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RESOLUTIONS TO AMEND THE CON
STlTJrIDN OF THE : TATE OF MISSES


TO AMEND TUE CON
OF THE STATE OF MISSES
SlPPI.
Resolved by the Legislature OF the
State Of Mississippi, That the following
article be added TO the Constitution as
an amendment thereto; Elections, ar
lice 8Ih. .,
Section /. The legislature, at the
regular session thereof, in the year TO-
IS. shall pass low fixing he time OF
holding eections Of Governor, Secreia-
~ OF Sia,c, Auditor. rreasuSef, Legs
In.ors. REPRESENTATIVES IN Congress-
which law shali ppovlie that sad e.ec
ton shall not be held at the time "heh
other public officers are elected.
Section 2. That the Secretary OF
State shall give public notice OF the tore
oo,no amendment at least SIX months
DrovIous TO the next general election
according to the provisions OF the Con,
/ s,ituliCn
Section 3 That i, shall be the duty
of the several officers holding the neN'
general election, 10 ask the quai'heo
yo,ers, as they present their ucke'S
whether they are for or against Sa'd a
men I,nent, and the several clerks shai
make record thereof, as the answer
may he; and the same shall be re'"' , ne'
to The secretary OF State, IN the Ill"
ans manner now prescribed by law.
ADJ. OVID Feb'fy Esd, 1914 -
10 tesnmlny whereof, | have mere
. a7ta ,1t,,8rtoed my game, the day an'
date arat wrllren.
WIN. HEMiNGWA 1,
5 Sec'ry Of State:
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TO TIE PATRONS OF THE
REGISTER.

The undersigned having purchased
off. \. TYLER Esq. tho weekly Hcg'&-
Ter Office. deem it their duty 10 address
themselves TO It's Patrons and the puo.ic' /
in relation tc the manner in "hIchlt "lIi' !
in future, bc conducted. i
In thus assuming the high duty OF
conducting public journal, they may
perhaps have presumed too much uPo"
thoir ,lil,tics and the Indulgence OF the
nnhlic. bu, they feel assured, THAT II
aDDllca,iou and unremitilng ai'en 'oh'
re the chief requisites to ensure the
patronage Of a Liberal and enlightened
rnhlic. he success Of tho Register VIII
| be certain.
The poIitical aspect Of the Register
;IInndarro no change. To the wing
nar,v wc Lelonr; and in the ranks OF
that party, we intend to do ba'fIe, "ne'n
or victory perch upon our s'andaFo; ,U OF
defeat and ruin rage around US we
hoIJ the principles 0i the Wing party
70 be the true principles of the Govern
,oent-,he principles handed dowr TO US
bv The sagcs of76. ....,
Although the result ofthe recent con-
,os, has proved most disastrous to US
= although our banner has tralleh 10 'he
dus,--although its ''s'drs and slr'pe'
hav. grown suddenly dim," aod our
armies routed and scattered eve
- where, vet, like valiant sold''
,,;Il snatch up our banner and -. "7
dns, from its folds and rally Tor
NJ Re1is,er will not be devo'ed o.
cIusive,v 10 Political intelligence.
variety is the spice Of lie we 'll' en-,
70 anouse and delight our readers VIM"
we Shall at the same time publish WA I'd
Ill both edily and instruct ana as IA
"nhI;shers will confne their a'ten,ioI
Exclusively TO the business OF cohu'I
;na the naper, they may venture
n-ooo,;se their subscribers an lniefeS
! mo journal. For the next two years
no7iiical contest for the PreS'ocnoy
e POI ,o,' ~ he anticipated; and, during sue
y . nov - We W. Intend to strive by all NEAR
ID -, ,r'" nlease our patrons Of both PaFue,
be always giving all fair chance "a 70 .;
st boar3, excluding personalities ana 8
d. ing offence to none; p v;ll
" "S The Terms Of the Register VIII
e. S3 20 in advance: .Up1Tu
h +. Y. Rocket.
PAxoLA Dec, IA, 1914 -,
le- a. will appear from our heau'
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1 WEEKLY MAGAZINE
n Enlc.. Poetry, E4esendaN,

