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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-08-22

Soft soap iu some shape please5 all, and,
generally speaking, the more lYe yos put
into II the better.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-08-22

II is stated that the Pacific. during
her last passage, ran, in one day, three
hundred and twenty six miles.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-08-22

Love is as natural to women, as
fragrance to a flower or impudeuce
to a lawyer
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-08-22

GIVE publish the following lines with
pleasure, and hope to hear from the author
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-08-22

Ocean House, Tuesday evening.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13

Public" would prefer the peosantest route, and this
strikes me as quite an item. Suppose two hundred
passengers arrive at Rouse's Point on their way to
Boston or New York. There are two Routes, one
byGrand Isle County, the other through Franklin
and Chttcndcn, which would the majority prefer
Could there be much hesitation in choosing between
the latter and the magnificent Island Route. This
"He advantage would more than counterbalance the
imaginary superiority OF the maitland route These
same passengers arriving at Swanton would not care
Zig, which route they would take, so far as pleas
anncss is concerned. Iithey should it would prob
ably be in favor OF the VI aud Canada Route.
As to the Railroad from Montreal, why may it
not as well be built to Alburgh as to ST. Armunds I!
Your correspondent makes considerable difference
III the distance OF the two routes, but imagine he
exaggerates it. AT any rate, the distance shOuld be
reckoned from Burlington to Rouse's Point, since if
the Rutland Company do not JuHd the road from
Swnnton to Rouse's Point, they will have to pdy for
the use of it, which is substantially the same thing.
That privilege cannot be obtained 'tor song" 1t
would be cheaper in the end to take our route to Al
bnrgh and then built bridge Of their own to Rouses
Point am one of those who think our Legislature
did an outrageous thing, when they proposed to COM
pei the VI. and Canada Company to build a double
track from Rouscs Point to Swanton If it had
been tom Rouses Point to Alburgh, perhaps it
would have been equitable. But suppose New
York should not require the double track, then
what! Suppose New York should not allow the
Company to bridge at ALL how much better for the
Rutland Road to pass through our County to Al
burgh. After all Cassus has said about the valley
of the Missisquo &c. imagine the great point is a
connection with the OgIens burgh Road. might
add to wnat have before said that considerable
"ood' for Railroad might be Obtained for the kut-
land Road from the west side of the Lake, which is
convenient to this County Perhaps, however, the
most OF this would go around by Rouse's Point
In estimating the local business to which his rout,
would be accessible, Cassius seems almost to forget
that there is such Road already in operation as the
VI. and Canada Road. | n :sure him that there i
such Road, and that it will always have rake 0
considerable breadth through Franklin and Chi:ten
den Counties. Perhaps the Directors have actc,
,oisely, PcrhapS too, they have been nsled. The
know infinitely more, grant, than green oles
about their own business. But am convinced tina
they do make mistakes, and that a peculiar kind q
influence does often lead them astray 1t is no con
Germ OF mine. If it is to be completed during tn
coming year" its no use talking ;" so here snub IN
pen, Finis and will not be stubborn about only on
thing viz Il will not consent to be called by an
other name than 7. B. |.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13
The Western Vermont IL ailrOad

We learn that the managers Of this Public
ready for business operation within year from
the prescn. time. 1t was placed under contract
in October, aud the reputation of the several
Contractors alfJrds strong guaranty that the
work will be performed.
Our readers know that this road runs from
its connection with the Rutland and Burlinc-
ton, at Rutland, through the southern portion
Of Rutland County, aud the entire length of
the rich and productive County of Bennington
which is as yet "ierr1 incognita" to the prac.
teal effects Of Railroads upon the business and
prosperity Of a community. Bennington Couu-
ty is exceedingly rich in mineral resources es-
pecaly, and the energy aud enterprise of her
Inhabitants have already accomplished "A good
deal towards their development, S.cl pro-
duclons, however, require the facility and
chcapness Of transportation which railroad
supplies. The mere cost Of transportation, I'M
der the eristinS State of things, excludes, aud
would forever exclude, the heavy product ons,
(of iron or clay, for instance), of Bennington
County from becoming Of extensive conner.
cial Importance. Articles whose "raw material
is cheap, and whose expense to consumes is
materially augmented by the cost of transport
lation, need Railroads, which are the great
commercial Jewelers.. The town of Bennington
Is already largely engaged in Manufacturing
aud several years ago the importance Of her
trade secured for her the advantages of ma
cadamizrd road to Troy. With the superior
and complete facilities Of Railroad connec tiun
with the Hudson, we expect her TO become the
NJ chichester of-Vernont, al least! We sug-
gest to our friends LYMAN and FENTOs tina,
that City Charter must be "lcoked To and
the one Of them who has wife, 1--WE trust they
both have shall be first Lord Mayor. A ver-
million edicl
but our present purpose is to refer, more
particularly, to the Western W., Railroad. A.
we have before said, the entire lile is unde
contract and progress, as is the section Of the
Troy and Boston Road from Troy to the State
Line, the point of union of the two. The Chic
Engineer of the Troy and Boston Road, Mr.
JOHNSON, we understand 10 be gentleman o
great efficiency and energy, and he engages
that has work, to the point named, shall be fin
shed within year. Our Iroan friends hav,
put their shoulder to this wheel, and our obser
vation is that they are exceedingly apt to per
iorn what they sei themselves about. Co
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13

