The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-03-14

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| sum equal IN many cases to the value o
their load. A more pernicious and i'm
, polite requirement was never made. /
is consoIing 10 reflect however that ths
Canadians will suffer the consequence.
themselves. and that our citizens if fore
warned, will lose nothing Burlington
Sentinel.
=, The United States Senate.
This bod y is now full, and consists OF
20 Wings, 20 Democrats. Ga the Sd OF
March, 1916, II Senators go out, OF
whom Is are Wings Democrats, leav.
ing in the Senate, as it now stands, l6
Wings and 10 Democrats. TO secure a
majority after that time will require the
Wings to elect, next year, eleven Sena-
tors, or the Democrats to elect eight OF
the II States that will have to elect Sena-
tors, the State Governments of 10 are now
In the hands of the Democratic party, viz
Maine, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Indiana, Michigan, Virginia,
Tennessee. Mississippi and Missouri; and
Pennsylvania and Ohio, are divided
Out of these the Wings have 10 carry 6,
TO add to the States of Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware and
Maryland, already in their hands, or else
they will not have the control Of the SEN
ate, and it will be barren victory even il
they carry Mr.. Clay. The strife will be
severe in the contested States to carry the
State Legislatures next iaIl.-Emancipa-
tor.
1.-THE GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN"
is the title ola new Liberty paper, just
commenced at Montpelier, Vermont. 1t
is published every Saturday, by ]. Po-
land, and edited by J. G. AspenWaII. Its
motto is "Gve me Liberty or give me
Death" lis columns give evidence of tai
ent aud energy, and we doubt not that the
paper will be an efficient helper in the
good cause. There are now two Liberty
papers in Vermont the freeman and the
Voice of Freedom, the latter Of which is
published at Brandon. Vermont, some
years ago, dared 10 cast her electoral vote
for William Wirt-is there not still too
much virtue in her Green Mountain boys
to permit her giving her vote for the du.
eist and STAKEHOLDER of Ashland? In
1874 she should give her vote for Birney
the just. Will she not? What say you,
brothers Aspen wal, Eolcomb and Brown?
Why should she not?-Christian Free,
man.
There is no reason why she should
not. Vermont will answer these questions
next fall.
SINGULAR SUICIDE. We learn that
on Sunday (25lh uIt.) Mrs Rice, Of Ln
nenburg, VI, a woman somewhat advanc.
ed in years, committed suicide, by the use
of razor applied to her throat. The Ia
mily going to church, left her alone il
the mouse. During their absence she had
occasion 10 90 out doors, and unl0rtuna!e
Iy made misstep, and ia berfall, received
great personal injury-so much that she
was barely able 10 return to the house
and resolved TO commit the fatal act. We
understand the deceased was an exempIa.
~ and amiable woman.-NOrM Star.
AN IMMENSE FORTUNE. The Su.
preme Court of the United States, now
sitting at Washington, in the case of Mrs
Gaines, (wife of Gen. Gaines as heirs a
law of the late Daniel Clark, have decid-
ed in her favor, which places her in pos
session Of property estimated at $4,000,
900 or $l5,O00000.
la the Girard will case, Us. the city of
Philadelphia, in which an attempt 10 in
validate the will so far as regarded the
bequest to that city, the Court have decid-
ed in favor of the Corporation, and 10
sustain the wllL-Norlh Star.
RETURNED. S. S. Wright and Aaron
Dresser two citizens Of New York, who
participated 10 the instruction in Canada
several years ago, were tried and sect to
Van Dieman's Land by the British au-
.horities have returned to their homes by
way of London, afer an absence of four
years. These men were released, with |
several others, for general good conduct.
They have published letter in the New
York Tribune in which they state fifty |
four Americans are still in captivity in |
Van Dieman's Land u. S. Sat. Post.
TALKING MAcHINE.-They have a
talking machine on exhibition IN New
York, which excies a great deal of curl
osity We have more than one 10 Hart
ford, somewhat differently constituted, it
is true, bat with just ABOUT as mucn intel
lect and independence. Or. Freeman.
GONE, The ice in Lake Erie has en-
lireIy disappeared-Mercnrg