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Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-09

From NeW York TO Cincinnati in fDo
days. A correspondent nf The New York
Commercial Advertiser says tina, the com.
pe,ion of the New York and Erie rail.
road will bring Cincinnati within two
days travel Of New York city. The rail
road from Cincinnati To Sandusky will be
completed in the course of The coming
year. and when the line is finished, one
can leave Cincinnati in the morning. ar.
rive early in The evening at Sandasky,
thence by steamboat TO Dunkirk. getting
a nights sleep, and arriving next morning
in. time for the cars for New York, which
will be reached in twenty four hours. max
ing forty eight hours from Cincinnfl TO
New York.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-09

P. 0. Administrative persons
have asked us how il is that we have been
so highly favored as to obtain the Pos,
Office advertising. |. is not on account
Of favor but of right that we have it,
The new law requires Post Masters to
advertise in the paper having the greatest
circulation. The logic of it is that we.
having the larges, circulation have the
advertising. that's all. That is not the
best Of ii. Our circulation is increasing
by the accession of new subscribers al
most every day.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-09

Our friend CARPENTER has lately re-
ceised a magnificent assortment of beau.
tiful Jewellery.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-09

Suicide of er-Sreaker White.-The
Lexington Observer OF the 24lh ult. an
nounces an even, which will be receiv ed
with surprise and pain in every section
Of The country. II is The death Of john
WHITE, late Speaker of the House of
Representatives of The United States. We
give below extracts from The Observers
account of The melancholy affair.
Our city was thrown into great con-
s,ernalIon yesterday morning, by the IN
telllgence from Richmond. that the II on.
John White, of that place, had, on Mon
day evening, committed suicide by blow
ing his brains out with a pistol. The
intelligence was the more startling from
the character Of the distinguished dead
He was cool. determined, self possessed.
brave; and an ACT of this kind would have
been expected as soon from any one in
our State, as from John White We
have no further particulars Than that, some
time in the forenoon Of Monday, he
told his family that he would retire to
his room, and wished To be private
no. to be interrupted. He did so,
and abou, three o'clock ,he report Of
a pistol was heard, and, upon going into
The room, i, was found thai he had put
an end 10 his existence by placing ps
tnl agalns. his RICH. temple, and blowing
a tall through his head. Pecumary EN-.
barrassmen. is assigned as The cause
though nothing had been discovered, when
our informant left, which indicated The
reason.
Mr. White was, at the time of his death
Judge of The Nne,eelh judicial district, 10
which station he was appointed by Gov.
Owsley, just before The termination Of the
last session Of Congress. He represent
ed the district in which he resided
for the las, ten years in the Congress
of the United States and presided as
Speaker over the twenty Seventh Con
gress. He was man of good talents
aud attachments. generous and noble, and
was, in an eminen, degree, endeared to
very large circle of acquainlances and
friends He has left an amiable wife and
several interesting children to lament the
loss Of husband. father, protector.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-09

Peach Orchard-W are glad to learn
that HENRY Emo, Esq. of Fort Madison,
intends TO 60 into the cultivation of the
Peach the coming season. His land,
contiguous to Fort Madison, is well adapt.
ed TO such an undertaking, and from the
extensive shipments made from this place
Of This article the presen, season. we have
no doub. the experiment, will prove high
" advantageous and profitable. We GER
,ainly wish i, may be go.
The Missouri Republican, in recen,
notice of ours in relation to the clearing
out Of the Rapids, gave US some whole
some advice by saying if the people of
Iowa wished any thing done they mus,
take steps ODE represented in the Mem.
phis Convention. Those steps have been
taken, and now we suppose we are at lib
er,y 10 say that il the people of $. Louis
wish their Harbor improved, &c., fhey
should take steps TO be fully and strongly
represented in the Memphis Convention.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-09

The people of Lee county held a
Convention at Mon,rose las, Wednes lay
for the purpose of requesting the Nor.
mons in that county to remove. We have
not heard the result.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-09

