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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-05-18
From the Burlington Daily Free Press, May 10.
Distressing Accident--Two Chill
dren Drowned!

An accident of a most distressing character
occurred in the Winooski, last evening, by which
the remaining household of one of our worthy
citizens, Mr.. SToRRs, has been overwhelmed
with deep affection. For the following hurried
account, we are indebted to the kindness of
gentleman who took pains to acquaint himself
with the particulars At the time of our going
to press, the bodies Of the drowned children had
not been found:
Late in the afternoon of yesterday, as small
party consisting Of Milton Storrs, three sisters,
Esther, aged Is years. Mary, aged Is years, Mar
tina, aged II years, little brother, aged years,
children of Mr.. Spaulding Storrs, who lives on
]. N. Pomercy's interval fam, north of the vii.
lege, and Miss Sophronia, daughter of Mr.. S.
Lille Of this village, were attempting to cross
the river opposite Mr. Storrs' house, it was dis
covered that the boat was filing at one end, and
young Mr.. Storrs requested that some of the par
ty should step to the other. In their fright they
all rushed to the end OF the boat Indicated and
it almost Immediately filled and sunk. Milton
told them all to get hold of HIMSELF hoping not
outstanding the strong current, they were
but about DO or so feet from'the shore, to be able
to rescue them all. With his little brother I'M
der one arm, the oldest ssterupon tie other, and
the other three cllngng to such parts of mis- per-
son as they were able 10 lay hold Of, noble did
Milton strive to reach the shore, but in vain. His
Ialner, HaVln8 neATu tnelr cries, Hau Already
reached the bank Of The river, but being unable
10 swim, was obliged to have recourse TO a pole
which he thrust towards his struggling children.
Milton was encountered with the cllnging
grasp Of lis five companions, that he was una
BILE TO seize The pole except with his teeth, with
which Ire could keep his hold but for short time.
The two youngest of the sisters soon lost their
hold and were borne down by the current, while
the others reached the shore in a state of COM
plete exhaustion. AS Mary and Martha were
being carried down the stream, they wildly
shrieked TO their father and brother, ahelp u.s.
help as" And though he could not swim, the
father unable to withstand the impulses of pa
rent, plunged into the river in pursuit of his
drowning little ones. But instead of being able
TO assist them, he soon found himself in immed
ate danger of drowning. Milton, thereupon. with
conflict Oh feeling that can better be conceived
than described, abandoned his sisters to their un
happy fate, and FASTENED to the rescue of his
father, whom he succeeded, with considerable
difficulty, IN bringing to the shore.
The sisters, Mary and Martha, coon disappear
ed from human sight and human aid; and theil
bodies, Notwithstanding tho most anxious ant
diligent search, have not yet been recovered.
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT PEEKsKnL.-On
Saturday night last about 10 o'clock, we were
awakened by terrible noise, which, from the
indications of shower i'll the southwest we
supposed TO be thunder. It appeared strange
there should be no ram accompanying thunder
so near, yet we thought no more of it until the
next morning, when our attention wos directed
TO it by inquiries as to the probable cause Of the
explosion. From the fact thatthe men on nearly
all the sections of the II. Il. Railroad for miles
along in this vicinity were on strike, the pre-
gaiing impression was that fire had been set 10
some of the powder magazines belonging to the
contractors. Such proved TO be the fact. A
shanty containing about 265 kegs of powder, OH
the thirty-second section, about "A mile below
West Point was fired, it is believed, by an in.
cendary, and the whole building and several
others near it were blown TO atoms.
We have seen gentleman who visited the
spot the next day. lie says it presented fear
full picture. One man, Mr.. Stephen Garrison,
was killed; some seven or eight others were Sc
riously injured some, it is believed, beyond the
hope ofFecovery, and numbers more were in
some respects hurt. Two horses, one OK and a
COW were killed; the hiaokness OF darkness was
upon every surrounding object, and from the
general appearance Of the materials composing
the shanties that were shaken down, our inform
ant thought it almost miracle that uny person
in them should have escaped with his life.
PeekskiH paper.
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% The bill, declaring Whitehall Port of
Entry, has been reported to the House of Repre-
resentatives, and referred to the Committee OF
the Whole, and will come up in its order.
An application is to be made 20 Congress for
an act to bridge Lake Champlain at Rouse's
Point. 1t will be strenuously opposed by the
member from this district. "Reminiscences had
better be sent on at once Whitehall Chronicle.
This is the firstntination we have seen that
an attempt will be toade to induce Congress to
grant authority to bridge the navigabe waters
of the Lake; and in our opinion, those who seek
to be invested with this authority will thus go to
the lroper quarter in search of it. We believe
their success in either the Legislature of Vermont
or New York would have been Of no practical
advantage TO either of them; though we should
be sorry to see our own Legislature so far for
getting the true interests of lhe State rs to show
a willingness 10 permit the construction of the
bridge in question: Burlington Free Press
This is the first indication we have seen of an
application TO Congress for right 10 bridge. If
made, it has doubtless been done by the Ogdcns-
burgh Road. That Congress ought 10 grant the
right, we have not single doubt; nay, not the
right only, but aid in building it. Why not aid
such enterprises in the eastern States as well as
lHe WSstefN--the nOrlheTn Us well us me SOUTH
ern? As to the right; it is for the advantage of
the commerce of q large section of the Union
for the advantage of the people and we never
could see why distinction should be made be-
cause the mode Of transportation is by railroad,
instead of lake, river or canal. Congress, how
ever, has not made this distinction, if we are cor
rectly Informed. 1t has improved roads, rail-
roads, rivers, canals, lakes, and ocean harbors,
Let it be just in this case, and the right will be
granted. Here is case IN point:
ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND FLORIDA RAILROAD
Co.-Thls company made an application to con-
gress for grant Of the alternate sections of the
public land through which their road vi i'll pass,
on the ground that it purtook of the character
of a national enterprise. Mr.. Il. Butler King,
from the committee on naval affairs, has made u
report in favor of the appropriation. The COM
pany proposed to connect, by means OF their
road, Pensacola with the Atlantic line of rail-
ways, and also with The Kentucky and Nashville
line. Such route would expedite the travel
both from the east and the west several days to
New Oneans.
Still another case will be found in the con-
gressional proceedings "a bill by Senator Doug
lass,
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Correspondence Of the Journal Of Commerce.
Debate on the Yucatan bill
WAsHINnTON. NAV :.

