Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-22
ger wax hot against US, and we be visited
Win famine of bread instead of money.
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With famine of bread instead of money.
NJ Y. Bop. Reg.
i THOMPSON. WORK, AND BURR
We have again and again spoken. oil
these three pious and most exemplary
young men, sentenced to twelve years oil
nara labor IN the penitentiary of Missouri,
Tor attempting to aid slaves to escape into
Canada. Under the Pro-slayery head
VIII De found letter from the Congreoa-
tlonal Church, Middletown, Connecticut
asking the Governor of Missouri to par
don Aianson Burr, formerly a member of
that church. The documen, has none of
THAT innocent boldness," which should
characterize Christian church. There
certainly is peculiar propriety in making
Official documents calm and respectful;
but this seems to US sickly and serviIe; il
leaves NO room to imagine even suppress
ed Indignation against the abomlnable
and accursed system of slavery. The
governors answer is characterized by
that moral blindness, which might be ex
pected 10 2ervade slaveholdng region
and cool lnSolence of preieasicn, very
likely TO be inspired by the timid letter
from the church. Il is lamentable to see
how much more bold men are in doing
wrong, than in doing right. The COVER
nor talks of The "ignominious crime' com
mitted by the prisoners. What would he
have called it, if, in the kindness of their
hearts, they had attempted TO assist his
own sons TO escape from Algerine captivi-
ty? Oh, then i would have been deemed
most noble, most heroic deed worthy
Of medals and monuments, instead OF chains
and hard labor. Want of Judgment in
thei- made of doing good act, is all tina,
enlightened philanthropy can charge
against these benevolent young men.
We append the remarks of the Wash
lngton Globe, the chosen organ of demo-
cracy in this country. Nicholas OF Rus.
STA must chuckle over sach specimens of
"llberty and equality" "a. S. Standard.
LocusTs. The Locus,s, as appears
from the Alton, Illinois Telegraph, have
literally taken possession of the forests, in
that vicinity. Never within our recollec-
ton, observes the editor, have We seen
such quantities as at present exist in this
section ofthe State. The result, doubtless,
will prove the destruction, to great ex,
tent, of the foliage, as well as the small
limbs of the trees.
| THE EXPLORING SQUADRON, compos-
ed oflhe Vlncennes, Porpoise, and Ore
gon, under The command Of Commodore
Wilks, has just returned, after an absence
of nearly four years, having accomplished
the purposes Of the expedition. II was at
4 SINGAPORE in February, and at st. Helena
. in May last. A great number of Islands
were visited, some ofthem apparently new
er examined before. Reefs, and shoals,
and inIets, have been examined and mark
ed. Part of the Oregon territory has
been explored aud carefully MAPPED, and
also California. Many curios,ies have
been brought home, and also one of the
& principal chiefs of the Friji Islands, Ven
doni. This chief. with others, seized sew
eTal of the crew of an American vessel.
and killed and eat eight or nine OF them.
He is brought home as prisoner.-N.
/ Y Bap. Reg.
sVESDoNl, the cannibal Friji chief,
brought home in the Vincennes, died on
Saturday last of wha, disease is not stat
ed possibly it may have been oflright
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THE GROWING CoRN.-The growing
corn oft the Eastern Shore. Maryland. is
very backward for the season. The Cen
treville Times says--the weather has been
! so cold tina: the army or grub worm in
: places has taken nearly half the corn in
the field. In some parts of the perisula
the farmers aimos, despair of making
crops. -
: RUNAWAY SLAvEs-Four slaves, a
Smnh's in Peterboro', few days since. OF
their way from Washington Co, Md.
3 (where. they were owned.) to Canada
) which place they have probably reached
t ere this Utica Gazette. @r.< -.~=.
MoRMoss..-The Nauvoo Legion, it i
said, comprises two thousand well disci
] plined and fully armed soldiers. Gov
! Carliu was to review them on the 7th o
: Nav. |" Joe Smith" commands this fof
,. midable body.-N. 7. lVatchman.
A successful experiment has been mad
:. 10 London, by several distinguished physi
e clans, in removing cataract from the ey
! 5y means of gaivanism. The subjee
= created good deal of interest. N. J
r Watchmdn. ..r. 6. b. raj II .-.as 4==z :
: From Galena, Illinois, 100000
= pounds of lead, valued at Sl,00o,oo(
4 were shipped in l84l.-N Y. Watci
AZ uan. - - a =
K MELANCHOLY AccIDENT.-As a M
g Bracket, of Lowell. was on Monday eros
= ing the Newburyport bridge in chals