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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
NEW POST OFFICE RIyI

On Saturday last, in the U. s. Senate, bill was
ordered to he engrossed, Of which the following
are stated to be the principal provisions.
Rates Of PoSidg'. - Instead of the present rates
OF postage, the first section of the bill proposes
that from and after the present quarter (90th Sep.
tenber) the rates shall be for every letter com
posed OF single sheet of paper, conveyed not
exec sding 80 miles, five cents over 30 and not
exceeding l5O miles, ten cents; over $50 and not
exceeding 200 miles, fifteen cents; over 200 and
NOT exceeding Duo miles, twenty cents; over 500
miles, twenty five cents. Double and treble let.
tiers are to pay double and treble rates, and four or
more pieces by the ounce, an i01y newspapers,
that is, all sent from any place but he ahce of he
publisher, are 10 pay ietier POSTAGE
Newspapers. -Newspapers of not more than
1907 square inches, (nbout the size of the New
York Express and Courier,) are to be transmitted
this size, are TO pay one cent for every additional
five square inches over the 1907.
Prohibition and Pennities.-The next SECTION
prohlbns stage coaches, rail road cars, steamboats,
or any vehicle, or any owner agent ur servant
thereof, from carrying letters or papers under II
peualiy of $50, one half for the use of the infor-
uani, and one half for the Departments
Private Expresses are prohibited under pen
atty of 800,
Foreign pesSels are prohibited also from carry.
ing to and from different porls in the U. Staes a.
ny letters except such as relate to the cargo under
Il peuaIty Oh SOUU. Inns however, III no other
way inIerIeres with existing laws, allowing steam
boats TO carry letters.
Contracts may be nude by the Postmaster Cen
eral with the owners OF steamboats, for the trans.
mission of mails upon the Western or other wat
ers, whenever thereby the public interest will be
promoted. The terms, however cannot he more
than now paid,
Bores - Whenever the amount received by any
Postmaster for the private boxes furnished at his
Office shall exceed the amount which said Post
master IS now by law authorized to retain, he
may retain in addition twelve and half per cent
OF the excess for boxes. Boxes, however, are 10
be furnished equally TO every citizen, and at uni
form rates.
Some of these provisions we like, and regard
them as very decided improvements but oilers
we consider very objectionable aud one or two of
them pdlpa6ly unconstitutional and amounting to
direct and gross inrasions NJ private rights.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08

German while crossing the Alles hany noun
lans during the past winter, says-"Dal ven going
up de mountain, hlsh foot s pit him on the ice and
lie came down on the broad of hsh back, nit his
face sticking in the mud, and dere he shoot"
Cherry Stones, A little girl recently died in
Railway, N. J. without her physician being nble
to ascertain the cause OF her death. The parents
were prevailed upon to allow post mortern ex-
animation, when l3S cherry pits wers found lodg-
ed in her stomach, having been there nearly
year, and which were obviously the only cause OF
her death.
A gentleman describing the intellectual char
acter of another, said his mind had The dyspepsia
the ideas went through without digestion.
4 see villain in your eye said constable to
suspected rogue. Don't use me US u mirror
replied Smith.
Alligator Hunt. "A party of gentlemen, many
OF them members of the Savannah Rifle Club went
OH an excursion through St. Augustine Creek in
the steamer Santee yesterday, and the day being
fine for such purpose, they were very success
full, killing thirty Alligaiors and wounding fifteen.
They brought three to town, the largest of which
measured seven feet seven inches, and another
seven feet three inches long. Savdunah Rep.
A correspondent of the Nashville Banner states
that the postmaster ut Maysvllle, Tenn. has been
removed through the agency of the Hon. Cave
Johnson and a violent lecofoco put in his stead
The postmaster refused to distribute a package Of
Locofoco pamphlets sent to his Office without dl-
reclion, returning them to the Congressman, and
tor so doing was removed
One Of the good things in Theodore Hooks
last is, where, speaking of the railroads and
steamboats,, to both Of which he frequently signi-
fies his adherence, he says that they ahnihilnte
space and time MS the newspapers say, not 10 mea-
lion a multitude of passengers besides.
A barriser remarked brother of the Court
that he thought his whiskers que unpro essiona
You are right replied his friend, "a lawyer can
not be too barefaced.'
Snuff-takers differ from the world, for they turn
up their noses at what they most admire.
Determined not TO be outdone.-An old man WINS
notorious for retailing village news and he was
always angry when any thing happened without
his being the first to tell it. A couple of ways
met him one day, and said TO him, do you know
uncle Tom, that they have caught famous great
whale up in the creek yonder?' IA whale 10y the
way could not have been crowded into the creek. J
fla have they cotched him ?" said the old man,
"Iieard they toas arter him ~
Keep your barns well ventilated while the hay
is new.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
POETRY.


