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The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-06-18
BEIfER fIMONH.

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~ tiETfER fE fIMoN
1tts. bhs stsf tssh Hfefea III ,fotbf ef 4ngH
lsapetde--l es9 tl|e IeStthl0ilg of Dr. 1lC0re.
1lf. J9aa Bril- Ihave no hesitation IN say
Ing that believe your Sarsaparilla % be the
hest tlcle ever manufactured for The cufs o.
Scrolula, Syphilis, and many other Cutan0ous
OF Glanuier Affections, having used it.aitll in-
re success IN numbers of the above oases.
Louisville, Dec. %. 1e47. y. M. MOORE.
more Iestsnao1y iron. Dr.. Moore.
mr. JOIN badl: am using your sarsapaf-
Tie 10 several new new cases of Scrofuls, and
with happy ehect. lam now confident Ii ono
OF the most eflcacious medicine that can be
made for that disease. Yours.
Winchester, KY, Feb ], ,'4s
From ~ q. p, YandeR. Professor n IN ennis.
Try ID tie EOutSUiHe Medical College.
/ haVe looked over the lfgtOf Ingredients
comprising JOHN BULLS COMPOUND EX-
TRACT OF FSAnSAPARILLA, and have no
hesitation in saying that they form safe com.
pound, and one that promises well In chronic
diseases, to which it Is applicable.
Lou. June 8, le4s. /. P. YANDELL. N. D.
From Dr.. Rylss, PIysieiGn by appointment
= to tie LOHisvils Marine Hospilal,
LOUISVILLE, March 90, 1649.
/ have examined the preparation ofthe pre-
scr;niion of JOHN BULLS SSARSAPARILLA
and believe the combination to be an excellent
one, and well calculated 10 produce an altern-
ativo impression on the system. ] have used it
both in public aud private practiced, and think
it the best article Of sarsaparilla insgse.
NJ. PYLES. N. D,
Residanh Phusicinn Mn.ino Hor-itnl
The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-06-18

- m ONE oRICES ORE, No. 81 ssx 5sle
may be aress and best asosn Of aaig
w can Sod and be made Purchasers
srce
fear ess cheated but
dstai
comprising full and
The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-06-18

VII subscribers hsRa on haaaand foF sale
4, and Q Horso Wagons and ox.ANaq
ona mada BY Joseph Simanl0nf LebaaOn, Obi
Nay, 25-l 1850. ALLEN6s BARKSDA L.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-06-18
HYMN BOOKS

BIBLES, PRAYER BOOKS, PSALM ]
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

We publish below the returns Of the elee-
tiohs As they have como 10 hand, thus far;
KTSTucgY,-Therc Is 20 longer any doubt
Of the election Of Powell, the iocoioco eand-
date for Governor, aud ofThompson, whigAs
Lieut. Governor, 10y a large majority, The
Wing candidate Tor Governor was defeated
upon some personal or local grounds Both
branches Of the Legislature are Wing. This
secures Wing United States Senator The
Congressional Delegation stands 8 Wing and
loco, The whig- lose one In the eighth
District, and one 10 the Glh, aud gain one IN
the fourth
INpiANA.-Tbo Legislature is still uneor-
tain but probably locofoco as usual, and the
Congressional delegation stands 2 Wing, !
locoiocos, ! FREE Soil. Last Congress, vhiH
! Free Soil locofocos.
TESNTssEE.-Tho returns from this State
indicate that the wings have achieved Clio
riouf yictoy-clecting their governor hand
somely, and carrying the Legislature, thereby
securing the election ola Wing United state'
Scnator,in place Of Hopkins l., Tumcy, Cloco,
OF the Congressional election, we have th,
intelligence OF tho election Of William Cul
lom, (whig) in place Of Andrew Ewing, DO
col in the eighth (Nashyillc) district. Thi
is Wing gain.
ALAhAMA,-Tho Legislature will be- I'm
ion by a large majority. The Congressional
Delegation will stand, s Union, Secession
-DoniAmin G. Skiel,l-, The Union cahdidai,
Tor governor has bccu elected over Hcnr,
w. Collier, Scccssionist
NoRTu CARoLiNA.--We have RETURN
which'establish the fact that in tho Eight
Congressional District, Stanley. Wing, ha
been elected by an increased majority. i
the Third district, Dockcy, Wing, gain
Goa in Eve counties heard from. ,..|
IowA.--rhc Wings have elected thei
ticket in whole or in part,in Dubuque, Jack
son, Clinton, Scott aud Lyme counties. Della
ware county is uncertain. Clinton H. t,r-,lra
I 10y IoCoi7to, so are also DesmoinGs and Cc
dar
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

