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Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06

faithfully supported him Under most discouragiug
circumstances, only renders infamous tho
freachery and desertion of him by the Southern
democrats. Notwithstanding all he did to satisfy
their un@auantable demands on the slave question,
and Notwithstanding all their professions of attach
ment to the democratic of national policy
they suffered him to be defeated and those
of national policy TO be hazarded by voting for the
Shareholders candidate in sufficient numbers 10 turn
the scale in-his favor Slavery was the paramount
interest with them. They yielded every thing else
to that. They made no account of the sacrifices of
Gen. Cass and the Northern democracy, and gave
them up TO ingorous defeat They practically said
TO their old associates of the North, if you act with
us, hereafter, it must he the basis that slavery is
to be the highest interest TO be looked aler-that
man can be President unless a slayeholdcr-that
slavery must be perpetuated wherever it exists and
must be extended wherever we wish to extend it
that, in Short the democratic policy must be policy
wholly in subserylency to the claims of slavery?
This conduct and these demands on the part of
the South, have absoved the democracy of the free
states from all obligation to make any concess-
ions to their former brethren of the South and have
forced them TO look for and seek the supremacy and
salvation of the time-honored principles and meas
ures of Jetfersonian democracy among the ffeemen
1 of the non-saveholding states. They have made
sacrifices TO the wishes and claims of their savehold-
ing brethren of the South for the sake of preserving
the ascendancy of their iavorite and cherished meas
ures of national policy, in vain. Those sacrifices
have not saved them aud their from defeat be-
slauehodiRg democrats preferred The election of
Shareholder not Of their party to The success Of their
party under candidate from The free states They
have deliberately sundered the band which bound
the democracy of the North and South together,
aud now the democrats of the free states will look
to the freemen of the North and West, carry for
ward true democratic measures on the basis of no
more increase of slavery the annihia:ion of it
wherever congress has the constitutional power
it--and the administration of the governmrnt in
cordance with the old Jefiersonian principles and
policy.
Is this not, most clearly Mr. Editor, the position
which the democrats of the free states must occupy
if they would save their cause from irrerievabe ru-
in? BY assuming this position are they not sure TO
achieve signal and enduring triumph? VIII they
not, in this way, put the ship Of state on the true
"repubican acki" Is there any thing to hinder the
Union of all the opponents to the present slavehold-
ing wing administration, on this ground, under this
banner of Free Democracy? Democracy in its just
and most benefcent sense? Democracy carried out,
only in relation to slavery, but to all other ques
tons of natural and State policy?
We will consider this important inquiry in our
next. A JEFFERsONIAN DEMOCRAT.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
Our Female Astronomer.

The medal received from the King of Denmark,
and awarded to Miss Maria Mitchell, of Nantucket,
for the frst discovery or Telescope Gomez on the
LIST of October 1S47, is of pure gold two oun-
ces in weight. On one side is the head of the pres
ent King of Denmark, with the simple inscription,
"Christianus VIII, Rex Dante"
On the reverse is the figure of Urania, the muse
of astronomy, depicted in ancient works of art.
She is in a sitting posture and holds globe in the
left hand and stylus pointing to section of it in
the right Underneath the figure is the inscription
"COMETA vIsUs, lsT OCT. lS47."
while surrounding il is the following appropriate
line from VirgiPs Georges:
"Non frusro signorum obitus speeulamur ct ortus."
Not in vain we contemplate the rising and setting
of the consultations.
On the edge of the medal is the name of the dis
coverer "AIaria Mitchell" The dies eyqnsitey
cut and the whole execution of the medal is chaste
and artistical.
Miss Mitchell is the Cashier of the Pacific Bank
at Nantucket, she is quite young, not over twenty
four or FIVE and possesses remarkable talents fol-
mathematics; her father has also distinguished him
self by his astronomical obseryations.-.W y Mirror
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
Doddvidwc,s Letter TO his wife