their workshops and dwellings to chase fu- !
gitvcs, put irons on their limbs and return
them TO their tormentCr. The army and
navy cannot command The carrying out Of
such II law. The general government has no
power to uphold slavery. It is an in3litu
ton Of the rtates. The people Of his (Mr
Giddings') district would not assist in exc
cutting the slave law the slave catcher is
regarded as worse than pirate and the
moment cannon arc brought against north
ern frccmcn that moment the death knclI
Of the Republic is sounded. From this
time forward, we know where the President
is. He is in favor of the fugitive slave
law, and bv il the administration must stand
or fall. The lines Of f.c,dom and slavery
are drawn as wide as the impossible gull
that separated Dives and l. rus.
We know, said Mr. Giddings, where par.
ties stard. Out Of Il, 900 lugitivcs in the
north, not more than four or five have been
captured. Nine out of ten Of the Wing
papers have denounced and cxocrated this
law, and the public Indignation will sweep
it out Of existence.
Mr. McClcrnand said, in cfTtring an
amendment, that as Il cilzcn OF a free state
he disavowcd for himself aud Ii osc he rep
resented and far the whole state of Illinois
thc revolutionary. scditlous and he miyht
,a,, ,r,,,,.,,,,lIa ',,.'',,,aI H., e.
Giddings, who objected 10 the fugitive
slave act. He said that it was fraud on
the constitution and on common honesty,
to profess adherence to the constitution and
at the same time to object to tie law. If
| if had not been for those with whom the
,or,1o,,,on ,o,s ,boro would b,yo Ioo,,
% aac'as;ao r,r ,l,;,1 ,v.
''o ooO"o'o" 'C' ''''' law.
Would he tell us t"at without THIS clause the
constitution could nave been adopted lhe act
OF 93 TO carry out inns provision was signed by
washington was the gehtIemin mere pure,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13
o. We believe the corresponding Editor

o. We believe " the corresponding Editor"
of tie Brandon Post has proved that the new
l.cense Law is unconstitutional, besides being
decided invasion Of "the rights oil the South
lie regards it as a "pecu!iar inslitulion," and
our brethren OF the South have an indeiea sable
and exclusive right to that class OF "instllu-
TONS We have read the argument of our
esteemed brother" and think it conclusive
on the points named-,nd no other. 1t is real
ly "rctlreshing," Us the boy said when his
mother gave him licking y to see so much
ability employed IN the side Of - Freedom -
who want to drink, should drink, and those
who don't should don't-the true democratic
moral-suasion platform.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13

GILBERT, the experienced Chief Engineer of
the Bennington Road, will take care OF his part
Of the work. His II ,ad is under contract as
follows the first 90 miles south from Ru-
land, to Messrs. J. g. G.. COLLINS, gentlemen
who have recently completed heavy contracts
on the Is ,ston Water Works in the most ac-
ccpabe manner, and who have secured high
reputation, AS Contractors, in that City aud
New York, the succeeding Is miles, south
wards, is in the hands of II. II. BANTER, Of
Bellows Tails in our poor judgment, about the
best Contractor that ever paid particular aIten-
ton to the philosophy of spades and gunpowder
as applet to the construction of Railroads. lie
is man who never asks " three days grace"
nor one days grace, on any contract he assumes;
and it is our pirate opinion, speaking ofgrace)
that Ills Grace, the Duke of Dorset will be
ready with a" free pass " for any train Of Cars
that may come to him from Troy or Rutland
The remaining distance, 5 miles), to the State
Line, is contracted to Messrs. BRowN, REED g.
FRosT, who executed large amount Of work
on the Rutland Roal and did it up emphatical-
ly" brown!'
We are at liberty to infer, therefore, that the
Western Vermont Railroad is a i" fact " in
rapid process of being tixed," and we con-
clude by very cordially congratulatins the
friends of that peculiar institution :"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE.

