Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-05-21
take note of the leading principal questions in

take note of the leading principal questions in.
volved.
Tomorrow evening the Religious Anniver-
saries are to commence; they will be continued
through the week, and will no doubt be highly
interesting Rev. Mr.. Sprague, of Albany, is
to deliver the opening discourse, and on Friday
Rev. Mr.. Kirk, will pronounce Eulogy on our
late President. These annual exercises excite
good degree of attention among all classes of
our citizens and exert highly beneficial in
fucnce.
Mcleod has been brought TO this city on
writ Of Hobcas Corpus. lie was brought up in
the Circuit Court, on Thursday, but his counsel
will apply for change of the renire, and it
will be granted. THE Globe few days since
had flaming article Of nearly column on this
subject. 1t detected a conspiracy among the
Wings to truckle to the British and founded its
argument on this "triple specification !" LIST.
The legislative attempt to authorize Stewards
Attorney General to entera nolle prosequi. 2nl.
His being brought to this city on writ of habeds
corpus 3D.. Mr.. Webster himself has found
it convenient to go to New York himself just in
the nick of time to give the judges the benefit
of his counsels.' All this terrible charge may
be blown away by a plain statement Of three
facts. list. The Legislative attempt was lnade
by MIR. Hoffman, one of the most violent Loco
Focos in our State Legislature. and seconded by
MIR. O'Sulvan, formerly Editor of the Demo-
cratic Review, while it was opposed and defeated
by Wings. 2nd. The habeas corpus was is
sued by Judge Bronson, strong Loco Foco.-
Sd. Mr. Webster has not been within hun
dred miles of this city, since Mcleod was
brought here. How easy is it to build up paper
houses, and how much easier to tear them down
The. Globe of late does not lie with its usual
tact and ability. fin addition to its usual scurril-
ty is now added the most extreme stupidity.
The contest in Virginia turns out TO have re.
suited in most decisive Wing victory. They
have gained the Senare, in which they have 4
majority of two, have elected ten members o.
Congress, clear gain of two, and have preser
we'd their ascendancy in the House of Delegates
Virginia will thus have Wing Governor, the
: designs of the loco focos to instruct their dele
' CATION in Congress to oppose the charter of /
National Bank are Frustrated, and the Old Do
minion is clearly and entirely Wing State.
r The notorious E. A. Theller has issued sever
al numbers Of his new paper called the 'rh
Truth This to be sure, is a somewhat ambig
c uous title, but it is one which every newspape
publisher feels at liberty to assume. Theller'
Truth is edited with considerable ability, pre-
tends to be perfectly neutral in politics, but
smacks strongly OF loco focol>n. and IS probabI
# designed to take advantage OF whatever ll-iee
ing towards Eng gland may exist in this countr
! 1t will probably live for month or two, and the
go the way of most newspapers.
, The new daily paper. 'rhe Tribune is rapl'
IS y increasing its subscription list and advertiser
=. patronage: it has had some sharp contests wi
the loco Sun newspaper and It's tender III
Tattler; : it bids fair however, to suryIvc the
cnmty, and become permanent paper.
~ cheap Wing daily has been much needed
e. the city, aud | know of no man more likely
80 make one popular and useful than its conduct
Horace Greeley.
nc The notorious Glentworth has been boui
over for trial on one Of the indictments broug
against him. His trial will probably come
during next week. VERMONT