81 hope my DEAR you will not be offended when
tell you that | am-what hardly thought it posi-
BILE, without mrice, that should have been--very
easy and happy without you. My days begin, pass,
md end in pleasure, and seem short because they
are delightful. Ii may seem strange to say it, but
really so it is, think of you, and pray for you, and
bless God on your account and please myself with
the hope of many comfortable days and weeks and
years with you yet am not at all anxious for your
return, or, indeed about any thing else And the
reason the great and sufficient reason is, that have
more of the presence of God with me than re-
member ever to have enjoyed i'll any one month in
my life. He enables me to live for him, and to
live with him. When | awake in the morning,
which is always before it is light, address myself
to him, and converse with him, speak 10 him. while
: am hghting my candle and putting on my clothes,
and have often more delight before come out of my
chamber though it be hardly quarter of an hour
after my awaking, than have enjoyed for whole
days, or perhaps weeks of my life. He meets me
III my study, i'll secret i'll family devoons 1t is
pleasant to read, pleasant TO compose, pleasant to
converse with my friends at home, pleasant TO visit
those abroad, the poor, the sick pleasant to write
letters of necessary business by which any good can
be done: Pleasant TO go out and preach the Gospel
TO poor souls, of which some thirsting for it, and
others dying without it pleasant in the week day to
think how near another Sabbath is but o much,
much more pleasant to think how near eternity is
and how short the journey thro this Wilderness and
that it is but step from earth to heaven. cannot
forbear, in these circumstances, pauslng little, and
considering whence this happy scene, Just at this
time arises, and whittier it tends. Whether God is
about to bring upon any peculiar trial, for which
this is TO prepare me whether he is shortly about to
remove Inc from earth, and so is giving me more
sensible prelibatons, TO prepare for il, wheth-
er he intends to do some peculiar services by me
just at this time which many other circumstances
lead Inc sometimes to hope; or whether it be that
in answer to your prayers and in compassion to that
distress which must otherwise have felt in the alb
nce and illness of her who has been so exceeding
fdear to me, and was never more sensibly dear to
ie than now, he is pleased to favor me with his
aching experience; in consequence of which
\ eeIy own | am less afraid than ever of any event
Mat possibly arise, consistent with his nearness
to my n5art, and the tokens of his paterna and
enant love- ! will muse no further on the cause
1t is enough, the effect is so blessed
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06

for n master, who will pay you with the gold of a
happy heart in this world-yea, sin the life to come
will give you place close to his great white throne,
in that beautiful world, the glories of which "eye
hath not SEEM eur hath not heard neither hath il en-
tered into the heart of man to conceive" Or will
you work for that wicked one, who will pay you with
groans, and gnasing of teeth and Everlasting burn
ings" Who will delight in making your path in this
life full of bitter memories, and in the ''fe TO come"
terrible iudeed ain very earnest in this important
matter, and wish you TO make n wise choice now
one that you will not regret having made, through
out the endless ages of eternity You cannot be an
ider, young though you may be. If you do not
work for God believe me you are working for Satan.
What fearful thought!
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
The Drunkard's Wife.
BY JOHN J. ARMSTRONG.

BY JOHN J ARMSTRONG.
Above all others woman has the highest personal
interest in the success of the temperance cause for
more heavily 1fe sanctuary of nome, wnicn she
seems peculiarly fitted TO adorn is the field in which
she must reap most of her earthly enioyments.-
How awful then must it be when that little
airy is invaded by the demon rum, and profaned by
the drunkards presence. 'Tis not the drunken hus-
band son or brother, who feels all the keen torments
of such home. No. it is the wife, mother, or sis
ter who knows all the trials and affections that clus-
ter there. Though the man drains the cup still the
dregs at the bottom are left for the woman. He can
90 into the world for companionship and comfort,
she must find hers in solitude at home The ex-
element furnished by public amusements and plea
sure are open to him. but for her there is no relief
save that found in tears at her own lonely hearth
stone.
Ii is not alone from these circumstances that her
keenest sorrows arise. Cold and hunger, poverty
and sickness could be endured, if they were all but
there others that she will tell you exceed these.
1t is the loss of the love and companonship of him
who had promised to protect and defend her. To
have the consciousness that he for whom she had
left home, friends, and fortune, and around whose
heart she had entwined the most sensitive feelings
of her nature, was becoming senseess brute
Give her a companion whose feelings are not de-
stroyed by rum, who has pure and warm affections
such first won her from the parental roof-and
she will patiently bear the loss of everything else.-
But tear these off the domestic altar and what has
the world TO give her for them? Nothing, absolutely
nothing. The freshness of her heart will wither
and de--she will mourn over her crushed hopes and
blighted prospects and life will be endured rather
as providental affcton than as the source of hap
piness. Such is the deplorabe condition of woman
when the blight of intemperance has swept DER hel
home, and
| acclaimed her there, mid want and strife,
! That lowly thing-a drunkard's wife"
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
"Chained her there, mid want and strife,
That lowly thing-a drunkard's wife"