The following is the portion of the able and
excellent Report OF the Secretary Of the Inter.
io-. Hon. Mr.. STUART. which relates to Bu-
reau of Agriculture. 1t ID clear. cogent and
convincing, aud in no State of the Union will
Mr.. STUART meet with warmer praise Tor the
ed below than in Vermont. We thank him for
his appropriate and elevated appreciation of he
dignity and importance of Agriculture, and for
saying that more seems to be due to branch
of industry which employs more than half our
population and, 10 a great erient, sustains he
other" Ii evinces, in one sentence, correct
knowledge of the intimate reciprocal relations
sad dependencies Of Agriculture and Manufac-
lures. We like to read such sentiments from
Southern man. They show their author Ia
~ not a partisan, but an American. Mr.
SrUART says
In surveying the various interests of the
country 40 one can fail to observe how little
has been done by Government to promote the
cause of agriculture. 1t is trre, the culilvatoT
IL tie soil, in common with all other classes o
tociety, enjoys the protection Of the laws and
tie blessings incident to good government
Lut somethinc more seems To be due to a brancl
of industry which EMPLOYS more than half Out
population, and, To a great extent, sustains the
other.
The power of the General Government owe
this subject is limited, but this furnishes no gnot
I.ason Why il should no, be exercised SO Tar al
il does legilimately extend.
The ordinary means adopted to afford protec
lion to the manufacturing and commercial in
ieresIs are comparatively Imperative in rega"
Ia the agricultural. A Tariff can do but little
dmtcIly, Ia benefit the iarmcr or the planter
The staple productions of The South are Pecu
liar Ia that climate, and, therefore. are in n
aanger from abroad. Those of the North ant
West, in consequence oflhe fertility of the sol
and he low prices at which land can be bought
are produced al lese cost there Than in othe
countries, and consequently, except urder ca
traordinary contingencies, need no protection
by mpo.ts On the breadSlufi's Of foreign ma
uUnb.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13
ARRIVAL OF TIE GEORGIA.

TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
The u. ;. Mail steamship Georgia, 1t. d
d. Porter, L. 5. n, Commander arrived Mt
New York ON Saturday morning. from Chagres
via Havana, with the Pacific mails and $50
passengers. $50 passengers were left at Ha-
vana to 60 to New Orleans by the Ohio. The
Georgia LETT ChagreS on the Goth left there the
steamer Empire City, waiting for the specie
- 800 ,OUO-5ruught down in the Panama on
freight from San Francisco. The Empire Ci-
ty has $50 passengers.
The Norlherner and Panama were the only
steamers from San Francisco. The Consttu-
ton, propeller, had also arrived from Naparai-
so. a number Of sailing vessels were daily
expected with passengers; and about 1000 in
tended to cross over from Realelo to San Juan.
The British steamer Avon took $780, all she
could accommodate.
1t rained necessarily vile the Georgia was
at Chagres, and tie roads were uncommonly
bad. -Four vessels, two briggs and two schoon-
erS, names unknown. were ashore on the beach
to the North and West of Chagres Harbor; 3
being tots loss, the other would be got off.
The Georgia brought about million of gold
in the hands of passengers, and one hundred
thousand on freight.
The Georgia left Havana on the I'd inst, in
at Havana, the steemer Pacific, with SO pas
sengers for Chagres.
Senators Gwnn, Foote, and Downs came
passengers in the Gorgia, also Hon. Messrs.
Morse, La Sere, and Judge Rullard, of the
House Of Representatives and Gen. Herrera
and Don Ramon Herrera.
Every thing was quiet in Havana, and Ameri
cans were permitted to go on shore without
ultncuItV, The American alsO
permitted 10 60 TO their docks. Better feeling
seemed to prevail, and the Lopez expedition
was almost forgotten,
Jonathan c. Foster, of Beverly, Mass, and
Joseph Guild, of Sharon, Mass, passengers.
died on board and We're buried at sea. They
were both from California, and died from tho
effects of disentery. There was no prevailing
sickness at Panama or at Chagres.
The following statement shows the amount
of bullion arrived and cleared from the port of
San Francisco, District of Upper California,
during each quarter, from November 18th, ls-
40, 10 September a0th, 1850, inclusive;
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13
STEA MBOATS.

