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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

RETRESoHMENT.-So much odum has been UNI
justly heaped upon the late Wing Congress- both
by friends and foes that few persons are willing 10
admit that it has accomplished any thing worthy Of
praise and yet no Congress, for the last thirty
years. has probably accomplished so much Tor which
il is entitled TO the thanks of the country. Even
the N. Y. Evening Post, violent loco foco as it is,
while condemnng much that done and left I'M
done by this Congress, has the honesty 10 admit
that "for the amount Of private business transact
ed the "lale Congress deserves credit" The Ma
tional lntelligencer, in reply to this says
The Wing Congress deserves this credit but il
deserves credit also for much more than this. 1t is
entitled to the praise of having, through series Of
labors and difficulties never in any sort approached
by any preceding Congress, restored the public
credit; replenshcd the Treasury; and reduced the
appropriations for the public expenditures to some
thing like one-half Of the amount which they had
reached during the administration that preceded
them
This reduction Of the amount Of appropriations,
and consequently ofexpcnditure is so remarkable,
and worthy of the whole attention of readers,
that We shall close these remarks with the plainest
possible demonstrations of the fact.
During the years which have elapsed since the
close of Mr.. Adams administration, the appropria-
tons made by Congress, officially authenticated,
follows:
account IF Annual .appropriations from 1920 10
1912 inctUsice, and exciuSire IF public debt and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

ARRlyAL FROM ORTGoN.-We were most agree
ably surprised yesterday by call from Dr. Whit
man from Oregon. member Of the American Pres
bytcrian Mission in that Territory. slight glance
at him when he entered office would have
convinced any one that he had seen all the hard
ships ola life in the wilderness He was dressed
IN an old fur cap that appeared TO have seen
some ten years service, faded aud nearly destitute
of fur vest whose natural color had long since
fled, and shirt-we could not see that he had any
An overcoat every thread of which could be easily
seen, buckskin pants, &c.-the toughest man that
we have seen this many day-too poor, in fact. TO
get 6etter icardr0be! The Doctor is one of those
daring and good men who went TO Oregon some
years ago 10 teach the Indians religion, agriculture
letters, nc. noble pioneer do we Judge him to
be---a man fitted To be chief in rearing moral
we u'd no, ,earn what success The WORTHY man a,.
in leading the Indians to embrace the Christian
faith but he very modestly remarked that many Of
them had begun to cultivate the earth and raise
tie
BE brings information that the settlers on the
willamette are doing well that the Americans
are building town at the falls of the willamette /;
that MIR. Moor of Mr. Farnhums party, some six.
ty years OF aye, was occupying side of the falls
IN the hope that the Government would make him
wealthy by the passage of preemplion law; that
the old man Blair another member of the saine
party, was living comfortably short distance above
all who have read Mr.. + S travels will know he
deserves 10 do. DR.. w. left Oregon six months
ago assembled the banks of Snake or Laptin River
10 Fort Hall, and was piloted thence 10 Santa Fe
by the way of the Soda Springs, Browns Hole
Colorado of the West, the Wilma and the waters of
the Del Norte From Santa Fe he came through
the Indians that have been removed from the States
To Missouri. The Doctors track among the noun
tains lay along the western side OF the Anahuac
range and he remarks that there is considerable
good land in that region.
We give the hardy and selfdenying man a hearty
welcome to his native land. We are sorry TO say
that his first reception, arriving in our city, was
but slightly calculated to give him favorable i'm
preston oithe morals of his kinsmen. He fell into
the hands of one of our vampire cabmen, who, il,
connection with keeper Of tavern house in West
street, three four doors from the corner near the
Battery, hreced him out OF two of the last few dol
lars which the poor man had-[N Y. Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

FRlDaY, arm Z, 1913.
THE THIRD OF APRIL

Has passed. yet the earth, in this region at least
is wrapped in snow instead of fire, as some Of our
friends, the Milleritcs, have predicted. Sofar from
burning up, we have been in great danger of free
zng to death Our roads are filed and our fences
bured, with snow and it looks like the depth of
winter And yet we would not despair of having
favorable seed time, and early spring. The
firmers should get everything in readiness for their
spring work, for il will come suddenly on. Let
them have their tools and their seeds in readiness,
80 that when the time comes to prepare the ground
and to sow the Seed there shall be nothing to him
der them. We trust the Milertcs will now take
hold Of work IN good earnest, and leave the dark
passages of prophecy TO be interpreted by events,
rather than by the fancies of Eighty and ,ceming
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

