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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-06-17
For the Green Mountain Freeman
Life.

saw babe both sweet and fair,
Graded in the lap of ease;
A smile hung Ger his rosy face,
The lines of care no one could trace.
saw boy-a prattlng boy
Which thought time could destroy;
His form was light, his eye was mild,
And DER his face gladstone smile.
saw youth-a joyous YOUTH
AMI on his brow was written Truth,
saw him pore upon book;
knowledge shone in every look.
saw a man with richest health
Seeking after sordid wealth,
saw him wed maiden fair,
A gift so rich--a gem so rare.
saw form oppressed with care,
Times furrowed lines were written there,
Wisdom shone in every look;
Of grief and age his frame partook.
| heard the solemn, deep-tonod bell,
Which doth of earthly sorrow tell,
saw the widows silent tear
Then came the hearse the funeral bier.
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addition to the oath Of Office oath support the constu
ton Of the United States.
The following the article the subject of the salaries
Members the General Assembly the Governor whose salary
shall be 600 year, the Secretary Of the Territory whose
salary shall be 1900 year the Judges Of the Supreme
Court whose salaries shall be 81, 500 year the Marshal Of
the Territory, whose salary shall be $500 years the United
States District Attorney whose salary shall be $500 year
shall be paid out of the Treasury of the United States The
Auditor and Treasurer shall each receive salary Of $500
year. oneha of which shall be paid of the Treasury Of the
United States and the remainder out Of the Territorial Tea-
sury The Governor Secretary, Marshal, and United States
Attorney to be appointed by the President the Auditor and
Treasurer by the General Assembly The term Of Office OF
these officers limited years All offices in the Terri
tory declared vacant except such have been filled by
the appointment Of Bigader General Keany, and all offices
created by this law shall be filled by appointment of Brig
Gen Keamy or his successors until the Government fully
organized in accordance with the provisions of this law
There is Bill Of Rights" too which not necessary
to copy.l
The whole concludes in the following Done at
the Government House, in the city of Santa Fe in the Ter
ritoy of New Mexico, by Brgadier General STEPHEN W.
KEARNr, by virtue Of the authority conferred upon him
by the Government Of the United Saes, this 22d of Sep
TENDER, ls46. s. w. KEARNY,
"Brigadier General u s. Army."'
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EXPLOSION AT THE ARsESAL.-The alarm Of fire which
prevailed in this city yesterday occasoned by expo
sion that took place about hapas nine o'clock in the Rocket
House at the Arsenal We glad to find arrival
there, about ten o'clock, that although there six men
employed in the Rocket House the time Of the explosion
person in the slightest degree injured, and the build
ing very little injured by the conclusion and fire.
While at the Arsenal, il very gratifying to to per-
ceive many industrious and liu mechanics busily
poyed in all the workshops, constructing guncauagcs and
other necessary implements Of Every department Of the
spacious building presented evidence Of the extraordinary
skill and industry OF the workmen and Of the good order which
prevails at the Arsenal under the command Of Captain
MoRDEcAI.
We noticed at the Arsenal wharf neat and trim little
schooner of about eighty tons burden, called the John p.
Smart, that nearly loaded and almost ready sail
Old Point Comfort with munitions Of war; bomb Shells rock
cts, muske balls, &c intended for the of troops in
Mexico.
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sos, 100000 $4,000, 900

The Treasury Note hill passed by the House Of Represen
taves of s2s Oo0 900 sncuded the item of S74 0O0
and will be used create the Subeasuy into paper money
MILL to issue redeemable bills except in the liquidation Of
the Federal Treasury, which exceed
average, million of dollars per month, and the issue of
Subrcasuy notes will be not less than five millions Of dollars
per month"; the interest of the people that the dis
bursements should be raised by loans edeemabe within
y years. and authority should be given to issue than
five millions Of Treasury notes. At the end of June ls4s
the item Of interest payable by the Subeasuy the national
debt will be less than FIVE millions Of dollars three hun
dred thousand dollars per month, and the taxes which the
Government collects may not exceed million Of dollars
per month Hence, if the continues it is proper for
Congress pass forthwith Direct Tax BILL collect tax Of
half of per cent all the property within the
reign States. NECkAR
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THE oNE-MAN POWER.

