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FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 4, 1912.
THE DISTRICTING BILL.

A Bill has passed the House of Represent
tatives dividing the State in Congressional
Districts. BY this Bill the first District will
be composed Of the counties of Windham,
Bennington, and Rutland, the second of
Windsor and Orange, the third of Addison,
Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle, and
the fourth comprises the counties of WASH
lngton, Caledonia, Orleans, Essex, and La
noble. This strikes US as being a very fair
and equitable division of the State, Other
modes were proposed, but did not meet with
general favor, and we presume the Senate
will concur in the Bill as it passed the House.
Even the Loco Focos are compelled to adj
NIT that the Bill is just one, so far as the
politics of the State is concerned-for If the
Wings were disposed to Gerymandcr, d.
vision could undoubtedly be made, which
would enable them to carry all The four dis
'ricts. But as they wished to treat the claims
of the minority with moderation and Justice,
they have divided the State in such man
ner as will enable the Loco Focos to elect
one of tho four Representatives by major
ity ranging from fifteen hundred to two thou
sand. The first three districts will undoubt-
eddy be Wing, and they could not well be
made otherwise. The division is very
natural one, county lines being in all cases
adhered to, and the counties themselves be-
ing contermnous. The Bill passed the
House, on Wednesday morning last, by
vote of l23 ayes, to 90 nays-a very decs-
i've maioritv.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-11-04
BENTON'S GOLD TURNED TO
BRITISH RAGSi

Bcnton's promised goldha turned TO Brit
ish rags, and is in truth floating up the Mis-
sissippi! The Pittsburgh American notices
that G1O and ego notes of the Bank of Eng.
land have already appeared in the hands Of
the brokers and merchants of that city, and
the following paragraph shows that the Brit
ish rags have got as high up the Mississippi
as Alton, Illinois. What next from the bet
ter currency wheel
Notes of the Bank of England Of the demon.
nation OF to, are in circulation among US, and
pass as current as the "yellop boys" of Tom
Benton himself The first we saw that had
been taken was in the hands of red mouthed
Locofoco merchant in this city. This very gen.
'leman has been crying out against the policy
of United States Bank, and the evil influence
1t exerted upon the country, upon the ground
that ii introduced among US foreign capital, and
that the nobility of England were stockholders
in the institution. Now this very consistent mer
chant is the first man in our community TO re.
ceve and put in circulation the bills, not of n
national institution of our own, but one owned
and controlled by Europeans, who possess the
power to flood our country with millions of its
paper, without affording the American people
the slightest facility in case of its failure, 10 pro.
cure the least security. And yet he boastinply
says that he will take all he can get while at
the same time, he would prevent the establish
ment OF far more solvent institution of our own
among US. This is pure, unadulterated, and
unalloyed Locofocoism! Who can doubt its
consistency
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-11-04
DEATH OF GEN. FLETCHER.

u We regret to learn that Gen. Isaac
FLETCHER died at his residence in Lyndon, on
the 10Th inst. His age was 81. Gen. +. had
suffered severely at times from body nfirmi
ties for the last six or eight years, and for the
last six months his friends had expected to heal
of his death almost daily Mr.. F. had enjoyed
no small share Of popular favor. For several
years he was a representative in the State
Legislature, and several times was elected
Speaker of the House, and discharged the du.
ties of this station with ability. He also rep
resented the 9th District of Vermont in the
Congress of the U. S., for two successive
Congresses. While in the prime of life and
in the vigor of his intellect, Gen. f. was a Il II.
ent and persuasive public speaker, and enjoyet
an extensive practice as a lawyer.-Belioie,
Falls GazeHP.
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TO BANkRUpTS.

