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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-14

FAMIsHED CnILD.-An Incorporate woman
was brough, into the Aims House ragged and reel
ing at the time, having in her arms little child
supposed to be about 10 months old 1t was a mere
fragment of humanity, as it was entirely destitute
Of flesh, literally mere skeleton The smaller
portion OF lis arms and legs not more than half
an inch in thickness while the corners Of its mouth
we're drawn down, a. its eyes so deeply sunken that
1t had the appearance Of an old and dccrepid wo.
man. Its counienance was white as snow, and its
entire body almost as cold, and wrinkles upon its
brow and cheek were distinctly visible; aud what
made the picture still more wretched was the fact
that the child had the phOoping cough and was to-
tally blind. The opinion of the attending phys.
ician was, that the child had been actuly FAM
ished On questioning the mother about her off
spring, il was ascertaned that the child had never
tasted particle of food, but what came from her
breast. The condition of the child was partly at
tribuied TO this fact and il was evident that all its
suffering inherited from its mother, that il was
drunkard even in infancy. II was found necessa-
ry 10 take the child from its mother, but as she
would not give it up, she was committed 10 the
Tombs; and at midnight, when the parent was in
deep sleep the child was taken from her filthy
careful nurse, under whose roof its spirit is now
Pickering between life and death. The weeping
and wailing ofthat forsaken woman yesterday, were
terrible in the extreme her brain is on FIRE aud il
is supposed she is near her end The name Of
this woman is Stevens, aud she is said TO be the
once much loved daughter Of a country clergyman
~ Y Express.
The furnished child has since died
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-14

A Weary JourHfy The Copper Hurbor Mail leaves
Green Bay once month"; and carried The whole distance
by man, on loot For two hundred and fly miles
OF the route there is not habtnon except perhaps few
Indian wigwams, and the mail carrier, in addition to the
mail carries two weeks food, beside two blankets
and cooking and eating utensils There Is road or trail
and on his hFst trip the carrier takes Indian guide and
bazes The way so that he keep the track on the
other trips The distance three hundred miles and
the Green Bay Advocate states il takes about two weeks
60 through IL the carrier taken sick or is Lost on his
journey, he is alone in the Wilderness far out reach Of
human aid and the non-uryal at the appointed time will
be he only announcement Of his death There few
mail routes in the world the service Of which arduous
this and few kinds Of service requiring the
and courage in man TO undertake IT,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-14
MRS. STODDARD,
Milliner and Dress Maker,
No. 3 Elliot street,
Brattleboro, Oct. %, 1876. 10
TIL Il d RIDE.

The vow has been taken, the blessing is DER,
And the home of her childhood shall know her more
She has flown 10 her chamber moment TO hide
The thoughts crowding thick the young blushug bride
There is joy at her heart, and all peacefully flow
The currents that swell from her bosom of snow,
And calm is her eye in the fullness of bliss,
For she asks not If Heaven be happy than this.
Yet pensively sad falls the shade of the lid
Der the heaven of that eye by its long lashes hid
As the cloud shadows fall the ripe harvest field,
The tender young grain from the moonbeam to shield.
What mist with its moisture s dimming her gaze
What thoughts cast shade DER her brightest of days9
The voices of childhood in wild echos come,
With the thought of her mother all lonely at home.
Oh, blame her not, lord of her destiny thou
Who ruest the sun of her happiness now
The uuer the tone Of her heart chords may be
To the soil claims Of childhood, the tIuer to thee
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-14

HowTzER BATTERY.-The Baltimore Aneri-
can gives the following description of new battle
ry, to be introduced into service in the Mexican
war, under the direction of the ordnance depart.
ment, for which corps Of 100 men is TO be special
ly enlisted;
"The armament Of one Of these batteries is CON-
posed Of four l2-pounder mountain howitzers.
weighing only 40 lbs. and caissons complete ;
two rocket carriages, with the necessary fixtures
and caissons complete; two IL pound mortars,
weighing "a lbs each. with mortar beds, also com.
plete; one travelling forge, and one battery wagon,
in charge of the arti6cers. The travelling forge
and battery wagons to be al such distance in the
rear as convenience aud necessity may require, as
also the mortars, which, being required for special
cases only, would not accompany the battery in its
man@ueyrs on the field, although habitually 10
readiness to be made available when called for
"The officers and men are to be armed as fol-
lows: For the officers, swords and pistols for the
non-commissioned officers and men, musquetoons,
slung the non.commissioned officers carrying, il
necessary, light sword Every man ofihe com.
pany 10 be an expert maksman.
F" The ammunition required for this battery
would be: For howitzers, shells, with the improved
fuses and canister shot For the rocket carriages,
the usual congreve or war rocket, the greater
portion TO consist OF the smaller kind, with few
however, of the larger sizes for special purposes
mode is devised for packing rockets in the ordi-
nary ammunition boxes, like those for the limbers
and caissons Of The guns, instead of long wagons,
thus aaordingmore uniformity among the carriages
Of this battery, and also greater facilities for ma.
neuvring the pieces and transporting the ammuni.
ton"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-14
The famished child has since died