From the Southern Literary Messenger
LOVE AND BEAUTY.
nv ANN coma MowATT.
From Hymen, late, Love bought bark,
And launched it OH Iie's billowy sea,
Nor paused the swelling tide to mark,
For Beauty boro him company.
Mild US his mothers glance the sunbright weather,
And Love and Beauty tempt the waves together
Love softly breathed in Beauty's ear
How fair her charms how great her might;
And Beauty bent his words TO hear,
And smiled her smile of radiant light
And Love declared yon might leave the sky,
And earth be liz by Beauty's smiling eye.
Thus on they glidcd-till cloud
SLOW gathered DER the azure heaven,
And peGled the thunder from that shroud,
by lightning flashes lit and riveu.
While winds and waves in battling fury roar,
And snatch from Loves weak hand the useless oar
An instant to the Gods no prayed,
Thon turned to Beauty trembling near,
To claim her fair hands feeble aid,
Or bid hor syfon accents cheer;
But coll-unit for wonan's gcntlest task
She sat-nor comfort gave, nor seemed TO usk.
Whole had her charms, her graces n,li
The sm,les th.' late Der solt lip a.ak.l?
Lotc, unguishod, gazod-and grooming said,
AS 'gaiust the rocks his boat was wrecked,
Ah Beauty formed for joys unrufiod sea.
He 's lost who braves lite's stormy tide wi.a thee
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
MISCELLANY.
AN OASIS IN THE DESERT

Tho toIln,vin, oc,o,nt NJ - SaLha,I, ~, ill., .,i;
,,das - ,a,a, cson, ,ha ron,or's W , ~ ."e oT
TIL n - hn t ,o h,,''I ~ VIC i.e'. 'o"n
pOs,oo w. WV WV law '0'0"' ""o''S at
In H. Nor,l.o., ., % Ill.,. - NJ. ",
ho soid ho',,, p,' u '"I s.n.e VI view IoIN'
s'han,nIoi" "nJ h "o n' La",1"Ie n'u hoMe
Hmdsan ,i "''n 'e'"Hen VIC 'io'a"N uuu ''ls
CIV ,n;Iss ,nna o,,L ona o"o Gu u"I
ha33 M onnn s a.,' H,'o , nu,eu n'n1s Woe
nos. his Ella oci Wis,;."i I'LL r." w''uer
;s Sill ,s;,S oG m0 ..spp S WILDERNESS
xvhi,e Mo,,m,"in ~ Mini ,'.'e ,i'ie''"T 10 t,e
,on. or ,bosa ,,,n,n,oino .,an 0n lle
H. ,h,;r ro;nS arI W." gamer a"u pour
;nr1a rosorni.s W. '',e, sno"s, 50 tha'
das, ,,,o,o,, III - " nolu 'io euPeiupuh
an, y nnmhor - h ,u ~ oou naS ,onowea
The Monn,ains f H. 'ane'' y, ','e poSoln Vi
The ,;vors .hinh a.. - pu,pooeIa"u nere ulise
sao "'''" nv" III '"''ous u'rec"ohs 10 me
T., ,t A.. -
,,h iI 81 , " VIC I"st summer III company
WI" iearue" ii'enu' eh'erea thai wilderness
ii " VIC oenre, where IS oeautiin
rai -; ;, 10y VI .,ly innes III Iehglh, ana sew
uo.n ,. c ",u1' In'elelereeu WIN niue lsIahds'
Tbo', WI ,oI,u seven a',','Ies ,hat hVed alone
90 ~ aJ ,e .oo. pau through me Wilderness
S a'". wig" '' .loy ~a1eu 10 s'ep INTO store TO
,b;s S,o, a,h o'i,' G oy Iou", no 80 oy io''owing
wants bread for his family h. hns onIv - ,aae hi.
grain on his back and 90 the same distance and
get il ground, and then bring it back in the same
way. These people were keen at hunting and
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
Bear i'm mind !
That the LoCOFOCO party in CONGRESS
adv ocate FREE TRADE.
DO not forget i!

