Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-03
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Nosts.--The Vermont Asylum tlnsanel Jour.
ma, c0nluliis some humorous remarks on nos,t.-
] he mud writer says, "tliu the nose has hern !
placed 10y Providence, directly over The mouth, to
pass Judgment on the luod u sort oi sanitary sen
tuel-n sind Of quarantine niiiccr, 10 THE
entrance into pom OF nil things Ina. are unsafe, or
unf,ng." Very true.
Illinois, Missouri. mud other new snlcs grasp
eagerly ut the portion nf public lnnIs grained
them severnlly under The land dsirhuiiOn law,
aud YET make n parade ot refusing their shnips Of
the fdnd proceeds distributed H., the same law -
j. not this ridiculous stunning ut gnat aud
Swallowing a cnmel!'
The American Sentinel, Tyler organ, at Phil
adclplia Announces ms II officially that Secretary
Forward will leave the Treasury Department and
return TO PillsbWgl IN April next This nccorls
with the sprii al our own nd>icrs. \ speedy
change in ,he Cabinet is universally locked lor.
A Child having Two heads was bonn in Balli
more on Sunday last 1t survived but u lew hours
The Keeno Sentinel says n few papers support
Mr.. Tyler for President upon The same PRINCIPLE
that was so pointedly rcbuked eighteen hundred
years ago. "le seek me, NOT because We saw
The miracles, but be(M,e We did eat Of the leaves,
aud were filled"
Commodore Perry has been appointed to the
command Of the African squadron. The Army
aud Navy Chronicle, in announcing ihs appoint
mept, ndds that the new sluop Saratoga. Coniman-
der Tntnall, now ready for sen at Portsmouth,, n.
H. vii probably he the flag ship. The brig Pur-
poise has already sailed Tor the coast, under the
command OF Lieut.. A. Lewis. One o;ber sloop
and three additional brgs or schUoners, will com.
pose the squadron.
Mtr,co.-The steamship New York reports the
revenue Gutter " oodbury ut the mouth of the
! river, with our Minister to Mexico, Cen Thomp-
| son, and Mr.. SOulhall, IN board This intelligence
occasioned soue excitement yesterday, MS n mat
| ter OF consequence could uone have induced Cen
| Thompson 10 absent himself from Mtxiro at this
| juncture. Rumois OF war were rife aud specu
lation INDUCED tho widest latitude of conjrc ure.
NJ o. Bee Feb. Is.
The Woodbury. HAS arrived: The rest is llumbug.
Chariiy.-There are Two sorls OF chary-Ihe
charity ot action and the charity Of opinion the
former may exist without the latter, but the latter
can only want the means 10 exercise both.
An obstinate man docs not hold opinions, but
they hold him. Butler
| Governor Bonrk, oi New York. has made quite
srng fany arrangement. Ills Pfivnie Serrela-
~ il his "wn son, bis M, tnry Secretary j. his
own son. ii,c Adiunnt General is his suu-in.law,
aud bis Messenger is his nephew. How fortunate
u II il'nt pol p,rcy is nnt a'nweh among iOruip-
go G'heinoiS. II IT was, we should have scores
ut sons Id take care Of, where we have hut one
n"w
! When n Till tn * MT certain property from pX
cen uu was i'inIIug IA Inc inI,ai.a Leg slntutc
| Mr.. J"im-,ru otircd "a nnrndIirut. pr' vLlng
jiu nnhh,r ,hu kr ~ c,,ir s,ut,i.i be All Nv ,,i
/" rrain II Larrf NJ icaiskry! We g"e,s he ,lnrs
noi u"l'ng :" n ~ n>iu uIihn SocIr,y.
a HoPrlH. Famhi. liolorn shepherd has been
s.n To- Snls sing, tor the tern "t rI!ht Years aud
iln"e mon IL. via re- ~" uisn cui fined hct bus.
baud, iwu hr"hrfs IN law. nnn three hrpihrr, Tor
iol"nies cOmmilied by sin, aud her mother in.
| law for another forgery.
A few days ago, Mrs. Sifers wife Of Mr.. PhlI
iNcred of three chdten al one liiIh, TWO boys
aud girl, aud are all doing WE'LL Er Pdper.
That's hat We call great Sitering-ccarly 90
ing Ia The rule Of three diieci, nud entering upon,
compound multiplication right smart. The lady
can set down one and carry h0o.
! In the Senate If Indiana; on the IIiIi ult. q
JOINT reso'ulin declaring llia the State of Indiana
has no idea "i repuiniing her STATE debts aud
giving HE reasons whrI have caused the iui'ure
on her part 90 pay her i"ter"st rs il becomes due,
was passed Iy ,ote oi % to Z.
Useless V,to =. The Legislature OF Arkansas
a'ely lIasse, bill allowing the members thereof
10 draw their per diem compensation ia si.ecie.-
Ills Excelency, Gov. Yen, Immediately returned
the bill to them will, TAI. objections. The sub
slal,cc Of them Is, that the Officers OF the
ny law compelled Ia receive their pay IN depreca-
ted Arkansas paper, aud that he reasul
why II discrimination should he made in favor OF
the members of the Legislature. This sounds
reasonable enough; nevertheless the iva Houses
passed the bill in spite OF the Executive veto.
\ Shedding Reiatipe. An awful tragedy orcur-
red NJ Pelham, " eschester CO. N. NJ ON tuesday
OF last week. person named Abraham Dsvoc
loade! n towing piece, and going 10 HE residence
of his aunt, named Mary Secor, lady stvony
six years OF uge, deliberately shot her ,l,nd. He
was taken into custody, aud when asked why he
committed the horrd deed sad that he had beer
commanded SO 10 do TO atone tura grievous sin he
had committed.