Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-12-25

S10ssuth s .fdufcSS an BrOOHyn. .NeN l0Fh'
Dec. Is. The Plymouth Church. az Brooklyn.
was crowded this evening, to hear kossuths Ad-
dress As the tickets were 50 each, the receipts
could not have been less than $4,000. Kos
suth was introduced by Rev. Henry Ward Bee
cher. in brief and appropriate speech, after
which kossuih arose and was enthusiastically
checred. He commenced by saying he really
felt little embarrassed; that he was only the
shadow of better things TO come after him that
he was not now IN the morning Of life. bat rather
at that time when the shadow does not precede
the body but follows. He did not come 90 make
an eloquent speech, but TO acknowledge the sym
pathy with which he had been honored since his
arrival IN this country-n0t only for himself, but
for his poor, down-trodden country.
lie next adyerted to the subject of religion,
and nearly the whole speech. which was up
wards of an hour in its delivery, was devoted 10
the subject OF religious liberty in Hungary He
gave very minute and interesting history of his
subject going as far back as the Reformation.
He was listened to throughout with great at
iention, and closed amidst great applause.
The proposition before the Georgia Legislature
calling on the people to unite IN sending deleg-
utes TO the Democratic Presidential Convention
has been rcIecied-yeas H2, nays 20
On the oh inst, the anniversary of the cxecu
ton of Robert Blum at Vienna, biack-edgoC
placards were found pasted on the street corners
of Dresden. containing the words Robert Bi'U
Ices The police have endeayored in VAIN {,
discover those who put them up. In Frankfort
ON he-Mane, on the same day, two black flag
were found erected ON an island of the river
containing the inscription" Blum iires-hos
smh iyis The cortr from his tomb,-ths dag fol
unity and .ffeedog,'s fight is daNnng"
a project is on foot in the southern and cen
tral portions of Illinois for the establishment o
an industrial university, in which the science O
agriculture snd the principles Of mechanism
shall be practically taught. The fund for TIN:
purpose, now at the command of the State. has
accrued from the action and foresight Of tho
constitutional convention, assembled at kaskas
ka, in August, 1878, in accepting certain prop
osItions of Congress in relation to certain land:
for school purposes.
Tovoe odviecs cay that Col. Rogo.= La4 rsasv
cred % Mexican boys and women, who were
taken captive bY the lnbIans, with whom he had
utmeO treaty.
Miss Septinla Fogg, daughter of the Hon, T.
b. fogg, State Senator from Davidson CO..
Tenn. died 10 Nashville on the 2Sth OF October
She was the great granddaughter of Edward
Budedge and Arthur Middleton, two Of the sign
crs Of the Declaration of independence, and
was greatly admired for her intellectual, moral
and personal accomplishments. | token of re-
spect for herself and father, both Houses of the
Tennessee Legislature adjourned TO attend the
n,,d be,,ra ~ ,l,e n,c,o, of a,',, vonns, loJv
ne Iiarioia -'lha insurance 20 mas maze
INluenH oi ~ per snare. II mas plla Ios.es IL
October alone were $4,000
The London News states 1t as an undoubte'
aud unpleasant fact that the Papsis, under tho
political as well ms religious direction of the
priesthood, are taking an active part aralns