1t will be noticed that resolution has pas
sed the House of Representatives instruct
ing our Senators 10 vote for the repeal of
the Bankrupt Law, and it is not improbable
that it may be expunged from the Statute
book at the coming session of Congress-
We therefore advise all who have any in
tention of avaiing themselves of its provis-
ions, TO lose no time about it. We have
two reasons for offering this advice.
l. We want the advertising.
2. We regard the law as just, humane
and in strict accordance with that essential
principle of republcanism which forbds man
to regard the person of his fellow being as
property, or, through his misfortunes, to ac-
quire a perpetual, and irredcemablc mort
gage upon his future cxerions.
Our sympaihies refuse to flow at the bid
ding of him who demands his pound of flesh ;
and we would have the law say, practically,
TO all, "trust your man on the strength of his
means, and his moral north not upon the
probabilities of being enabled to entort from
the future hard earnings of his wife and chill
dren,;or the contributions of friends, the
amount ola debt created perhaps for ock-
tails, jewsharps, and city lots in Eutopla.'
We are nominally a sufferer, to the amount
of some hundreds by the operation of the
bankrupt law; but are bound to say, in
all SincprifN that hax, Last ,l,at
we regarded as valuable before. Indeed the
schedule is increased in value. Many of the
individuals are yet young, enterprising, and
possessed Of business talents, and with the
lessons Of practical experience thus dearly
bought, their future success cannot be doubt
full. If some of these, (as doubtless many
willy should ultimately discharge in good
faith all their old liabilities, il will, at all
events, be 50 much gained. But if otherwise
the satisfaction of welcoming some of our
old friends 10 the paths of business, and their
families to the hope at least, of competence,
will more than compensate to US for the sac
riflce of erasing few musty claims from our
catalogue OF bad debts.
Entertaing these views, we cannot but adj
wise all who really need It's aid, (and those
only,) to act promptly; for we are mortified
to perceive a growing disposition on the part
of the Wings to surrender this wholesome
measure sacrifice to locofoco camor IA
camor raised against it not on account OF
its provisions, but simply because il is a
Wig measure.
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ANOTHER FALsEHOOD NAILED.

The last Scntincl,with characteristic hon
esiy and regard for truth, says that the Hon.
JOHN Quincy ADAMS, the venerable pa,ri-
arch of Quincy, had expressed the opinion
that the cowardly renegade, Thomas w
Dor, was the legal and righ,ful Governor
of Rhode Island. The following letter from
this venerable statesman, which we copy
from the last Providence journal, tells a
very different story. We shall see whether
the Sentinel will have the fairness, or even
the common honesty to retract its false and
calumnious charge against Mn. ADAMS. II
the Ex-President had not been retained as
attorney for his old personal and political
friend, with whose recent politics he has no
sympathy, no would undoubtedly have ex-
pressed himself in much less guarded terms.
,. QurScy goth Oct, 1912.
Providence, r. l.
MY DEAR SIR | answer without a moment ol
hesitation the inquiries in your letter of the 18th ns,
nave not volunteered my services to defend the
persons charged with offences against your worthy
ana honored State. At the request of Mr. Dutee ].
rearce an old personal and political friend but with
whose Tecent politics have no sympathy, | have
engaged to act as his counsel to defend him on his
trial for treason, if he should be brought to trial, az
most fervently hope and pray he may not | have
not engaged nor been requested to defend any other
person, nor Mr. Pearce himself, for any other offence
man upon an Indictment for Treason. | held this
from the moment that he made application to me TO
be my duty and hope and intend to discharge il
faithfully But 1t is no pleasant duty to Inc, and if
you can prevail upon your Governor TO direct a with
uTdWdl OF the prosecution, DrOrlaim n
to include Mr.. Pearce, you will render me a service
for which shall be ever grateful to YOU
nave never expressed an opinion favorable to the
proceedings OF the suffrage party, against the
proceedings of the Charter Government. | should
rejoice to be relieved from the necessity of contestinr
any part of lhem.-Will you not aid me in the ear
nest desire To b. exonoraed from this burden, and
from the anguish Of witnessing The trial of a Rhode
Islander for treason against his country
l am, ever faithfully, your friend
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
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Gov. PINNEY.-All who listened to the
discourse Of this gentleman on Sabbath eve
ming, and TO his lecture on Tuesday eve
ming, we're richly entertained, and were put
in possession of such a knowledge of the
condition and wants Of Africa, as they could
gain from no other source.
Mr.. Pinney did up his work in the besr
order, and with fresh materials, which he had
gathered by residence and extensive travel,
in Africa. In view of his statements, the
truth of which we cannot doubt, we do no
see how an intelligent and candid man car
be opposed to the Colonization Society
while that society confines itself to its legti.
mate object, of transporting to Africa only
those colorcd persons who wish to go.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-11-04
GOVERNOR PAINE AND THE 10.
COFOCOS.

