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Fellow Citizens i!

Are you prepared to appear at the polls
in your full strength on the 9TH of Sept.
next7 Have the vigilance committees in
the several towns done their entire duty
in arousing the Freenen to actionl Have
they fully impressed upon the minds of
the wings in every district the full impor-
lance Of giving their opponents Water
loo defeat al this unprecedent crisis of our
affairs. The nation has been plunged
into disgraceful and ruinous war by an
act Of usurpation on the part of the
Executive more audacious than it would
seem possible that any man could venture
to make himself responsible for in this
free republic A war which has already
cost the lives of Ten Thousand of some
of the very best and bravest spirits of. the
nation, which has exhausted US of one
Hundred millions of Treasury, which is
spreading frightful desolation through
out the borders of weak and defenceless
nation, prostrating cities aud habitations
and spilling the blood OF tens ofthousands
of innocent human beings whom we
choose to regard as OFF, enemies. And
for what we ask but to strengthen and
enlarge the power of the worst institution
with which Heaven ever cursed the family
of man, and at last to bring the whole ma
ton to bow submissively at the footstoll
of slaveocratic despotism as debaseing
10 the white man as the black, and utterly
Obstructive to all the dearest interests of
this hitherto great and prosperous repub-
lie. At such crisis the wbig party should
show its boldest front. Upon them alone
rests all the hopes of safety and redemp-
ton from the evils which surround U.S.
The Third party is but dead weight up
on all that it is desirable to be accomplish
ed. Should worse come to worse we shall
find third party leaders ready to cast all
their weight into the laco foco scale. In
relation TO the approaching election we
see no terrors but those which spring from
the leathergy which we fear is exercising
too much influence over the energies of
the wing party itself.
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q Gen. Shields health is hearty re establish
ed. as his many friends will be delighted 10
hear.
: Two letters from Lieutenant Whipple are
published in The papers. He is treated kind
" as a prisoner Of war. and expects shortly
TO be exchanged. He was on his way 10
Cordoya al last accounts.s
The following, in relation the evacuation
of Tobasco. is IRON the Sun Of Anahuac oil
the 18th ultimo.
The United States steamer Mississippi,
Comodorc Perry. arrived yesterday at Liz
ard. bringing with him the steamers Scor-
pion. SpiIfre. and Vixen.
The forces have been withdrawn from the
city ofTabasco, in consequence oithe severe
sickness which prevailed among them. Til
the sickly season shall have passed.
Everything was taken on board, and the
evacuation was effected without molestaiion
from the enemy, who was in conslderaoie
force outside. The defences were all DE,
stroyed when the place was first evacuated
six weeks eince.
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ITEMS.
the country