FARMERS, when you sell your wool for %
cents, that if the Locotocos would unite with the
W hi gs in passing tariff bill, you might realize
DOUBLE that sum - Lamoiile Standard
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
REPEAL OF THE LAND BILL.
From The Cincinnati Cnzelte.

FROM He SNCHHuUt tHNtut.
A repeal of the Land Bill is urged as the only
means by which we can obtain good tariff.
Whether the question ought to he so limited,
we will not now consider, but this we say that
the position here assumed is wholly wrong. We
admit the tariff to be vital TO The country; it is
the great, and only hope, we now have aud we
would do much, aud sacrifice much 10 secure its
establishment; bot, in our view the repeal of the
Land Bill would destroy this hope and laad me
viIably TO the destruction of American manuiac-
lures, and II deeper prostitution of American in
dustry.
For whit, let me ask is wanted, so far as re-.
CARDS the tariff policy? Stability. No man will
invest capita in manufactures, when our legisa.
ton is fluctnaling in this matter, while those who
ure 80 engaged will Withdraw all interest hey
may have IN them, If this be so, the moment they
can. .NoU zoe say there can be no stability in our
Tariff idtU u the Land Bill be repealed. For what
then, would be our situation? Simply this, that in
consequence OF receiving this year one sum and
the next anolher sum, from the laud Hlnd, The rate
Of The duties could neuer be settled. ~
Legislators could not determine at session
of Congress what would be required ct tho next
and the tariff policy of the country would thus be
kept forever unsettled, open 10 the attacks of the
hair spilIters' of the South, and always the sub
ecl Of political calculation and agitation. Who
wants this /: Who is willing to destroy our great
interests; and did no other objection exist, this
would he strong enough in itself to satisfy US that
iceland Bill ought not 10 be repealed.
But there is another and stronger objection still
to tins step. IL pouid end IN The establishment, in
our county, Of a full free trade policy. The avail
ability OF the land fund is somewhat difficult to
esllmae But from causes well understood by all
from migration the gradual worth of our coun.
try, the rapid increase every where of the West,
it is very certain, on a return of our wonted pros
periy, that this fund would 20 far toward meeting
all the expenses of government. For the lao
eight years. government has derived from this
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08

nc tNTItTsts UI OUVtTTIIIUIIl HT6 tsITTIIUIVU Ut
81 millions Of dollars. Now suppose from The
causes mentioned, that this land fund should run
up to Is or % millions, what then would become
Of the principle of Protection? How then could
American industry be sustained? The one must
he abandoned, aud the other left, under these CIR
cumsances, 10 compete us best il could with the
capital, and pauper labor of Europe
Looking al tho subject then in this poin, of
view and without any reference to the right of
the SIules, it will be seen at a glance, that the
Wings Of Congress ought never 10 consent to a
repeal Of the Land Distribution Bill.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08

great grumbler grumbles at every person save
S Shie-and that one happens to deserve it most
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
Remember!

That EVERY LOCOFOCO in Congress ex-
ept ONE voted AGAlNS / the tariff bill recent
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-19

confusion over this whole land "ihiek a, haekb,,
r'c"-Then. said he, dark cloud ovcrhunp IN;
'and-"the thunder roared and the ligh,ninss flash
ed" terribly; But, after alt, he could mako no uss
VI inc "'shty tempest which he had conilred up; (o
no had ahfady declared that these angry f,owns q
iea'en and their terrible coucomtanis had no
'Sn'ened any body into belief in the bauktup
"",-on the contrary, he expressly stated that q
bankrupt law was never once mentioned during the
happening oi these great events-that at was a
measure 'oi'ted upon the States when no suspiciou
oi such movement existed"
lie said gehtemcn persisted i, po;,,;,, ,h.
sent situation OF the country, in the mos, gloomy
eo'ours-he would reverse the picture "a, ,ho,,h,
all was bright and beautiful. Til, Am.,;.,, r.,
&C. he SAID, looked down with an nImir;o, .vo =.
he flew over our happy Iand-or n, w.. H.,
screaming aloud in joy aud elee. Ms he .o,ro,
mo The eoncavc canopy OF Heavcnw Tho broad
uisk OF the bright sun of Democracy chad mo-,
risen" Alluding TO what he conceived n rea.c,;on
on "en'l Jackson, ho wished to know why gentle.
men still continued hurl their cnycnomcd darts
inc CID man. "as he stood the verge of the grave
with his eye turned toward heaven. aud his back
toward men, Gen'l Jackson, said he. "h,s erect.
CD Tor himself pyramid Of glory. around whose
INDUCED many other similar flights, hut it was i'm
possible Tor us TO catch them all. lie gave too.
some statistics from which he proved very much
10 his own satisfaction, that since 1882, the Whies
had wasted in idle discussion on the floor of IN,
House, some s73.o00-whe the Democrats Ind
only wasted some $4,000; bu, let il be remem ber
GU 'na' nc drew the picture. We have read fable,
!" which Il; is stated that sculptor having made
chi fipn 4.
took occasion TO pon, it out to lion, ms indicating
mans great superiority. The lion replied, "ict us
oe carvers, and wc will make the lion standing
over tho man." wc make no particular application
Of this fablc-oh no.
Af'er few remarks from Nlcssrs. Caperon.
bay'y, Jackson and BYRD, the motion to pos,nono
"''ed. The" MIR Toler's Omcndmcn, was adopted,
mi new motion to postpone indefinitely. prc.
'aied-ater sunjry efforts OF the worthy I.ocor,co
Gentlemen to lodge the question on Mr. Tol,r,.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-19
THE p. Nj. G AND THE cuI,pci,