We learn that the regular line Boats, on
Lake Champlain went into Winter quarters "
on Monday last.
The steamer ".Saran e." Capt. O'GaADy,
has been put upon the line between Burlington
& st Johns, and will make her trips regularly
until driven off by the icc-connocting with
the Ogdensburgh Railroad at Rouses Point,
and the { hampain g. st. Lawrence Railroad
st Johns, and both Railroads at this place
Passengers for Whitehall, Troy, and Albany
can tlkc the &. A NJ. train for Rutland, thence
by Whitehall Railroad arriving at Hudson Riv-
er in time for the evening Boat to New York
CITY.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13

O. -Four Tickets are in nomination for Of
ticers of the Troy Young Mems Association,
for the year ensuing the Regular Nomina
ton, the Regular opposition, the Independent
Opposition, and the Union Ticket, OF " Silver
Greys.' A great many of the oldes, inhabi'
tants of Troy have " moved out Of Town to
await the final result. An earthquake has been
engaged, TO announce the triumph of the sue
cessiul ticket by breaking large amount OF
crockrry and producing general jar" The
Presidential candidates are our frield JOHN A
GRiswoLp, (of the "Slver Greys, '-Lh, john )
joins B. TIBBITs and GURpoN b. WALLACE,-
Mr.. TIBBlrs being on two boller tickets. The
election takes place tomorrow. We are afraid
1.-The Union is in danger!
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13
New and cow nient arrangement of Trains on the
Rutland Rail Road.

Our readers W II observe by referring to our
advertising columns, that on Monday last, an
additional Passenger Train was placed on the
Rutland and Burlington Road, which will
leave for Boston, New York, &c. every day u
} o'clock, p. NJ. Passengers by is train will
lodge at Bellows Falls, and reach Boston the
next day at 2 p. NJ. The returning Trains are
adapted to the new arrangement, reaching Bur
lington at ten minutes before ~ a NJ and ten
minutes before &, p. NJ This adjustment OF
arrivals aud departures will prove great con-
vcnicncc an | accommodation, especially to way
passengers on the line Of the Road. Persons
can visit Burlington, from Bellows Falls for
example, spend two hours in our llage, and
attend tea-party or any other idlencss, at
home, the same rrcmt"g! Well, "tmcs isn't
as they used to was !"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13

0FThe report that The Daily Sentinel, "the
oldest Daily in the State y, has stopped, is ul.
founded, or, at any rate, premature. 1t - comes
out" semi. occasonly, and-goes in again.
IN late miscellaneous numher it showed that
what the Free Press advoc ,les, fails; and villa,
it opposes, succecds-on the regular Rory o
More platform -
"Dhrames always 60 by conthraries, my
dear "
The joke would be 'oleraby good one if the
Sentinel were not in the same category. As
It's, it is rather dsma' hardly above the
standard of the Brandon Post.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13

This is a great country.-The Albany In OK
erbocIer and Express are just now engaged in
an animated quarrel as to which offers to its
readers the bts likeness of Dunbar the man on
trial in that City for the murder Of the Lester
children We bet on Hastings, and the ''Fu-
gitve Slave question may go to thunder, "
till This matter is settled.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13

~ The Michigan State Constitution was
adopted at the recent election bv majority OF
5 or to one bat The "equal suffrage" provis-
ion was rejected by vote of three TO one.
1.-THE Florida Legislature met on the 25th
ull., Roxert J. Floyd was chosen President of
the Senate, and Hugh Archer Speaker of the
House. There is one LocoIoco majority in the
Scnlte, but the House Is tied.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13

South CAROLINA LEGIsLATURE.-In the
House on Saturday, sixty thousand dollars
were appropriated to the purchase or ord
nance. In the Senate, resolution was adop-
ted for the committee on Military to report up
on the eXpediency Of establishing an ordnance
Lu eau in the State.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13

0FTrees are migratory in their habits, for
wherever they may winter, they are sure to leare
in the spring most of them are extremely pod
lite aud full Of boUghs. -Galena III. Gas.
eLe.
They, also as they grow old, acquire canine
propensities by increasing their brk. o. rhc
Boston Daily Adrereiser, which insists that no
man who gets run over by a Locomotive, and
half-k ied, is mhite man, because he is ne :
cessariIy "ysller," will please copy
Country papers are under no obligations TO mo-
uopoiize these atrocities.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-02
Our Bsltimsrc Correspondence.

