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Mr.. Editor:
! viii you permit me, through the columns OF
your paper. to suggest plan for the organza.
lion Of the Judieiory-under the amended Con.
s,ilui' which is To be.
Let the Circuit Judges be Elected by the Pcn.
than four nor more than six years, with pro.
vision prohibiting then. from holding any Office
Of profit or trust under our go,crnnen. fur one
or two yearsalier they shall have left The Bench.
| Let Supreme Courl, with the same powers
VI our prcssn, Supreme Court, be organzed Of
not less than three nor more than five Judges.
TO he. their Offices not less than six, nor more
than n ne y,ars-and le, the Judges oflhc Su-
preme Cour, be PROM Tilted from hold ne any Of
ice OF profit or trust under our government Tor
two years after they shall have lt,, that Bench
and let the Supreme Judges be chosen ~ lie
Circuit J.!dges
This viii give us MISUNDERSTANDING its
power directly from the People and wholly in
dependent of The Executive department and law.
making departmen,-and for tina, reason remoy-
ed from political inhu,nce aud accountable only
TO the people.
The Supreme Cour, will not decide upon
their our, decisions or Moe of their Jtilous. The
Circuit Judges will themselves 10 ineligible to
The Supreme bench and cannot elect one another.
The Supreme Judges will no, be re.clisibIc for
two years after leaving the Bench, and will not
be suspected Of currying favor with the Circuit
Judges, whose decisions they will rcvise-and
il seems to me that the Circuit Judges will be
better capable to judge Of the qualifications aud
merits Of aspirants to the Supreme Bench, than
any man or body o! men under the government.
This is bu, a general outline, aud may be faul-
~ In some Of the details, as this note has been
written hastily. i, l.. DICKEY.
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the the latter the west of the mountains and each OF
they separated into two se which in the latter county
which varied tier of from the former boundary line of
Bennington and Charlotte counties Thvson existed until February
which time above list commences The whole county constituted at
the in the county, Oct 9TH 1888.
journals the General Assembly previous to the Incorporation
o~R s Gou Esq., t MAJOR Hcbor Hcn second Charles Brewster
third Capt John st1k fourth and Capt. Jonathan Lasse d udg
Rowey Esq., Major lIebor Aen Capt John Ss Capt jonathan
a Special court for the shire Of Rutland"
The Judges of the county court yher and judges of Probate
VISION Of the State Constitution in l78G they
chosen by the State LeqTe They have usually been chosen at
M of the December Of the year prior to the one tor winch they are ae
o sp o st od the succeeding December The s attorneys
pointed the county until 1897 since which time they have been
annually by the legislature The county clerks and registers of
probate appointed by the judges of their respective courts The
county consists of one chief Judge and of two assistant judges This
has been its constitution since 1856 but since 1925 justice OF the ou
court annually dgnaf @ dgS @nar &C county nG eon
within his Judicial circuit dno G hnd nSnntL Oh
from 1926 1929 Since that time the Hon Charles K Williams res
Rutland has shire since 1885 Before that
time the courts usually held at Iinmouth
appear s %' aS 395'1 S%s5 "aE & his war % one &95 %
ng a" 9G. P p 6 poant d he ho e cno 5 Rua at
an R4 b @ os of Kew York and Vas aSTr the foremost in eff
cag general organization of the inhabitants Of the Grants opposition to those
claims This opposition in an organized form was first effected by convention
Dosctn January 7 which time association formed and
dcendb liberties of these United American States against
the fleets and of Great Britain and which was expressly declared " be an
and under the direction advice of the govern
of dongs this and subsequent conventions too
well known and would too much acetobo here detailed They exercised
those times and the embarrassed ctunan
they rc and they directed tho operations encouraged the
their living for the Green
American
which January III, declared our independence at
in constitution, which
by the last of the above series of conventions in july
session the December
all conventions, Bwk President
JOSEPH chair found the commencement of all their records
Rutland General Assembly
House of ACKNOWLEDGMENT the afternoon the day he found be
Councillors lie afterwards received two three
the
county, shire Of Eutnd At its ncorpoaton
will be he placed the bench county
which then divided
judicial stations he occupied until within
and o latter until the DEATH 17S The and place
his birth his at his decease; and he whose
records Of and in the early history
descendants nor there living who is
the public mans life.
