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C. LEWIS EXPRESS.

By the polteness Of C. X. Lewis the con-
ductor of the Package Express between Bos-
ton via Middlebury to Montreal, we have been
furnished with Wilmer and Smiths Europe
an Times printed at Liverpool. This enter
prise Of Mr.. Lewis is about to become great
convenience to the people on the line. We
are thus every week enabled to send to Bos-
ton for supplies or the execution Of commits
sions which cannot be done in the country, by
a prompt and trusty agent.
The chief article of intelligence in the
Times is an account ofthe great Repeal Ban
quet to O'Connell and the Traversers, which
rook place on the Goth ult in the Music Hall
in Dublin. Multitudes Of Irish Dignitaries in
Church and State were present. After the
customary toasts had been gone through, the
health of MrO' Cornell and the repeal of the
Union were given from the chair. MIR. O'Con-
nell's reply in substance was alluPon every
man of every creed and sect in Ireland to raj
" for Ireland. ireland he said, mustrise and
shall rise. She must be the sister and CO.
equal with England and NOT her slave. Ire
land must take her measures to obtain Legis-
Iative independence. That is the repeal OF
the Union, and the restoration of the Irish
Parliament He announced his intention of
ofredoubling every effort for this purpose.
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Thousands upon Thousands of
Wings in NEW YORK;!

Tuesday last week was proud day for
the Wings of New York. Tho extensive
preparations made for the mighty Mass
Meeting was only equalled by the Thous-
ands and tens Of Thousands assembled from
City and County. Boston, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and New Jersey semi their null
ttudi nous delegations to meet more multitu-
nous delegations from the river Counties.
G gorgeous banners foated i'm all the public
places in the City. Almighty procession was
formed and terminated its march at the Park
and its gathering thousands found them
selves in the area in front of the City Hall
where three stands for Speakers had been
erected. Cassius NJ. Clay was among the
most distinguished and applauded Speak
ers.
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LOUISIANA.

y correspondent gives US cheering
ac ,ount of the Prospects of the Whig par
t. in this State. A mass meeting was
held at TerreDonne, Lafourche, on the
22d ult. to respond to the nominations
made at Baton Rouge. lion. L. Barras
presided. At an early hour the people
commenced assembling and continued to
pour in from every quarter of the Parish
till 3 o'clock: Resolutions having been
Offered by Fl. c. Thibodeaux, speeches
were made by Hon. Z. S. Guion, B G.
I'hbodeaux, Judge II. Gage, T. c..
Nichols and Others The best spirit pre-
vailed. and our corresr ndent adds the
assurance, based on inf rmation received
from different parts of the State, that
Louisiana wal, cast her vote for Clay g.
FreIinghuysen. The right men are on
the stump, vigorously engaged in arous-
ing and enlightening the people
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BIRNEY AT AL
BANY,

There is no doubt that Birney is bound
bauI and foot in coalition with the Loco
party, and that his journey TO the East is to
secure the purposes Of this unhoIy alliance.
We take the following from the Albany Eve.
Journal:
James G. Birney, the Loco-F oco candi-
date for Representative in Saginaw county,
Michigan, made his - first appearance for the
season. before an Albany audience lasteyen-
ing. Curiosity 10 hear what Mr.. Bnney had
to say in defence of his recent enlistment I'M
der the Polk and Texas flag drew a large num-
Der to the City Hall Mr.. Birney, instead of
following Roorback of the Argus and de-
nouncing his own nomination as a "Whis
rriek," made clean breast Of it, admitting
that he tras the candidate Of The Loco Focos of
Saginaw county end aro'cing his determinG
ton TO stand the nomination. Mr., Birnev oc-
cupied mos; of the evening in attacking Mr..
Clay and soft-soaping Mr.. Polk and the Lo-
CO Foco party. He declared himself to be a
democrat" Of the strictest sect, and satisfied
every one who heard him that he was. at
heart, most anxious to see the Polk and Tex
as party triumph over the Wings.
Mr.. Birney met with occasional Interrupt
lions in the course Of his address. After he
bad talked long time against Mr.. CLAY, a
Wing presan; desired that he wculd touch mp
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NEW TRICK.