DhIihokk, aug. OIL, lcoO
Mail RObbu A,reaed-Teribs Aeeident-b,de-
pendent Greys- The Bank Fhiiure, &c.
A young man named Stephen Morgan has been
arrested at Chaptico, Nd, and committed for trial
on the charge Of stealing letters from the mall at
various times, containing money to the amount Of
about t70o One Of the secret agents Of the De-
partment DR.. Fitzpatrick, was sent to ferret the
matter out, and succeeded in trapping him with
decoy letter in his and also discovered
among his papers other evidences of guilt He is a
member Of one Of the most respected and wealthy
families in 81. Mays county, and hitherto sus-
tanned an uDbemisbed character.
A terrible accident occurred yesterday On the
Susquehahna railroad. The passenger frain, on
crossing bridge, few miles beyond the city, was
Observed by the conductor to jolt very heavily, but
on looking back nothing could be seen, and they
came on TO the city. On arriving, the wheels Of the
cars were examined and spots OF blood discovered,
with part OF a mans coat Ia the gearing. The
conductor immediately started back with loco.
motive, and on arriving at the bridge, the body of
man was discovered N the water beneath, horribly
crushed, having, on being run over fallen through
the openings in the bridge. The body was brought
to the city, and all efforts TO identify IL proved
aborfive.
The Independent Gregg, which company visited
New York IN the Spring, have at last split, thirty
Of the members having last night Withdrawn The
seceders will form new company, calledthe Law
Greys, under the command Of Captain France,
formerly the commander Of the Light Infantry al
Washington.
The journeymen tsilors Of this city. numbering
about 200, OF whom 800 are Germans, are pre-
pairing for strike. Thoee who work for slep shops
declare that they cannot make more than ~ 80 per
week, when they have steady work, which 10 but
seldom. They have adopted constitution and
by-laws, identical with that Of the New York
tsilors Protective Union. They also propose TO
tablish stores similar to those Of New York.
-Four dollar notes, purporting TO be Of the Far
mers' and Merchants bank Of Frederick, being al
tered from the notes Of some broken bank, in mo-
wise like the genuine have been put In circulation
in this city.
Nothing new has been heard from the Hsvre de
Grscc bank. All W kept silent, and the holders
ere left 10 whistle Tor their money.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-02
wAsHNoroS, August 90, 1850.

S,dw. m0g--CTtBi. Con-, DC. 3c.
There has been court sitting in the Cen
eral Land Office, investigating case Of Qres, deli
cscy. The court organized by calling in a
very distinguished Senator, nom the West, as As
sociate Judge to the Commissioner Of the General
Lend Office, as Chief Justice. The crier notified
the West End, that a secret inquisition, OF star
chamber court, resembling one Of Mr.. Shandy's
beds Of justice, was held touching certain matters
tbetwe,n certsn'clerk in the said Land Office and
a very pretty wife Of another man, against the
peace Of the good people Of the city of washington
and in violation Of the seventh commandment and
the rights Of Congress Il is said an apology for
this strange proceeding on the part Of the Commis-
soner 81 the Land Office and his associate, the ho-
nor.ble Senator, that the suspected clerk, TO &C.
auire rcspectabiity and establish reputation with
Mr. Webster, requested examnA ion; and that
the smisble Commissioner and Senator consented to
give him lift, BY changing the venue from the
City Hall 20 the Land Office; but, shade Of Master
Robert Shallow, Eco who ever heard Of such
lproceedirg on such a subject II this Is to be
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-02

precedent, the business of the Land Office will
quire a new brigade of clerks and messengers,
which no man can number now; and the titles TO
wives here will become as complicated and intri-
cate as the land titles in California and other ter
ritories. The traces to either are go nearly and
Great moral and LEGAL talent to setrIe and define
them satisfactorily. What the verdict OF the court
is, know not; but the very trial will advance the
defendant, and add something to the new and Won
Chief Justice Butterfield must have reporter for
his court. and mean to apply for the place at once
Gov. Young is here, working for Maxwell.