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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

Wisconsin We notice paragraph going The
rounds of the papers TO The effect that James K.
Vineyard, who stands indicted for the murder OF
MIR. Arndl, on the floor Of the Wisconsin House
Of Representative been elected Sheriff OF
Grant county in that Territory. The good fame
Of the people of Wisconsin should DO rescued
from This reProach, Some oil The Locoiocos OF
Grant county were infamous enough TO liui Vine
ward in nomination, but although Two Wings were
running at the same time he was not elected A
saunch Wing and respectable man was success
fll- Buffalo Com
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

Neto Sieamboat.--Our citizens were on the qua
vive, on Monday last, 10 ste the new lRoN STEAM
TUG, PIEoT, Commanded by Capt +, Dow THIS
Boat is about the size OF n large canal-boa and 10
built entirely of drought Iron She came through
the Canal with about 30 tons of Freight at the
rate OF 5 miles per hour. Tho Boat is supplied
with Erricson's propellets. or screw wheels in
the bow After remaining here short Time she
proceeded on TO ST. Johns. We understand that
there is to be regular line of them between 81.
Johns and New York, should this one meet The
owners expectations -UhliehaH Chronicle.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09
DISTRICT CONVENTION
May l6, 1913.

The Wings of the Second Congressional Dis.
uic IRE respectfully invited to attend a District
Convention, at S. Blodgelt's Inn, in Royaiton, on
the l4h day of June, 1643, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
for the purpose Of nominating u candidate to be
supported for member of Congress OF the Sep
temher election. 1t is hoped that every town in
the District will be represented in the Convention
JonN PoRTER District
CARLOS CARrENrER : Committee.
MAY 49, lS43
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

"A candidate for HE Stale Prison, The fellow
who recently imposed upon the Vermont Chroni-
Gle, 10y sending spurious marriage notice from
Randolph, forging the name Of one Of the parties.
Such an act betrays superlaively mean as vel!
as wicked spirit, which will be very likely to lead
its possessor to an ignobe end. We hope he may
be detecled
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

Sill .Another Wan X. Wiliiums, Esq. has
been appointed postmaster at Bellows Falls, in
place Of John W. Moore, Esq. who resigned be-
cause he was I" at heart AZ Wing. Mr. W. is said
to be d" u strong aud influential Tyler man" lie
has ample room to exert his influence. Wonder
if that isn't the sort Of stuff 1--WE mean the inRu-
ence) with whith the Patriot means to have the
country saved.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

The county sgie' Ilaswell, late of the Ben
ninglon Gnzette, is postmaster Of Bennington.
Safer WinsIow OF the Sentinel is postmaster
at Burlington.
Safest! Eastman Of the Spirit OF Iniquity,
is postmaster at W oodstoch.
What mighty country is this-or what nigh
~ saviors are these locofoco edilorsl
N. b. We submit to the Patriot editor wheth-
er the country is not so entirely saved, as to su.
percede the necessity of his taking an office from
John Tyler? 1t is doubtless an Interesting point
to the whole nation, Oregon included aud we in
sis that it should he speedily settled and procIa-
nation made accordingly.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09
MASSACHUSETTS, ELECTION

Ia the 2l district, Hon. Daniel p. King, Wing,
is elected to Congress by 80 minority gain
from the last trial 1853, Probably no election in
the other three districts, This was the fourth IRE
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09
BRITISH OUTRAGE UPON THE SAND.
WITCH ISLANDS,