The Loco Foco papers in this State seem
to be very much distressed because Gov.
Paine did not write Loco Foco message
this year. These exceedingly modest and
reasonable gentlemen seemed to expect this
much, at least, of his excellency. On pre-
cisely what ground they founded this ex-
csedingly moderate expectation we are un-
able to imagine. l, may be that being so
sadly disappointediin not having elected the
"Ea'mer Of LamOiHe," they thought Gov
ernor p. might compromise the matter, so
far at least as to send to the General Assem-
bly, Locotoco message. This would have
been some consolation for the defeat of the
"Cambridgc Democrat" and would I'M
doubleday have been quite satisfactory to the
Loco papers. As it Is, however, their sem
sltive nerves are shocked at the unexampled
fact, that Wing Governor should write a
Wing message. They seem to be particu-
larly grieved at that part of it which relates
to Rhode Island. They consider this more
outrageously Wing than any other portion
and we are inclined to agree with them in
opinion. But in the midst of this genera
grumbling of the Loco Focos, it is some con-
ISOLATION to find such paragraphs as the fol.
lowing which we copy from that stauacl
Wig paper the BosToN ATLAS:
Cor. Pdine's Mssage.-We have read with un
mingled pleasure The able, manly and truly demo-
cratic message of the Governor of Vermont 10 the
Legislature OF that State Ii is worthy Of a son o
| the Green Mountains. Our only regret is that we
must content ourselves with single extract viii CT
relates TO the Rhode Island instruction. 1t is just
fearessly and most excellent. We ask for il thu
deliberate, calm and impartial consideration Of ou
readers
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itor Of the Liberty STANDARD charges me, in
the article you have copied, with having vo-
ted for "Mc rag" at the extra session Of last
year. In your remarks upon it you say
as 10 Mr.. SHADES course on the gag reso.
luton, he can speak for HIMSELF" As this
seems 10 be an invitation to me TO speak, l
accept IT, and say-,hat voted for no goe
resolution, in the sense in which that phrase
is usually understood, and in which the Edi.
tor OF the Liberty Standard evidently inten.
ded to have 1t understood in his ar,icle.-
The resolution referred to, was to this effect
II have not the resolution at hand, and
cannot, therefore, give its words) that, inas-
much as the Extra Session had been called
for special purposes connected with the f.
nancial condition Of the country, il was not
expedient to consume the time in receiving
aud considering petitions upon other SUBJ
housekeeping petitions on the subject of
bankrupt law. The resolution did not
single out abolition petitions, but embraced
all petitions except those of the description
above referred to; and this, not from any
disregard of the right of petition. but simply
from desire to confne the Extra Session
to the urgent business for which it had been
called SO that it might be done, and the
Session closed, as speedily as possible
leaving the ordinary business of legislation.
and the question of slavery among other
things to be considered at the regular SEES.
sion which was to follow. The whole mat.
ter was very appropriately treated as court
OF justice would dispose of its business at a
special session, held for the purpose of try.
lag particular cause.
| have never claimed and do not now
claim, nor do | understand any body to claim
that abolition petitions shall be treated with
any more favor than other petitions. In
the resolution for which voted, they were
treated just like other petitions, excep,ine
those connected with the special business OF
the Extra Session, and, for obvious reasons,
the bankrupt question. Whatever than this
can any reasonable aboitlonis, want? No.
thing, it seems to me. And yet | am charg-
ed, IN the name of abolition, with having
voted for "the gag J"
| have answered for myself" Let nv
fellow citizens judge between me and my
accusers.
Yours in the cause of Liberty
and Truth,
WILLIAM SLADE.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-11-04

Death Of Sir John CaldweH.-Sir John
died very suddenly last week at the Ire
mont House, Boston. He was supposed to
be in perfect health ill within an hour of bis
death. The Funeral rites were performed
by the RI. Rev. the Lord Bishop of New
foundand and Burmuda.
Sir John rendered his name notorious as
an embezzler of public monies while Receiv-
or General Of Canada.
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len to his party, not as matter Of justice, but
of necessity the majority could not help it.
Alter some humorous remarks by Mr. Davis
OF N. who thought the gentlemen on all sides
were pretty nearly right, and that for any wrong
there could be an appeal to the people--the
discussion was continued by Messrs. Noyes,
Villas, Keith, Van Sicklcn and Shafter, when
Mr. Harrington moved to make the bill the order
for tomorrow afternoon: negativcd. Mr. Vi
las moved to adjourn,--ayes 81, noes los. The
bill was then ordered TO third reading, III,
% 81 -
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GFA good article on School house I'm
prisonment will be found on our last page,
which we commend to the special attention
Of parents, guardians, and teachers.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-11-04

