Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-06-28
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The BUNKER HILL CELEBRATIoN.-l
This pageant of American hypocrisy and
Heaven-daring hardihood is over. On
The score Of numbers, it equalled the lio-
eral calculations oflhe sanguine for such
a mighty throng of human beings had
never before been witnessed on the Ameri-
can soil. The Thoughts it has excited
within US must be suppressed until VIC
can find scope and verge enough to give
them uuerance. Asst Mr.. Webster's Ad
dress, it is respectable as to ability, but not
his best effort. 1t shall be subjected to
the test OF lear, IS and impartial crIlcism
hereafter. Ii was stocked with national
vanity, and not stain or blemlsh could
the orator find on the national character.
Ii dealt in prase-nothing but praise
which the multitude swallowed greediIy.
How few OF that vast multitude thought Of
the millions of African slaves clanking
their chains 10 despair, at that very mo-
ment2
The position occupied by President Ty-
Ter, on the OCCASION, was both ludlcrous
and painful. He was received with de-
cent respect, for the sake OF his office
but, having been treacherous 10 the Wing
party, and the Democrats not fancy ing him,
by whom could he expect 10 be applaud
ed! There was great curiosity TO see
him, but scarcely any one could be found
SO poor las to do him reverence"
President TYLER had the effrontery to
bring with him a slare, on his "pilgriln.
age" to Bunker Hill and but for his 1.-THE
slave's) indisposi;ion on the l7:h, would
have beeh on those "hallowsd" heights.-
Liberator.
LIBERIA.-The Colonization Herald,
published in Philadelphia, has a new
string TO harp upon. Ii appeals to our ma
tional jealousy in behalf of Liberia. on
the ground that Great Britain is about to
lay her hand on the colony. 1t states
that a map OF Africa has been go! out, on
which claim is laid to large portion oil
Liberia territory. MIR. Arrowsmith. the
royal geographer, told an associate of the
\
high authority. The article concludes
with stating that committee of parlia
ment, who have been taking testimony
the past year as TO Liberia, are gathering
all the testimony they can adverse to thu
rights Of the present Governor, ana tina
The report o(lhe committee recommends t
the British government the construction .
a fortress in the very heart of Liberia
The writer says
"The flte of The Niger expedition ha
disspated the dreams of commercial az
grandzement INDUCED by Britain, previ
Gus 10 the failure of that pseudo-philan
lhropic speculation. Liberia now offer
the most safe, direct, AMI desirable aces
to the great valley of the Niger: and W
) much fear that the Unsuitable rapacity c
, Eng land Will disregard every obstacle /
her obtaining for her starving manufactur
ers and clamerous merchants the monopo
" ofthat important market.
We have hitherto addressed our appeal
: to the phiIanlhropist and the Christian
) We Eow earnestly commend this impoT
, tlnt subject to the most serious considera
ton of the American patriot and states
man"
CHR1sTIANIzING AFRICA-ARTILLl
RY For AFRlcA.-Thes steamer Oceoa hi
: brought down from Washington two beat
e tiful brass pieces of artillery. -four pounc
ers,) mounted and supplied with all requ
site apparatus. They are to be shippt
i II for III IaG., IF hot al,
D ny-Nortolk Herald.
It IRELAND AND AFRIcA.-Mr. O'Cor
). mel. in his great speech, before the 10y;
national repeal association, on the 18th {
. May, made the following striking quoli
:, ton:
: "The history Of Ireland can be trace
e through the statute book, like the track
+ a wounded man, through crout, by Il
bloodl'
1t is sill more applicable 10 Afric
than TO ireland. "A S. Standard.
DANGEROUS AMUsEMENT.-A lad. tt
/ eldest son of Garfield Learned, in We
IL Centre street, on Tuesday. had his ey,
a put ou;, OF nearly so, by playing in con
j, pany with other boys with squlbs az
" Chinese crackers.-Merc. Journal
The small pox has been prevailing
h an alarming extent in the village OF Mer
dith Bridge, New Hampshire. but is no
nearly eraticated. = Emancipation al
IS Free American.
HEAVY FIRE-The large steam cotto
Of mill al Bristol, r. l., was struck by Ugh
IT ming on the night of the 9th inst, and u
re interior of the building was entirely d
r. slroyed--all the cloth was saved. III
! entire loss in machinery, SC, is estimate
= at about $l2U,O0 or which there was I
insnrance of 66n 600 No nerson w