The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-07-25
GENERAL SUMMARY.

| A French paper says that few days since
the question of the existence of God was dis
cussed during six hours, by a club of women
at Rodes, and was at last put to the vote, when
| the affirmative was carried by majority Of
! twelve.
| What can be expected from country hav-
ing such people? How can there be stable
government, when the very first principle of
all morality and obligation is 50 little under
stood and so lightly treated? There can at
least be no security for permanent Repub-
lie, where the practical educators Of youth the
women of the land-thus reject revelation
and unceremonously break down the only
sound defences of virtue and truth.-N y.
Spectator.
MITCHELL AT BERMUDA.-St. John, n.
| B., papers report the arrival at Bermuda, on
the 10Th of June, of II. B. NJ. Steamer Scourge
from Ireland, having OH board John Mitchell,
the condemned Irishman, who was forthwith
put on board the convict ship St. George
A correspondent of the st. John Morning
News furnishes the following data relative to
the Island of Bermuda:
''About 1000 soldiers are garrisoned at
| three or four points on the Island. There are
usually about 1 400 conyicts, incarcerated in
four hulks-three az the Dock Yard, and the
other the Thames" on board which Mitchell
has been placed,at St. Georges. These men,
about one half transported from five to seven
years for the crime Of poaching on lordly do
mains, are subject to the most degrading and
laborious employments, their usual occupation
being building forts, drawing loads of stone
like cart horses under an intensely burning
sun, with no vestige Of shrub for protection;
other gangs are employed at work for many
hours in the water, cleaning out channels iii
diving bells, which soon puts period TO their
miserable existence"
Din. CLAY-The Editor of the Louisville
Journal who has the means ofknoIcing says:
/ We state what we do know when we say,
that, since the nomination Of the Philadelphia
convention, Mr.. Clay has never hesitated for
an instant to avow his intention to vote for
| Gen. TAYLOR. We are assured of this by those
who have heard the avowal not merely once
but repeatedly from MIR. Clay'S own lips
| Mr.. VAN BUREN IN ONO We cut the
following from the Sandusly Democratic Mir
rOr:
The nomination of Mr.. Van Buren, by the
Utica Convention, is received by the Demo
Gratis in this section with the most lively dem
constructions of JOY. Every Democrat from the
country we have seen since the nomination,
and we have had the pleasure ofmeeting quite
a large number from four or five different
townships. give us a hearty shake of the hand,
and congratulate us upon his nomination, and
assure Us he will receive the undivided sup
port of their respective ncighborhoOds In
this city we hear scarcely any thing but APP
| Tho work O0eS braVply on.
| TAYLoR's OPINIONS Mr.. Weed, the
editor of the Albany Evening Journal,
says TINT he knows, from the most unques>
tionable authority, that Gen. Taylcr is de-
cidedly and unequivocally opposed TO any
act or movement Of Government, in favor
Of the extension of slavery.
GEN. ScorT.-Ii is reported that the Court
of Inquiry has decided that the charges pre-
ferred against General Pillow should be
dismissed. The correspondent OF the Sun
says the Court is soon TO assemble again IN
New Jersey. TO inquire into the charges pre-
lerred against Gen. ScoTT.
-Phiiad. Ledger.
We could not have believed the fact possi>
Bile " hich is stated above in regard TO Gen
eral SCorr, Fit were moi, 10 our utter surprise,
confirmed nv what we have heard here nj
The seat of Government But for this, we
should have regarded the statement rs Il cal
umnv on the Administration. That the il
Iustrious and veteran Chief Of the Army
whose fame is interviewer with the brightest
pages of his counfry's history during peri
cd OF nearly forty years, and whose skill and
vaIor have Just brought bloody and costly
war TO an end, and given peace once more
20 his bleeding country, that he, at such
moment, and on the heel of achievements so
glorious. should. have been ordered by the
President, whom,by his victories,h he has snv-
ed from overwhelming condemnation, 10 be
arraigned and tried as culprit, upon char
yes. as we understand, the most lrIvolous,)
surpasses any thing recorded IN history
But such. we are compelled 10 believe, is the
outrageous iact.-Inteitgencer.
LIBERTY Party IN VERMoNT.-The
Liberty party of Vermont held their State
Convention last week. The old candI-
dates were nominated for State officers.
An effort was made to postpone action up
on National affairs until after the Buffalo
Convention. This was voted down, ten
to one. Hon John p Hale was declared
to be their candidate, and happen what
may, they would abide by him. In a
word, "THEY sPuRN THE BRIBE.'
CAss IN WIscoNsIN-The following |
not very Aattering language is held by
the Southport Telegraph (LOcO) of the
9TH inst. " We feel confident that be>
fore the day of election comes round, Cass
will not have corporaPs guard left in
the eastern part of the Territory, provid-
ed the present open friends of Free Ter
ritory manifest the earnestness of their
purpose by continued exertion."
The CRoPs IN WIscoNsIs-TheM MAJ
Waukie Sentinel of the 18th says OF the
crops in that state, that the Winter Wheat
has suffered good deal from the ny, and
L. Al.