till the inalienoble rights ofM
o aoAoze people were as secure as Congress
:, has the power to make them.-Fee A
l. mericGn,
Isl CONGRESS-. We find nothing specia
n ly interesting 10 the proceedings of Coz
1t gress. The Bank bill is undergoing di,
is cussion in the Senate Its enemies hsv
OF left its friends to lick it into the shape the
n like, reserving their attack till it is pre-
IN scented liz such shape. The restraints hav
IN been a good deal worn away. It will /
at good while yet before the bank can b
Is come creature of law. The stavehole
lg ers like the money, but are afraid of Il
T. power which holds it. The money gan
N blers of New York have sent on the
it great petition. All the world knew b
fore that they like banks. The far mo
10 important business of uniform nation
ut Bankrupt Law moves a little. One wou
~ naturally think such law a first rate n
lis cessity. The House has been chiefly O
IS cupied with the distribution bill. "
tn cannot but look upon this whole busine
ey lot bolstering up the credit of the States
OF miserable short sighted policy. The 500
of er direct, open. broad daylight. taxation
n resorted to, to sustain credit. the better al
10 safer.-FTee American
STEAMBOAT LosT.-The old steam
New York careened over suddenly fro
ur her moorings, and swung off into de
he water from her berth in the aquatic cal
bose at Algiers. The cabin foated
ut, down the river 10 somewhere about Slaug
In terhouse Point, but the old hulk sunk
elf most Immediately entirely out of sight,
i'm No person was on board at the time a
he eyelv thing in her was lost, except fl