Of Easc>3 S's
Wit, ROMANCE AND AKl,
-~.s1 by SEaA SMITH, and published by ; b.
D.,x&C..Na l93 Fulton 81, New York,
Without intending or Wishing ~ "''
.,.,qe other works, the publishers
,f rniI,v 10 the charge ct attempt
az, ~ make the Nover the best, the
,E5,ocs, for the price, among the yari,
,',s npr.oiicals OF the country. Each
~.uS.y number contains sixteen large
.,4s, oil pcauliiiaIy printed choice mat
,.t uua = beautiful STEEL engraving.
.-I !. done up in a highly embeIllsh,
.Ia minated cover, making two vol
ra,s. ,cur. COMPRISING 852 pages and
w s,.,j p,g.,.s.
rb,. w6rk has noy, nyvl 10 an age 10
o.e -. some degree a character TO
l,l a,r i...,f. and 10 Warrant conf
I.orr in il. stub.ii Y. We prefer not
,,.,.,nI npr OWN bruises. but let our
r,,.. If they viii praise Us. We
have ,olorcd hard 10 make a magazine
e., the rrea, mass OF tbe community.
tia, sho1.l ne the hes, shat could posi-.
Nv be Uttered Tor the price, combining
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pp,1ED BIZ EDMUND q. GREEN

The subscribers have made arrange
nents for publishing in the city oil New S,I
York. weekly newspaper, TO be ca,'Iu
he '.Sa,ur day Emporium" 1t wl'l DC
printed on a folio sheet OF the iarGeS'
dimensions, embracing thirty SIX COZ.
umns of reading matter. The qna'l'y
oThe paper and the Typographical exc
clion will be orlhe most superior ctiat
ac'er. The first number Will PuP''sh-
cd On Saturday Jnne 80. H.
As full, comprehensive mlsGe lane. e.
Gus newspaper, the Emaorlum s ina 11 nG'
be surpassed by any other IN the Un,,
ted States. twill embrace every mug
iha. can be brought within the ra' ~
oitho newsgatherer, he literature 'n nJ
letter writer, the poet, philosopher al" ~
critic. 1t will present daguerreo' y :,
view Of life as II is-men as they are
matters and things as they SEEM a".
nothing shall be wanting to maze i
desirable
NEWSPAPER FOR FAMILIES
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Great AMERICAN FAMILY NEWSPAPER
n. Y. Saturday Emporium

WEEKLY MISCELLANEOUS JOURNAL
0iLiterature, Agriculture, the Mechah-
&c and Fine Arts, Political Economy
Criticism, Metropolitan Life, Do
nestle and Foreign News, PoI't''
cal and Commercial lntelIi-
gcnce, Statistics, Tales, Po-
e,ry, Music, Engraving''
&c, MURAL IN poll
ties and religion.
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VIM. S.. KEITH.
F. Y. Rocket.

pAyoLA Dec, IA, 1874. ,o
As will appear from our ao man naner.
have changed the name oil our pop
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EEsEi ROW err.

rlr,h volume commencing on 'ar
2Isl Of Sept 1871.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03
RUTLAND RAIL ROAD.

In pursuance Of q cell signed by more
than two hundred Of the active citizens
Of Boston. a very large meeting Of the bust.
ness men and capitalists assembled in that
city on Monday evening Of las, week 10 con.
slider the important claims Of this ROUTE
CHARLES W. CAnrwnicur, Esq. presided,
and E. C. tlurcHINs and E. W. DANA acted
as secretaries. The meeting was addressed
by Hon. RICHARD FLETCHER, ABEL CHAND.
LER, and NATHAN RICE, of Boston, and Hon.
TIMOTHY FoLLErr, Of this place. The dis.
cussion resulted in the adoption of series
Of resolutions setting forth tie peculiar sd-
vantages Of this road, and declaring its imme.
date construction expedient and the sp.
pointment of committee of twenty-five 10
procure subscriptions to the stock. Subse.
quent accounts assure US that the snbscrip.
ton was rapidly filling up. and well. informed
persons speak confidently Of the whole
amount being secured within a very short
period.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03
A GIANT AT LAST.

In exhuming Of late the remains Of SO many
wonderfully large animals unknown to the pres
ent age, il has been supposed that the ancien'
race OF men must have been correspondngly as
large. Al length we have something 10 sustain
the doctrine. The Madison Banner states n
the most reliable authority, that person in
Franklin County, Tennessee, while digging a
well, few weeks since found human skele.
ton, at the depth OF fifty feet, which measured
eighteen feet in length. The Immense frame
was entire with an unmportant exception in one
OF the txtremiiies. Ii has been visited by sew.
cra of the principal members Of the medical
faculty in Nashville and pronounced unequlvo-
caily, by all. the skeleton oi a huge man. The
bone Of the thigh measured five feet; and il
was compute that the height OF the living man,
making the proper allowance for muscles, mus,
have been al least twenty feet. The finder
had been offered $s,OO0 Tor il. but had deter.
mined not 10 sell II at any price until first ex-
hlbning il Tor twelve months. He is now hav-
ing the different parts wired together for this
purpose. These uDwritten records OF the men
and animals Of other ages, that are from Tin e,o
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03

