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OEsIRABLE Property for Hsnf.-A large three story s
house. with three story hack building attached thereto, ~
c win stable and coach house The premises, occupied
present BY Robert Mills, situated upon between
% streets Possession given the i day q M Inquire
Mar l3-3hf Adjoining The premises
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Orders Tickets and Shares and Certificates Of Packages in III
above splendid lotteries prompt attention,
Of each drawing sent Immediately aer
- - address j. q c. MAURY, Agents,
Mar 81 Alexandria, Virginia.
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Late Accounts from California.
New ORLEANS. Jan. {

The Alabama brought $50 600 in gold
on freight, and passenger brought $780,
600.
The steamship Unicorn was TO leave
San Francisco on the l0lh, and vas ex
pecird AT Panama Ian LIST.
When the Alabama left, the Falcon had
not arrived at Chagres.
The Panama Eel o says that gold mine
had been discovered III the province oil
Varaguas on the lsnmus. Sone Amcri-
cans had gone 10 dig there in preference 10
going 10 California.
Passengers give an awful account of the
state Of affairs ut California. The scurvy
was raging al the mines.
The steamer Panama sailed for San
Ir ncisco on the 2SIh ull.
According 10 law enacted by the re-
public OF New Grenaia, free Trade exists
on the lslhnus AFTER The lst Of January,
Tue Tribune has accounts from San
francisco 10 Dec. Isl. The Oregon from
Panama had not yet arrived. Al The state
election $4,000 voies were ca.l Burnett
Was elected governor; John McDougal,
lieutenant governor. The members eleci
10 the house Of representatives are George
w. Wright and Edward Gilbert both
democrats. There WAS nothing additional
relative To The legislature, or the choice OF
United States Senator.
All was uuielln California. Labor was
cheaper III consequence or the numbers
who we're leaving the mines. Provisions
aud vegetables were very scarce and high.
Heavy boots bring $96 pair.
San Francisco numbers 20, 600 regular
inhabIianIs.
III Al
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Register & Golnxp.
Middlebury, Jan. IS, 1850.
Our New Head.

Besides greatly enlarging our paper. and
otherwise changing its external appearance,
we have maize, as already minated, an al d.
iteration in its name. We do this not from
the desire of something new, (for our dispo.
sition is conservative rather than otherwise. J
so much ms under the impression that an i'm
provcment in this direction was needed. and
that the present change would be acceptable
to all concerned.
We have DELAYED. and hesitaed somewhat.
we must further say. ms to taking this step
not only on account of the temporary incori-
venicnce which will necessarily result but
also out of regard Cor the preference Of our
late much respected predecessor, who So
lccted the cognomcn Of" The Northern Gal
axv," and from the pleasant associations con-
neciod, in our mind, with that name. during
the period we have sustained onr present re.
lations to this paper. We have had some
apprehension, also, that new appelaiiou
however acceptable in Other respects, might
at first strike the minds of our readers lit
lie unrlcasNntly, if not, in some cases, as a
needless innovation.
Notwithstanding all these obstacles. how
ever, we have ut length determined on the
modification this week presented as afford
ing modest and appropriate title for n
weekly journal such AS ours aims to he. with
out being liable to any of the objections
which have occurred to us (and. perhaps. to
many of our fricnds) against the former
head. In several of the other States. "RrG.
IsTEn" seems TO be favoric newspaper IL
tie. That name, almost alone among the
more current designations adopted by the
public press, remains hitherto unappropri
ated in this State and we have selected il
not with a view of initiating any one of the
several respectable namesakes which will al
once occur to the mind of every reader, OF
on account of any special fondness for thi.
term above every other, bat simply from a
desire 10 be known-PrEMANEHTLY- by
an acceptable, unpreiendng, and expressive
appela'ion.
-Exchanges, and all persons having
correspondence with us, will please observe
! our present title, and address accordingly.
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TO Mr.. Cooper. ,ho novelist being in
New York city lately, he and the editor o.
