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The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26

BURNING OF BIBLEs.-We published some
time since an account of the burning of BIZ
bles in Champlain, N. Y. committee
consisting of Professionals and Catholics have
Investigated the affair and made the follow.
ing report -
The undersigned. in compliance with a
request of the Rev. j. Rooney, of Platts-
burgh, and in conformity to the wishes of
of Bishop Hughes. of New York, as pub
lished in the papers, met at the Corbu, in
the town of Champlain, for the purpose of
ascertaining the facts IN relation to the bur-
ming of Bibles at that place in November
last.
After having examined number Of wit
nesses, we have to report that Bibles were
burnt, and that the number will not vary
much from forty-two: we think that TO be
the precise number. They were burned
by Mr.. lehman, missionary from Canada,
and recently from France, Frar oblat {;
that Mr.. lehman was the sole rnstigator
and mover in the business ofburning Bibles,
and in opposition to the wishes and feelings
of Mr.. Dugas, the resident clergyman at
the Corbu 1t appears that the number
burnt YVES but small proportion of the
whole number distributed among the people.
These Bibles were given TO the Catholics
by Protestant agents of the Bible Society.
and in some cases were left with individu>
ais. after an expression of repugnance to
receive them; and but n small number of
those who gave up their Bibles to be burned.
could read at all.
1t appeared in testimony that the Bishop
of Montreal was at Corbu five DAYS after the
above transaction, and expressed in strong
language his disapprobation of the whole
affair.
Therefore, in view of the above facts and
circumstances, we have arrived at the con.
clusion, that whatever odium or blame there
is in this transaction, il belong to Mr.. Tel
man and that it would be unchartable and
unjust to throw it upon the whole denomi.
nation.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26
For the Peoples Press.

Mr.. JEwETT calls upon me, In the last
Peoples Press, for answers TO my letters ad.
dressed 10 the first Comptroller, and the
Secretary of the Treasury, on the subject oil
coarse wool. In reply 10 his call / have TO
say that no answers have been received
My letter to the Secretary required none.
That to the Comptroller closed with re-
quest that he would send me copy of his
instructions TO The Collectors. He had en-
gagged 10 do this in my last interview with
him. when he expressed his concurrence 10
The views expressed in The letter of the Yer.
mont Delegation, and said that he would
give instructions accordingly. Why he
remains silent Mr.. Jeweit has all the means
Of knowing that have-and perhaps more.
All | can say is, that | have endeavored
faithfully to do my duty in thls matter
What has been done 10 secure a just con.
struction Of the coarse wool clause is before
The public. Let il judge of The sufiiciency
of the reasons for the construction contend
ed for. That it might have the means o.
:hus judging, have published the letter CT
the Vermont Delegation. Let the people
read and understand. If the Executive
Department will not execute the law so as
10 carry into effect what has been shown 10
be lis true intent and meaning, / cannot
help it. | do not assume that il will not.
| feel quite certain, indeed, thai no Secreia'
ry and Comptroller, unless they should be
downright Locofocos of the "Weybridge
Farmer" stamp, will ever give construc.
ton 10 the law that shall sustain the decIar.
alton Of the State Convention Of January
last. that she price at which tie wool is Pur,
chased in foreign ports decides the quality
If, however, the law is not to be thus perver
ted from its true meaning. it will not be fol
the want o. efforts 10 effec, it; for all the ill.,
lluence of Mr.. Jewett and his political as
sociates has been and still is in that direc-
ton. The wool growers, can assure him
do not thank him for his labors 10 deprive
them of the protection intended 10 De secur
ed 10 them. As far as have been able &c
ascertain their views upon the subject they
are pretty well satisfied with The tarilf-much
better than they are with him and hope
ti.at it will continue 10 advance the price o
wool and thus accomplish one Of the purpo
ses which the true and honest friends Of pro-
lection had in its establishment.
WILLIAM SLADE.
July 20. IS43.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26
LOCO PAPERS.

