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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-10-22

way to Sing Sing. with fine tide, and soon ar
rived there. Just before those have mentioned
and my heart iet good to see the carriage drv,
TO the tavern and both OF them looking for m,
out of the window. fastened my canoe, bu
left both baskets-I knew that funny French
man would make fun of the gingerbread. As
entered the house, the landlord was in the bar
the to 90 in, which did, and Lafayette showed
! it slowly too
| Washington was on his feet, and before
could take off my hat he sad
We'll, my young friend. what success?'
All good, sir said, laughing, as thrus
my hand into my bosom and pulled out both pa
pers and handed them to him.
An English paper-where did you get this
from 2 said he, us look of appreciation spread
over his noble face.
Sourkrout Hall. sir
He reached his hand to me and took mine
saying:
am greatly obliged TO YOU
Sourkrout Hail. said the Frenchman, look
ing at me very Significantly.
You've not had your dinner ? said the Gen
eral.
Not to-day, SIR,
Marquis. please order some anda cup of tea.
mo: sir, Unjust 10 Home
Washington took out his purse and held five
guineas towards me. drew back and said
am an American, sir my father would
make me return it fight away. if he knew it,
WE'LL said ife,ssif can reward you no other
way, acknowledgement Washington thanks
you--and give my,respects TO your father, and
tell him congratulate him on laviE& such a
son; and remember, if at any time d Jug this
contest, o1lh1reafter, ify,you get involJ 3n any
dcutyflct metheasfrom you, and Fill re-
,'e Xsys sud Al ill., ght saw start
ing in his eyes, and yettc's litawise. they
ford followed to i65l ps Wi fis ,saier
was closing the dso1 efayette 81.
[eommandcr!id.e |wn to III 4 lman
they desesvu = -
+ Yes repliet her as thj lacl pyc
|oh' and ItEas. sthey will
/. From .leboro pAd -.
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On motion of Mr. Converse, resolved thai both
Houses meet in Joint assembly at 4 - clock
p. NJ this ,day, to eject state officers.
The Speaker announced the committee on the
Library on the part OF the lIouse-Messrs Car
penter of Mortified, Seymour of Ncrgennes,
Kellogg of Benson.
ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS,
The Senate came in, and the joint assembly
made the following elections:
HORACE EATON. G0rcrnor.
LEONARD SARGEA\T, Lieut.. Governor.
GEORGE IiOWES, Treasurer.
Eaton l25, Dillingham; 50, Bralnard 10,
Sareeant l2l. Field rs, Scott 10, Scat ,.
Uowes l2i. Marston 81 Wood IS, Seat. 3.
Adjourned,
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Oct. 10.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The committee appointed for the purpose con-
Quoted his Honor the Lieut.. Governor to the
chair uf the Senate whcrcupon the oath OF OIL
fee WAS administered to him by the Secretary,
and he addressed the Senate as follows
SENATORS
in all delibcrative assemoHes, custom mas
sanctied the expectation that he VINO Is cal'ea
IN nr,.;da over their deliberations, should in
some farm render an Acknowledgements OF his OBJ
LEGATIONS to those VINO thns teHuer nun an oA'
preston of their confidence.
II seems, therefore. not inappropriate that
embrace the present occasion to give ultcrance
to the effusons OF u thankful heart, not only t.
Won. hut the other branch of the Legislature, Il,
we'll rs IN the ireemen of the State-a feeling
which can perhaps now 10 better express thar
by giving YOU the assurance, that this renewed
/ manifestation OF confidence shall stimulate mt
to renewed eXertions, in the faithful discharge o
Whatever duties may fall 10 my lot
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THURSDAY. Oct II.
Agreeably to the Constitution and laws OF the
Safe of Vermont, the Senators and Represcn-
tatiycs elect convened at the State House in
Montpelier, on Thursday, Oct. lth.
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So the Hon. SOLOMON Foor was declared
elected and he in handsome speech accepted
the office and assumed the ciair
The House proceeded to elect Clerk p
TEN. when Mr.. Goodhue nominated Ferrand F.
Merrill, Mr. Hnbbell nominated c. G, Eastman,
and Mr.. French of Willistoi,, nominated Joseph
Poland. The Result was as follows:
Merrill 1O5
Eastman II
Doi,u1
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-15
From the Boston Daiiy .Adrertisey.