NhshlNHToN, Mdy ~
The Yucatan question has been presented in
a new aspect today, by Mr.. Lewis, Mr. Niles, and
others. The proposed interference has been put
on new and more tenabie grounds, by Mr.. Lewis
and Mr.. Jefferson Davis; and the opposition to
ii has derived great strength from the shrewd ar
gunents and views OF Mr.. Niles.
Mr. Lewis said it would not be safe to act on
the crouLd of humanity, because it would take
us too far. There We're sufferings and injustice
all over the world. We could not become the
champions of all who'were in distress. He did
not think i. proper to recognize and act upon Mr..
Monroe's declaration, But our duty as beig-
erent would require US, he thought, to afford that
protection to Yucutun, which she had right TO
claim from Il e Government of which it was
part, and which Government, by our military
power we had disabled fiom atiording that pro-
lection. 1t was on the principle that the arnis-
tice had been framed, by which we had bound
ourselves TO protect Mexico from the Indians !;
and the obligation exsended to this case. We
were now acting on this principle in severa.
parts of Mexico.
Mr.. Lewis, therefore, offered an amendment,
which was accepted by Mr.. Jefferson Davis, and
is now substitute for the bill. This substitute
provides that we shall protect Yucalan from the
insurgents during the war, and shall not with
draw 1t till Mexico shall be in u position TO as
in the measure shall be construed as requiring us
TO hold permanent possession of Yncatan.
Mr.. j. Davis said this was the true principle OF
our action. We were acting upon 1t now at
Tamplco, and we should be compelled to con-
unue our protection TO the Mexlcans against
their savage foes, in the Southern and other prov.
nces, TIL long after the end of the war;
The principle upon which we had acted in
forming the arnstce aud the treaty is that we
have destroyed the means by which Mexico was
heretofore enabled to defend herself from the In
dams, and we undertake her defence as equiv
alent, in part, for the cesson OF territory winch
we arc TO receive from her.
~ Mr.. Niles made an argument against the Pres
idents proposition, though he recognised the an
ference between il and the bill as Il stands. lie
seemed to think that the Presidents real object
was to seize upon aud annex Yucaian, and look
ing about for a preiext, took humanity and Mr.
Monroe's declaration. AS to the motive OF hu'
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tate began to seek, through quarrel, the means
OF turning that knowledge to his own beneft.)
No. There was (recently) still another element
associated in the work--kept as far as practical
bic out of the letter of recall--an influence pro-
ceeding from the other arrested general-who is
quite willing that it should be generally under
stood land who shall gonsay his significant ac-
quiscenco p that all rewards and punishments,
in this army, were from the first, to follow his
recommendations. This, the more powerful OF
the pronunciddos against No. $40, well knew, at
the time, as soon knew, that he was justly OBJ
noxious, not only to the aDimadverslons of that
order, but 10 other censures OF yet much gra-
yer character.
In respect to this general, the letter of recall
Observes parenthctcally. but with an acumen
worthy of more than "husty" notice, that some
of my specifications OF his misconduct are hardly
consistent with "your [myl official reports and
COMMUNICATIONS" .H
Seemingly, this is most Just rebuke. But
waiting for the trials, will here briefly -state,
that, unfortunately, followed that Generals own
reports, written and oral that my confidence,
lent him, in advance, had been but very slig htly
shaken, as early as the first week IN October
that up TO that time, from our entrance into this
city, had been at the desk, shut out from per-
sonal intercourse with my brother officers, and
that it was not till after that confinement, that
facts, conduct, and motives began TO pour in upon
me.
A word as the fifth article of war. can truly
say that, in this and other communications,
have moi designed the slightest dsrespectto the
commander IN chief OF the army and navy oil
the United States. No doubt he, like myself
and all'others, may Iall into mistakes as to par.
ticular men; and cannot, having myself been
behind the curtain, admit the legal fiction that
ALL acts of Secretary ore the acts Of the Pres
ident. Yet, in my defensive statements, have
offered nc'wanton discourtesy to the head of the
War Department, although that functionary i:
not in the enumeration of the above mentioned
article.
Closing my correspondence with the depart
ment, until after the approaching trial,
have the honor to remain, respectfully,
Your most obedient servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
The Hon. SECRETARY OF WAR,
Washington, ID. c.
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Gen. Scott and the .Administra-
ton,