have before alluded 10 some part Of the owl
deuca they saygas "a their hands 20 satisfy
thetn Of the political orthodoxy Of tbs eounty
ha4l
we have Gw comments to make, Il Is
ohobgh 20 place thofris as they e4ist before
die reader, and We leave him " draw his
own iuf,rmors, We have barely put this
and that together, simply asking every hon
cst enemy Of tho Fugitive Slave Law 10 look
on this picture and then on that, and see
whore these leaders who wept into tbs Goa
ltIon party with loud pTetepsions Of love to
freedom, bat who are greater loyeu Of Office,
are aiming % lead th0m.
What will these things lead 10 aud where
will the true free soilor goY Somebody Is
to be wOfuly cLeGfed- either the old diners
or the lato free soil party
Surely there must be- something rotten in
Denmark"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16
TWO WEEKS rnom NEXT TUESDAY,


Our State election will happen IN no
oeets from hsSt Tuesday Among DE
Whig thus firfsw are the notes Of prePaFA-
ton. that We hear bat Il is not nov t'o late
tobegn,-7only begia--And work well, ana all
will be right Nothing short Of a full Wing
vote can be relied upon 70 insure victory
This tho County and Town Committees must
understand There are some strange things
going on among our opponentsi-on almost
every hand il en3the violent and amazing
~ conscientious yearling free soiler, run
mag lor office, with one leg over the old line
fugitive slave law pony, aud uies rersa' the
old liner with one beg over ihe back Of the
(laie) free soil nag,
We 30 not kuoW what may happen Hot
the safe course the only sata course foFWldga
20 pnrsne il, 10 h. sure and poll their full
strength. This will insure Wing victory
IN Vermont, now ana fDFnYGri HuthIHB HhurI
Of this will be- safe,.
We wish to see the Committees, ~ we'll ~
all Whies awake 90, aad DOING their duty.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16
The California News !

We1ave below further particulars Of tho
late fire in California brought By the Rmpire
City,
The manifest % tho Empire City reportsir
her ~ 100000, and 100000 IL hand, 81
passengers.
La the city Of Sonora, a worthy olhzeny
Capt snoy, having l'esn bTaiaily murdered.
and two Of the assasfns having been taken a
few days AFTER they were tried and hung by
the populaco, aud buried in the grave which
they lad dag for tlidii victim,
4 terrible row occurred at a new town cali
ed MelGnes, near Carsous digm1es alsoBt two
abandoned women, In witch 6d6 or Two A.
mericgns, and three or four MeRioans were
killed.
a maauding party Of 2 men, commanded
by Capt Irving, were all killed 10y the In.
dlans Of the C0huilla tribe, nuhr Los Ange.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16
From ds HTnis'r Jstr,Eal
COMMENCEMENT AT BURLINGTON