From JMerico.-We publish to day later
information from Mexico, filing up several
gsps in the history Of affairs as received be-
fore. and explaining some things which the
telegraph had left somewhat doubtful. Gen.
eral Scott was still at Puebn, with some
thing more than 1000 men. unable to advance
uni reinforced by General CadwslIader with
his l400, and General Pillow with his 1900
men. Both Of these Generals were in the
mean time making their way against consid
cradle opposition. and all accounts unite in
stating that disease was making dreadful in
roads upon the force of The latter. Santa
Anna rs "Dictator' appears to be with re-
newed power maintaining the necessity and
possibility Of resistance to the United States
is said that the only condition imposed upon
him is that he shall not make peace, and this
condition was made almost requisite by
The vote Of Congress which pcremptorily
denounced any movement towards pacifica.
ton.
Notwithstanding the new life which Santa
Anna seems to have acquired, and the new
spirit aciuaing the Mexican people, il seems
still probable that Gen. Scott would have ad
vanced upon the Capitol as soon as his rein.
forcements arrived. The result of such an
advance opens wide field foe conjecture,
since The advance itself could hardly be par
slleIed, out of the volumes Of romance. Leav.
ing the requisite garrison behind, and provi.
ding for the means of communication, Gen.
Scott would have few il any more than 6OOO
men with whom TO advance upon the city OF
Mexico. Mexico is known to be city oil
10000 inhabitants, not without Notifications
and cannon, and is said to have collected a
force of from Is to 20 600 soldiers for this
emergency. Gen. Scott may take it BY q
coup de main; he can hardly be expected Ia
hold It, or even defend his force against ex-
Termination, without prompt, energetic and
extensive assistance from home.
The New Orleans Picayune expresses the
following opinions with regard to the news
which we publish to day.
The news by the New Orleans, which will
be found in detail in our columns to day, is
the most serious and consistent that we have
received for many weeks. Ii is now no lon.
ger doubtful that General Scott's march upo,
the capital will be disputed with no inconsid.
cradle detcrmination-for Mexicans. II rs
supposed that he will be resisted, in force, a,
three several points between Puebla and
Mexico.
Santa Anna has succeeded in getting to
the windward Of bis enemies. He has col
lecied force formidable at least in numbers
and, it is said, contrived to have himself made
Dictator-upon the condition that he will re
fuse to make peace. Those generals and
digniinries who were opposed 10 him, OF
were suspected Of lukewnrmness in his cause
have been imprisoned or sent to distant prov.
inces in exile. His sway, it would seem, is
established upon as firm basis as Tho power
to get rid Of his enemies without restraint
can furnish.
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BY Telegraph TO .New York.
From Gen. TaylOr's Army.

The siesmer James l.. Day, hss arrived Al
New Orleans, havipeSa'led from Brozos 2s'h
June, There was no prospect Of Gen. Tay.
lor sdvancing on San Luis Po,osi. Capt
Bankhead and company have arrived q
Monterey from China. They report the
death of Lieut.. Mahsn, who wss wounded N
a duel with The late Lieut.. Munford. Sd
both are now dead. A Mexican being de
spatched by Capt. Bankhead to Csmsrgo
with communication for Col. Belknop, was
captured by 40 Mexicans and sentenced to
be shot. No appearance yet Of Gen. Urea
although the Texas Rangers are in pursuit ol
him. The Rangers have captured two Mexi'
can robbers. They sho! one Of them. -
The Mexcuns are said 10 be organizing
small guerilla parties. The Massachusetts
regimen. had not reached Monterey at lasl
accounts ; il is rumorcd that they have been
ordered to Vera Cruz. Mr.. Parrish, bearer
OF dispatches from Gen. Taylor. came pas
senger in the Day. Among the troops thai
sailed from New Orleans on the 3Oth June
for Vera Cruz,was a detachment Of Pennsyl
vania volunteers. tfF.
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Who Writes Gen. TayIOr's De-
spatchcs!

II having been insinuated in some jour.
nails that Major Bliss was the author of Gen
Taylor's dispatches, the IIugerstown Torch
Ligh, administers a quetus to that idea, by
the following facts, which the editor obtained
from . gentleman who was q graduate o
Yves, Point, and a class and room mate o
Governor Davis, Of Mississippi =
IN conversation with Gen. c., of the
U. 8. army, now stationed at Washington,
our friend asked the question, if Major Bliss
did not write The dispatches. The old gen.
erals eye sparkled with Indignation, and he
replied that he had served with Gen Taylor
upon thirteen courts martial, and that he
Gen. T. had been selected by each court to
draw up it's report, because Of his superior
ability in composition that oil were willing
to accede 10 him the faculty of expressing in
the cleurest, strongest and most forcible man
ner the views of the court, and hence he was
uniformly selected for this purpose.
Gen. C. also stated that in Florida q
misunderstanding arose between Gen.Twiggs
and Gen. Taylor, from remark made by
the latter IN regard to some military opera.
tions Of the former. A correspondence en-
sued, which proved perfectly satisfactory to
Gen. Twiggs. One of Gen. Taylor's com.
munications, in which he guve, at large, his
views Of the matter in dispute, reached Wash.
ington,and, as Gen. C. remarked was re.
garded by the gentlemen Of the army as one
of the most powerful military productions
they had ever seen. This communication
seemed to have fore. shadowed the despatch.
es whose fame has spread over Europe and
our country.
One of the pecuiariies Of Gen. Toy lor's
style of writing was also noted. Instead OF
leaving, as is customary, a margin at the top
and sides of the sheet, Gen. II. eomme noes
at the extreme limit, end fills the sheet so
completely that, as our informant observed, it
is impossible to crowd in, any where, even a
little 1. This seems to be one Of the many
pecullariies Of Rough and Ready"
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HERALD AND RHODE ISLANDER THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 49, ls47