IL is high time that the People of the United
States should have their attention aroused to
the fearful rapidity with which, under cover of
the quarrel with Mexico this Governments taking
upon itself Monarchica form and features. If the
subjoined document do not awaken them to sense
OF the peril in which they are placed, by successive
assumptions of power pretended to be incidental to
state OF war, we do not know what will, unless it
be the last trump which calls to judgment alike the
quick and the dead.
Truly is it time that the people should wake up
from the slumber which seems to Cypress and
overpower their senses, when, after justifying the
Executive in making soar upon ground which had
been made by law the subject of negotiation, we
hear it declared, on the floor of Congress, to be
matter of serious doubt, now that we are in the
war, whether Congress have any right to interfere
with or to control its prosecution Has it, indeed,
come to this pass, that the twenty millions of Peo
pie Of the United States TO be regarded as the
AFFECT and necessarily passive slaves of the indiv
dual whom the chance of election has placed in the
Presidential chair! Where is the use Of going
through the idle mockery of electng Representa-
tives to Congress, if, when they get there, they
have nothing to do but obey the commands of
his High Mightiness the President of the United
States? What is the meaning of the provision
of the Constitution that CONGRESS shall have
power to declare war? Cannot the same power
that declares war put an end to acar when the
public good demands it? Has not the power that
raises armies also right to disband them What
an alarming heresy would it not be to doubt this
proposition Not less heretical, not less hostile to
every just conception of Republican Government,
is the doctrine that the Congress has no power, in
regard to existing war; but blindy to vote for the
appropriation of any amount of the blood and the
treasure of the People that the President may re-
quire to carry his views into effect
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ParrAnr1pHt. J.Su.py %

PHILADELPHrA, JANUARY "a.
deaf and dumb man, named Henry Davault, aged one
hundred years. killed instantly yesterday the German
town railroad track in Ninth street. above Poplar by stone
car crushing himhe descending grade being great that
.he orce Of the car became manageable and il found
Impossible 10 stop IT IN time to his life, although
was made to check its progress track The
unfortunate man was very DEAF and it supposed he did
hear the approach Of the car.
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TuE VIRGINIA VoLuSrEERs.-We learn that three COM
panes of this regimentvz Captain Scots Captain Ar
chers and Captain Observation-Disclosures on Saturday
morning at Old Point Comfort for the seat of in Mexico
Captain Harpers company, Captain Coses, and Captain
Carrington's, expected to embark yesterday
The United States howizer company, Captain Talcot is
also to embark during this week.
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The Legislature of Iowa has passed bill authorizing loan
Of fifty thousand dollars discharge the Indebtedness Of the
State the Miners Bank, well other outstanding de-
mands
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The Charleston Patriot says there every probability OF
the being subscribed to the enterprise which
is to Charleston with Washington by telegraph The
Planters and Mechanics Bank has contributed 900 towards
it. and number the Charleston merchants and citizens &C.
nealy have subscribed literally.
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ILLINOIS AND MIcHIsAS CASAL.-We learn from the
Sangmo Journal that the canal report has not yet been mad
but that since the of the work. S604 900
have been expended upon il and that the estimate for its
completion is triAe than S70700O The bondholders
will therefore, be able to finish the work for about 81 600,
which is less by about $780, 900 than the original estimate
1t is believed that the work will be completed by next
Sepember.
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coMMUNICATED.l

coMMUSIcATED.
NATIONAL DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Capital Int. pery.
Amount 4h March, ls45. SIS, 00O, 900 $1,000 900
Amount Of Mr.. Folks loan,
August, 1886. ............. 100000 250, 900
Amount Of appropriations demand
ed by Secretary Walker to
ny on Mr.. Folks war to 30th
June, ls4s. ............... H,000,0 900 400, 900
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To pay these disbursements, the
United States collects the import
duties, which cannot exceed, to
30th June ls4s. ........... 10000, 900 l,sO00 900
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sos, 900, 900 $3.50, 900

