The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-03-08

of the thing which they wished to save, and
any sensible man could see it. If the Union
we're dissolved into two parts, the slave would
cross the line, and then turn round and curse
his master from the other shore.'
In the same debate. MIR. Arnold of Iennes-
see said:-'The free states had now majority
of "A in that house. Under the new census
they would have SO. The cause OF the slave
holding states was getting weaker and weaker
and what were they to dol He would ask his
southern friends what the South had 10 rely on
if the Union were dissolved? Suppose the dis
solution could be peaceably effected (ifthat did
not involve contradiction in terms) what had
the south to depend upon? All the crowned
heads were against her. A million of slaves
we're ready to rise, and strike for freedom at
the first tap of the drum.-They we're cut loose
from their friends at the north friends that
ought TO be: and without them the south had no
frends) whittier were they TO look for protec-
tion; How were they 10 sustain an assault
from England or France with that cancer at
their vitalsl The more the South reflected,
she must see that she had n deep and vital in.
terest in maintaining The Union. ST Atbdns
Messenger.
81 The Vermont Telegraph copies helm
GUS charge, made on report. against the Secre-
tury of State, Daniel Webster--:he charge Of
a crime which would subject him to punish
ment in the State prison, adds that it is proba-
blv true. and superadds such ali ausion as
will lead its readers to infer that the Governor
81 &c,
fence. We do most fully claim for the press,
and particularly the religious press, the right
of rebuking iniquity in high places-but when
charges of this sort are made ioithout a tolera-
Bile degree Of proof, the press is degraded from
the position of conservator of morality and
good order, to that Of the common defamcr and
assassination Of private character. Where the
Telegraph does stand, or ought 10 be ranked,
it is not for US 10 say, until we know how
much of its assertions can be proved. This
we can say: the charge against Mr.. Webster
has been directly denied. under oath, by Mr..
w. himself, and every clerk in his department;
thus entirely rebutting the charge against him,
as the originator of it pretended that half a do
zen ofthe clerks we're witnesses to the alledg-
ed offence. And as 10 the alusion TO the Gov.
ernor, it is in connection with an accusation
made by some of his political enemies--which
has been repeatedly denied by his friends, and
to sustain which, after reiterated demands for
proof, not one iota Of evidence has vet been
produced.-N. Waterman.
ROBBERY IN MoNTREAL--EIeHr THOUSAND
DOLLARS WORTH or JEwELRY SroLEN--Mr.
Savage, the owner Of "a fashionable Jewelry es-
Establishment in Montreal. has been plundered
of gold watches and other valuable portable
articles, to the amount of f2.6O0. Admission
was obtained by means of false keys, during
the lime when the attendants were absent. Mr.
S. offers reward of E5oo for the apprchen-
sion of the robbers.
VERY IMPORTANT NEws--Mr. Dickens
boz and his lady attended divine service in
New York, on Sunday Of last week; and what
is very interesting is the report, that Ex-Pres
ident Van Buren, sat in the same Pew with
them, and on their way out, Mrs. Boz leaned