own burden alone. The good old man is well
qualified to Judge, as he has himself both been
in the stocks and suffered in purse, for Christs s
sake. Some of the ,Karens that came in new
,er. saw missionary before, having been bap-
tiyed by native pfeacher II was interesting,
touchingly interesting, TO hear how even these
referred 10 the Bihie--wth what perfect conf
dance they presented it, In, almost every re-
mark they made, a. their rule Of faith and con-
duct and saw tesrs IN theh eyes which one
would suppose hadiooked onstoo many scenes
TO melt readily. A few years ago these men
had no written language, and now they can
nearly all read the Bible
THE teacher held Burmese worship last
Sabbath in his study, though his audience was
mostly composed Of Karens. When looked
out u pom the strange scenery made up of ORR
entail degradation and wretchedness, and sa W
the poor, half.frightened disciples, creeping
along the narrow alley, back to the stairs lead
ing to the upper chamber where they were
to worship, thought ] had before me a vivid
picture Of the oden time and Scripture scenes
Thus met the first disciples, when those from
whom we are descended were performing BIAS
phemous and bloody rites in rugged northern
island, more barbarous and degraded than the
poor worshippers of an acknowledged nonen-
tity that surrounds us here.
when VIII tins land be ike England and
America and by what process or means will
the change be wrought' | should like dearly
to live long enough myself to see the machi.
merry well in motion, but if that cannot be, sit
is we'll" We shall know all about it at some
future day. Then, when oceans raise no bar
riers to friendship, and intelligence fires on the
wings of thought, may those who have parted
from each other in sadness, meet in mansions
now preparing for them by the Prince of Heav-
en-, there never TO part again. That all may
be able to bring some few jewels for the crown
of Him who ''hath loved them" is the earnest
prayer Of
Yours, most sincerely,
EMILY G. JUDSON.
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A rare opportunity /!

VNIIE printing establishment of the NEwPoR1
Il HERALD ~ TnE TIMES aud RHODE ISLANDER
is now offered for sale. The proprietor having
purchased the Lowell Daily Courier and Week
y Journal, (io which place he will remove with
out delay,) offers for sale this entire establish
nent. The Herald wns established by The pres
ent proprietor IN the spring Of 1880 upwards
Of seventeen years ago, aud has been uncsas-
ingly devoted TO the great Wing cause 10 the
present time. Through all the various conflicts
and mutations Of parly-Siae and National
is course has been steady and unwaveriRg.-
and il still remains The only Wing paper in this
section Of Rhode Island.
The office enjoys good and uniform pat
ronage, aud IS m the most perfect order through
ont-Tbe presses, types, and materials gener-
ally are. with very few exceptions, as good as
new, (many beautiful fonnts having been re-
Gently pnichased) and nothing of any conse-
quence in addition will be required for years. 10
enable the purchaser TO carry on the business
with ease aud advantage.
The location Of the ofice-sitpated as il is in
one Of the most healthy and delightful a.pors
and waterng-places IN New England ,-rendeTs
il an opportunity rarely TO be met with.
For Gnrther particulars enquire OF the sub
scrlber personally, or by mail
Newport, K. T. July g. AZ.
JAMES ATKINSON.
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LIBEnALlrY.-The citizens of Masss

LIBERALITY. The citizens of Massa-
chusetts certainly find no competitors in
any other State in the Union in the fire.
quency and munihcence of their benefac-
tions to literary institutions. We had
lately the pleasure to record most libe-
raj donation from the Hon. Abbott Law
renee, OF Boston, for the purpose Of found
ing Scientific School in the University
at Cambridge. We can now add the do
nations of the Hon. Samuel Williston, Of
East Hampton. and Austin Hitchcock,
Esq, of Brimield, to the College at Am.
herst-Messrs. WilIiston and Hitchcock
having given $4,000 each, to endow a
Professorship Of Natural Theology and
Geology, in that Seminary, and Mr.. Will
liston $4,000 for the support of the
Professorship of Greek and Hebrew
Mr.. Williston's beneEactions to the Col
lege amount in the aggregate to $50, 900.
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The Joncsboro ('renn.) Wing has the fol
lowing answerto the question, What harm

