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The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06
A CHARAcrEk-DRAwN PROM LIFE

A CHARACTEk-DRAwN FROM LIFE
Harriet is not beauty, but in her presence
beauties are content with themselves. Al
first she scarcely appears pretty. but the more
she is bcheld, the more agreeable she seems.
She gains where others lose, and what she
gains never loses. She is equa!led by few in
a sweet expression fcountenance. and, with
out dazzling heholdcrs, she interests lhem.-
She loves dress, and is good Judge oft ;de-
Spises iinery, but dresses with peculiar grace,
mixing simplicity with elegance. She covers
her beauties so artfully, as 10 give grace 10
her imagination. She prepares herself TO
manage family OF her own. by managing
that of her father. Cookery is familiar 10 her,
also the prices and qualities ofProvisinns, and
The is ready accounIanl.-She holds clean
illness and neatness to he indispensable in a
woman, and that slattern is disgusting, es-
peciAlly if beautiful. The attention given TO
external, does not make her overlook more
material duties. Harriets understanding is
solid, without being brilliant. Her sensibiliy
is 100 great for a perfect equality Of temper :;
but her sweetness renders that inequality
harmless. She suffers with patience any
wrong done to her; but is impaienlto repair
any wrong that she has done and does il so
cordially as 10 make il appear meriiorious.
lfshe happens 10 dsoblige companion. her
JOY aud caresses, when restored TO favor,
show the burden that lay upon her heart.
The love OF virtue is G1arret's ruling passion ;
she loves il because no other Thing is so love
ly; she loves it because il is the glory of the
female SEX she loves it as the only road 10
happiness, misery being thesure attendant OF
a woman without virtue. fihe absent she
never talks but with circumspection-her le-
male acquainianccs, especially. She has re-
marked that what renders women prone 10
delraction, is talking of their own sex; and
that they arc never equitable in respect to
men. Harriet never talks of women but 10
express the good she knows of them: orolhers
she says nothing. Without much knowledge
Oi,he world, she is attentive. obIiging, and
graceful in all she does. A good disposition
does more for her than art in others. She
possesses degree of poIiteness. which, void oil
ceremony. proceeds from desire TO please
and which never fails 10 please.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

fTThe Montpelier Patriot contains call
from Tie State Committee for Democraii.,
State Convention TO convene at Montpelier
on the ] llh of July, al 10 o'clock. A. NJ. for
the purpost Of nominating ticket for State
officers. and also a ticket Of electors Of Prrsi-
dent and Vice Presidential OF which will
involve a useless expenditure OF Time and
money. We respectfully request the Chair
maa of the Stale Committee, Major East
man, 10 introduce 10 tie notice Of the meets
ing the Wimot Proviso resolution adopted
by the last Democratic State Convention.
We would also suggest the propririy ofhav-
ing Hon. :. ;. Brown, Of St. Albans. on
hand 10 explain his ingenious theory ofncSro
propagation. Brditieboro E0g'e.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06
AGRICULTURAL
cows.

The following is good advice. The point in
which farmers are most in fault is, that they O.
verstock their farms-only half feed their ami
mails, let skeleton cow-frames drag themselves
over their premises and complain because
these dry bones do not give milk abundantly.
Wherever cows are kept for the dairy, it is a
duty to keep them well. This can be done.
If you cannot keep four well, try two; the two
well kept. will give more income than four
half starved ones. The goodness of the cow is
determined partly by lis native properties
but the food also has much and very much, to
do IN making her good otherwise. Keep no
more than you can feed well-very WE'LL
The Friend.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

TuouGnrs on FLOWERS care not asks
the author o., Anterior. flowers the stars OF
earth, and are rot stars the flowers olhcaveu?
Flowers are the teachers oil gentle thoughts.
promoters of kindly emotion. We cannot
look closely al a flower without loving it
They are emblcms and manifestations Of
Gods love 10 the creation, and they are the
means and manifestations of mans love 10
his fellow creatures, Tor they first awaken in
the mind sense of the beautiful and the good.
Light Is beautiful and good; but on It's uhdi
vidcd beauty and on the glorious intensity Of
lis foil strength man canno; gaze; he can
comprehend it best when prismaiicalIy sera-
rated, and dispersed in the many colnrcd
beauty Of flo yers; and thus he reads the Gle
ments Of beauty, the alphabet o! visible grace
lulness. The verv inuiility olflowers is Ihci'
excellence and great beauty; for by having =
dcIighIfuncss in their 1ery form and color,
they lead us TO thoughts of generosity and
moral beauty, detached from and superior TO
all self. hness; so that they are pretty Lessons
in natures hook Of instruction, teaching man
that lie livelh not by bread, orlor bread alone.
hut that he hath another than an animal iic."
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