Escape of the Mdians.-The five
Sioux Indians confined in Jail here on a
charge OF murder, took promenade few
days ago northw~'l, and have not been
seen sinre. An excelIen, radiance. -Du
Buque Transcript.
SO. the great expedition Of Companies
B and from Fort Des Moines to the
Hudson Bay region of country, for the
purpose of catching these Indians, has
come to nought. VIVA, will Capt. Sum
ner saw
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-10-09

The Britannia has arrived at Boston.
The news of good crops in England has
considerably advanced the price of cotton.
That indicates that the poor viii have
employ men,. ''e'
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-12-04

Connecticut for the supply of 10000 pis-
tolls, at 81 so each /; or 1875 900 dollars
worth of those weapons so much In vogue
with duellisls and dssassius. The Amer
lean Bible Society cougratu'a'es itself on
receiving, the past year, $l66 652 the
aggregate Of all that has been given
through the Uuion for the dissemination
OF the Word of Life at home and d bro d
SO it goes; Chrsltndom expends NOR
IN one year on the means aud instruments
of human slaughter, than has been given
10 the promnlgalion Of the Gospel since
Jesus Chtlsl died on the cross Z. B.
Worcester. Nov. 18th, 1915.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-12-04
MIND.

There is RIGHTEOUSNESS of soul
A charm that fadelh not away;
Twill live beyond this worlds control,
In realms of never ending day.
1t far transcends the nemeess grace
The fire that gows in beau,y's eye,
Or hues that mantle DER her face
For these but bloom to fade and die
Ay, something deeper far than this,
In loneliness of heart is found,
1t points the eye to realms Of bliss
And watts us fro m the cares around.
1t adds glowing charm to life,
And makes our home place of joys;
1t frees us from The blck ring strife,
That haunts this world of " orthIess toys.
Oh what glorious thing is thought!
Which neither time nor place may bind:
From heavens eternal thrCDe twas brought
The might-the majesty of nnnd
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-12-04

GRAVE AUTUMN.-The lessons which
chill November, with its falling leaves
and Inded flowers, should teach to old and,
voun9, are OF the most salulary character
1t teaches that the summer is past and the
evening Of life draws on, reminding each
one 10 touching terms to make ready for
future scenes beyond the night of the
grave, The following teaches a part Of
the lesson:
The year his fallen into the season
of he "srar and yellow leaf" and gen
uy approaches It's cod. Like the close
OF good man's life, the shadows OF ap-
proachu WIn,er cast a subdned sadness
aver the lace of Mature; yet, all is not
clouds aud gloom-even in her decay. she
hrtgh'eus Hnh many lovely hues. and
,kles smile In calm serenity upon her
Nature Is b'auliful, even in dealh. I'M
pr'csplIbIv, her glories lade, and she
p'sses 10 her ice, bound grave by such "A
gradual transition. that we scarcely no.
lice the progress of the change but sh"
sukS into the shadows OF dealh, assured
of resurrection, when spring shah re-
Turn to revive her wilhered flowers and
mantle her again with the fresh verdure
OF youlh-emblem of the Christian S ext.
a"d his hopel
How much is there in this season OF
the year, that reminds US of the close Of
lie The countless leaves now lie scat.
tered through the forest, like the hopes of
youth wI,hertd by the frosts of age, and
scatlertd around, never again 10 be re-
gathered, nor revived in the heart in their
early freshness aud promise. The hcat
frost. The f,ded and scattered leaves, the
bare fofess stripped of their foliage, the
shadows in the he yeas. the sighings Of
The brerz-, all symboIIze The Autumn OF
life when the frosts of age descend, when
the Springine and Sumner of youth and
manhoud have passed away, and all their
blooming promise and hopes of earthly
honor aud happiness fade and disappear
forever in the Winter Of dealh.
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J.F. MCCLELLAN, Printer.

