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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-21
From the New Bedford Mercury.

appearance of Fire on The Moons Disc.--Mr
Editor: On the 18th ult. at h. 30 M y. NJ,
was witness with oibers) to very novel and in
teresting appearance on the eastern limb of The
MOON situatedby computation 50 degrees Of north
latitude, and ono thousand two hundred and twen-
ty-ive miles of equatorial distance from her east
ern limb, which brought the appearance just vis-
BILE on the line bordering the enlightened and I'M
enlightened portions of her disc. On my first
examination | Jailed to detect any unusual appear
ance, and turned the instrument 10 the disc OF
Jupiter and Saturn. After completing my obser-
vations OF these Interesting objects, the telescope
was turned to the eastern limb of the moon, ann
ed with its highest mngnfer, which nverts the
object, and brings to view only minute portions
of her disc. The atmosphere was favorable Tor
observation, and the peasurable task OF observa-
ton was entered on, not with the hope of disrov-
cry ever a tract so frequently travelled belore;-
but the telescope moves slowly and surely along;
object after object glilters before the vision and
now phenomenon undiscovered before, burst
upon he eye. The appearance is that of two
immense torch lights of dazzling lnstre, issuing
from valley of considerable II preston, with
much apparent vehemence. Such was the strength
Of light, that The prsmaiic colors could be us
tincly defined. The two columns were situated
NJ W. and s. &. aud distance about six miles
were of concal shape, n half mile i'll diameter
and l-2 in diameter issuing in angles opposite 10
each other of about 10 degrees. Several witness
ed this appearance until "A late hour, and WIN my
self are OF opinion that it is volcanic. Ard as
that portion of the disc will not become visible
until Oct. lIlh, at h. 40 IN. z. NJ, and then The
moon will have set, it is quite likely that we shall
have TO wait until Nov. 1Oh at 10 h. So m. when,
if clear further observation will deveIope the true
character of this phenomenon
Fairhayen.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-21

Chenp Substitute for Oil Paint-Put fresh curds
into vessel, and hruise them well, then add an
equal quantity of lime, well Stacked and thick e.
nough TO be kneaded stir the mixture well with
out adding wafer, and a whitsh, semi-huid mass
will be Obtained, which may be applied with great
facility, like paint, and which dries very rapidly.
Ochre, or any other color, not destroyed by lime,
may he mixed with it. The colorng matter
should not be added TO the mixture in much wa
ter for that dimnlshes the durability oil The paint
ing.
When two coats have been iaid on, and dried,
it will receive a good polish, II rubbed with
piece of woolen cloth. Besides cbeapness, this
prepara,ion has The advantage of having no smell,
and al driving so quickly that il may be laid on
and polshed all in one day.--.uschanicS oion book.
IN Ashland Apple. Baltimore Patriot has
received an apple fourteen inches in crcumier-
ence, from Mr.. Clay's farm at Ashland.
Mr.. Jefferson's opinion on the Tariff should be
terated and reiterated for the benefit OF the DEM
ocrats OF these times:
"There can be no question in the mind of eve.
ry true American. that they turn seriously TO the
policy which plants the manufacturer and the hus-
bandman side by side, and establishes at the door
of every one that exchange of labor which we
have hitherto sought in different countries in vain.
-Leitsr Of Mr. Jefferson 10 the Tammany Society,
1903.
The Phoenix Bank Of Charleston, Mass, sus-
pended payment Oh Monday of last week. 1t is
said that nearly its whole capital has been ons to
individuals for speculation,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-21
COMMUNICATIONS.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.