Henry CLAY AND TUE LADIEs.-The Concor-
dia (La) lntelgencer tells the following anecGote
Of MIR. Clay al the late Agricultural Fair at Baton
Rouge
"Alaking our way near him, we were stopped for
time by the dense mass surrounding him, and
were thus so fortunate 10 witness little incident
which may prove interesting to our readers.
Lady standing near introduced to Mr.
Clay after the usual salutations, she Observed
"Well, Mr.. Clay, am very warm friend of yours,
so much so indeed, sir, that would willingly agree
TO have the fever and ague months 60 seat YOU in
the Presidential chair" We thought for mo.
ment that this overwhelming compliment would
take MIR. c. aback, but bowling for an instant and
returning his thank, he replied, "My dear madam,
you bring to mind anecdote told me by friend
from Washington, who informed me that during
Lord Morpeth visit there, he, Lord NJ took occa.
sion to call on couple of young Ladies, warm
friends OF mine after the VISIT of them obser-
we'd, "Well, A., what would you take 10 kiss
that ugly mouth of Lord NJ S (which by the bye, -
said Mr. c., sis far uglier than mine, which, pre-
sumo, none Of you will pronounce handsome =
Nothing" said Miss A., "nothing on earth
could induce me-" The other hesitated a moment,
and observed, -"Would you not could il ensure the
election of Mr., Clayi" She thought for an instant,
and jumping from her seat, replied, "Fcs, I'D 90
ar"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

TmAL OF MERCER, AT Woodbury., N. J.-Mr
Browne at the last accounts, engaged in SUM-
ming up for the defence. The fact Of the homicide
by Mercer could not be denied, but nasmuch as the
act was committed in the heat of passion, aroused
by the enormous provocation of the deceased, (He-
beronl the advocate contended that he was not
guilty OF murder. In support of this view he cited
variety of cases, showing that the law held the
virtue of female more sacred than life Whence.
he argued, that, in the eye of the law, very slight
provocations, such for instance as "pulling man S
nose, reduced homicide from the grade of muir.
der to that OF maIissughter, a fortioi must the
higher proyoeatlon ofyiolating female virtue This
view OF the matter obtains almost universally The
case of Rowley, in which the prisoner provided
himself with weapon, and deliberately went to The
residence OF the person whom he killed, establishes
II to be the law OF England, The law of Belgium
Is similar. This is shown in the case of Gustayus
Llben tried and acquitted for the murder Of An
tome Diez-N Y. jour Of Com
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07
From The Massachusetts Eagle.
NAMES.

Isn' it beautiful, Mr.. Editor, to hear these
locos claiming TO be democrats. ] think il is.
II makes me think Of a story that happened
good many years ago, when was youngsh,
and made my first visit 10 Hartford on some
business where had an uncle that was a sea
captain, just got home from voyage. Says
he,-boy, q was young rhen) though Pm old
enough now, says he, "boy, Pm going To car
~ you out To ride, to day TO Weathersfed,
seven miles in 90 minutes-that'll be something
to tell your molher of, when you get home,
besides you'll see the onions, that'll make you
cry like chid.''
So he took me up to livery stable, and
says he 10 the man, j tell you what Ills, don't,
want none of your goose-rumped, hone-spav-
ened, water logged craft To day, but | want
one OF your slxtecn-mile-an-hour roarers, that
would scare Jehu out of his seven Senses
WELL SAYS the man TO a black fellow named
Isaac. ike, bring out Spry' chats right
says my uncle, says he, give us Spry,-ihat's
good name for horse.' Well, the horse
was harnessed and checked up, and he danced
about when we got in, and we went off out
OF the city pretty well; but after "a mile or
two he tagged, and failed almost entirely, and
we went into Weathersfield town on walk
We stayed there two or three hours, gave him
some oats, and uncle gave fellow nine-pence
Tor currying our horse; and the fellow said he
had been a good horse, but he was foundered,
and heavy, his fore knees sprung, aud bone
SPAWN on one hind leg, and he guessed be had
touch OF the CHAMBERS. My uncle laughed SO
hard that he couldn't swear, to think how he
had got come un with. However, we went
home with him, and got to Hartford Just at
dusk; and if there wasn't a blowing up no
matter, but the men were full of horse logic;
he didn't seem to care Why saws my I'M
Gle, SAYS he, Il wouldn't have cared il you
hadn't have lied so. You called him SPRY;
you told Ike TO bring out Spry.' TO be sure
did, says he, but 'lwas only nickname.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07
RUNS DOINGS.

