The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-03-13

~ The Knoxville (Tenn.) Tribune
has been publishing able papers in favor
of gradual Emancipation and Colonlza>
ton, and it urges Convention for that
purpose With this, says that journal, as
our principle of action, we may, under
the blessing of God, open the way for
the full and final redemption of the
State
CALIFORNIA EMERALDs.-The n. Y. Sun
saws that one of the mos; distinguished jewel
lers in this city has, within few weeks past
set in gold three of the most valuable emeralds
ever seen in this country. They we're left with
him bv the wife of Col. Fremont. The emer-
aids were presented to Mrs. Fremont by Col
Fremon', on his last return to the United States.
/ Rsy The port of Whitehall, n. Y, on Lake
I Cllamplain, has been included by Act ap-
proved 10Th january, among the ports entitled
to the benefit of exporting merchandise to
British America, with the privilege of draw
back.
earThc bark Eugenia, which left New York
on the 18th of january last, for Vera Cruz,
with large number of passengers on their
way to California, arrived out in a very short
passage; and the passengers by her left Vera
Cruz for the interior about the 9Th of Feb.
The Eugenia carried out the passengers from
this region.
81 Miss Mary Lyon, the we'll known and
highly respected Principal of the Mount Hol-
yoke Female SEMINARY, died on the 9th inst.
at South Hadley, aged 50 wears.
Hon. JOHN WALEs.-Thc Pennsylvania
Freeman, speaking of the new Senator from
Delaware, says:
L" Mr.. Wales is favorably known 10 our
friends for his humane efforts to protect men
arrested by the kidnappers as fugitive slaves
and for his Anti Slavery sentiments"
I Mr.. HANNEGAY.-The PENNSYLVANIA SAYS
that Mr.. Hannegan's appointment will be
,carmly received all over the country. We
think so foo and We are not without hope
that Gen. Taylor will feel somewhat trarnliy
upon the occasion. According TO the cores
pondent of the New York Commercial, II e
Senate was actually without quorum when
this most extraordinary nomination was con-
firmed. He writes:
"Mr. Hannegan's nomination was received
at quarter to seven O'Clock in the morning
when all but twelve or fifteen Senators had
left the chamber Had the Senate been full
or nearly full, it would have been laid on the
table
Mr.. WESTwoRTH.-The correspondent o.
the New York Commercial SAYS, that when the
President came TO that part of his Inaugural
where he speaks of the improvement of river:
and harbors, Mr.. Wentworth was so far car
ried away by his feelings that he pulled off hi
hat and gave regular =" hurrah for old lack
~ The Union is out against Mr.. Meredith
the new Secretary of the Treasury, and de
, clares him TO be an ultra high tariff" man
The Union promises TO publish letter writ
ten by Mr.. Meredith, in which these opinion
are set forth.
j sS" Independent says in the Mort
AMERICAN, that
II 1t Is understood, upon sufficient au
C thorlIv, that the President will not enter
: tain personal appeals for office, having es
tabllshed the rule, after a conference wit
: his Cabinet, that all applications for offic,
must be submitted through the depart
= ment to which they appropriately belong