GaAvITY.-Mr. Parish, of The Woodstock
UcrGii is rejoicing over tie meIamorphosi,
ol' I Bowling Alley iuto Il Manulaclory o.
tirdrs Stones. The Herald is a sworn enc.
my Of The Jo'rL in AL forms, though This tim,
The editor gives Mr.. Blish, (ihe Grave sion,
mani regular ten srike," by advising al
lis readers 10 have their lomh-sioncs prcpar
ed. and their epilaphs engraved, forthwith
As we are always disposed 10 lend hand, il
m emergency, we deprecaiineIy volunteer
an epiiaph for our friond Of The Herald:
a cheering thought This grave supplies
For meath its scUlptured stone,
Though a whole Parish buried lies.
The d caught but one!
Burlington Free Press.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

There is a deal of philosophy in this
quaint PLANT, from somebody who has dis
covered the difference between fair weather
and foul weather lriends.-lt smacks Of ex
pcrience. The conceit Of the birds that
doaI lriatcr IS exquisite.-N y. Express.
TO ELENE.
I say not that winter birds are rare,
But that I as yet have never one seen,
Tho I've sought one long both here and there,
never have caught one hast thou, Ecne
Some have caught. wore their plumage, It's true.
And thro the summer deceived have been,
But with winters first blasts away they flew;
They were not true " snow birds" Elcne
Tro sought not alone in crowded halls,
But in quiet hooks and val!ies I've been,
I've sought where the brooklct murmuring falls,
But I've found not Tie bid that would winter,
El-nc!
Yet never have Inistrusifui been known,
Ba: always too open, toe frank have l been,
To false friends ;oo of;ga my best feelings shown
TIN rcrel them the basest Of ingrutcs, Elcne
lily search f1r Ills Lird so fruiiless las been,
3 many fLl-e, firkle and hearflcss I've seen,
la; should they all 4 from this cold world Of sin
Ia -pre IL 10; blame item, w.uld'st thou fair
Ellns.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

70 The greatest speed attained by steamboats,
is believed TO be that made by the Oregon and
Vanderbilt, last season, on race or trial of speed
from New York to Sing Sing and back, which was
about % miles per hour; while many instan-
ceshave occurred of speed of GO miles per hour
on railroads, about three times that of the fast
est boats, under the most favorable circumstan-
ces.-Railroad Journal
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

:LPScme Locofoco in New Yo,k write $
t. ii,e editor o. tic Washington Uuiui;. " PEI
severe in your patrio'ic aad honest COURSE"
Homes! cour<c This is about as ridiculous
As j. would have been in nrighhnr Of Ne>
thu@rlah 10 say TO that venerable specimen OF
mortality in the last year of his life, = 20 il
while you're yonmr."-IIrslffce.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

WHAT THEY SIT FORA Quaker who
was examined before court, not using any
other language than thee, thou, "and'frIend'
was asked by the presiding judge, pray, Mr.
do you know what we sit here for ~
Yea, verify, do said the Quaker" three
of You for two dollars each day, and the fat
one on the right for one thousand dollars a
year"
Mr.. Headly is about producing another
book, the life of Oliver Cromwell. 1t is sale
that it will soon appear.-N. Y Express.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

CHURcu SnuTu OuTLawrp.-The Gen
eral Conference OF Tie Methodist Episcopal
Church, now in session at Pittsburgh, has.
by n unanimous vote, rejected the Southern
delegates. This is considered most I'M
portant matter not only in itself, but in III
bearing on political affairs.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06
NUMBER 6.
From The Daily Free Press.
THE NOMINATION OF LEWIS CASS.