The Annual Commencement OF the Uni
versity Of Vermont was very fully attended,
and the exercises were Of more than usual in
tercst. We noticed upon the stage Gov viii
liams of Rutland, Gen. Ross, Of Essex, ~ ",
Hon Erastus Fairbanks, Of ST. Johnshury,
Hon Henry !. Raymond, Of New York city,
I DIR. Thomns l.. Powers and Norman Williams
ESD, Of Woodstock, besides others.
The Grafton of Mr. Whpplc, and the Po-
en- Of Rev, Mr. Pierpont on Tuesday, were
we'll received. The orator had for his theme,
"The Characteristics Of MG Ea1liSi saij,i,' -
and the Grafton wns exceedingly brilliant and
taking. Il was evidently written TO take; yet
by many Of cooler Judgment, il would be re-
gardcd as wanting in unity, and as being too
! strongly marked by a vein Of cynical car
feature. .....
Tho poets theme was"Thc Yankee Charac-
ter" and the poem aboundcd in wit, with n
slight DASH of aboltionism.
The exercises % the graduating class were
highly creditablc, and won the applause of all
Tho number Of the graduates was nineteen,
all of WHOM took part in the exercises Of
which the following is the programme:
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Music. 1. Prayer by the President. Ma
sic 2. Mental discipline its relation 10 tho
mechanic and man of business Orrin Law
renee Ballard, Burlington. 8. The Scotch
school of History in the Eighteenth Century;
! Edward David Lowry, Charlotte, Inhu-
ehce of ScepticiSm ON the Intellect; Alfred
benjamin Wood, Madrid, N. Y. g. To mako
actual its ideals, the true aim Of the educated
mind; Simon Melancthon Parmaloo, Burning
! ton. Music. 6. The Italian Republics ;
Samuel Henry Reed Burlington Z. The
natural talents to be cultivated according to
the degree in which they arc given Levi
Parsons johnson, Canton, NJ. Y. s. Tenny-
sons ain Mcmoriam" and the Poetry of Sor-
row John Joshua Wheeler, Burlington. q.
SelEaggrandizement not the end of snlf,eul-
ture; Orvis Danforth Wood, Milton. Music.
10. Aim and influence ofPhilosophical Stud
ics; Charles Carroll Webster, Cabot IL.
/ Unity of origin of tho human race Byron
Carpenter, Marshfcld. ~. Professionalism
hcforo tho Reformation George Washington
Batchelder, Danyillc. 13 The prophetic pow
err oflmind; Joseph Warren, Rakersiold.-
AIusfc. 10. Conservatism, essential to the
existence OF Federal Government; James
Blanchard Ross, Essex, N. Y. Is. The Poe
try of Spencer; Merrill jackson Hill, Dan
vile. i6. The repose Filth Ariol Arson
Beser7 ffsTIusbur-tI: :. TITO spiritual IoIf-
dcncy Of art; William Palmer Wells, st. AL
bans. Music rs. The comparative range
Of the ancient and modorsN mind Matthew
Henry Buckbam, Bedford, G. j.. 10. Tho
political philosophy Of Bacon Matthew Hale,
Chelsea. Music. Candidate for the Masters
Degree. 2i. 0Fation; Robert Dewey Bene-
dict, Harrington, 90, Degrees conferred, "a.
Benedction,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

upon thu darkvuss that euyrlopei him Then
be- fhDu9ht of me man who had agreed tpPiye
Gnv dollars lor the pocket book IT, would
goo 90 l.m instantly aud courealiHg tho dis
rpFog Boz iad made, pot ironrtim Tie prom
'sd .aH, aul thus shin lbrlass upon anoth-
rr
Di.aHue he did not GuI the individual
hr aIg't 49, 80 South Nhaues, tlo
n.. 90. .lim, nui chic mlu 700 arrpmplirr,
Two d<fl atrvnnls, inc Post Master of
Irne N Hlr W.lto him-
Aha 80 ihr drop game boys have been
iliu. .MJDlr baud ron YOU
tpaip nmef What 10 sew mean Fe-
formed lfa-
.listuG Tho Pot Master drew % paper
fpm bIs pprkot aud read Yesterday a
trm'r from New Jrrsey, named Ice, WINS sil-
enough io ply p0spr of 7harpcra tlilr15
iY'ir lpr pocket book which thoy praicn-
Itltr LtFe iuunl. Ofcalrp, this Ice doesn't
fH'H hr newspapers, On hr'neyer could have
r|I,u 4W0 suaru that has teen 20 often OK
fri. Wuh4'r litlle pily ior men who arf
aI'fl'} iguunnE
-r7rr 7f-F- +rFfrfi -tftif-sfFt ffffft-'-ffT
"a bumully AWAY, Tho next time ho went
90 fhe rlii heurdervl q newspaper
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TOT