1t has been understood that Mr.. Clay was on
his way from the White Sulphur Springs to New
port for the benefit of his health. A meeting has
been held in Boston to invite Mr.. c. to visit that
city. A committee of arrangements has been
made, composed of some of the most distinguished
citizens.
FoREIGN-The last arrival from England was
the Cambria. Parliament has been prorogued, &
the election of new Parliament was engrossing
public attention. The Corn market had again
suffered decline.
THE ELEcrIoNs.-Twenty-six of the twenty
nine States have elected all, or neaSy all of the
members of the House of Representatives. The
result is very nearly as follows ll3 Wings 90
Locos. So far majority is 10 Wing. lis consti-
tutes majority in the House. Four are still to
be chosen in Maine, one Rhode Island, Maryland
six, Ohio one, Mississippi 4, and Louisiana T. To-
tai 2l.
u Our i'll health has prevented US from doing
this week several things for our paper which VIC
think might improve it.
ERRATA-In Mr. Chapman's communication in
last weeks paper, an error oc curred which should
be corected.-Where it read the cows that
shall make the best butter and give the best milk
&c. Should read the cows that made the least
butter and gave the least milk &c.
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Third Party elsewhere are not satisfied win
our proceedings. we do hereby appoint
town committee Tor The ensuing year, WIN
whom we would recommend the Third par
~ to correspond upun The matters and things
herein contained, and that that committee be
composed Of S. r. Forest, with power 10 add
two associates.
Resolred further. That the proceedings oil
this meeting be signed by the chairman and
other officers. and published in the Lioert,,
Gazette.
GEO. w. HORTON, President
WILLIAM c, WHITMAN,
JAMES S. PLATT, Vice
Louis FoLLETT. Presidents.
WILLIAM NJ. WEAVER, }
BRSpFoRD BixFoRD. Secretary.
J. r. FoRREsT. Assistant Secretary.
Winooski Falls, July so. eS47.
The Liberty Gazette refused 10 publish
The above as requested, and they frat ap
peared in the Waterman.
This is one ofihe surest signs wehaye seeI
of The decay of the Liberty party. Their
never was the remotest necessity Tor such al
| organization in New Enfland. Had thu
honest men OF the Liberty party Remained
where they naturally belonged, in the Win:
party, infusing into It their zeal and free spr
il, remained with US as friends. and acte'
with US as friends, instead OF going out lion
it and acting with it's biiterest foes, it woul
have b. en- better this day for the Wings an
Tor them. The Wings 60 as lar against III
slave power as friends AMI supporters Of III
Constitution and the Union they can goa
far as it is desirabb;e 10 20. The most W
can do now in Political way, IS 10 stop ad
dllional slave territory or slave States com
ing into the Union. To abolish the inslilu
lon in the States where it now is, we mus
use moral acknowledgement, not denuncia
ton. The North should say the South, lie
us sit down and reason together
We trust that that this course -recommen
ded by the Liberty men of Colchester will b
followed by their breIhern everywhere. TIL
election in New Hampshire clearly prove
the wisdom Of combination. Upon The ques
lions likely TO come before Congress, there
now practically little or no difference ofopiu
ion between the Wings and the Liberty me
in the free States. Why, then. chould iher
be a seperate organization? Besides, ther
are other questions besides those Of slavery
in which we, as members Of The Union, fee
q deep interest. While we are willing 10 g
as far as The Constitution will permit US IN up
holding the rights OF the North, let US nc
lose sight Of the fact thai both The North an
the South are paris Of one glorious Unior
which we all love, and which we wish I
have continue ill the end Of time-our cour
try, the abode Of treemen, governed by wis
and liberal laws. strengthened and upbel
by the Constitution.
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Come out then all We
true and patriotic
Wings.

Show yourselves at the polls for single
day, and the victory is yours. Don't
flatter yourselves for a moment that your
opponents will not be there. Look at the
tremendous efforts which by way of send
ing lecturers especially to the northern
counties and more obscure corners Of the
state the Third party leaders are makingl
Witness the constant stream of misrepre-
sensations and gross and fiery abuse which
is disgorging from the columns of their
public journals. And how are these foul
assaults Of the enemy to be met? Your
vigilence men, your political Press may
may all do their duty. But the people
themselves must be at the polls. You
must meet the foe at Thermopyln.
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PUERLA; MEXICO, July 2S.

OLhLA, luLAitO, jury AO'
Rumors from the City of Mexico are at
discount, but reports from The direction oil
Vera Cruz are more eagerly sought after.
Many think that the arrival Of Gen. Pierce
will be The signal for an immediate move
ment of The whole army, and hence the anSi-
ETY. 10 learn his real Whereabouts. A day or
two since, intelligence was received that he
had taken the O:izaba road, and that he had
been hcared of even this eide OF that city /;
Yesterday, news came IN that he had reached
Jalapa with his command, and this story is
more generally credited. On The strength Of
reports that large guerilla force was in
front of Gen. p, aud that some 1000 men,
with four pieces OF artillery, were on the way
down from the neighborhood Of the capital,
10 aid in capturing the train, Gen. p. F.
Smiths brigade was ordered 20 move in the
direction of Perote.
For the last week we have had bur little
rain, and it is but certainly much 10 be re-
rrel,ed that Gen. Scott has been unable 10
improve il. The weather has been Of that
nalure-cool and bracing-ihat the men
could have performed their marches with
out fatigue il has been one Of those dry
spells that usually come in The midst oil the
rainy SEASONS, and had General Pierce been
here, the entire army might have mar ched
10 the capital dry shod. Old wealher-wises.
those who have lived here long-say that
this pleasant weather will be followed by
drenching rains. trust their predictions
may prove untrue, but am fearful that we
have not yet seen the worst Of the wet sea-
son.
l said above that rumor from the city Of
Mexico were al n discount-we have no 9th
er reports than that portion of the city has
been overlooked, that much sickness pre-
walls. and that the Mexicans intend giving
General Scott the hard battle at Penon.
There are those in the army who think thai
before gun lie fired, Santa Anna will send
out white flag and come 10 terms. We
shall see.
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Mr.. Polk is reported 10 have said that no
disabilities imposed upon Thomas W. Dorr
by an Algerine Legislature could diminish
In any degree, his respect Tor that disIn,
gui.hed person. This lie very handsome oil
Mr.. Polk, and The least that the Governor
CAN do in return is to assure the Presid en'
that no pass which he may give to any
General TO enter Mexico and iate the com
mand Of the Mexican army, would diminish
his confidence in Mr.. Folks military char
meter. The mutual esteem oil two sucf
ilustrious men, is gratifying evidence o
good feeling and entire freedom from envy
--Boston Journal
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ATTENTION WOOL GROWERS.