1t will crafty our readers to sec how tho
Wilmot Proviso Democracy of the North re-
ceive the insult offered to the Free States os
the Union by the nomination of so seryile a
doughface as Le,cis Cdss of Michigan man
more, and more deservediy, unsc, cp;able TO
them than John c. Calhoun would have been |,
We copy from the New York Erening Post,
the Gicbe and the Troy Budget. And first
from the Pos:
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

I: is surprising to reflect how large pro-
portion of the miserics Of human life are en-
dured for the most part with magnanimous
silence, which silence, either disdains TO ap-
peal 10 the public for sympathy, or despairs Of
obtaining redress, even though that sympathy
were at length effectively aroused.
Az IMPRESSIVE PICTURE. The Poet
Wordsworth is said to be in state Of imbcci-
ity, sitting often in moody silence, with his
gaze fixed on vacancy. All the papers,
81 Gazing on his own poetry.-BOstOa
Courier.
MORE ANNExATION-The Montreal pa
pers state that Mr.. Papineau's supporters o.
pcnly proclaim that their real object in agita-
ting the subject of separation OF Lower from
Upper Canada at the present time Is with n
view proposing an annexation of the former to
the United States.
Dissolution OF TIE UNION.-More than
twenty couples have petitioned for it at this
session Of the Connecticut Legislature Wor-
ceSter Palladium.
1t is strange that they have no more re-
gard for their responSiJilities.-LOrreH GG=-
cite.
PUSCTUATIoN-The editor ola newspaper,
thus introduces some VERSES" The poem
published this week was composed by an cs-
teemed friend rhO has lain IN has grave ma
ny years for his o,rn amusement.
AND WHAT NExr-"And what" said
gentleman 10 young stranger, ''are your
plans for the IuIureT 81 am clerk, replied
ihe young man. land my hope is 10 succeed
and get into business myself" And what
next?" said the gentleman. 81 intend 20
marry, and set up an establishment oil my.
own. - said the youth. "And what next !"
continued the inicrrogaior why, 10 con
tinue The business, and accumulate wealth.
s.And what next?" 1T is The lot ofall 10 die.
and I. of course, cannot escape" replied the
Young man. "And what next p once more
asked the gentleman; but the young man
had no answe: TO make-he had no purpose
that reached beyond the pre- sent life. Ho"
many young mcu arc in precisely the sane
condition7
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

A YoUSG BIGAMIsT.-A young man, 10
years of age, was convicted in New York on
Wednesday, the 1 9Th, of the crime of bieamy,
and sentenced to the State prison for two
years. He married his wife when only 16
years old.-His name is Hiram Garrett.
q. S. SENATORS IN DoUBT.-You will re-
collect that the Senate laid upon the table the
resolutions appointing Messrs. Baldwin and
Smith, United States Senator'S A question
has been raised whether the count in the
House, relative to the appointment of Senators
was correct, and an issue was made upon a
motion to recall the House Resolutions, ap-
pointing the Senators, from the Senate. 1t
was finally carried, 107 to SO. N1essrs Bald
win and Smith are still in suspense.-Hantord
Times 23d.
50 Quite change has taken place in the
style of ladies' dresses, among the upper ten"
in the larger cities. 1t said they have entire
ly abandoned all artificial aids to corporal ro-
tundity, and now appear like collapsed uubrel-
las.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06

- Wesley Pine, who murdered Mrs Russell of
Pleasant Valley, Duchess comfy, on the 9th of
Jan: last was hung in the county Jail, Pouchkeep-
sic, Friday, May &c, at IL l-2 o'clock.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06
From he GIOJc.