martyrdom, he forces a retreat to his room.
There the Collecssr was waited upon during
tue afternoon and evening by an assemblage
wl''c' has certainly given US new conceptions
Of the numerical strength Of the democratic
party IN this state! Tho several applicants
passed IN, one az time, stated their cases,
preferred their claims, aud we're then bowed
Out to make roo1h for others. Here were
the Old Hunkefs, the Young Democracy,
the Ins, the Gus, the odds and ends, chatting
and fre''i"g kA>sat +isers.-each with an
eye on the gnn, and an ego on oneano,hcr.
Neither faction seemed to understand exactly
how the land lay,.yet each evidently regard
ed the other as eqii,ably fareclosed against
any participation 10 this division. But as we
noted the frequent alterations Of hope and
fear which ever aaa anon manifested them.
selves in the coun,cnances Of these hungry
expectan,s, we cvpld not resist the convic.
ton that, if called ipon for their hearts, they
would very generally search in the abdomi.
nal region for then; and sure we are that
there was nIore Tim one man in that eroup
who curses the day he hung his hopes for
bread upon the possession Of an Office.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The late trial in this suite to elect mem.
Der Of Congress, has 'cyrlsd in another de-
feat of Mr.. Woodbury.. ,he loco candidate.
Thus has the Granite Safe second time,
recorded her second sober 4hought against
the extension of slavery. The returns are
all in except from eleven towns, and allow
ing TO these the same vote as last spring,
Woodbury. will lack over three hundred of
an election but his loss in the towns already
heard from, as compared with the governor
vote lsst spring is 1874, and there is no rea-
son to doubt that the same proportional loss
will run through the remaining towns. The
vote now stands: Woodbury., loco, 1860 ;
Goodwin, wing, 92S3; Hale, abolition,
Ul7; scattering, 372. The next trial will
come on in November.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03

We shall therefore seive them Up in future
number. These letters prove more than all
the corrupiions the wings have charged upon
the party leaders in New York, and be,sav
a state Of morals by no means honorab h 10
our country or tho practical working Of It's
institutions.
But the inquiry at once arises how came
these letters IN the hands Of M'Kenzie .
Hoyt. 1t seems, was in the habit of keeping
his public and private papers all together (;
and probably left these in the Custom House
when he was removed. Has Mr.. Van Ness
availed himself Of this opportunity Of paying
his compliments to these quondom friends |,
There has been no love lost between them
for long time; and the late removal of the
ex- Minister from the Custom House seems
10 have opened all the bile.duct Of a gall
o'erchargcd with bitterness. Whatever may
be thought Of the morality Of tho thing. the
retribution is a terrible one.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03

The long agony is over. Col. HYDE has
resigned his office of Collector, and RUSSELL
q. HorKINsoN, Of Derby, has been appoint.
cd Ivy tho President as his successor. Mr..
II. entered upon the duties of the office on the
LIST instant. Tais result was unexpected 10
large portion of tie party, and will hardly
satisfy the rank and file, who, as they express
it, wanted " clean man and new hustle"
As ii is-we shall see. or Mr.. Ilopkinson
we know nothing personally. bu, shall take
pleasure IN feeling constrained hereafter to
accord to him all the credit that is now due
10 his predecessor.
or Col. Hyde it is but justice here to say,
that he has been kind, genilemanly and
obligng public officer. While 10 has lived
up to the enlarged spirit of the law in the
discharge Of his official duties, he has been
above little things, and has sought 10 rid its
due execution Of those harsh and petty vexa.
tons winch but too often result from the ex.
ercsn of power by unskilIcd hands. In saw.
ing thus much, we but express the one gen.
eral sentiment Of the business men of this
community, and. we may add, of this ds,ric,
generally.
The rush for subordinate appointments is
immense; but as yet no assurances have been
given, and things remain as they were.-
Early last week the deputies, boatmen, and
l,mpligh,ers, began TO arrive, and the new
expecianis kept pouring in ill Tuesday,
when the town was ,hronged with such a
mixed medley of "bIack spirits and white,
blue spirits and grey" as we have not wit.
messed since the oflice-holders undertook to
celebrate victory in 1870! Mr.. Hopkin.
son was expected on Tuesday, and hours
before the stage was due, a large platoon
took position in front of the American. An
occasional glance up street, then toward IN.
Lake, and then at oneanolher, betokened
plain enough the absorbing subject of their
meditalions. Presently Il boat is announc.
ed, and, presto, dozen spring to their feet,
as though officially summoned to overhaul
the baggage and search for Struggled goods
And now tho stage comes rolling up. The
door is opened, the steps lie, down, and the
new Collector welcomed to the field If his
future glory with cordially at once inJica.
tive of that high patriotism which promp,s
men to serve their country. But observe :
one man has him by the arm near the Pos,
oihce-now another is leading him by the
button IN an opposite direcion-a third has
something important to communicate I'M
towards the Park and finally 10 escape
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03
OPENING THE BUDGET.

