Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-12-29

81 We like to see rowdyism punished
to smart as severely as the law will allow. The
same spirit which leads young scamp to injure
property persons in the least degree, iorspor,,
will lead him, as be grows into an old scamp, to
Gre buildings and cut throats for gain or rerengc
Holding lhcsc views, an article was inserted in
the Phapir Of Oct 18th last, rejecting severely
on the perpetrators of sundry outrogcs commit
ted in our village, the previous Saturday night.
No particular individuals were specified, or even
limited at in the article alluded to; but in con-
sequence Of a certain ambiguous expression, the
nalncs of several worthy aud very respectable
young men Of Londonderry. who happened this
disgraceful dongs Aforesaid. 1t is with pleasure
that we hasten to corrcc; the misrepresentation
which has arisento say that the phrase, flow
err Of the communities in which they reside was
meant to be understood iroaicduy-to say, fur
ther, that we did not know, at the time, of the
presence Of any young men from Londonderry
here, and that we do noe know those who were
presen, lcN carly Saturday evening Oct. sth--
aud to publish the following statement from Mr.
Taggnrt, Of Townshend, clearly proving an alb
in relation to all such as have suffered from UNI
just suspicious;
TowNsHEND. Dec. -, ls4s.
Having been informed that certain young men
from Londonderry, who visited the late Agricul-
tural Fair ct Fayetteville and subsequently the
village Of Bratlleboro, were supposed by some to
have been the dcpredaiors referred to in an ar
tice published in the PbGnir Of Oct g. take
pleasure in being able to state, that at Me time
said depreidii0ns ,cere committed, hc young men
dJous T,Jcrred 10 rcre i0dged at my house, and
that while here, they behaved themselves IN a
gentlemanly manner. JAMES TAGoARr.
FyL. n. Fowler, the celebrated PbrenolD-
cist, aud probably the most accurate examiner
in the country, rs his brother Is the nblea Phre-
biological writer has just finished a course Of
lecture. at Springfield, Mas. We hope one Of
these gentlemen will ere long visit Branleboro.
Z
81 The interesting letter which we give to-
day, in regard to "Niagaa Fails, Cleveland,
Sc, = has bccn delayed several weeks by a press
OF Congressio and California matter
~ The Act Of the Legislature incorporating
the vermont Valley Railroad Company" will
be found on our first page
- The Wings Of New Hampshire, in State
Convention at Concord. 2oih inst, nominated
I Hon Levi Chamberlain. Of Keene. for Governor.
Samuel Dinsmoor, the Locoioco candidate, re.
sides in the same town.
The Wings of Connecticut, in State Conven-
ton at Hartford, goth inst, nominated Hon.
Joseph Trumbull, of Hartford, for Governor
GOV. Bissell declined a reelection
e A glorious victory for Freedom has been
won in the Z. S. House of Representatives
being nothing les. than vote, sigmatizing as it
deserves, the barbarous traffic in human bodies
and souls which has 80 long existed under the
very shadow Of our National Capital.
Some of the ultra, hotspur Southern mem.
bcrs have held caucus, and talk Of " armed re.
sisancc." No danger Of it, After respecta-
able amount of threatening and bullying, these
fiery spirits will calm down.