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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-12

gEPThe Cincinnati HeroH (Aboli-
ion)wanis to know lift will have our help
to elect an anti. Slavery President in '48.
No, sir; probably not, So long you
and your clan do your best to defeat such
anti Slavery men as Johu z. Adams,
William Siade, Joshua r Glddlngs, and
scores like them, casting your votes SO as
to elect Gag Law, Texas, Mail robbery
Loco Focos in their places we beg to be
excused from any alliance with you
Had some forty of you gone openly over
to the Loco FOcoS where you belong
and will ultimately land, we should now
have had an anti stop-the- Mail ,auti'Gag
Law President elect, instead OF one who
is Just The opposition ali these questions,
and who voted against even slavehol-
der's proposition lor the mole eftectual
suppression of the A lc0n Slave Trade.
You, Thin Patty wire workers! lorced
this man upon us, instead OF the only
anti Texas candida,e who could possibly
be elected On your guilty heads shall
rest the curses OF unborn gcneralions!-
Riot in your in'amy and rejoice in its
triumph, bat never ask US to unite with
you in any thing! We prefer Calhoun
and McDuffie to you. They al least tight
a manly battle. and win what they win
fairly You do the irtIest Journeywor<
Of party which despises you, and which
will pay You for the victory you have
given them by trampliug on your Petit
lious and robhing the Mails Of your pa
pers. And you will have the conso!a-
ton OF knowing that you have deserced
it all. IN Y Tribune
If this country has become so debased
that no man, but he who is theoretically
and practically Shareholder, can be e,
Iected President of the United States, it
seems about time that reform was al
! least begun When the free States have
Al majority in the House Of Representa-
tives, and this TOO after allowing every
| fire SlnreS to count as much as Miet
Freemcn in the apportionment,i if no mar
who is not a STAKEHOLDER, can be elected
it shows that the people of the North are
sorerned by the slave power,and that they
lore 10 hare II SO! ! presume no spec
cial objection would be raised by Adolf
lionists, who are Wing in principle, It
Messrs Adams Slade and CiddIngs, di
they but see it their duty to wl'hhol
their support from Shareholders, and wer
ready to do what they could constitution
al y for the overthrow of slavery. M
Greeley is an able man, and have con
sideIcd him H5sraL man, but the ide
thrown out, that those who voted 70
} Brneywere morally guilty, because 9th
er men elected James X, Polk Presider
/ of the United States, sounds more lik
0 the whimpering of a pserish, spoiled ehila
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-12
BRIGHTON MARKET. -- DEc. 2.
IRepoltcd for the Boston Morning Chronicle.l

Atmarkct $40 beef cattle, IL yokes working
oxen 2s cows and caves, 1900 sheep, and 1850
swine.
Piices-Beef cattie-Exlra S. 90 first quality
SS4 so a>4 IS; second qulhy, "a %; third quail
lily. $3 so.
H'Oykitg oren--At $40 so, $f95,
Cons & Cutges AT W. $24 5OAnd $34.
SHEEP : Sales not noticed.
StCtne.- Wholesale IA i C. sows and barows
Retail A. for sous and for barrows.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-12

A MATRIMONIAL OFFER IN HIGH
LITG.-The Kentucky glanless, who is
only six feet eleven inches high, has had
an Offer of marriage from one nearly her
equal, lin size, we presume) but for rea-
sons not known, refused TO wed. She has
also been Offered $4,000 per year by "A
company, who Intended TO have offered
her as an exhibition, but she wonId On no
consideration accept. She was born in
Fleming county, Ky, of poor parents
Her father is ofoIduary size, her mother
is rather under the common stature. The
girl is % years of age, and seoul in pro-
por ion TO her height. What pity she
lid not accept the offer Of marriage. Her
refusal cuts off the chance for race Of
giants in the West. - Bee
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-12