One Loeofoco's OpiniOn'of Another.-Al-
mon II. Read, member of Congress from the
Susquehanna District, thus speaks Of Van
Buren,:
"Wlth respect to Mr.. Van Buren,, cannot speak
with any certainty. He was said to be Northern
man with Southern principles, which If il be affirmed
ohlm in respect TO this principle of selfprotecon, is
equivalent to saying that he was an American with
British feelings. do not affirm this Of him. for do
not know but q bare suspicion OF the fact had no
small share in his final overthrow in 1870"
MIR. Read is very bitter Locofoco, and
goes TO the death for Buchanan's claims 10
the Presidency. He rejects Calhoun and
Van Buren, with equal contempt, as unwor-
thy ofthe confidence of the Democracy of
the North.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-06-03

the o,hsr terrified passengers. who
yielded them harriedIy up as lho only
ransom OF their ives, Tns il-larcd Jr.
yer during This lay dead beneath his
horsos feet having been shot through
the brain, and expiring as he feII.
The t'me occupied in perpetrating
this daring and successful robbery is
said to have been loss than FIVE minutes,
aud those who tell the Story now de.
scribe The sensations of The travellers,
when left 10 themselves, as the rancho
ros gailoPed off and disappeared. like
those OF wild aud indescrlDabe night
mare, that leaves lis horror strangely
Impressed upon The waking mind.
There was nothing let for The unfof.
tunats passengers in the diligence but
10 make their way back. with tho dead
driver md the wounded man, TO Mex
CO, whtso due comp aini vas made, but
nothing more was ever hoard OF The
daring depreda'ors.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-06-03