There being no regular organ of locofoco-
ism printed in this county, the editors of that
party in this vicinity have made it the field
of active enterprises, and their emmissaries
have been roaming about US endedvoring to
give circulation to their fetid publications.
The first sign we noticed was last spring by
the innocent and amiable editor of the Age.
But ffee-tradism and Tyerism are no go with
the respectable democracy of Addison Coun-
y, and Eastman has met with very little sue
cess. The next serious irruption was made
by the Montpelier Patriot. But the old
hacknied story about coon skins hard cider
old federalism, which is the burden of every
editorial effort, has lost its charm, and Mars
ton has taken little or nothing by his mo-
ton.
Next comes the mis-called True Democrat
us mad as March hare, little paper re-
Gently established at Burlington, edited by
young emigrant member of the Vermont Uni
versity, and with about as much practical
knowledge Of public affairs as could be ex-
pected from such quarter. Bundles ofthis
sheet are now weekly sent for distribution to
this town, and the most strenuous efforts
made by The busy bodies of the party to give
it credit and circulation. But the acerbty
of this publication, its admission into its COL
umns ofthe most revolving personalities, and
its indecent attacks of the wing candidates by
this ''beardless scion o. British stock" who has
scarcely been long enough in the country TO
ripen into freeman, will be sufficient anti
dote to the poison which it is intended to
diffuse. Indeed so lily calculated are these
passionate and irrational publications to suit
the appetites of the intelligent people Ad-
Olson County for substantial political acqu-
sitions, that more extended circulation than
they are likely to obtain would only give Us
pleasure. The wings want no better aids to
the success of their principles and their can
didates than just such anti-tariff and SANDER
Gus productions. They ask no high protect
i've tariff against these importations.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26

in the State without license. 1t will be
recollected that the Statute of 1885 requires
certain free negroes TO obtain license TO
live in the State, and compels others TO
remove out of the State if they do not come
within the terms required for license -
An exception is made in favor of the citi-
=sns, of any other State who shall come
here.
"Judge NJ. decided that the word citizen
as used in the Constitution of the United
States and in our laws, is equivalent to sub.
ject' as used under the British Constitution,
and includes all persons who were born in
the United States. 1t will be seen that if
the decision stands. 1t strikes a death blow
OF once to the contemplated effect of our
laws prohibiting free blacks from entering
or residing in the State, and grants free ac-
cess into our State to all persons who were
born in the United States, no matter what
their complexion. The Judge may be wrong.
but we do not see how it is possible TO limit
the Specification of the word to a more re-
stricted sense than that given it. Judge NJ.
we are told, will publish his opinion at
length"
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26
CORNELIUS P. VAN NESS.

This gentleman seems now to be in high
feather at Washington. 1t is said, and we
have no doubt with truth, that Van Ness
and Spencer have every thing their own
way. To what an extremity must John
Tyler be reduced to feel obliged to resort 10
such broken down hack for advice and
assistance. The following paragraph is
from late number Of the New York Tri-
bune, and is the most glazing instance of
official corruption with which the public
have recently made acquainted.
Our late Minister at Spain, c. P. Van
Ness, it seems stood charged on the books
of the Treasury with about $4,000 for
money drawn as solary and contingencies
of the mission to Madrid, after he had been
superseded in that office. All the facts and
circumstances with the case, and on which
Mr.. V.N. relied for his discharge from
the liability, had been carefully considered
by Mr.. Forsyth and pronounced insufficient
TO lnyaidate the demand, and Mr.. Webster
and his successor, ] understand. have de-
clIned to vary that decision. In the plen>
itude of his power, however the President Of
the United States has seen fit not only to
order the account to be cancelled by the
comptroller, but balance to be paid the
late minister of about $4,000
This is the man who has been so busy in
restoring the old dynasty here in Vermont,
whose word was sufficient to foist upon the
people of this state, even against the earnest
remonstrance of the whole Loco Foco party,
such men as Hyde, and Winslow. and Hill,
and Tarlton. and Eastman and Haswell,
most Of whom have been sucked at the pub
lie expense for the last fifteen years! But
thank Heaven Van Ness can't force them
all through the Senate. Bur. Free Press.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26
" HONEST JACK" SUSTAINED BY
LOCOFOCO.