Effect Of GenileneSs. Burke wrote follows TO
his captions friend Barry, while studying his art at
Rome "That you have just subjects of indignation
always and of anger often, do no ways doubt
who can live in the world without some trial of his
patience? But believe me, dear Barry, that the arms
with which the il-dspositions of the world are to
be combated and the qualities by which it is to be
reconcied to us, and we reconcied to it, mode
ration, genteness little indulgence 10 others, aud
great deal of distrust of ourselves which not
qualities of mean spirit, as some may possibly
think them, but virtues of great and noble kind
and such as dignity nature as much as they con-
tribute repose and forune for nothing can be Sc
unworthy of a well-composed soul as TO pass away
life in chickering's and hgations; in snarng and
scofling with every one about u.s. Again and again
my dear Barry, we must be at peace with our spe-
cies, if not for their sakes, yet very much for oul
own
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06

THE Moss RosE-The angel of the flowers who dstls
upon them the sweet and cooling night dews and awaeas
them TO the quickenng vgor of the sun-ray seephe
day in the shade Of bush And when he awtke
spake he to the rose, with ioy-beamng countenanc
"Loveliet Of my children, thank thee for thy refreshing
thing still to desire most willingly shall it be granted
"Then bestow upon new charm modesty askad the
spirit Of the roebush And the angel of the flowers deck
ed her. the airest with bed of Lovely stands she
there, in her modest ornament, the most beautiful e hel
kind.-Kl7,tpdcher
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
SONG.

SONG.
All around and all above thee
Is the bushed and charmed air;
All things WOO thee, all things love thee,
Maiden fair
Gentle zephyrs perfume breathing,
Wait to thee their tribute sweet,
And for thee the Spring is wreathng
Garlands meet
In their governed, cool recesses,
Songs for thee the fountains frame;
Whatsoe'er the wave caresses
Lisps thy name
Grecner verdure, brighter blossoms,
Whersoe er thy footsteps stray,
Ger the earth's enamorcd bosom
Live Away.
Whersoe'er thy presence fingers,
Whersoe'er thy brightness beams,
Fancy weavcs with cunning fingers,
Sweetest dreams:
And the heart forgets thee never,
Thy young beauty's one delight;
There it dwells, and dwells forever,
Ever bright.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
The Shepherds Sunday Song.

ALTERED from the German of Uhland)
This is the day of God:
Alone am | on the wide plain
One sound of morning bell again,
Then silence reigns abroad.
In worship here | kneel--
Mysterious breathing, and sweet Dread,
As many, unseen, round my head
With me communion feel.
The heavens, far and near =
In solemn stiffness seem to ope,
And borne on high by faith and hope,
The angel voice hear. C. Z. B.
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
THE FOTNTAIN.-DY RIcI1At

