Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-10-17

appointments By The President-F. H. Fessen-
den, to be Postmaster at Brattleboro Asa Chap
man, do. at Middlebury; Willis Kinsman, do at
Hanover, N. H.
The residents of Salisbury, NJ H., the birth
place of Mr.. Webster, have addressed to him 4
congratuatory letter on his recent efforts in be-
halt Of the Union, to which he has replied in ap-
proprate terms.
C. The first reports of the Ohio and Penn.
sylvania elections are favorable to the locos.
| GA despatch from Washington dated the
9th inst. says, 'sThe Cabinet was in session five
hours yesterday, discussing the future policy of
the Administration Many important removals
were made in the Treasury Department yester-
day."
From Tsras Baltimore, Oct. 4, 1850. Tex
as papers say that the question now with the
people Of that State is APearce" or war. The
Indians have ceased their plundering operations
in the INFERIOR.
The Texas papers say that General Howard
has pu ,lished letter, explaining to his consti-
'uents his vote on the Texas boundary, and
poTntins -sstfrs advantages. ------s.s.t -
The cotton crop in Texas is good, sui is suf-
fering from drought in the western section of
the State.
The Springfield Republican says that the
colored people of that place are getting consid-
erably excited in regard to the new slave law,
and have armed themselves against any emer-
gency that may arise. The Rev. Mr. Mars,
(colored) preached a sermon frum the text,
And he that hath no sword let him sell his gar
ment to buy one."
Pit,sbwg, Sept. 2S-The excitement increas-
es among our colored population in relation to
the fugitive slave law. Nearly all the walters
in the hotels have fled to Canada. Sunday, 80
fled on Monday forty; on Tuesday, fifty on
"Wednesday, thirty; and up to this time the num-
Der that has left will not fall shor; of three hun
dred. They went in large bodies armed with
pistols and bowie knives, determined to die, rath-
er than be captured.
Secession Rumors-The Washington cores
pondeDt of the New York Commercial Advert
ser states that reports have reached the seat of
government from reliable sources, that serious
preparations are making ir South Carolina, un-
der the sanction of the State authorities, for
general plan Of resistance to the laws OF the Uni
ted States, or in other words, for secession. The
Governor has intimated to the Senators and
Members from the State at Washington, that he
designs converting the Legislature directly af-
ter the next State election, which will take place
early in October. He will recommend the inn
mediate call of convention, and it is expected
that the Legislature will comply, without any
expressed DIVISION OF opinion on the MEASURE
The plan said to be to invite the direct and
cordial cooperation of Georgia.
1t is said, nowadays, that when girl entices
young man to the altar, she draws the beau
into snot.
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run from Wells River to McIndoe's Falls las
Monday.
Curtaitnent of Business. We understan
from the Lowell Courier that it has been decided
TO reduce the active business operations of three
of the manufacturing corporations in that city
about one halt, viz: the Suffolk, Hamilton, an
Appleton mills.
Washington, Oct. 3.-The Secretary Of the
Interior has issued Instructions and directions.
as to the execution Of the Land Bounty act.-
Nothing but patents to be transferable. Agents
must be avoided. Old soldiers must have the
benefit. and no expense incurred. He recon-
mends TO each county in Western States to ap-
point general agent tor old soldiers to do their
business at Washington. Instructions are to BE-
sent to every Court House.
% Georgetown, d. c., has now population
Of b Y5I, which shows an increase OF $50 since
1910.
Foreign Observation-Disclosures has reached
England that the Chamber of Deputies of Rio
JaneIro, had Come to the conclusion that the
traffic in slaves was piracy, and that therefore.
the most stringent steps would be taken to sio
the inhuDan traffic.
As the Irish harvest becomes general, scar
city OF laborers--a novel complaint in Ireland
is experienced in several distrets-thus exhibit
ing the formidable inroads made by famine, en-
lgratlon, and clearances, upon the rural popula-
ton.
A Woonsocket (R. l pa. says that several cot
ton mills in the valley OF the Quinebaugh, Con-
necilcut have shut down their gates, and that the
proprietors of other factories are preparing to
stop operations.