Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-01-28

men should receive such high salaries wrunR
from the hard hands Of the people my
PRESENT salary is higher than tho three high
est IN tho government Of Massachusetts :
was chosen governor by a m,infity Of one
vote
Marlin Van Burcn First heard If the
prisoner when he was named in lie B1lti
more convention; might bare heard his
name befnre. but then first hefrd Of him as
mau Of any consequence: have pretty
good opininn Of him as man; don't know
anything particularly agains, him, before
the acts fnr which he is now on trial !;
thmk no is good democrat If he aas IN
New York. think he would be an old hun
kerr
Crossqnes,ioned Don't know as can
explain the meaning Of the term old bunker,
20 those not acquainted with New York
politics, old hunkers are good democrats
$50 are the barnburners also good ultra
democrats; Il is supposed by some that the
name bunker is derived from the Dutch,
but AN Of opinion that il is Indian Tor
democrat; 40 old bunker ]. man that is
a-a-an old bunker gentleman don't know
rs can describe il more plainly an anti.
renter may be an old bunker whis, but a
barnburner cannot be an old bunker, neith-
er can an old bunker be barnburner, al.
though both may be democrats barnbnrn.
ers are by no means 10 be suspected of any
design TO burn their neighbors' baras some
ofthc highest officers in the State are barn
burners; my own syinpaihies ARE IN favor
OF the barnhufniug interest. Witness was
candidate for domination al the Baltimore
convention. Ny anii.1'exas opinions de-
feated my nomination n salutary warning
TO al candidates for Office, not 10 express
opinions. Am afraid that Texas has cost
rs great deal more than il is worth.
The evidence on behalf Of the prisoner
now closed. aud the cause was ably argued
by Mr. Tyler Tor the prisoner, and Mr. Ad-
ans for the people. The Jury was then
charged by The court. nni conducted TO the
jury room by the sheriff We regret that
owing 70 the illness Of our reporter. we are
unable topreseni our readers Rnur.s -.
ing arguments of counsel, or the charge d
the jury; and unless The learned gen lenlef
VIII themselves prepare their several articles
Tor Publication. they must 5e lost 10 IN,
public. After deliberaling twenty-six hours
without refreshments. the Jury came in, an,
by their foreman. Mr. Virginia, declared
thai they were unable to agree upon a YER
dict. upon which they were discharged.
II Is understood that eleven were for con
yiciion, and one for acqniiial, on the GROUND
Of Insanity. The majority Of the Jury com
PLAN much Of The obstinaey Of The indiyid
nal who stood out. whose name is Mr. s
Carolina. He complains equally loud a,
the obNinacy of the osher eleven. and say,
y Is not the iirsi time that they have reiu sec
10 listen 10 reason.
There was tscniy-eigbi Jurors called al
commencement Of ihe-iiial, Of whom abou
ten or twelve were pefempiprily challenged
by the prisoner. and Messrs Massaelueiis
Ohio, and several others, were chaIlenued
Tor cause, they having expressed an opinion
Mr. Adams, on behalf of the people. mor.
ed that jury be empanclled 10 iry the
prisoner again on ihe same Indictment
This was opposed BY the prisoners counsel,
on the ground of the abseneeof material
witness, and fIiend Of the prisoner, one An.
tonic Lopez de SaEis Anna. The cour,
then granted a motion for continuance Of
The cause on fuure day.
The court then adjourned, the prisoner
being first reminded tojai