Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-02-23
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loving statement IN the Democratic facinque'
"a newly discovered plant is likely to super
sede the long popular but daily degencrating
potato. It is called picohdre, white bulb, com.
posed of fine and abundant farina of delicious
flavor, and more nourishment than the potato.
1t may be eaten fresh cooked or dried. In
mealy substance it supplies seven times more ali
ment than the potato. The picotiare is found in
abundance on uncultivated wastes, and at this
time NJ. Lamare Piquot is proceeding TO North
America 10 collect seeds of the picotiare for its
naturalization in France
Mrs PARTISGToN's LAsT.-"A nave in our
church, screamed Mrs Partington, as her eye
rested on description Of the edhce, and the
offensive word struck terror to her soul ga nave
in our church Who can it be? Dear me, and
they've been so careful, too, who they took in
exercising 'em aiorehand, and putting EN- thro'
the catechis, and the lethargy and pounding EN-
into state Of grace. Who can it be p and the
spectaces expressed intense anxiety. ~ be-
lieve it must be SANDER, arter all Oh, what
terrible thing it is to pizen the peace of neigh
borhood by deterotatng and backbiting, and
lying about people, when the blessed truth is
full bad enough about the best of US"
Boston Post.
A MISSIONARY SPIRIT.--In the Western
part Of New York State lives a saddler by the
name of lie Fevre, who is one of the pillars Of
the church in his village, but is withal somewhat
famous Tor his keenness in making bargain
A missionary agent called on him to contribute
TO the spread OF the gospel among the heather.
Our saddler was on hand at once-throwing
down SO counterfeit BILL he expressed himself
anxious to assist and said the bill was of no use
to him, but he calculated it would pass among
the heathens equal TO the specie, any how--see
ing as how the poor benighted critters weren't
acquainted with paper currency"
" Y. Spirit Of The Times.
WHITE Us. Congress assessed for a
rundlody husband The Washington Cores.
pendent of the Baltimore Patriot says:
"Alr Giddings, the great gun Of the Abolition
lists, Is in high feather Just now, on account of a
petition to Congress from a Mrs Mary johnson,
somewhere in the State Of New York. She
represents that her husband was in our army in
Mexico-that he deserted to the enemy that
he was captured and brought back-that Gen
eral Taylor would not allow him 10 remain but
sent him olf--that he is lost to her in conse-
quence, if not TO the world-and that as Con-
gress is paving for negroes in a similar way, as
in the Pacheco case, and as she considers one
white man worth two negro slaves, she prays to
be paid the sum Of two thousand dollars double
the sum paid for Pacheco's Lewis) for the lost
husband"
81 Hon. Horace Mann has for twelve years
been the Secretary Of the Massachusetts, Board
of Education, and during that time has edited
the Massachusetts Common School Journal
The following is an extract from his farewell
address TO the readers Of the Journal;
"Our motto used to be, The cause of Educa-
ton, the first Of all causes Recent events,
howeverof national character, have forced up
on the public attention the great truth, that be-
fore man can be educated he must be FREE
MAN 1t i in obedience 10 this trnth that the
editor Of the journal now leaves the immediate
field Of education, to assist in securing, as far as
one vote among two hundred and thirty votes in
one department OF the national councils can do
it, the FREEDOM OF MAN, in regions yet unoc-
cupied by civilized races, so that the vast terri.
tories which ara now roamed over by savage
hordes, may rise from barbarian life into civil.
cation, instead Of sinking in this nineteenth CEN
fury of the Christian era from the depth of bar
barism into the abyss of slavery"
"THEY ARE CoNTENrRD AND Harry
Says the Asheve, N. c. Messenger of the I'd
Runaway negroes are swarining through our
county at an unusual rate. Five have been COM
mitted to our Jail within few weeks, and many
others have been seen who escaped among them
three from Charlotte"
"THEY LOVE THEIR MAsTERs."-.James
Calvert, Of St. Francis, Ark, was recently kill.
ed by negro woman, one of his own slaves.
END OF DIsHoNEsTY.-Four persons were
drowned in Niagara river, opposite Black Rock
the other night. They were smuggling over
molasses,- Greenfield Republic
THE INAUGURATION BrBLE.-The n. y.
Mirror says, that the identical Bible on which
Washington took the first Inauguration oath ever
administered under the American Constitution,
IS still preserved in that city, and hopes it may
be obtained for the use of Gen. Taylor at the
approaching Inauguration ceremony.
- The Grand Division Of the Sons OF Tenn.
peranee, Of the District of Columbia, strongly
urge their brethren in other sections of the coun-
try to send delegations in regalia to be present
at the approaching Inauguration of Gen. Taylor
"a In Limerick, Ireland, the names of all
persons convicted Of drunkenness are rehd eI-
cry Sunday in the Roman Catholic churches.-
That's IN excellent way TO keep people straight,
possessing the large Appropriateness Of the Irish
IL would have no effect on n naughty, selfsun-
Gent Engishman, unless to harden his heart.
~ Louis Philippe should emigraie to this
country, II he wishes to regain his eminenee.-
lie was one OF the soyereigns Of Europe, and he
can easily become one Of the soyereigns Of Anne
lica.-Lyna Aeus.
And be in vastly better business, too.
"a Governor johnson Of Pennsylyania has
appointed three editors as his aids-de-camp. In
this, his Exeelleney elbows good sense and good
taste.-Ihiagshtre Gaseiie.
rs II is hoped the new President of Harvard
University viii hold his temper, although Sparts
are prone to fly up Greenfield Democrat
"a Aunt Betsey tells a story of a man who
was "meaner than parsley" "Why (she says)
whenever he happened TO get hold of half
dollar, he would give il such a squeeze that the
poor eagle would squeal. outright, almost"
"a "Ah, Mr. Simpkins," said the better half
az large evening party, "we have not chairs
a., Chairs enough" laconically RESPONDED Mr.
S'mpkns' too much company"