Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-11-18
domestic Gontptn0,

MAINE Governor Dana, in his thanksgiving
proclamaton thus dictates his will to the cler-
gymcn of the State:
"Let not the voice Of muttering disturb the
songs Of praise Let party bitterness and secta-
rian zeal be silent Let not the day be desecrat-
cd, or the house Of God proaned by political har-
rangucs, assaults upon the institutions of our sis
ter States, or denunciatlon of the terms of the
Union"
MAssAcnUsETTs.-Thc Atlas, speaking of the
election, says;-There are now only five small
towns to be heard from. The aggregate vote for
tGovernor in all except these is as follows: Briggs,
I53,5l8; Gushing, 39,257; all others, 12,056-
Briggs clear majority, 1905.
Soon after the cars left Boston for Springfield,
on Saturday last, and while passing curve in
the road where the track had been recently re-
paired but left in bad condition, the second
class passenger car was thrown off the track, and
its track coming in contact with the abutment
of bridge, was forced up through the car, and
six men were killed outright, and five more, be-
side one woman, were badly injured.
The Elliot Congregational Society in Roxbu-
ry have presented the Mount Pleasant Society,
/ (Untarian,) an elegant silver baptlsmal font,
with an appropriate inscription. The Unitarian
Society had given the Orthodox Society the use
of their church while that of the latter was under
going repairs.
INDIANA.-There has been great treshet
in the White Water River, Indiana. The White
Water Canal is damaged immensely The des-
truction of property is very great
i TENNEssEr.-Th Sons of Temperance Of
NashviIls appropriated $500 for the relief of the
sufferers by the recent explosion in that city.
:, The legislature is voting in Joint ballot for {
! L. S. Senator to take the place of Hon. Spencer
flanagan and appears to like the business. On
the 9th ballot, the vote stood Robertson Topp Of
Memphis 26 Netherland 16, Reese, Is, Irons
dale 8, and 81 scattering Adjourned to take t
fresh start.
New York The State Senate will consis
of twenty-four Wings and eight Democrats.-TC
the House of assembly there have been elected
ninety-iour wings and thrty-three democrats, anC
there is tie in one district in Niagara county
The amount of specie held by the banks il
the city ofNew York, on the first inst, as near a!
can be ascertained, was 81 992 900. The quar-
tery returns of the LIST of August showed an a
mount of specie in the same banks of about 81
900 600
The Express says that the secretary of the
treasury will ask for a loan of $50, 600, 600 a
: the opening of Congress, and will wait for thu
course of events before he makes application 70
: further supplies.
PENNsYLvANIA.-Ihc Licence La,0 has beer
: declared unconstitutional by majority of tn
+ Judges of the supreme court of the State. The
3 have decided that the legislature could not del
egate its powers of Legislation to the vote of tn
= people.
meeting of operatives was held in Delawar
CO. for the purpose Of considering the prophet
of petitioning the Legislature to pass law estal
:, fishing a uniform system of ten hours for day
: labor A preamble and resolutions were passed
! embodying the sentiments of the meeting, an
Q ordered to be published.
Gov. Shunck has been nominated for tn
Presidency in Perry Co.
u MARYLAND,-At the yearly meeting of the SC
, ciety of Friends, held at Baltimore last week
they protested against wars in general, and tn
- war with Mexico in particular-against the Ii
sthution of slavery, and its farther extension, an
IN against Odd Fellowship, Free Masonry, and 81
cret institutions generally, as well as paid {
hired ministry
Omo-The testimony of Orson s. Murra
formerly of this State, and editor of the Vermo
Telegraph, has been rejected because Of his r