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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

John Fos,e said two very witty things.
On be ng told that he Emperor Alexander
was pious man he said, Eyes, very pr
Gus; no 'oubt he said grace before he swar
owed P"land.' On being shown some
worStcad work. in which red was the pre-
dominant that, he said, it was red with the
blood Of murdered Time.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

Harbor Appropriations.-Ve Veto The
Chicago Democrat says: "A correspon-
dent Of the Telegraph thinks bin might
be got through Congress for Southport
alone. la this he is mistaken. The mo-
ment such bill is taken up, the Illinois
delegation will see that Little Fort and
Chicago are added; The Indiana delegation
will have Michigan City inserted; the Mich
igan delegation will have ST. Joseph, &C.,
inserted and thus a long bill be passed
again." Here is an acknowledgment from
good authority that no bill can be got thro'
Congress without log rolling of this char
acter. Southport has works already com.
menced which it would perhaps be mat
ter ofeconomy to government to have an ap-
preparation for yet we are plainly told tina,
works ofan useless and impracticable char.
acter must be added to the bill or it will
not be permitted 10 pass. These amend
men,s TO bills, run in this way over the
whole Union embracing works at The fancy
of any and every member who desires them,
and yet the same man who voluntarily
makes this confession is every week con
demning the President for vctoing such bills
We trust the country may never want for
a President with nerve TO cut short these
selfish efforts Of men to turn the means Of
our government into an immense fund for
their own or at best a sectional interes'
and as much as we should like to see our
works here completed we would rather lose
them and our town too, than TO see the con-
ed, as ii would Of necessity be, by such a
condition Of things.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

New MIssIoNARIEs.--Seve New Mis-
sionaries have sailed from Boston for India
the past week, under thei direction of the
Presbyterian Foreign Missionary Society,
appropriate services, and instructions
from the Hon. Walter Lowrie, Secretary
of the board.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

I,l30, 900 acres of land are offered for
sale by proclamation of The President in
the Green Bay land district, Wisconsin,
Ii is situated north and west of Green Bay.
and lake Winnebago, and comprises some
as probably fine lands as there are in the
ferritory
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

A Chinese vile having concealed her
gallant in sack. was questioned by her
husband as 10 It's contents. The woman
hcs:taed: voice from the sack responded,
"Noth NJ but rice!n
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

Society is like glass OF aIe-lhe dregs
90 the bottom, the lrolh and scum rises to
the surface, and the substance, or the bet.
ter portion, remains about HE centre.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

"MURDER IN A BANK."-The Boston
Irarelter stated a few days since that a
bill was thrust into the face of Presi-
dent of one Of the banks, when he killed
the intruder on the spot. Out of this an.
nouncement the lovers Of the horrible
have manufactured terrible s.mnrder
IN BANK but it turns out that the bill
thrust into the face Of the bank officer
was that of a musquito!
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

VERY HoRRIBLE.-The Boston Post saws
''fhe fr1clice of flogging, in the British ar.
my and navy, has been recently introduced
INTO Parliament by Mr.. Ward"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

We learn from the Worcester Spv,
that some people of the town of Spencer,
have become infected with lae infatuation
OF money digging, and that seven able
bodied men are digging to the depth of
fifteen feet, in hole twenty feet in d.
ameler, on a hard pan tina, has never
been removed since chaos. But the sill
yer has nown! the day dream is vanished!
the past is dream! but the hole must be
filled up. and the pockets must be lei,
empty. These are facts.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

POPULATION OF Lower CANADA
The Quebec Gazette cotains Il table of
the population of Lower Canada, accord
ing TO The latest census, which exhibits
the great rreponderance of the natives
and residents Of French origin. The en-
tlr" PoPuI'on Of the province is 500, 1872.
The number of natives Of Canada of
French lgln is 524,307; Of British
origin So so; of the continent of Eu-
rope .329 The number of natives of
England IS 800; of the United States
Ii, 9i6; OF ireland 43, 9S2;
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

