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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-02-12
DOWNING STREET,
9th January, 1850.

9th January, 1850.
My LoRD,-I have to acknowledge
your dispatches Of the dates and num-
bers quoted in the margin. / have laid
those dispatches before her Majesty,
and also the address Of the Warden and
Counsellor of the Municipal Council
of the Gore district-as the Lieut.. Col.
and officers of militia of the Is, and
9Th battalions of the regiment al Dor
chester-of the officers Of the 4Sth
battalion Of the regiment of the Kana>
waska district. the inhabitants Of ST.
Anne de la Pocatere, and of the officers
Of Militia and Lieut. Colonel, command
ing battalions of the Regiment of Que
bee, as endorsed in the I'd and LIST of de-
patches, which Her Majesty has been
pleased 10 receive graciously.
1t affords Her Majesty great satisfnc-
ton TO receive the expressions of that
loyalty and attachment to the British
Crown, which she trnsts is generally felt
by her Canadian subjects.
With regard to the address Of The peo-
pie Of Canada, in favor of severlng the
Province from the British dominions for
the purpose of annexation to the United
States-whch forms the subject Of the
Sd Of these dispatches, | have to inform
you that Her Majesty approves Of your
having dismissed from her service those
who have signed the document, which is
scarcely short of treason in its char
acter.
Her Majesty confidently relies on the
loyalty ofthe great majority Of her Can
adam subjects, and she has therefore de-
,ermined to exert all the authority that
belongs to her. for the purpose of main-
tanning the connection of Canada with
this country; being persuaded that the
permanence of that connection is high
y advantageous to both.
Your Lordship will therefore under>
stand that you are commanded by Her
Majesty to resist to the utmost of your
power any attempt which may be made
to bring about the separation of Canada
from the British dominions, and to mark
in the strongest manner Her Maesty's
displeasure with all those who may di.
rectly or indirectly encourage such a
design-and if any attempt of this kind
| should take such form that those who
are guilty of it may according to such
advice as you may receive from your
law advisers. be made responsible for
their conduct in Court of Justice, you
will not fail to take the necessary meas
ures for bringing them to account.
| am, my Lord,
your most ob't serv't,
GREY.
To the Right Hon. EARL OF ELGIN.
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NJ The National Life Insurance

% The National Life Insurance
Company-belieyed to be one Of the sa-
fest and best conducted in the United
States-is now fully in operation, and
already doing, we are glad to learn, a
very fair amount Of business. The sub
ject of Life Insurance, so far as the peo-
pie of this State are concerned, is cons
paratiyely new one, yet we greatly o.
verraie the character Of our citizens
for prudence and forecast. il they do not
extensively avail themselves Of the adj
vantagcs this new institution offers.
Business men. men Of wealth, as well as
those whose incomes are moderate, and
who have families dependent on their
labors for INSTRUMENTATION this insti
tuition is more especially calculated to
beneht-bave everywhere found it ,hei'
interest to insure. and in our large towns
are doing 80 by hundreds.--The Nation
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Tnr MASSACHUSETTS TEACHER, f