A very sad affair, as learn, happened few
DAYS since at Mortified, Mass. An incorporate
man by the name Of Henry Wright, came home at
night intoxicated by "liquid poison and got into
bed where his wife and young child were lying
The wife Immediately rose and attempted TO take
nm her child but he forbade her, seized hold of the
child and laid upon il. The screams OF the child
alarmed the mother and the rest of the family, who
made an Intellectual attempt TO rescue the child from
its perous situation. Wbereupon a son of Wright
stepped out of the room TO call young man by the
name Of NIedad Moody, TO their assistance In the
mean time Wright procured Jack Knle and
threatened all who should come near him. The
and Moody stepped up to the bed to take away the
child, when Wright, with back handed stroke,
plunged his knife into the side of Moody, and in
flicted dangerous wound. Moody, with the blood
pouring proiusely from his side, wrested the knife
from the hands of Wright and Immediately started
for the house of the nearest physician. But ere he
reached il he found his strength failing and stopped
At the house ola Mr.. Webster but before any
lad time to reach the door he tainted, and was
bund lying on the snow weltering in his blood
Our last adviccs represent him as in n dangerous
situation, but it is thought that he will recover
Wright has been arrested and bound over to APP
pear at Court and not being able to procure bail,
has been committed TO prison. While rejecting
on this horrd transaction we cannot help asking
whether the person, who for a patry sum fur
nshed Wright with the liquor that prepared him
for this criminal act is not deeply involved in the
guilt, Ought he not 10 be punished as an accessory
10 the crime:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

The average yearly appropriations in the four
years of Van Buren's administration, the reader
will observe, were twenty-six millions, one hun
dred and fliy.fve thousand and seventy-nine dol
lars.
The whole amount Of appropriations made by the
late Congress for tie present year and the first half
OF next year was but twenty four millions and n
half of dollars that is to say, but little more than
s'rteen millions If dOiiors gear much less than
twothirds of the annual expenditure under the
last Democratic dynasty and less than onehalf
Of the expenditures during the administration Of
administration.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

The Old Singer Barrctt-who has the charge of
Twitchells route TO Brattleboro failed TO put his
passengers in the Railroad cars at the appointed
hour on Friday afternoon He has driven over this
route--seoenty mdes-constanty and daily for three
years, aud this is the first instance of any attempt
10 reach the cars before their Departure which has
not succeeded. No better idea of the power of the
storm can be had than is derived from the circum-
siance-that even Barrett, who has tasted
the first glass of intoxicating drinks never smoked
the first cigar, never all his routes spoken IN
handsomely 10 iady--was signaly overpowered,
like Shay great arlny-n the snowbanks Of Peters
ham.-Worcester Egs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

A LaughabIe Sccnc--On Saturday NOR
ming several young ladies made their APP
pearance in our markets with Kiss me-quick
mothers coming bonnets on their heads,
and some of the butchers INDUCED in lit
tie sport at the expense of these votaries
of the top of the fashion. Kiss me quick
kiss me quick p escaped the lips of the
butchers, and as ii fell upon tire ears ofthe
Young ladies'. blush of deep crimson man
tied their cheeks, The efforts of these wag-
gish butchers were vain, the ladies ram hi
ding their bonnets beneath their cloaks, a
midst the derision of the spectators, and at
the same time made considerable show OF
PHILADELPHIA Sentinel
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

Europe. of course they take specie. and when the
specie arrives il is deposited, for no one wants it
that can give good security for IT, and there il must
lie until the laws of trade calls il forth, in spite of
all the humbuggery of loco Gazettes. V.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