This report is quite leogIhy. Some
extracts will doubtless be interesting to
our readers, as they should interest every
freeman in the nation.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-12

sustain the Department IN all oil It's IegH-
innate expenditures.
am sustained in the expression of this
opinion, not ouly from the ordinary chan>
nels Of public information, but by he
judgment of the very intelligent and high
lv respectable Chamber Of Commerce O.
the GUY of New York, as expressed IN
their letter to the Department, copy OF
which. ard the reply TO it, accompanies
this report.
If the Department is left TO lean on s
own resources nm prepared TO recom>
mend a reduction of letter postage 10 five
aud ten cents The single letter, as hereto
fore recommended by me in report to
the Senate of he United States of the 5tb
Of January, 1913, upon the terms and con
ditions indicated in hat report, to which /
respectfully ask leave TO refer you.
In previous reports, have had The hon
or TO express to the President # the U 5.
aud through him Ia Congress, the opInIon
it was unjust that the whole expense Of
transporting the public correspondence
CT the Government should be charged up
on he business and friendly letters of the
citizen: also to urge the necessity of re-
peaIing or modifying the ranking prlvi-
le2e. The opinion remains unchanged,
also suggested the mode by which the
Government should compensate the De
partment for the Transmission and delivery
of its correspo ndeuce, aud the ranked let
lers OF public fuuctionaries. That mode
was the assumption, by the Government,
OF the amount pad by The Department.
for railroad transportation either by the
purchase Of the right, permanently, or by
annual appropriations.
This portion o: expenditures for trans
portation being Fixed, or nearly so, and
not of character to De unnecessarily in
creased under the Influence of local. feel
ings or jealousy, no! unlrequenty invoked
in legislation on subjects affecting local
Interests, would not greatly exceed, if at
all, in the course of time, the amount of
postage which should be charged upon the
Government and legally ranked letters OF
public officers.
By existing laws, all railroads, when
completed, are declared to be mail routes,
and are from necessity, adopted by the
Department as the means of Transporting
the mail There is no danger that they
will be unnecessarily multiplied by Con.
gress. as is 100 often The case OF ordinary
mail roules.
The remainder of this report is mainly
occupied in stating the inroads upon The
Post Office Department, by pricate mail
carriers, and suggesting more efficient
laws 10 guard The government establish
ment, which at present we have not
room TO insert. This report | think of
more general interest than IA good share OF
the Message. and would gladly inser! the
whole, had we sufficient room for that and
other matter.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-12

DISEASED PoTAToEs. Mr. Fl. Nj.
Paine, of the optical works at Oxford,
N1ss., has applied glass that magnjies
5000, 10 the diseased part of the potatoes,
and 6nds them filled with anmalcn &c with
bodies like h. solder ant, aud like the
hairy garden spider. He thinks there is
no epidemic among potatoes, but that the
disease is caused by these insects.
Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

0o-The Democratic National Convention" as
sembled at Baltimore on Monday the 9th ult., and
after a stormy session Of tosr days, agreed upon
the following ticket: ~ ,s.s..,...,.., .-t
For PEesSdeat-JAAGEs K. PoLK, Of TENNESSEE
Pace President M. DALE.As, of Penn.!!
The first day and half Of the Convention was
spent in an angry debate on resolution introduced
BY the opponents Of Mr.. Van Buren, requiring vote
oftwo thirds to make anomination. This resolution
was strongly opposed BY MIR. v. BIS real friends,
but sustained by those who were pledged against
their own wishes to vote for him, and was thus
carried by vote Of lie to lls. In the afternoon of
the second day. seyen ballotings were had, without
making choice Of candidate for President, as
follows: ~ r -
Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

II will be seen that on the first ballot MIR, Van
Buren, had majority Of ~ over all others, and &C.
cording to oil democratic usages was entitled to
the nomination. Moreover candidate that leads
on the first ballot, generally increases his vote ON
the second; but as number voted for Van Buren,
merely to obey instructions, his vote decreased on
each subsequent ballot until on the It'll he was "a
below Cass At this stage of the proceedings great
disorder and confusion prevailed, and an adjourn.
ment took place until the next morning. Mean.
time the Van Buren, leaders concerted plan to de.
feat Cass, Buchanan and johnson, al all events
and to this end Gov. Hubbard of New Hampshire,
Van Buren, man. nominated James K Polk Of the
State of Tennessee, whose ant.tari and annexation
views We're known to be satisfactory to the south,
and on the I'd ballot that morning MIR. Van Buren,
was withdrawn, and Polk received over two thirds
OF all the votes, and was thereupon declared to be
the candidate Of the Democratic party for President
of the United States, amid cheers, stamping and
groans. The Cass-ites and Johnson-ites were NOR
tilted beyond description.
The question Of President having been disposed
Of, Mr.. Walker Of Mississippi named Silas Wright
Va 4SSWs1OthS VICE FTSSiOent, ana ne received
all the votes Of the convention but l2, and was
thereupon unanimously nominated. Silas, howev-
er, who il one Of the strongest men in the nation,
could not be induced to run on ticket behind Mr..
James K. Polk, and Indignantly declined the honor
in letter to B. F. Butler which was read on
Thursday morning, when the convention proceed
ed to vote for another candidate. Buchanan was
named, but his friends protested against Ills being
voted for, and Col. Johnson was also withdrawn.
Marcus Morton could have had the nomination, but
wouldn't take it. Finally, after two ballotings, Mr.
George M. Dallas, third rate lawyer Of Philadel-
phia, was selected, and then the convention adj
journed under the full conviction that their candi-
dates could net carry over half dozen states. The
wings at Washington allow them only New Hamp-
shire, Mississippi and Arkansas. 90"
Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

