Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-12-28

IJNC0 lOTn OF TCllgltuS IdltH SUull ItCcNt eVuul
protection iTom tho state.
The press cannot in any case be submitted to
censorship. Education will be under the sur
VIGILANCE OF the state. All citizens are equally
admissible to every public employ without other
motive of preference than merit Nobility Is for
ever abolished and all distinction of birth, class
or CASTE Each shall contribute to the taxes IN
proportion to his fortune aud means. 1he num-
Der of representatives TO compose the National
Assembly is TO be 700-elected under very
nearly the same conditions as the Charter sought
IN tins country. No member OF tae Assembly,
can, during It's sitting, be named OF promoted TO
paid public office The election Is to be REM
MAI. The President Of the Republic must be
native ol France, aged thirty, AZ least, aud who
shall never have lost his qualifications of citizen.
ship lie IL elected Tor four years, and can only
BE- re.ellnihlo after interval of four years. II
any candidate Tor the Presidency has not obtain
Ell more than one half Of the expressed sulirages,
mud at least two nj lions OF votes Or If The con-
d,tlons las to birth, citizenship, &c J be not iul
filed, the National Assembly shall elect the
President, by an absolute majority and secret
scrutiny from AMONG the FIVE elivible candidates
who have obtained the greatest number ut votes.
Tue President shall dispose OF the armed force,
without power ever 10 take the Command IN per.
son. He shall see to the defence Of the state,
but cannot undertake any war without the con.
sent OF the National Assembly. His salary is
dASu NJ pOpiObV lIuubS PEI uhHuH. tic H1s iIt
power TO name and revoke his ministers, diplo.
matte agents, naval and military commanders,
the governors OF colonies, and other innctlunnrles
OF u superior order. The Vice President shall
ne named by the National Assembly, aud cannot
"a CHOSEN from the kindred Of the President, t.
Yea 10 the sixth degree of relationship. Both
criminal aud political dellnquencles, and Often
ces connitted by the ress, shall be tired by u
~, Every Frenchman shull be liable to military
service, and can be liberated only according To
the provisions OF the law Of recruit Tue ierriiu-
ry OF Algiers is declared French territory, and
VIII be governed by particular laws till special
aw shall place it under the government of The
Constitution now proclaimed.
The New PRussIAN CONSTITUTION includes
the following liberal provisions:
All Prussians are equal before the law
There neIlher exist distinctions Of rank nor priv.
iege- OF rank IN the State. The nobility is a.
boiisle'. ORDERS (of rlns) shall 10 longer be
dstrbut d."
Loco FuCoIsM IN Iowa. We find the follow
ing in The Iowa CITY Republican OF the 18Th
inst
Foul Pidv in Keokuk CouatN-We learn by
private letter that IN KeOkuk county, there was
no polls open in several of the Wing precincts IT.
consequence Of the failure of the proper officer
to furnish pol-bOoks. The Loco Focu precincts
were furnished with poll books whe the Wong
precincts were left without any, This looks like
foul play and could not have been accidental. -
We sincerely hope for the credit Of the party
protesting TO be Democratic that it was no de-
sign. The voters from the adjoining precincts
were compelled to travel to Sigourney and Lam
caster 10 order to secure their votes. These ara
the contemplate, fraudulent means made uf
by our honorable opponents wheh they regard the
result AS doubtful even when they can carry
an election.
Mr.. Ciay's Health, Sc. A private letter from
Western friend to the Editor of the Tribune,
dated Cincinnati, Dec. Z, says:
Is spent Monday ard Tuesday last IN a socia
visit to Mr.. Clay OF Ashland | found him tee
bic, bu, quite relieved ofall symptoms of diseast,
ind regutnIng his strength daily hts spirits g.
lastIc, his mind active, energetic and vigorous,
and his patriotism burning ever
" He enjoys with true relish the result OF the
late EiectIons, and INDUCES fond hopes OF good
to be accomplished under General Taylor's i'd
muslratinn. tie will give ii most corrh
support III all thugs consistent with his prInc-
pes-Ind trust the ilmnatlon Is entirely supr,-
fluuIs. There exists the most intimate aud tnt
rough good understanding between Gen. Fay or
aud Mr.. Clay"
Our TREND states that Mr.. Clay purposes 10
start soon on ms annual visit to Nov OIleans,
hose winters have proved SO genial to his con
stItution.- Tribune.
No Thanksgiving in Vrginia. One OF the
Richmond papers, IN nclcing the tact, says:--
" Ia this State, we believe, 1t is considered un'
constitutional to thank God, and certainly not
contemplated by the resolutions OF Us aud w.
A irue Whig Daughter. Mllard Fillmore
Comptroller o the State OF New York, and Vice
President elect. has daughter at the Safe Nor
nal School, Albany, who is qualifying herself to
be teacher of Common Schools.
n~J@Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who is now
lectnring IN Boston, said the sensible thing that
follows in DISCOURSE on AIDusemen's deliver
I'll the other evening, before the Mercantile
Literary Association. "Amusements were IN
dIspensabe 10 sound morals II the young were
not provided with harmless and virtuou, amuse-
menls, they would nave vicious and corruplng
amusements. Some parents are so much afraid
that their children would do wrong, that they
would not let them do any thing. But when
they obtained their liberty, with none to control
lher pleasures, never having learned 10 act II
rght. they were quite sure 10 riot IN selt-indul-
gence."
Delinquent officers. Amongst the unpublished
documents belonging to the President message
is the report of Gen. Gibson, Commissary of
Subsistence. The following paragraph occurs
in his report:
- regret to say that large number up Ia
this tine, Of Officers Of the dlsbdnded troops
h4vn failed to avail themselves of my lns,ruc
iions, and have neglected to render their ac-
courts. This is more particularly the case with
the junior dsbanded officers aud subordinate
agents acting under this department"
A Hindoo lawyer says, "Strike not, even with
blossom, wife, though she be guilty off thou
sand faults"
Singular affair. Some two years SINCE a
merchant in Bangor, Me-, in emptyIng a tea
chest, found in the bottom snuff box contain
ing Ave dollar bill on the Doyer, IN. H. Bank
and attached to it the following epstle written
on piece of paper of the quality generally u.s.
ed by the Chinese in putting up tea in pound
packages.
PEKIN, Dec. 1916.
Dear Mother--I am prisoner IN Tea House
and have been for six years. ] wish you would
20 TO Washington and get our Government t.
interfere and obtain my release. ! enclose you
FIVE dollar note; it was presented me by an
American gentleman it is of no use to me, but
II may be To you. EDWARD Lowell.
Directed TO Mrs. Nancy Lowell, Boston, Mass
Whoever may be interested in the above, cat
obtain further information by applying at the
Boston Mail otfice-Porlland Argus.