Grating Cement.-Two pounds and two ounces
of rosin six ounces of taow, and ten ounces of
beeswax. Melt them together, and turn the mix
ture into cold water, and let il remain till il is cool
enough to handle then work it as shoemaker $
wax We have used cement thus made, and found
that it remained on the stock for years 1t is not
so soft as to run in hot weather, nor hard as to
crack in cold weather. All of the ingredients for
making this cement must be Of good quality.-Bos,
ton CUltiratOT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

.MiHerism.-Three individuals, two white
men ard one coored man, have lately become
deranged, in consequence of attending the Mil
Ter meetings recently in this city, and have
been conveyed for the present to the insane
hospital at South Boston. The coored man
was barber, and is so fuiousy mad that the
keeper has more trouble with him than with
any one that has been admitted TO the institu-
ton for years. We learn that many of the
converts, notcontent with making ascension
robes for themselves, are preparing garments
for the Savior when he makes his appearance
on earth.-Bosion American.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

FIRE AT ALBANY AND Loss OF LIFE
On Saturday last in the forenoon, a fire
broke out in the large stone building (for-
merly Dunns Coffee House. on the corner
of Green and Beaver streets, occupied by
Mr.. Harvey, in the stove aud sheet-iron
business, and in the retail of camphine oil
and lamps. The flames spread with cleo
trio rapdity The building emitted cloud
of dense, black smoke.
Mrs. Coughtry, a widow, occupied rooms
in the building. After saving few articles
of furniture, she found it necessary TO re-
treat with her children. She got out with
two Of them, and returned for the third, to
the third story, where her clothes took fire.
In her agony she threw herself, all on fire,
from the third story window. No limbs were
broken in the fall, but she was very danger
ously burnt, her clothes to her waist being
consumed. Her children were all saved
She died on Sunday morning.
Mr.. Charles Pohlman, one of our most
intrepid and efficient iiremen, while engaged
in the third story, was instantly enveloped
in smoke and flame by camphine explo-
sion. As his only refuge, he jumped from
the third story window, fractuing one leg
and severely injuring the other in his de-
scent.
Thomas Fisher, young man who was ex-
erting himself to save property from the
flames, was caught in them himself and Sc,
verely, though we hope not dangerously
burnt
From the large quantities Of camphine OF
in the buildings, it was difficult to subdut
the FIRE and but for the well-directed, eff
Ifcient and untirug efforts of our excelen
firemen, the conAagration would have beer
far more destructive.-Albany Journal, o.
March 9th.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07
PACIFICUS:

THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE
SEVERAL STATES IN REGARD TO
SLAVERY,
Being a Series of Essays published in the Wesern
Reserre (Ohio) Chronicle, after the election IF 1892.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

NJ Rev. VIM. S. Ballou, will preach in the
Methodist Chapel on Sunday evening, 9th inst
at l-2 o'clock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

The Gospel in ChinG,-The Church Chron-
icle mentions that SHE Anglo-Chinese Col
lege, supported by the London Missionary So
ciety at Malacca, distant about fifteen hun
bred miles from China,) is to be removed to
Hong Kong, together with The printing press
missionaries will be stationed on that Island,
and Others will proceed to such of the Chimes,
cities, opened for commerce by the treaty OIL
peace, as may appear mos, eligible"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

We beg leave distinctly to say that the Pres
ident, SO far from desiring a third party, ex,
poets in six months that his administration viii
pc sustained by three-fourihs ofthe Democrat
ic party in the country.-.uadisonian.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

#Every Democratic member of Ohio has, for
years, opposed all attempts to repeal this law to
stop the traffic in slaves.
tSince the publication Of this article, an attempt
has been made in Congress to disapprove of a terri
toral law of Florida which authorizes the sale into
slavery of such free colored persons as come into
any port of that territory. The law was sustained
by every Democratic member from Ohio, as well as
most of those from the free States, whose constiu-
enIs thereby become liable to be sold into ntermi-
nabe bondage Wide Journal of the House of
Representatives. of the Sd of January, 1912.
tSee letter of MIR Van Buren,, Secretary of State,
to Mr. Van Ness, our Minister to Spain, October
90 1929.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-05-05
THE MARRIAGE RING +;