Motion to insert zina Winter. Yes ana uuys
ordered. Yeas %, nays cal
- - TRswslay .ASosning, LEay 80.
Mr.. Foster Of New Haven, called up the resolu-
ton appointing committee to revise the laws Of
this State.
MessTs. Foster, and Swift remarked in favor Of
the resolution, and Messrs. Dixon and Palmer in
opposition, when the debate YVES interrupted BY
the consideration Of the report upon the Insane
Poor and ACCOMMODATING resolutions, which were
made the order Of the day at 10 o'clock The res
olutions as amended by the Senate. authorizes the
Governor, as commissioner, to make contract with
the Insane Retreat at Hartford Tor the reception OF
insane poor persons, whose parents or guardians
not able to bear the expense, and to apprCpri-
ate for that purpose $3000 in addition to the sum
of $4,000, appropriated at the last session.
Mr.. Stuart, chairman Of the committee, said this
is question upon which the members Of this
House can unite in harmony, free from all local
strife and political prejudice. That the subject
might be properly understood, ne proposed to oiier
few facts, not embodied in the report. Mr.. s.
then remarked with much eloquence upon the
change which had taken place within few years
in the treatment of the insaneand stated at length
the grounds upon which the appropriation urged
were based.
Mr.. Dixon said that upon this question he thought
there could be difference Of opinion, but as it
was one Of great importance he called for yeas and
nayss resolution passed unanimously.
Mr.. Swift continued his remarks upon the reso-
lution intercepted by the calling for the order OF
the day.
Some further discussion and explanation ensued
between Messrs. Brooks, Palmer, and Dixon, when
the resolution passed.
.atternoon.
Resolution authorizing treasury order in favor
of Hon. Charles B. Phelps, and Samuel J. Hitch
, of Aooks fn rn-
Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

justice Dill Tor Hartford county, passed.
.Qft9n0Oas ltg
Report Of committee on education, against bill
for an act repeating act Of ~ respecting common
schools. accepted.
Bill for an act repeating act Of 42 abolshing i'm
prisonment for debt, read first time.
Report Of committee on education, in favor Of
adding $500 to the $500 appropriated for the deaf
and dumb. on account Of elk persons unprovided
for, accepted.
Inquiry was made when lhe committee On the
health Of Mr.. Niles would be ready to report, with
q view TO have full house when the subject came
up. The chairman replied that after few days
they would be ready.
Report of committee on Judiciary, in favor Of res
toration Of Isaac Minor to forfeited rights, except
that Of electoT, accepted.
Report of committee ON Judiciary, against the
bill for an act exempting the property Of married
women from attachment for the husbands debts,
came from the Senate with amendments to the bill.
The amendments were adopted by the house.
Report of committee on interpretations in favor
Of petition Of Human Wakefield, for incorporation
otWinslsd park fOunt comps accepted.
Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

