The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-04-25

on board. The Schooners Ocean AND
Jefferson, and the brig Rosa, it is report
ed, were driven ashore near ST. Joseph.
The Fur Trader, reported ! osl, is said
to be safe in Chicago.
The Nancy Dousman, which was out
in the gale, weathered the storm. and ar
rived safely in the Chicago harbor on
Thursday aflernoon.-Malacauhis paper,
April 3.
DREADFUL EXPLOSION AND DEATH
Yesterday afternoon about half past three
o'clock, while young man, 10 years Of
age, named George Handy Parker, was
mailing down the lid of box containing
100000 damaged percussion caps, in an
upper back room of his fathers store.
house, No. SO North Third street, an aw-
full explosion of the caps accidentally &C.
Cured, and dreadful death of the unfor-
tunate young man was the result. The
entire front of his body from his legs up
ward. was horribly torn and laceroted,
and filled with the exploded caps. The
flesh was stripped from his thighs, one of
the knee caps blown off and one of his
eyes cut out of the socket. He survived
until five o'clock, an hour and half after
the accident, when he expired. Drs.
Jackson and Mutter were sent for but
could do no good. The explosion was
followed by a tremendous report, and the
room in which ii look place was very
much damaged. North american.
THE MILITIA system. BY recent
law of Ohio, all militia musters are done
away. And persons who were before Ii.
able to military duty, i. e. required to go
on regular train four or five days in the
year, are now only required 10 pay an
annual fine of fifty cents or labor two days
on the highways. In Maine also the mi.
litia system is virtually abolished-par-
AIDES are entirely dispensed with, and all
officers are entitled 10 an honorable dis
charge, on application. All citizens of a
suitable age are, however, 10 be enrolled
according to the law of Congress.
How much to the honor Of Vermont
would it be, did she follow suit in this
matter. The adjustment Of the militia
system in this State. would be a great
source OF pleasure to those who are in
clined 10 be industrious, to those incin
ing to the doctrine of non-resisance and
to the dogs. To the first class, the time
spent is a great sacrifice. Tothe second,
such ertensiue and aoarlike preparation,
are exceeding y terrific, and to the last
class, the shriIl tinkIing of tin pans, and
loud shouting of playing boys and fight
ing men, is usually no small source OF
alarm; and the uplifed broomsticks,
cudgels, and old rusty shooting irons
as harmless as rusty-which are uplted
on such occasions, are always regarded
by them as sources of exceeding great
dread, if not great injury. Under these
considerations we 60 for a revision of the
militia system by all MEANS Vergennes
VermOnter.
GAMBLING. A reformed gambler so
called, named Green, is lec,uring at 81.
Louis on the subject OF gaming. He has
published small volume, wherein he
| exposes all the tricks of the trade--the
manner in which convex cares are made,
and how certain kind of card called a
reflector is manufactured and managed.
His disclosures are astounding. The
Southern gamesters have addressed long
epistle to hin, in which they avow their
determination 10 kill him when good op-
porlunily offers. To this he replies in
the papers as becomes a reformer of our-
age and stamina. 'Anti-gaming' pledges
have been got up under his direction and
formidable societies gathered together
N. Y. Pebian.