From the moment John Mattocks receiv-
ell the nomination for Governor, we have
been sure that he would have the unanimous
and enthusiastic support of the Wing party
and that he would also he sustained by not a
few ofthe locofoco party. who know the man
and know him only 10 admire. But we con-
Tess that the idea that he would be most eff
ficienIly supported by a locofoco press, had
hardly found place in our speculations -
BY such press John Mattocks is now most
vigorously commended for the appreciation
ofthe people. In short the Spirit ofthe Age
is most villainously abusing him. OF course
the Geueral will he triumphantly elected
Eastman pumps the filthest water when the
long, low. black schooner of locofocoism
has the worst weather. Watehman.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26
MORE LOCOFOCO AID TO JOHN
MATTOCKS,

The "True Democrat" printed at Bur-
llngton, is initiating. as nearly as possible
the scurrility of the Tylcrived editor of the
Age. We have this to suggest--John Mat
tocks is son of Vermont, who was born
amid her mountains, and by long life,
spent not without honor and usefulness, no
is known to her people while this traducer
is young foreigner. a student in the Uni
verslty, and has not yet been long enough
in the country to cast his first vote. Just such
beardless scions off British stock were wont
to revile the Patriot Harrison aye, and We
remember that upon him, too, were con
stantly poured the political streams Of East.
mans abuse. Let those fellows rcmembef
the result of their reckless and wretched
course. W. Watchman.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26

@We owe an apology TO Mr.. Jewett,
for not publishing the whole of his letter
last week. 1t was handed by US TO the
compositor, and in the crowded state of the
copy draw, was overlooked until late in the
forenoon, when the form was making up
for the press. To omit it should not be
done, and to SET up the whole in season, was
impossible. The compositor was therefore
ordered to 60 on as far as he did, the re.
mainder not being of a very essential char
acter. If Mr.. Jewett chooses, we will pub.
lish the whole of his letter next week.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26
The Troy Whig snvs -

The sole ohject of the agitation of the
Irish Repeal question BY the Locoioco lead.
ers in this country, is the promotion of their
own political prospects. They hope BY
identifying themselves with this cause. SO
dear 10 the heart Of every Catholic lrishmau
TO array under the Locofoco banner every
Catholic Irish voter at the next and ali fU.
ture elections. Hence their exaspsration
III O'CoanelI for his denunciaton of Amer
,can slavery, for they plainly perceive that
1t they conilnne 10 profess an adherence 10
the cause of Repeal, they will at onre alien
ate from the cause of LocofocoiSm more
than 100000 voters in the Southern and
Southwestern States. Thus they are at
present sorely puzzled and driven 20 their
wits end.
they DO not continue 10 agiia.e the Re-
peal question. they clearly forescc the loss
of their Southern friends-'he men of the
"pccuiar Institution" A condition of
'hings 10 which nothing bu, their own dis
h'neSiy on the subject Of frcrdlm generally,
hns reduced them. Had they been, or were
they now the consistent advocates of liberty
really and truly. as they profess 10 be, they
would not at The present time be placed in
Inc m"rtifying position which they occupy.
whoa will lrickey and would be cunning
p"liiicIans Learn that "honrsty is the best
po'icv, and that manPnvers and intriguers
'Hscild6fy meet with their deserts?
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26

HURRAH FOR VAN BUREN!-Out of sixty
seven land receivers, under Van Buren,, six
~ four were defauters! three only were
found honest :.
More than this 1t is a fact that in 1888
the Loco Foco Land officers, IN and out of
office, had the enormous sum of one million
nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars, that
defaulting Locofoco Custom House officers
had in their hands The round sum of one mil
lion four hundred and twenty seven thou
sand four hundred and ten dollars, making
IN all three million three hundred and seven
" seven thousand four hundred and ten dol
lars. !!
These are the gentlemen who talk of two
dollars day aud roast beef and who ask
for power again.-lnd. State Journal.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26

@MR. EDITOR. If any of you numer-
Gus readers. are DESTROYS of taking a little
solid comfort, during these warm days, they
would do well TO barnes, their ponies and
trot off to Lake Dunmore. The Lake and the
mountains were never in better trim, and
the facilities for a quiet sail on the clear
deep lake are perfectly unexceptionable.-
lfany ofyour readers, are well, let them
exercise the health kind providence has Civ
en- them, in its rational enjoyment; ifany
are sick, let them throw physic to the dogs,
and betake themselves to mountain air and
ride 10 Lake Dunmure. Mr.. Pray the
proprietor of the Green Mountain House, is
better doctor than any of the faculty {:
And in the line of Good Eating, Epicurus
is humbug, Try him.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26