$4,000, 200 400, 900
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which reconced all contradictions and permitted the exercise
Of all duties civil and military, the appointment Of mill
tary deputy egatusa locum lieutenant take
the place Of the constitutional commandern chief the field
to give orders in bis name and to take the responsibility
plans and movements while the generals at the heads of d.
visions columns, would only have the responsibility Of
cuton This for too well known require rehearsal
in this chamber thought would be entirely agreeable to
the generals OF highest rank in army in Mexico would
home, and leave them free contend with
the enemy in front II intended to diminish the fight
ing vocation OF the two generals but to reconcile and
psh two desirable Objects namely the execution Of the Pre-
sidents plans, and the release of the major generals
from responsibility for plans and movements. This
the view of the office of leuenangeneal to the pro-
posed obcer there breach Of military rule, law,
etiquette, propriey in the proposed appointment The
office original, and belonged TO person. The
President had right to nominate and the Senate to confirm,
whom they pleased Personally would take no concern in
it. only asked the President make known the in
tended for the place to the members Of Congress- that all OBJ
econs TO the officer well to the office, should be open
full inquiry forbade my friends to say word my
count would say word for myself would not
obviae prominent objection by reminding any that
in 1912, was the military superior of every general now
the SERVICE and had right TO have commanded the whole
Of them il had CHANGED to together then
colonel in the service of the United States commissioned by
President Madison, under law of Congress- and led reg
Of my raising from Tennessee the lower Mssis-
sipp under General Jackson meet the British then
pected at New Orleans, but who did not till 1914.
then OF rank, and in position, to have commanded If
we had met every general in service Even in the
gular army in 1873 lieutenant colonel while most Of
the present generals company officers, and only OF
them Of the rank Of colonel Yet scorned to mentonhese
things, to bosom friends while the depend
ing and only do il for the purpose OF rescung the Pre-
sdent from supposed breach of military decorum by
the appointment of citizen from civil life (myself being that
czen) the command OF the army would imply in the opin-
ion Of the SENATOR from North Carolina.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-09
Sherif's Sale.

. virtue of writ of Fl. Fa. to me di-
- rected and delivered from the Court of
Common Pleas of Portage county, Ohio, l
shall expose to sale at public vendue at the
Court house in the town of Ravenna
On Monday the I4tk day of June neat,
between the hours of ten O'Clock, A. M., and
tour O'Clock, P. M, of said day. the Dover. i'm
terest of Frances Swayze in the following
described lands and tenemeuts to wit:
"Situate in the township of Deerfeld,
County of Portage and State of Ohio and is
bounded as follows to wit: beginning IA
rods North of the south East corner of lot
NO. 81, thence West parallel with the south
line OF said lot to the East side of the orch-
ard, thence North Ear enough to leave the
orchard untouched, thence West far enough
so that line drawn parallel with the east
line OF the lot to the Mahoning River will
include seven acres, thence down said River
at low water mark to the East line of the lot,
thence south to the place of beginning. -
Also one other piece of land in lot No. 26
commencing at the north line Of said lot No.
&c at the south margin of the diagonal road
running through said lot, thence East to the
East line of the lot, thence south OH said lot
line so far that line drawn parallel with the
first hne to said road shall include six acres,
thence along said road to the place of be-
ginning"
Taken sln executian as the property oil
Frances Swayze at the suit of Isaac Wilson
Jr. surv'g. partner ofthe late firm of Isaac
Wilson, Jr. & Co. u@g@
Appraised at 100000
JOHN. .GILLIS, Sheriff:
By S. TAYLOR. Jr. Dept.
'sheriff's office, Portage Co.
May 18th, 1847.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-09
Sheriff,s Sale.