The reader will find ScoYT's letter to MARCY
entire on our first page. What the admnistra-
ton thinks Of it, will be pretty evident from the
fact that after Congress had called for the letter.
MARCY had to write nine column letter in re-
ply, and send it to the House with the letter.
The administration dare not let Sc OTIS letter
go out without a abGred reply. But the letter
will also speak for itself: it shows that ScorT
knew the administration when he took his " has
ty plate of soup"-knew it-better than did those
who denounced him. It justfes HIM for his
conduct on that occasion, and proves not only
his sagacity, but his ability to cope with his gov
eminent enemies in the rear, while he was con-
quering the Mexicans in trout Polk, Marcy,
Pillow and Santa Anra--Scou masters them all
This letter places the administration in very
bad position; Congress voted men and money e.
nough, yet the men were not seasohally sent
transports, provisions, clothing, and money were
delayed-two months time were lost in field OPP
eratons- and that time was given to Santa An
ma, the Polk-appointed commander of the enemy
to erect strong Notifications and gather vast ar
my 10 resist Scott Read the letter.
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THE YUCATAN BUSINESS, 80.

WASHINGTON, Monday, May 3.
The debate on the Yunatan bill was again be-
fore the Senate to-day, and Mr.. Houston of
Texas was the powerful speaker. Now this Yu-
catan sympathy is the strangest thing we have
yet met with under the sum-
Yucatan is inhabited by few invaders, who
call the original inhabitants savages. The in
vaders have hitherto held in their hands the Gov
eminent, the resources and the spoils of office.
The original inhabitants, who are more than ten
to one of the invaders, are the real Democracy,
though their invaders call them sauageS.
Ireland is inhabited by few invaders who
also call the original inhabitants savages or
"Wild Irish" These invaders hold in their
hands the Government, the resources and the
ever, are only about one to six or seven of the
original inhabitants.
Now suppose some fine morning that the
Smith O'Brens, the Meaghers, the Mitchels
and other leaders of the Wild Irish," should
rise against the Lord Lieutenant, the office hol-
ders, the Orange and High Church factions,
what beautiful opportunity it would give to
Loco -Focoism to display its humanity IN uphol-
ding the Arstocracy upon the ground of the
rights of the majority
The Spanish invaders of Yucatan are not suf-
fering half SO much as the people of Ireland are
suffering. More people died of starvation in
i'S'""u uuilbS lust year,, iIVu tiO HliouuH-
agement of the Government, than the whole
population of Yucatan amounts to. If we are
resolved upon a crusade of humanity, why not
turn our eyes TO Ireland? Is it because Loco
Focoism despises Irishmen, and fears the British
lion? We have just as good right to interfere
between the few and the many in Ireland as we
have to interfere between the many and the few
in Yucatan.
The very men who last year refused to listen
to the cries OF humanity for half million TO
save lrlshmen from starvation, now clamor for
tan
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ImpoRrANr INvEETIoS. Mr.. David iishun,,
20 machinist of Hartford, CT has recently inven-
ted a process by which cast iron can be'conyer-
led almost instantly, and with but slg ht expense
and labor, into steel. Twenty minutes only is
necessary TO convert ion of iron into steel OF
, dt BEST quality, process ordinarily requiring
from six TO ten DAYS. The inventor has been
offered $4,000 for the patent right for the State