7 @The Wings of the fourth Congress
ional District held a Convention at Dan
vile on the 18th instant and nominated the
the Hon. Henry F. James, Washington
County. as their candidate for Congress
and appointed Hon. Erastus Fairbanks Of
Caledonia county as delegate to the Ma
tional Convention and Gen. E. P Walton
of Montpelier as substitute. OF the con-
yention, tho Waterman speaks as follows ;
Free Press.
The DISTRICT CONVENTION, we have
barely room and time to say, was well at
tended, though mainly from Caledonl'
County. and good spirit was manifested
The right sort Of stuff IS yet in the Wing
ranks, and it can-aye, we believe ,ciH DO
brought INTO active employment. We were
particularly gratified in beholding in the
Convention large number of young men,
intelIigent,and several them proved them
selves to be eloquent, defenders OF tho true
republican faith. II is hopeful omen,and
we bid young men to peFscvere in this no
Bile path-in this the good old republican iOog.
through which the nation has been blessed
with prosperity and true glory. For noTs
le, the clamorous mounting Of dsnoerde5
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26

Mr.. CALHoUN's SPEECHEs.-We lnten-
ded to notice some days age, gross de-
ception attempted to be passed ofupon the
public by some friends of Mr.. Calhoun of
S. c., or, to speak more correctly perhaps,
by the compiler of the octave volume re-
Gently published in New York by Harper
g. Brothers, entitled speeches of John
c. Calhoun, delivered in congress of the
United States from ISL to the present
time" The preface, or advertisement, of
the publishers processes to afford TO the
public as 1.-THE principal, if not the only
means of knowing the political opinions"
of Mr.. Calhoun, the speeches delivered by
him from 1911 TO the present time; and to
do so on the ground of his having finally
retired from direct participation in the
councils of the country, only to occupy the
station Of candidate for the highest office
IN tie gift Of the people," The shameless
unprecedented fraud is thus exposed by
the National Intelligencer of Saturday:
"The compilers have absolutely omitted
and suppressed every one of the Speeches
delivered during the term of Mr.. Calhoun's
service in congress from December 9, 1911
"a few days after he took his seat in the
House of Representatives. in 1917, when
he retired from Congress, though these
Speeches actually embraced and covered
"all the great political questions that agita-
ted the country" and constituted the foun-
dation of that reputation as statesman
which placed Mr.. Calhoun first i'll the Cab
met of Mr.. Monroe, and afterwards in the
Vice Presidential Chair! These compilers
might as well have given to the Public the
play of Hamlet, with the character of
Hamlet omitted-or the History of the U.
States, slppressing the incident of tn war
of the Revolution
The first Speech in the Book before us
is that delivered by Mr.. Calhoun in the
House Of Representatives Dec. 10, 1911,
on a report from the Committee of For
eign Relations. The next speech in the
book is that against the Force Bill" de-
livered on the 18th of February, 1888
leaving an entire blank for the period of
twenty years of Mr. Calhoun's life, during
which, it would appear from the book, pro-
Tossing to give all his Speeches on the great
questions of the dey. that he never opened
his lips in public, though, during a con-
siderable part of that time, there was
hardly day in which he did not captivate
his associates in Congress by his attract
i've theories, or dazzle them with the bril-
lance of his eloquence."
Among the Speeches omitted are Mr.. |
Calhoun's argument in favor of chartering
the last u S. Bank-of which he was the
Father, having himself since declared that
it could not have passed but for his efforts.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26
psorEcrros AGAINST FREE Trade

Projection AGAINST FREE TRADE.-
The whole amount of Foreign Merchant
disc imported into the United States IN
1871, was 1927 ,945, 900. The duties
charged on this amount was sl4,4o7 ,Ooo
being eleven and half per cent. The
whole amount Of American produce ex-
ported, during the same period to other
countries, was s6l, 00O,000. The amount
of duties levied on this, was Sll2 sou, 900
being one hundred and twenty-four per
cent! The average value of Tobacco
exported in ls39-4O, was s9,225, O45.-
The European duty charges were sl2,,
253, 54O-being over three hundred per ct!
With these facts before the people, the
Locofoco leaders advocate reduction oil
our Tariff, as if to conciliate English and
French commerce, and call 1t reciprocity
Troy Wing.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26