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THE VOICE.
BRANDON:
THURSDAY, APRIL l, l847.

FORWARDING THE VOICE. As the main
part of the copies Of this weeks paper reach
their place Of destination before the first day
of April, they arc forwarded by mail will
endeavor to ascertain the several post offices
where arrangements can be made to have
subscribers supplied without postage, before
the next issue, or at farthest by the second
number from this week. Where such ar
rangements can not be made, rs cents from
the present advertised price will be deducted
on papers sent after this week, on settlement
with subscribers.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-04-01

ELIHU BURRITT; Another Appeal In the last
Christian Citizen, and in an extra of the same, IS
found most touching appeal in behalf of the suffer
of Ireland from that devoted friend to the human
race Elihu Buuitt Accompanying this appeal are
sketches of Mr. Burrtts observations in the huts of
the furnishing the dying and dead, which are truly
heart rending As these came too late for copying
this week. part or all will be copied in the next
Voice.
Mr. Burritt offers to take charge of and distribute
such donations as may be forwarded from Sabbath
School scholars in this country and it is to be hoped
the suffering condition of children in Ireland will be
presented to thcm,and that general plan ofco!loct-
ing and forwarding will be adopted in this country
Twenty or twenty-five dollars can be raised in
this town from those who will feel it privilege thus
to aid the destitute. Should this plan be generally
adopted in this state, large amount will be raised
Any kind of coarse clothing will be of as much val
ue as the money Aside from Sabbath school efforts,
if patterns of woollen or cotton cloths suitable for
coats vests, panaloons, for any kind Of garments
for females, can be gathered and made up by the
"Dorcas Society" or by those disposed to make
them, vast amount of good may be done, without
detrment to the donors. Will not the people of this
town add to their present generous donations in
money, different articles of coarse clothing, hats
shoes, &C., and have them ready to forward on the
opening of navigation? And will not other towns
aid in this work.
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DISTRICT OF FAIRuAVEN.
NOTE.

The territory State of Vermont which before the American
Revolution was known the Nv Hampshire Grdn was divided by
the government then colony of New York into four countless wiz
and Gloceser the range of Green Mountains,
n Ropnnoton and Charlotte the The territory comprising the
nt county of Rutland the southern part of the latter county
vision existed the time the inhabitants Of the Grants separated
from New and did proclaim and publicly declare that
m d Of territory comprchendng and usually known by the name
pon of the Hampshire Grants Of right ought be- and
hereby declared forever hereafter to be considered " free and nde-
or State by the and forever hereafter to be
l Known and distinguished by the of New Connecticut alias
The first constitution ofte State was formed this same
77z In 17s the General Assembly under this constitution
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MELANCHOLY SHIP
wREcEANo Loss OF LIFE.
Captain Wright, Of the
brig Joseph B0lch, came
up from Barnstable in the
Plymouth train, and states
that a passenger from Tru-
70, whose name lie does not
recollect, Informed him that
the bark Cactus, OF Kenne-
bunk, Capt. Mason, which
sailed from this port last
Sunday morning for Cork
and a market, laden wish
grain, went ashore near
Truro, on Monday eve
ming during the northeast
gale and that all on board
persisted. Capt. Wright
was also informed that q
Lrig from Wilmington, n.
c., for Boston; was ashore
near Truro. The above
information is confirmed by
a slip from the Office Of the
Yarmouth Register.
The Cactus was a fine
bark Of 2G0 tons, one or
two years old,and was load
ed by Messrs Z d, Brig
ham & Co., agents for the
Steam Flour Mill at East
Boston. She had d cargo
Of flour, corn, corn meal,
&C., which is believed to be
insured in New York. The
vessel is insured for $780,
600, equally divided be-
tween two Offices in this
city,and another Office here
has 5000 on her freight
money.-BoSt. Mil.
The Common Council
have raised the salary of
the City Marshall from
$11O0 to $500. Mr. Tu-
key says he shall dispense
with the services of one of
his deputies.-Bost. Bee.