The New Orleans papers received the past week.
bring authentic intelligence of the seizure of a
group of the Sandwich Islands Oahu being one, J
on the 25lh OF Feb, by the British ship OF war
Carysfort, commanded by Lord Geo. Pawet. A
set of pretended grievances was ,rumped up by
person named Simpson, claiming to be me Brit
ish Consul but who not recognized US such
by the government OF the Islands On the arrival
of the Curyslort, the commander required the
government TO acknowledge Smlso within
specified time or he would attack the town. This
was finally done to preserve peace, and then fol-
lowed demand Of $4,000 to be paid inmedi-
aley, or else 10 cede tie Island conditionally TO
the British and TO This the government of the
Island was forced finally to assent. Seldom il ey-
er did the agent Of any government perpe,rae
such outrage this the iorcible seizure, with
out cause, OF nation small, to be sure, but yet
nation quite much civilized and christianiZed
as The mass OF Great Britain Itself. 1t is suppos-
ed that this is Offset the seizure OF the Mar
quesas by the French and that it is intended to
favor British interests in the China trade For the
purposes eff commerce, the Sandwich Islands are
of great importance, not only to England but TO
the United States and all commercial nations
For this reason, if for no other, England never
should be permitted 10 seize them; but there is q
better-the Islanders are entitled 10 the right of
self. government against the world It was re-
Gently reported that the IT, S. England AMI France
had agreed to recognize the Independence Of the
Sandwich Islands. We sill cling to the hope
lhu, this is true, and that tord Geor e Paulet &C
ted without authority, will yet learn from the Brit
ish government tina, even lord must not NEEDLE
in such business without orders
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

cordlng to the usual course, they would be con-
Quoted by The head Of the Department OF State,
under the direction Of the President.
With unfeigned thanks fol your manifestation
Of friendly sentiments, respect tnd confidence,
remain, gentleman, your
Obliged friend, and obd't serv't,
DANIEL WEBSTER
To tho Hon DAVID SEARS, ". G. OTis,
WV. PREscorr, and other gentlemen.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

"A Republican Qualification. In South Carroll
ma representative to the general court must own
a freehold OF five hundred acres, and Ten negroes.
Yet some mon call South Carolina democratic
state
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

tE5-The new Burlington editor accuses Winslow
This partner recently of selling himself to Tyler,
whereupon WnsIow responds that the great diff
icu!ty with the new editor is that Tyler wouldn't
buy him. C., Hyde would not give him an Of
fee. "When rogues fail out &c. We shOl not
be surprised if the honest locos begin TO find out
the character Of their leaders ere long.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09
q. CARPENTER J
$. AUSTIN,
N. G. HALE,
A. llEBARD,
II. BARRETT,
80
County
Committee,
MR.. wEBsTER's NEW MEASURE.

NIt' W Eds MI . NTIW WEHGU M.
We did not publish Mr.. Websler's Baltimore
speech, and therefore in order TO give readers
insight into his new scheme, hey are furnished
with the following letter from Mr.. Webster TO
some of his Boston friends.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

From Hapana. There has been another and n
bloody instruction of negroes near ST. Jago de
Cuba particulars not yet received.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

Nh Fan Buren, on The Tariff When Mr.. Van
Burens Indiana letter was published, it was said
in this paper and we dare say in many others
for the same idea must have occurred 10 all who
understand the juggling politics ut which that
gentleman is such an adept--that whatever non
cOmmaiism OF two-sidedness might he infused
into it respecting ihe Tariff in dtr not to frgl-
ten away such OF the Northern democracy as be-
lievc in the protection OF home industry, would
he couneracled at The South 10y some private mis-
sive-and we specified, we remember, a letter to
the Richmond Enquirer.
And so it lurns out. The Richmond Enquircr
Of last Friday, in an article On Mr.. Webster's
speech which it insists must not be permitted TO
balk the democracy an instant in It's purpose of
repeating the Tariff at the next session, in,rola.
ces the expected letter from Mr.. Van Buren, Toe.
ing the Southern mark plump up.
Here is the extract from the Enquirer:
I'VE shall have decided friends enough we
hope, to stand by us-we nope TO witness tho
same spirit among them, rs Mr. Van Buren, avows
who writes: 6 have AZ no time or any where
hesltaIed TO express my decided disapprobation of
the Tariff act Of the lest session, as well in re .
spect to the principle upon which it is founded
as to its details" With this spirit we hone the
next Congress will assemble and act all the speech.
es OF Mr.. " ebsIer TO The contrary noIwiIhsaud-
ing
As Mr. Van Buren, writes, AYE, there il is,
for The Southern market" decided disapproba-
ton OF the Tariff OF last Congress, both in its prn-
clple and It's details" TheIe it is-a printed in
the Enquirer therefore next to Jelitrsons
writings and the resolutions of Ys and before the
Constitution, to be believed by the intelligent and
not at all guIliJle democracy of Virginia
But will the Argus republisll this extract viii
Mr.. Van Buren's friends in this Stule, in Vermont
If lie have any therein Pennsylvania, in New
Jersey, to say nothing OF other States-will they
proclaim this the faith of their lender and their
own? We shall see. Meantime, if one might
make bold to ask, we would like 10 know The dale
OF this writing-lo whom addressed, 0nd what
other political professions, if any, it may contain
We submit 10 the Richmond Enquirer that OF
writing so precious, few more extracts might be
Ynlned-N Y .Americnn
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