Of dying men swung in he breeze. These
wrrethe horrid ornaments and trophies #
ba baritn lrutnphs. In view Of them the
very shores of The Bosphorus seemed 70
b. shaken by he explosion of artiIery,
aud by the exnilng scouts Of The millions
of inhabitants who thronged he streets
OF Const,nInople, Pera aud Scu'ar.
Tntse outrages however terminated the
sway Of he Turk over the Greek. They
aroused through all Europe an univers
sal cry of horror and delestston. The
sympathy Of the people was so intense,
that the governments of England and
France could no longer refuse to interfere.
Their fleets allied with that OF Russia
The Turkish navy was anoihlated at
Nlvarino, aud Greece was Free Rer. j.
{. S. Abbott
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-12-04
Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.
THE FAMINE IN IRELAND.

dublin, Oct. "a, lS45.
DEAR FRIEND GREELY Although
not accustomed 10 write for the Press, vet
feel constrained TO send you letter OF
this time, on subject ia which [ know
your heart (as also all your readers J must
be deeply interested. | aIude 10 lie ap>
p"'I'ns prospects of horrible famine IN
IreIand. You are apprised ere this, from
English and Irish papers, of the proba,
bic failure of The Potato crop in this coun-
try. Every day brings sad confirmation
(fr"m various seclions) Of these fearful APP
prehensions. My heart is moved in the
deepest sollenude, as these depIorable IL
dlugs come in almos, every hour, and
ask myself whether can feel puiItless
WI hont at least attempting 10 do some
thFngto arrest these pofendlng evils
Society is so seIfshy and an,ag onistically
organized, ttat men generally try to keep
their souls at ease, while pursuing their
legitimate calllngs, vet the excitement
here, daily growing more intense, ard the
time is not distant when terrific outbreak
must be the consequence.
The American people are doubtless
generally aware, that from the exlonion-
ate manner by which lands are held ia
this country. 10y the few and whence
follow the eAorbltan! and most accursed
Rent Systemz the peasantry of Ireland
are reduced 10 mere pillance. bordering
on absolute beggary and starvation. For
generations past, their food has consisted
principally OF potatoes, being obliged to
sell of their wheat, cattle, sheep, hogs,
poultry. eggs. butter, cheese, milk, fruit,
hay and vegetables, to pay unrig hteous
taxes and lithes. Judge, then, how de-
plorabe and pitable must BE- the condition
this year. under the horrible prospect of
failure in The Potato crop. Accompany.
ing this | enclose Dublin newspa Def 10
you, containing letter upon this subject
from N. McEnay, Catholic Rector of
Kells believe his manly and christian
appeals will not be lost TO the American
ear, as they will most sssuredly awaken
deep sympathy aud determined action
among the humane of this old country
am fully aware of all the obligations
and difficulties OF the poor, high Tariff,
&c. sc. Yet. nevertheless, there is no
excuse whatever 10 be offered in defence
of starvation. While our own countrV
is ALSO ute y groaning under supera5uu-
dance OF all the productions Of the earth
thousands, ay, millions Of the poor of this
country are on the very verge of ~nirersal
famine. and winter coming fast upon
Them. ask my counlrymen, shall these
things be2 Shall any obstacle, whether
IN the shape OF Corn Laws, or what NOT,
prevent US from doing our duty to our
fellot0. ma". IT whatever country or kin,
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90 Several Deputy Post Masters have notih-
ed dlscontinuances Of this paper atmy expense.
Some subsc .ibers have returned copies OF the
Voice, without telling from what town, or pay
ing the amount due for the paper. Subscribers
are hereby notified that when they wish me to
discontinue sending them the Voice of Freedom,
thew must see that the notice comes as above,
free of expense to me- also that if arrearages for
the paper are not paid, il will be optional with
me whether to discontinue or not until the amount
due ispaid. j. doIcoMB'
October IS, 1915.
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For the Voice of Freedom.
Scraps of Useful Information.
COURSE NO. |.


