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We do not see bat the democrats are
as tricky and as ready to change faces
with the latitude, as the Wings. lie Yer
mont, where the Texas imposture finds
very Iitlle matter to feed on, the annexa-
ton plot cannot be made popular. even
with all the appliances of the Democratic
party. The Vermont Patriot is therefore
obliged TO "disabuse The public mind'' by
attempting 10 make its readers believe,
what even it does not assert, that the i'm
medi,te annexation OF Texas is not rec
ognized measure of the party, as SUCH
The first argument IS that Mr. Folks fa-
nous answers in favor OF Immediate an
nexation were not made with any refer
ence TO the presidential nomination" 1t
will take good deal to make common
folks believe this, any how. The Patriot
then tries to make it appear that Mr.. Van
Buren, was not rejected on account of
Texas. But he will not say even this,
because it will be right in the face OF Gen.
Jackson, who declares point blank, in his
letter of June IA. 1874 that ,'Had he, Mr.
Van Buren,, come out for immediate an.
nexallon he would have received the
unanimous vote of the Convention as a
candidate for the presidency, and would
have been elected by the South and west
by reclamation"
That settles the question. Then the
Convention, that officially represented the
Democratic party as such, aud that binds
the party as far as party can be bound
to the remuneration of Texas at the ear
hest practicable period-wihout any ifs
or ands Immediate and unconditional
Nothing less than this would have quieted
The rampant overseets, who had the north
ern leaders like sheep in pen, The ats
tempt of the Patriot to escape from the
Texas opprobrium by babbling about Or~
egon, and the FederaIists, is 100 paItry for
this latitude. The Patriot must know
that when Calhoun, now the dictator of
the party, took the seals as secretary OF
state, he declared publickly his readiness
to split the difference with Eng and on the
Oregon question. And that is the posi-.
lion of the whole democracy of the South
except few fre-eaters of the great valley.
-Emancipator and Weekly Chronicle.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, 1914.

ito the Court House in Montreal. The
prosecution was conducted by Hon. John
Boston, Sheriff of the District of Montreal.
Council for the prisoner, Messrs. J. G.
HubbeIl and H. G, Robbins. The ex-
animation lasted three days, and resulted
in the commitment of the prisoner. He
is now in Clinton County Jail awaiting
an order from the Executive for his deliv-
cry to the British authorities, 10 be tried
for the crime charged against him at
Montreal.
This is the second case of demand of
fugitives from either country, since the
Ashbuuon treaty, according to the provs-
ion of which, the demand was made
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AN INNOCENT MAN HUNG by A MOB
Under this caption, the Paris (Mo) Mer-
curry narrates some curious particulars
connected with mob law. Some years
since Mr.. James Barnes, son of Aquil-
la Barnes, of Missouri, was hung BY
mob in Arkansas, because he was sus-
pected ofhaving murdered the "Wright
family" iu one Of the counties of that
State, Barnes to the very last asser
ted his innocence, but the mob were
memorable and he was hanged by them,
II now appears from statements in the
Van Buren, Gar lntoligencer that the
real murderers have been found, and
are in confinement at Fayetteville, in that
State There are three of them, by the
names of Star and Reese, and they are
said to have frequently boosted Of the
crime. They will be convicted, it is
said on the testimony OF many Witnesses
to these confessions; but their conviction
will not restore the innocent man TO life,
nor save his murderers from the stngs
of remorse for so cruel an act,
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ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY. Du.
ring the heavy shower last Saturday
night, the Cashier of the Bank (Mr
Warnef) of this place, was awakened by
the noise ofsome one attempting to break
into the parlor, adjoining the Banking
Room in which he slept. He immedi-
a'ely arose and went to the window,
and by the flash of the lightning could
distinctly discern man endeavoring to
raise the window, by some iron pry. Al
though he made considerable noise, so
much so, that he thinks the person at
the window must have heard him, still
the effort TO raise the window was per-
servered in till it was raised an inch;
when, as Mr.. w. passed from one
window TO the other, he partially upset
a table and other things, which made so
much noise, that the robber fled. 1t is
that there must have been
more than one gagged in the attempt,
and that foul play must have been con-
templated upon the Cashier, if necessa-
nv to obtain their end There was
eight thousand dollars in drawer out
of the vault, done up for special use on
Monday morning, which could easily
have been teken The end of large
file was found next morning, broken off
in trying to raise the windows, both Of
which show marks of strong attempt
to raise them. - Vermont Observer, Al
gust Ill.,
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MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. Death OF
The Rec. Palmer Dyer, sou Of Edward
Dyer ofthis tOaon. Rev. Mr. Dyer with
a party Of ladies, left Keesevile, N. Y,
about 4 o'clock, p. M. on Thursday last,
to visit a spot about two miles distant, re-
markable for its majestic scenery, where
the river Ausable runs by perpendicular
rocks which rise to the height of 100
feet on both sides. In attempting to as
sist one ofthe ladies over bridge of poles
he lost his balance and fell backwards a.