DY virtue of S writs of Fl. Fa. to me di-
ID rected and delivered from the Court of
Common Pleas of Portage County, Ohio, I
shall expose to sale at public vendue at the
Court house in the town of Ravenna
On Monday the 28th day of June next,
between the hours of ten o'clock, A. M. and
four o'clock, P. M, of said day the following
described lands and tenements, to wit:
''Situate and being in the township of At
water In the County of Portage and State of
Ohio, and being part of the South East cen
tire half mile square in said township, and
bounded as follows to wit: beginning at a
stake standing nearly opposite the house
now occupied by Hugh Larkins, and thence
running Westerly where the fence now
stand twelve rods, thence South twenty rods,
thence East twelve rods, and thence North
to the place of beginning, containing one
acre and eighty rods of land"
Taken in execution as the property of En-.
lin Morgan Parritte al the several suits oi
Samuel Craig, Boyd Craig, Asahel BIakesley
and Samuel Craig & Co. for the use Of Asa
bel Blakesley.
Appraised at $4,000.
JOHN GILLIS, Sheriff.
By S. TAYLOR, Jr. Dept.
Sherlff's Office, Portage Co.
May 26th, 1847.
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Labor.


The most contemplate creature up
on the footstool of God, is the idle
young man of fashion:
He is foc!-for he does nothing
for himself or society. There is no
reason why any one should like him;
why the world should desire his pre-
sence; or miss his absence.
He is a knave-.or he eats without
labor, consumes without producing,
lives by his own fraud, or that of some
ore to whom he is accessory. II is the
law of nature; that every man shall
produce at least as much as he con.
sumes; the fashionable exquisite pro-
duces nothing-the world is just SO
much the worse for every garment he
wears; and every meal he eats.
A tbief-for he steals, himself, or is
a receiver Of the stolen goods OF anoth-
er. If born 10 wealth, it 4isa fraudulent
inheritance; and every dollar has been
Wrung from the sineWs OF some poor
operative. He steals therefore, the
bread he eats. Paying for it. he pays
the conventional preventative OF some
mans labor; certainly not his own
probably not that of any one who had
a right TO give it. Right? There is
no right in the case! What right have
any set of men to say that the ounce oil
metal is equal to twelve hours OF mus
cular contraction? And so heap up
vaults or issue in pictured paper, so
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-09
SheIif,S Sale.

nm obedience to the command of writ of
l. Alias Vendi. Ex. to me directed and de
livered from the Court of Common Pleas of
Portage County, Ohio, shall expose to sale
at public vendue at the Court House in the
town of Ravenna
On Tuesday the 2sth day of June nezt.
between the hours of ten o'clock, A. M. and
four o'clock, P. M. of said day the following
described lands and tenements, to wit:
"Situate in Sufield township, number one
in the ninth range of townships in the Con,
necticut Western Reserve in the State OF
Ohio, and which is also in the County OF
Portage, and is known by being part of lot
number four, and is bounded as follows, be-
ginning at the South East corner of land
belonging to Ephraim Sabns it being on the
East line of said township, thence West to
the lot line, themes South along the lands
belonging to the said Sabin q Russell Meach-
am far enough to contain sixty-fye acres of
land by running line parallel with the
North line, thence East to the township line,
thence North to the place ofbeginning."
Taken in Execution as the property OF
James Kent at the suit of Richard Webb.
Appraised at $975,0O.
JOHN GILLIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff Office, Portage Co.
May 26th, A. D. 1847.
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Sherif's Sale.
May 18, 1847.


