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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-10

called up0u iur measures 90 protection against
70 terrible pr-nlrucr. The most effective
nmnsurrs oi prulrrIlnn Ini ila eHpeurucs
Of lhg world las SCI polluted on, uud uleas-
uic which liWi experience does iurulrHlo 10
Frus 81 lhr giosf lerrlhr warning, ib, WHirrr-
All dLsi'uauCr nam Intoxicating dO'ukH THIS
n demanded 81 lls as iiidiyihWisFf ns com
hiuniiii and upon IL lln vote h. March has q
direct brnriug, ~ no nllier WY ruu We, ns @
4fs9u#g4'iy, shield ourselves, md the weak
md suouul uud ouinsed nmpug ~, lronl The
danger, True, $50 nr6 hOi rAposed as some
are, but here h. cKposurrs aud lliul very
much in prnpOnl0u 90 lllo facilities which
,nby bo GuuJ riuong uh ueFt srnsnn iur lla
indulgence of no appetite for Intoxicating
drnks, D. Chronicle
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~ The new Wing Governor of Florida
made an admirable inaugural address. Like
patriot, he denounccS, in strong language,
the Calhoun movement for dissolution Of
the Union
Ono, In the House of Representatives, a
bill declaring the "hack laws" of that State
uneons,itutiouui and repeating them; has been
PASSED by'6 vote of 50 to IL II the Senate
should concur, these odious onactments viii
be blottod ,from the statute book, as they should
have been long since.
-uJ'lt is stated in the New York papers that
Gov, Seward is writing the lie of John q
Adams.
aJ-The II $. Houseoof Reprcsen tatiyes, on
Thursday, in Committee orthS, Whole, decid.
ed 81 to %, to EXCLUDE liquor entirely from the
Navy.
HFAecounts have been received, which
speak unfavorably of the route to California,
by way Of CLngres and the Isthmus of Pm.
mama, Nr Taylor, who went from Proyi-
dence,in the steamer Falcon, says thai five Of
the passengers died Of the cholera At the lsth
mus.
Ex-senator Niles has been nominated as a
free soft candidate Tor Gpserhor in couhce-
leut.~s.-
UTThc Oregon Legislature has rcfusrd to
license invornsto sell hqoor
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A CURIOUS DOCUMENT.

The Washington correspondent of ia.
Evening Post says, TINT AMIR Dix in search
ing amongst the government nrchievGs. has
found the original draft of the ordir unce of
1884, presented to Congress, and, 1ctcd upon
in the month Of April in TINT yenr Tho
Committee reporting the ordi:lHTtcc consisted
of Messrs. jefferson, How ell, OF Il. l., and
Chase olMd. The ordh.nnrr is in tho huud.
writing oi'Alr Jefferson, including the famous
clause against slavery or involuntary seYyI.
Lnde, which MAS s;ruek OFT by TINT Congress
aud Afterwards Incorporated by MrYDnnc, in
h'S drnft of the ordnance Of I7S7 md udop-
ted 'hy Congress. Tho paper is deposited in
the State Department, along with other rec.
ords OF the proceedings ofthc old Congress-
IL what is here stated he true, il will clear
up tho doubt whicy has heretofore existed
in regard to tho 1ulhorship-of this famous
document IN 1887 whan tho ordinance
becnnie law, Mr. Jefferson was no, in this
country, This fac, has always been cited ms
conclusive proof lhut he could not hnvo writ.
ten tie clause against slavery. But ho was
in this country in "a. and ihe discovery of
the original drn6, written in that year. a.
cures to him beyond all controversy. the b,,b
honor Of its authorship.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-10