bout fifteen feet into the current, he rose
and continued with his head above the
surface apparently struggling with the
stream, until he was carried beyond the
view of those who were looking on, with.
out being able TO assist him. His body
was not found until Saturday afternoon,
in IS feet of water; his watch had stop
ped at 20 minutes past four. Thus in less
than half an hour, from the time he left
the house OF his friends in KeesevIle, he
ceased to be numbered among the living.
Rutland Her. Aug 8.
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the first great national work in literature
issued as yet by the government. 1t is
to be printed in Philadelphia.
the LAW AND THE HoRsE.THIEF


About II o'clock on the evening of
June 23th, colored barber in Medina
named Joseph Reyno, on his way home
from his shop, detected stranger in
the ac' ofleading offs neighbours horse
He Immediately seized him, but the
stranger drew weapon, and told him to
let go or he would shoot him. Reyon
told him to shoot, but the pistol proved
to be shopknile which he soon felt pass
ing across his hand. Cutting himself
loose, the horsethief took to his heels
and Reyno after him. He caught him,
and they had another struggle, till at
last the alarm of "stop thief brought
assistance, and the fellow was secured
and locked up in Jail.
But the law will probably unlock it
and release the prisoner because Reyno
happens to be a black man. The peo-
Pile, however, knowing that the fellow is
a horse-thief, are trying to show that
Reyno has enough Indian and French
blood in his veins TO constitute the CO,
lor of veracity which is just one-tenth of
a shade more than half!
How ridiculous the law concerning
testimony hero contemplate prejudice
in the shape of Law is apt to defraud
Justice of her dues, and run loose
upon the community, horse thief.
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SAcACITY OF A Doc. The following
curious instance of the intelligence of a
dog is related by the Edinburg Weekly
Register
1.-The animal belonged 10 a celebrated
chemist, who tried upon it the effect of a
certain poison, and upon the next day adj
mnistered counter poison, which had
the effect of preserving the poor creatures
life. The next day another dose was Of
fered him: but merca said he, he would
not touch it. Different sorts of poisonous
drugs were presented to him. but he reso.
Iutel v refused all. Bread was offered, but
he turned from i: /; water, but he would
not drink. 10 re-assure him, his master
ate in the dogs presence; and of that the
sagacious animal hesitated not to parake
He was taken to fountain, but he would
drink no where but from the spot where
the water gushed fresh and free. This
continued Tor several days, until the mas.
ter, touched, by the extraordinary inteIi-
gence of the poor creature, resolved to
make no more experiments upon him with
poisons. The dog is now very gay and
very happy, but will eat of nothing that
he does not first see his master touch, nor
will he drink except from the purest spot
oil the fountain.
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HIGHLY ImnOrfant.

1t seems there are a few Democrats
in this state, who have still, grain of
independence left. We clip the follow
ing from the Rochester Adve rtiser:
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY MEETING.
The Democratic Republican Elec tors
of Monroe county, who are opposed to
the 1.-TWO thirds rule" adopted by the
National Convention, by which minori-
ty are enabled to dictate to maio rity
of the patty; all those who believe in a
strict construction of the Constitution,
and are opposed to the exercise ofdoubt
full powers, and who agree with JEFFER
SON, that the Constitution does not pro-
vide for the annexation offoreign territory
to this Union; those who are opposed to
the assumption of State debts, and of
the debts Of foreign nation ; and who are
unwilling that the extension and perpet.
uation OF Slavery should be made part
and parcel of the creed of Democracy,
are invited to meet at the Court House,
in the city Of Rochester, on Saturday,
August Sd, l843, at 10 o'clock A. M.