FoRTuNEs-A man by the name Of Jenness died
about ffiy years ago in England, leaving property
now of great value. One street in London, il is
said is worth 100000, 000 in the hands of his ex.
ecutors. There is no heir in England, and the
government takes it all in two years, provided no
heirs appear in America. Advertisements in the
papers have been issued The Exeter IN. H.
News Letter says, that the name Of Jenness is nu.
merous in that county, Buckingham. and that the
town Of Rye seems to have been their chief local
place.
There are divers other large estates, princey
fortunes, waiting across the waters, locked up in
chancery, or stored up in the bank of England, for
the American claimants, heirs of those who amass
ed them years ago. We have lately heard, says the
News Letter, Of the Wedgewood estate, of several
hundreds of thousands the Burnham estate of
three or -four millions aud the Houghton estate,
OF very indefinite amount; all Of which as ndis-
Putably belong to America, as do the Dudley es-
tate and the Mari estate. of which so much was
said few years ago, and SO little has been realized
yet.
We should think the heirs in this country, il any
are llviAg, would appoint agents TO prosecute the
claims TO these estates. There are no doubt, gen.
tlemen enough who are willing, for fair compen-
sailon, to serve in this capaci,y.-iSaiem OBS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-14

A Coon JoKE.--On the evening before Thanks
giving day, Cincinnati auction merchant, of IN.
lmpeachable standing sat in his parIor, chatting
turkey for dinner the next day, and was awaiting
lis arrival. The door bell at length rang. and the
gentleman ran down to the street door, picked up
basket, and returned TO his wife, saying, Here,
dear, is the turkey, basket and all The lady
made preparations for the disposition of the turkey
Tor the night and raised The covering, when to her
asonished eyes, appeared an interesting infant Of
an hour Before fuiniing, she had only breath to
say Dear il you call that fine fat turkey, you
can cook it YOURSELF for have no relish for such
things
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-14
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-14

Young lady graduates from fashionable boarding
schools should never spell country with 4.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25
Wi sssOe fsrOvisO.

We copy, from the y. Y. Tribune. the fol-
lowing article, because of the views which Al
supposes certain distinguished men TO hold:
The Eryress uses the following arguni-nt
against insisting ON the Wiimot Proviso:
''lf the issue is made. Henry Clay cannot b.
the Wing candidate for the Presidency Ills
State, kentucky, votes 20 a man against Ihr
Wilmot Proviso--snd if he consents to run. lac
will not run counter TO the united voice of his
friends and neighbors. Gen. TABOR. as a Stare
holder, is in the SAM yasifioa."
The Express has no warrant for dragging Mr.
Clay into this controversy as an adversary of the
Wilmot Proviso. That the Wing Members
from kentucky all voted against the Proviso. on
a call Of the Yeas and Nays, is true, and Just
as true that most Of them voted for the Proyso
in Committee Of the Whole, where the names
Of those voting not recorded Most IN
doub;ingly 90 we believe that Henry Clay, with
two thirds Of the Wings of kentucky, would
rejoice at the success of the Wimot Proviso
Regarding Slavery in their own State evil.
though for the present irremediable, they can
not favor its extension and propagation in re-
gions whence it has long been excluded.
AS to Gen. Taylor, if he is not favorable 10
hrned by the Wilmot Proviso, then is he grossly
belied by those best entitled to know what arc
his real sentiments. We have had the assurance
that he IS from those who could not well b.
deceived, and who would not willingly deceive
others-Then what remains Of the assertion OF
the Expressl
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25