l,nlisr u rrady "a so inio operation The
Wnlchmnu upiirea ilie maelipg Of tho Stock
lioldari-'At lle siookholdsrs' msellug on
TuosdayAlczekinh ~ Reed, Homer ", Ilea-
lnu and Edward H. PrrnliFi of Montpelier,
George W Colipmer of Barre, and liodedck
Richardson Of Wuusdeld, we're elected d.
reclors, aud NJ meeting Of lhe Bnnri 81 D,-
reclors, a. A. Reed, Esqo WIS unanimously
ID. 4
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On lhe l0h iu-i, tho Governor General Of
Canada and the members ofparlumcrt will,
10y invitation, rnko Ruipto -, lIydcimhe o.
vcrlls kood, dine, md leurn TO Montreal. \
bill Is now pending tcfuro the Canadian Pnr-
lirmonl Tor guoronlconf,hy he Government,
% romuneralNo dividend urou Ihc Stock noe
es'aS TO complete, Ibis Road TO l!-s-sm'c
iiDu 4 luafauIco Of this solt IS preferable
lnflily nlher md the Nnynrnlncnt cnnlh hnor,
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1'nuRspAY, Feb !,


SEN ATE. MIR Aiheiton, from llic Com.
mittcn on Finance, made n report IL Ihvorof
tic coinage Of gold dollars md double co.
giles.
Tho hill CIR tho ,el,-rof 'ltc etptors ofho
fricntc philadelphia WINS coiiriTcrcd, md ho p
amendment IN ihyor Of Com. DocHtr's v,d
ow md heirs WIS agreed io. After passing
ihe TIL the Srnntc adjourned.
ROUSE Mr. Dixon offered rcsoluliou
furihe COMMITTEES On Manufactures to niVunc
whether the system ofhnun,ics Ind eyer been
established by any iurcisu country on goods
manufactured ~ The sun,c, md imported INTO
ne United Siotcs mud whether contradict.
~ measures should he udoiHel l9 Congress.
PASSED over.
The IIausc linn npi.l l,go cnmniirr Of
tic whole, and suihlry amendments 10 tive
Navy Bll were ,isrussed.
Mr. Schcnck fpgkc ~ defence Of the pres
rit rule, rcspcctmg spirit rlions.
MIR kiHg OF Gcoren, moved tiiai-t hc lci
To tho Secretary &c The Navy. whether ~
not sriri, should I've allowed 10 Is used in Hc
Nnvy.
Mr. Kings apendnrlii WIS rejected, and
that offered 10y Mr. Rockwell was Adopted.
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MoSDAr, Feb. !


SENATE. Mr. Hunter presented TIC res
olutions of tho Virginia Legislature, " heI
passed the same hodym lS47, Oh tie Wilmer
rroviso aud slaves IN the territories. Mr. H.
spoke in support or he same, which was re-
ceived and presented.
Mr. Clayton, from tho joint Cowhh',tee uA
the subject reported that the Two hop'ss
meet on the 18th instant, for the PURPOSE ..
counting the Presidential votes. the fete'''
recommends one teller for the Senate !
two for.lhe House. Adopted, aud Mt e'"''
ton was appointed by the Senate M
The postage bill wns taken up M' TN"
rose aud spoke Mt length against s,r' Wnas
cenn mail Steamers, aud in reply TO DIR N"es'
Mr. Niles rejoiHed with force ans WI,
HOUSE. MIR Stephens resolution IA
alion to the protocol of the Mexican I'H ~,
after i,einp read by the Cl6rk, came np ", ,
consideration. ..y
Mr. Stephens spoke in relation to 'he 'no.
IN Of tho case. lie also rend the iio"so ".
olutions which had been passed, calling Up up"
tho President for correct copy. OF me TIC nc.
ty,and his Instructions TO the Comn''ss'o"e'isi
Also. the reply Of the Prcsidcnt,thut "o","
he inconsistent with tho puhho H"s' '''
furnish such information. lii
lie said lie was still ofIhe belief lh"' e" Ii
protocol existed. aud ifnoM refused, ne "vu'o
novo thar the Committee lie empower"
send for persons and papers, to "Nes'r ...
Tho whole matter; mentioned that cennin ~,
sngcs IN tho treaty Ind boon struck ou' -
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MR TICK Ann GoVEWN0B BROW y. 't'tC
Washington Corresponding the Phladel.
phia News, thus relates The difficulty whicl,
occurred in the House the other day between
Mr. Tuck,ofN IlumpslIirc,ond Gov. Brown,
Of Mississippi
The misunderstanding between Mr. Brown,
OF mississippi, aud Mr. Tuck, of New Ilamp-
shire, ~ not yet disposed Of "Soulhorn cly-
AIRY" seems to be rapidly passing from n
provcrlr into by word. The Insult offered
hy Gov. Brown.ip Nr. Tuck, wns somewhat
extraordinary, 0s well ms tho coatrsG the mat
tet has taken. Mr. Tuck is gruilumm in
every sense of the word, always digniiicd and
courteous, and give not the slghlcs, provo.
cation Tor the sneering' reply Of Governor
Blown, To ll,c Speaker, TINT ho "beiiepcd MIR
Incll wa II ;ucnbcr." II will ba rccollected.
thnt ia reply to this, MIR Tuck said-lookinr
Mr. Brown directly in the iAcc-"it is posi-.
BILE If n person tG take such course Ns To
put itout olhis power to insult another menl-
Der upor this floor" 4 tncssago WINS afier-
wards borne to Mr.. Iugr, of Alabama, from
Gov. Brown Ia the New Hampshire member,
demnndingn retraction, which wns refused,
with The remark that hG was ready To meet
tic issue wherever it might he ,caed for.
THIS was rather firm language 10 hold TO a
Southern member, whose honor is So nice
probably much bolder than was expected
from Northern man.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-10

