Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-02-15
CHIPS AND CLIPPINGS.


,snent could not DO made
:, Public Lands.-These lands lie in the states OF
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama Misss-
ssippi, louisiana Michigan, aud Arkansas. There
have been sold 81 0s3 1911 acres; granted for vari-
Gus purposes l6,5l4,0ll acres unsod l53497,765
acres; surveyed l92,s03490 acres; unsuryeyed
SO 207 1874 acres received for land sold s h. 523,-
307 90 We see from this that the eighty mill |
IONS of acres sold brought nearly / IA million dol
lars. In this proportion, the 1913 millions unsold
will bring about Too hundred millions Of dollars.
This last immense sum, then, is what Messrs. Cal
houn Benton, & Go. propose to give TO nine states,
to the exclusion of The other seventeen! What
think We of such robbery?
The sent of government of Iowa Territory is to
be removed from Burlington to Iowa city.
.Nouel exercise cfte pdrdoning potDer.-We learn
from the larrisburgh papers that the libel suit IN
sIituted by Thaddeus Stevens against the PUBLISH
ers of the Magician, n locofoco paper, Inns been
brought to a sudden and somewhat unexpected
termination. The grand jury, it Seems, found n
true bill against the publishers, but when the case
came on for trial. Gov. Porter nterered and par
doned them.
This is but half the story the printers were in
dicted, and on being brought up for trial, presented
full pardon from the Governor for all ttbeis pub
ished in Adams county, the residence of MIR. Ste
vens or ctsetChere!i What power is this, that pre-
vents the judiciary from doing justice 10 the assail
ed and pardons the ussnanls before conricfron ?-l
We know of nothing like it, unless it lie popish
absouon and mdulgencies.
The editor of the Vermont Gazette says he will
support any ticket for Council of Ce1sors, favora-
BILE to elecdng "Sherfs, Judges Of Probate, JUS
tees o! the Peace, &C., by the People instead of
the Legislature" We can hardly suppose that
csc" includes Judges of the Supreme and Coun
~ Courts but why not these, well as the judi
cia officers named? In propounding this question
we do not wish to be considered ms committed a
gainst the proposition alluded to- it is matter
not to be disposed of Mt dash and we doubt not
that the Council whoever they may he will he
disposed to give to it all The consideration it is wor
thy of The editor of the Gazette resides near
New York and we take the liberty Of asking how
the system of electng judicial Officers operates
there? Is it not as much a mere party matter as
the election OF any other officers and more par
~ matter there than Tue county appointments
in our Legislature?
Dickinson's Boston .4lmdndc.-So great has been
the demand for this beautiful annual that second
edition has been published, "revised and correct.
ed"
The geological survey Of Nlassachusct,s cost, the
past year, S763l the neurological $500.
Martyr Paine, Nj. d., has been appointed pro-
fcssor of the institutes of medicine and niateria
mcdica in the New York Medical College.
~ on S,avI last
More Food for Warlike Sprit.-The Boston
and New York papers within The last three weeks
have brought intelligence of the boarding and de-
ten,ion of three American vessels by British ships
of war; which, if correctly represented, ire little
better than piracy. The vessels were boarded
near the African coast and proiessedy as being
suspected as slave vessels.
The stock in the Bank of Poultney ali tax
en- up, principally in the town of Poutney, and 70
shares over the requisite number
We perceive that the Patriot styles the bank re-
form bill in Ohio the I" acme of quackery," because
its capital is 10 millions There might be little
force in the remark, were it not the fact that this
bank is to supercede all the other banks in the
State The truth is, that in 1887, the banking cap
al of Ohio was l2,900,000,-so that in very deed,
The new bank bill proposes to reduce the capital in
the State in a equal to 100000, and also all
the increase OF capital since 1887.
The bills Of the Bank of Manchester, VT, are
received by the associated Boston banks.
Mcleod Jndicted.-The Rochester Democrat of
Monday, the 9Th, says-" Passengers from Lock-
port Yesterday say that Mcleod is at length art,l-
ally indicted, and will probably have his trial at
the circuit court on the fourth Monday in March.
We predict that he will have n fair trial and be
Quilted"
Il Suttes.-Among the items of oriental news in
the English papers, find it stated that two OF
the wives of the young King of Lahore-who was
killed by the falling of WALL while attending his
fnlhers iuneral-and two slave girls, assembled the
funeral pyre of the dead prince, and were consum-
ed with The corpse. The wives, it is said, were
very beautiful.
BE on yo,u guard SO counterfeit bills on the
Rome IN. W Bank, are in circulation. Thick pa
per and look bad.
A Yankee has invented new drilling machine.
One of the "down east" editors says it will not
only drill iron, rocks, and God, but il is also use
full in drilling militia cOmPaniest
Union Of The Canadas. The Montreal Herald
announces That public proclamation OF the Union
of Upper and Lower Canada will lie made in that
city this day. and that the event will he announced
by a salute of artillery at noon The first session
of The United Parliament is to be held some time
during the next six mouths, in the neighborhood
of Kingston, IT, C., the future seat of government
How this experiment Of Union will succeed il
seems difficult predict la both provinces the
OppuStNoH 10 suoHB uiu euEHcet--eo UluCH 80 Hi'
deed that present appearances Indicate any thing
but ready acquiescence of the People in the COG
iemplated uniou.-.4tbaay Duly .fdr. eh
Two Judges of the Supreme Court Of Macon
co. Georgia, recently appeared on the bench in iul
suits of silk manufactured in THEN own families
An excellent example otnariye industry and pride
A case in which a husband was sued for article,
furnished his wife, after she had quilted his heC
aud board was tried in New York on Wednes
day last. Judge Inglis charged The jury lhu, If
wife leave her husband of her own free will he il
not even liable for her necessaries. But he drv,
her cut, he is in effect giving her hill of credi
upon the world, and she binds him by all the ne
cess0ry contracts she makes The jury returned
verdict Tor the defendant the husband.
IN Injunction on The .NelOJuNpon Bank-W