of Pennsylvania alone. Articles manufactured
from steel thus prepared, have been proved and
found eaual to those manufactured from the best
English steel. If this invention Is really what
il purporis TO be, it will destroy one great ofanch
of English labor and add much to the wealth Of
this country,
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EDITORS TABLE.

LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW: New York, re-
printed by Leonard Scott 81 Go.
The March number is received, and as antci
pated, we find an elaborate article on the French
Revolution of 1913, giving the Conservative
views of English politicians. Other articles al
so promise interest.
SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE: Philadelphia, lie
Der g. Co.
No. 5, for May, contains far greater variety
than usual-twenty songs and catches, beginning
with " JEANNE Mo1i-sEf7 ana ending with Poor
Johnny's dead" IS cents.
LIrrELL's LIVING Ace: Boston.
Contents of 2O9: The Night Side of Nature,
ian extract fioni which has been given in the
Waterman, )-Social Outlawry, and Walks to
Office, all from Chambers Journal Story of
Family; Coeridge and Souihey, from Edinburgh
Review; Reorganization of Europe, and Drec-
ton OF the European War; from the London
Spectator; Praise of America, and Vanishing
OF Austria, from the London Times An Italian
Empire, Historical Retrospect OF Germany, and
Revolutions of Vienna and Berlin, from the Lon
don Examiner; Foreign Correspondence.
THE BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE: Boston,
Bradbury 81 Guild.
May number published-good materials hand
somely put together.
The School JOURNAL AND VERMONT AGRICUL-
TURIsT: Windsor, Bishop g. Tracy.
The May number has appeared, being the first
number of volume ttoo. Glad to find they are
sustained so far as 10 warrant continuance of
this paper.
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WIscoNsIN.--The first election under the new
constitution was holden on the 9Th inst, and the
loco ticket has prevailed. Nelson Dewey, Gov
ernor, by about 1000 majority. VIM. Pitt Lynde
and M. c. Darling are elected 10 Congress.
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PRESIDENTIAL.

We judge that McssrO. WooDBuRY and CAss
will be the leading candidates in the locofoco
National Convention. Mr.. Polk would doubt
less like TO have the convention so well divided
as to drop both and take him.
In the Wing Convention, our impression is
that Mr. CLAY will have the largest number of
instructed delegates, and Gen. TAYLOR will rank
next There will be large number unin-
Structed and unpledged, and upon their action the
result will probably depend. Mr.. CLAY is regar-
ded by many as unavailable Gen. TAYLOR un-
satisfactory and these will doubtless labor for
a union Of Clay and Taylor men upon new
candidate, MCLEAN, SCorT or WEBSTER.
These are our conjectures. The result is not
certain: may prudent counsels prevail.
O. The Wings of Michigan have appointed
Clay delegates, says the N. Y. Tribune.
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STEAMBOAT FARE ON THE LAKES. The AS
socintion of Steamboat and Propeller owners on
the Western lakes have adopted tariff of
prices to continue through the season. The
price for passage from Buffalo to Cleveland is
$3.50; to Black Biver, Huron and Sanlusky,
$500; to Maumee River and Monroe aud De-
troit, $780, From Buffalo to Mackinaw, $40;
to Milwaukee, Racine, Southport and Chicago,
$l2. The price of freight from Buffalo to Chi
cago, and Intermediate ports on the Upper Lakes,
is 20 cents for heavy and 35 cents Tor light
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-05-18