TnE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHER, for
January, is edited by Prof. Louis Agassiz'
of Harvard University. The leading arIl-
Gle is on the " Importance Of the Study OF
Natural History as branch of Elementary
Education" The Teacher" is edited by
a Committee OF the Massachusetts Teach
ers' Association, appointed Tor that pur-
pose, who perform this duty by rotation
Every teacher in New England would be
amply repaid the slight expense this very
interesting and useful monthly costs him,
by regular perusal OF its contenis-nOr is
il without value 10 the general reader
Published by Coolidge g. Wiley, IL Water
Street, Boslon-Sl,0o year, in advance
$3.50 at the end ofIhe year.
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O. The Republic and Wig make
very iustihable merriment over the fol-
lowing curious paragraph, which appear
ed, few days since, in the W ashington
Union :
Let the ship but weather this tenn
pest, and it may defy ecery other break
or. But this breaker is there. The pi-
lot has not yet been able to steer the
ship. As for General Taylor, he never
was calculated to play the Pal'nurus in
the storm. He wants experience he
wants confidence in himself--he has not
the courage 10 meet the Crisis before
him."
The identity here made out between
the tempest and the breaker, and the
mysterious locality of the latter, are cru
dities odd enough, in all reason, to come
from a pen not yet dry from its verbal
criticisms OH Gen. Taylor's message.
But the classic allusion 10 playing the
PaHnuruS in the storm, is only surpass'
ed, in the annals of authorship, by the
celebrated Injunction of the Richmond
Enquirer, Of former days, TO its Demo-
cratic adhercnts, that " Hanniba-like.
they must carry the war into Africa"
Palinurus WAS. indeed. the pilot Of the
ship, which bore Eneas. but the mos,
remarkable event of his history was his
falling asleep and falling into the sea
Gen. Taylor was certainly "neyer cal
culaied to play the Palinurus,' afleI
that fashion l-RichmOnd Times.
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Another ExPLosloN. - Another steam
explosion occurred, week before last
al Greonville, Conn. al the works of the
Chelsea Compauy's Paper Mills. The
steam boiler was in a separate house, in
The rear OF the main building. 1t appears
that no lives were lost. The Norwich
Courier gives the following curious partic-
ulars:
A night Waterman of the Shetucket Co,
stated tina. when the explosion occurred he
was going his rounds, aud he saw what
looked to him like balloon rising high in
the air. 1t continued TO ascend till il reach
ed an immense height, aud Then descended
| TO the earth with conclusion that shook
the solid ground. The boiler was deposi-
ted on the west side of the Norwich and
| Worcester Railroad track. having been
carried sheer over The high factory bull
dings, the canal, railroad, and telegraph
line beyond the railroad, aud set down in
much the same position as that in which il
stood before commencing It's aerial voyage
A portion OF the bottom had g dropped
out" but in other respects il looked as good
as new, except that the bottom end was
badly crushed. The distance between the
spot where il was found and that from which
ii started upon lis travels, was about foul
hundred feet, on an air line. But the an
line taken by the ambitious rag boiler mus
have been nearer one thousand feet.
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For the Register.
Troy Conference Academy-Report o.
Examining Committee,