1t is supposed by intelligent farmers that there
are probably one Hundred Thousand sheep which
from the shortncss of the grass crop must be dis
posed Of by sale or otherwise, in the county of Ad-
olson Indeed we think this is too small an esti-
mate.
Here then is an excellent opportunity for WOOL
growers from abroad to purchase the sort Of sheep
which are the most desirable for the improvement
of their flocks To those who have had opportu-
mites to inform themselves upon this subject it is
known that no farmers in the Union have been
more Industrious and enterprising in improving
their focks with sheep of the finest and heaviest
Aeeces, and the most healthy frames than those of
Addison County. And from an examination
which we have recently been able to give to this
subject by a comparison of specimens at the De-
pot at Shoreham of our own wool with that from
abroad, we are satisfied that the wool of Addison
County has attained to a degree Of sxcellency
which can seldom be surpassed in any quarter of
the country.
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FROM THE ARMY.
PuEBLA, MEXICO. July l6. ls47.

a,
All our accounts from the city of Mexico.
both verbal and through the newspapers.
w,uld indicate that the enemy is determined
nnon making a stout resistance, and that they
vii do it is the general impression. No man
can we'll believe otherwise with The lights
now burning openly befor him; but at the
same time there may be secret influences al
work 10 bring about an adjustment Of our
differences with Mexico, which no man out
Of The circle Of those engaged in the secret
can kow ANYTHING of. should be lar from
surpr;sed were 10 learn positively that En-
oIish influence and American gold were now
=, work in the capital, and that bribery was
eodeavorins 10 take from the bayonet lis le-
climate office.
Sincerely do / hope that such influences
may not be at work, and that II they are ihey
may prove unsuccessful. The idea oiPu'
chasing peace Of these people must De re-
puonant TO every true lover Of his country
il would be dishonorable on the very lace o.
il. and would be far from proving lasting
in the end. II Congress is really now IL
session there are doubtless many oil The mem
hers ready TO do anything for money-they
have heard oil the three Millions and the
honor and best interests Of their country
must stand inside if their Is any chance o.
their pockets eIngreplenished; Santa Anna
100, will aid aud abet any movement. so iha
he can come in for the hons share; and such
are The men bribery and corruption have &c
work upon, 81.
repeat The hope that neither English in
fluence nor American gold may be able Il
effect anything in bringing abon, peace.
is impossible for me 10 say, with certainty
that these agents are al work, but believe
they are and further think it anything bu
creditable 10 our country 10 make Use ofihen
With the American flag flying al The palace
in the capital perhaps we might hear some
thing IN The shape Of a proPosilion-ihe hrs
oneefrom Mexico. At all events. while we
are thus far IN the country. the experiment
we're preferable TO hiring beaten enemy tc
accent our terms. Yours, &c; O. ". K.
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the mountain some 200 or 800 feet higher
than on the river route, and thus allow
comparatively easy passage to brat'ieooio,
II is ihounht that the mountain at ms POM
can e assembled al grade Of fifty ieef'
The Troy people are iavorably disposed ~
connection with The FIchburg road anu
we doubt not that our citizens VIII 'aKe sum.
c;en, interest in the matter 10 ascertain at
least the probability of the undertaking:
We underrland that the Troy Engineer
will commence his survey the latter part oil
the present month
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ALABAMA.-Ex Gov. Gayle's majority
in the LIST (Mobile) is 42S votes. Attire
other districts have chosen as we stated
some days since, save that the 4th, then
in doubt, has elected VIM. NJ. Inge, Loco
by l6S votes.
Inge is barely elected by an unPrece
dented rally in Fayette, the Loco Foo
stronghold, in district which gave r0I.
643 majority, and wherewith PAYNE inc
late Loco Foco Member, had no Wing OF
ponent two years since Atlas.
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neeticut, near which the Northern Railroad
Is passed. lately Informed us that he had tried
long and earnestly to sell lot of timber
land for $500 per acre, but all in vain, Not
loog since some gentlemen called upon him,
and offered him IL, 90 per acre, which he ac-
.spted. though he might have done better by
waiting.
See The wonders Of railroads. not merely
IN the cheapness and raPidity Of locomotton,
hat in the new value they give TO real estate,
Concord Cong, Journal.
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OUR GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE.