As there are always more or less of con-
tested elections OF members of the House brought
IN at each annual session of our Legislature, ma
king it the duty of The Committee OF elections 10
inquire into the legality of the title of the MEM
Der whose election is challenged to a seat in The
House, we would here offer few remarks on the
subject. We have had occasion to examine the
Journals and other published reports of the pro-
ceedngs OF the Legislature, aud the result of our
examination has brought under cur perusal seve-
raj cases OF contested elections in which the de-
cison was most culpably delayed, and even where
it was decided against the disputed member, the
effect of The ateness of the decision WIS very lit
tie, if at all better than if it had not been chaen.
ged at ALL he being suffered TO hold seat 10
which il was acknowledged he had 10 legal right
Such delays are highly reprehensibe, as they tend
TO impair the Justice and integrity of our legIsla-
tive bodies. Now we say that cases of contested
elections ought 10 receive due, early, and decisive
attention upon The first opening OF the session af-
ter the House is organized, and in order to enable
it to have a speedy action on the same, the
testers, and the defendants should have their
spective testimony pro & con ready to sustain the
point. An illegal return OF q member reported E.
ected may as well not be mcddled with at all ns
be delay ed till The heel of the session. he in the
mean time retaining his seat and voting with the
rest, a privilege TO which it his election was lille
gal he certainly is not Justly entitled. An instance
Of remarkably foolish and faulty legislation
contested election is to be found in The proceed
ngs of our assembly at the last session, in The
case of the member from Victory in Essex coull-
", the subject of whose right TO seat was seve-
raj times called up, but left undecided when The
House adjourned without day. Such shiiessncss
is disgraceiul TO any body of men, aud we take
leave of this subject with repeating our opinion
that the House ought either 10 act promptly and
early on this matter. or not at all. J.
Huntington, Oct 2, 1912.
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Esq. and Mr. Cobb nominated o. II. Smith, Esq.
when Mr.. Merrill was elected aud sworn.
Merrill 126
Smith 81

On motion of Mr. Cobb the rules of the last sos'
sion were adopted for the time being.
resolution tiorn the Senate for joint assem-
bly, Mt 3P. NJ. was adopted.
The Canvassing Committee was appointed as
follows:
Bennington Co. Mcssrs. futile of Sandgaic,
Barber OF Pownal, Wheeler of WinhaIl.
Windham-Messrs. Harris of Wndhnm, En-
ger, Clark.
Windsor - Messrs. Wardner, Davis OF Norwich,
Dcnison OF llartland.
Rutlnnd-NIessrs. Spraguc, Harrington, Noyes.
Addison-Nlessrs " arncr, Jewet, Wright.
Orange -Messrs. Carpenter, Taylor, Emery.
Chtenden-Nlesss V0nSicklen, Parker, Smith.
Washington-Mess Cushmun, Peck, Morse.
Caledonia - Nlcssrs. Chamberlain Morrill, of
Danville, Dennison of Burke.
Franklin Messrs Barber, Smith Of Berkshire
James.
Lamoille - Messrs. Bailey of Elmorc, Bennett
Of Stow, Kinds OF Eden
Orleans - Messrs. Prentiss, Colby, Dustin.
ESSEX NlesSrs. Graves, Wells, Brooks.
Grand Isle - alcssrs. Nou llazen, Kingsley.
Adjourned to 3 r. NJ,
3ocLocK, p NJ.
SENATE.
Met pursuant to adjournment.
A message was received from the House by
MIR. Merrll, the clerk, announcing HAT the House
had organized Ivy the appointment of Speaker,
and had Concurred with the Senate 10 go INTO
joint mbly this afternoon 10 hear the report Of
the canvassing committee.
The Senate went into joint assembly, and re-
turning,
The President OF tho Senate briefly addressed
the Senate; aid took the usual DAT OF office when,
On motion of Mr.. Briggs, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Resolutions. BY Mr., Kellogg, requesting the
Speaker to invite HE officiating clcrgymen of
Montpelier to attend the House in rotation as
chaplnins adopted. From the Senate, for pub-
cation of 400 copies of the Legislative Directory,
except the joint rules and rules of the two houses;
amended by striking out "exccpl," and inserting
,oith, and concurred in. BY Mr. Fox, for furnish
ing one daily and one weekly newspaper to each
member; adopted by Mr.. Villas, instrucng our
delegation in Congress to 90 for repeal of the
bankrupt law; made the order for Monday NOR
ming next. By Mr. Sprogue, for county conveu-
tions tomorrow afternoon, and joint assembly to
make county appointments on Saturday afternoons;
made the order tor tomorrow morning
The Senate came in and The JOINT assembly re-
ceived the report of the canvusslng committee as
follows:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-21
THE RAINY DAY.
BY II. w. LoNoFELLow.

