The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-04-10


in itself and 50 insulting to lie President and
the people whose votes elected him.
GO The Freeman, by way of re'ort upon
US for abiding to certain grammatical mistakes
of the Editor Of that paper, points out u tn
fling typographical exor of our printer 1t
may CRAFTY the Freeman to learn that the err
FOR in question will not be found except In
some Of the earlier copies of the edition.
81 The Montpelier Patriot states that Gen.
Taylor g has appointed n majority of !Slave-
holders to preside over the first existence" of
Minnesota Territory.
If such were the fact, it would prove moth
ing in particular; for everybody knows there
is no possibility that Slavery will ever exist in
the territory of Minnesota. But the Patriots
statement has not particle of truth in it
Fire of the officers of this Territory are from
the North, and only t,co from the Slave States
nor have we the least evidence that either
of these last are a Shareholders"
O. SENATOR PHELPS arrived in town last
Thursday evening. He has not yet fully
recovered from the severe attack ofinfam-
matory rLeumatisu,b by which he was confined in
Washington several days after the close of
the extra session.
"a Tennessee appears to have caught the
spirit of emancipation. The Knoxville Trib-
uue is publishing series Of efficient articles
in its favor, in which popular Convention on
the subject is called for.
EDr A writer in Boston paper is out in IA
vor of the use of ether or chlorofornl, in CAPT
tai punlshments. He claims it for Goode, to
be executed in May.
Ea5 A petition, it is said, is circulating in
Kingston, Canada, to be presented to the
Queen, to allow that province to be annexed
to the United States.
81 The bill to restore capital punishment
has failed in the Michigan Legislature.
s1 1t is said that the President will visit
| the Northern States this season.
| FIRE IN ALBANY.-On Tuesday afternoon
last, several franc buildings, the lumber Office,
&C., on Centre, Colony, and Water streets,
Albany, were destroyed by fire. Loss from
$4,000 to $4,000.
a. Mr.. Clay has declined the dinner Of
fered him at Louisville, and left for Frankfort
on the 9th ult, in the Steamer Seagul.
81 The Plurality law which passed the
House of the Massachusetts Legislature, by a
large majority, has been defeated in the Sem
ate.
81 Hon. Daniel P. Thompson has become
an associate with Mr.. Scott in editing the Free
man.
Gr We are under obligations to Hon. S. S.
Phelps and Hon. Geo. P. Marsh for valuable
Public Documents.
81 Our readers viii notice decided i'm
provement, within few weeks, in the quality Of
the paper on which our journal is printed.
The mill of Mr.. OFlanegan, from which
We are at present supplied, has been newly
fitted up, in the best style. and he is now man.
ufacturing paper hardly surpassed by that of
any other establishment in the country.
e. The Congressional election in Virginia
lakes place on Thursday, the 26th inst.
ATTEMPTED ISCENDIARIsM.-The house
of Mr.. Severance, in the east part Of this
town, was found to be on fire, one night last
week, under circumstances that leave no doubt
that it was the work of an incendiary. Mrs.
S. being awake-to take care of sick child
discovered the flames in season to arrest their
progress, before doing very serious damage.