Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-02-09
AERMONT PHOENIX.
Brattlcboro, Friday, Feb. 0, lS4s.
Gen, James Wilson.


Wings and other friends of Free Soil doing in
Cheshire county. VIII you suffer him TO be de-
feated, or will you-as by vigorous effort you
may-re-clect him by triumphant majority?
IL there arc any who doubt, not his talent and
olo1uencc, for that no one who knows him can
doubt. but his fidelity and zeal in the cause Of
Freedom, we commend them to late speech Of
his on the first page of to-day's paper
Our friends in Cheshire county ought to feel
too much pride in representative who ELECTS
from the public press such commentators as the
following, to suffer him 10 be defeated. But VIC
tell them they have hard battle to fight, and
one that will demand their utmost zeal and en-
ergy.
GEN. JAMES WnsoS.-A correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Gazette has been giving few
pen and ink sketches Of the prominent members
Of the House Of Representatives at Washington.
The following. Of Gen. Wilson during the slave.
~ exeiiemen, few days since, is quite graphic
lyon 90 into the Hall of the House, perhaps,
and listen to General Wilson, Of New llamp-
shire upon the slavery question. lie marks out
snd defines his position with mathematical nice
ty--arranges his strong points in their proper
positions TO sustain his arguments with as much
regard 10 strength aud fertilization as an expe.
rienced veteran would the heavy corps Of bis
troops and blends them together with Mn elo
uuenco thrilling and convincing and power
almost in,ineible. The well turned points and
rounded sentences burst forth like the rapid dis
charge OF artillery, well aimed and sure Of
mark His almost giant form. and rough, though
pleasant, New England countenancc, adds much
10 the force and effect Of his words There is
not another man in the House that could have
got up in the face Of such feeling as WAS mani-
tested by the Southern members on the Slavery
question aud declared in such tones a- he, the
everlasting truth that HUMAN LAWS MAY
MAXI Az AFRICAN SLAyE--BUr Con
MADE mn MASr II was no wonder that
Mr. Browns mind, a. be rose to reply, was con
fused with visions Of New Hampshire giants :
for yainly did he attempt to assail.'
The Washington correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia News thus speaks Of the same speech,
made by General Wilson:
The speech of Mr. Ialfrry was fair though
it was eyiden, that tho voice was not tina, which
once Numbered FROM the seat which he now &C.
cupies. IL was not the old man eloquent nor
a shadow Of his once mighty influence in the
House. The speech Of General Wilson (Which
] noticed some days since) on this claim, cover
ed the whole ground. aud has had more effect in
arousing public feeling on this subjoc, than all
that has since been said put together. II had
not already spoken Of him 30 fully, should be
tempted 10 add something here. There IS mol,
such another champion d, freedom in Congress,
from all the free States, rs General Wilson, and
the people Of his district, instead Of relaxing
their efforts to return him, should cndcayor to
elevate him 10 the Senate. lie is, in all respects,
just the man for the North, and Just the person.
al and political character for the times. aud his
defeat would be far greater loss to bis consit-
uents, than it could possibly DC to himself
There is, as may be supposed, much solicitudc in
Congress and elsewhere in regard TO his future
services. He is mountain Of strength to the
North, aud giant in debate and business"
e55 The Wing Convention for the 9th Sena.
iorial District Of New Hampshire, which met a,
Marlboro Jan. g. nass,inaied Hon. joins PREs-
TON, OF Nov Ifs~ishfs,-~ r.s-sleetiou, aud passed
the following among other resolutions;
"Resolred, That 10y the recent acquisition by
our government Of vast territories in Mexico.
the question Of Freedom or Slavery in those
territories has become one Of paramount i'm
portance.
Resolved, That Free labor aud Slave labor
are aniagonistical--tha where one exists the
other cannot; and that the spirit Of the age, as
well as the principles Of Christianity, are oppos-
ed TO the spread Of Slavery.
Rcsolred, That all Slavery has right to de-
mand, is TO lie let alone where it exists as a
State institution; and that neither the eomprom-
ises Of the Constitution nor the s,rictest regard
to the compact existing between the States Of
our Federal Union, requires that the curse q
Negro Slavery DC carried into territories now
free--that we do not wish to exclude our South
ern brethren from those territories, but are will
ing 10 60 there with them as equals -enjoying
the same rights, bat claiming Freedom for all
and that as Wings, and lovers Of Freedom, we
solemnly protest against the future extension Of
Slavery over any territory now free and belong
ing to the United States.'
e. The Cheshire County Temperance Soci-
ETY. held meeting at Keene, on the cath ult.
Among other business, the following resolutions
were consdered
"Resolcsd, That there be Committee APP
pointed, consisting of three persuasive Of
whom at least shall be Temperance Physicians
10 report at some future meeting, what, in
their opinion, is the amount of Patent Medicines
sold in the county, that are prepared with Alec
ho what is the probable effect on the health OF
those who use them; and what are the uniayor-
able consequences, if any upon the progress Of
Temperance.
Resolved, That all legislation TO regulate or
prohibit the sale Of Intoxicating drink, will be
but little better than useless, until the people
can discern the crnlinality of the sale as a COM
mon beverage, and are prepared to give such
sale its proper place in the Criminal Code"
CO The Cheshire County Agricultural Soei-
ETY. held its annual meeting at Keene, on the
18th ult Hon. Salma Hale was reelected Pre-
sident, and T. II. Lcvcrett chosen Secretary and
Treasurer. 1t appears from the report of the
Board of Directors, that the number Of members
belonging to the Society is about $50; and from
that oil the Treasurer, that the total amount Of
funds duringthe past year was S2i3 Sc; ofwhich
there has been paid and is to be paid, for pre-
mums and incidental expenses, Si7S Sc leav.
ing an estimated balance on hand of S35.--
There are also subscriptions unpaid amounting
to sos so, and the Board of Directors were en-
powered to appoint one or more persons in each
town, 10 collect these subscriptions, and obtain
new ones.
E9S We learn that the Iron Horse is "pufling
and blowing" ia Brooks Meadow, below this
village, anxious to get here. His progress has
been much accelerated by the energy of Mr.
T.tka Al. L