The Jonesboro rrenn.) Wing has the fol-
lowing answer,o the question, What harm
has this war done TO Vs."
Col. Wm B. Cnmpbel's first regiment o:
Tennessee volunteers numbered 1000 brave
men on their march to Mexico. Only $50,
rank and file, Of this gallant regiment re-
turned with their Colonel to their homes.
Col. Wm. II. Haskell's Cd regiment oI
Tennessee volunteers numbered 1040 on
their march to Mexico. Only 360 of these
gallant men, rank and file, returned with
Col. Haskell to their homes and friends
their wives and children-their fathers, moth.
ers, sisters, brothers, and other relatives and
! friends.
The rest OF them-hirtesn hundred and
thirty sickness and bullets, disease and shot,
and swords, have consigned to an early grave
IN II foreign land, from their native homes,
without cUfiins and winding sheets, or head.
stones to tell who they are or iehere they are.
Poor fellows! mournful and vacant are many
loved homes end fresldes but the sleeping
dead know 1t not. They repose beneath the
burning sands Of an inbospitable cline, pro
mlscuously thrown together; and there they
must rest IN quiet 'iIl the lsst loud trump
calls the nations Of the earth to stand before
the God Of Armies
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/ POPULAR AMUsrmgsTs IN MEx,cO.-The
most popular amusement IN Mexico 10 gener.
ally allowed 70 be cock fgbing, 10 which oil
oar,icpbeae-- ALL, for AT Ssi6ilo fhcre 10
actuslly,a cock 6gh,ing priest. Atthc PIT he
might nightly DO seen holding STAKES. super.
,nte nd,na llis preparations OF the cocks, and
taking am scaive interest.In al the points oi
that hie hi SSsini erfsiIrg psstime. The next
on Tho LISTS card play ing, and there Is hard
Nv man or woman ,hot does not win or lose
a stake at Monte. Ncx, TO that comes tn"
fandango. and the dance has as many vots.
res here as in any other country on the
face of the earth, Bot DOM propose TO en-
,c, into a description of either OF these
sports, but merely to describe briefly the
manner in which found full grown Mex-
can engaged a tew mornings since. had
discovered lha, he was very ingenious feI
low, aud made beautiful artificial flowers,
and having seen him employed upon some
work with a small quantity Of guilt unset,
Una gined he was about TO prodnce some start
| ling end surprising Effort Of Mexican ingenu.
ny Judge my surprise then, when upon
en,cring lhe room where he was found him
stretched q, fall length upon the floor, about
three feet from n little mOnid Ia paper figure
OF hmm about sixteen inches long) attached
~ The ground by means OF piece OF wax
TO the head was attached piece of horse
har which passed through some other por-
llons of the body, and as the operator pulled
the string the head and body Cf the monita
rose rs If ln obedience TO the tune the Mex
can whisted. And there will this full-grown
man lie, hour AFTER boor, whislllng over and
over again The same tune and working with
his inanlmaied piece of paper, Whether the
minority of,he male population are in the hab-
OF spending their leisure hours, in the dane
|, ing of noniias or not, generally speaking, is
fact of " hlch have not fully satisfied my
| self: but suppose according to the rule a
dopled by all travellers. 1t should be set down
! as "a universal custom" in Mexico.
! " o, Picoym.
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OUTS most SINCERELY,
Y. TAYLOR, Maj. U. s. Army.
UNIVERSITY AT CAapRIpGE.-Theg great
HEApQuARTEs, AxMI OF OCcUPAT'oN.
Camp near Monterey, May 80, az.