Monday Morning, May 81.
The committee on Claims, to whom was referred
4 resolution granting to Gilbert Allen, Sheriff Of
Hartford County, $l0, 30, to pay him for attending
of It. Gov. Holabird reported that such attendance
was not necessary, and that the resolution ought
not to pass. Resolution negatved
Mr.. Swift offered bill for public act providing
that no Justice of the peace shall have jurisdiction
in any case in which he shall have drawn the writ
or declaration. Mr.. s. explained the merits of the
bill and the evils intended to be remedied by it,
Messrs. Palmer, Cook, Lippit and Beardsley of
Monroe, also advocated the passage of the bill
Read three times and referred to committee on the
Judiciary. z se VS. IN 81.
Mr. Swift offered resolution appointing COM
mittee of three to revise the Statute Laws Of this
State and make report to the next session; and d-
recting the Judiciary committee to nominate suita
BILE persons to be appointed on that committee
Advocated by Messrs Swift and Beardsley Of Mon
roe, and opposed by Messrs. Copp and Huntington.
On motion Of Mr.. Foster laid on the table,
q. ~ .afteTnOOn.
Report Of Commissioners on Housatonic Rail
road came from the Senete referred to committee
on Banks House concurred. '5s
The committee on Interpretations other than
Banks, reported favorably onthe petition Of Thomp
sonville Manufacturing Company, for leave to in
crease their capital the sum Of 100000. Petition
granted.
The committee on CLAIMS, reported favorably
on the petition Of Stanton Pendleton, for rsmune-
ration for expense incurred narresting pckpockets,
and a resolution granting him $45,s1 Resolution
passed.
Resolution laying State tax Of one cent on the
. dollar on the list of 1S43. Passed.
3 Petition Of 1870 ladies of Meriden, praying the
Legislature to make laws for the punishment Of Sc
Siuction and RIGHTEOUSNESS in every form.
Mr.. Brooks moved its reference to the commit
tee on the Judiciary, with instructions to report at
an early day. Carried.
The committee on Interpretations other than
Banks, on the petition of Housatonic Railroad
Company for leave to sell its surplus and forfeited
stock, reported fayorably with resolution. Res
olution passed. $3.50
Resolution from the Senate raising committee
to inspect the Executive Journal and Record. Laid
ON the table,. .s.st az sa.S
The committee on Interpretations other than
Banks reported favorably the petition of Robert
Schuyler and others, for act of incorporation and
a bill incorporating them into joint stock corpo-
ration. with capital not exceeding 100000 Bill
passed. 1se a s@.5s7s
Resolution granting Marcellus Clark and James
B. Carpenter each 32, 80 for their services mem
bers Of this House to the 18th inst. Passed.
! Resolution reviving the charter of the Kent Iron
Furnace Company, to enable it to close up its con-
Germs. Passed. ,,55 a-
= Resolution making the report of the committee
Taxation the order of the day for Thursday next
at 2 o'clock, P. M. Passed. II H
z Resolution passed appointing the following
T,,do of o1safo axyizst
Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

The Wings Of Litch6eld are requested to meet
at the Mansion House on Txsusaey EDeniag,
june 8, at O'Clock for the purpose Of re-Orgsni-
zing the CLAY CLUB, and electing officers for the
next six months. Ageneral attendance isrequest-
cd. By order efERe Erecsssiue Cemmittee.
Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

Bill passed appointing Justices Of the Peace for
Tolland County. .eu.s
Friday Morning, May 81.
Report Of committee on the subject Of fugitive
slaves recommending bill repeating existing acts,
and forbidding state magistrates and ministerial Of
laid on the table, and 800 copies ordered.
Resolutions appointing Daniel Hatch state direc-
tor Of Bridgeport bank; Joseph Brooks. Connecti-
cut bank; Eli B. Bennett, Fairfield CO. bank Pc
ter d. Irish, New London bank; John G. Palmer,
Windham bank referred to committee on banks.
Bill for an act taxing ordinary personal property
per ct. and capital invested in business per ct.
read twice, and referred to committee on judiciary
Report Of committee on judiciary, unfavorable
to bill respecting turnpike roads. with another
bill, read, and new bill read three times and passed
This bill provides that when commissioners have
thrown open gate, and they are notified in prop
er form, that the road needs repair, the selecten
Of any town interested may repair at the expense
of the company, if town meeting direct, and may
charge over to the company no tolls to be collect
ed till bill is paid.
resolution appointing John Wilcox, ESQ.,, brigadier
general Of ed regt I'd brigade Connecticut militia
accepted.
Bills for acts establishing number Of jurymen in
Naugatuck and Waterbury, and declaring Manga.
tuck part Of probate district Of Waterbury, passed
Resolution respecting sale Of surplus stock ofthe
Housatonc railroad CO. modified in Senate, so that
the stock shall not be sold at less than $50, and
that the avails shall be assets for payment Of debts,
passed
Resolution passed appointing Joseph Wood,
judge Of New Haven county court.
Resolution passed appointing Edwark A. Corn.
wall, Green Kendrick, and Hoadley Bray, commits
sioners for New Haven county.
Resolution passed appointing judges Of probate
e. AY.... - Al
Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

{ 0o'The Steamer CaledOnia arrived ii Boston On
the soth ult in twelve and half days from Liy-
erpOOl The news d unimportant. The Texas
treaty had caused some surprise in England. and
had been alluded 10 By Lord BEOugham in ne
House Of Lords. and all parties there deny having
contemplated. in connection with this question,
the least interference with the institutions Of the
United States.
u ID reported that Daniel 0ACanen - about 10
marry the sister Of Distinguished of TSin-
ity College, and stannch member q the Chuvch
q England. olia oIa az
Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