MORE RELIEF SHIPS
The Tartar is to commence
loading Immediately, at In
dia wharf, with the avails
of the recent collections for
the starving Irish and the
Scotch. Two other vessels
are to follow forthwith
B0st Bee.
The Sloop of war James
town has gone on her mis-
sion Of mercy to our breth-
rem of Ireland. On the af-
ternoon of Friday last we
visited her,and took a fare
well look of this floating
castle of benevolence. She
carries forth more than
eight thousand and .foe hun-
dred barrels of corn, meal,
beans and potatoes, and is
manned by forty-five men,
with three cooks and three
stewards, a sail.maker, car
pentcr and gunner, alto
gethcr making a crew Of as
noble fellows as ever trod
the deck, some volunteers,
some sent by towns and as
sociations on the Cape, and
all able, practical seamcn.
Lost. Bee, 29tk.
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SIIERIFFS.

Abraham Ives, 1FaNinafor1, 1871
to 1885.
Jonathan Bell, TInmomh, moved
to Rutland, 1856 to 1892.
Arunah w. Hyde, CJs'ieton, 1908
to 1909.
Eloazer FIagg, Clarendon, 1910 to
1912.
Ralph Paige, RM7aod, 1913.
Estiys Barker, falmouth, 1914.
Thomas Hooker, Rutland, 1915.
Estus Barker, Iynmouth, 1916 s II.
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RAILROAD Iron. The friends of the Rutland
railroad will be gratfed to learn that the RAILS for
laying the whOle track, from Bellows Falls to Bur-
lington have been contracted for and at such prices
as to give satisfaction to all concerned According
to the statement of Judge Follet, President of the
Company, who passed through this town on Friday
last, on his way home from Boston, the men to fur
nish the rails are Messrs Horace Gray & Co.. of Bos
ton The II rail is to be furnished weighing 60 lbs.
per yard. This will constitute a strong and safe
track, The fact of Mr. Gray's being heavy stock
holder in this company will furnish an inducement,
that were necessary,to manufacture the right kind
Of an article.
The reports from headquarters respecting every
thing connected with sure and speedy construction
Of the Champlain and Connecticut River railroad,
and of manning it for business of the most cheer
ing kind.
We don't much expect these iron rails will float
up Connecticut river this spring but the prospect
is that they will find their way on to the road as soon
as the Cheshire road is made passable for cars.
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towns pau pers, should the poor master arrange his
notice something like the following: proposals for
suitably providing necessary means for the support
and comfort Of the towns poor of - for the year
ending ---, will be received until April l.
A. b., Overseer of Poor"
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SELLING OFF Town PooR. communication
touching this subject has been received and accom-
panying it what purports to be a copy of an official
Notice from the Overseer Of the Poor in a town not
very remote from this advertising the time and place
of sale Of those who are now or shall be during the
year, receiving support from the said town. If the
original advertisement reads as represented, the
Poor Master certainly committed error in the use
of language, since the laws of this state do not au-
thorize any town. county, state officer to sell an
other person. The practice Of obtaining the support
of town paupers by contracting with those who will
do it at the lowest rate is rather prevailing custom
in towns not furnished with house and lands de-
voted to that purpose. My viows are that those per-
sons who merit support or partial support from
town, should have all the articles of sustcnance fur
nished them, which arc necessary to their health
and comfort. If these are furnished it matters not
whether they are obtained by the poor master, di-
rectly, or through the man who engages to support
all the towns poor at a stipulated sum- The idea of
selling person, because he she is poor, is repul
sive to every friend of the human race and think
it would be quite an improvement in the form of no.
trying in many cases, Of engaging the support Of
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STATES ATTORNEYS.
CLERKS OF THE COUNTY COURT.

