The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-06

the story thus Bark VIM. Icy, Hale, San
Francisco We have no farther information
on the subject; if any one else can commani-
cate any, it will be thankfully received.
@ Yves see n paragraph goingthe rounds
OF the papers. 10 the effect that Judge Cola>
mer was recommended by he Wings Of our
State Legislature TO the post Of Attorney
General in the new Cabinet. A compli>
mentary vole Of this kind was passed by the
caucus which nominated u. s. Senator, and
before which Judge C. was an unsuccessful
candidate, The services rendered BY this
gentleman 20 the Wing cssse, and his talents
as lawyer. are probabl, nowhere appreoi-
aied more highly Than in this part OF the
State.-We need hardly say, however, that
if Vermont for once since the organization
Of our government, should be so fortunate az
10 furnish member of The Cabinet, The choice
will undoubtedly fall npon Senator PHELPS
Should Gen. Taylor make this selection, lhe
people of Vermont will dolly appreciate so
high a compliment to themselves, and SO
well deserved an honor to one Of the mesr
distinguished Of her statesmen.
~ S RNAfoR PHELPs made an able legal
argumen, in the Senate. in opposition 10 lac
bill for mo reliet of private claims against
Texas, on the 26lh ulI., which will be pub
Iished in our paper, next week. His re-
marks are highly commended by Me edit
orial correspondent OF The Il. Y Express
! "Among the passengers in The shiT
Capitol, which sailed from Boston for San
Francisco, on tke 2Ist ulr.. we notice the
name of Amos E. Aineld, OF Bristol, in this
County.
rs Among The passengers in the Pacific.
which sailed from New York, for Califor-
MIA. on the oath slt..were A. A. Nicholson,
Esq, and Dr. Cleveland formerly of Ches-
ter, III this State. aud more rconIiy o.
| Boston.
q Rev Benjamin Briefly, late pastor o.
The Second Baptist Church IN Salem, Mass
goes out 10 California, rs chaplain of The
ship Duxbury. Mr.. Briefly, we believe
was formerly editor Of the Vermont Observ
er, al this place.
! GA Select Committee, OF the New
York Legislature, to whom the project o
bridging Lake Champlain at Rou.e's Poin
was referred, have reported in lis favor.
THE ScALPEL is the name Of new Medi
cal journal, published in New York, edited
by Edward II. Dixon, VI. D.-The first mum.
Der contains valuable articles on the AsiatiC
Cholera, Ether and Chloroform, Rheumatism
AborIionism. &C., besides variety Of shorter
miscellanes. On inclosing IS cts, postpaid
to Box 1921, New York p o., this number viii
be received by any person ordering it.
HoLDEN's DOLLAR MAGAZINE, for Febru-
airy, contains likenesses OF Ralph Waldo En-
erson and Rev. E. II. Chaplin, with sketches
of each, and the usual amount and variety Of
entertaining matter. Its Editor and Proprie-
tor, C. w, Holden, Esq has gone TO Califor-
nia-and promises to address his readers, here
after, from San Francisco.-PublIshed month
ly at 100 Nassau St, n. Y--S1 year.
"AMATEUR DARKEYs."-Our readers will
be gratifed to learn that these accomplished
musicians-wnh whose performances many of
our citizens are familiar-are to give a concert
at the Masonic Hall, in this village, on Thurs
day evening next. The house will be crowd
ed, of course, and those who wish good seats
will take care to be "on hand" in good season.
As the proceeds of the Concert will be devot-
ed to some charitable purpose, our benerolent
friends viii be dorJly gratifed in being pres
ent-which is of itself sufficient ground for
predicting, that the rush at the door will be
unparalleled. f.
ca The excellent song Of E. D. Barber,
ESQ.,, sung at our Pilgrim Supper" on the
22d of December last, has at length trans
pired, through the National Era, and viii be
found on our outside. We take particular
pleasure in laying it before our re&ders-nct
even excepting the allusions to Stree soiI' and
"free speech" We suppose these terms are not
to be understood in any exclusive
sense. Of course not.
The New York Herald, of the 9Th, states
that the whole number Of passengers for the
Sold Regions, sailing kom our ports, thus