A daring OaIrage. A Child stolen
array. - We learn that on Monday NOR
mug, a tule boy. about FIVE years old,
with flowing aburn riuglets, named Geo,
Pigeon, was playing IN the street in the yi-
rlnIIy Of Second and john streets, SJuth-
~ark, when man suddenly alIghted
iram gig, seized The child 10 his arms,
re.asceuded his vehicle and drove off,
Great CONSERVATION and alarm immedi
ateIy prevailed in The eghborbood, tho
nelgbors crowded together, and discus
SION arose as 10 the best means Of recov.
ering the kidnapped, Soon after anoth.
:: person came Jy 10 gig, and inqui-
ring into the cause Of the tumult, said he
had seen such a child as was described,
accompanied by man in q gig, passing
over Gray's Ferry Bridge. A person i'm
mediateIy went in pursuit on horseback,
and succeeded ia recovering the child, on
the Darby road, where il had been left
by the man. who seemed 10 be inoxica-
ted. The child was brought to his dis
tressed parents at late hour in the night.
The Offender was not arrested. He ap-
peared to be foreigner, and wore mus
tacblos, and black ers.-PhilQd.
Ing.
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A FEW WORDS MORE ABOUT THE Cur.
RENCY We showed, three weeks since,
that the Shdnnonites had reouced the
circulation cflhe Banks, within, five
wears, from 81 500 26l, to about ST.
100000, we promised them soon again
to C aa The lead. We now redeem our
promise.
We have no means Of ascertaining the
aggregate circulation Of the Banks, from
month to month, as the Auditor makes
his publication bul once every three
months; bat some of the Banks made
their publications monthly, and lea pede
Hercnlem) by what we see we can form
pretty correct estimate oEwhat we do
not see.
The CirclevIIle Bank is in as good re-
pule, in the region where lis money forms
the circulation, as any other specie pay
ing Bank in the State. We take it, there.
fore, as The groundwork of Our ssti.
mate.
In December last, the CircleviIIe Bank
had circulation of $Il9,925-on The
.st Of April its circulation was $685.
6l3 Decrease of circulation in fonr
months $3l,3l2, or about $4,000 a
month!
The Circlevile Bank had, in Decem-
Der, one twelfth part of the circulation of
the State. Multiply her reduction by
l2 and the result shows reduction of
all the Banks for the four months ending
the lsl Of April Of $4,000.
PrasumIng this date 10 be correct, We
shall have, then, on the lst Of August, a
circulation in the State at large, Of $780,
900, and during the month of October
tbs vii! range at about half million of
doIIarsl
In October the bulk Of the tax payers
requirefunds to meet the demands Of tho
Treasurer, Was there too much cufren'
cy last year? Was i! not light fit for
our farmers to raise funds with which to
pay their taxes last October! And yet
there was then circulation OF more than
four million dollars!
How will 1t be with our farmers this
year. with less than half million Of dol
lars OF crcualion2 The little county
of Clark alone has to pay State Tag of
more than $4,000! Hundreds will
have their property taken and sold to pay
their taxes. Yes, we predict that even
here in Clark county the Constable will
be the tax collector this year from hun
dreds OF our citizens!
We close our present remAks by re-
mlnding the reader that during The reign
of Shannon. Bank Reform, there has not
been a Wing General Assembly
Spring. RePnb.
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pI the North American Review, and a
hand oil ofthose Of the Knicke booker.
81 have bought oil these for less sum
than you have paid for cigars, buts, &c
during the 'asi year. And as for these
other books which you see IN my book
case, ! will tell you how | have obtain
ed them and how any other apprentice
can do The same, with only thirty six
dollars a year. too. You know our
masters are very industrious steady
men and are attentive 10 their business.
and like TO see their workmen so. They
prefer also to see them with a book in
their hands, when they have done their
work, rather than 10 be Iounglng about
the iaVerns or in vicious company
So when my master saw that liked to
read every chance could get. and
spend all the money | could spare for
books. he offered to give me nine
pence an hour for all the time ! would
work from twelve o'clock 10 one, P. NJ
And that is the way, Edward, that |
have bought all these books, which you
thongbt had borrowed begged or slo.
len. | work every noontine half an
hour, and earn every fortnight enough
10 buy one Of these books-Paralise
Lost, for instance. To be sure they
are not bound 10 cal!, nor are they gilt
edged but they contain the same mailer
as II they were, and that is enough for
me
When Edward Saunders had listened
10 the very interesting and simple ex
p'aoh,jon Of his uncIe's apprentice, and
had passed his eye over all the fine
books in his little library, he arose very
suddenly at the last words Of Francis,
and opening the little chamber window,
took out his last half dozen cigars, which
were to constitute his weeks stock OF
comfort and without saying a word tos
sed thcn in the garden. fire Of ami
mation lit up bis eye as he darled out Of
the room, turoi0g only at the door 10
say: eth try ii, Frank"
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JOHN C. COLT.

On Thursday last, in the New York
Court Of Oyer and Terminer, Judge
Kent delivered long opinion on The
motion lor a new trial in the case OF
John c. Colt, which lad been submit
ted and argued before him during the
preceding week.
The grounds for this motion were,
first, that the jurors had been illegally
summoned; second, that a member OF
the jury expressed opinions before the
trial; and, third, that after the juroas
had retired TO deliberate on their yer.
diet some OF them raised the window Of
the room in which they were sitting
and conversed with persons who were
in the Park As respects tho last spe-
clication, an affidavit was submitted,
signed by twelve jurors, denying posi-.
lively that any such circumstance had
occurred.
Judge Kent denied the motion for a
new trial, and it is now 10 be taken up
to the Supreme Court of the State. 10
refusing the motion his honor remark
ed:
The verdict is and ought to be a sol.
emn and almost sacred event; and nov.
er, il the court might Judge from out
ward manifestations, did jury hear,
consider, and render their verdict with
greater decorum, deIberalion and pro
priety
This Court cannot under The alfida.
Wits produced, disturb The verdlcti and
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-06-03

Intcmperance & Msrder-Charles
Robinson, colored man, was arrested N.
Windsor on Monday evening last, by II.
Lawson, deputy sheriff, on warrant is.
sued by G. F. BeIknap, Esq. on charge
of murder. Robinson, we are informed,
was Incorporate, occupied house
about three miles from this village, hear
the residence of the Hon. Nathaniel
Jones, had living with him colored wo-
man some 20 years of age, named Sus-
IN B ker; and on Monday. in fit of
jealousy aud a state Of intoxication, he
beat her so severely with a CHART that she
died in about an hour thereafter. Rob-
inson has heen committed for trial, and
is now in lalI in this vilage.-Ne"burg
Tel.