The Chicago Democrat says, that the
lands appropriated by Congress for the i'm
provcment Of the Fox aud Wisconsin rivers
comes out of the 100000 acres belonging
Wisconsin Oh her admission into the Union.
We have not so understood il nor does the
bill Intimate any thing Of the kind. "A
pretty trick truly it would be for Uncle Sam.
Give the land and charge enough for the
balance to make up the gift and then take
ii out OF lands that would belong TO US. 1t
cannot be possible ii strikes us, but if it be
SO the Legislature has the power TO rejec,
the grant, which they will probably do. as
they will doubtless prefer TO dispose of their
own lands, to having Congress do it for
them.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

ave have ueIher lime nor inclination TO
notice the personal attacks ofihe Telegraph
The petty jealousy of The editor is known
and NAV go Tor what il is worth. He is The
same individual who posted ofi'on the Sunday
before election last fall, 10 Rochester, TO put
in circulation petty falsehood against the
editor of this piper, then a candidate for
the Legislature; and when he found that the
documents bad gone before him TO disprove
his story, left tho Town cursing and swearing
and spent the day with Mr.. Strang without
any effort in behalf of his patty ticket"
The above is from the last Southport
American, and we copy il only 10 show how
matter, but # II there is no excuse even in
small matters, for a man totally losing sight
Of facts and making reckless statements.
About the only truth stated in the whole ar
licle is, that We did go 10 Rochester. We
put in ejaculation no iaIsehood, but fac, /:
the documents denying the fact did not get
there before us, but after US; we did not
leave The town cursing and swearing, on the
contrary We left ii in the best possible hui
NOR; We did no, spend the day. nor twenty
minutes with Mr.. Strang, on the contrary,
we were most Of the day a, Burlington, and
brought home with us intelligence of The
handsome democratic majority rolled up by
the unflinching democrats Of that town. Our
neighbor must do better than this, if he
wishes 10 retain any reputation for yeraciiY
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

The Columbia s. CaroHaian says,
that il is now understood That the Hon.
Geo. hcDufiie viii vacate his seat in the
u. S. Senate.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09
WASHINGTON. Aup. 81

'4'"AoN' mug III.
The Steamer McKim arrived at N. O.
on the Odd inst. She brought 100 Vol
unteers on the sick list.
Gen. William @. Butler was confined
10 his tent at PIT. Isabel by sickness.
Baylie Peyton also arrived on the 9th.
A grand review Of the troops took place.
and it is said Gen. Taylor expressed
himself in terms OF admiration Of their
discipline.
Duncan battery and McCulloch's with
portion of his rangers left Camargo on
the 18th IN the direction OF Monterey.
The Steamer Arab arrived off Vera
Cruz on the 18th Aug, with Santa Anna
on board. He Immediately placed him.
self at the head Of the movement in that
department.
The departments Of Puebla and Mexi.
co have declared for Santa Anna, and
Paroles has already been taken prisoner.
The revolt at the Capital was headed
by Gen Salas. Before Santa Anna left
Havana he took letters from Gen. Camp
bell to Com. Conner, and avowed him
sell, on reply to some inquiries as to his
intentions as follows.
''lf the people of my country are FOR
war. then am with them. But would
prefer peace"
News had been received in Mexico,
that Monterey on the Pacific, in Caliior-
MIA had been taken by one of the vessels
oil the u. S. Squadron Another account
says that California had yielded 10 the
Americans.
a letter dated at Vera Cruz 10th Aug
says:-That advices have been received
by express, of The formal annexation of
California 10 the U. S. Tha, is. the Il.
S. forces have taken possession of Cali
fornia. This news came 10 the British
consulate al Vera Cruz.
Dispatches were TO be sent 10 England
and to New Oreleans.5y special express.
CopPER.-The Detroit Advertiser sta.
ties that the Boston and Lake Superior
Company has recently came upon sim
gular dsposiie in one of It's shafts. Ii
consists of small boulders of native cop
per, worn and polished in the shape of
pebble stones on the sea shore. Eighteen
hundred pounds of these small boulders
have been taken out and one large mass
weighing l75s pounds.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

The New York State Convention has
agreed TO adjourn on the 9th of October.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

The Racine County Wing speaking of
our county election, and the interest there
in manifested by the different parties and
particularly of the circular of the an,i.se-
cret society party, draws the following as
lonishing and philosophical conclusion: at
would not be at all surprising If some
strange and startling truths were abou, 10
be ushered into life, which at once aston;sh
aud instruct The world. !" Well, IL wouldn't
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