Fourth tihis) District The locooco Conven-
lion for this district, to nominate a candidate for
Congress, Is to be holden at Dauville on the 22I
Instant We observe that the Patriot urges tho
friends of different candidates TO go to work for
them now. We guess that's all gaInmon--il's all
Gu, and dried Lucius b. Peck will probably he
nominated.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

.4noiher touch Of T,ylersm t. Whconb, Esq
oil Richmond has been restored to the post office,
in The place OF Charles Huntington, removed.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09
ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION

The Wings of Orange County are hereby noti
fled that Convention will be holden at Boutwell's
ball, in Chelsea, on Wednesday, the DIST day OF
June, lS43 at 10 o'clock, forenoon to nominate
candidates for County Senator'S aud organize for
the approaching election. a general attendance
of all those who are favorable TO the protection Of
domestic Industry and sound national currency
is respectfully solicited.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

We do most heartily accord with the sentiment
that permanency is of the utmost importance 10 a
ny system of protection. It's importance, indeed,
cannot he over-rated. There s no ground TO
doubt, what Mr.. Webster indeed hints, tina, the
occurrence of events lin other words The election
of locofoco lnnjoriiy,) "creatins The highes,
probability that the whole subject would be ngi
tated anew in the next Congress" has gone very
far to destroy the golden fruits which were rea-
sonably expected from the late Tariff Mr.. Web.
ser's plan, too of securing permanency by
treaty, which must be involable during the term
of time prescribed, is very plausible at the first
blush IL good treaty is made, it must abide its
time but there.is an If in the way-.aud what If
n BAD 1nLAwY is mode? There's The rub. 70
our view, the Ichances are most decidedly in favor
of very bad treaty, if any is made at ALL In the
frs, place the treaty making power is now in the
hands of The ntmies Of protection; in the next
place, the treaty is to be.made with nation tie
mos. hostile of all others to .4nerican protection
and in the third place, the very circumstances,
which Mr.. Webster deems favorable 10 s-<-caly,
seem to us favorable only to very bad onr--
These are tie superubundance OF brea,l-suifs ia
the West and OF cotton IN the Suutt.-4hus INIT
ing two particular sectional interests, dle South
and West; aud then there is England IN need OF
both bread and cotton, constituting the foreign in
terest Here are strong motives Tor treaty to adj
init American grain pork and cotton to Great
Britain; hui what have zoe 10 gi,e for this priv.
lege for England will assuredly eslecnr it a Priv
iIege to US, aud put n high price upon it, She
don't make losing bargains, except when she IL.
grees 10 thrash brother Jonathan Shall we sacr-
flee the manufactures Of WOOL, or cotton, or iron,
or leather, with the wool-growers and miners and
tanners and shoe-makers2 If so, the price of
such treaty is the sacrifice Of the North, the
East and the middle Sates, to Great Britain and
TO the South aud West. We are against any such
sacrifice. Permanency is no alienation for such
a bargain. Rather let Congress justly regard and
adequately protect all our otCa interests, leaving
Great Britain to take care of hersef and 10 Sc
their faces flint against all The opponents OF
Protection 10 American Industry. If the people
will he faiihfal 10 the country and themselves,
there will be no necessity oil committing that coun-
anship OF "A Regency, consisting of John Tyler,
Queen Victoria, and their ministers. When it is
demonstrated that the people are not capable Of
doing this business or will not do it, through their
own representatives., it may he time TO think of
putting them under such guardianship.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-11
Animal weather Prnphets.