The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
1t rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the moulderng wall,
But al every gust the dead leaves fall,
And The day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold and dark and dreary;
1t rains and the wind is never weary;
My Thoughts sill cling to the Wondering Past,
But the pes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days arc dark and dresry.
Be still, and hear and ceass replning;
Behind tho clouds is The sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate Of all
Into each life some rain must fall
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-21
From the Tocsin of Liberty.
TEMPERANCE ANECDOTE.

poor fellow, who had suffered much from
intimacy with the red-eyed monster, went reel
ing and staggering ncross a graveyard in Provi-
dence, toward his own house, which was stua-
ted just beyond. On gaining what he supposed
TO be his own door, he demanded adnittunce.---
Receiving no answer, he began, with oaths md
curses upon those within, TO kick against the door,
At length, overcome with drunkenness and weuri-
ness he tumbled down and slept. When he a.
woke, it was broad day. The poor wretch look
ed around, bewiIdered and amazed he was ly-
ing in the graveyard, at the very door of
tomb. In The darkness OF midnight, he had mis-
taken grave-stoue for his own gnte-he had
been heaping his awful imprecalion upon the
dead All, said he, have | become so much q
brute? 1t is time to stop. lie did stop; and
from that day has been able TO distinguish cot
tage from tomb.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-21

Some of the papers have revived Mr. Calhoun's
opinion-long ago expressed-of his present al
lies, viz:
" Thy the Locoiocosl are held together only by
the cohesire po,osr Of public plumber.
Entertaining this opinion of their character, 1t
is not wonderful that The great father of nullifca
lion should have deemed them fit instruments TO
carry out his plan of prostraling the industry of
the North and securing his ascendency. Hence
the coalition which is just now threatening the
reneal of the Tarff.-Ne,oark Daily Ado.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-21

Tassos Cure for Speaking M-Thc character
of Tasso has Obtained the highest praise 1t is
said of him. that there never was a scholar more
humble n wit more devout, or a man more aniia-
BILE in society. Some person reported 10 him,
that malicious enemy spoke i'll OF him TO all the
world. "Let him persevere," said Tasso, "hs
rancour gives me no pain. How much better it
is that he should speak i'll of to nil the world,
than that all the world should speak i'll OF me to
him"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-21

the Hon. ANDREW TRACY was elected:
Tracy 1873, Villas SO, Hebard B. Baker ], scat
terng |.
When the oath was administered, and the
Speaker elect addressed the House in briei and
handsome speech.
The House then proceeded to the election oil
Clerk:
Mr.. Kellogg nomin ated Fsrrand F. Merrill,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-21
MONTPELIER, OCTOBER Fl, 1912.

suggested the proprety of so amending the reso-
of repeating or amending the law referred to. The
resolution was SO amended, and passed, yeas %,
nays none.
A communication was received from the Gov
ernor, proposing to receive the oath of Office and
communicate his message ai 3 O'Clock this AFTER
noon.
Senate adjourned
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WATCHMAN g. STATE JOURNAL.
So IN ADVANCE, $3.50 AT TIE END OF THE YEAR.
LEGISLATURES OF VERMONT.
THURSDAY, Der. 10, 1S42.

Pursuant to the Constitution, both branches Of
the Legislature met Mt the State House, at 10 o.
clock, A. NJ, and proceeded TO organize.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-19
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION OF GEORGIA.
h,f1rno ryIIIE. Ga,
Monday, June Goth, 1912: 5