Mr. Editor: See that many of the
newspapers Of the country are copying
into their columns "Scraps Of Curious ln-
formation" from the New York Gazette.
While reading The interesting med CIV of
facts they embrace, conceived the idea,
that few scraps of more specific and So
Der Information, if prepared with unm-
peachable fidelity TO truth, might make a
salulary impression on the public MUD.
Here then, Mr. Editor, are few Items Of
such Information, which have collpc, ed
with some care, and for which | would
humby solicit an admission into some
corner of your paper.
The mercantile shipping Of The civiiz-
I'd world amounts 10 about 100000 tons,
which is worth, new and old, $50 per ton,
and nets. clear Of interest, insurance g..
10 per cent, or $24 900 900, rer annum.
The appropriation TO the British Navy,
for the current gear, is 1913, $4,000 i
Is not this sober fact tina. the annual
expense Of one na,on's navy exceeds the
net profit of all The mercantile shipping
owned BY the civilized world?
The war debts of the European nations
amour, TO 0,0OO,00O,O00. Ii would re-
qure the labor Of four millions Of men, at
$3.50 per annun for each map, TO pay the
interes. OF this sum at e per cent. To
pay the principal, it would be necessary
10 levy tax cf a, least Ten DOLLARS on
every lnhabItan OF the globe Another
fact, rendering this more impressive. may
be found in the scrap Of curious inforna-
sipn," that no healhen nations are in ar
rears for the bulcheries they have perpe>
trated on The human race. They pay
cash down for all that is done for The dew
II under their hands. Christian nalons
alone ego on tick" for that kind Of SER
vice.
From March 4th, 1899, to June 30'h,
1874, our Government expended on the
War Department 1868 438,651. The
interest of this sum, at per cent, would
build Whilney's great railroad from the
Likes 10 the Pacific. of $500 mites in
length, at $4,000 per mile; and thus
erec, highway for The commerce and
communion OF The family OF nations, which
should he reckoned in all coming Time one
of The greatest enterprises that ever blessed
the race.
Ia lS42, there were produced in the
United States, l0O,O00,000 bushels OF
whea, and l40 900 900 bushels of Indian
cofn; which, al 81 per busbe for the for.
mer and 25 cents for the latter, were worth
$I85. 50O,O00-l5 per CT clear of the inter.
est of the capital invested 10 lands, imple-
menls, hired and personal labor, is lbe.
raj estimate of the profit accIuing TO the
wheat aud corn grower. Then the profit
of this amount Of grain would be $780,
$4,000. The appropriation TO the army
and navy, during the same year, was $780,
l5O,50l. In other words, The army aud
navy ate up the whole harvest of wheat
and corn throughout the Unionl Will
10! the hard working farmers think on
this facl2
The government, though carrying on
~,ensive armores Of its own, has recenl-
~ connected with private company 10
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STATE OF YER WON'T.

SECRETARY OF SrATE's OFFICE.
Burlington. Noe. 1871, lS45
/ hereby certify that The forego ng
twenty four chapters are true copies o!
acts OF public nature rasSep by The Gen.
efaI Assembly, of the Safe Of Vermont,
al Its October Session. A. D lS45.
J. Mem. SHAT FER.
Secretary Of State.
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and have day at the respective terms there
OF as appointed in this act.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Oct. IS, lS45.
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Ono Dollar and twenty-five cents Cash and strict
in Advance.
One Dollar and fifty cents within four months.
One Dollar and seventy-fve cents after four, and
within eight months !; and Two Dollars after e ght
months and within the year from the commence .nent
ofsubscription.
Such pay as Messrs Wnltons Of Montpelier, or
Solomon Parker of Mddlebury will take in pay
ment for paper and give their receipts, will he re-
ceived. Also, most kinds ofproduce al cash value
paid to the subscriber.
AGENTS will be allowed % cents on each SUBJ
scribeI they obtain and forward the pay for year.
~ Each responsible subscriber is authorised to
act as agent in obtaining subscriptions.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
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Legal advertising to be charged at legal rites.
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Notice to Post Masters,
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
AppnINTMENT OFFICE,

