Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-08-29

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-DEMoCRATIC CONVENTION AT WoR-
cEsrER, Massive lay aside a somewhat
lengthy article upon the same subject, to give
place to the following from the N. Y. Tribune /:
President Bonaparte has Just been entertain
ING the thousand guests of Paris from London
with superb sham fight, which was very well
executed but we consider it entirely outdone
by the Loco-Foco sham fight just enacted at
Worcester. ] he pretenders to especial De-
mocracy in Massachusetts are divided into two
tribes or bands, the larger of which has been
and is intent on keeping the State Spells by a
coalition with the Free Solers, while the
smaller faction have their eyes wide open for
the National goodies which las they hope) are
TO be distributed among the faithful on and
after the 4th of March, 1853. Hence the
Worcester sham fight, wherein the Simon
Pures were allowed TO carry their Resolves,
while the Coaitlonlsts had the organization
and put up the candidates whom they hope to
elect by National votes at the ballot. box and
Free Soil cooperation in the Legislaturc.-
The whole thing was neatly done, and if uny
60dy can sell Il tin roasting oven down South
for a silver side-Saddle, some of these Worccs-
ter chaps are the very lads to do it. We have
high hopes of them.
-NEGMoyT CENTRAL RAlLRoAp.-Pas.
scnger trains leave Burlington for White Noun
tans, Lowell, Boston and New York at 9.32,
A. M and 5.IS p. NJ; for Rouses Point, Mon
treal and Ogdensburgh at 6 A. NJ, and 4.35
p. NJ.
Through Tickets to be had at the Vt. Cen
trail Depot and of JoHy CnURcn, Conductor.
Burlington, Aug 1851.
- A GREAT BELL-Mcssrs. Henry n.
Cooper g. Co. of Boston have recently cast a
bell to be placed in the new iron tower in Thir-
ty first st. n. Y. which weighs $4,000 pounds.
Fourteen tons of metal were melted for the
casting. The metal was poured in on Satur-
day, the 9th instant, and the mold opened on
the Wednesday morning following, when the
bell was found still very hot
- The way to make the postage stamps adhere
Is to mosten the letter or envelope to winch Won
would athX the stamp, by means of n camel's han
brush, the feather end OF quill, or the tip OF your
yer and then the stamp glued fast, and can with
II Is - -BratfitJ0r0 Edgie.
We are among those who have rcviled the
Post Office Department for sending out stamps
that won't stick but we were mistaken. and
t1ke pleasure in acknowledging the corn Is
Molscn the cnrelope instead of the stamp, and
it IS o. X. Never mind the "Camels hair
brush, nor the feather end of quill" nor the
'tp Of your finger" but lick the envelope with
your good democratic tongue, and the work is
done. We state this for the benefit of the Post
Master General, Mr.. HALL, and trust he will
have the gratitude to send us a package of
stamps. If he DON'T we shall Juy what we
want, as usual, and the p. NJ Gen. may 90 to
grass"
1t is estimated that the new Constitution
of Virginia. which requires no other qusliica-
ton to entltle a citizen to the right Of suffrage
except that he shall be white male. and twcn-
ty-one years OF age, resident in the State for
two years, and i'll the county or city where he
offers his vote for one year, will double the num-
Der of voters in the commonwealth.
- a temperance pledge issued by Father
MATTHEW at Cleveland, Aug :, bears tie mum.
Der of sir milton, sir'y four Mousa,M, ttco hu,-
drea anu fny-one!
- We learn from the Albany Eyeninr
Journal that b. J. TENSY Esq, of Kingston,
n. Y. formerly a resident of Burlington was.
on Thursday last, elected member of the Am
crcan Association for the Advancement of Sci
encc.
--EDIToRs ABROAD.-IIon. Henry ]. RAY
MoND left town this morning for New York, to
complete the arrangements for the issue of the
paper which will shortly appear, under his Ed
ltoral management in that City. Our friends
of the .\ew York Express rather snappishly al
Jude to the Forthcoming journal of Mr.. RAY
MO d as IA small Abolition paper" We hope
they won't laugh themselves to death over the
cOncet.
Mr. BAscoM, one of the able Editors of the
leading Wing paper in Ohio, the State Jouna!
was IN town yesterday, on visit to his brother
ln-law Mr.. MURRAY. Mr.. BAscoM is a Yer
moner, as pretty much all he smart fellows
tout West" are. He left this morning for his
nltlve town. Shorcham, in Addison County. If
be will wait few days we will give him somc>
thing worth telling to carry back to Ohio,
about the Vermont Election.
1t is the remark of philosopher that
heat moves much faster than cold, because the
LATEST lubbcr in the world can catch cold
Tit STATE FAIR AT MIppILBURY.-IIun LIZ
VI WO luBr RY has wtttrn TO one ut thu Committee
to say that " should his health aud official business
permit, he shall certainly comply with tipr invita-
non to he present AT the State Fair to be holden M
Nlddennry on the 10Th aud l. lh OF SEPTEMBER
SentiE'L
~ The following circular has been issued
by the Post Master General:
Post office Uepdrtmcnt Aug 90 1851. Ills
to the Department that the practice
Of handing letters to the mill agents. or depos
ting them IN the drop pouccs or boxes of the
cars or STEAMBOATS,, INST lad of putting them in
the Post Office, has increased to such an extent
that 1t is not possible for the agents to assert
and mail them carefully Letters are often
forced into the pouches, and many prepayment
as are not put on with proper
care-are thus rubbed off.
Persons sending off letters or papers. are
therefore advised to place them in the post office