several months since we took occasion to
say 90 the sincere free soil men attached 10
the Coalition party, that the leaders Of that
party were making arrangements 10 hctray,
& irpossihlc, lead them into a position where
! they would, if they acted with these lead
crs, promote slavery rather than free priur-
plcs. The SIGNS that then appcarcd clear to
us, have or ary becoming rty5iry, -uuiiSfrt-
upon County tickets by the Coalition and Old
I Line leaders, leave 40 room TO mistake upon
this point TAo old Linz Convention hol-
den in this town, passed the following rcsolu-
/ tons
I hosolrcd, That we honor the noble stand
4 that the Hon Lucius Il, Peck has aiken in
declining the nomination rs n candidate for
. Governor which WINS rendered him NJ the
Burlington convention and We nvain look up
on him as possessing n sound mind and an
honest heart
Rcsoired, Thatwe will yield our cncre cite
support at the eominR election. 30 the nomin-
alton made by tho democratic State Conven-
ton held at Montpelier in May last and also
to all nominations this day made by tho De-
mocracy Of Caledonia County.
Now, this was convention representing a
majority OF the towns in the County, and not
very small in numbers, and those who were
foremost in it calculated that about one half
tho voters in the County opposed to the
| Wings, would vote the old line State ticket.
| At any rate, the candidates on the coalition
ticket felt that they could not be elected
without votes from this section of the party.
Well, what did they rcsolve2 They re-
solved to "yicld their energetic support in the
coming election TO the nomination made by
the Democratic Gold line) State Convention
held at Montpelier in May last, and to all
nominations this day made by the Dcu,ocra-
cy of Caledonia County,. q. the nominn-
tiohs made by themselves.
And what did this Montpelier Convention
do7 why, it resolved 10 support the Com
promise measures Of the last Congress, includ-
ing thcuniust Eitgi,ire Stare Ld,c, of course,
it being ono of those measures Their nom
inors, Robinson, &c, are Fugitive Slave Law
men. --- - i----
This County Convention was called TO
nominate men for county officers, Who would
stanjl by the national democracy without
qnalifcation-mcn willing to adopt the plat
form Of the late Baltimore Conventions, and
the platforms hereafter TO be erected by the
party. Tho Compromise measures must
necessarily be embraced in their platforms.
These measures were carried through Con-
gress by the votes OF the national democracy.
and are supported per see by chat party.
F.. What then were tho nominations "tlis day
made by the democracy Of Caledonia Coun-
ty''--i. G. this old line Convention With
two exceptions they nominated tho County
ticket that had qbcch put in nomination BY
the Coalitionists. They say It answers tho
cali of thHit eets p+.ittiort- tho result OF
an investigation into'tte real sentiments of
the gentlemen whose lianics are upon that
ticket Is sd,istfciofato them Ms oldlin and
.4apPo,fcrs eGtltr Robinson State tftEct tvt.
p SAL .l--t ,.sth 3ht.sa. 81 1-gII .Zc.t 'Jsa n
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

The Tavern Stand at MoI.enns, owned
by Mr. IIezekiah Cummings, was harmed, with
the stables attached, on the afternoon Of
Wednesday last The FIRE iookin the attic,
from a stove funnel. The furniture was all
taken out. which Afterwards took 6re and was
nearly all oft consumed, Insured 5000,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

SERIOUS AocIDENT.-Mr Sebra Gustin.
dentist, of Chelsea, was shot by the accidental
discharge of rifle. Aug. 2d. lilo and two
friends bad been out cunning, and his gun
had by mistake been charged twice. Aware
or this, he returned home and went into n
tinman' shop to unhreech and draw out both
charges lie succced"d in getting the lower
powder but not the ball, The next effort was
20 drive the contents through the niuzzle,
which his brother attempted while he held
the gun, as he thought, very safely. But the
powder ignited and blew one ball tout with
the ramrod through the breech, which was
the elevated end, and the unburnt powder
and other ball through the muzzI6, which un-
fortunately entered Mr. CuSrin's right leg n
bove the knee joint, completely demolishing
the lower end of the femur and brcakfnu or
scratching the ball into several pieces. The
leg was nmputated the next day by DR. Cros.
-hsl- of Hanoxnr- asSisted- hy-- nr- Ca+f.er,+er
of East Randolph, and DIR. Morse, Of Chelsea.
The patients suffering was immense Caron-
icfe
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16
WHAT A cANDIDATEi