Jonathan Brace, qmd April 1881 Robert Temple qpa Dec 1891
Obadiah Noble, >" June 1881 Robert Pcrpont june 1920
Nathan osgood Nov 1880 Fred VIM Hopkins April 1899
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SAD OCCURRENCE A sad affair occurred about
four miles below Royalton, w. on Tuesday, 23d, at
O'Clock, A. NJ, the following particulars of which
were brought by Capt. Daniel Harrington, of this
town, who passed through Royalton the morning
the accident took place. AS the Boston and Mont
peher stage was coming up White river, and in pass
ing over narrow dug-way, the snow and ice being
higher the side of the road opposite the river the
wagon slid over the brink and went down a preci-
pice of about twenty feet turning the wagon bottom
side up killing three persons instantly, and serious
~ if not fatally injurng five others. One horse was
llled,and the three persons killed found under
the horses. The stage driver, named William Smith,
Capt. Lemy, from England, on his way to take com
mand Of steamboat on the St. Lawrence and
woman named Alice Hunt, who was on her way to
pay visit to her mother at Schuylerve Falls, were
the persons killed. The names of those wounded
are not now known.
Mr. harrington states that there was no railingnor
even og,to prevent carriages running off the bank,
for several rods where there is hardly room for wag
ons to pass each other, and that no blame was at
tached to the driver
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IMPORTANT DECISION IN PENNSYLVANIA
IN REGARD TO TAN LAWS. In the Court of
Common Pleas in Philadelphia, on Tuesday,
came. the matter Of the assessment Of the Phil
adolphia Wilmington, and Baltimore Rail
road Company. This case came before the
Court on a case stated from which it appear
ed that the assessor Of the township of King
sessing had returned for taxation for county
rates and levies, thirty-seycn acres of land as
the property of the defendants, at certain
valuation specified in the assessment
The land so assessed was occupied by the
track of the railroad constructed by the de-
PENDANTS, and included the depot engine
house and carhoa5e at tie eastern terminus
of the road at Grays Ferry, (Pa.) 1t also
embraced the bridge and dollhouse at that
point. The questions for the decision of the
Court were, whether any, and if any what
part Of the said property was liable to be as
sossed for purposes Of taxation, under the acts
Of Assembly for that purpose.
The Court, after argument, reversed the as
sessmcnt and decided that the defendants
were not liable to be taxed for the land over
which they were authorized to lay out their
road nor for buildings and structures erected
by them contiguous to the said road, if the
same were reasonably incident to the support
Of the road or to its proper and convenient
usc.-NQti0aa} HielHgcncer.
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SENATOR UPHAM will please accept thanks
for Il copy of his speech on the Three Million
Bill, delivered in the United States Senate on
the LIST ult This speech will be kept on file
with others, and be copied as soon as con-
venient 1t must suffice for this time to say
that MIR Upham acquitted himself .oeN.
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BsgT MEXICAN News. The latest auhen-
TIC accounts from Mexico state that Gen, Tay-
lor had ordered the several regiments of his
army to move towards Monterey, giving
special directions to his commanding officers
to guard well their munitions and supplies
The effective force of Gen. Taylor's army is
now computed at 10000. The authentic ru-
NOR is that Santa Anna is following General
Taylorand that great battle is soon expect
ed. The above constitutes the substance OF
the latest reports from the seat of war.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-04-01

TIFF LIBERTY PARTY SENATOR. The
Anti-Saycry Bugle, publishes the following
letter from Mr. Cillcy, the Liberty Party
Senator from New Hampshire. 1t tells its
own story. We think we could pick out
two Of Representatives of both parties who
have more respect for the right of the people
to petition their public servants, and courage
enough to maintain that right. Can sober
and earnest Anti-Slavery men believe much
longer that anything can be done for the slave
by Il party which in its infancy is obliged to
content itself with so poor an apology for an
Abolitionst as this New Hampshire Senator
--NationM AHi-Slauc,v Stamford.
Washington, Feb. 10, 1847.
DEAR SIR-As am not yet in favor of
Dissolution of the Union of the United States,
| return the petitions directed to me with
request to present them to the Senate of the
United States. Yours, respectfully,
j. CILLEY.
B. S. Jones, Esq, Salem. Ohio
Mr. Cameron Of this State, making no pre-
tensions to aboitionism, and being as far from
disunionist, most probably, as Mr. CiIley,
had nevertheless sufficient courtesy and re-
gard for the rights of his felow-citizens to
present, Vheh respectfully requeSteu,peutlohs
similar to that rejected by the Liberty party
Senator from New Hampshire, Pennsylvania
Freeman.