VIA company Of two hur.hcj ond fny
for Liberia. The ColoniAalion cause is de,
scrvcdy gaining ground, aud the united efforts
of the friends OF Humanity agd the slave in
the United States could affect much in its pc.
half and thereby place many now-ih bondage
upon an equality and under free govern.
mont upon the shores of their iather-land, and
MATERIALLY aid IN suppressiug the horrid slave
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SENATE. Tie Postage hin was taken
ZAP. Mr Niles made lengthy srrerh ,n'-
iainlug the merits ofthc hih 1le suHec'
was informally passed over.
Several petitions were presented, sitreu
hy 1000 citizens Of Philadelphia, Ton n mod
dca,lan Ia the Tariff lawsi referred.
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/ position assumed by lhe political pnrlies on
he question, Tim vote was as folowT Ayes
rs Wings md 10 Lnens- -Ioia - Nays, a.
all Locus
A Goop Cons CRor. Those Of our read
ers Interested ia good crops will dnd on our
fourth page, an inlereali,ts--Hr r5ilnl, by Mr.
F7HwrEHdfr of his node ofrnising corn, Mr.
l., isa "book farmer" II nny Of our nnli-
NOOK nrmers" have done heller lllal- he tas
we st0uld likoto seo their slaie1enls ia
el,laek and white"
GrN. TAYLoR's CAnISEr, IL muy bo rop-
siderrd On well settled that MIR Crnenden
viii he offered fis post Of Secretary ofFllnte
In the Cabinolaud that llo wltnceepG also,
thar Abbot Lawrence will he rendered tho
head Of tho Tgnmry Department. Az ex-
cellent selection His lnst would be--lof IN
Mr. Lawrence wa should have practical
mRn-one who commenced life as chOre
hoy, aud who has rison 10 eminence BY abe
fDrcs of lis own Industry and genius, aud
consequently possessing Hose practical quail
tiles 10 necessary Ia lie management ofIhe
great financial operations, which are Intimate.
~ connected viii The industry uudprosl'eri'y
0f'Io people. ~,
ila will take The place ofMr Walker, whose
long spun theories hive been .l8.eled upon
the country tho last -four years, nnd which, for
al practical purposes, are about as Hibslnn-
Iial NJ dreamy Visions oflhe night In the
place ora man nducalcA only in The Southern
plantation lheorics,in M Lawrence The conn
ny will Gud Tmnu whose oXperienco through
lie, I,rs ,e-'' 10 ,l's sss l''g
land enterprise, md whose practical knoWl- ,
edF, es,e"ds, lHefr'Iy, T." the 'r'i'lE of tho
earth"
The country baf hcen dcprcrsed in huei. :
noss by The impractical theories Of Mr. Wal
kcr aud the various dilulions oflocol6coisn.
Soon, We hope, with men ~ the head olaf .
laiss, sound IN doctrine, edGcr,jed IN burincss,
md well acquainted win tho \neosui-s that
have and will.benefI tie people, the lnpdeu-
ry of affairs may bo upward. Wirh such
lrcnsnrc- m men like Ahl,ol L6wreuce VIII
lc,isc. finley eau bo mnlurdd i Compress
here can hc no doubt hht such will he Jho
result Of the change Ia lie administration o.
he Government
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Tie Senate WINS not IN session.
In the House, Mr. Stephens offered n rcso-
luton enquiring orthe Presideni, ifthere ex.
lists protocol signed by MessrB SEWER aud
