Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-01-15

MASSACHUSETTS. The Legislature met on the
9Th inst. In the House, Samuel H. VALLEY twas
elected Speaker, having 100 votes out of 242 cast.
BREAKING INTO PRIsoN.- A negro named Thorn
as thompson, who had been discharged from the
State Prison at Churestowh, broke into his old quar-
fers on Monday night last and stole therefron six
y-iour pounds of bristles and brush, valued at
$3.50. He scaled the outer walls by some means
or other, and then broke into the shop where the
brlstles were kept, unperceived by the keepers or
watchmen. He was taken by n Waterman of the
town in one Of the back streets, else he might
have escaped with his booty. We have often heard
OF people breaking out of prison, but never heard
OF one breaking into prison before. The feat
was worthy of Jack Shepard-BostOn Eagte.
Q p The Statesman is mad ut the New-York
Tribune, because that paper calls General Cass
General Gass. WELL the Tribune had better leave
the c off altogether.-'Springfeid (OJ Gazette
o. By late advices from Texas it seems pretty
certain that Gen. Henderson is elected Governor,
and Major Darnell, Lieut. Governor. The Vice
President Of Texas Gen. Burleson, is elected to
the State SENATE,
THE Purchase OF NAUvoo.-The Warsaw
Signal says: Two Catholic Priests passed through
this place on Monday last on their way to Nauyoo.
Their object was to ascertain the particular nature
and amount of property which the Mormons wish
to dispose of to their Church, and on what terms
1t can be bought.
A FAcToRY GiRL.-Miss Harriet +. Curtis, a
lady of Vermont, and author of Kate in Search
OF Husband" IA book, by the way that has reach
ed an eighteenth edition as well one of the ed
itors Of the Lowell Offering" has in Iarper's
press new novel entitled "Jesse's Flirtations at
Niagara and Saratoga" Success to it.
A girl about twelve years of age, named Susan
Bump, of Brdgewater Mass, was accidentally
killed by her brother. He took up the gun suppo-
sing it was unloaded, aimed and discharged it at
her. She lived but few moments, only uttering
the exclamation, 80 you have shot me"
The Washington Union says of Mr. Adams
speech in favor of giving notice to Great Britain
-'The most Indifferent observer could not fail to
be struck with the strong manifestations Of sympa-
thy which Mr.. Adams carried with him, both on
the floor and in the galleries, and which, at times
all the energy Of the speaker was unable to re-
press"
very distressing accident occurred at Clarks-
burgh, Va, on Christmas day. Geo. w. HULL jr,
and Jerome Stealey were shooting at mark in the
Garden, or lot of Mr. Hu and George put his
mouth to the muzzle of his gun IA rifle to blow
in ito ascertain whether or not it was loaded
AT the same time that he put his mouth to the muz
zle he put one foot on the lock or hammer Of the
gun to press it back from the touch hole-his foot
slipped off the hammer and the gun discharged
was percussion lock.
o. The Legislature of Rhode Island assem-
bled in Providence on Tuesday. Its proceedings
were unmportant.
THE BRIBERY AND CoRRUPTIoN" CHARGE A.
GAINsT HENRY CLAY.-We have not yet seen a
copy of Colton's Life of Clay; but in a review of
it, published in the New York Courier and En-
quirer, find the charge Of bribery and corrup-
ton brought against Mr. Clay by Gen. Jackson
and his friends, and Indignantly persisted in by
the sold hero" to his dying day, in spite of the
most ample proofs of its falsehood summarlly dis
posed of by extracts from the work. Not only Is
the foul SANDER rebutted, but the saddle is placed
on the other horse. The Jackson leaders atteInp-
ted the very rascality of which they afterwards
cused Mr. Clay. Verify, slime makes all things
even"
We copy, from the Courier and Enquirer, that
portion of the review of Mr.. Coltons work which
has reference to this expose
Gen. Jackson, in July, 1887, published a letter
in which he repeated his belief that the charge OF
I'.'i"s a-.s.-;.1 i,!, Mr.. Adams for the Secrea-
ryship of State, against Mr.. Clay, was true ; and
among the proofs adduces the asserted fact, that
when the charge was first madS." Mr.. McDufiie
submitted to the House Of Representatives., as mat
ter of instruction to the committee, the following
resolution: That the committee be instructed to
inquire whether the friends Of Mr.. Clay have him
ted that they would fight for those who would pay
best" &c &c. The presentation of this resolu-
luton is cited by Gen. Jackson as a specific ac-
cusation by responsible accuser' and he declares
that Mr. Claws friends voted against it-thence in
ferrlng their consciousness of his guilt.
The author of this volume shows that the pre-
tended quotation of this resolution is 1a,uhient
and little better than downright forgery. inasmuch
as the accusations which it Contains are eyplicitlv
ascrbed to Mr.. McDatiie. whereas in fact they
were quoted by him from Mr. Kemers letter and
Mr.. McDuffic expressly declared that his object
was to canine tbc cbor,.es IN ,boir or(,naI 49,,
This mailer is madr nertectlv claar 9nJ ,ba non
cIusion is perfectly i-resi.tible
Not satisfied with EXPLODING the whole cb,rre
against Mr.. Clay. and SHOWING il TO have had ifs
origin in most corrupt motives and the basost nos
sibIe political purpose. Mr., Cotton brn~s fnrwrord
evidence which seems TO prove conclusivelv ,bat
overturcs TO Mr. CLAW. of precisely The ch:r,c o'a
vbicb be l. snid m have rocoyoi and anno,l,ei
g ar - y, -, NP'Sp