The semi annual examination of the Troy
Conference Academy. commenced on Mon
day 21st inst, and continued foui days
Glasses were thoroughly examined in the
Greek, Latin, and French Languages, Nat.
ural and Moral Science, Belles-ettres Math-
cmatics, Physiology, Vocal and Instrument
tai Music, and common English,-The com.
mittee consider it due, as well to tho friends
and patrons of the Institution as to the Fac
uliy and students, 10 state that the exercises
have been highly satisfactory, and fully sus-
tain the high reputation which the lnstitu-
ton has so justly acquired.
While the Trustees have been struggling
so nobly and successfully, 10 free the Insti-
tuition from its financial embarrassmen.s, it is
evident that the Faculty have exerted them
selves with corresponding energy to render
it in every way worthy of public confidence
and patronage.
The past term has been one of more than
usual prosperity. The number of students
has averaged over $50. The Stewards De-
partment continues 20 be under the supervi-
sion of Rev. Joseph Ayres, who performs his
daties to the entire satisfaction Of all parties
This will be considered, by those who I'M
derstand the difficulties of the office, as no
slight commentator.
The next Term will commence Feb. Is
and continue % weeks.
Z. b. HUBBARD, Chairman Of Com
| G. G. Sake, Sec.
West Poultney, VT. Jan. 25, 1850.
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to the boundary of Texas, and his advocacy
of the proposition 10 pay her an adequate
sum for the Territory TO be- yielded up, 10
be appropriated 10 the payment of the debt
contracted by the Republic of Texas, for
which she pledged the revenue derivable
from customs, Mr.. Clay yielded to motion
by Mr.. Foote to postpone the further CON
sdcrdlion Of the subject until tomorrow,
which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Mangum adjourned at
3 O'Clock.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Clay resumed his
remarks, and below we give a synopsis Of his
speech.
After some few remarks on tho fourth res
oluton, Mr.. Clay then proceeded 10 the next.
lie said Congress had exclusive legislation
over slavery in the districts, and power 10
abolish slavery in them. He thought it was
every mans duty to desist from preventing
the recovery of fugitive slaves. This was
the cause of complaint with the North and
South. He instahccd the case of Massachu-
sets in sending an agent TO Charleston, South
Carolina Mr.. Davis vindcated Massachu.
sets. Mr.. Clay narrated the history Of the
Missouri compromise. He was not its author,
but Mr.. Thomas of Missouri was He would
never vote for introducing slavery where it
does Lot now exist.
lie coquently rehearscd the progress and
enlargement of the country since its glorious
military success. lie eulogised Taylor, but
placed Scott, by his conduct in Mexico, n
bove all the Generals of the world. whether
ancient or modern. The South had no
cause to complain, Tor the North had made
many concessions. A Bank and protcc-
tive tariff were acceptable to the South.
The North had allowed the admission of sew
eral slave States. None contemplated the
consequences attending dissolution of the
Union. The South would not gain any
thing. War and dissolution were identical
and inevitable if peaccable at first, war
would follow within sixty days after the dis
mcmherment of the Republic. Then We
would begin with three confcderacies--that
Of the Nonh,-that OF the South, and that
of the Valley of the Mississipp-and his
life upon it, such would be the result AZ
forwards, perhaps, there would be the CON
federacics of the Lakes the coniedcracy of
New England. etc.
For the Union he would stand, and for the
Union he would die, defending all assaults.
No power could sever the marriage Of the
states like man and wife. they should ex-
ercise iorbcarance, and forgive mutual faults;
to break loose would lead TO wars and trou-
bles without precedent to wars of eXter-
minaiion, Some chicltan would arise and
run the career of Napolcon--cut the gordi-
an knot and cXtinguish the liberties of the
people
He implorcd and ahjurcd them by ali they
held dear in this worldly all the laws Of
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~ Some oil The Locofoco papers call
Senator Clemens Wing. This is not the
case. He ran in opposition to w. r. w.
Cobb, (Loco, as Representative from his
District, last year, but solely on the ground
that Cobb was hot Southern enough in his
views, having refused 10 sign Calhoun's
Address He was also run for the Senate
in opposition 10 Fitzpatrick, the original
candidate of the Locos, on local grounds
mainly. He never was suspected of any
Wig tendencies, so lar as we can learn
from any credible source-but quite the
contrary.
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HARRisoN G. BLAKE.-A correspondent
OF The BrGtthboro Eagle, wiring from o.
lilo, says;
In conclusion, will remark that among
the Wing members Of the Ohio Legisla-
ture. Vermont is well represented among
which will name M. Odds, formerly from
Marlboro. one of The most talented mem
hers of the Senate, and Mr.. Blake, who is
also native of Windham County. And
here | will remark that among the reminis>
cences Of your school-boy days, the account
given ola snow storm on the Green Monn-
Iains is, doubtless, familiar, in which Mrs.
Blake persisted with cold,-aller having
stripped herself fiber mantle, in which she
wrapped her young and helpless child
where she was found the next morning in
the cold embrace of death, but the little
hillock Of snow near by revealed TO the
travellers, The spot where the infant lay,
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FIRE IN NORTH BRIDGEwArER, Mas

FIRE IN NORTH BRIDGRwATER, Mass.
A fire occurred in this town yesterday
morning, which resulted in the destruction
Of a large two story building, owned and oc-
oupied by Mr.. Ruel Richmond, as carriage
makers and wheelwright's shop; Lenue A.
Sargent, painter, and VIM. II. Greenough.
as a fish market Nothing but couple Of
account books was saved from the building.
Loss estimated at $4,000 shop and contents
insared for 81 400, at the Mutual Insurance
office. A large number Of carriages wero
in the second story of the building, ready for
painting.
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ca The Canada Annexationists, it will
be seen from the instructions of Earl Grey
to Lord Elgin, in our paper this week, are
at length driven to the necessity of entering
upon their measures boldly, with a deter
mination to carry them through to their COM
pletion, or else to cease agitation on the sub.
ject altogether. The language Of the Brit
ish Government, is very explicit, and quite
different from what we were led to expect
by previous accounts 1t seems to be the
general opinion that this letter of Earl Grey
will tend to strengthen the already power
full party who are in favor Of annexation to
the United States
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Later from California.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 8.


