The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-09-16

half in the Troy Wing, to say that he eanno,
pardon H. G. Greene, convicted of,he muir.
der of his wife,and to be executed on Wedus,-
day next at 10 O'Clock. He says:
| To me Tie guilt in this case is beyond
reasonable doubt, and TO discharge the prison
err from punishment would be to repeal the
law as applicable TO him. That cannot do.
= can see no evidence of usani-
ty, unless the evidences of disposition to
commit wilfuI murder are to be taken as evil
dences ofinsanity.'
O. The Commencement at Bowdoin Col
lege took place on Wednesday last. The de-
gree of A. b. was conferred on some IL or
49, young gentlemen; that of NJ. A. on IL;
that ofM. D. on ID. The degree of d. D.
was conferred on Rev BENJAMIN Tappan of
bury. The degree of l.. l.. was conferred
on Hon. Joseph r. Ingersoll of Philadel-
lphia.
Among the proceedings of the Overseors
and Trustees, of public spirit, were the cleo
ton Of Hon. George Evans as a Trustee, in
place of Benjamin Hasey Esq. who resigned
this year. and the election of Mr.. Fl. Fl.
Boody, as College Professor, and Instructor
in Rhetoric and Execution.
TIE. MIaHrY SLAIN.-How the mighty
have fallen Go 10 the grave of Martin OF
Maryland, who forty years ago stood at the
head of the American bar, but who died
sot. Go to the Senate of the United States,
and witness that vacant chair, out of which
Senator tumhled into drunkard's grave.
Witness the end of Mrabeau, Of Savage, Of
Sheridan, of Burnes, ofByron. and Of more
than one Doctor Of Divinity. One minister
knew, who, If human eloquence could avail,
would have scattered salvation as from an
gels wings, had he not found drunkard's
grave.-The more mind the more danger.
Excitement was the food Of the mind; and
when this species of excitement was suffered
to sway the energies Of gigantic intellect,
there was no predicting the result.-Wela's
Lectures.
Truth AND ELoQUENcE,-James Nc
Dowell. the present Governor of Virginia,
once made a speech in the Assembly of that
State, in which he said:
You may place the slave here you please;
you may dry up to your utmost the fountains
Of his feelings, the springs Of his thought
YOU may close upon bis mind every avenue
knowledge, and cloud it over with artif-
eat nisht-you may yoke him sto yonr labor
- tn OK, which livelh only TO work, and wor-
koth only to live; you may put him under
any process which, without destroying his
value as slave. will debase and crush him
as rational being-you may do this, and
he idea that he iras born TO be free tcilL sur
riue ii all : 1t is allied to his hope ofimmor-
tality is the ethereal part of his nature,
which oppression cannot reach; it is torch
lit up in his soul by the baud of Deity, and
never meant to DO extingushed by the baud
Of man.
| MAssAcRusErrs.-The Loco-Focos held
, their State Convention at Worcester yesier-
day. and nominated Issac Davis of W orces-
ter for Governor, and Chas. w. Bishop Of
Pittsfeld, we believed far Lieutenant Gov.
These nominations are not desirable per Sc,
but are valued as stepping stones 10 appoint
ments under the Federal Government.
They have made Bancroft and Morton-why
not (sIpuld the luck hold but Davis also in
Capitalize cloyer2
JOHN B. COUGH, MISSING.
A handful signed by Z. d. Hurlbui & Co
54 South-st and Holbrook, Nelson & Co. 81
' Pine-st was circulated about Tthe city this
morning, stating that Mr.. John B. Cough,
INC Ildu Deen UllSssDR
] since the 9Th inst. Friday las'.) He arrived
in the City from New Haven on that day and
e put up AT theCrotonHo,el. In the evenirg-he
went out with the intention Of going to Brock
lvn, and stopped on his way at Saxton s.
Miles's, POS Broadway. Since he left there
] he has not been heard Of and foul play 10
. feared. He was to have gone TO Albany on
Monday last TO meet his wife, but she has
heard nothing of him.
Mr.. Cough is thus described in the hand
e bill: About FIVE f. in. high long straight
, black hair. dark complexion sharp features;
% years old; he'd on i black dress coat black
; satinet vest and black pants wore gold
watch, gold shirt buttons, collar and wrist,
. marked J. B. c.; gold and porcelain STUDS,
gold seal, ring with white Comedian; pock-
cts about $3.50 in gold and notes. Inforna-
lion respecting him or his fate will be re-
ceived by Hurlbut Il Co. or Holbrook, Mel
: son & Co. US above.
: ~ Gen. Rufus King, Of Albany, assoc
ciate editor of the Albany Evening Journal,
has gone TO Milwakie, where he will edit the
n Daily Sentinel. We wish him great quo
e cess.
DRoUTH on THE REsERyE.-While we
o have been favored with abundantv refreshing
n showers, some oil our city rea1ers may DO
surprised to learn that our Reserve friends
generally are parched with drouth. At
oberlin and vicinity the drought continues
with undated severity, and The grasshoppers
have done much injury. Inportions Of Sum-
NIT, and mostif not all of Portage county,the
4 earth remains unmoistened. the fields present.
ing bare and quite desolate appearance.
In some portions OF Portage myriads ofgrass-
} hoppers haze stripped fields of everything
green, even to the leaves from apple Orch
ards, and the bark from currant bnSneS;
J Oats potatoes. corn and grass. have suffered
alike from their misehievous dePIadations'
: Such is the scarcity offodder and bad pros
: pect for winteriDg cattle, that some OF tho
d best and most extensive dairy farmers are dis
= posinr of their choice stock of cows at from
Is to Sc per head. Others are clubbing to-
ior their stock abroad. and others contem-
| 10 purchasinp corn in The Southern val