ADJOURNMENT OFFICE,
WAsHlNeroN, D. c. July 8, 1845 }
Notice to Publishers OF Editors, that
subscribers do not take their papers from
the office is official business, and may be
ranked by the Deputy Post Masters
Sending the same, being made by law, a
part of their duty. w. N. MILLER,
I'd Asst. P. M. General.
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LAWS OF VERMONT,""1S45

No. lS.--Ao Act relating 10 Auornles
at law. It's hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l.. II, in any action brought a.
gains, any attorney of the county or sa-
irene courts, it shall, after judgment for
The plaintiff thereto, be proved to the
couri, before whom the suit shall be tried,
that The damages in sni,' Judgment were
for money hereafter collected IN the capa-
city ofan attorney, it shall be the duly Of
the cour, to adjudge that the cause of &C.
ton arose from the Witul aud malicious
acl OF neglect Of The defendant. and that
the defendant ought TO be confined in
close iail and issue exec ullon against the
body OF The defendant, with a certificate
thereof, stated in. or endorsed upon such
execution, unless the court shall be salts
fed lha, The failure OF such attorney to
pay over the money so collected, shall
have been occasioned by accident and
without the fault ef said attorney. And
such execution, with such endorsement
thereon, shall have the same force and
effect as ia actions founded on tort.
Sec. 2. 1.-THE plaintiff, praying out
writ 10 any action against an attorney,
shall file with the authority issuing such
writ, an affidavit, atng thai the defend
ant is the receiver Of money collected by
him, for The plaintiff, in the capacity of an
attorney, which the defendant has neg
iec,ed or refused TO pay over on demand.
and that this i'd action is instituted 10 re-
cover the same-such writ may issue as
an attachment against, acd be served upon
ghe body of the defendant.
Approved October r., lS45.
No. 10. An Act relating to highways
uear the line Of adjoining towns. II is
hereby enacted, &c.
When the public good, or the necessi-
IS, or convenience OF the inhabitants,
shall require highway 10 be laid out or
altered, so that it shall b., near the line be-
tween two adjoining towns, inStta! Of be-
ing on the line between such towns. on
account OF The position Of the land, or ma
lure Of The soil over which it may be laid,
and when both such towns are benefited
in a similar manner as though such
highway were on such line, such high
way may be laid out or altered, by the
seIectmcn, or by the county court. on the
report of commissioners, and The damages
and expense Of making and repairing
such highway may be opporlioocd. and
all proceedings may be had in the same
manner. as is provided BY law, in the
case Of laying on. and altering highways
on the line between two towns.
Approved, Nov. S, is45.
No. 20 An Act to prohibit the bring.
ing Of paupers from any other state into
this state. It is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec l. II any person shall bring from
any other state and leave in any town in
this state, or shall 80 bring with intent to
eaya. am nor and INDECENT person hav.
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TERMS,

PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AT BRANDON, VERMONT.
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No. 20 IAN Act to prohibit the bring.
ing Of paupers from any other state into
this state. It is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec /. Ii any person shall bring from
any other state and leave in any town in
this state, or shall 80 bring with intent TO
esyo, am 71or and INDECENT person hav'
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ing no visible means Of support, and hav-
ing settlement in such state from which
such poor and INDECENT person may be
brought, knowing such person TO be poor
and INDECENT as aforesaid, or shall coun'
sci, hire, or procure such poor and ind-
gen, person to be so brought, or shall aid
or assist therein, with intent to charge
such town with the supper! of such poor
and INDECENT person, he or they shall be
punished by fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, nor less than one hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding
one year, and shall be further liable to
any town in the state for all such sums of
money as may be expended by any town
for the support and maintenance of such
poor and INDECENT person.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved October 80, l845.
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