by carefully noting the changes in the con.
duct in certain animals, person of ordinary
sagacity will be able to form tolerable cor.
rect opinion in relation to the state ol the wea-
ther. II will be seen by the following extract
from an English Meteorological Journal, that
those interesting animals, the spider and the
teech, possess in o remarkable degree the pro-
perty Of predicting changes in the weather:
"Spiders generally alter their webs once in
twenty-fou hours: and rule has been dedu-
ced from this, by an attentive observer of these
natural prognostcs, whereby to toretell the CO.
ming change. If they thus alter their web
between six and seven in the evening, there
will be a fine night if the morning, fine
day if they work during rain expect fine wea-
ther; and the more active and busy the spider
is, the finer will be the weather. Ifspiders'
webs (gossamer) fly in the autumn with south
wind, expect an east wind and fine weather.
If garden spiders break off and destroy their
webs, and creep away. continued rain and
showery weather. ...u
The leech also possesses the peculiar proper
ty Of indicating approaching changes of of the
weather in a most emin ent degree. In fair
and frosty weather it remains motioness and
rolled up in spiral form at the bottom of the
vessel previous, however, 10 rain or snow, it
will creep tn the top, where should the rain lie
of long continuance, it will remain for con-
siderable time-if trifling, it will descend.
Should the rain Or snow be accompanied with
wind, it will dart abou: with great velocity, and
! seldom cease its evolutions until it blows hard
If storm of thunder or lightning be approach.
ing, it will be exceeding sgitated, and express
! its feelings in violent eonvulsive starts at the
top of the glass. 1t is remarkable that how
ever fine and serene the weather may be, and
to our senses no indication off coming change
either from the sky, the barometer, or any O.
ther cause, yet, il the leech shifts its position
or moves about sluggshly, coincident result
will undoubtedly occur within twenty.fo
hours"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-11

FLyISo MAcHiNE.-The flying man Of New
Orleans had better make haste, or he will be
too late. From the following in a Paris jour
nal, il will be seen that he has a competitor.
not in the field, but in the air, who is already
making some headway.
"An acronaut named Schwartz has just made,
at Lyons, an experiment of a new system of as
cension.-He suspends hmselfat the bottom of
his balloon by means of straps and cords, bind
ing his body, legs and feet in a manner SINH
lar to thGt used by painters and other work
men, when employed on the outside OF houses.
His weight is calculated at lbs beyond the
ascending force ofthe balloon. To obtain this
buoyancy he employs a pair of large wings
made of light frame work, covered with cloth,
aud which, when fixed to his arms have the
appearance Of two ancient bucklers. These
wings, whose ascending power is equal to Ia
lbs, when once they have raised the man and
the balloon, serve to direct their movement
To effect descent, it is merely necessary to
allow them to fall by the side Of the man, and
his state in relation 20 the balloon becomes the
same as when they started. On the lith in
slant. Mr.. Schwartz raised himself by this ap-
paratus TO the height of about 40 yards, and
then uiighted again after uaversing short
distance" a.....fr g..H.. ..
Err,pH.--The following simple, beautiful
and appropriate metaphor was inscribed upon
the tombstone of an infant:
at sparkIed, was eHhaled, and went 10 Heaven
Bot the blundering compositor Of all obscure
paper, in printing il, made the following typo
graphical error; .....
III sparAled, eIhalel, and went TO HnranG =
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-11

