The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-17

| 10 arrest him as he was placed in the carriage
but it was not successful. The crowd arounc
the carriage, was very large and very muct
excited, but ! should Judge decided maiorit,
of them 10 be friends of the law. No attemp
was made upon the Jail last night, and an,ici
pate none to night. CANoN1cUs,
P S. 6P. NJ. Mr. Willard has been be-
fore Judge Staples. q nd not being ready tc
give bail, has of his own accord gone 10 JAIL
Tribune.
Observing. from the current of newspaper re.
ports and discussions, that serious doubt up.
pears to be entertained of the intention or dis.
position of Congress to pass Tariff Bill Of
any sort at this Session, we think it right TO
slate IT as our impression, from some khowl.
edge of the views Of individuals, that Congress.
is fully aware of the necessity Of enacting a
Tariff for revenue that shall be adequate to all
proper and usual wants of the Government,
and will not shrink from the discharge of the
duty which that necessity devolves upon it,
An effective Tariff will be established, we have
no doubt, before this Session closes.-Nation-
al IntelIgenccr.
learn by an extra from the Office of the ". Y.
Herald that the long expected contest between
the celebrated racers, Bostos and Fashion, took
place on Tuesday, and was won by the latter.
The three first miles we're run in about I'm. SO
s, each mile, and the last in I'm. 55s.
QUICK WORK IN MExIco-Gen. Thompson
arrived at Vera Cruz on the 10th inst. was in
mexico city on the 15th,and on the 18th Santa
Ana complied with his demands, and liberated
MT. Kendall and his friends.
Mr.. Giddings and his resolutions again.
Letters from Washington say Mr. Giddings will
rc-offer his resolutions, and he will again be
censured. If then he resigns, and thus from
Ashtabula county Ohio, he is kept flying for
ward and back, a Congress vote of censure
will anon make him wealthy man for travel
ing fees alone.
A Great time in Nashville Tenn-Mr.Van
Buren, and Gen. jackson rode from the Her.
mitage into the city together. Mt. Paulding
and MI. Polk were with them. Cannon roar
ed: flies squeaked: the Blues were out: market
bell rung: niggers grinned, &c. &c. &c.
Will all this get a nomination for MT. Van
Buren, to be PRESIDENT Can MI. Calhoun an
swer that?
ANNIVERSARY oE THE Nav YoRK BIBLE
SOCIETY.
The anniversary of this association was held
al the Tabernacle last evening, and notwih-
standing the ncemency of the weather, the
house was nearly filled. The annual discourse
was preached BY the Rev. Mr.. Murray, of Eli
zabethtown N. ].
His text was from the third verse Of the for
ty-third Psalm: @. Lord, send out thy light and
thy truth
He dwell principally on some of theEreasons
which Imperatively require the circulation of
the Bible.
He spoke of it not only as containing the
great truth of salvation, but as means ofper.
peiuatDg our free institutions, and affording
The most permanent and effectual relief 10 the
temporal wants of the poor. Though he con.
sidercd Popery as a device Of The arch fend
he recon- mendcd ral:,reception and treat
ment OF The Catholics.
He stated that the Society had, within the.
last, collected and disbursed SIS, 900 and 3d.
900 of it had been given the parent society.
The discourse was very able, and was list
ened TO with great delight BY the AUDIENCE
Com. Adv.
STATE GOVERNMENT FOR FLoRIDA.-The
Florida Star Of the 2sth ult, is assured that
the committee appointed by the state conven-
lion, have decided TO issue Immediately writs
of election for State officers-;hus organizing
at once n state Government for Florida under
The St. Joseph Constituiion.-AB. Daily Ad-
rerliser.
. There are six hundredypaper mills; in The
United States, which annually consume rags,
old canvass. rope, &c. out of which paper is
made, the enormous sum of six million eight (.
hundred dollars, an amount greater than the
entire exports oftthe thirteen American colon- /
les 70 years ago.
The iron trade of PENNSYLVANIA is said 10 be |
worth S32,000,O00 annually. At the close /,
Of the last war. an iron pot was the highest a.
chievment of the American foundries, but un-
der The influence of protection, such improve. |
ments have been made upon the castings of
iron in this country, that we are able now TO
excel the English. /
WHALE FIsHERY.-It is said that there are
now $50 American vessels engaged in The
whale fishery. amount of tonnage, 10000
number of officers and men, l6,000-capital
invested, O,0OO-expenses for one voy.
age S4,5s4,634-receipts altogether including
s4,767,000 from sperm whale, S7,379,O00.
1t was estimated, at the Temperance anni-
versary held at the Tabernacle, N. York, that
more than half million ofTemperance pledges
have been taken in the United States within
the past year; and that of the 100000 taken
in the great West. every seventh signer was
a reformed drunkurd, and every fourth re-