DY virtue of writ of Fi. Fa. to me di>
ID rected and delivered from the Court of
Common Pleas of Portage County, Ohio,
shall expose to sale at public vendse at the
Court house in the town of Ravenna
On Monday the 2sth day Of June neat,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. and
o'clock, P: M. of said day the following de-
scribed lands and tenements, to wit:
"Situate in the township of Suffield, in the
County of Portage, and State of Ohio, and
is known by being part of lot No. 4s in
said township, and bounded and described as
follows, West on the township and lot line.
South on the East and West centre road
running through said township, East on lands
of J. D. Hughes, H. Kent, G. Kent, and C.
M. Kent, and North on land of Fl. Kent
containing eighty acres of land.
Taken in execution as the property of
James Kent at the suit Of Robert H. Folger
& al.
Appraised at $325o,0O.
JOHN GILLIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Portage Co.
Nav 26th. 1S47
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-09
Shariffss sale.

DY virtue of a writ of Lev, Fa. to me di-
-D rected and delivered from the court Of
common Pleas of Portage county, OHIO,
shall expose to sale at public vendue at the
Court house in the town of Ravenna
On Monday the 2lst day q June ,.ert, ;,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock, A: M. ana
four O'Clock P. M. of said day the following
described lands and tenements, to wit:
sssSituate and being IN the township OF
Franklin IN the County of Portage and
State of Ohio and being also the west part
of lot number twenty two in said township
and bounded as follows, beginning at the
North west corner Of said lot and running
thence east on the north line oil SAID lot
sixty nine and three fourth rods, thence
south parallel with the west line OF said lot
to the south line thereof, thencewest ON the
said south line to the south west corner OF
SAID lot and thence North on the West line
thereof to the place of beginning containing
sixty nine and seventy five one hundredths
acres Of land"
Taken on decree wherein Joseph Ly>
man g. ais were conplainants aad Benjamin
F. Hopkins q. ais were Respondents.
Appraised at Ssi047, 90.
JOHN GILLIS, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, Portage Co.
Nav 49, 1847.
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The Willow, Poppy and Violet.

A child held in his banda sligh: leaf
less bought was like supple, green
wand. But it has been newly cut ftom
the parent stock, and life stirred in its
Little heart.
He sought out sheltered spot and
planted it in the moist earth. Often
did he visit it, and when the rains of
summer were withheld, he watered 1t
at the cool sunset.
The sap. which is the blood of plants
began to flow freely through It's tender
vessels. A tiny root, like a thread
crept downward faint, green leaves.
Seasons passed over it and it be-
comes a tree. Its slender branches
dropped downward TO the earth. The
cheering sun smiled upon them; the
happy bird sang to them, but they
dropped still.
Tree, why art thou always so
dropping? Am not kind unto thee?"
But it answered not; only as it grew
on, it drooped lower and lower. for it
was a Weeping Willow.
The boy cast seed into the soft garden
mould. When the time of flowers
came, a strong, budding stalk stood
there, with coarse, serrated leaves.
Soon full red poppy came forth. glo-
rying in its gaudy dress. At its feet
grew a purple violet, which no hand
had planted or cherished.
1t lived lovingly with the MOSES,
and with the frail flowers Of the grass,
not counting itself more excellent than
they. .- -
Large Poppy, why dost thou spread
out thy scarlet robe so widely and
drink up all the sunbeams from my
lowly violel?" .
But the Haunting flower replied not
to him who planted it. 1t even seem
ed to open its rich mantle still more
broadly as thought it would have sti.
fed its humble neighbors. Yet moth.
ing hindered the fragrance of the meek
violet.
The little child was troubled, and at
the hour of sleep, he spake to his moth
er of the. tree that continually wept,
and of the plant that overshadowed its
neigl,bor. So she took him on her knee
and spake so tenderly in his ear, that
he remembered her when he became a
man.
AThere are some who like the will
low. are weepers all their lives long,
rhessh they dwell in pleasant places,
and the faIr skiess shine upon them in
love. And there are others, who, like
the poppy that thou urepro7est,are proud
at heart. and despise the humble, whom
God regardeth.
"Be thou not like them, my gentle
child; but keep ever within thy breast
the sweet spirit of the lowly violet, and
thou mayst come at last to that blessed
place which pride cannot enter, and
where the sound Of weeping is un-
known" 49,