The wings were never more harmoniously unit
ed upon a candidate for Gov. than upon the pres
ent incumbent. In his political creed no man
could be found who would so completely embody
the cardinal principles of the wing party as Gov.
Eaton. Nor is there to be found public man in
the country whose character in all the relations
of private life is more free from reproach Indeed
his political opponents in all the bitterness of par
ty strife have never attempted to fix a stigma up
on it. We do not claim for Governor Eaton the
high prerogatives of a brilliant genius. But as a
sound and practical statesman, as man of liberal
and intelligent views upon all those subjects which
are likely to have an influence upon the welfare
Of the State, as an advocate of common schools,
and an energetic agent in carrying into execution
the excellent law which has been recently enacted
by the legislature this subject faithful chief
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low. ELECTION The Wings have LOST
Iowa-that is to say, they have MT gam
IT: and we infer that both Congressmen
LAS beCore) are against US. Still, as our
GaIena correspondent wants to hold on I"
a hope that one is saved, we will let hIn'
tell his story, but We don't consider the
chance worth much Atlas.
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ONE HUNDRED AND SEvESTYTwo LIVES
LOST AT SEA.-The ship Shanunga which arriv-
ed in Boston Harbor on Monday, reports that she
came in contact with tho Swedish bark Iduna on
the morning Of the 9th during dense fog, and
stove her so that she sunk in 80 minutes. The
Iduna had FOG passengers and crew, on board, and
though the boats Of the ship were Immediately
hoisted out only "a passengers were picked up be-
fore the ship went down.
OGDENsBURGH RAILRoAD=A very able petit
ton against the location of this road via Rouses
Point has been got up in st. Lawrence Co. 1t is
said to be the production of Silas Wright. The
Legislature Of New York reserves in charters the
right to alter repeal amend any charter and the
petitioners pray that this power be exercised in To-
eating the road on line convenient TO the bust
ness Of the country and on which will develope
its mineral wealth.
The MORMoSs-After much and great suffer-
ing, small portion of the Mormons have survived
the hardship Of 5000 miles journey, and have
arrived in California. Others departed last spring
but of those cruelty dispersed, not fourth part
will ever be e-united and perhaps it is now best
they should not be. The Temple, unfinished, has
been sold for q song as were their other valuable
possessions. Some few remain-the widow Of Joe
Smith now keeps public boarding house inNau-
voo-but they are no longer a distinctive sect
there.
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U The police Of Boston have succeeded in
frettng out nest of ROBBERS, and have arrested
the leading spirit of the band and two others, be-
have been taken from the Boston store-keepers.-
The depot of the stolen goods in Cambridge was
about being vacated by those who occupied it,and
gentleman who had gone to inspect it, finding
the premises locked, succeeded in getting look
INTO one of the rooms in which was pile of silks.
Information was given-a watch set and the
thieves arrested
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INDIANA-In the absence CT any cor
Trajectory advices, we confide in our tele-
graphic report of Saturday. that George
G. Dunn has beaten DIR. Dobson IL votes
in the 9th Qate Speaker Davis's) district
giving US four " higs to six Locos from
that State Wing gain Of two. Petit
Henley. Rockhill and Cathcart are cleo,
ted by some 40 to $50 votes each, and
might all have been beaten had the Wings
half tried Atlas.
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BURGH RAILROAD.