Free Trsde.-We are pleased TO see
that the aboli,ionisls are beginning to COM
prehend their true mission and are taking
their proper posi ion on this question. 1t
is useless to contend for the abolition of
slavery as long as the system of tariffs is
kept up and recognized by government for
that system embodies in itself the very es-
sence OF slavery. Its tendency is 10 con-
cen,rate the wealth Of the country in the
hands Of a few men, who thereby have the
power to control the desinies and fate of
the rest, which is slavery call it by what
name you choose. Let US have free trade
and one Of the most important ends in the
accomplishment Of The universal emanci-
patton Of all mankind, has been accom-
plished
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

We feel just as much dsposit ion TO ie
sisi any unjust encroachmen;s Of the south
upon The rights OF the rest of the Union,
as any person, but some of our northern
men take it seems to US very inconsistent
positions. Thus, because immense sums
are expended south in our army and navy
they contend that the north should insist
on the expenditure of an equal amount for
some purpose among them. We say, gen.
lleman curtal all expenditures you possi>
bly, can and particularly all unconsliiu-
tional and unjust ones, but don't let us
hear of one wrong or useless expenditure
juslifying another. If a spirit of rivalry
is TO spring up between the north and south
as to which shall have and spend the most
of the government funds we suspect the
people of every section Of the Union will
find themselves badly plucked before i, is
done with.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

You Ely B. PALMER, at his Real Estate and
9 Coal Agencies.
s.5 No. 60, Pine Street, Philadelphia:
lla No. 1870, Nassau Street, New York:
u No. 10. State Street. Boston and Southeast
corner OF Baltimore and Calvert Streets, Balti-
sTnoie, Agent for receiving Subscriptions, 2 DYER
easements for the '.TELEGRAPH
81: Southport April 81, ls46.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-09-09

When we show the inconsistent and foo.
lish position of The editor of the American,
in his connection with the mass meeting, i,
is no doubt more easy for him 10 cry out
jealousy and personal hostility on our part,
than to attempt TO answer or explain. But
this cry Of personal attacks and illusions,
comes with rather bad grace from one
whose columns abound with them from wee K
10 week, end generally attacks of the small.
est and most undigniied character
The New York Stale Convention adopted
the following constitutional provision by a
voe % SO TO 81: 'sAny male citizen of The
age Of 81 years, Of good moral character.
and who possesses the requisite dualifica.
tons OF learning and ability, shall be ad.
mlued To practice in all The courts of the
state"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-17
FIRES.

A destructive fire occurred at Underhll on
Tuesday night of last week. The flames
were not arrested until the store Of Messrs.
Tower ~ Son, together with all the goods,
the dwelling. house and out houses Of +.
Fletcher, Esq and the meeting house, were
entirely consumed. We learn that all WIS
fully insured, in the Mutual" we believe,
except the meeting house.
The dwelling. house of Mr. Versal Moore,
in Georgia, franklin County, was destroyed
by fire on Tuesday night, with all the furni-
ture. provisions, &c. Insured in the "Mu-
tual" for S400.
We learn that three barns, together with
several ou,-buildings belonging to Mr. John
Tharpe, of CHARLOTTE, were destroyed by fire
on Tuesday night. A chimney burned gu,
during the day, and it is supposed some o.
the cindcrs had communicated fire TO the hav.
Insured IN the Mutual for $500.
On the same day, with all the foregoing
the Westinghouse and cabinet shop of Nj
Alvord, and a large two story brick carriage
shop of J. p. Price, of Rutland, were de.
stroyed. For "A time nearly the whole vii.
lage was threatened with destruction, say.
the Herald. Partly insured.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-17
EUROPEAN AND NATIVE GRAPES,