WASHINGTON, Jun. L., Isi2.
" very serious controversy has sprung IN in mi.
district within the last ten days tho parties tn ,,b,.l
are The +. NJ. @. aud the opponents of h;.b cbn,ch
P'"'ses' ON the ole hand; and the B.hop. the Ger.
sy' ana members of the Protestant En;s,,,,.l
Church. on the Other
i"e cfcu'ns' stances OF the case rs nearly os lea,
recoIIeet the narrative which have heard or ,h.,,
are briefly these: '''"'
INC l. VI. u. having wisely resolved ,o lo, oo-
me Snpctnumerary Post Offices which Lnve b w
d 81 -. ."n !ne To ''mc Tor the purpose of indvi-
u"' W secnrhn accommodations with but int -
no reference 10 public utiliy-urdctcd n discon,;,
ancc among others, OF an office ex,tine NJ Tho VI
I"s'cl, seminary, short distance from Alcxand,i,
;., 80 y seems hhd frequently been the sub
Jee' " newspaper and personal condemnation 10
o"HSe OF IT'S conneSion with a Printing office and
e''T'ou' newspaper, Supetintendei and edited b,,
US ioS'"'s'cr' 'Tnose Thanking and exchange nrn,,
- S"' l'S"'ueu as oestowins upon the Thco.
'oS'ca Seminary ana his printing establishment nm.
que advantages over similnr institutions NM, in,
Ts's-am' as absorbing too large a portion nj ,bo
rost Once revenues. Hence the cali anon the De-
peated. 'N ""- &c
MIR Week.-Mrs. order fe like bomb she'll ,moo,.
."u so"u people OF the Theological Institute. and
| ,Sn"ed the whole community of their bre,b,cn ~
"Reminiscences against it flew TO the p NJ z; ,,
me loi'y disnatorles of the Church besouobt ,hs
President OF the u. S. To compel his p Al z; - nc
verse his sacrelesouS decision and to rcinsa,e ,hei,
ranking and exchange privileges At their err.
nest mnoriunlty, the order of the Dep,rtmcn, ,ra.
suspended, TO afford the Interested Ecclesi,s,;cai
powers 'ine to rally their forces and Lrn. ali he;r
mighty influence TO bear upon the contumacious
L: W. u. through the agency of Senators. Members
OF the House Of Representatives and the pres;dsn,
! HIMSELF VIZ ''eS'ue"l
Mr. "cklliie stands mistaken amid the tempes,
thnt surrounds him. and we trust tina, his 6tmncss
will "endure to the end" ''''''
he resident, we venture to hope will leave tho
responsibility where it properly belongs. Ueoueb,
10 ieel 'nsniied, IN fact, by the nt,emp, which ia
mixing TO induce him to interfere in this case. The
L. NJ. o. has spoken. He has acted under the obli.
sauon OF ms convictions of duty, and the Church
arc endenvoung to force him do an net which his
Judgment tells him won d bc wrong. If the chnfcb
prevails, then civil authority will have Transferred
hel scepfo to tho Piiesthoodi Already viii IN.
amet nave succeeded in taxing the people for the
support OF exclusive Church Pryiicees-nnd Tho
way will he opened Tor still further encroocbmon,.
upon our rights and liberties '''''
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-19

