Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-04-18
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establishing an alIedged system of National ex-
changes in books and works of art, is now seri- |
ousIy suspected of having been acting all the
while for his own benefit, by putting into the
private bookstore he is now keeping in Paris, the
amehse number of books &c. he had given
him in this country to become, as the donors all
supposed the property of the French govern
meut. If this be so, the fraud is daring one,
for Vattenare, when here, not only enlisted con
gresa, but ne lry every State in the Union in
his designs, from all of which he procured col
ectons of books more or less valuable, general
y leaving as an earnest of what he said would
come to make upa fair exchange, few French
pictures that might have cost shilling piece;
at all events such was about the amonnt of what
took place at our own Capitol when he visited it,
on his pretended mission, during the session of
the legislature, in Oct. 1913.
| THE TWO WEBsTERs, We have been amused
to see i, announced recently in some of tile
English papers, that "Daniel Webster, the A.
mercan Statesman, has murdered one DR.. Park
man."
This is not so unnatural mistake, after all,
as might have been made, though mistake it
certainly is; for while it is John Webster who
has committed the homicide, Daniel Webster
has only committed Suicide,
THE MoNTPEMERA CALIFORNi COMPANY, all
safely arrived. 70. Waterman, our California
Correspondent, has sent us San francisco
Daily, showing his presence in that magic, Or if
the reader peases, mushroom city. lie has also
written a letter to friend in this Village an.
nouncing the arrival there of himself and all his
company in health and spirits, and that they had
all set their faces for the mines, from Which II
letter is promised us soon.
A GOLD MINE IN VERMoNT.-Consderab Bile
was said last yer in the papers about gold being
found in Fayetteville Vt. 1t is now said a
quantity has recently been found in Westfeld
Mass. and that company is being formed to
dig for it there and on the banks of West river
opposite to Wes,fed on the Vermont side OF
the Connecticut.
Mas. PARTINGroN--Saxe, we suppose 1t IS
of the Burlington Sentinel, says that original
md genuine AIRS Partrngton. tho Boston Pos ,,
old woman Of straw, set up for mouth piece to
utter drolleres and blum crs, is Mr.. Benjlmin
Shilaber one of the Editors of the Pathfinder.
lis O. -, toll, t,Io nj nj hat
surprising we tel one, and that is that he, the
sad S,xe, is the " Our Jeems" Of the Boston
Post"
CoLD AND SwEEr.-Gen Miranda, the some
wha, noted Spanish leader, who first undertook
to revolutionize South America, and VIII, was n
bit of philosopher in his way used to contend,
that Coll ,Ols The greatest evil. and Street The
greatest blessing Of Gt." Admitting the truth
of this theory as we have often felt inclined to
do, we can, in this cold and bosterous weather
Of April, gain the consolation that the more OF
the evil, cold, we are forced to experience, the
more of the blessing, sweet, we shall be likely
to obtain. Two thirds of the usual yearly aver
age Of maple sugar has probably already been
made, and if the almost unprecedented weather
of the past week continues, an unusual quantity
of this native sacharine product so pure, so fla
vorous and SO unrivacd Tor the palate, may be-
expected as the aggregate of the season.
TEACHERS INSTITUTES. - Gov. Eaton, the
State superintendent of schools, has been get
ting up teachers institute, in Windsor County
His Circular to ensure the attendance Of all the
teachers in that section, reminded us Of one o
Gen. Smythe's procamatiors for drumming W
recruits in the war of 1912. "Come in compa
MES, come in pairs, come singly" But the SUI
pernen1ant is right both in matter an manner
and his spirited and earnest movement in the
business, is the most promising indication o
school thrift in our state, which we have seer
for these two years.
An omnibus bill, embracing California
New Mexico, fugitive slaves, &c, &c, il
bling prepared by Mr.. McCiernand in the
H >use, which it is hoped to force through
congress in lump. II this scheme breaks
down, it is matter of doubt ifIhe comprom
Use will be able to rally their forces again
so as to accomplish much afterwards. The
great effort will be to make dromedary o
California and send through all the cola
teral topics of slavery on its back Mr.
Benton having declared himself to be in ia
vor Of bringing in Calliorna" solitary and a
lone" and other indications pointing strong
ly in the same direction, it is, however, no
Improbable that stronger vote can be 60
for division, than for compromising in gen
ereal When the question comes to a 6na
vote, we are to see protracted and fiery
-. sitting, aud very considerable har"-up-
1t will be the dying roll of the last thunder
clap-the last blazing flicker of the ,cOnsu
med candle of dissolution in its socket
! THE WmMoT Pm vlsO IN MICHIGAN The
| Michigan House of Representatives, on The
10Th uIt passed resolutions sustaining The
, course Of Gen. Cass on the Slavery question
: Resolutions were then offered by Mr. .Leech
emb"dying the principle Of the WImot Pro
viso, They were rejt cied % To 81.
CUBA.-The correspondent of the Jour
nal Of Commerce, March Goth says Thu
,, Cuba Invasion project attracts much atten
, ton. Some members of Congress are wei
apprised of the movements. Commodore
Parker it is said, may wink at the proceed
iugs | know several highly respectable
gentleman Of the North aud South, now il
this city, who have been solicited to taxi
command. The chief command is offere'
to Northern man, whose name will no
now mention;"
>. ~ A young lady was robbed in a New
/ York omnibus, of $40, with which she wa
, about to purchase her wedding garments"