OOooC bHTKnamStoG.
Gideon Hall,jr." winchester.
Justice bills for Litchfeld CO. passed. M
Bill for an act respecting school commissioners,
taken up, and referred to committee on Judiciary.
ae .3lae aq afternoon.
Remonstrance Of Charles r. Holcomb, against
petition Of CRANKY turnpike company referred to
committee on roads and bridges.
Resolution appointing Isaac N. Prior state direc.
tor OF New Haven Bank, referred to committee on
banks.
Resolution appointing Ezra Chapel, James
Goodwin, u, and Philip S. Galpin, bank commits
sioners, laid on table.
Motion to reconsider vote Of yesterday amending
the resolution appointing Middlesex CO. commits
sioners- negatived-64 to 49, The difficulty on
this subject arises from disputes between northern
and southern portions Of Middlesex CO. Motion to
erase Erastus Strong, and insert Ozias Holmes
lost-S7t TO 80. The resolution as amended passed.
Resolution appointing John C. Palmer, Judge of
Middlesex county court read.
Mr.. Pratt moved to insert Eliphalet A. Buckley.
Amendment made--S4 to &c.
Resolution passed appointing Holbrook Curtiss,
Judge Of probate for the district of Watertown
Resolution from county meeting appointing BENZ.
Pinney, Judge of Tolland county court.
Motion to insert the name of Hiram Rider n.
dopted:l
Resolution appointing Ralph Gilbert, Ephraim H.
Hyde. Cd, and zalmon Cross, commissioners for
Holland CO.
MOTION 10 SUBSTITUTE the names OF Walter n. Kib.
be, Oliver H. King, and Thomas Clark; carried,s3
to So.
Resolutions appointing judges of probate for Toll
land county as follows: .fIE
Loren p. Waldo, district Of Tolland.
Motion to amend by inserting the name of Eli
sha Stearns. Yeas and nays ordered. Yeas OF,
nays 81. Adopted.
: Pheneas TalcOtt, District of Ellington.
Zalmon StOrrs, Mansfield.
AIonzo w. Birge, {" :" Hebron.
Motion to insert name of Abner Hendee, aiop-
ted.1
Orscn Wood, district Of Somers.
motion to substitute Walter r. Kibbe, casfila.l
Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

o. s. BGak-Geo. d. Dallas was in the Senate
Of the United States in 1891, md voesd fos the bill
to re-charter the Bank Of the United States which
was vetoed by Gen. jackson. He afterwards, how.
ever. united in the cry Of " down with the Bank"
and obtained q . reward for his conversion mis-
sion to Russia, with salary and outfit Of $4,000.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-15
THE DIFFERENCE.

There is an important difference in the charac-
ter of the triumph which the Democrats have won
in The Union, and that at which our opponents
have arrived The Wings brought forward
number Of measures of a partisan character
the Bank, the Tariff Distribution, Internal I'm
provcments-and attempted 10 force them on the
acceptance of the nation. The Democratic par
~ stood in an attitude of simple hostility TO all
these measures They have not sought to arm
the Government with one new power or to force
a single repulsive measure on their opponents. II
the Federalists had regained an ascendancy in
the Union, we would have had 10 submit to the
Introduction Of a policy which we regard as i'll
contravention of the spirit Of the Constitution,
corruptive, subversive of the rights OF the States
UNEQUAL and unjust in its operation. In obtain
ing an ascendancy in the nation, the Wings would
have acquired new and dangerous powers;
the administration of the Government would
have been armed with new patronage, and aided
bv powerful Institutions, for all future contests
with the people.
We, on the other hand, have sought and obtain
ed control in the general government, Tor the pur-
pose OF depriving that government OF The exercise
of all doubtful powers and of all new means OF
influence. We have sought TO impose no new
measure Of policy on our opponents we nave
merely resisted their attempts to re-establish Inc
rejected policy OF former years-measures which
have all been sngy rejected, and which present
ed together in this contest, ia circle of compen-
sations," as Mr. Clay called them,) have been,
we trust, finally and conclusively condemned by
the people
1t should be the proudest part OF our triumph,
and should help TO reconcile our opponents 10 their
defeat that in our victory there is no element OF
tyranny TO the minority over whom it has been
won.-fAUany Atlas.