Lod'-Concerning that N. York Press. which
eenninly-ii now dIsnvowcd-but little while 400
enjoyed. or I've have strong reason to helieye1
perhaps still enjoys the honour of being the Ino,o
especial and domestic organ or eon6den, NJ Tho p,oo
slden' we find the following paragraph. in the Ney
York Express: WV '''"
"AH ATTEMPT OF J {; BENNETT To Iyprcr M
NJ. Moan, NJ BEAoH, AND N T. ELpRIpe,. for
aeseu 'ne's IN calling him "a liar, cheat, forger
and eItorlioncr."
We SEQ 1t stated in the "Sun," and we hive benrd
u from other sources, that on Thursday last tho
Editor OF the Herald made attempt To indict the
hboVo named gentlemen for calling him in their
newspapers the aforesaid hard names. The Grond
Jury urew out the complaint upon the ground, az
the Sun says, of "his UNANIMOUSLY bad chnrncer for
tfnlh and vernclty, one witness having sworn posi.
lively he would no, believe Bennett under o,,bp
me GRAND Jury arc bound by solemn oath To in.
ac' mossts Noah' beach and EldHdgc, II they DO.
lieyc1 what they said nj Bennett 10 be libels
We presume that the worthy Beanrtt Cono,l.d b;s
compliant on tho excellent and bold Judicial charge
lately delivered Ivy Judge Noah in which the moro
salu bcnnoips sys,em, oi pnndcrng for the existing
contamination Of Morals and Of leyyine n new so,t
~ baok hall out oi Whatever shuns the LIGHT either
through SIN or modosiy is exposed, MS il should be
ms de'estHbo william, the shame NJ the times nd
the scandal Of even the corrupted Press of our eoun
ty-a wretch, whose success is ono Of tho most
npaNhog phenomena Of the ngc, ond whose en-.
enlargement is a broad and deep stain upon tho
private Morality Of tho nntion-n public pest thai
thrives only out Of the general corruption and roll
tennessee creature whose livelihood is of lies nndl
Who makes Of lniamy his daily bread cntil fonI
with such multiplied disgmcos, and nigous with
such basoncss, that his namci is by word in the
lowest resorts oi lccniousnoss--n ruff IN cxcopt tbn
he has not even fuHiin's couragen cut throat oi
deionceless roputations-a cut-pntso IN ali sboro
he can plu' det-a being to whose trade lbnt nj Tho
prisoner or bravo is benevolent md hono,,blc. and
VINO TO crown the shame ofseh Practices !, 50 utter
coward inet nc has been kicked and horse W hin
pea il he Is able nj orch fresh nppl,e,tn, IN ~,
wh'' hoot'm'ker worked the leather and what wl,in
n'nu'octnrer The switch that spufas or nsbts him.
,als n0rld niockanlfd, this abandoned calomn,tor
Jus wholesale dealer In every thing tina, shocks Tho
iecent and alarms tho good; this Cnlib1n oftbc Pro-,
Tno,e I"''hsnme deiofmty and impurity arc suel
NAV .he lag twhoevef she belthat bore him Of som,
snpIt"ous, must shnddcrnt and dsown him --ihh
"h-inonger, with a name and Of n ch,rnctcr vbic,
We INC el'moI OF NIL scorn throughout tbo land
~ mas afeiy 6oB,D hisnof nots, through HI, /
representative here the chosen layou,ite. mmili,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-19
TnE HOUsE-YE.rr.pAr.

Yesterday, oher the receipt Of the reports from
sundry committees, and tho presentation Of va.
rious petitions ood resolutions tho House pro
cecdcd TO the election Of President Of the Court
Of Appeals Mr. Baldwin nominated Judge william
II. Cabol, as ono whose election would give uni
versal satisfaction. No other nomination having
been made in the Senate, this gentleman was elect.
Cd on the first ballot by az almost unanimous vote
After appointing "Wednesday, the 25th inst. for
The election Of Judge TO MI the vacancy in tho
Court Of Appeals, the House resumed tho consider.
'tion Of the resolution yesterday laid on tho table
mr. Hopkins then rose aud addressed the House for
about two hous, arguing the 1neonsii,utionaty
the nexpedency and the immoral and delercriou,
tendency Of the bankrupt law passed at the fat,
extra session Of Congress. IIo said the p,s,nge o.
his law was but q link in a long chain Of Fedora
iggressons upon tho rights Of the stntes-Tbot il
one Of tho OWLS tina, had resulted from toc
political fanntieism Tint ragged during the msroto
bic canvass Of is40-itat political missionaries
pictorial representations, flags, banners and o,her
queer things, were, at that time scattered in motley