Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

Violation Of the AshburtOn Tredty.-A new
question has arisen between the English and A.
merican Governments, which seems likely to
give some trouble. =.
Seven slaves had escaped from Florida and
safely reached one of the Bahama Islands; when
their surrender was demanded under the terms of
the Ashburton Treaty, on the ground that i'll ma
king their escape they had committed murder.
. In such case the offence would not
amount to murder by the law of England. .
The negroes will not be surrendered-Lon-
don Economists. March %,
Gen jackson informed Francis P. Blair, in a
letter dated April 9th, that he had left all his pa
pers to him, and requested him to use them
in indicating his character, should it be as
sailed.
Washington City, Mayl-Two new journals
make their appearance this evening-the'Un
recently the Globe, and the Omitted States Jour
nal, which was yesterday the Madsonian,
This morning, at 8 O'clock the mail contracts
were opened in large room in the general post
office. The postmaster-general presides, with
Mr.. Hobby, assistant, on his right. stepped
into the room, about o'clock, and they had got
about half through the State of Connecticut
New York will follow, and WILL perhaps be got
through by 6 o'clock this evening. So far as
could learn, the contracts surprise many at then
extreme low rates.-N Y CON- ADJ.
ALL READY-While the rumors of war be-
tween Mexico and the United States, are
borne upon every southern breeze, it wouIt
be criminal as we'll as foolish for our ex
ecutive to send to distant seas, squadron
ready for SERVICE and leave the key to tn,
American Continent the Gulf of Mexi CO, un
protected.
We rejoice, therefore, to learn, unofficial,
that our grim old battle ships are accden
tally in positions to repel invaders and chas
tise pirates, and we should not be surprised
they should continue in those positions unit
the questions of annex alton and of the pay
ment of debts due the United States, on tn
part of Mexico, are settled.-Madisonian.
NoBLE-The Hudson correspondent
the N. Y. Courier relates this incident cor
nected with the disaster to the Swallow
which should not be allowed to pass III
noticed
Joseph Reed one of the ferrymen betwee
Hudson and Athens, was rowing in his yaV
at the time the Swallow struck the rocl
AS soon as he appreciated the nature
the disaster, he used all his efforts to reac
the place, and succeeded in saving the live
OF live persons who were floating about o
boards and fragments of the wreck. B
several OF them he was offered rewal
for his lntrepldity which he refused, an
said-"Although | am poor man, | di
not exert myself to save your lives for tt
sake of moneyH' Joseph Reed, humble
ne is, belongs to the Grace Darling schoo
FIRE IN THE CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS
The Boonsboro Odd Fellow says;-Bv
etter received by a gentleman in this pIa,
rom Cumberland, dated 3rd of April v
earn that the cumberland mountains are {
ire, doing vast amount of damage, an
5hele it may end is hard to tell.
The Kentucky Yeoman saws Mr. CLAW has
my received rich presents from his friends I
'sbt to John j. Astor of $40, 900, and to the LIZ
agton, Ky Bank, of $4,000 have been paid
.im Messrs Clay and Webster seem equally i
iortunase IN accumulating large debts. and cnua
fortunate IN having others pay them.