1t is very difficult to lash the Locofoco edi-
tors and leaders through all the subterfuges
ofdecepton to which they resort to prevent
their followers from sinking into absolute dis
pondency which would be the result Of a cor
rect estimate of their chances of success, in
the Presidential contest. The nearly certain
States for the Wings they set down doubt
full. Those States where Clay has more
than an equal chance they make sure offor
themselves, and of those States where they
have but an equal chance they are absolutely
certain. In the mean time the columns Of
their papers, one filed with the most stupen-
dous chanticIeering, & delusive comparisons of
losses and gains. Every thing Is claimed and
nothing conceded even in the face of the
most indispntable evidence of success to
their opponents where shadow of hope re-
mains for them.
They have recently invented new method
ofdeception, which consists in representing
the Wings in utter dependence in relation to
States where they entertain in reality the
most lively hopes Of "a sweeping victory.
This is iieir game in relation to the States Of
Pennsylvania, Virginia and New York.
When so much is at stake who can suppress
soIicitude, and yet no intelligent Wing has
ever entertained n reasonable doubt that all
these States will cast their votes for Henry
Clay.
Every hour confirms our most decided be-
lief that this will be the glorious result, at
least as to Virginia and New York. In our
humble opinion these States are as safe for
Henry Clay as many ofthe States which
have already shown their preferences for him
in their preliminary elections. Says tho re-
liable Richmond Wing, Virginia is for
Clay? We will not girs you Loco proof?
We demand 10 be beliered because heretofore
eren our enemies ,oin confess IRE hare rOlun-
tdrily deceired no man."
Why should any gallantWhig waiver for a
moment! and why is it that some of our hys-
terical bretheren will place more confidence
in gasconadng loco paper, than in the hon
est representations of their own journals. Be-
leiving with the most sagacions Wings in the
country who have the best opportunities
forming correct judgement, we make our
selves perfectly easy that Clay will succeed
at all events, and probably by the votes Of
New-York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. A
victory in either of these States will be suffi-
cient, while loss Of either to our opponents
will be a certain defeat. Away then with
your Gastardly inquetude and fears. Give
them to the winds, and go to the ballot box
on the 10Th full of hope in an overwhelming
vlctoryl The Locofocos are the tremblers
Silas Wright after three times positively re-
fusing to be candidate would not have at
last acceded to the wishes of the affrighted
loccfocoracy had not the party considered his
nomination as the last hope of success !
Even now he dare not resign his seat in the
Senate.
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THE VOICE OF FREEDOM

The tone of this Third Party organ receut-
y is most decidedly Anti- Clay end Anti
Tariff. The disease Of Locofocoism the last
week seems to have infected nearly every
column of that print. The same may be
said of every third party journal that has for
long time met our eye. With Birney at
their head their mercenary and in many cases
ignorant conductors, are the mere panderers
to party whose principles and policy would
destroy all the great interests ofthe country,
and just as certainly annex Texas and
strengthen and probably forever perpetuate
slavery as Mr.. Clay is defeated, and this deadly
and destructive Locofocracy succeeds. Blu,
there is scarcely doubt of their discomlor
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MILLERISET.

A more frantic and ungoveinabIe fanati-
cism than the Miller excitement never infec-
ted this credulous world. The repeated ref
utations which time has given to its errors
has not cured its followers of their insane de-
fusion.
Twice or thrice before this, has the period
been irreversibly fixed for the Second
Coming of Christ. As many times the
prophesy has Knocked its unhappy believers.
But at last the 22d or 23d of the present
month was finally to verify the fatal vsi-
ion. But on each of these days the sun
arose with its usual brilliancy, and the poor
old doomed earth continued to wheel I'M
scathedu upon its axis.
But alas, the failure of the prophesy will
not remedy its disastrous effects upon the
community. The public Journals from all
quarters are loaded with accounts of the in
sane proceedings of the poor victims of the
delusion.
We regret TO be obliged TO record that the
enlightened County of Addison has been
partially infected with this strange infatua-
ton. In some towns we learn that men and
women have, broken away from all parental
ties, forsakeu their homes, and resorted to
places OF public worship, where they have
remained two or three days, shouting with
joy, weeping with grief, and trembling with
terror in anticipation of the certain approach
Of the awful catastrophe. Parents have aris-
en- at midnight, gone to some stream, and
immersed their children. In Bristol we
learn that men and women assembled the
Mountains in the rear Of the town where
they remained oil night praying and filing
the air with their terrific shouts at the ap-
pearance of the Northern Lights which they
mistook foi the Saviour coming in the clouds.
In Addison we are told the adventers built
fires on Snake Mountain around which they
encamped preparatory to the accomplish
ment of their strange forebodings. One farm
erin Waltham refused to gather bis crops
which his more prudent neighbors were
obliged 10 do for himl Auothe. inhabitant
of She same town indignantly threw away his
pocket book containing money and notes TO
the amount Of 800; women in Vergennes
consigned to the flames a valuable dress and
shawl, never expecting again to need such
expensive fnery.
Should this last great failure ofMillerism by
the lapse of time failto extinguish the balelul
excitement as we trust it will, would it not be
the duty of magistrates 10 interpose and put
an end to its melancholy effects upon the
peace of society. The wretchedness it has
already wrought is scarcely to beimaginod.
and if now the good people will not resume
their reason, and return to their usual occupa-
tons as good and orderly citizens and chris
tians when can SO desirable an event be ex-
pected.
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TO THE LIBERTY PARTY.
BosToN, Oct. ID, 1914.