The reader will observe, that the upper
lines of figures begin with zero, and then 60 on
doubling each time, starting with3 a
The constant quantity is added to each of
these numbers, and the results from addition
show the representative distances Of the plan
cts from the sun, beginning with Mercury on
the left. Observe the blank which occurs in
the vacuty between Mars and Jupiter. II is
between these orbits that il was thought a
planet ought to exist, corresponding to the dis
tanee %, and here the fragmentsry bodies,
(asteroids,) or wrecks Of shattered world,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-11

COMMUNAL Hooks AND EYEs.-Amoia Sim
her wrongs as follows;
al married Simcox eight years ago, at which
time my gowns were fastened by eight hooks
and eyes Now. sir, you will readily conceive
that no woman can completely hook-and-eye
herself When she becomes a married wo-
man, the hook k-and-eye duty naturally devolves
upon the husband. For the first year Of my
marriage. Simcox, like an afiectonate husband.
hooked.and.eyed the whole eight the second
year he somewhat peevishly restricted his at
tention 10 seven the third to six the fourth
TO five the fifth 10 four and so on decreasing.
until this morning-thc anniversary o: our
eighth wedding dsy--when you would have
supposed him possessed by the fcndest recol-
lections he dropped another hook-and-eyc, in
tmating to me that for the term of his natural
life he should restrict himself to onc-the hook
and-eye at the top. As I know, Mr.. editor,
you have crowd Of female readers, I thought
ita duty I owed to my sex to warn them,
through the medium Of your columns, Of the
crafliness, aBd-I must say 1.-THE selfshness
Of Man. They WILL I hope, take warning by
my condition, and ere they enter into matrimo-
ny, stpulate for due performance Of toilet at
tention on the part of their husbands. While
in our pride, we women remember that mar
rage has its bonds, let not the men forget that
Il hss slso its Hooks and Eeyss."
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-11

BEHOLD HOW GREAT MATTER A LITTLE
FIRE KusDLErH.-The following is from the
Providence American, an Administration pu-
per, of 1889, III which is proved that General
Jackson's election to the Presidency was in
consequence Of hogs breaking into mischief
in Cranston, Rhode Island, number Of years
ago The proof runs thus: General Jackson
owes his election to the victory Of New Or
leans that victory depended on the exist encs
OF the war; that war was declared in the Ma
tonal Senate, by majority of one. Jeremi-
ah b. Howell, a member from Rhode Island,
| voted for the war. Had his competitor, James
Burril, occupied his seat, he would have voted
against the war. Mr.. IIcwcll was elected by
the casting vote of the presiding officer OF tho
Rhode Island Legislature. The tie was oecs"
stoned by the absence Of a member belonging
to the political party Of Burril. He WINS pre-.
vailed upon to absent himself through the in.
fluence Of an individual at variance with Bur-
ril on account of law suit respecting the
depredations Of hog, in which suit Mr.. Bur.
ri was the prosecuting attorney. Had il not
been for the hog there would have been no quar-
rel. Had there been no quarrel, Mr.. Burrill
would have been elected the war would not
have been declared, and the hero ofNew Or
leans would never have been known to ono
quarter Of the people over whom he was cho-
en- to preside.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-11

ST. PAuLs Clock, (London.) "A writer in
the Hartford Courant thus describes the clock
works in the tower of this cathedral -
The pendulum is fourteen feet long, and the
weight at the end is one cwt the dials or the
outside are regulated by smaller one within;
the length OF the minute hands on the exterior
dials is eight feet, and the weight Of each se-
twenty-five pounds the length OF the hour hands
is five feet hve inches, and a weight Of forty
four pounds each the diameter of the disls is
eighteen feet ten inches, and the length Of the
hour figures two feet two and half inches.
The fine toned bell, which strikes, is clearly
distinguished from every other bell in the me-
tropolis, and has been distinctly heard at the
distance of twenty miles 1t is about ten feet
in diameter, and is said to weigh four and a
half tons. The bell is toled on the death of
any member of the royal family, of the lord
mayor, bishop Of London, or dean Of the ca
thsdral.