Clifford nnl the MoNicnu Minister eosas, dc
cluriug thp,lh amendments of the United
States SENATE 10 the Treaty, were matters
formal merely aud not affecting tho substance
or tho FRENZY. It sire Protocol does exist Mr.
Stephens coitends that il annuls the Treaty.
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WELL hirmrp. Tho Bradford Gazette,
Inlludiug Ia tho conduct Of certain Puet Mas.
: ,orr, " lo take great interest ia getting up
/ clubs 10 ,ul,scrlhc fr clrrp ely rcier,
calls il cop,emglLie. The Chro,,iylo las also
IHlIudcd to tho sa,mr silJncr. 'ina, object GA
{ the part of these officials ~ selfish 'uc---
! thoy thereby secl, Ia exclude country papcrs,
aul to ohinin an increased po~t-oilicc fee ul,.
ron foreign papdrs,0u pocket themselves one
halt Of the postage, We have noticed liz"
; ,lisinerrsted operations ofccrlaiu Pos, Alas.
/ ltrs 1T this w0y2iar some Time: Whctc they
had Said all they could to lmyc our custom.
yrs discontinue their parcrS mud nl,u rom"
foreign pqpcrs. Tire hta lucl, We wish for
lhsn is, thu 'roy mr.. hr compelled 10 aud
! 10y, to hbe 'eRk'ng Papas themselves They
misuse ll0ir offices tic Post Olicc was
never cs,ahli,hcdto discourage hone enter.
prise, md Grih exclusive benefit Of Past
MastcrS.aud such as do cudcavor to use their
Offices tor such illgitiumlc aud purely selfish
ptTposes.-richly deserve Ia be removed.
! Most of these cheap chy papers arc trashy,
aud OF lulu use to.counity people. They are
got ur and afforded At low psiee, by using
the same natter fir't, for cheap books in
pamphlet rorm-ro,e ls-ard then for two or
three papers, and la some cases tho heading
alone to the papers Is simply changed. In
this MAY Lie publishers A.lcclilnln unon the
public ,Hudgrehls iujurc The business .ofcnun;
Try puhlitiicft: aud it is n shame that officers
nt the government IRE found to countcnnnco
such specululions, aud TO do what they can
TO inidic publishers in their neighburhood.
Let the printers of Vermont note all these
men mud unitc in propcfuensures for plneing
IN Offices thus prostiulcd to selfish uses, mon
who understand the legitimate duties of lhcir
station, and who will lac satisfied IN honestly
dschnraing slcIr hHtirs, without spending
their time IN efforts to discourage Vermont
enterprise and'induslry, .AJust aud honest
Post Master Gen. will uotc ountcuancc such
doinGs OH the par, orhs deputies.
The grievance complained is attracting
considerable attention; aud it will be no hard
ulaiier for the printers to ciFtst the attention
of meubers uf Congress to 1t, aud to .secWrc
ilcir mid in bringing ,he matter belotc the
Post Master General aud thoreby have jus
ticc done to the offenders.
Not fow Post Minister'S hnyo,in their pouizou
zenl, used their unnUst efforts TO induce peo-
pie 10 sr0r'Sfhig papers, aud to take papers
of lieir own political faith. This is bringing
the patronage of tho Government into con-
llict with the freedom OF elections, and Hce0r-
ding TO MIR Jeflersom's ynie aud The principle
la'd down MISC 10y General Taylor, is prop
81 reason for removal,
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a. d