C0o. n'seres NJ. Better. - Ssusn e,.,.ss-
The fall Of this brave officer vii, be- l,n,.,,-.
deeply, in South Carolina, and wher.vs, n. -
known. His early training was, arms. M.
last exercise, martial heroism. lie fell wh..-
all who knew him were sure he would f,,i :,
the head Of his column.
PIERCE VI. BUTLER had noble qualities. Gen.
tier manners and kinder heart belouo,d n :,
mortal. In his family, and amid the or;v,,.
circle, he was alwaysa joyous and generous .,;,-
it-diffusing giadnsss wherever he went. e.n-
fering happiness upon all with whom he held Gun.
verse. lie had learned early to forget hin.~,,
ana friends, therefore, could never forget him
Col. Butler served in the Indian war, mil,
Gen. Jackson, was chosen President of H..
State Bank Of South Carolina, and afterwsrd.
elected Governor of the State. lie was multi.
fer. But his mildness did great deal 10 cha.-
away the fierce anger and settled hate which
two parties in that State. For several years pas,
he has been Iadian Agent in the far West, and
the Indian found in him true friend, and Gov.
eminent firm and honest officer II may !,
said, indeed, that he was never assailed, or ~
motives questioned. except by spectators W
sought TO trample on the rights of the red NJ
and use the highest authority to accompl1>
their sordid purpose.
Peace to the remains Of the gallant 81
and good citizen. He did his duty, nobly.
light was given him. Yet how cruel. how
natural. how unchristian is war, when i y
mAnds the sacrifice OF all the nobler qualities u
soul, and of life itself. This true hearted nm
would have shrunk from harming the poorest
Mexican; yet he was killed, staying hundreds Of
them, Let US labor for peace and the arts Of
Deace.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25
Once Agatn.

We beg friends and others to remember,
LIST. That what correspondents write, and we
publish from others, is not endorsed by us. IL
this were not the case, Editors would be
kept forever explaining, qualifying, sc. We
sndsavor TO insert matter free from personality,
violence, and excess; in this We think have
succeeded; but We are compelled, necessarily,
to publish views tina; do not accord with our
own. If this simple rule be borne in mind we
shall be saved some trouble, and friends no little
anxiety.
ID. That charges brought against us, such
- being malgamationists, &c. &c, are utterly
untrue. No man who reads the paper, could
dream Of making such a charge. We have dis
cussed, and we mean 10 discuss, the question OF
slavery thoroughly, but in way to give ne
alarm to the most timid, and no offence TO the
most captious, as regards individual happiness,
or the public ell-being. We speak invariably
to the conscience, the religious sense, the Judge
mcnt. Of the freeman, and that, too, in chris
tian tone and temper, and who can say, that this
is wrongi Who wish to forbid it, even among
the intelligent and yirtuous that are opposed TO
us In opinion
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25

The State Fair commenced on the Il,h al
Saratoga: The great agriculturists-Messrs
Vail, Wadsworth. &c, We're present. The two
most novel things mentioned are the Hydraulic
Ram. Of which We gave an account in No II
OF the Examiner, new hemp brake exhibited
by Lewis Saunders Esq, of Ky., "a pioneer anu
distinguished actor in agricultural industry"
A correspondent Of the Tribune SAYS:
This is the machine patented lately BY Mr..
Anderson Of Louisville, eminent for his expe-
rience in that department, and one who has
expended more thought on the means Of sup
plying for it this great desideratum than any
other individual. Societies. well individuals,
sometimes through honest error, sometimes for
want Of time to examine or capacity 10 Judgr.
and sometimes, again, TO produce a momeniary
diversion of the public mind and gain eciaf, lend
their names to new inventions that turn out 10
be sheer humbugs, or fail ''in the long run. bui
IL Mr.. Saunders, whom ! know well personally,
and Mr.. Anderson in like manner by reputation.
should unite in attesting this to be the true thing.
so long and anxiously sought for. for one shall
give in my adhesion. heard Mr. :. promising
the Editor Of your Farmers Library TO supply
him the means Of illustrating - construction
and peculiar advantages
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25

We notice the death Of this influential citizen
of Boston with deep pain. tie was widely
known, and. wherever known, loved and hon
orec.
For Boston he has done much. We doub: 4
any individual there has accomplished more.--
He worked for the present and for the future; he
saw wha, the day demanded, and he did it, he
knew what would help posteriiy. and he sought
to secure it. For combining thus public ami
private enterprise, he was one ofthe remarkable
men Of our time.
And then his character was bright and
spotless! His integrity. frankness. generosity.
liberaliiy-these qualities made him The loved
one in the private circle, and an honorei exam.
pie before the public on-Massachusetis-
may well mourn the departure of such a man,
public loss.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25

The Executive Committee Of this body were
in session in New York Oh the 18th. They
passed resolutions:
l. They confirmed the doings of the COM
mittee at Chicago aPportioning the work to be
done among subcommittee.
,. That these subcommittee should report
to a select committee of five who should exam
inc, combine, &c, which select committee shall
report to the Executive Committee, at Washing
ton. at such time as they may appoint.
Sd. The select committee was authorized to
prepare queries on different subjects, prepare a
general form of a condensed tabular statement
for the guidance of the subcommittee
statements should refer to the year beginning
LIST September 1916, and ending LIST September
lsI', to insure uniformity.
The Chairman, ABBor LAWRENCE, appointed
the following gentlemen a select committee.
{. Spencer, y. Y. Jesse b. Thomas, III. Jane.
Hall. Ohio, >. b. Ruggles, n. Y. and David A..
Noble, Michigan.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25