In publishing the account Of the proceed
ings of the New York Horticultural Society,
we have a remark to make on the assertion
Of Dr.. Gardener, that the European grape
in its wild state is a E inc fruii, and that the
American is not. We were induced last
summer, in travelling through South Ger
many and Italy, to examine the fruit Of the
vine, growing in situations, and where it
might be prevented, to be wild: for exam
pie, from its growing in hedges, or the edges
Of woods, or at distance from vineyards. In
such places we found the fruit, though ripe,
to be worthless; the berries small, the seeds
large, and the flavor, though not disagree
able, more sharp and acid than the ~cultivat-
ed grape. We remember that heing delay
ed by the breaking Of the axle Of our dill.
gence, at a little town in a rich valley be-
tween Rome aud Naples, we passed several
hours in rambling about a country full OF
vineyards. Ga the side of a hill! We found a
vineyard full Of vines loaded with clusters OF
fine grapes, black aud white, aud on the
other was an old pasture, with 4 line o.
shrubs next to the road, evcrrun with wilc
vines. o. these the grapes were perfect,
black and ripe, bat in size they were hardl,
equal to the fruit Of the irosl-grape, the riti
cordata of our country; they were no
sweet, and seemed principally composed o
seeds We tried the fruit of all that "
could reach and found them all of the sam
inferior quality. Aslot the American grape
the quality of the Wild varieties varies mucI
Some of them are scarcely inferior TO III
Isabella in sweetness and d~elicacv Of flavor
and ,~h,inness of skin. The greatest numbe
of varieties that we have met with IN an
part of the country, is IN that part OF Massa
chuset,s which is called the Old Colony
Here are grapes purple, white and ambe
colored, of various sizes and degrees OF pala
tableness, showing the capacity of the fu
for change and Improvement. We remen
Der some years since to have found in til
swamps of that region, a beautiful ambt
colored grape of an oval figure, a thin ski
and a favor very slightly astrlngen,, thong
sgreeable.-Er. Post.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-17
ADJUSTMENTS IN TIE INSANE IospIr>,

ADJUSTMENTS IN TIE INSANE HospIr,L.
I'VE are told that quite Il scene was enacted
in the insane department of the City Aims
House last week, at a party given by the
Steward. The ~lunalics were finlaslicallv
dressed, and required to perform "A series of
very amusing plntomimos and steps in dam
cling, &c. Men were dressed in women's
clothes, and women in mems clothes. Our
informant states that such lrifllng with the
feel rs Of the relatives of the poor %unfortu-
mates, was rather too much, even for some of
the more refined uf the invited guests. We
regard amusing rccreatio"s under proper re-
strainls, and within appropriate limits, as
among the proper means of rcstoratives, in
we'll conducted insane asyInms, bu, to make
a fantastic use of them for the qualification of
a parry, appears TO us 10 he c~rrrling The mat
ter IA little too fairy. Y. Tribune.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-17
SANTA ANNA.

According to recen, advices from Havana,
this distinguished Mexican is bnsily at work
concoc,ing schemes for his re.cs,ablishncnt
in place and power. 1t is said that his ennis.
saries are continually going backwards and
forwards between Havana and Mexico-and
his cx-Ministers, who are in exile with him,
arc very s%anguine Of his return to his native
land much sooner than most people are aware
Of. He relies ON popular feeling in his favor,
and has not the slightest idea of accepting
any foreign aid. The following is a Procla-
nation which Santa Anna recently issued:
MANIFESTO OF GENERAL SANTA ANNA.
Expelled from my native country by an act of great
injustice, ! had come TO tie determination OF leaving
her territory, never more TO call forth public attention
10 any thing relative 10 my person, except it were to
give a faithful account to posictity OF my conduct in
the various offices l have filled, and TO vindica'c my
self from unworthy and unjust impntations, which
served, at the time, 10 please aud anfuse my enemies.
had come to this conclusion in the supposition that
my sentiments beng well known to be eminen,lv
Mexican, no one could be mean enough to do Inc the
grave injury OF procuring the the aid OF foreign bay0.
nets, either to open 10 me again the gates OF my coun-
try, and recover therein, once more, my true position,
or 10 revenge myself by forcing my beloved country
W dCCtpt " UVOVuTCty Win u Dltlpl IHlCc Dul u
victim always To calumny, such accusations have late
ly been preferred against the, and | consider it to lie
my duty to hasten to reply to them, in order not TO
DC EXPOSED 10 'nI suspne'pm o d's,"ynaP w '.u II E
out, in the interim. giving some color of probability to
the news published in Mexico by the public press, that
Of ,bs Is,ssnpa Of Cnb, ! AiPo |" usc caj",ynn y, in VENT
ed and circulated, like many ohc's, Win the well
known view OF rendering me odous IN my own coun
Equally grave nre the accusations made oq,ins, me
ina newspaper published in cal'z, NJ Ter the nile Of
me N JsI p "eiGnaer o. I'VE pro''Sn Stn Hn.vo De e,
rein'e hem. False! eininenrly false. are the nllnqn.
tons contained N the articles publs',ei, on the l7'h
" I," r. d.r y'n ~ aS' u, "n r'I',, ,'t.a !" NY
The least thing Imputed to me to present himself, in
order t., eo"foInd me. The a., q pres'nilIg me as
and a:tributing the cause to a base revenge on my
part, is TO suppose me to be of1.ndet ii, the great bulk
o. NY cpln'fy''rn, anl c'h ina, on ,nna Hr"n,al, "t u
nv mother co,n,ry. Ot,noi 4nsnsanaHmrsno!
Aggrevei and calumni,tei by a fey persona enc
mes OF mlne won | p1'u'n 'nu ply, , nnae Gr chnJ'
NV yep,eance would be to iurm vows for Their pros
perity during my exile and 10 sacrifice myself n case
OF need, once norr IN defence OF my county WINE
tn. coni4ctures f"rmed by those who know me moi.
Imust soiemniy protest that will prefer 10 wander
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-17