Monday, June Goth, 1912.
On motion Of Mr.. Hotchkiss Of SERVER, Messrs
D'Lyon, Harden and Bea!l, were appointed a commit
tee TO inform the President Of his nomination., ana &c
conduct him 10 the Chair; which duty being performed
the President, in the following appropriute address, 'eh'
dered his acknowledgements 10 the Conventions:
Gentlemen of tic Contention: | thank Tou Tor yonr
kindness and confidence. thank you Tor mus call'
ing me to preside over this Convention, assembled TO
deliberate upon the great rights of the Democratic
party Of the State of Georgia, which have been again
and again assailed, By men who IN their aspirations al
ter power seem TO have lost sight Of every thing, OF The
principles upon which our Government was originally
fashioned, and upon which its security and permanent
cy depend. :,
Three times haze we met in hard conflict, our arch
enemy, Henry Clay.
And who is Henry Clay: The child and champion
of the Tariff for these twenty years and more.
And who IS Henry Clay; The calumniator OF Geor-
gia, and her Creek and Cherokee treaties for these TWEEN
ty years and more.
And who is Henry Clay. The FIRST minister of John
Q. Adams, when Gen. Gaines and his mYrmidons'
were sent TO Fort Mitchell, TO make war upon Georgia,
upon her own soil, within her own territory.
And who is Henry Clay The author Of the Panama
Mission, which if carried out, would have bound US
to the cars Of such scoundrels as lturbide and Santa
Ana.
Yes, gentlemen, no man, or set Of men, up 10 this
time have dared TO present Henry Clay to the people of
Georgia, as their future President. But the signs OF the
times, gentlemen, from Maine, 10 Georgia, proclaim
aloud that this will be the last great struggle in defence
of Democracy, and The great rights of The American
people, for an hundred years 10 come.
Gentlemen, in our deliberations here, trust in God,
that every selfish and every sectional feeling will be
sacrificed upon the altar Of public good.
Mr.. Bass of Putnam offered the following, which
were unanimously adopted
Whereas the preceding action of Congress, in relation
to the proposed modification of the Tariff distinctly
avows the protective policy, in express violation Of the
Compromise act, which the party in power promised
TO the South in lS40, TO maintain inviola,e, and where
IS, no good reason exists for a departure from the pro.
visions of that act, but on the contrary, the strongest
obligations TO observe il; and whereas, in order, 10 create
an apparent necessity, to increase The duty Oh in'Por,.
they have passed an act TO distribute the proceeds OF
the public land among the States, IN express violation;
both OF the Constitution Of the U. s, aud the several
deeds of cession, by which those lands were cedsd to
the General Government; and whereas, from recent
demonstrations, We are led to believe, tia. the D'stri'
button act was passed, not only with a view 10 create
such an apparent necessity Tor increased duties, put
also, as the commencement Of q system Of legislation
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bo nd ,eo fes, above the stream. Sleepy Hollow, well
known to the readers OF imaginative lore, 70 sPanheo "
Il s.ries cf graceful arches. 49,, AN
The R,iJye crossing Harlem River is high, but s'ii
With its surface ten feet below the usuaI eeaoe' VIZ"
falls fourteen inches 10 the m:ie. ~
II ;.n or.r,cr ofa nile long, one hundred anu si3'ech
feet above high wafer, and IFS estimated cost esceeos
,hroc onarte;s of d million. Across tins the Wu'ef u
conveyed in hu.e iron pipes, protected from the tios'
bv a covering o: earth, four feet deep. Near -hdHhat.
i1ur;re i. Il tunnel ii quarter OF a mile long, through
the hll at that place; and us valley IS cIosseo ny pipes
dosc.rd,,o ard one hundred and five feet. Ctcnden-
ming fchey is passed al an eisVauoh y ,o,'. % ,hs
,nI arches of appropriate size, upon The li''e 81 the
,.rce,s lsave symmetrical carriage ways and ioot pains
FL r.cs;yjn- rescryoir-at lorkviile, thirty 'eIsht
loo r,,,, The dam at Croion rivers III two DIVISIONS,
both covering 4 space Of thirty five acres, capane OF
con,,;o;ng one hundred ard sixty millions OF gullons'
I, - ancI,sss by granite walls Of solid masonry,
ronahI, fn;shcd, Tie bottom of the basin is the natu-
raj soil. So. Il; :, ro,,v
seco,d s,,ee, is / much finer aud more expensive worn
+, ;sno.,,, sorsr,,. aad covers an area OF about five
.c-es Tbe bottom. is made Of puddle clay, as smooth,
h,-a and water t;olt as marble itself. This area is 44o
Fac, sou., n; The BIZ and is divided in the centre by
, wo,i nj Granite ~ feet thick at the bottom ana . al
The top. II is surrounded by a wall, also OF grahlle'
comnosed of three distinct columns OF solid mason
ro,r From the eytr, ,me OF The outer wall 10 the IN
ner anrle of,he thirdi. 60icet-ihe three walls uniting
nj the iop The depth of the reservoir IS 4o ieet' ana
!, will contain water 10 the depth OF 80 ieel' OF ABOUT
twenty millions of gallons. the East end OF ,he
4; v;sio, val n we'll has leen sunk to the depth OF nifty
foo, communicating with 4 sewer below, and forming
= waste wier for the disc barge Of the surplus water.
uhsn i rises in the reserv OR above the height of 30
feet, From the well the W, sic water is conveyed oy u
60 uar nearly a mile TO the North River.
H. IT, s,rle Of architecture Is Egyptian. The summit
Of the walls around the Whole area is tagged and viii
be provided with a heavy iron ~railing-iorming a beau peat.
tiful and slightly promenade tw, an'y feet in width. The
grounds Immediately around 1t work have been pur-
chased by the corporation to pre- 'tect II from ehcroacn.
men,s The receiving and disc harging pipes are two
in number, each about three fee in diameter. The
ubole cos, will no, be far from s 100000.
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WHAT THE WoRRISG MES OF THE WEST THINK
OF A TARIrr.-A meeting of the Working Mems As
ISOLATION was lately held at Cincinnati, and a commit
tee appointed TO draw up n Report of their notions OH
the subject of the Protective System. The majority of
this committee were John b. krauth and A.. w. An.
derson-mechanics, of course, who have addressed a
conclusive and eloquenta appeal TO their fellow-laborers,
against the partial schemes Of the manufacturers
The conclusions they arrive at, and which are sustain
ed by great force Of argument, are these
/. "That a discriminating Tariff is no more or less
than n tax upon one species OF labor for the protection
of another. 1t will be admitted by all, that when le-
wed on any one article, it increases the price of that
article; consequently, all who are consumers are forced
TO pay the amount so levied.
%. "That labor to be most profitable TO him who
performs it, should be free and unshuckled. As well
may il be said, that by taking from the man the one
fou,lh of his productions, is adding to his store-or that
by nxing him twenty-five per cent. more for every
arti:le he consumes, Is putting money in his pocket.
Bot, are alike unjust and oppressive
The committee, in the course OF their discussion,
show by undubitable statistics, that manufactures have
l~ou,ished the most vigorously where the have been
the most free from restrictions. In Suxony, for in
stance, with a population Of more than n million and q
half, the import duties are very trihing; and il is a va
luable fact in commercial legislation, that there, in a
country by no means naturally rich, and without any
protection whatever, manufactures of every descrip-
lion have thriven more than in any other part Of the
continent of Europe. Saxony alone had q mere nomi.
nal duty, no protective duty whatever, and yet the
woollel, cotton, and linen manufactures tlrived, and
are nov at q perfection unknown in any other part.
E. Y. Era.
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July S

