Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-10-11

CHlCAGO.-Chi stands virtually at the
entrance of the valley of the Mississippi, stretch
ing forth hand to the East and the other to the
West, and exchanging in its bosom the products
of both. 1t already numbers some 0,900 lnhablt-
ants--a city hardly ten years old and on every
side new buildings are going up-rows of brick
stores, dwelling houses, and mechanics shops
There is an air of life, freshness and activity a.
bout the whole scene that almost carries one a
way. The Illinois canal, connecting the river of
that name with the lake, is to terminate here. 1t
is for the completion Of this canal that Gov. Davis
has been aborng in behalf Of the State with the
foreign bond holders.
A True MAN.-An attempt was recently made
by wing trader, as we are informed by the Ban
gor Gazette, to bride poor colon ed citizen of thai
place, by offering him barrel of flour if he would
vote for Clay. The poor but honest man spurned
the proposal, and declared himselfresoIved to vote
for Liberty. ...
Gen. Clinch of Georgia, the man who sent to
Cuba for the bloodhounds to hunt the Seminoes,
and who clustered so because Secretary Poinsett
ordered that the hounds should hunt in muzzleS,
addressed a wing meeting in New York city, with
great eclat. Ii must have gratifed Hiram Ketch-
um.- Chronicle.
eG- The discipline of the Rhode Island State
Prison, is said to be so severe and barbarous that
one ont of every four, discharged from that pris-
on, had become manacS. II this is correct, thai
State had better abolish its prison and return To
the practice of fogging and branding, which were
the legal punishments in that State until the last
few years.
E-The following is from the Baltimore Amer
lean, the Lending Clay paper in Md.
'Ifthose who really desire the annexation Of
Texas would consider the subject fairly, they
would probably find that the chances in favor of Il
safe and secure annexation are GREATER With
mr., CLAY IN The Presidential chair than anJ
Otherpaap
A FueE FROM THE SoUrH-Says Baltimore
writer, stWe must look to the Liberty Party, and
rally around its standard. would rather toll in
its behalf--Ev and die With it-sink Nth IL for
eUer, If sink IL must, than swim and prosper with
either fthe other parties. But it will not sink
There is no such word AS fail in the catalogue OF
its principles and acts."-N j. Freeman.
FERTILITY OF TExAs.--An exchange paper
says thata pig of cast iron was planted early II
the spring in Il fine prairie in Texas, and WE have
received adyices that large tree has grown or
the spot, bearing tea-ketes flat-lrons, crow bars
and gridirons.-P icayune. aHe
"SORT YOURSELVES.".-'r is sto
ry (says an English paper Of the officiating min
lister nj the Manchester Collegiate Church hayin!
to marry thirty couple altogether on wht-monday
Towards the end ofthe service, female voice
was heard to cry out, impIprlngly, from the mlds
of the crowd, +" Sir, you have married me to thu
wrong man." The functionary called out, ''Sor
yourselves, sort yourselves" and went on,
Nothing sets SO wide mark between vulga
and a noble soul, as the respect and reverena
love of womanhood A mnn who isaways sheer
ing at woman, is generally coarse profgate o
cuarse bigot.
The crops of Maine were probably never NOR
abundant The fears of the farmers, that tn
frost would not allow the corn and potatoes 4
come to maturity, are dissipated by the delightful
weather Oftwo weeks past Those crops are OH
ofdangsr,