The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-12-02

MELANCHOLY. The New Orleans Delta i
responsible for the following:
Mrs. Sigouruey, the poe,ess, has received
adiploma from one Of the Fairs in New
York for pair of raw silk stockings. Strang,
to say, that although rG,o they were remarka
bly, yell done.
1t is not the first time, this editor has deal
blow to our sensibiliiiy.
Hon. Edward Everer@ late Minister to
England. has been nominated President OF
Harvard University. He has accepted the
nop3inatlou.
The Slave press of Lexington Ky. are
making wal on Prentice, OF the Louisville
Journal, because he censured the mob, which
destroyed the True American office. Prem
tice can sat them all up, and not make toll
ersble lunch.
Mr. 2errien is Senator after all. He re-
signed. hut the Legislature elected him ag ain
Immediately.
The Caledonian is to be enlarged and I'M
proved. The paper is good one, and we
wish the Editor all success.
The Voice of Freedom, Of last week, has
a puugent article on rail road matters, in
which friend Walton is handled without nit
tens. Speaking of the Central rail road Mr..
w. says: the resolutions Of Mr.. Swift,
assaIing that charter were dismissed by de-
cisive votes &C., and thereupon the Voice Ut
tereth,
Now We assert that the resolutions OF Mr..
Swift did NOT. in any respect. assail the Cen
ual Charter; and it is despicable calumny
on the known character fMR. SWIFT, TO in
sinuate any such thing. Mr.. Walton very
well knows that SAMUEL SWIFT is the last
man in Vermont to assaiL any charter gran
ted BY its Legislature, in the sense here inten-
ded, and II the interests of any Vermont
Railroad in Boston are TO be promoted by
misrepresenting and vilifying our citizens, it
would ,eem 10 be high time that some less
expensive method OF securing those Railroads.
should be sought for. The resolutions of
MIR. Swift simply expressed the opinion that
the charter Of the Central road did not war
ant that Compa ny in building road up the
valley Of Lake Champlain. nor down the
valley Of Connecticut River; and this is de-
nominated an assault on their charter.
We cut the following from the Vermont
Journal. from which we infer. that in the
Granite State, tn. quality of mercy is not
strained:
PARpoNs.-Thc Governor and Council OF
New Hampshire, at a recent meeting, have
released ;ivc persons from the State Prison
by pardops. They were confined respective
ly for forgery. murder, stealing, house break
ing and horse stealing.
Prof. BENEDICT Of Vermont University
has been appointed County Superintendent
of common schools for Chittenden and
GEo. w. GRASDY Esq Of Vergennes, TO the
Same office in this County.
Lord Hardwick has addressed recon-
mendation to the farmers of Eng land, advis
ing certain measures for the preservation of
potatoes. He attributes the disease in The
potatoe 10 moisture, and suggests placing
them in layers not more than four feet deep,
iu some dry place. This is anew subject
for lord -lieutenant,a and betokens an extraor-
binary interest Oh the part of the Government
Lest the destruction of a staple article of food
and consequent famine might bring on an
other revolution. The corn laws and famine
-can1o; subsist sethcr.
o. The Windsor Journal advertses for
the heirs Of Mr.. BRADLEY PEAsE, who died |
recently IN the parish of Ouachita, La, leav-
supposed to have sister living, somewhere
in the vicinity of Lake Champlain. Address
the Editor of the journal.
MALICIOUS PUMA lady coming over
from Vi obie in a steamboat, refused 10 sleep |
in the state room which had been selected for |
her by the polite captain, because she dis |
covered mail bag in the corner. If this was |
not the height, it ras at least the depth of
modesty.
1t Is said that the state of Mississippi con-
tains 10000 free, enlightened, independent
democrats, who can neither read nor write.--
No wonder they repudiate.
Mr.. Turney who was recently elected to
he U. S. Senate from Tenn. over the head of
Ir. Folks and the caucus candidate, has
come cut in an independent card and defined
his position. He is locofoco, and goes in
for Texas, i revenue tariff, Though congress
may discriminate,) distribution, and swallows
as much of Oregon as he thinks we are ent-
sled to; he intimates that upon questions
which may arise in the senate, he shall do
pretty tolerably near, what he pIeases.
The punishment o. the anti-renters has
been commuted to Imprisonment for life.
The Naval apprentice system, which was
susPendedby Mr. Upshur, is probably to be
revived in different shape by Mr.. Bancroft.
who wishes to establish naval school at An
napols, Nd, under regulations similar to
those at Westpoint.
Polly Bodne's uial yet hangs on in theN.Y.
court 5000 jurors had been summoned, and
the pane! was yet incomplete: almost every
man in the 5000, lad formed and expressed
his opinion
WWe cut the following beautiful episode
irom the Rutland Herald. it well describes
what an old fashioned Thanksrivin ouo bt I'm