PROPERTY FOR sALE.-Pursuant 20 s.' q y
L OF Trust, executed 10 the subscriber by Geo. X. ~ Z .
wife. on the 2i day of September, ISL, and o. "a "a -
CLERKS Office Of the County Court Of Prince bdN" /, ,os;
on the e2nd day Of August, 1912, on the premises, W =, =" b 80
FarnyilIc, sell TO the highest bidder on a efean, y, o,s;'
by Sir. Vernon, insisting Of parts Of Lots Nos. {, !. sao. ..
fronting on Main street, about The centre o. ,, Sbbslssii in irtafdS1
Furniture, two Negro Women, and Nero Gitl Pn,,a. - aid &C.
other articles. The proceeds TO be applied aceola,uns e~onpesl'
Said sale will be continued, from day to day; un snd bat ST
The tile to said property Is e lieved TO be unaouD 3. r,,sted 10 2
IS Trustee, I shall only convey such ute . >
by the Deed Of Trust aforesaid. ;, orpxoY. Tra.tee
WIN. c. FLolh'oi s-I.stS
Mar d 80
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rrO THE LAuiES.-I will tune Pianos twice within twelve
i months, or oftencr, if necessary, for S., or s. for 4 single
tuning, when sent for within a neighboring county. As intehu
10 devote all my time to tuning and selling rlanos, WI give
perfect satisfaction, OR CHANGE SorHiSC. As | traveI much
through the country, and will attend every Buckingham, Ciimber'
land, Prince Edward and Charlotte Court. | VIII collect moneys,
and attend to any mailer connected with collections, for any per
son that may eniru>t me with such business.
MISUNDERSTANDING e. Anderson, Esq, PriHes Edrdrdi mo-
bert HUBBARD, Esq, Bnckinsham; Wyatt Cardweil, ESP, Charlotte;
Samuel il"bson, ESQ.,, Cumberland.
Dr Orders addressed 10 me, nj Farmville, wil be attendcu 10.
GEO. L. kNAUFF.
June "a f-iaiH
a- Wing 10 copy once n fortnight for 9 months.
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I AND FOR SALE.-Tle subscriber having determined upon
L. removing TO the Valley of Virginia, offers for sale the Tract
of Land on which she resides, situated In Madison county, on
the road leading from Madison Court house 10 Orange Court
house, ahou, nine miles from the former place, and seven from
the latter. The tract contains about 55 acres, including a fair
proportion af wood land. II is we'll adapted 10 the growth of
clover, and plaster acts well upon it. The dwelling and out
houses are comfortable and convenient. The situation is heal
thy and agreeable. Further description IL deemed unnecessary,
rs il is presumed that purchasers win visit the premises and
Judge for themselves. The terms will be- easy, both Us to price
and time OF payment. Persons wishing 10 purchase can address
the subscriber at White Post r. o., Clarke CO, Va, until the mid
die of August next. FRANCES BARNETT.
MAY n 1-wSX