Your Committee would not du juslro to
their own Eoiur5, To- the frliugs of those
who have suffered ly this calamity, nor IL Ihu
t,Cugy Of the. Inhabitants ur ibis VII
lugo generally, willioui particular Ocknuwl-
cdcgmcu oi'thc efficient aid rendered by per
sons from abroad, ,lurlng the lirc; especially
would iAey nuke mention ut their sense at
obligation 10 The Gre COMPANIES ofSl. Joins
bNry, WHO Wcrc or the ground viii, lhciruu
giucs with .g,em d&gafri, and who, by lhcir
coolucss, energy and well directed ctlous, at.
lardri nu important service wirhoW which
lhe Ore must layc continued IL, ruNugcs, ru-
al ~ cas, Eve other families would have
been made homeless.
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NOTICE.

lt-spe,tltl tJc gratifying to tic subscriber ir
those vino have accounts with him would
cnll aud mnke some probable estimate Ut
their accounts, aS no nIcnur IRE LEFT ty which
il tuuy tic done other than hyfcrollcclou.
-. r.. kendall.
Passumpsic, Vt. Feb. Z, lsio.
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, GIVE hive noted tho fact tina, the Il;.
nos Legislature hN passed. resolutions. in
fhvor of excluding Slavery from new terrific.
~ An important point in this vote il IN.
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~ w. SMITH,
Ll:NIP, PARKS.
}. X. RlsNllCk,
JACOB lpE,
SETH FORD,

la UccordnuCc with tho above report IA
committee was appointed To- solicit mid for
tho suiorGra. GEO, GRIFFIN, Cl'uc
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Az INTELLIGENT ELEcTUR. The Paris
Estdteite of tho 26th nh., tells the following
story of ono OF the"seven million Sovcrrignsn
Of France; "Jeun BrnnchU is Hn elecIor uf
Pnrnmc. lie cnn read hut liule mud write
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CONGRESS s.

