Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-02-18
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ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN DELEwARE.-
A select committee of the Delaware Legislature
has reported a bill agreeably to the wishes of
number Of petitioners, for the abolition Of slave
ry in that State. Any sympathy with political
abolition is dlsclaimed by the committee who
consider it a subject belonging exclusively to the
State in which slavery exists. For many years
slavery has been merely nominal in Delaware
and the committee is of opinion that if not now
abolished in a few years it will necessarily be-
come extinct.
GENERAL TAYLOR. As preteXt for the at
tack made by Mr.. Fickln upon Gen. Taylor, in
the House of Representatives few days ago,
that gentlemen read letter from the army,
which some weeks since appeared in the New
Orleans Picayune, severely rejecting upon the
War Department for its blunders and its imbe-
cility, and which Mr. Ficklin expressed the o.
pinion had been written by one of the Generals
staff for the purpose Of shielding him, by an as,
saut upon the administration. The Picayune,
however, spikes this gun. That paper says
"True, our correspondent is an officer OF the ar
my, but 1t is not true that he is a member OF
Gen. Taylor's staff. He has no nducement to
do the government injustice, or to panegyrze
Gen. Taylor above his merits nor does the tone
OF his writings justify a suspicion to the contra
ry. lie looked to the past with the eye of sol
der, and to the future with knowledge derived
from past experience"
A Coon IDEA.-A writer in the Boston Wing
suggests that tax of $40 each be laid upon
the slaves Of the country, to be paid by the slave
holders, as means of raising money for the war
This would yield an income OF S30000000
while a tax on tea and coffee would yield only
three million.
PLANK RoADs.-Several petitions have beer
presented to the N. Y. Legislature for plank
roads from Rochester to Greece, to Churchville
to West Henrietta and to Brighton.
The stock is all subscribed for the Rome ant
Oswego Plank Road. II is to commence imme
diately.
At meeting the Directors on Monday last
Zebina Newell, Esq, of Batn, and formerly Cash
Ter of the Wells River, VI. Bank, was appointed
Cashier Of the Cheshire Bank.
J. ii. Williams, Esq, late Cashier, is to b,
Cashier of the Bellows Falls Bank, in place O
Hon. VIM. Henry elected member of Congress
from Vermont Sentinel.
COMMENTARIES TAKEN.-Calvn Gibbs O
Sutton, and Archeaus Fyer Of Burke, have beel
arrested at Wells River, VT, for passing coun
terfeit SIS bills of the Bank Of Nashua, N. H.
Fyler furnished the himsies to Burke, aud thu
latter peached upon him. He was, however, a
bic 10 furnish bail to the Justice who held tn
examination, and is still at large.
90 A few days since, the house of Joh
! Conner, at Lanark, Canada, was burned down
and M. G. with his wife, five children and
servant girl, persisted in the flames.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.-In Huntington. o.
the 18th by the falling OF tree, Capt. Solomon
Rood, aged 40 years.
MONEY FOR TEXAs.-Among the bills repor
ted in the u. s. Senate on Friday was one frot
the Committee on Claims " for the relief Of Fred
rick Dawson, John Schorn, and f. d. Whitne,
creditors Of the late republic Of ItrdS" We ui
derstand that this is a claim for something NOR
than million of dollars, for furnishing equir
ments and provisions TO the navy of Texas be
fore the annexation of that State.
RATHER SHARP. The Troy Post SAYS Jane
X. Polk skulked from his country to get rid {
serving his country during the last war II
Grandfather gave the British said and comfort,
during the Revolutionary war and now the httl
oiishoot of Ancient Toryism and treachery Ina
done all in his power to said and comfort III
Mexicans, by sending home Santa Anna to unit
their strength and lead their armies
SUBSTITUTE FOR CREAM IN COFFEE. Bet
the white Of an egg to a froth put to it sma
lump Of butter, and turn the coffee to it gradr
ally, 80 that it may not curdle. 1t is difficult
distinguish the taste from fresh cream.
1t is said that public meeting is to be held I
Pitlsburg on the 25th instant by the friends
Judge McLane, for the purpose Of urging hi
nomination TO the Presidency.