Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-12-31
corre.ponaenee of,he Phmnir.


81. Louis, Dec. 1916
Mn. Eplroa i--For,y.eigh hours worth of pretty tall
raining backed up with twenty -four hours snow storm,
is rather pleasant than otherwise by way varr,y more
over, il is exactly the Of mixture suit one badly
troubled with The good old Yankee practice OF tai
lowing boots at such times u found to be equally service
lie here and worth all the Goodyear over.shocs ever
manufactured for only enables said bouts 10 walk
the with mpuniy but slips them along wonder
FOL nice through the mud which IL about three feet
seantaa the boatmen say Of The water. The inland
Sea- is rising the Of two feet by Daylight and
probably Keeps aier dark although we are Just now
without either gas6xngs From piesen, appear
shall have considerable Of river in the
week. there being already twelve feet the channel to
Cairo which sufficient for the largest class
GO heavily laden The Missouri is equally Affected
ter unnavgable Ct OF seasons duration before the
expiration of Ten days shall be completely overrun with
oil kinds Of produce particularly hemp and
to hang every loaef and anti in the country besides
furnishing ehso all around. The Mississippi is
fine beverage at any time for those who like Il, but during
heavy rise ii is peculiarly rich, and will anab about
follows, to witi-onehrd mud one.ihrd sundres, and
one-third the pure clemen, all the way from the Rocky
Mountains This is undoubtedly grand point Tor Cure
Water establishment which fact viii later dfa W
hther renowned furegn AsenaPuswho will be able
10 demonstrate from very discoveries and expert
mens In Germany that Hydropahisis humbugs aud
their whole system 6 only for companionsh? with Four
ersm. Whatever be the result Of this movement, Il need
create particular sensation regards the Water Cure
in the good town Of ws,erdom for Wat Cure in Vermont
may be anything but Cure Water in Missouri and physe in
Mo- just physe all in Vermont and yet either Lysie
be very good physe-"quod eat demonsfandum We con
clude, therefore, that aud wonderful discoveries,
scent6ca and political progresveness and every species
Of hunbugreness may be wisely varied according 10 lal
tude longitude aud circumstances generally which, all
know, make a very great dferenee-rery
Flour is selling 80 10 "a per bb aud fteghts
New Orleans down SOC and going still lower there
need be apprehension Of limited supply eTavagant
prices the East Should the next Steamers indi-
decline the other side prices will drop g. and
under and plenty at that " Short crops have thus far
done wonders for the Administration and its Mr.
Polk may thank the polatoe for the little there is len
Of HIM but unless his luck is eqaaio John yers, short
crop will give way fHU crop in Europe, and then
with low duties subtreasury and Warwe may look Tor
ward early fu6lmeni Of the predictions made BY Mr.
Abbot Lawrence fhis Rvcs letters say nothing
Of the fir which Mr. Walker will find himself regards
funds But the people wed it IN 1884, and "vive
la bagaele We have law requiring free negroes born
in this State who have resided within il limits since
certain specified period obtain license before they be
permitted their resdence all other FRYE negroes
are excluded The consttutionaly Of such law has
been disputed both between the State OF Mass
the SIDE and South Carolina and Louisiana the 9TH
er. few days Circuit Court decided the law
be constitutional, and that free negro cannot be eiEsa
of the United States The Law Of Mass then recognizing
such persons citizens, is binding upon other
States than the Law Of Illinois which permits Foreigners
become citizens after residence Of yesrboth being
in violation ofiLe constitution a. lAws oftbe United States
II commended the hand that br makes the et-
and the slave be property by deed
Of emancipation IRON his MASTER that moment f native
born, he becomes citizen Of the United States; the
other hand it argued that citizenship is political rgh,
alone conferred by the constitution and laws Of the United
Staes and in the gin Of any Stale individual
and that pursuant thereto the African race are forever
cluded II clear free negroes Of foreign birth can
become citizens for the naturalization laws extend
free rkife persons only and question arises
who and who not white persons African blood mus,
be the test Il asked then IL Lir places free negroes
and white persons equal footing regards citizenship
why no, The parallel carried out in natural.
nation laws Whether the Qualification inserted from
motives Of policy only because Congress did not reeog
nize any but hs persons citizens perhaps matter
Of doubt The arguments Ingenious able and inter.
esting but is impossible at this time 10 give bel
synopsis As strictly legal decision under the eonstitu-
ton and laws Of the United States very much may be
gued in lis support however strongly may conflict with
ideas Of natural rights, &c The opinion held
in Conn, few years since in the Of "Crandall
State"
Our Legislature in session a. jefferson city, but thus
far its proceedings have excited little interest.
The horrible condition Of the roads renders an eastern
mail oil the question for least week t
at present in erOckeyerate placed two wheels, and
drawn, as usual, BY four horses.
Yours, sc. W..