The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-05-07

HGen. Cameron, the new Senator from
Pennsylvania, is pledged outright TO sustain
the Tariff Of 1912 as IL is: and 10 go for
Distribution of the Proceeds Of the Public
Lands among the States. His letter 10 this
effect has been published.
4 Forgery. The story started at Wash
ington last winter (lor The purpose of help
ing Annexation that Mexico was about TO
sell California to Great Britain, turns tito
be a forgery.
The Stare T'rade.-The National Intell-
rencer is publishing official documents, from
our Minister (Henry A. Wise) at Brazil,
showing that American ships are engaged
in the African Slave Trade-riracy. fSine
vessels, with their owners, are namcd-and
we blush to say that they are all, save one,
Northern ships and Northern men owners!
viz: | Baltimore, 3New York, l Beverly,
Mass, l Brunswick, Me-, Belfast, Me-,
Machias, Me-, and Salem, Mass.
ECLIPSE of The Sun.-There Will be an
Eclpse of the Sun on the morning oil the 9th
inst, visible. il the weather is clear: 10 those
who will rise early enough. The Sun will
rise partly eclipsed, 46 minutes aiier4-end
of tho Eclipse 1918 after 5.
TIE SwALLow.-The Legislative Com
miltee exonerate all on board except the Pilot.
They are 10 report bill for the better security
of persons on board steam boats.
Mr. Ward, one of the Clerks in the n. York
Post Office fell downin the Office on Sunday
morning, and expired.
The Virginia Election is supposed to have
gone Polk. Bolts is defeated in Richmond
District. and the Legislature majority DEM
ocrat. Slavery has it.
Arthur Tappan, Esq, the Liberty party
candidate for Mayor of New-York received
just74 votes out of $4,000.
IMPORTANT NAVAL NovEMENr.-The
fleet for the Gulf of Mexico has probably sail
ed from Norfolk. We leurn from the Norfolk
Herald Of the 25th inst. that Com. Stockton
arrived there that morning, from Washington,
and that the squadron was to leave early the
next morning, with sealed orders.
Walpole, we learn, has taken $4,000 o!
the Cheshire Railroad stock-Bellows Falls
4l,000.-The Locks and Canal Company,
owned in England will probably take 10000
or 25 900 mOre-Jaffrcy about 30 .000-Troy
and Fitzwilliam about 25,0O0-Keene over
l64 O00-Charleston $4,000. There are sew
eral subscriptions in Nelson, Sullivan, Rox-
bury. Gilsum, Chesterfield, &c.
~ The sum of 100000 having been ia
ken in Boston, the books we understand, were
closed on Monday.
g-19A meeting Of the stockholders, it will
be seen, has been called for the chsice Of Di-
rectors, sc. Of the Cheshire Railroad, for
Thursday, Nay 5th.-M. II. Sent.
The great difference between the Rutland
and Central routs, in our view, is his: that the
former, besides being the shortest and most
feasible, will command for Boston the entire
trade ofVermont, with the exception of a part
OF Bennington County; while the central route
will leave The rich counties Of Rutland, Ad-
Olson and Bennington, AS they are nov, en'i ely
at the tender mercy of New York. 1t is mol
to be presumed that the upper part ofthe state
will jump oUsr the Rutland road for the pur-
pose Of avoiding Bos,on.-BOston mail.
The DiGereuce.-When lord chancellor Ba-
con was on the bench. a criminal by the
name Of Hog, craved his Lordship's mercy,
as being nearly related. ~ on are mistaken, "
replied the chancellor ia Hog is moi Bacon
till hung up, which operation will soon be
performed"