on now TO MAKE HOME HArPT.
From the writings of John Angel James. Pub
lished by Gould, Kendall and Lincoln Boston,
1913
We have received a neat little gil-edgcd volume
of the above title, for which we thank the Publish
ers II contains good advice for those who have
entered or are about to enter, upon the holy state
of matrimony. But having ourselves had several
years personal experience of that blessed state, in
which affairs have gone very smoothly and har-
moniousy with US, we have not given the work
so thorough perusaI as we otherwise might have
done. In fact, we have no great confidence in
Book knowledge" TO render "home happy" If
there be loving hearts and well cultivated minds
and gentle manners, home cannot fail to have its
charms. If these be wanting, especially if loving
hearts be wanting, we fancy of books on
the subject will produce but little effect. Howev-
err from slight peep into this little volume, we
would heartily, recommend il to those husbands
and wives especially who have the misfortune to
be unequally yoked together; and also to those
young men and women, who, with but little
knowledge Of the human heart, and no experience
of the trials and dangers Of the voyage about 10
set sail on the great, perilouS of matrimony.
For sale at the Brattleboro Bookstore.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-05-05
From Me .Nationnl LnieIIirenerr.

TnE SANDWICH ISLANDS. -Private letters from
Europe give ny 10 understand that the English Gov
eminent has followed the example Of the IT, States
in declaring for the independence of the Sandwich
Islands. Messrs. Harris and IIalleo the Hawaiian
Commissioners now in Europe, write also to their
friends TO that effect. We elt sincere qualification
at the Presidents Message to Congress on this sub.
lect last winter, and the ready response OF the two
Houses We now see an interesting ltlle commu.
NIFTY on the bosom of the Pacific seas recently res
cued from heathenism and idolatry, chiefly by the
pous zeal OF American Missionaries, rising 10 the
dignity OF an independent, civilized and Christian
state. How much more delightful is such spec
lacle than to read of the riunphs of power and The
destruction OF the weak by the mighty Long may
tins new Government, the freshest national product
of letters and religion shed its benefcent light over
The remote quarter of the world where it exists un
til It reaches and spreads the whole of the ISL
ands of that vast ocean
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-05-05
THE AQUARIAN.

refreshing stream, in the shape of n weekly
Paper with the above title has Just issued from the
press OF ~ IL Benson, Troy N. Y. The Editor,
Rev c. c. Burr, writes like true cold water man,
as we believe he is and judging from the specimen
before US, we dOubt-not but he will send forth such
coPious torrent of sweet and bitter waters as will
cool the ardor of the Rum seller refresh the friends
OF Temperance, and give new life TO those who
have escaped, from the pit of drunkenness. If the
increasing number of Papers devoted, wholly or in
part, to the iurtherance of the great Temperance
Reform, is true criterion of its progress, we
may surely take courage The press brings us
cheering news from every quarter. Last week we
stated what had been done in Exeter N H. We
learn that similar movement, and with like sue
cess, has been made in Saco, Maine We are in
formed too that the Towns of Springfield, West
Springfield, Wilbraham and Chester, Mass. have
instructed their Selectmen, by very large maortes,
not to grant appreciation for the sale of ardent spr
lis. Let all the towns in New England, in public
town Meeting, express their opinion on this sub
jeet fully and it would be found that vast ma
jority OF the voters could condemn the trafic-and
could the voice of the whole adult population, that
of women as well as men, be heard Rum selling
would be denounced in tones Of thunder.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-05-05

The following exquisite piece of selfcompacency
remarks the New York Express in one of Prof
Mafits lectures the other evening, is too good to
be lost:
Sometime since, (said Mr. NJ l met on board
steamboat on the Mississippi, lawyer whom can
hardly describe to you the utter chance in his per-
sonal appearance. The bloom of manly beauty had
passed from his face, and left him grey, wrinked,
care-woIn-ugly. "How is it MIR Mafit," said he
TO to me, THAT time has dealt so gently with you p
How is it that your hair has preserved its gOssi.
ness-your face its bloom of health, and your teeth
the pearly whiteness," replied; "For these
many years you have been serving the devil, and
the flower"