University AT CAaBRIpGE.-The great e.
quatorial telescope, the building and transpor
tation Of which has excited so much interest
has been mounted for some weeks past, upon
Sears Tower at the Observatory. Its per
formance has gratified the gentlemen entrust
ed with It's care, in the highest degree. Those
double stars. the dissolution Of which has gen
orally been considered a close test of the pow.
es Of the largest instruments OF this class, are
entirely separated under the power OF this
So perfect, indeed, is it's powar in showing
them separately, that it is already turned with
great success to analyzing double stars o
whose character more doubt had been enter
ined.-Bos. Daily .Adr.
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mos, eSccllen, tobacco" says he, that was
presented To me AZ the same time. You 20
INTO the pune apple and IN 20 into The To-
bacco, and then we'll have little more talk
about the war;
Jest ms we got cleverly under way they
sung ont aboard the boat for the passengers
TO get ready Tor landing. So I must cut my
yarn OF here for the present but likely as
not yos1l henr from. me again.
Your old friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
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| The Ihrbor and River Convention organized
lat Chicago on the 9th inst, being called to or
der by the appointment of JAMES l.. BARTON Of
Buffalo as Chairman. A Committee, of which
The Hon. J. c. Spencer was chairman, was ap-
pointed TO nominate permanent officers, and
afterwards presented the names Of the Hon.
EDWARD BATES of Missouri for President, THoM-
As CoRwiN of Ohio AMI others, for Vice Presi-
dents, and F. W. FENNo, and others, as Secre-
ltaries. II is said that Mr.. Corwin was chosen
by the minority of the Committee for President,
but declined. Committee reported resolutions
for the government of tile Convention and au-
lhorizing the President to appoint committee
to prepare an address TO the people of the s.,
and anolher TO prepare statistics or publication
and still another to aid in pushing the objects Of
the Convention Though Congress, and call n
mother Convention if thisi is not effectual.
Letters were read from the Hon. Henry
Clay, Thomas b. Curtis, Esq, of Boston, Jo-
Seph Grinnell Esq, Of New Bedford, Hon.
Thomas IL. Benton, siIas Wright Lewis Cass
Martin Van Buren, and Bradford II. Wood, Of
Albany, and addresses made by the Hon. Thom-
as Corwin, of Ohio Mr.. Horace GreeIy, and
others of NY. The convention had not ad-.
journed on Monnay night.
Among the distinguished men who had ar
rived, the Chicago Democrat mentions Gov.
Doty, of Wisconsin; Senator Woodbridge, of
Michigan; Littleton Kirkpatrick, exM. C. of
| N. J.. f; Governors Rebb and Corwin of Ob;o
John c. Spencer, of N. Y; Ex-Governor Tall
madge, of Wisconsin,; Senator Miller. of NJ:
w. A. Mosely, and ex-Gov. Seward, Qhis must
be mistake, Gov. s. would probably arrive on
Tuesday, Also the following public men
Congrtssmss EIsct.-Robert Smith, ILL.,; Thos.
J. Turner, Ili;J. A. Rockwell, Conu.; T.
Butler King, Ga; Joseph r. lngersoll, Pa;
Andrew Stewart. Pa; N. X. Hall, N. Y; and
Hon. r. c. Schenek, Ohio.
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DrsIRABLE ExcELsIoR.-What the next
step onward will be, in the progression o
wbch the following shows On advance, we
are only prepared to pray tor. In this Ia
Dor saving age, it Is scandalous tha, the time
Of hens should continue To he wasted in set
ting three weeks each on n dozen eggs
whereof perhaps eight or ten turn out chick
ems, aud ham of these are lost by Gew'drag-
Cling and other penis Of rhlckenhood. Re
peol.d attempts have Of late been made to
reinvent some nj aud feasible apparatus foI
chicken ha,chng and the simplest aud cheap
est. we think. The surest and best among
them il the American Egg Hatchlng Ma
chine, recently patented by Mr.. l.. &. lloff
man of Albany. II costs but $40 or go,
will hatch 600 chickens at a batch, and is
kept warm by the burning of spirit lamp
the heat, is said. costing bet % cents for
he brood. Mr.. II. feels sure OF hotchlng 9S
from every hundred eggs-ro,ten ones OF
conrsc not counted. This machine is now on
exhibition of I79 Broadway, and we bcspeak
for II the scra,iny of the curlons and the en-
,erprislng. !, surely must be practicable to
perfect a machine of tins kind, and Mr.. Hoff
man il confident he has done lt.-t.NY. Tn
bune.
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EngLand and IrtLand.=The Rep.

England and hriand-The Rev. John
Pierponi, ~ his recent address 10 The Unita.
rian meeting, Gays :-"T sad wall of fam.
me IS waited to our shores by every Allan.
TIC gale, from unhappy Ireland. And 1t was
stated, too, that sufficient quantity Of bread
slufs TO support $1,000 human beings hot
been turned into liquor in one yesr-tha
England might grasp the 5000, ,0OOl. tax she
levles on IRISH whskey! What q dark pie
ture was that W
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The increase Of duties received at the port Of
New York, for the seven months past, over the
seven months of the previous year was s2ls,-
325. The increase of dutiable goods amount.
ed to s5, ,636 5s7, and Of free goods, 81 ,O55 4l3