a new upper LIP has been given TO a
young man in Hartford, who was deprived
OF ono by an accident, when boy. This
NICE surgical operation was performed BY
DIR. Ellsworth. The Hartford Courier says
the new one is handsomely formed
at seems, that the material had been IN.
ken from the cheeks On each side; and al.
though the operation was extensive and ex.
tremely severe, yet so perfect is the union
that scarcely scar can be seen-none ex.
tending beyond the outer side of the nos
irIlS; and upon the red facing of the Ep,no
eye can possibly detect the point of connec.
lion between the two halves. The lip is
really handsome one, quite equal 10 The
best cures of huir>.ip, and better than any
we have ever seen. No one would for
moment suspect that il had travelled from
the cheeks TO its present location, which it
graces as well as the original, except PET
haps that it has not quite as free and easy
motion, although enough for all common
purposes"
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26
SUMMARY.
MEXICO AND TEXAS.
July 20, Is43.

In consequence of propositions sent b,
Santa Anna TO the government of Texa.
more favorable to the latter than any previ
ously made, President Houston has issued q
Proclamation declaring cessation of hos
iilities, and the establishment of an arms.
tice between the Two countries.
Mr.. CALHoUN's SPEECHES. Ma.
tiona lntelligencer is publishing the Speech.
es Of Mr.. Calhoun which are suppressed in
the publication recently made by his pecu.
liar friends in New York These speeches
are those 10 which he owed his subsequent
political advancement, aud have laid the
corner stone of that high popularity which
he once enjoyed atthe north. They show
him from 1911 for many years the most de-
cided advocate Of Internal improvements.
Of an United States Bank, of Protection TO
Domestic Industry, and oil those great prin-
cipes of policy which ere now advocated by
the wing party, and which he now endeav-
ors 10 consign TO oblivion. And well he
may. They convict him oftho grossest in.
consistency, and make him out the greatest
weathercock 10 the Union, John Tyler only
excepted.
The Wings of The 4th Congressional Dis
trict at first put in nomination the Hon. E.
rastus Fairbanks as a Representative in
Congress. He declined. Hon. Henry F.
James was afterwards nominated, ana he al.
so declines. Another Convention is soon
10 be held at Montpelier.
The Wings OF Franklin County have nom'
mated Alva Sabin, George Green, and JON
athan II. Hubbard for State Senators.
The Wings of Caledonia County have
nominated Calvin Morrill, and Ora H.
Crosby for the State Senate.
The Commencement of the University of
Vermont occurs on Wednesday, August g
The Rev. o. A. Brownson of Boston, and
George B. Cheever of New York, will de-
liver Orations, and c. G. Eastman of Wood.
stock, Poem, upon the occasion.
Hon. JOHN Q. ADAMS passed through
Lake ChampIain Saturday before last. As
he will propably return about the LIST Of Au-
gust, some hopes are entertained that he will
Iemain at Burlington through the Com
exercises: nothing, however,
certain in relation to this. May he not be
induced 10 return through Middlebury on
lis route TO Quincy.
The Concord Freeman says Miller has
postponed the end o the world until after
he Autu mai equinox.
The Georgia Wings have elected dele
,ates to the National Convention, and in
tructed them to vote for Henry Clay.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26
RIGHTS OF CoLoRED Professionalism

RIGHTS OF CoLoRED PEoPLE-IMpoRrANT
DEcIsIoN.-The St. Louis Missouri Organ
ofthe 9Th ult.' says: 1--WE learn that Judge
Mullanphy made decision in Court, yes
terday. which may be regarded as very i'm
portant, if the law as laid down by him
shall be confirmed by the Supreme Court.
The question rose upon an appeal taken
from the Recorders Court by free negro
who was apPreheDded and fined for living
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26

An AMERICAN MARoUIs.-A correspon-
dent of the Baltimore Sun, writing from
Washington. SAYS: MI. John Dade, the
warden Of the Penitentiary of this county,
has received Information from Lord ASKS
burton. through the hands of the President,
that he is now Marquis Of Townshe1d, with
an income of 100000 per annum. Mr..
Dade is genuine old Virginia gentleman,
and will know exactly how 10 enjoy so fine
an income"