You have learnt that / have been nomi-
mated for the House OF Representatives of
the Michigan Legislature, by the demo-
Gratis ofthe county in which reside. No
Liberty party organization has been for
med in that county. The nomination
has no relation to party measures, but was
prompted by considerations Of local inte-
rest. My neighbors were told that, if
elected, | would serve the equity. whether
| were nominated by the Democratic Con-
vention, or by the Wing Convention, or by
seccders from both these parties. So con-
WINGED were they ,thaiII would consider my
self as representing the People, and not a
party. Nopledge of party service was pro-
posed-none was given. expect TO be
voted for by Wings as well as by Demo
Gratis. have just received letter from
Wing of Saginaw county, assuring me
that such would be the case
Here is distinct admission that he was
consulted about the Nomination before he
left home, and that he agreed to accept it.
And yet he processes in his Letter TO Mr.
Greeley, to have no Authoritative"
knowledge ofsuch nomination and even
to doubt lis having been made With
the knowledge which he now admits he
had, before he left home, of the nomina-
ton given to him Immediately thereafter,
no honest, fair-minded man could have
written the Letter of the Sth inst to the
Editor of the Tribune. So much for Mr..
Birney's veracity.
And now to his abandonment of prin-
ciple.-He is the Candidate ofthe Liberty
Party for President That party is
pledged to vote the Liberty, Ticket only
And when this fidelity to abolition is re-
quired of the Members of that Party,
what should be the conduct of their Lea
der! When Wing Abolitionists are
called upon and expected to cruelty all
their political affections and to disregard
the momentious issues involved in this
great national conflict, what should be the
conduct of their Presidential Candidate
Should not the man for whom they give
up so much, be true himself! While
Wing Abolitionists are required to give
up the Tariff, to assume the debt of Texas,
and take the chances of War, by throw
ing away their votes upon Mr.. Birney, is
Mr.. Blrney at liberty to accept nomi-
nation from the Loco Foco Party!
MIR. BIRNEY says that his nomination
has no relation to party Measures" Then
what right has he to take it, Is he not
pledged to the Liberty Party!" If. as
he now says, he is "no party man," why
should thousands of Abolitionisis throw
away thoir votes-The Elective Fran
chise is too precious for that Had Mr.
Birney continued faithful they would have
stood by him. He has not only aban-
doned them, and they will leave him to
his fate. He has not only abandoned but
insults and de6cs them Yes he is not
content in trifliug with the suflragcs of
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MIR. BIRNEYS VERACITY.