French Guicna is for Emancipation!
The Shareholders there are active for il. anc
last Ausus, took steps to carry on, the measure
The Colonial Council had an emancipation
majority; but the minority, though small, was
turbulent. and hinderei the contamination Of
the measure. A late election has secured an
unanimous board. The aext news will tell US,
that Guiana is free.
The French Government have passed laws,
lately. modifying seTvitude in the colony. This
had some effect. But they were passed at the
suggestion Of Shareholders. and ii is. by the act
Of slsveaoljers, that freedom now rules in Gui-
ana.
Steadily on! There is no stay or stop TO the
coed WORK. It's begun, and il will end only in
universal freedom.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25
Railway % -. H-ooia.

JUICE HUNTINGTON addressed ''an enthusiast
tic meeting at Terre Haute on the 2Sth ult., as
to the railway between ST. Louis and Cincinnati.
lie thinks the counties along and contiguous to
the road, could build ii. Subscriptions COM
mencsd and over $4,000 raised. II we could
unite and rouse Kentucky, what might we not
DO for the Statel What not accomplish for Lou
isville' Friends, work energetically, and let us
see what We can do. Judge Huntington, main
ly, has started the ball regards the St Louis
railway few such men-and Wa have them in
bundance-ifw We could only start them-would
awaken railroad discussions all abeut Tvs, This
done, railways would soon follow.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25

A meeting has been held in New Orleans call
ing upon absent citizens to aid the sick and dy.
ing We hope the call will reach them in season.
The suffering has been very great there, ami.
while the citizens remaining have done their
duty nobly, giving Of their means freely. ana CT
posing their persons daily, in aiding and waiting
on the sick and diving, they have not been able
to meet, as they wished. all the calls made
upon them. Who will not help in such 4 cause
ANY money forwarded to the Horard Assooia-
ton, New Orleans, will be properly distributed.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25

The Green Bay Adooesfe is out against Land
Spectators. Their plan, is, to watch the
growth of settlements; when large enough TO
insure rapid progress, they buy up all they can,
and then force "settiers" to pay five times what
they gave. Ask them for contributions for
roads, schools, churches, anc they are $50 poor
that they cannot give" In this, neighborhoods
are seriously injured, and the growth of towns
checked Ii would seem, '.,hat Eastern Capt.
talsts." have bevies of agents out in new pur-
chascs, to make secure investments. The Advo-
cate saws, the people demand the action OF Con-
grcss on this point, and declares that the land
ought to be sold to the actual tiler Of the soil
This is its statement and argument:
The moment that quantity of land, in the
same vicinity, is bought for specializing Purpo-
ses that moment is emigration turned from that
quarter, and land in that locality is stunned.
The emigrant seeks another spot, and us soon as
| the specn ator reaches him again, another like
effect ensues--untii we the face OF the coun-
try dotted with little settlements, and these set
dement's enc ompassed with spectators land, d
bar upon progress, and n drawback anu burihen
upon the actual filler. Let non, bat actual set
Tiers ddifllt'"i 10 we ihe
suit would prove more rapid. healthy and en-
tcrprising settlement of the country. There
would be no location summed, and consequently
no land below par--or. in many cases, artu
ally unsaeablc.
The principle will undoubtedly be asserted
and in some cases, is good one too, that the
market should moi be restricted 10 any, and thai
the spectators right and money are just as gooc
| as those of the actual settler. But we hold iha
that system which works to the good Of the Few
through the wrong of the many, Is an UNJUST one
and where the effect is wrong, the cause can
not be right. Let the market be open TO all, but
conditioned that he who buys shall till---and the
result will prove an immediate settlement Of ouI
public lands, and coeval establishment Of every
thing necessary 10 prosperity-schools, mills
and avenues of communication
Very fairly put, brother of Wisconsin. And
we hope Congress will consider wha, you say
| All the Western States have been disturbed by
this same cause; we KNOW now sections in Ohio
where no settlements are mace, because the land
is owned by large Proprietors far away. We
have no sympathy with these absentee capital
lists. They do immense injury. And Congress
should, by law, keep the public lands open, in
limited quantities, TO actual tillers, charging
them the cost of survey, not only as an act OF
Justice to the settler, and to help On and elevate
the laborer, but a means OF stopping the most
corrupting and troublesome of all inania's iOl
money making-that of land speculation.
We think some law of this kind will bs passed
next winter. The new States are for it,, and, il
they push the subject wisely, they will carry IT,