ave do not reCrc. that this gentleman
(Gcn. Cass) was preferred in regard to
him, the views of the Democracy of our State
have been frequently and fully expressed
His course upon various questions, but more
particularly on the subject OF maintaining free
dom in territories where it now exists, his
earned for him the hearty contrmpicc the poo
pie Of this State, and we arc glad that an op-
poriunity Is presented of declaring this senti-
meni at the polls"
4" Had the representatives Of New York
been allowed TO take part in this Nomination. it
VIII be seen that twO-thIrd vote would not
have been obtained for Gen. CaSs We are
gratificd that such was not the fact, and that
VIC are relieved from responsibility for 4 nomi-
nation which reflects deep disgrace on the
parties by which it was made. The Delegates
from New York were excluded because they
were friendly to the preservation Of freedom
in free territories, and Gen. CasS was nominal
ted because he believed such preservation un-
constitutional. This Is exactly the tst present.
ell BY Georgia, Virginia, Alabama ,and Florida,
and to which the Utica Convention solcninlv
resolved they never would submit. The Dem
ocraic party of the Union has bee n dsmemler-
cd on this sole question, and the Dcmoc ats Of
New York are thrown back to the ate rnatiye
Of State action and State nominations. 1t re-
mains FIR them to act with The canine s,iImress
and determination which have always signal
lied their action"
" We trust arrangements viii be made to
receive our Delegation with the honor due 10
their distinguished fidelity and ability; to hear
their report and to consult as TO the individu-
ais who should be selected, at this crisis, to
bear aloft the glorious standard Of free princi-
pies New York has been outraged and in
sulted-the retribution will be signal and will
long ring in the ears of those uho have sought
to PROSTATE Freedom at the shrine of Slavery,
by substituting a Broderick for q HAvEMEY-
Err, as a representative of our City Iemocra-
cy, and putting upa dough-tacc as the head Of
nation Of freemen.
From HE Tray BNget.
a Convention n Baltimore to whose action
the people looked with some little interest, has
nominated Gen. Cass for the Presidency
When the news reached here, it fell Ike
dull, dead weight upon all classes except the
Wings.
The Baltimore Convention has accomplish
ed a feat which viii long be remembered a.
mong the remarkable events in the political b
history of the Country. 1t has broken up the
democratic party Of the Nation :
The representative of a parish meeting OF
40 persons cast NINE votes in The Convcn-
ton, while the great State Of New York WIGS
wholly DISTINGUISHED. We say d;sfran' hised-
because the action Of the Convention in admit
ting both sets of delegates amounts to nothing
less.
A day or two will determine what action
the democracy viii take in the present crisis.
In the mean time we doubt not the dcmocTa-
CIV of this State will be presented with can
didstc worthy Of support.
The State guard., 1848-08-15
Col. G. w. Gayle.

In our last paper, we alluded to this old and unhinching democrat, as suita- ble individual to fill the vacancy in the democratic Electorial Ticket, caused by the resignation of Col. Cottrell. We did this without knowing whether he would serve. From the last Dallas Gazette, we learn that Col. Gayle recommends the HON. GEORGE R. EVANS, as better calculated than himself. We also see in the same paper, that at large and enthu- siastic meeting of the democrats of Dallas on Tuesday the s:h inst, in Cahawba, the following resolutions were adopted
 "Resolred, That this meeting recom- mend to the Democratic Electors of this State, the HON. GEO. R. EVANS, for Elector from this District to supply Alr. Cotttell's vacancy. NI ..sr'.'l
 Resolred, That JUDGE EVANS be requested to act in MT. Crottrell's place until the vacancy is filed"
 We nope that Judge Evans will com ply with this request, and immediately give the foe of,pur country and oul party battle. No one is more endeared to our cause than Judge Evans--no individual in the good old third is at all times better armed and prepared to puncture the bub- ble of Taylorsm than is Judge Evans.-- No time should be lost, the whigs, them same old coons, are busily engaged at theiI tricks-misrepresentation and lalsehoods are as usual, resorted to--Let Judge Evans once take the field in the 3rd Dis. trict, and we confidently predict that the track of a Taylor coon will not be found in November.
The State guard., 1848-08-15
FillmOre's NIggerisln .

During the setting of the late State Convention of Georgia, Mr. McAIlister was called on for speech, from which we extract the following, as published in the Milledgeville Union:
 'Look to his votes while a member of Congress. Ever against the South, we find his name constantly associated with those of Slade and Giddings The re- cords of Congress tell uniform story of his hostility to the Constitution, by his votes against Southern interest, guaran- teed as they are by that instrument. It is but year since he was nominated by the very Convention in New York which pas sed the Wilmot Proviso, for the office of State Comptroller. But, Sir, can speak from ecidence of my opn senses, and am able 10 depose to the civilization of lNillard Fillmore acith the Abokioaists. In the campaign of ls44. in Western Nor Yor1, heard Mr. Fillmore address a Whig meeting. Curiosity carried me there, dis gust soon drove me away: On that occa- sion, the gentleman now presented 10 the South as candidate for the Vice Presi- ieecy, harangued the assembly from a stand over which foated banner, on which were portrayed likenesses of An drew Jackson and James K. Polk, at full length; and byway of derision and insult, the artist had represented negro mounted on the back of tue latter, from whose mouth issued scroll, on which the word Texas was painted. Immediately under this standard, whose folds occasionally touched his head, did MIILIARD FILLMORE pour forth his diatribe against the Soub and as installations. In the Savannah Georgian of 24th August, l844. appeared letter written from New York, giving an account of Mfr. Fillmore and the scenery by which he was surrounded on the occa- sion to which I allude. That letter did not give the language used by the orator, but believe me it was ia keeping ,cish the banner mhich Roatcd abore him. Little did 1 then dream that the South would be insulted by the presentation of that ora tors name oa a Presidential ticket.- Were his associate an angel of light, he could not relieve, in my opinion, the ticket on which the name of Willard Fillmore found place." e a
The State guard., 1848-08-15
CIlen,ul Creek.

