Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-04-28

people, that you might he directed by Divine Wis
dom, you caGie 10 the conclusion to accept Of tho
! appointment of the Church. You are n brother
whom we have we'll "proved." You have stood
I by your minister in prosperity and adversely in
sickness and health. You have been for long
series Of years a firm supporter of the doctrines
Of the Bible, and consistent practicer of its du-
ties. You have the reputation Of having been
honest man; aud OF having paid your debts as ev
| cry Christian ought to do. am not aware, that
you owe any man, any thing ifyou do, am GER
tain you will pay him as possible; il
were not, J should he very slow in putting my
hand on your bend to day. Dishonesty aud fraud
are bad enough in any professor; but, in Deacon
they are more monSirouJ than in any other man,
! except minister OF the gospel But OF this point
must not enlarge. word to the wise is sufi-
cieut"
| We deem the suggestions W this address, relative
| 10 the payment OF hunest delts, to he emiucntly
! appropriate TO the state Of the times. In these
days, when dishonesty extensively lakcs refuge
under reputation aud bankrupt laws we hard.
~ Know OF more decisive test oi Christian princ.
pie than strict fidelity inrenderng to nll their dues.
| lIhe has been when martyrdom was perhaps the
best test of Christian character but honesty seems
now TO be likely to clalm The highest place among
| the Christian virtues, inasuluch as il ia the one
which is the most difficult to he exercised
The Gerymandering System Nirginia, Ohio
and TenG>y variia, have passed Appo ton
ment Bills for The election Of ineubers Il
Congress, by VIII oh a very lnrge portion #
ol the population Of these slrtcs is completely dis
lrancblsed and party feelings aud party views have
! Deen allowed TO trlumph over sense of right
/ he supiness Of the wbigs-no the wings OF the
Legislature, but The wings at the pOlls-hns allow
Ell hs evil to occur and this too, NJ time when,
OF all Others II would seem RiUSt desirable to have
| tar representation of The ncmbrrs of the pary
| III C0ngres, vz-~the winter OF 1915, when the
Presidential votes are to be counted, and possibly
| aseiecitan TO lie made among numerous caud
dates We will not now stop 10 mourn over the
past neglect OF the party, but call the attention
TO The gross wrong of the representatives. who have
used their position to such base purposes. We
Tear nothing tor the resulls-il is the intention aud
the act which we condemn The people, misIed
as they frequently are, by designing demagogues,
are correct in their feelings, ard rarely tail to win
dicatc their rights These gross attempts to de-
fraud the voters will he punished as they general
! ly have been.
No citizens hotter understand their rights
none ieel more correctly than the Pennsy lyanlans.
! They have shown their sense OF right in more
| than one instance, uud confidently look to
Them Tor prompt reproot OF the shameful out
! rage attempted upon the rights Of ireemen.
u, 5. Gazette.
| Il IodSt-At resent agricultural dinner 10 Scot
land the Duke of BuccIeugh presiding, II round
! OF fighting men," were toasted, one giving We'll
| lliigon another Graham, another Hill, aud so on
|
said IN gle ye Saunders Pirgire, O'Crichton
Dean, Tor he has had a sair fght wi the world a
his life; an honest man Dt' big family"
The William Writ Society OF Philadelphia have
presented sword TO Capt. Alden Partridge of
| Vermont.
.Nanvring IN Spring g. Many farmers suffer their
| wner heaps OF mauure To lie over I'LL another
season, Gey not fae eaough 10 he put in
| the hiU. This is a sheer whsle Oh any iarm The
| heaps should lie overhauled rs soon the frost
! will permit and mixed with earth other mater,
| tina, the whole may termeni or become fine
When proper attention is paid to it, the heap wall
be IN order for planting by the 10Th of May. Then
the whole should be spread over the surface aud
thoroughly narrowed to mix it intimately with the
| soil and ii you do not use too Riuch ground YOU
! will have as mhcu manure IN the hill Is will be
profitable without using your shovel TO place ii
there. little ashes in the hlll, rather put on
the surface where the bill is, in dry land, will he
sufficient to siart the cora; you May pat litlle
pOudrelte in the hi-One gill, If you have il. But
never throw n shovel luf of muute ialo hill of
! corn or potatoes, unless you want show more
| than substance; more stalk than corn more wOr.
I my potatoes than fair ones.
Lands may be run entirely dowr by putting a
! little taundre in tue Hill aud noae else where.-
! ihey have been so used IN many places, and are
now barren. Corn has been gco+yn year after
Year, 10y pacing Il little quick manure ia the hill
aud none ia the broadcast AS in the case of Cape
TO each hill after several years paaling IN this
mode At was found thN the soil was totally ex
| hausted so that 10 harvest could he obtained. a
| small quanIiIy Of manure ia the hill only would
| operate much in the same way. II is more pru-
dent to plant no acres than you cnli make
| rich enough without the labor OF sovellng it out
to each hl. II you put some into the hill and ut
the same time spread II quantity over the surface
YOU make double the labor ia planning. Spread
the whole manure and plough il, or harrow ii in,
aud you will nOt lose il, though you may not have
the whole benefit OF it the first season. HdiiopeH
Cuiiiuator.
We have been shown bill OF two dollars of
the Engle Bank, Boston, altered 10 one hundred
dollars Pretty extensive business that. We want
the association for the detection OF counterieitcrs
revved.-BoSton ALIAS
Counterfeit Me xcan dollars are ia circulate in
this CITY, Boston Transcript.
Counterttus. Look out Tor Counterfeit Bills on
the Washington Bank Of Boston; IN 50 bills are
very penly.--.Nat Engie.
.Net0 INN Of the Military. We find tho follow
ing extracts from the volume of the British Natu-
ralisl s Library concerning Bees, in late number
of The London Quarterly. They contain The only
application OF the anger of bees to useful purpos.
es, which we have ever seen recorded:
!; a. small priyateer with forty or fifty men, hay
ing OH board some hives made Of earhrrR ware
full of bees, was pursued 10y Turkish galley
manned by 500 seanen and soldiers. As soon
no 'hNct CHhle tne crew OF Tue tflFd
, teer mounted the rigging with their hives, aud hur
J led them down OF the deck on the galley. The
Turks astonished ut this novel meihod of war
fare, and unable to defend themselves from The
s,ings Of the enraged bees became so terrified
| that they thought OF nothing but how 10 escape
r their fury; while the crew OF the all vessel de-
5 Tended Ivy masks and gloves, flew upon the enemy
sword in hand and captured the galley almost
without resistance"
The reviewer we'll remarks that sit mus, strike
, 1he reader how we'll furnished this vessel must
4 have been 10 afford at the moment masks and
A gloves for forty men,"
a The other extract contains application OF the
v same military arm to the purpose OF preserving
o the peace
h "During The confusion caused by time OF war
Is inl525,a nest OF peasants assembling in hOhnsen
is in lhurpgia, attempted TO pillage the house OF