DREADFUL ACCIDENTAL terrible accident
occurred yesterday, on the Monongahela, oppo.
site Birmingham. A wedding party, consisting
of seven persons, among them was one lady
the bride, were crossing The river above the dam
when the boat passed over the dam, and foui
of the men were drowned. The bridegroom
was lost, but the lady, through the exertion Of
Captain Van Wrede, was Pittsburgh
Com. Jour, 6h.
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PHREsoLoeY IN BosToM o. S. g. L. N.
Fowler, Phrenoogists from New-York, are now
Lecturing in Boston. Those Of our friends who
may visit that city, during their stay, will have
an opportunity TO attend these lectures, and avail
themselves Of their professional services.
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WASHINGTON MONUMENT. The excavation
for the foundation of the Washington Nallohoi
Monument, at Washington city commenced ias.
week. The ceremonies oil laying lie e salI sr
stone viii take place in that city on the 4th oil
Jnlv next The Obelisk is to be carried to an
elevation of five hundred feet
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FIRE.-A terrible fire occurred in Detroit,
May 9th seventy buildings destroyed, inclu-
ding two hotels and the Advertiser office. Loss
100000.
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IMPRovING.-Even some of the locos in the
Senate dare not 60 into the yucatan business
without a prouiso. CLAD TO see SO much good
sense on that side of the Senate.
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Votes for Council of Censors---
Official,

AT convention of the Clerks of the several
Counties, held at the State House in Montpelier,
on Wednesday, the 9Th day of May instant, the
votes for the Council of Censors being opened
and convassed, the following persons had the
number of votes annexed to their names respec-
tvelv:
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FIRE WoRKs FOR THE 4TH OF JuLv.-If you
wish for any, we refer you to the advertisement Of
James G. Hovey, Boston, in this paper.
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Western Reserve Politics-Clay
Taylor, &c.

CHARDoN, Ohio, May 4, lcl6.
DEAR SIR: You will, perhaps, disagree with
me in what say, when assert it as my opinion
that no Wing candidate Tor the Presidency can
be certain of success while his position is such
as to lose him a great portion of the Wing
strength on the Reserve. My reasons for thus
believing are--frst, because if his positions
were obnoxious TO the views Of the Reserve
Wings, on the slavery question, it would be e.
qually so TO great portion Of the Wings of
New York and the New England States; Sec
ondly, because no Wing can hope TO carry Ohio
unless he obtains a good share Of the Wing
strength of the Reserve, -and we should hardly
hope to elect Wing President without the and
Of the Buckeye State. People sometimes think
more Of themselves than their neighbors do of
them, and may attach undue importance TO the
Reserve in this particular, but think not need
not tell you that Gen. Taylor cannot get the
vote of the Reserve, but it would be given with
a right good will to Clay, Corwn, Scott, Nc
Lean, or in case Taylor should run, to John p.
Hale
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A GIRL kIDNAprED.-A girl, 10 or IA years
of age, was stolen from Nashville, Tenn, by DR..
John S. Crockett and Lucinda Crockett, with an
intention, it is thought, of sailing tor Europe.
The kidnapped child was the ward of M. w.
Brown, ESD, of Nashville, and said to be "very
rich" A reward Of a thousand dollars, and all
expenses paid, is offered for her return. She
will answer TO the name OF Mary McNellle.
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+. w. HOPhtNfs, chairman
SAMUEL B. MATTocKs, Clerk.
On all three tickets. On loco and abolition tickets
The Censors meet in June,--lst Wednesday
at the State House.