WIN. Lyon M'Kensie, formerly dis,in-
guished political leader irI>c.t NADIA. has re-
Gently published book in New York which
is producing no little sensation. 1t is the
private correspondence of Van Buren,, But
'er' Marcy, Allen, and other political lead
ers' with Jessy lioyt, late Collector Of New
York. We must confess, that We have no
fellowship with the perlidy that be,rays TIM
s"ered"ess OF confidential private eorrespon-
dence; bu. the deed is done, aud the public
are IN possession Of the documents. and our
readers are entitled 10 the bene6, Of them.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03

ID q d.
In this town, on the 25th ult. Mr.. HosAer LANE.
aged Al years.
Obituary.
Death! DEATH! thou art the Brighter of al eur
fondest earthly hopes JANE GaAY JOHNSON, of Full.
ton, N. V, most amiabs promising youth Of Is
years Of age, took her final leave of earthly frends
and joined the dsembodied spirits of the redeemed.
July IL, 1S45
Sister Jane was serious and thoughtful from child
In the winter of 1913, during a revival of religion In
ms place under the labors Of my predecessor Rev.
p. K Sawyer, she sought for and ,bto;ned he mar.
donlng mercy of God, aud rene ng influence of dvins
grace On February 4Ih, 1874, she was received On
probntoni baptized April h. and admitted To menu
bershlp IN The W. NJ. Church May Goth 1874. Her
Christian course has since been consistent: her
life an even TENOR and in all her department evinced
decision OF character hrmness of principle and en-
ardent desire for usefulness She posses sal not oplv
iainmen's, she gave evidence Of than ordinary
alcni-she was exceed by few OF her age and equal.
ed nv none ot her opportunities
When attacked by her last fa,al sick ness she wss
engaged IN teaching district school; and ss an sv.
dence OF religious integrity, though hut a chic her.
SELL she daily commenced her school by reading the
scriptures and invoking divine ai and the lessinss
OF heaven upon the children committed 10 her chssse
IN consersne with her while engaged in her school
she assured me that she felt as deep interest," in The
moral training Of the children. rs the mental
and those who knew her best lovcd her best. she
was the PRIDE of fond and doiing parent. faithful
scholar and teacher IN the Sabbath School, an orns.
ment in the ch"rch-a star in glory. Her funeral
services were numerously acknowledgements assembled
not for fashions sake bui drop the tear of sfsc,or
for one they loved and sympa'hize with the affceS
parents The exercises were closed by singing ,hSs
very appropriate hymn, found in our colec,ionl
"Sisier, thou vast mild and lovely
Gentle as the summer breeze
Pleasant as the air Of evening,
When ii floats among the irees.
Peaceful be thy silent slumber-
Peaceful in the grave so low.
Thou no more wilt Join our uumk.v,
Thou no more our song shalt know.
Dearest sister thou hast efi us;
Here Thy loss we deeply feel,
But lis God thai hath beref, us,
He can all our sorrows heal.
Yet again we hope TO meet thee
When The day Of life is fed
Then in heaven with JOY to greet ,hee
Where no farewell tear is shed.
July lih. lSi5 P.Mw
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03