Tho lrnabargh Gazette statos that 7. y,
Itodfold. Rsq+ while Attending Court thore,
about a fortnight before his nomination. for
Governor A. a iree sail candidate, "evprcssed
hia strong approval ~ Mr Peci's leHerTin f'-
yor Of the fugitive slave law and against tlic
hRbeas corpus act ~ the Vermont Lcgi-la-
turo,) and eHdor'ed ne riews Of fhdfDcnhr-
man a. girsn.in hs ienfr," What candi,
date for the friends Of hbsrg 10 vote for
Further, in regard to Mr. Rcd6ed, the
Gazette, in reply TO some remarks Of the Ere,
Press upon this position Of Mr. RedGeld, says
"This will not surprise the Orleans Coun
~ people, that Alr Rcd6old should d-clarC
himself a. once Iluuker and Free Soilcr
lle.was IN this position precisely, IN lstS
when Cass and Van Buren, were in the field
| lilo wAs thcn nominated for senator 10y the
I CUET f'rrru-ratE, AT whose Convention hi
made a speech 'HcCopung the nomination ant
endorsing the platform Of Cas- aud his friends
and Afterwards was present at the Van Bu
rem or Buffalo Platform Convention, whcr,
| lac lily Figured FOR and ohihincd nomiHH
/ ton. On these two platforms he wont iutI
] The cQAtcFt, and by plrzDnnl effort, adapting
! his prlicip'es a. circumstances required frc
soil IN one place, old line democrat In anuth
cr---hc was enabled TO g6n The election by
small plurality"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

PoTAToEs,-Thor rot has commenced a.
mong the potatoes in this section, and at so
early period as TO excite the apprehension
that II will be destructive Many pieces,
though not all that we have noticed; the tops
exhibit marked signs of its commencement,
and in some the disease has affected the no
tato The quantity planted this year is much
larger than usual, and the disease must be
pretty general to make potatoes very scarce
in harvest TIME.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

CuBA.--Tho reports from Cuba are con-
tradctory;--ono is, that the insurrection has
been entirely qoietod, another, that it is still
in progress. The reports,of blood and car
mage have been exaggerated, though plans
Of an extensive instruction had been agreed
upon. Many enlisted in them lost thcr coui-
age when the hour 10 strike arrived.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16
THE WATERBURY, CONVENTION.
PRAcnAM, Aug 4th, 1851.

" IEANHAM, aug HtU, IooI'
Arrangements have been made with the
Connecticut & Passumpsic and the Vermont
Central Railroads To carry and return those
who wish to attend tho State Convention of
Teachers, 10 meet Mt Waterbury ON the 2Gth
of August, for faro one tcdy.
This liberal arrangement ought 10 secure a
largo attendance, especially from tho vicinity
of the Railroads.
Respectfully yours,
So, IRA o MILLER, Cor. Secretary.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16


CT The last Caleduniau hes quite notice
81 the cold line" convention AZ 81 Johnabury,
Some of IT, statements we know 10 be CHROME
ous--whilc the whale tenor Of the article u
designed for effect with view, " possible,
oC cauHng division and distrust among our
fricnds.-.Sdr.
II would look much better in the Star To
point out some OF the "crroncous statements"
in our notice than 10 undertake to discrodit
them u 30 indefinite a manner. Now, We
have no suspicion that ono even, oC our state
.ments Is erroneous, or that any member Of
the Convention wen posted In tho tran-ae-
lions ofthe day--who bad peep behind the
curiain=Mill sar orr account Of the affair il
incorrect Iiis the trutlf,iineis Of the account
that occasions the GttteriRg.
fthc remarks OF the Star arc designed 20
blind tho free sellers in respect TO the position
Of the Senatorial candidate (and We are more
than hair inclined 10 think such TO be the in
tcntion) whose faith particular pains were
taken ia the convention 20 endorse, rs well
as not IN open convention, We have now only
10 say, that our remarks upon this point were
H6F f6HEdTf upon rumor,or any second hand
cd information. beside other evidence per
ectly satisfactory to us, we had the direct
and posture assurance OF crcdiblc.mcmbcr
Of the convention, Of its truth, ono who was in
constant attendance, and we communicated
it in the very lang7'aGSip which We received
il. But there is a way Of correcting any er-
roneoas remarks that may have been made
Give the public Me letter alluded to--thc very
lctter,the contents Of which were made known
to more or less OF the members Of the con
vcntion We should like to rorrccf our er-
roneoas remarks by publishing IT, Let US
have me letter.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