Il has been gratifying to us to witness
the interest which has been manifested in
our former remarks on this subject, both
among our own citizens and in influential
quarters abroad. We have reason TO be-
lieve that there are not a few persons,
deeply interested in the Rail Road which
is to connect Lake Champlain with Og-
densburgh, whose eyes are open to the fol-
ly of crossing the Lake at either of the
northern points named, while so favorable
a crossing, on a route so direct, can be
found at this place. We can see no valid
reason why an ampler attention should
not be given to this route, and none why
it should not eventually be adopted.
The opponents of the extreme northern
route object with great force, that the plan
of crossing at Rouse's Point, illustrates the
design of the Legislature in granting the
charter, by sacrificing altogether the in
ierest Of the inhabitants of this state.-lI-
deed so palpabIe is this sacrifice and so
great the injury, that the repeal Of the
charter, if this plan is persisted in would
be no strange event. The interests ofthe
people OF this state require a more SOUTH
ern crossing-the farther south the better.
And it so happens that in this instance
the interests of Boston stockholders. and
of Massachusetts, generally, harmonic
with those of the people ofthis state. What
Boston wants is the shortest, best, and
cheapest route to Ogdensburgh, and that
is found here. A direct line from Boston
to Ogdensburgh would hardly strike this
Lake at all-or, if at all, only few miles
north of Whitehall. But the direct line
would pass through the highest mountains
of the Adirondac range, and is totally i'm
practicable. The first practicable pass
age north of that line is here. Here no
difficulty whatever exists. Clintonville
can be reached from this place by easy
grades, and beyond that the route has been
already surveyed. Though we are forty
five miles south of Pittsburgh, we are Just
about the same distance from Ogdens-
burg that Pittsburgh is'-the difference,
if there is any, is quite immaterial, and
Plattsburgh has no possible advantage as
to location or harbor. II Boston then
wants the most direct, the cheapest and
best route here is its place to find its
passage over the Lake.
OF the advantage, of this crossing we
have already spoken. The passage is but
one mile, from Basin Harbor TO Rock
IIarbor; the Lake at this point does not
freeze till about the time that it freezes at
Burlington-that is-from the 18th TO the
22tb of January, and can be kept open
~ifkont difficulty all the year. Basin
Harbor is but FIVE or six miles from Yer
gennes, and the country is an almost un-
broken level-Vergennes, where the Rut-
land Railroad strikes navigable waters, is
the natural terminus of that road on the
Vermont side of the Lake.
We hope our friends in Vergennes, and
m the Rutland Route generally, will be-
stir themselves. and secure the eminent
advantages, as to Western travel and trade,
to which their location entities them.
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TRoy AND BkArTLEBoRo,'-Lette have
been received in this village, from Benn-
ington, stating tina, The citizens oil Troy are
about procuring Survey for Railroad
between Troy and Bennington Il appears
that there are two feasible routes, one iol-
lowing the river, and terminating al Benn-
ington; the other, (and the shorter route)
keeping on more elevated ground and reach
ing Remington at the Court House Village.
This Yculd enable an extensive road, 70 strike
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SurERs HAT FOR GEN. TAYLOR.

the pleasure OF examining, yesterday. very
be aulilul undress. hat, after The Continental
style, which Messrs. w. e, Waring & Co..
Of Yonkers, are about to send as present
to Gen. Taylor-li is made of the finest
white wool, and on the silking are inn
printed the words of BuenG TistG. Adams
& Co, have agreed to deliver it into the hands
OF the old General, Tree oil charge, which is
also handsome compliment.
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LEersLAruRE.-The Wings have gam
ed two Senators. The Senate will p'e'H
certainly stand "a Wings to 20 i,o0o,
The House stands 50 Wings to 30 l'oco
Foco--l3 to hear from. No doubt o.
Wing majority on Joint Ballot IT'D
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GLORIOUS TENNESSEE.
From the New York Tribune.

They do say that Neil 5. BRowS W. sC
dauntless and untiring champion Of WIZ
principles and measures before tne feoP P,bsr
Tennessee. must be chosen Governor 2. ~.
S,otc over the incumbent, Aaron V. bro" wv
by 1000 to 1000 majority. As bat hall Nv
State is definitely heard from: we can GU
say that the returns before Us justify me Fl
SUMPTION,