The Home Journal ~ p. Willis, were con-
versing upon the period when they met in
Paris, 1882:
81 was calling upon Lafayette one dav,
(snid Mr.. Cooper) aud was lie, in by his
confidential servant, who. il sirnrk me.
showed signs Of having something TO con-
ceal. He said his master was nj home.
and after moments hesitation, made
way for me TO 90 on as usual 10 his private
ionm-hnt saw that there was some EN-
harrassmpnl | walked in and found the
General alone He received me with the
same cordially as ever. but inquired with
some eacerness who lei me in. and wheh-
or | met an old acquaintance going out. |
told him that his old servant had admitted
me, and that there was certainly something
peculiar in the mans manner hui az ! had
seen no one else. knew nothing more.
All" said the General, ''ihat fellow put
him in the side room. Sit down. and
will tell YOU. Prince Louis Napoleon Bo-
napar;e was here Two minutes nGor'
expressed surprise. Of course, for This
was in '33. when il was death for Bona
par,e IN enter France. eyes" continued
I've btnFTdl, anu nt 'iiit WIFI Il pThIp
siion. He wishes 10 marry my grand
daughter Cemeniine, unite The republican,
lists and The imperioiis's, MAKE himself en-
peror. and my grand daughter em1era-
Iricew sand, if il be moi an indi>crcet
question:" said, "what was yonr answer,
my dear General p II told him." said
Lafayette, 'ihat my family had The Amer
lean notion on that subject, and choose hns-
bands for lhemselves-ihat there was the
young lady-he might go and court her,
and if she liked him, had no objection. "
Mr.. Coope, did moi tell us, says The
Journal. for or course he did not know J
how the prince piled his wooing nor why
he failed. The fair Clemcntine. who thus.
possibly, lost her chance ol heing an en-
press, married Monsieur de Beaumont. and
now represents her rejected admirer as the
French anibassadress al the Court Of A u.s.
tria.
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Western Correspondence.

THE following communication dates back
some months. Wepuhli,h such narrative and
statistical portions as will interest our readers
Eighteen miles West OF Troy, in the -four.
ishing city of Schenectady. We halted day, to
see il rain. This old Dutch village was famous,
during its early history, for its quarrels and law
suits about The legal tenure of its lands; and at
a later date, is noted as the site of Union Col
legc The President, DIR, Norr, is held in pro.
found respect by the villagers and neighboring
inhabitants, both for his learning, his talents as
preacher and his position at the head Of one
of the most popular institutions in our coun-
try; also for his experiments in heat, steam, &c.
which have resulted in material benefits to his
race. His liberal views, in regard to extending
and beautiiyng the delightful location which
he has selected for the College edifces, has con.
uibuIed much to increase the beauty Of that
part of the town. The College is largely pat
ronized' and is supposed to be the means, an
nually, of $50 900 changing hands in the city,
among the boarding. house keepers and various
redesmen.
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and we shall rejoice if the practical effect
OF the measure proves hess disastrous than
now seems probable. The matter is at least
settled, for seven yed.s to come.
The frs. Amendment, providing modifca-
tons in our present system of Representa-.
ton, so ms to give the larger towns an ia
creased number of Representatives, was re-
jected, on Monday, in Con mttee of the
Whole,-alter full and able discussion by
Messrs. Pomeroy, Seymour, Townslcy and
others, in favor. and by Mcssrs. Beardsley.
&C., against-by the very decisive vote Of .
to 21S.
The second Amendment, provilng that
no baloting for Town Representative shall
be had after midnight on the day of cleo
ton, was rcjected-yeas 100, nays l2l.