This call is signed by "a individuals,
many Of whom are known to be inhu-
entail men. What the result of the
meeting will be, remains to be determin-
ed by the future. Some of them will
not we are assured, support any body's
stakeholder, but will go for "Birney the
Just" Certain it is, the Democrat who
can 60 for Polk, Texas and Slavery, is
prepared to 60 any thing that has the
sanction of the "party.' But there are
thousands of Democrats in this State
who cannot, and will not, give their
votes for James X. Polk, let the Office
holders do their best to whip them into
the traces Liberty Press,
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AT BRANDON, VERMONT.


FOR THE VOICE OF FREEDoI.
Mr. HoLcoMB,
Dear Sir:-Annexed you will find few
lines which were prompted by perusing number
of your valuable paper of May 3oth, and partlcu-
lally in noticing its "Caption." am glad mat
Vermont is speaking to the STAKEHOLDER in Voice
too plain to be misunderstood. ltyou deem these
lines worthy an insertion in your columns, Gas
they are or as you may see fit to alter them,) l
shall be gratified, Or if not shall feel to honor
your judgment in Withholding them.
Yours respectfully, I'D. SPENCER.
Providence, r. |. July, 1874.
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Hardwick, Aug, 1914.
"TnE VERY MAN" The follow

"TnE VERY MAN" The following
actually occurred.
The news Of the nomination bythe Bal
timore Democratic Convention was taken
to Frankfort, KY, by one Of the Wick.
lilies. He met an old acquaintance from
a neighborirg county, MAJOR Williams, an
active enthusiastic member of the dem
ocra;lc party. Well, major, have you
heard who is nominated % NO." said
the major, "who is it 2" "l'll bet you a
bottle of wine you can't tell in ten guess
es." Done" replied the major. He
then began, -" Van Buren, ?" Mo-
Calhoun {" ono" "Cass % "No."
"Dick Johnson ?" mo" " Buchanan?'
No. Slewart?" "No." Well, I'm
beat out is it Benton, or SiIas Wright,
or Woodbury,or McDufie ?" None OF
all these" "Well the wine is yours. but
who haze they nominated ~ "James X.
Polk" "James K. Polk p swapping his
fingers, "the Gerry man aehO l expected
u0uid gel it."-Cin. Herald.
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J. HOLCOMB, EDITOR PUBLISHER.

! public sale of slaves, and that il he wish.
ed to attend he could step into the lawn
pointing at the same time to a large green
space, or outer court, beautifully decora-
ted with trees. He went and such sight
was presented as he never wished to be-
hold. The flag OF American liberty, as
II IN mockery was waving over the scene.
From fifty to hundred men women and
children were distributed over the place
awaiting their turn to ascend the stand
and be'knocked off, to the highest bidder.
Many of the women and girls we're beau
tiful, modest looking females, all well
dressed, for it is the policy of the owner
10 have them appear well, just as he
would rub down horse that he was
about 10 offer for sale. The white men
would come up and examine them to See
if they were whole and sound in limb and
body, some of them forgetting all decen-
cy in the examination, paid no regard
whatever to the shrinking modesty of wo-
men, but would reiterate the qualities
they required, and the auctioneer IN cry
ing them off, would enumerate the per-
sonal attractions suited to the tastes of the
Iicentious purchaser. Thus they kept on
until The ear was panied and the heart
sick, said nv informant, land went again
into the room before mentioned. There
sat The bright little boy beside his mother,
whose heart seemed 100 full 10 be releas-
ed by tears. asked her why she was
so sad. All, said she, in little while |
and my boy, my only so!ace will be Of
fered for sale, and fear we shall be sAp~
arated he is all to me, and should he be
torn away, shall be wretched indeed.
| left the apartment TO weepaCd as | could
afford no relief, TO get away from the
heart-rending scene, but was presently
aroused by the cries and lamentations of
the afflicted mother, who had just been
knocked Off to cruel purchaser, and
her darling boy to some one else Her
tears and entreaties avaiIed nothing,the boy
was thrown into cart and drove off; the
mother beaten and manaced, led away
10 The Jail, from thence TO BE- taken far
from all her soul held dear. | gazed at
the Gag t and stars, and could but exclaim
Freedom thou art but name.