WAsHNGroS, JHu "a
SENATE, A petition Was prcsenlrJy
the modification Of tie Turif.
A joint resolution wuH submitted Ly n,
r. Clayton, for the appointment Ola Comu,,u',
~ make arrHuFglneals far counting Ihr yor..
for President aud Wee President un.w,.
2 adopted.
4 The bill granting he righl orwby G,.
# rnilruud through lliinuir, 'vus pusset
The blll for lle eslullishment Of On bdd.
Y honnl Judicial District ~ IeXps was pas,,J
Tie Panama iiailrnad hlll ihen enIns ,n
I when The amendment 20 tho bill tor tho 81,
relDry Of The Navy 10 make rOnlfncl on gg
ar he plensed WAS agreed TO-
4 HOUSE. Mr. EdwOrds, from lhe Com.
miltGG on rho Disirie at Cnlnmhn, rcpori.J
u bll prohibiting HE slave GraliiC IN lhe H..
lricli read lwiGG,
Mr. Wentworth sud lhe bill. was proLal5,
az good one M they would fet
Nh Chapman WINS opposed 10 tho bill. ma
offered u Substitute embOdyinR all ron,iiu.
: GDnnl power over The subleci, hut war Mi.
. l's Il,a bill reported should bh printed ,ls
IL might b6 bclleF Understood.
Mr. llnTRlf1n opposed the bill, md alluded
I 10 Mr. Wentworih's remarks, NJ u threat Ibst
: His was but he entering wedge for further
itctiUH,
Mr. Smith, NJ Illinois, soid that hi- views on
the subject Ind been misrepreseGfsd md
lhnl hc would always defrrN1he South mher
legal rights, hut that he beleNd slavery 10.
be an evil :
Mr. Charles Brown said that b. believed
that bill stopping The traffic IN slaves nt ln
District sould be- Figbi, but Mt the same Nmg
lac WINS much opl'nsed 10 ngitaliug The sun.
Mr. Vcualtlc ecnsurcd defenders ofs6uh.
crn righis, who voted ngninst laying the hll
on Tho table. mud Enid ihhI Northern men
were ufruid olheir constituents.
Mr. Hudson denied the charge TINT Nonl.
eT6 men WGre HIFaih 20 vote like men. huri
excitement followed.
Mr. Burt pnde speech defending the
rights f The South.
MI Taylor followed aud denounced all ar.
iinios. lie Enid there were many NJ he
North, who cnme from 'hc Soull, aud here
Inc mentioned several, who lle believes, lud
been slnvcholdcrs. lie also spoke of it
anutlorn Cnnycniion, which, lie said, pro.
l,.ssrd to be opposed Ia all nets here or clie,
whore against the integrity of tle Uninu--
lie closed his rtnnrks 10y urging all to stand
by me Union aud protect ms Washington
-If,tl -tit+.-.-ts-.lt----
Mr. Caleb sniIlr proposed an amendment
20 Mr. Colts resolution.
Air Brown ~ Mississippi, addressed the
House ~ fi,or Of the southern ride oflhG
question.
Mr. STEPHENS suih DC wns ia T0yu- ofpto-
limiting slaves from l'fiug brought into the
Distric, fur rnllic, 6goinstllc wishcso lIle
people of said District.
Nithout further action, tie House wcuF-
tp Committee Of hc Whule. upon me Nav
appropriation It'll, which occupied he ~
mainder Of the session.
4. 4
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-nErnMr o. coMMIrrrr.


The Committee 20 whom was iuIrusled The
dizzy ofinyosligaling tle facts connected wi'l,
the l1ie ife in this riHcr present the follow
ing lioporG
Report, TIE Gre originated IN ihr store
occupied 10y J. T.. kendal, and owned by
WIN, Luwrcuce. hnl Gom whnt eauFe We
were unable 10 determine. Il had puiued
considerable rrorre-- bsiur II vUT dirruvcr,l
ed aud spread with suul rp,iiy, HAT with
lhc united means III hand II could not he ar
rosicd until II had destroyed the store, three
dwelling houses one large two story house
for lwo huulics aud one barn. Your Com
ulcc hu,o.bceu able to ascertain the follow
ing lotcr
J. T.. Kcudul, Good, Furniture Cloilling,
Gram, Butter, Money Sc $500, Insurance.
about Sll5O,. Ia addition 10 this HE books
u,m accounts were ~ destroyed. q, 4, Pat.
ridge, House G. Furniture $i2750O
ed $4,000, VIM. Lawrence, SIorc,F 10000
Preston Thayer furniture, ClolhiuR pro,i-
sions Sc. $4,000 Miss Cloo Lawrence,
House, $3.50 90, He'-4- " ood-, Furniture,
$4,000, -, 4, Newell, lluy'md Groiu $500
r,l.CllI1rd, House y Clothing 30, cgr2,.
co. 1utn loss S5n520o. Insurance nbodl
$lG5ptO,
You, Cumn'ucc in osccrluiuing lhc amount
oclhc loss Sustained Laro been governed TO
. considerable oNten; hy lho csilmuro made
ly the sufferers llIr,usrltcs.
IN addition To- the above several e..~ilcs
rudrrrl considerable loo, IN rrmoviuE their
Ihcir dW olllugt. This cahnl.
ily hns G'llcu heavily on scver, ianiilics, lcny.
ing lhr,u destitute OF house, Nud in one ia.
stance dcsiiGulc VI cioIhiug Hud furniture mud
appeals strongly la lhe honeyolenco of Those
WHO inyc IL ia their power 10 MD the suffer
uug. i uur cummlucc Muulh Ihutrinrr rec
nmmond hat Immediate measures loo taken
lo secure such aid as tho circumstances c.'lho
sufferers require,
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Flre ln PaaaumpsIe VilIage.