THE FOUNTAIN.-BY RICHARD S. Will
DEEP within quiet valley.
Burst n fountain forth to light,
Burst, and sprang instructive upward,
For its source was on the height.
But its bright and eager waters,
Left not far their crystal track,
Bonds invisible detained them,
And they fell exhausted back.
On that fountains mossy margin,
Still, at eve | sat rccln'd,
Listen'd to the fountains music.
Wish'd | might its chain unbind
Thought, tho hands unseen extending,
Sill drew back its silver rain,
Airy arms would soon receive it
Soon as cloud 'twould mount again.
I'm my bosoms quiet valley,
Bursts the font Of life its sod,
Bursts, and strives instructive upward,
For its lofty source is God.
But that striving spirit-fountain
Gains not far its upward track,
Bonds invisible detain it
Oft it sinks exhausted back
On that fountains crystal margin,
Sits a spirit, still rcclin'd,
Radiant now, with silver pinion,
But in soul, from earth refund
Still the gentle spirit watches,
Waits till mine shall rend its chain,
While its pinion, half-unfolding,
Lures me still the height to Gain
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06

IN h,tirlIible Cure for CholerG.-Take three table
spoons full of castor OIL three table spoons full of
the best French brandy and forty drops of lauda-
mum, mixed well together, and let the patient drink
it Off The body must then be rubbed over with
brandy and hot flannel CLOTH Should the condi-
ton of the patient not improve within one hour, and
the nails of the fingers begin to get black, admins
ter one table spoonful of castor oil, one OF French
brandy and ten drops of laudanum. This generally
throws the sufferer into profound sleep, from which
he will awaken perfectly well. This treatment has
been found most effectual in India, where cholera
first appeared, and thousands of persons were cured
by this very simple medy-LirePool Mercury
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06

Capital PrmiShment-"Does not your scriptural
doctrine of eternal punishment have practical re-
suit which should not only vastly outweigh all the
prooftexts in favor of the death penalty but also d
rectly implicate you to support its abolition? For If
YOU believe that eternal punishment inevitably fol-
lows the commission of cardinal sins this side of
death. are you ready to take the responsibility OF
consigniug man to such doom by killing him P
Does not this very belief of yours bind you to offer
means of grace to the criminal and to make his
punishment reformatory until his natural death shall
deliver him to the merited justice mercy of his
coursS auon e hol tsolf lie the additional retribue
ton. We have no right, of our own free agency, TO
consgn criminal TO this extra-judicial appendix
But if we abolish the death-penay, the law may
may be redeemed"
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
From Sartain's Marazine.

A younger brother of mine has recently returned
from n six years residence in Germany, having de-
voted this long period (aiter graduation at Yae) to
the study of musical composition Among his light
er productions are several songs the music of which
think of singular originality and beauty, but the
,rords of which are also from his own hand. These
songs will appear in course of time from the press
of Ditson the Boston publisher of music who pro-
duced the "Glenmary Waltzes," written by my bro
Their before his departure for Europe) but mean
time one of the songs without the music, may per-
form FOR me, this needfnl duty of substitution
Or word rs TO the subject. In recent excursion
of my brolner's to the wild scenery of the Taurus
mountains in Germany he visited new and singu-
lar phenomenon of nature--a bright let of mineral
water which suddenly burst, during the last wear,
from the green sward bosom of remote valley, and
which continues TO rise, with height varying from
fifteen TO twenty feet. This new-found up-spring
of hitherto concealed water of health, is an object
of great curiosity in Germany and the scenery
around being very beautiful, il was natural sug-
gestion of music and poetry The song runs thus :
n
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06

-INDusTRY-"There is more pleasure in sweat
ing On hour than yawning century,
Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
ROyaI Family,

