Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-05-23
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whiggery yet lingering in him" to rememb,
that President FILLMORE has "gui llotned every
wing paper in Vermont, Maine, New Hamp.
shire and Massachusetts, which did not come
square up to the mark and sustain the Fugitive
Slave Bill" Nobody but 'sneakng' man would
try to remember what never occurred. The
Courier knows what class of people to address
its paragraphs to! We believe the Free Press
mas not come square up to the mark named, and
yet the Courier will find little "Government
advertising" in our columns, just received and
handsomely paid for. The Courier concludes
It's paragraph with the expressive word, 'sbah p
"a very natural "wooly head" utterance, and
an appropriate commentary on what precedes it.
- The arrangement Of Trains on the Sar,
atoga d Washington, Rensselaer, g. Saratoga.
ana Saratoga and Schenectady Railroads. in
connection with the Steamboats, and the COR
Meeting lines of Railroad, will be found in our
advertising columns this evening.
COL. JAMES J. DANA, heretofore an En-
glneer on the Vermont Central and the Ogdens
burgh Railroads, is engaged with party of
assistants, in locating Plank Road from St.
Adams to Richford, Franklin County. We
are glad to see our Plank Road Commands
availing themselves of the services of educated
and competent Engineers.
Somebody, having been much troubled
to learn the keys of the Piano Forte. PROPOSES
the following lines as an alienation of the
labor:
HOW TO LEARN THE KEYS IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR
All the G. and A KEYS
Are between the black thyees
And tween the tWOs are all the D'a
Ihen on the right side OF The threes
W Ill be found Bs and C's:
But on the icu side OF the thrces
Are all the IS and all the Els
Mr.. Raymond, we are told, has it in contern-
patton to edit small paper in this city, with Adolf
tionlsh tendencies upon his return from Europe TO
establish which the little rich c0tere in this civ well
known without naming, have promised a larr. and
lavish iund.-LN. \. LrpreSs
ms Is as near the truth as the Express comes in
us poltlcal statements. The paper which Mr. RAY
NoND has been invited to take charge Of is an enter
PRISE projected by two active practical men who be-
sue ueVollhg their own time to the business invest
tirlr own capital. The gentlemen to whom the
I"PIt'a refers are IN no way connected with that en-
te'prlsc.-l -ltJdhg ECc. JGurRdl.
a correspondent of the Kickerbocker
thus writes Dear Mr.. Editor: OF the lie,
nevoIent schemes of the day, the most promi-
nent Just now seems to be suffering Woman :
semstresses poor widows, ETC., etc. and noble
efforts they are, too but among them all
wonder there has never teen formed sS0cicia
TOR AmeIiorattng he Condition Of won,en ,cho
hare Snoring Husbandsr If ever there was
call upon tn e finer feelings of humanity. this
is one; being, believe, truly masculine ac-
complishment
WHEN South Carolina gets fatigued and
"wore down" with notification, secession, aud
other heavy labors, she dverts her patriotic and
sensible mind in the following manner. We
copy from the n. Y Tribune -
n. A tournament in Souh Caroiina came off at the
rinry.Ie rnce course on the 22d April Twenty. six
khl-htS lnagnhccay dressed rode into the list M
the sound OF the trumpet, Oud saluted lie indies
ih'y then rode at The ung The first priza was won
~ hlI@nt ron St John, and he chose the belle OF
81 John Tor The queen. She was crowned with
Whle roses. bali in the evening closed the afIair
Oh, my
The poor Free Democracy after having
stolen The name of the regular Od-liners, are
trying to act as though they felt happv and
comfortable! To read the Patriot, Pcs, and
Courier, one would think that these unfortu-
nate organs" look upon petty lqrceay as one
OF the :" issues that haven't been se,,ed.'
We advise Dewey to be careful how he leaves
codf.h exposed
--The New York papers say that Gen.
Houston talks of resignng bis seat in the
senate The old sinner probable intends to Ego
through course of sprouts" preparatory to the
approaching Presidential campaign
Tr'amph Of hiope orer Experience. The
Brandon Post hopes there will be a mighty
gathering of the petty larceny party at the
g Democratic' State Convention of Free Soilers
in burlington, on the Goth inst. The dis
ressed spectators will find it harder to stea
men than names.
BACK AGAIN.-Mr. JAMES II BURNETT, who has
oeelS Iong and so iavorabiy known to those dong
business IN town, has finally returned from Boston
"!ei' ne mas resided tor year or two, and entered
imuo co-partneTShlp with john H. Robinson Esq
lheN have hlcd MP the old store ON College SIR ct
III hudrrn style, and are prepared to wait on custom
CTS 10 the best OF everything in their lne-Com ier
Mr. BURNETT is desevedly popular as a
Merchant among the shoppers of Burlington,
and we doubt not he will secure a full share
OF the patronage he solcits. The old store is
certainly very handsomely transformed.
The Boston Commonwealth saws that
when Mr.. Senator SUMNER was electcd.he was
ut the residence of Mr. Charles Francis Adams
and when his peculiar" and pie-bald friends
called on him, to make " a rumpus" on the oc-
caslon, he replied that under the circumstances,
. has heaH dictated silence"
The trial of the suit by N. P. Willis
against Edwin Forest, for assault and battery.
commenced in the New York Superior Court
on Thursday, the 9Th inst.
The Maine Legislature organized,
few days ago,-all locofoco with the barnbur-
ner tncture. General Scorr will set this
matter right year hence.
--Messrs A. f. WHEATON e. Co., have