The Amendment giving the election Of
Registers of Probate to the people was re-
.iccicd, IS TO 1873. That relating to Justices
Of the Peace-gying the election of these
officers directly to the people, and limiting
the number in towns having less than 1000
inhabitants, 10 flee in towns having 1000
and less than 2O00, TO SIREN ; 2O00 and les.
than 5000, ien 5000 and less than 5000
freire more than 5000, fflecu-was adopt.
ed, 159 to GS. The ninth Amendment
providing that the several officers before
named shall be elected annualy.h, ballot,and
fixing the com mrncement Of ;hcir terms al
the Grst Of December nest after their clcc
ton, was also passed on Thursdav,-vea,
1876, nays 81. The tenth, providing tina
these officers shall be elected AS Senators
now are, and providing the mode of return
ing the votes, was adopted, l9l to 81. Tn,
eleventh, providing that the Governor &c.
shall hold over until others are chosen an,
qualified (162 to 2s) the twelfth, providin,
that the State Treasurer Shcrills. ant
High BaiIls shall Give bonds, as the leoi.ln
trre may direct Cl53 10 49, and the four
tccnth, providing for the appor;ionmcnt G
the Senate under the next census as I
29);were sevtially adopted. The thirteenth
/ providing that all amendments proposed b
any future Council oil Censors shall be sub
mltted directly 10 the people for their ador
ton or rejection, was rejected, 43 to -;
The fifteenth, limiting the number Of jus
tees Of the Peace, (Which became unnecc.
sary after the adoption Of the seventh art
J rlp \ was rpi.rtn1 II 70 1c2
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Non-Intercourse with Austria.

We expressed our mind very freely, two
or three weeks ago, on the project of sus-
pending diplomatic Intercourse with Austria
1t is assuming good deal, for our Govern
ment TO set itself up as the censor of the
governments of Europe-or, at least, it is
taking great deal for granted that needs
better confirmation than we are likely ever
to get, 10 suppose that "rebuke" of this
sort would ever have any other than ludi
crous effect upon naughty empire like Thar
of Austria We did not seruple, at the time.
to pronounce the proposition absurd, nor has
the long and able speech of Gen. CAss, adj
mirably calculated as it may be for popular
effect and for election,erinc purposes, chang
ed our view of the matter in the least.
The distinguished Senator does not pre-
sent the atrocities of the Austrian govern
ment in any stronger light than they should
be exhibited, nor is he in advance of the
popular feeling. we imagine, either in the
warmth or sincerity of his Indignation. In
fact, we very much question whether the
whole effort of that gentlcmen-could his
secret motives be fully scannel--was not
directed quite as heartily towards securing
an election to the Presidency, as to arouse
the Austrian government TO Just sense of
the enormilies it has perpclrated, and to in
duce it to assume a course Of conduct more
worthy OF civilized people.
The proposition is absurd in the first
place, as being entirely inadequate to its
purpose-tending to excite mirlh rather than
either remorse or Indignation in the minds
of such a nation as the Austrians, new
err. we strongly suspect, regarded our people
with any TOO much reverence. 1t is prepos-
ferrous, also, as a measure that is simply to
iniure our own citizens, 10y abandoning those
who have already established business rela-
tions in tina: country, TO The tender mercies
of that despotic government. Foreign in
tercourse is maintained for our own sake.
not for that Of other naiions-and to break
of these amicable relations in a huff, is not
whit more shrewd or satisfactory, than the
revenge of the boy, who refuses his dinner
to spite his grandmother.
The remarks of HENRY CLAY, on this
question, are manly, eloquent and just We
give The substance of his reply to Gen. CAss'
in another column, and commend it TO the
not;.a Of ovarv ra a1er
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The Constitutional Convention.

The Convention, on Wednesday last, A.
DOTTED that part of the Amendments pro
posed by the Council of Censors which gives
the election of Assistant Judges, Shcrils and
Bailils, States Attorneys, and Judges of
Probate, directly TO the people. The vote
on these several Amendments ranged from
l75 to 1856 in favor of, and from A to So
against their adoption. So that this much
agitated question is at last setiled-whe'her
so as to advance tho best interests of the
State, remains to be seen, alter fair trial
This important modification of the Consii'u-
ton will of course take effect at the next
September election. The Council which
re commended the change was unanimously
Wing, and composed of some of the ablesl
men in the State. We have opposed this
innovation from the first, as did very re-
spectacle minority in the Council Of Censor'
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government will doubtless he found sui.
dcienIly powerful To protect herself"
There is much good sense in the re-
marks nf senator Phelps, aud when MIR
Calhoun stated in few concise phrase,
what the determination of the South
would be in his opinion, notwilhsiand
ing he was listened To with pr oluuud at.
ienton, the position of Mr. Phelps did
not seem in the least shaken, even on
Mr.. Calhoun's side of the Chamber.