Charles X, when child was one day playing in
an apartment of the palace, while peasant from
Auvergne was busiIy employed in scrubbing the
floor. The latter encouraged by the gayety and
playfuness of the young count, entered familiarly
into conversation with him. and, to amuse him told
him number of diverting stories, and anecdotes Of
his province The prince, with all the Ingenious
ness of childhood, expressed his commiseraton for
the narratorS evident poverty and for the labor he
was obliged to undergo in order to obtain a scanty
livelihood.
siye!" said the man, "my poor wife and five chill
dren often go supperless to bed"
swell then" replied the prince with tears in his
eves,-"you must let me manage for You. My gov
ernor every month gives me some probationary,
for which after all have no OCCASION since want
fos nothing. You shall take this money, and give it
TO your wife and children but be not to men
ton word of the matter to living soul, or you
will be finely scolded."
On leaving the apartment, the honest dependant
acquainted the governor of the young prince with
the conversation that had taken place. The latter,
after prasing the servant highly for his scrupulous
integrity desired him to accept the money, and to
keen the affair profound secret adding that he
slSeeld-tave cause to repent of his discretion
At the end of the month the young Count d'Artos
received his allowance usual, and watching the
moment when he was unobserved, hastily slipped
the whole sum into the hands of his prOtege
On the same evening chds lottery was pro
posed for the amusement of the young princes by
iho governor, who had purposely distributed among
the prizes such objects were most likely to tempt
n how of the Counts age. Each of his brothers
eagerly hazarded his little store but the Count d.
Artois kept aloof from his favorite amusement
The governor feigning astonishment at last de-
manded the reason of this unusual proceeding: still
no answer from the Count One of the princes, his
brother, next testified his surprise, and at length
pressed the young Count so hard, that, in moment
of childish Impotence he eXclaimed-"This may be
very well for you but what would you do, it, like
me- you had wife and five children to support"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-02-22
Be Sure your Sins will find you
out.

The confession Of w. cambridge Eppes, the
murderer of Adophus Muir, of DnwIdde Co.
Va, noticed IN your paper Of the 25h This
is one of the most extraordinary cases Of cold.
booded murder that has ever been recorded in
our country, and one that is calculated to remind
us to be ever mindful of our duty to Him, who
hath taught us to say, "Our Father, &c.-lead
us not into temptation, but deliver US from evil"
The writer OF this, was, at the time the deed
was committed a resident Of that county ana ia.
milia- with the parties and the facts, and will
never forget the profound sensation created at
the announcement of the murderer's name.
Eppes and Muir were nelghbors and friends,
occupying the highest position IN society. The
latter was young man full of promise and
hope, handsome and accomplished; and was a.
bout TO offer his hand and heart to the lovely
daughter of his destroyer. He held bond a.
ganst Eppes for few hundred dollars, aud was
on visit to collect the amount at the request of
Eppes, who signlfed his wish to pay it. Eppes
there proposed ride and hunt for deer for an
hour or two and then return to dinner. This
was agreed TO, aud when separated for few
moments, in quiet and secluded spot, the fatal
shot was given. When Muir fell, Eppes ap-
preached him, and found him living and under
the Impression that the shot was accidental. But
seeing Eppes deliberately reloading his gun,
he became alarmed and inquired if he intended
to kill him. Eppes replied lie did. He then tod
Eppes that if 1t was money that he desired he
might have the bond only spare his life lie
then pulled off his watch, handed it to Eppes,
with request to give it to his sister, and prepar-
ed for his approaching end.
1t was then that Muir summoned him to meet
him at the bar of God as alluded to in the con
tesslon. Eppes stood calmly by listening to his
appeals, and with the heart Of demon, deliber-
ly shot him again, and plundcred him of the bond
and other valuabIes about his person. This
fatal watch, accustomed to note the fleeing
hour of time, disclosed the awfn, deed! II was
found few weeks after IN jewelers. shop in
Petcrsburgh, were it had been sold by the muir
derer. conncXon Of Eppes accidentally hear.
ing OF this, Immediately despatched negro man
upon horse to inform Eppes of the discovery.
The poor negro, faithful 10 his trust, but fatal
the horse, arrived before the messenger of the
law, and Eppes escaped. His escape was only
for time. That silent monitor within would rot
be still, and Texas, though far distant, not
far enough to hide him from the vengeance OF
the law.
Thus has persisted w. cambridge Eppes, the
proudest man Of the proudest Commonwealth of
the United States! 1t was pride alone that
tempted hun, and woe to him that suffers pride
to be his master. Correspondent Of Phiia. North
.fniericdn.