News has been received from California
20 the 3lst December.
The Assembly met on the 18th, and Gov.
Burnett was inaugurated on the 2lst'
The Assembly met and elected Senators to
Congress-Col. Fremont and w. M. Gwinn
were elected.
The mining operations have been suspend
ed in consequence Of the immense Quantities
of snow and rain.
A tremendous conaagration took place at
San Francisco on the oath Of December, de-
stroying large portion Of the city. Proba-
Div one half of the buildings in the place
have been destroyed, which will cause i'm
mense suffering among the inhabitants Tie
loss is variously estimated at from one mil
lion and half to two millions of dollars
The Constitution has been adopted-l2,-
600 in favor, and 5000 agains. it.
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DR. MIrcnELL's lNThoDucToRy LEG
ruRE on the Study of Medicine, before the
Glasses in the Philadelphia Medical COL
lege, should have been sooner acknowledge
cd, though we know not 10 whose courtesy
we are indebted for the copy on our table.
The Spring Course, in This most popular
medical institution of the county, common
ces, we notice, on the 18Th of March next.
The degrees are conferred about the goth
OF July.
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o. Coming from slave Slate, as
do, no earthly power can ever compel
me to vote for the positive introduction
Of slavery. either North or South Of the
Missouri Comprcmise.-No, &r-No
Such is the declaration Of Henry Clay.
Who that his supported him does not
feel proud Of this declaration Who
does not recognize in 1.-THE manly avow-
al of a statesman overlooking sectional
differences and rising above all the mars
row restraints of party! There is Meth
ing strange in this from Henry Clay.
There is nothing new in it.-This has
been the sentiment Of his life, never
concealed, always acted upon. II was
ahis which lost him the election in ls4I
Nben The Free Sellers. having TO choose
practically between BIN and James X.
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Che AliooIrburp Register.
Middlebury, Feb. IL, 1850.

F5S' The MANAGERS of the ADDISON
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY will
meet at the Town Room, in this village, on
Wednesday, The 1871 dag u February neri,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
BY order of the President.
JOS. II. BARRETT, Sec.
january %. 1880.
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no." Down east" somewhere, pious
old lady was summoned as witness in an
imporian case. Having lived in the backs
woods all her days, she was wholly unac-
quainted with the rules Of a court Of justice.
Being told that she must 4" swear" the poor
woman was filled with horror at the thought.
After much persuasion she yielded, and
being told 10 " hold up her right hand" she
did so. exclaimiug, Well, II ! nirst,
musi-Dam ~ The court Immediately
adjourned.
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Polk, took the latter. These were his
sentiments when the present leaders rf
the Free Soil party were voting for the
annexation of Texas and the extension
aud perpe;uation of slavery. This is
the man whom Ht'y denounce as faith
less 10 the cause of freedom. Look at
his acts and look at theirs !-Prori~
dencc Journak
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al Company located at Montpelier
has, or will soon have, agents in every
County throughout the State, and we
think .here are good reasons, in this case
at least, why our citizens should give
our own companies the preference over
foreign ones. The Advertisement of
this Company will be found in another
column.
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Report of Examining Committee
ELMwooD INSTITUTE.

The Semi-Annual Examination, at this Tn.
stitution, occurred.on Wednesday, the 3Oth of
January, 1850. The undersigned were present
during the whole, or some portion, of the excr.
cises, on this occasion.
In the French Language, the examination
was somewhat protracted. Although we re-.
gard scholars in that Language altogether bet.
ter judges than ourselves, nevertheless, from the
manner in which the examination was conduct.
ed, and the readiness Of the pupils, we were
satisfied that the course Of instruction had been
thorough and successful
We were entertained by considerable num-
Der of compositions. These were well written.
and remarkable well read. Taking into con-
sideration, that they were the productions Of
youths, without the experience of many years
to mature their mental powers, we regard them
as highly crediabe to their authors. Two Of
these were in French
In the evening, we had number Ct dialogues,
both in English and French. They were got
up with considerable skill. In many respects,
they exhibited pretty fair picture of human
character, and afforded no little amusement
Music occupied fair proportion of the time.
1t was interspersed throughout the whole exer-
cises, and added very much to the interest of
the occasion. We think it not extravagant, to
say, that the performances in this department,
in some respects, excelled any thing we had
before witnessed. The young Ladies certainly
acquitted themselves admirably. Many of them
accompanied the Piano and Guitar, with their
voices, and their singing was not inferior to
their playing. The exercises, as a whole, must
be regarded as credftablc, both to Teachers and
Pupils, and were highly gratifying 10 a crowded
audience.
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THE NORTHERN LANCET, and Gazette
If Legal Medicine, is new medical peri
odical, Just started Mt Plattsbnrgh, under
the editorial charge of Francis J. D'Avig-
non, NJ. D., and Horace Nelson. NJ. d.,
late Lecturer on Physiology and Anatomy,
10 The School OF Medicine o: Montreal.
The January No. presents an interesting
table OF contents.-Pubished monthly, al
81 90 year.
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CONGRESS-.