POCKET PICKING. A young man named
Galen A. Knapp, while on his way from
Westboro' to this place, in the cars yesterday
morning had his pocket-book containing $3.50
taken from his pocket. lie was requested by
a fellow passenger to change IS bill for
him. He did So and returned the pocket
book to his coat pocket. His new acquain-
lance then took seat by his side and was
quite sociable with him for some time, till the
cars approached near to this place, when he
got up and passed into another car On his
arrival at this place the pocket-booll and con-
tents were missing, and no doubt is entertain
ed that it was distracted by his social compan-
ion in the car. 1t will be seen, that re-
ward of $25 is offered for the recovery of the
proporty,-Mass Spy.
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SEVERE STORM. One of the most severe storms
visited Brandon and vicinity on Saturday last, that
has occurred for many years. On Friday ming
ling Of rain and snow, with slight breeze, consttu-
uod the forerunner Tor the fore end of this runner
and during the following night the wind increasedto
a perfect gale. On Saturday morning the snow was
falling fast, and continued thus falling and being
furiOusly thrown into heaps until about o'clock p
NJ. The snow then abated, but the gale continued,
abatng but little in fury, until late in the evening
Probably not less than II inches Of snow fell during
this storm, and this was SO much drfted that in
many places the roads have been rendered impassa-
bic for loaded teams. For ten or twelve hours the
air completely filled with the falling and
drifting snow, and this was driven with such force,
that it would have been impossible for stage driver
especially facing the norh to see to guide his team
safely.
No mail from any quarter reached this place on
Saturday. If this storm extended south to the ocean,
shall have long list of disasters soon to record,
other than those of the detention of cars, and rail
road accidents.
During the snow storm Of 18th of May, 1884, as
lIuSl oION LillS beCllOl az SIOTLl OF
last week. but the wind did not force through sv-
cry crevice, ike the wind of Saturday In the lat
ter the snow was like the locusts of Egypt, on
a certain occasion, for it took possession of bed
chambers especially those located in the north side
of the buildings, and seemed to say to older occu-
pants, IL belong about here" 1t is hoped that old
Boreas will not come this way quite so spitefully
again very soon.
e. Since writing the foregoing, a man from the
east part Of the town called in and said the snow fell
to the depth of two feet in the woods in that section
during the late storm StiA later, a man from the
land Goshen says the snow fell there on an average
to the depth OF two and a half feet, and that in the
woods on the mountain the snow is now sir feet
deep! So it appears that ii his Goshen does not
flow with milk and honey, the people have anabun-
dance Of snow; yet the probability is that they find
hard sleding CC5- P. S. No mails north of Mid.
dlebury since the storm up to Tuesday noon.
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Judges.

William Ward,
Simeon Smith,
William Ward,
G. Langdon,
William Ward,
Erastus IIigley,
Samuel Moulton
Erastus TIiglcy,
John Stanley
John AIeacham,
Almon Warner,
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CITY COUNCIL.
SATURp4Y, Nor.

SATURDAY, A1g. IS, ISL.
Council met,-absent Mes,rs Robinson
San5ora, H4.loSell, uIlIiheu, J i1,rs ami
Bass5tt
The rea ling OF the proceedings Of tn last
meeting Vas dispensed with
Sergeant Of the city nominated Hr Joseph
Van Horn az his deputy. Confirmed
Petition OF Wm. Qaarrier an osh.ss % d
certain square in the city, read ana prayer oi
the petitioners granted.
Similar petition FOR another 50 are graaled.
Similar petition from another = AR, giant
ed.
Similar petition for another squlrs. gtant,d.
On motion OF Mi Brady the failraad com
mittee We're authorized TO employ Jonathsn
knight, Esq. to examine the route ilr d rail
road from Wheeling 70 GAINESVILLE up ludian
Wheeling Creek
R~Porl OF the cammilte tee appointed apaa
the subject OF opening Chestnut Alley was Ia .
teH ~ aud adopted and the 81 Commissions 7
onltrrl 10 proceed TO open said Alley