lime dug out Of the bowels Of the Garth. nm,
o',jecture 10 confusion, and almost surnsss
imagination i-self History informs ia tha, ,hs
Emperor Maximus was 9 feet o inches in heieh,'
In the reign OF Claudius q man was b,oucbs
from Arabia 0 feet 0 inches high. John Mil.
dletown, of Lancashire, England, was 8 feet 4
inches, and Co'ter, Irish giant, 9 feet 7 inches.
But our American skeleton, II we have really
found such one, will throw all other Giants in
the shadc.-SL Adams Rep.
THE GREAT SNAKE.-rhe Sea SERPENT 10 no
longer a doubtful character. The monster
bones found by DR.. Koch some months ago in
Alabama, have been put in order for exhibition
at the Apollo, in Broadway. They are arrape.
ed just as they were found, embedded and pet.
rified in the chalk and lime stone. They are all
in q remarkable state Of preservation, and some
OF them almost as perfect az II but lust taken
from the animal. The spinal bones az now ar.
ranged. measure one hundred and fourteen feet
in length. aud the animal must have measured
at least one hundred and twenty five feet
Thirty Of the ribs. apparently abou, half of
The whole number, have been recovered in a
good state, and prove that this enormous snake
must have measured twenty i've feet in circum.
ference. Although found SO far inland, The
monster DO doubt, belonged to the Deep aud was
thrown out of his element to die where he was
n
entific gentleman who came in and examined
The teeth and bones, said the animal was evi.
IDENTIFY calf and far from being mature in ito
growth. In his day, however, he would have
fully sustained all that has been said of The sea
serpent off our Atlantic coast-Journal of
Commerce.
MALkAsLs CAUSE.-THE Seyusan Mercury
states that mcst elous discovery has been
made at 81. EtIenne. rendering glass as ma'ea-
bic when cold as when first drawn from the not.
This substance, which is called silicon, combines
with various substances producing the most bril-.
liant hues, and can also be obtained opaque or
transparent as required. Its specific gravity 10
2e5 water being 100 1t is quite iuctc and
m,aleatle, and neither air nor acids &C, upan il.
me Idea OF discovering maleable glass Is only
ranked second to that Of the philosophers stone
among aIchymsts, and the latter, will. duuh,ess
be the next discovery made, for the oneis az
probable as the other.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03

The Committee to award Premiums on Farm I'm
plcmens, having attended to the duties Of their APP
pontnent Report:
Owing to some unaccountable neglect the part
Of the Mechanics and Farmers of the County, there
were Farm implements present which in the opin-
ion Of your Committee were entitled to the Socctv's
Premium. Yet they would notice with appreciation
the efforts Of those who, of surh as they had did their
hes, to advance the interest of the Far, and Of the
Farmer
rnfor, hy J,s,h Jones. of Charlotte; Ok Yoke and
Bo,cs. by f.. G. Stanton, of Essex; very neat well
proportionei Yoke, by Leonard P,ase, Of Jericho
Straw. Gutter, hv losaph Burbank of Burlington
IN Or Cart by n. Newell. If Shelbutn also n Drag
by N Newell; all Of winch implements were good
but yet possessing NJ extra qualities and there being
no competition, your Committee cannot award to any
OF them your SGci tvs Prcmnm-nll of which is Re
specially submitted. For Committee,
GEO. WHITNEY, Chairman.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03

went Of much 10 tho satisfaction Of all con.
cerned.
As whole, the fair went of we'll. All
enjoyed Utmost persons went away satis-
fed, and we have every reason TO believe
that il will exert wholesome influence.
For further particulars, we refer the read
CT 10 tie reports Of the several committees
In another column.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03
ANTI-R ENTERS.

DELHI. Tuesday evening, Sept. 2S.-
Considerable excitement has been caused in
this village this evening, .on account Of the
picquet guard stationed about a mile and a
half, haUing been fired at HIS name is
Clashorn. He found a bullet hole through
the skirt Of his coat.
Maj. Marvin, tho conmandant Of our for
ces here, has despatched fifteen horsemen,
and as many foo, soldiers will soon fellow
He thinks thai possibly the scoundrel may be
found to- nigh,.-Corr. N. Y. Express.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-10-03
sugar and Honey.

Your committee on the best method Of producing
honey and maple sugar. ID TO ard premiums there.
on, report that they award the fret premium on ma
PIE sugar 10 Levi toms.ock 50 90. The second TO Or
son Goodrich, 800.
There was further specimen OF sugar from soft
MAPLE offered by U. H. Pennman. Of fine quality, and
of flavor hardly disiinsuishable from Muscoyado,
new article, worthy OF attention.
Your committee have thought proper TO defer, for
want of proper Information, the awarding of premi-
ums upon the culture of honey. until the meeting in
January next, when the applicants nre requested 10
communicate further information in the premises.
CHAs. ID. KAssos,
l.. WplTE Committes
u. SHAW.