Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-11
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would be an even. which have no desire
to see at present. The capital ofthe mod
Ell democracy must be purged of the often
slye and suicidal spirit Of slarerq; and
the government become beneficial to all
interests and sections, aud hostile and spite
full TO none, before a real national enthu-
siasm in favor Of any thing here can exist.
In fact, till such broad moral foundation
be laid for national esta biishments of sci.
ence, literature. art, curiosity and taste,
they would exist only to be dissolved.
Among the rarities Of the museum is
one which, venture TO soy, can be found
ia none of the royal and Imperial coIlec-
lions Of Europe This single gem I'm
parts 20 brother, Jonathan distinction, Of
which no establishment or nation is cupa-
bic of deprlving him. 1t is one which he
can never lose, exceptby voluntary renun.
citation. The following is a litera! copy
of the label attached 10 this precious OBJ
ject. am indebted for my knowledge Of
it, to the attention which it had attracted
among some Of the members Of Congress !;
"SKIHzoF AN AFRICAN, TANNED IN
GEoKG FLOWN, PRESENTED BY THE Rec.
JAMES CURLEY,GEo. COLLEGE July I,
1872 49,"
Now, in the name Of all the ologies at
once, what is it put here for? was nv
first thought. But other thoughts CAME
The donor, either bent upon uttering thro'
this emblem,a biting satire upon this MAJ
nificent sham OF democracy, which GER
tain deiragogue historian has declared 10
be christianity itself; or else impelled by
divine aGat~sby proIessed philosophical
reflection, did certainly hit off herein an
expressive epl.ome Of American humani.
}ty and piely! "'Skin Of an African"
8 tanned and presented by a Rec!
lfthere be not aH exquisite nationality in
this, | will never guess again. '.:.:*
You know that the party divisions Of
! this country have been, ttoUgh not Great
ed, yet more affected and aggravated by
the nature of our treaties and connexions
with foreign natioi.s, :han by all other
canses jays treaty proc uced perfect hur.
ricane of excitemg n, chiefly in conse-
! quence of the opposition leaders of that
day seizing upon the advantages, whIc b
popular prejudice against England, and
@sympalhy for the French revolution, OF.
Efered TO their use. The House OF Repre-
senlatives debated six weeks upon the
question, whether they would pass the
necessary acts 10 carry the treaty into ex
eculion The North, with few excep-
tons, was In favor of it, The shareholders
against it. As the cry of treason" was
raised last WinteS, and the iliustrious rep
resentative of Old Plymouth put upon tri-
al for presenting petition IN favor OF a
| peaceable dissolution of the Union, when
the principal rights, which the Union was
intended TO be a means of maintaining,
are trampled down, it may BIZ Interesting
to know that the ratification Of Jays treaty
by George Washington was the first oc-
casion, not of a constitutional petition, bat
Of nuttlfcat16n threat 10 dissolve the
Union. The following WAS published in
a Richmond, Va. newspaper Of that day:
[ Notice IS hereby gicen, -.
That in case the treaty, entered into by
that ID arbitrator J--n g y
with the Bfstis5 tyrdMt, shall be ratified,
a petition will be presented TO the next
/ General Assembly of Virginia, praying
that the said State may recede from the
Union, and be left under the government
and projection Of one h@adred Thousand
! free and i@dependaat Virginiaasn =...~
p. S. AS it is the wish of the people OF
the sad Stale TO enter into a treaty OF Am
/ ity. Commeice, and Navigation with any
other State or States ofthe present Union,
twho are averse 10 returning again under
the Calling yoke of Great Britain, the
printers of the fat present. United States
are requested to publish ibis notification.
Richmond, jolly 30th, l642.
The odnra got up against that treaty
| greatly augmented he shareholders par.
Ivy, just beginning al That time to be called
1.-The democracy" Yet every body
knows that under that treaty we were
eminently peaceful, prospeious and hap,
py. .ss. Ill
In 1904 Jay 5 treaty expired BY its own
Limitation. The British government pro
posed to Mr.. Jefferson, the head of the
savehoding aud nuilifying party of ITS.
a minority then, but a majority and in
possession Of the government BY means Q
qualification, 10 1904, 10 renewthat treaty
He refused, and our relations with 4 for.
t eign nation with which we had three
} fourths OF all our commerce, were. left a
. loose ends. So the slave party decreed
t while The free, the only commercial sec
lion, was not consulted. - p. ...>.
The same old heaven Of slavery is Il
work in the same way. and On the same
! subject, at this nom ent Ga Friday, Mr
Benton called up resolutiops,. theretofor,
: offered by him, requesting ofthe Pfesiden
5 Information which MIR Benton suppose
or pretends to suppose exists in.the Exec
lu.lye department, showing thai the artl
5 eles m the late British treaty for the sup
: preston ofthe siavetrade. and 10 that ent
Stare. maEkpiS Were. agreed 10 by our ne