The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-09-12

name as a candidate for the Presidency, IN
favor of Martin Van Buren,. He regards
himself as The Abolition candidate. and can
not consent 10 make way for man who con-
senfs 10 only one Vi the principles for which
The Abolilonists contend.
WASHINGTON, Sept.
FATAL REcoNrRE.-The National In
telligencer reports that recontre had ia
ken place between Hon. Alex. II. Stephens
land Judge Keene, al Atlantic, Ga. The
Halter stabbed The former FIVE times with
dirk, two of which stabs were considered
mortal. The cause was an attempt on the
part Of Stephens 10 clap Keene in the face.
The Washington Union positively contra
diets The rumor that the President was going
north.
" The ceremonies attendant upon the
presentation Of a sword Of honor 10 General
Worth. by his townsmen, at Hudson. on The
30Ih uli, and the festivities which followed,
are said to have been Of The most brilliant
character.
SYRACUSE HuNKERs' CoHvENnoN.-T.
Beardsley was chosen President, with eight
Vice Presidents r. II. Walwor,h was
nominated as their candidate for Governor,
and Charles O'Connor for Lieut.. Governor
Both nominations were made unanimously.
Charles Sherman Mclean was nominated
Canal Commissioner.
GEN LANE, in public speech at Jeffer-
sonvilIe, Indiana, on the 26ih ult, announced
thar he had accepted Of the appointment
conferred upon him by The President. as Gov
ernor of Oregon, and that he would in a
short time proceed with his family 10 that
country.
The WORCESTER CONVENTION was
called to oppose Gen. Taylor, among o.
Their reasons because he was not Wing.
Wonder if Martin Van Buren, is not LA
Die 10 the same objection. He certainly
never was an ultra Whig"-Ne,os Letter.
Mr.. Folks tariff is making sad work
among the Pennsylvania iron intel ests.
A letter to the Philadelphia News, from
Danville, says:
1.-THE rolling mill and all the furnaces
in Danville, Pa, are closed, and at least
500 workmen thrown out of employment.
Sixty four of the company's houses are
empty, and half the remaining $50 hous>
es will be soin few days"
ILLrNoIs.-The Chicago Democrat, a
Cass and Butler paper, says: at cannot
be denied that there is a considerable
detection from the Democratic party in
this city, and that Gen. CAss will not
receive so large majority as we have
formerly piyen at the Presidential cleo
tons"
The Hon. JOHN P. HALE has written
letter TO the Boston advocates of Free
Soil" Withdrawing his name as candi-
dale for the Presidency, and recommend
ing to them ''hearty, energetic, and u
unanimous support of MARTIN VAN b.
rem and CHARLES F. ADAMS, as the most
consistent course for the enlightened
friends of human liberty TO pursue" Mr.
HALE, it will be remembered, was the
nominee of the Abolitionists proper. He
has given way to the candidate Of the Alb
olitionists improper, who have taken the
wind out Of the sails Of their more con-
scientious brethren.-Nat. Int.
VINO ISLANDERS GEN. TAYLOR Am
Ohio volunteer charged Gen. Taylor with
blasphemy. 1t subsequently turned out
that Gen, rs accuser had been rebuked
in Meylco by Old lack for robbing hen.
roosf, and indicted in Columbus for steal-
ing hog!
Another man makes charges against
General Taylor. in the Louisville Demo
crat. He boasts that he served at Buena
Vista, was Wing when he entered the
service, but now goes for Gen. Cass. One
Of his comrades, in the Louisville Jour-
nal, denies that the man was ever a Wing.
and accounts for his hostility to Gen. Tay-
Tor thus:
when we were about to attack the
the enemy at the battle of Buena Vista,
and every other man was at his post, ca
ger and ready for the contest, this T. nj.
was trying TO hide under the hillside and
to keep from the engagement. and one of
the officers of our company had to draw
his sword upon him before he would show
any symptoms of fighting. Such cowardly
men as these we do not want for Gen. TAY-
| LoR.'
The BoLTERs.-The Amherst Express
thinks those who, taking the ground that
the Wing party is dissolved, have left It's
candidates to support Mr.. Van Buren,,
are now in apostion similar to that OF the
hero of one of Coughs temperance or
anti-temperance anecdotes
He was riding with the driver OIL
stage-coach near Rochester he had ta>
ken drop to much" and consequently
was unable to retain his seat, and fell O.
verboard into the sand. The coach stop
ped of course for the gentleman " to re-
gain his seat. He soon gathered up,
when the following colloquy ensued !:
"Well, driver, (hic,) we've had quite
turn (hic) over, haint we y mo, we
have not turned over at ALL" Il say
(hic) we have" "No, you are mistaken,
you only fell off," 81 say We (hic) hare /:
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