Those who read this Journal will bear
witness that it has never spoken disre-
spectfully or responsibility, either of Mr..
James 6. Birney, Garrit Smith, Alvan
Stuart, or other Abolitionists Claiming
to prize Human Liberty as highly, and
abhorring Human Slavery as sincerely as
they do, we have not been convinced that
it was our duty to abandon all else to en-
bark wi. h them politically. But we have
never assailed the character or impugned
the motives of those who have thus felt
and acted
is, however, now our imperative duty
to exhibit Mr.. Birney TO the People as a
man who has not only sacra6ced his prin-
ciples, but of impeached veracity. And
we summon Mr. Birney himself to the
stand as the witness to prove these char
ges against himself
In a letter to the Editor of the Tribune
dated Oct. 8, he says -
"If l have been nominated for the Legis-
ldture Of Michigan By the Democrats Of
the county in aOhieh L reside, it has been
since | left home. My relations to the
Liberty party and my incorporating
opposition to both the other parties is as
well understood there as elsewhere If,
then, have been nominated by any por-
ton of my countrymen, it has been neitll-
er as democrat nor as wing. But as |
have received no official or authoritative
notification of such nomination it would
be premature in me now to take any far
ther notice of it Respectfully, &c"
JAMES G. BIRNEY.
This Letter was regarded as a den al
and claimed to be denial, of any knowl-
edge of his nomination. 1t does act say
directly that he had not knowledge before
he left home, of the intention of the Loco
Focos to nominate him; but it was de-
signed to convey and did convey that idea.
Its duplicity, therefore, is as dishonest as
direct falsehood would have been.
In Mr. Birney's missive "To the Lib
erty Party" dated Boston, Oct. Is, he
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

The Electors If Presiden, and Vice Presi-
dent arr chosen in each of the States except
South CaroIin1, by the people, by general
ticket, or The following days in November.
IN South Carolina, the Electors are APP
pointed by The Legislature about the LIST OF
December.
Ncv. l-Pcnnsylvania p Electors, Ohio
%!
Nov. l-Maine Q, New Hampshire 6,
Connecticut Il, Virginia II, North Carolina
H. Georgia 10, Mississippi g. Kentucky H.
/. lama 70, Illinois 0, Missouri :. Michigan
:. ARKANSAS 3.
Nov. New York &c, New Jersey e
h'rs, 9Th and 6.h,) Z, Louisiana C. Tennessee
y
Nov. 6-Rhodc Island 4.
" l1-Nassachusetts Il, Maryland {,
Al1hama9.
Noy. I2-Nermont 6. Delaware 3.
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E Our attention has been called TO the
following errors in our printing Of the Gov
ernor's Message viz:
LIST Paragraph, 1st Column, for exercises read
exercise.
5th Paragraph, lst Column, insert the be-
fore social organization.
llth Par, Sd Col, for "spared one or two
more years." read "spread over &C."
18th Par. Sd Col. for ''the extreme of that
cure" read ''the exercise of that cure"
Ist Par. 4th Col. for "the exactions of I'M
lawful interests" read 'exactons of unlawful
interest"
4th Par, Col, insert 81 cannot" before
"deem my duty discharged"
9th Par, 9TH Col, insert the word ''prose-
cHtiOnS" so as TO make thesentence read, land
the results, that, in practice prosecutions for
such offences are instituted, &c."
Par, : Col, for ian authorized admission
Of new State is nothing less than an attempt
to make new conlederacy," read "an unau-
horized admission" &c.
5th Par, 9TH COL, ''or whether they shall
be slave or all free States" read "whether
they shall oil be slave or all free States"
9th Par. 6th Col, for ''tenants of the noun
tains," read 'tenants Of these mountains"
Last Paragraph 9Th Col, for ''they are ev-
identity great dangers TO be encountered"
read ssfbsre are evidently ~ Sc
Cd Pan. last Col. for, ",rhat will work no de-
liverence hitler from the evils of slavery, or
any over heated zeal for its abolition" read,
'Ihdt will work no deliverance either from
the evils of slavery Of an over heated zeal'' &c.
4th Par, las COL, insert, "of our strength
at home" after 'ofour origin--of uIhistory."
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party, pledged himself 10 srTrort Ecnoe7cfie
men and measures and further pledged himself
ifelectcd not to discuss the subject Of abolition
in The Legislature" These pledges were made
by The gentleman Of " truth and reracity'' al
luded to in the handful as was understood in
behalf of Mr.. B. This we shall show By an
affidavit sworn to by an unimpeachable vii
ness next week. If Birney has deserted the
standard Of Liberty, let his followers desert
him. The proofs are daily multiplying of the
unsincerity and even the mercenary spirit Of
this man. Birney is for himself. He is no
longer an exclusive Abolition candidate. His
proclivity to Loco Focoism is apparent
He has deserted his cOlors.
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@ Birney's acceptance of Loco Foco
Nomination for the Legislature promises to
give US the Electoral Vote of Michigan. Our
cause was jeoparded in that State by Adolf
ton, large number of Wings have taken
ground for the Liberty Ticket. But they
did not, in leaving the Wing party, intend
to be transferred over to Loco Focosm. Nor
will they ratify such a bargain, even though
one of the contracting parties be their candi-
date for President. The idea of voting for
Mr.. Birney as an .4bolition Candidate for
President and at the same time voting for
the same Mr.. Birney as LOco Fooo candidate
for The Legislature, is too preposterous Tor
intelligent, independent FREEMEN.
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Mas. JOE SMITH-GRAND DECISION or
THE PRoPHEr.-A correspondent at Alton,
after stating that the recent murder of Joe
Smith has been followed by dispersion Of
his followers, gives the following interesting
items:-
Mrs. Joe Smith, it is said, has lost all con-
fidence liz she ever had anyl in the Mormon
faith. She will soon retire to some secure
situation, undoubtedly the richest lady IN the
far West. Joe had been amassing money Tor
several years, for the purpose OF eventually
going to Jerusalem, intending to issue proc
lamation calling in the Jews, over whom he
was to be head till the return OF Chrlst upon
the earth-which event he believed wouiu
take place As years from l644.
With reference to this expedition ne VIZ
crowned liking of Israeli in 1874, by 'ne
Council of Fifty, denominated the ''ApcieHl
oeDays." The fifty were all sworn to Sc
crecy. had the factfrom one who ASSISTED
at the coronaiion--divulged since Joe
death. This was the prophets grana DC
sign; aud had it been generally known
would, perhaps, have saved our state HUI
the disgrace and infamy ofperpetratihs
foul a murder" This fact affords Key ="
certain other movements Of the prophe''
which are otherwise wholly inexphcaPie'
Ne5o Bedford Bulletin.
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Arkansas.