M. B. d.
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THRILLING INCIDENT. AS DIR. A.
S. May, dentist, OF Woodbury., was ri
ding through the town ofGraiton, Mass,
on Friday week, he heard the terrific
scream oftwo females upon stone wall,
opposite good looking house. One
Of them calculated continually, "'vo
killed il, Pvc killed it, Pve killed it y
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HIsToRY OF THE EXPLORING Elk.
petition. A Washington letter writer
says
The great work of Lieut.. Wilkes on
the voyage, researches, discoveries
scientific and general history of the
Exploring Expedition is in fine progress
Accomplished draughtsmen are engaged
upon the plates, and learned assistants
upon the Geographical branches. 1t is
to be printed in three large folio volumes.
Lieut. Wilkes did not succeed in his
bill for copyright, or the price would
have been fixed as proposed by Mr..
Adams, we presume at 800. The Lieu
tenant, we are assured, does not desire
copyright from considerations of Pc
cuniary profit, but in order to prevent
a mutiIation and deterioration of the
work by the eleven penny bit publishers
oil ''bQ9ks for the people j will be
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"Veice Of Freedom"

Voice oil Freedom'-let native fire
Flow from thy matchless, deathless tongue,
Let truth thine eoquence inspire
Till freedoms dawn on earth is sung.
Voice of Freedom thy silvery note
Inspires " the nobleness that lies
In man." and bids him break the spell
And IN the spirits triumph rise.
Voice of Freedom noU the spell
That hangs around our nations sky
Which holds entranced slumbering world,
When once awaked, shall never die.
Voice of Freedom'-let thy power
From mountains height TO sunlit wales,
Break the chains which slavery IS forged
Then will the world thy triumph hail.
Voice of Freedom stay not thy cry
Till slaverys throne to ruin IS hurled,
Then from the earth let bondage fly
"And save from death weeping world"
Voice of Freedom'-around the world
Let thine all-conquering spirit go,
Ia christian and in heather lands
Thy power supreme to feel and know.
Trump of Freedom-in captive lands
A changeess symphony prolong,
TIN earth's mightiest nations join
The swelling chorus of thy song.
Song of Freedom no monarch's halls
Shall with thy notes of music ring
Nor Gowns nor coronets ca n boast
A nobler theme whose praise TO sing.
Star of Freedom-thy beams of love
Shed DER our " staress, rayless sky
Which overshrouds earth's favthest bound
Save some bright spots that scattered lie
Oh choicest gift let loudly ring
The accents of Freedom given,
And louder, louder chant the theme
That this freedom came from Heaven.
S,
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Fugitive Case.-Charles Lepage, a
resident Of Champlain, was arrested at
that place, on the Goth inst, and brought
before Justices Hubbel and Heaton for OK.
animation on The charge Of hay;n" 70, frc
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NorE. No occasion friend Spencer for with
folding them-the sentiment contained, is one
which am DESTROYS of seeing prevail throughout
the world, and the composition and spirit devel-
oped in the stanzas evnce to me that there IS
more in this Rhode Island Storehouse which hu-
manity demands. What say you, stranger-fliend?
will you occasionally give us poetic bugeblast
from the lard of Roger Williams, which will echo
from mountain TO hltops among our Green
Mountain Boys, and then rebound to the place
whence it came, and pass along to the land OF
letters Twill send you the { Voice awhile and
see whether you Will remain mute, whiIeslliera;e
Mechanics as well as Fishermen, are pressed into
the service Of human freedom. j, IL.
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The New York Commercial Adyertis-
er of Monday evening contains a letter
from Hon Caleb Gushing, from which
we copy the following extracts. The
letter is dated.
MACAO, March 18. 1914.
| arrived here safe and well in tho
Brandywine, on the Oath ult, and Mir
Webster the same. We larry here until
the monsoon will permit US to proceed
North toward the "Eieavenly Court"
Our country and countrymen are in
high favor in China, and, if nothing adj
verse occurs to interrupt my endeavors,
| am confident of success in negotiating
with this government.