LAMENTABLE AccrDENr.-On Thursday
last a young Englishman named Fletcher
was killed on the Reading Railroad, by his
head coming in contact with a bridge, as he
was standing on the platform of the car. His
death was attended with circumstances pc
culiarly narrowing, and adduce another, to
the ,l,ousa d instances daily furnished, of the
flllacty of human calculations.
Some few months ago his parents, who re-
side in Pottsvillc, pad his passage from Eng
land, in order that he might return as soon
as he had finished hi: trade. From that time
his arrival has been a x%iouSly expected; and
when the wreck of lie Henry Clay was
made known to them, they were apprchen-
sive that he might have persisted on board
th,t vessel. He WAS on board, but was prov
ldenli,Ily preserved, and his relatives being
noticed tina, he would come up in the train
Of Thursday, were all anxiously waiting his
arrival at the depot. Their agony when his
l~liclcss corpse was brought to them ammo,
be Described. A large party of guests had
been invited to his parents to meet him, for
he had been absent for many years, but they
could only JON IN following his remains Ia
the silent tomb.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-17

Tuo's RIrcHIE, in. ACQUITTED Ches-
t.rfed Court House, April 4.-The areu'
man, in the cases of the Commonwealth vs.
Thomss Richie, Jr. has just concluded, and
tho iury wi,hou, leaving their seats have
AS soon as possible afterwards, the sec
o,d,' G. Scott, and p. J. Archer were
oas.;sned as accessories. After a few re-
marks by Mr.. Stevenson ana Lyons, o" oe'
half Of The accused, the Attorney for the
C~ommonweallh. with the advice OF the
Co"rt entered a noh prosequi vs.. the acces-
.o,;e.. and, of course, they we're discharged
~. Y. EIPress-
,ur-.rc.,, IN, VIM % as the Ioafsr said ven he fel'
~ ~ockst for . sispsnce and found n0Ae'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-17

TIE u. S. ARMY Enlistment. - We
learn that orders have been received, at the
different recruiting stations at the South, to
push forward the enlistment of men for the
ranks Of the army with all vieor, and to ob.
tain as many soldiers as possible by the first
Of April. At tina, time returns are TO be
made to the War Department, at Washing
ton. This may have some reference to our
affairs with Mcxico.-N. q. Pic.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-17
SHELBURN HIGH SCHOOL.

L on Monday, the 18th Of May, and
continue II weeks. The Trustees have engaged the
services of NJ, S. ROYCE, A. B., as principal,
with such assistance as the interests of the school
may req IRE. A very complete Chemical and Philo-
sophical apparatus, together with Celestial and Ter.
reslial Globes, has lately been purchased upon
which weekly lectures will be given 10 the school
through the summer. instruction will he gwen in
Drawing and in Vocal Music TO those who may de-
sire il.
Tuition $3.50 rer quarter, Beard 81, so to 80 90 a
week. Scholars from oui Of town will be expected
tG pay their Tuition in odrance.
II. S. MORSE,
LEVI CoMsTOCK, in. Trustees.
A. Nash.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-17

An AvALANcuE.-Tr Persons KiAed,-
On the night OF the 9Th Of March,, IA large
body of earth became diseneaged from "A high
and very steep band, directly in the rear of a
log hut in Barke, and rushing down, over
whelmed aud carried away the same, killing
the inmates, Mr. Charles Newell and wife,
whose bodies were taken from the ruins on
the following dhy. as they lay in their bed.
Mr. Newell was II years old, and his wife
GS-Sl. yOhnsburY ". Caked0nian.