Senator Phelps has evidently dealt a
severe blow TO the hot-heads of the
South.
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Ions CooSEY.

OF Capt, Cook, in the English bark
Sarah. who made such large sacrifices to
rescue the sufferers on board the ship
Caleb Grimshaw." is daily expected To
arrive al this port, says the N. Y. Jour>
nal Of Commerce. In the Board OF Al
dermen. recently. vote of ,hauks for
his heroic conduct. was ordered, and
the freedom of the city is to be present
ed him in gold box. Congress will
undoubtedly take some action on this
subject. aud make honorable mention OF
the generous conduct ofihis officer. lie
siaid by the burning ship seven days
and it is through his humanity and per-
ilous efforts that So many were sased
from certain destruction.
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SaS There are some opinions in .he COM
muncalion of our Southern correspondent,
this week which we are not prepared to en-
dorse, and do not hold ourselves responsible
for. We allude particularly to what is said
of the Annexation Of Cuba If, in fact.
that ISLAM! can be brought into the confed-
eracy as free State. there is one reason the
less TO our mind, against its annexation
but there must he reasons in its favor. even
them stronger than we hare seen, to induce
us to advocate the measure We have been
accustomed to think that our TERRITORY is
quite extensive enough already.
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"a The Green Mountain Freeman thinks
Gen. TAYLoR's declaration that he will
stand by the Union, g. whatever dangers msy
threaten it," meats that he will veto the
Wimol Provisol The editor was evidently
hound TO find that sentiment" somewhere
in the Message, and not coming across it UNI
I'll the last paragraph, is ready to "allirm il
is here. We dare say it isn't anywhere
else I'll though his recommendation in favor
of the admission of California, with a Con-
stiiu'ion forever prohibiting Slavery, docs
look little suspiciousl-
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81 At Washington, having got through
with the labor Of electine a Speaker. the
House has been irwin. lis hand on a Clerk.
The principal candidates seem to be joins
w FoHNEY, of Pennsylvania, disciple OF
that detc,table northern school which, pre-
tending to Democracy, is afraid of noihlng
so much as interie1enre with the pc
culi.r institutions of our Southern brethren"
and T, j. CAMPBELL, Shareholder, who was
Wing Clerk OF the last House. Between
such we have no choice.-BWiingion Courier.
The Courier i, right IT. designating Mr..
Forney AS II "doushface, "(as It does in 50 ma
ny words in another place. though we be-
lieye it is not fact that Mr.. Campbell i, a
stakeholder. And now what do the " Free
Democracy" OF Vermont think of the fact
that their only representative, Mr. Lucius
b. Peck, steadily voted for this same Forncy?
We have always understood that TIE Free
Democrats. had determined to sustain no
man for any office, who was not friendly to
the Wilmoi Proviso. Mr.. Forney, i, is well
known, is openly and zealousy opposed to
that measure.
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"a We acknowledge the reception of a
fine engraved likeness OF L. A. GopEy,
Esq, in adyaace Of the February number of
the Lady's Book, in which it will reach the
subscribers to that excellent monthly. The
proprietor of the Book is what the la
dies would term decidedly handsome man
and we have m question that in per-
son he is as popular as be is through the me-
dium CT his magazine. BY the way, we see
some of our exchanges arc complaining Of
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-01-15

RAILROAD AcCIDEST.-On Friday night
last, the regular passenger train from Bos-
ton, on the Rutland and Burlington Rail
road, reached this place seven hours beyond
the usual time, having run of the track be-
tween Rutland aod Pitisfnrd. The engine
(he " Burlington y and tender were very
much damaged, and the baggage ear was
broken in pieces. Fortunately, none of the
passengers or hands were iajured.