In company with friend we had the pleasure during last week of paying a. visit to this siaunch Democratic pre- 9cinct, in Autauga county. We reached there on Monday the day on which a Tax Collector and four Commissioner IS of Roads and Revenues were elected for Autauga county. Atabout 10 o'clock the hard-fisied yeomanry of the neghborhood commenced assembling at Mr. Barbours; and much feeling and anxiety seemed to exist in regard to the Tax collector, as Mr. Barbour their neighbor was a candidate. About l2 o'clock, pr. John T Simmons was called on by many for political 1 speech-ln compliance with this call he responded ina very happy manner, with a speech of over an hours length.- He commenced by rcfling the base and slanderous charges of the opponents of Gen. Cass, upon the Wilmot Proyso. - He dwelt upon Gen. Cass' Statesmanship. and give a general outline of his public life for the last forty years. Alter paying an eloquent tribute to the brave Butler, he commenced upon the Inconsistencies of Gen. Taylor, 'the now 'Whig candidate for the Presidency." Proving most con clusively that the old man had ialsifed his word. That Gen. Taylor had on sever- al occasions declared his determination not to allow himself to be run as party candidate, and if he was elected Presi- dent it should be without any agency of his own and after these often positive declarations he instructs Judge Saunders, to state in the Whig Convention, that should he not receive the nomination that
 he would withdraw from the canvass.
 Mr. Simmons, during his discourse did not let Mr. Fillmore escape; he proved conclusively by the record of his vote in Congress, that he had ever been opposed to every Southern measure, and had ex- pressed the most decided hostility to Southern institutions. All in all, Mir. , Simmons seems to be very Young man, but on this occasion, evinced great talent and power of mind. We hope he may meet the foe in cd Autauga, several , times between this and the election. We were somewhat surprised to hear the sentiments of these hardy Sons of Autau- ga, on that day, as we had previously ! heard that they were all for Taylor in that region, but upon our word, among a crowd Of about l50 persons,q we found but 6 men who expressed a determina- tion to vote the whole ticket, Fillmore and all. Many Wings, were there, and q expressed desire to vote for Gen. lay Tor, but were determined not to vote for , Fillmore,--that he was more unsafe than Gen. Cass, and consequently they will net give their votes to the Whig nomi- nees. From every information we have, we are confident that Au,auga will give Cass and Butler handsome majority in November.
The State guard., 1848-08-15

lVe hare neither he right, nor Lhe pour. CT to touch slarery where a eriSts. s.-Gen, Cass.
 Congress has no right to sag, that Mert shall De slarery n Ne'o York orthat Mert shaH De no slarery m Georgia; nor |, there any human pouer but the people ot those States.--Gen. Cass.
 The principles inrolred n the IVamo Propiso should De kept out of uie national legislature, and If 10 the people of Mt confederacy in their respectire iocal gor crRmenfS.-Gen. Cass.
 Let the people regMate their internal concerns m their own way.--Gen. Cass.
 Le1rc to the people, aoho miH beofccteo bythis qaestion 10 aljnst H upon Heir owt responsibility, and m Meh own maaner.-- Gen. Cass.
 Tam opposed to he exercise Q any juris. diction by Congress orer he subject ot sldpery.-Gen. Gass.
 I do mol see m hc Constitution an5 grant of q such porcF 10 Congress- Gen. Cass.
The State guard., 1848-08-15
Hon. F. w. T3OWaen.

This able and distinguished Represen- tative from the 7ih Congressional District, we learn from the Union, made very a. .ble speech in the House of Repres enta. lives on the lst inst, on the Territorial Bill. The Union says, "it was one ofthe most powerful and eloquent speeches oI the present session. He scourged the southern whigs who shrunk from their dl- ty to the country, and paid the most beau tiful complement to the iron-ncrved Demo. cracy of the north, who had stood up fol the constitution and their country" We hope that this speech of this distinguished native Alabamian, may be extensively circulated throughout the south.