Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-11-22
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

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officially made, this method is adopted by
number of the citizens of the county, who
are against the granting of licenses, to invite
all who agree with them in opinion, to as
semble in County Convention. at the Eagle |
Hall in Williston, on Thursday the 2Slh day
of November instant, at 10 A. NJ, for the
purpose Of nominating three County Com
missioners favorable to their views.
All the freemen of Chitlenden County
who have seen enough of the manifold evils
which follow the traffic in intoxicating drinks,
and are disposed to assist in the manner
pointed out by law, TO eradicate them, are
earnestly invited to be present "A, the meeting.
Burlington, Nov. 9Th, 1914.
DAGUERREOTYpE MINIATURES.
Messrs. BIxBY and DoANE, having receive
ed instructions and purchased an apparatus
from Meade and brother who have spent
some time in this place, are now taking cap
ha Daguerreotypes. They have all the la
test improvements in the art, and have been
eminently successful in taking great num-
Der of likenesses. Nothing can exceed the
delicate and faithful por,ra,ture of this won
derful invention. 1t transfers the features
and expression with the exactncss of mir
ror, and by the new process Of gliding as 1t
is called, fastens the impression inenacebly
upon the plate. We advise all who desire TO
preserve valuable memenioes of themselves
or their friends, to call on Messrs. Bxby g.
Doane, over Colc & Rohinson's, where they
can see the ILLNESSES Of their neighbors, and
satisfy themselves as to their correctness.
, The Hartford Couranl makes some very
opposite and very jus, remarks upon the con
duct of some of the Connecticut abolitoniss
!, and Loco Foco opposers of Annexation a,
p the recent election. Some twelve or fifteen
of them in Colebrnok, says the Courant, who
were opposed TO the Texas project, cased
their conscences by putting on the back OF
their tickets" The depcsi;or Of this ballot
;, 10 opposed to the annexation Of Texas
A part of them then added" and dlssats-
:, fed wit, the decision Of the Baltimore Con.
venton which sacrificed Mr.. Van Buren, be.
cause he would not bow down TO Southern
-, Nabobs." 1t IS rare thing to find among
l. our opponents a man who is not ready to sac.
rifce principles for party, and it does not re.
qnire very extraordinary discernmen, to per.
r ccive the class to winch these ColebrooI
Locos belong. They had better openly
adopt for their motto" Party, not princi
' pies"
The New Bedford Mercury has inielli
gcnce of the death of Mr.. Kean, one Of the
English missionaries at Tahiti. 1t seem.
that on the 20lh Of June, the natives assem-.
bled at Poin. Venus; this being thought toe
=, near the Bay of Papelle, for general safety
the French Governor, at the head Of 400
Z troops, marched against them. The native
received intelligence of his approach, am
placed themselves in ambush. The native
.r allowed the main body to pass, but as TN
&C. rear guard were passing in front of the En-
,c glish Mission House, they opened their fir
: in IA direct line with the house. Mr.. Kean
one of the missionaries, who was walking i
his verandah, was struck by ball and kille
= instantly.
II Touch OLD TUCERNUCK.-Thes sturdy oil
- Wings Of the far of islet of Tuckernuci
., situated some eight or ten miles between sun
of rise and Nantucket, were promptly at I'll
nails AND r,vo tbair yotoe f,r " i;r prp -
,r piles early on The morning of the day of cleo
ar ton, several Of them being upwards of sew
re cn,y years of age. How thoroughly shout
such conduct as this put to shame some c
eneminatc brethren on the main land-wi,
;s are unwilling to travel few miles over
ca good road TO the ballot boxes, if the wealle
,r chances to be little unpleasant.
tie VmLAINoUs FRAUp-The Loco Foco
he of Louisiana seem to have resor.cd to fraud
rs, more stupendous even than were practise
j. in any other section of the U9ion. 1t seem
s. thai, the night before the EleHion, numbe
IN of Wings learned that steamer had bee
xi freighted with Locofoco voters for the paris
of of Paqnemines. They accordingly hire
lat steamboat to ascertain the truth of tn
n. case, and on reaching the wharf, found thu
ay the steamer had landed about $50 person
" who were then taking out certificates {
'ly qualification. They soon proceeded 10 Il,
nd polls, and another boat of Locofoco votcl
e- soon arrived. The whole mass, maxim
ay some $50 persons, then deposited the
rotes for Polk g. Dallas. Great number
of them were known by the Wings to belon
&c, to New Orleans, and We, not the slghtc
las o"Jec''o" was MAUI W NV" wing '"