WAsnINGToN, TUESDAY, Feb 9th.
In the Senate. Mr. Smith, from the Select
Committee on French Spoliations, reported
a bill for the relief of claimants for indem-
nifty for the same
Mr. Hunter gave notice of a minority re-
port on the same subject
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of the resolution for suspension OF dipo-
matte intercourse with Austria &c. Mr..
FOote moved to amend bv adding two rcso-
ution' of sympathy for the heroic struggles
in Hungary, and inquring into the proprety
OF giving the Hungarian exlles quantity OF
public lands. Mr.. Cass accepted the amend
men, as Il modification of his resolution.
Mr.. Soule submitted an amendment, di-
rectng the Committee on Foreign Relations
10 inquire also into the cSpcdiency of re-
questing the President to inierccde with the
Government of Turkey for the Liberation OF
Kossuth and other Hungarian cXiles. On
motion of MIR. Fooie, the resolution, as mod
fled, was ordered to DC printed and made
the special order for Monday next.
On motion of Mr.. Mangum, the Senate
then proceeded to the special order of the
day-thc consideration of the resolutions OF
Mr.. Clay on the Compromise question.
Mr. Clay arose to address the Senate.
A synopsis of Mr.. Clay's remarks, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, will be found in
another column.
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FIREs.-An extensive connagration oc.
Cured at Buffalo, on the 5th inst, commeuc-
ing at 2ls Main Street. Nearly all the loss
es were covered by nsurance-There was
fire in Troy on Friday night, and more
destructive one on Sunday night. breaking
out in the furniture and variety store of NJ.
Starbuck & Co., 29l and 1872, River Street.
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ELMwooD INsTITUTE.-The examina.
ton at this institution, at the close of the last
term, seems to have been very satisfactory
one, and we believe the principles on which
1t Is conducted will secure it the continued
confidence and patronage, already so liber
ally bestowed, Of the public. Below is the
report of the examining conu;,too
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-02-12

The WESTERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
published at Buffalo, is full Of excellent lit.
erary matter. We know no periodical Of
the kind which contains such an amount
of scientific and general information, truly
valuable, as well as entertaining, to young
and old.-Published by Jewett & Co., Buff
falo, N. Y, al SI.5O year.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-02-12

~ SAMUEL J. VARNEr, Esq, editor OF
the Lowell Vox Populi and the Daily Tel
egraph, has purchased the entire establish,
ment Of the Lowell Daily Courier, and
Weekly Journal and the subscribers Of the
Telegraph, will hereafter be supplied with
the Courier-John H. Warland, Esq, con
linues in the editorial chair Of the Courier
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GRAHAM's MAGAZINE, for February,
should have received an earlier notice
With large portion Of the Magazine rea-
ders, this is the iavorite monthly, and it's
character is fully sustained by the two num-
hers Of the present year already published.
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and on clearing away the snow and open
ing the mantle, to his establishment the
babe looked up and smiled ;-ihat babe was
Harrison G.. Blake. who, now grown 10
mans estate, has lately passed through
storms of different elements, and come of
unframed.
Mr.. Blake, il will be remembered, was
lately Speaker Of the Ohio Senate.
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10 A serious fire occurred at Peoria,
ILL.,, few days since, during which there
was an explosion, by which two men, J.
Kirkpatrick, Editor of the Peoria Ameri-
can, and J. Pickett, Editor of the Daily
Champion, lost their lives.