H75 The geographical center of the ~. S.
at the present time is in the Indian Territory
100 miles west OF Missouri. The present cen.
ter of our representative population, which Is
constantly moving Westward, is aseertaincd,
by actual calculation to ttU just about at the
city of Colusbur, Ohio.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16
ANOTHER REFORM.

Several attempts wore made hy Wings az
the last Congress 10 secure n Modification Of
the Tariff, 50 as 20 afford at least n moderate
degree of protection Go the interests of the
country. These all filled, and by the aid of
Northern locofoco X az coalition votes. hut
the frauds under the present Tariff were so
nlpablo that oven n locofoco Congress could
not refuse To interfere, aud an act was passed
providing for appraisers NJ largo, 20 as to Sc
cure M equal valuations in American ports az
possible. This wns well, rs far rs il went;
bot we arc happy 10 say thatthe Secretary of
the Treasury, 10y recent circular, has given
instructions oven more valuable, az Nhoy
stilSc nearer the root 0i' these frauds. IIo has
ordcrrd.all exporters in forci1h countries 10
submit their bills 90 the American consuls in
the ports from which the goods AFRO sent, in
order TO secure his attcstation 20 the correct
ness OF the value affixed to the goods. We
hail these measures a. lhc BEGINNING Of re-
form which every commercial man secs is alb
solutcly necessary. But they are oBiy begin
ming. America cannot save herself from
bankruptcy, much less thrive, until the i'm
portation of foreign fabrics -roducod at
least TO an equality with domestic exports
One hand must wash the othur; we must sell
enough to pay for what we b,u,,o fail. Give
~ P,oieriir0 Duties, then, 10 reduce the ina
luS ofiorcign Foods and increase home pro-
-dnGiion. That is 1DTIQ Efisaipie, and 4
great one 20 boot lldtrhRua.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

CO. Mr. A. w. Titus, late of the Hotel at
Lyndon Corner, has gone into Elm Street
Hotel, Boston, and opened on the 18th. Mr.
Clough, ofthis town, has taken the Hotel at
Lyndon Corner. H $50
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

meeting the present year IL Portland, Me,
during the second week in September next
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

a. The Rev William NJ Rogers, the cs-
teemcd and devoted pastor of the Winter
Street Church, Boston, died at Dorchester
on the nth inst. lie was "a years of age.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

\ SLAVERY QuEsrroN.--ln 1919, three
slaves belonging 20 MIR Harper, farmer in
Boone county, Ky. fled TO Ohio, and took
refuge in Cincinnati Their mastnr pursued
thcuL and was engaged in fcrrcting out their
place of couccalmOnt, when free colured
inlu OF property named Kcyte, entered into
negotiations for tho purchase ofthree fuaitivcs
and finally bought them for $3.50. Mr.. IIar~
per executed bill of sale in Cincinnati, and
kcyte gave n mortgage on some real estate
to secure the payment of the purchase money
for which he had given pronissory notes.
Whom the notes came to maturity, they were
not pad, auf M Harper rccpnITy fled bill
to iorcelQso the mortgage. The main point of
the defence was that a contract for tho ppr-
chase of slaves was void in the State OF Ohio.
Judge Koy decided tho case ON the 2Gth ult.
lie held that rs the Constitution and the act
NJ Congress give right of rocapture, such
iight OF rprapturs Il sufficient to sustaIn a
contract of sale exerutrri nv the master in n
trrr state, conveying fAgitiycs thon in such
+f-rr Strtr 10 Y -tAittzuu ct such State, and q
decree 81 ier-- leSsEo- VA fAegufore- Iuaile-- s..