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letter of Mr.. GoDEY'+,in which he informs A
'ou'h CaronianGn reply to an attack of the
dtler) that the Ladys Book has never con.
tanned Abolition articles and tina, he ha,
Withdrawn the obnoxious name nf Grace
Greenwood from its former place on the
cover. 1t is of course, too much TO expect
that Southern jcaousies can always be kept
quiet and we think even so good .natured a
man as Mr.. Cooley looks to be, need hardly
ait empt it,
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O. A teacher Of one of the Sunday
schools was lecluring a class of little
girls on the influence of pious examples
and plous instructions in the formation
of youthful character.
"Ah, Miss Caroline" said he TO one
of the class; "what would Won have been
without your good father aud pious
mother 7"
81 suppose, sir" answered Miss Car
oline, II would have been an orphan. -
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That Review of the Presidents
Message.

Nbt"lnstdndlng The complete, southern,
pro-slavery tone and aspect Of the Message.
we shall see the whole Wing party at the
Norlh-the leaders we mran-throwing IN
their caps and shouting at the top of their
lungs, glory TO Gen. TAYLOR as Wiimot
Proviso man, and as a true exponent of anti
slavery doctrines - brandon Post.
So says the Corresponding Editor, at
The close Of his mastery review Of the Presi-
tents Message. This language was proha-
bly, b'cnded for some other purpose than 10
upset all that precedes. Not content with
reiterating, all through long article, that
the President SAYS NOT oNE WORD" on
those subjects mainly agiiatcd during the
late canvass, the editor at last turns his bat
terics on his own baiilemcnts, and demolish
cs all that he has 50 lahored to establish If
Gen. Taylor " says not one ,cord on /" these
great and al-ab,orbng topics" it will be
rather difficult, we imagine to convict him
of taking ce,y extreme ground with refer
cnce to them
When Gen. Taylor was candidate for
the Presidency, it was said that he would
not, if elected, exercise the Veto power at
.nll--thnt he would sanction su,h Laws a.
" Congress saw fit to pass. Now that Gen.
TAYLOR i elected, he not only does not saw,
-" that he will not use the Veto power but
he says distinctly it SLouM BE- tsed in Ger
" tain cases and these cases are the rery
cases in which it has been usei and its use
Justified by former Presidents"
When Gen. Tal Tor was candidate for
the Presidency" he used the following lam.
guaqe I'm bis Allison letrcr,on this subject -
"Thc rover given bv the constitution TO
the Executive is a high conservative power
n"' IN my op'nion should never be exercised
1,,d, I,.,, 'D ,J y Ut. o'''s't-
eraii,o Jy Conoress.p
This is nreci,eIy fine doctr;no If tho mos.
s,o,-,nd Ills "n,isrerrosen,,,;on - ,ho
Post !, too barcfaced TO need any common,
Gen. T,,lor has NOT cb.ro.d his for,,or
ground. nor is his position at al like ,b,t IA.
ken bv those of the " former Presidents ,,
who used the Veto for mere Ieo;xl,;;,e nnr.
poses. Or to control the action Of the major.
i'm in Corcress who, ,he, bonpone1 "a an.
terrain o,.oosi,e or;rors
"TLcre ;s ano,ber nocu,;ar;,v about ,ho
" Message. On all subjects which do not
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ELooUENCE or THE DiFFiDENT.-
The most eloquent men in the world
have been among the most diliident, and
ready to say with Moses, Il can not
speak 1 am child" Such mems
minds kinde and glow as thew grasp
and develope an important principle.
They are often most awkward in intro
ducing their subjects, manifest no life ar
power ill they come to elucidaie or en-
force a principle, from which radiatl"ns
of light and truth break forth To attract
and fix attention. To sway and absorb the
soul. IL was thus with Fox. Burke
was the most tedious and dull OF all
speakers, and yet, at times. the most
lranscendenIIy eloquent of all who stood
on the floor Of Parliament.