The New Orleans papers of the 18th
inst, seem to confirm the news of proba-
bic result of this election published by us
yesterday. We give it as we have it.
Capt. NORMAN, Of the steamboat Louis
Philippe, direct from Little Rock, reports
that every county in the State has been
heard from, and that the Wing candidate
for Governor was elected by $50 major
ity. Also that the Wing candidate for
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PENNSYLVANIA.

We stated last week that Shunk's majority
in Pennsylvania was about 5000. 1t turns
out to be not over $500. Later accounts
than the following say less than 1850. =
The official returns of this election give
Skunk, the Dem. candidate for Governor
I60,959 votes, Markle, Wing, 156,562.-
Shunk's majority in the Stated ,397.-ALbany
Daily.
9 Wings, Native Americans and IL Lo-
cos constitute their Congressional delegation.
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ture, and the overthrow Of their free trade
and slayeocratic allies. We are and ever
have been the firm friend OF Abolition. But
we cannot help the conviction that honest as
we believe the great body ofthe Third party
men to be their leaders are at least as corrupt
and mercinary as they represent the horrid
Wing party against which they are daily
hurting their groundless and savage abuse. e
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Total I45, 3I5 l49,2

In lS4O, at the State election, which
Immediately preceded the Presidential the
Loco Foco majority in Pennsylvania was
1851! In one month, it was changed to
a majority Glover three hundred for HAIR
rIsoN. The Wings Of Pennsylvania
hive thousand less to gain nhw, than they
had then. Who doubts their ability to
give the vote Of their State to Henry
Claw
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AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

In the report of premiums one or two omis-
sions occurred on account of the confused
manner in which the reports were made.
The report on Swine was indeed not hand
ed in at the time. Messrs. Douglass and
Matthews of Cornwall obtained premiums on
Sows instead OF Bears as stated, and Mr..
Horatio Plumbley of Middlebury, who pre-
scented the only Boar exhibited, was RECON-
mended for premium on the ground thatthe
animal was highly meritorious: Also Mr.. Mar
win North Of Shoreham obtained the first pre-
MUM on the best two year old Colt, and Mr..
D. P. Pond of Weybridge in the Cd do.
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THE ELECTION.

Presidential electors are chosen on Fri
day next, Nov. 1st, in Pennsylvania and
Ohio; on Nov. 4th, in Indiana, Illinois, Mich
igan, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Geor-
gia, Virginia, Maine, New Hampshire and
Connecticut; Nov. 9Th, in New York, Louis
lana and Tennessee; New Jersey Nov. 9Th,
9th and 9TH, Rhode Island 9th; Massachus-
and Maryland Nov. 1lth; Vermont and Della
ware Nov. 18th; North Carolina Nov. 18th.