NlR EDlTuni-Oa Hahbarl, evening Feb. I,
about orlock, our village was visited 10y u
great cahmily, We bad desinelive fire
Wldcli hns reduced several hn,ilea 10 want,
mnpiug hen from their dwellings md lsay-
ing lhem without lIls mcnus Of porI.1hHl
le flrls CONNECTED with His snd event might
go abroad without eSaggemlou, meeting
oflie citizens of lhis village was called, and
committee appointed who, ~ u subsequent
meeting made the following report which II
was voted 10 offer 10 your paper for publica'
lion
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TlRE m NNEET nENnN.

The slere oeeupicd.hy C,s, Cutting at West
Derby wos consumed hy IRE, l0't Sulur-
,tIyc,cning, 1'ue entire stock orrood- wns
destroyed. Insurance upon tic good. ,SiaCc,
and " iuw hundred upon I'c 'huihling, hr
Cuiirg's books, we are Informed, were suN.
od.
Tic @orc Ind been shut, rni upon return
Iug willie afterwards il vqt- lomd Ia lr 80
eoiGi'iorcly ouvelopcd 10y tho fire that nll ol.
forts 20 snyc II wtro usrlrss. Supposed To
have caught Ere, ms We learn, Gom tie light
Inst uscl upon closing Ilc Store. The Post
Once was kept IN tho Sure, tho contents Of
which WIRE nlsoprohabIy, consuulcdiho' we
- G..tt. ,tN tt~ts.t,
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WHO S TIlECIlAhlrIoN .

Who stood up aud received the whole ehoc !,
of the opposcrs Of freedom on tl,e-lurr oi Con
gfcss the other dsy when The Committee on
the District or Columbh Icpou6d a vii for
the suppression OF the slave irad-iu said Dm'
,ricti Why, ii,wsg tina, modest WING mem.
her from MafnehuscltS- Charles Hudson,
tho man against whom tho Nan buren,t'B and
Cassiirs Ga good pori,on) Of his District unit
cd and voted ont of Congress. when hyPo.
critics have their reward We trust they Will re-,
ecivc theirs, Nj Hudson has uniformly aus,
'a'",H 'uv s"urv Yf urr'sou ana HecuoBi, and
acting out bisprne,plcs with regard To con.
sslcncy ~ tbs matter, lac declined supporting
Van lhron ,lor President, for which he WAS
sacrificed We, he stands up "a holdcrchump,.
on fright and freedom than those by whose
couusc'he was vicGmTscd, Where was Pal
frey and G,ddingsi Was thr,r arm raiaed 10
strike down the hsuphty prcicniioua Of the
champions OF "q,ftss5un' Though they may
have dore well on other oeeasions, "pro.sllvc.
ry Whigs, as they aro sometimes called Ly
thcScnsclcss chaucr.boS, alone repealed The W.
olcnt assrplt upon the north on THIS occasion,
..--a-. ~.
a. Late accounts received at New OrIeaps
say that two millions OF dollars worth Of gold
dus,SNas at San Francisco, awaiting TRANSPORT
,utloN 10 the United staiea.
Accounts ffou New York also represent
that s6nt Of the spcculator- who have len
there for California arc prepared with certain
mcIalc Substances aud chemical p'cpa, atoms,
for manufacturing gold They will ioubtrss
Dive a brisk trade with the green ones they
mas fnd there.
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