The newspapers will have informed
you that DR. Bridgeman and Dr. Parker
are joint interpreters of the legation. 1t
ought to be understood in addition that
DR. Bridgeman is chaplain of the lega-
ton in title and intact. | have deemed
it essential to have religious services per-
formed at the residence Of the legation
every Lords day, and shall adhere to
the practice so long as my mission lasts.
] have had very interesting journey
to this place through part of Egypt,
Arabia and India; and hope, if live to
return home, to bring with me some
fruits of my EXPEDITION, in knowledge
and experience, ifnothing else.
] am diligently employed in the studies
and correspondence of the legation, so
that no time is lost by the sojourn at
Macao.
l am very truly and respectfully, yours
G.. CUSHING.
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w. G. BROWN, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.

He followed her into the parlor, and
there discovered an infant whose age
was about A months, lying upon its back
quite black in the face, and apparently
near the end of life. He learned that
the mother had intended to give the
child teaspoonlul Of paregoric, but the
sister who went for it took by mistake the
laudanum bottle. and the mother gave
the poisonous dose to the child.
DIR. M was obliged himselGto search
the house for vinegar, which he found,
and at once administered tablespoonful
la less than three minutes af er, the child
exhibited signs Of life, by twtching Of
the muscles and soon it began to vomt
ard cry and in less than half an hour it
was out of danger.
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RoBBERIFs ON THE RIVER. We
learn from the Albany papers that Mr.,
Joseph Hudson, of Brooklyn, was rob
bed ofhis wallet, containing upwards of
$3.50, while on his passage from that
city to New York, on board the steam
boat Empire, last Saturday. When
the Empire was leaving the dock at New
Baltimore, a man jumped ashore from
the upper deck, and was lmmcdately
suspected Of being the thief Ihe loser
ofthe money left the boat at Hudson,
intending to return to Albany by the
Troy, being under the impression that
sthe man suspected of the robbery would
pursue the same course. 1t turned out
as he suspected. The boat landed at
New Baltimore, when deck hand from
the Empire Immediately pointed out
John Roberts, who was standing on the
wharf, as the man who had jumped ashore
from that boat Hudson was then ad"
vised to keep out ofthe way, and Rob-
erts walked on board. He was imme-
diately arrested, and laid on deck, and
the whole ofthe money belonging to Mr..
Hudson, amounting to $3.50, and notes
to near $500 found upon him. He was
taken to Albany, and after a lengthy ex-
animation before Alderman McMullen,
was committed for grand larceny.
Another gentleman, who was victimi-
zed on Friday, was not so fortunate
as to recover his money. He had SlOO
distracted from his pocket book. the
empty wallet being left behind.
FROM HAyTI.-By the brig Osceola
Sylvester, from ST. Domingo, July l6, we
learn that Gen. Santa Aana, with 700
men, came before that city on the 18th of
on the 18th the gates were OPEN
ed 10, him, and he took possession without
bloodshed He was proclaimed Presl'
dent of the Spanish port of st. Domingo
the same day The negroes had sued TO
him for peace, which had been granted
Gen. S. remained in the city when the
Capt. left.
A Erench man Of war steamer had
been off thai coast for some time, and sail
ed for Aux Caves. The British t'rlgato
luconslant had also sailed Tor the same
n0rt,
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BATTLE BETWEEN ROBIN AND A
SQUIRREL. A few days since, says the
Springfield Republican, red squirrel was
seen on a maple tree standing by the house
of Mr. Seth Smith, in West Springfield !;
he had been there but few minutes be-
fore war was declared against him by an
old robin, who seemed to claim the right
of possession. AS the battle waxed hotter
and hotter The squirrel ran down the tree
and undertook TO make his escape along
a range of naples by the waysde; but
finding the bird in hot persuit, he would
turn occasionally and put himself on the
defensive by showing his ivory to the en-
ragged bird. He ran up and down severa
trees, with the enemy at his heels some.
times stopping TO strike with his paw, and
then resuming his retreat. AT last he ran
up shed, and found safety in an aperture
through the boards. AS the robin was
not accustomed to such hiding places, she
could not follow. Daring this con,es',
which lasted but short time, the most
pilliul cries were heard from the poor
squirrel, who sometimes was obliged to
transport the robin upon his back, as
her talons were firmly planted there while
she was brandishing her beak about his
eyes and ears, evidently TO the inhiction oil
no small degree of laceralion and pain.