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Wrapping Paper.

NOW receiving from the manufacturers, general
IN assortment of WRAPPING PAPER, and f,n sale
low to the trade, at 40 Main STREET ss
sep23 dwam LEE sPRAGuE & co.
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Paints and Oil.
VARNISH VARNISH /! /!

TNROM one of the Oldest and best Manufactures in
Newark, N j. all qualities put up in gallon cans,
and 40 gallon casks also, by the single gallonwar
ranted to give entire satisfaction. For sale Harng
ton corner, opposite City Hall
SAMIA. G. WHITE & CO.
Agent for the Manufacturers. dw3m-o2
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KTNHOSE in pursuit of The above, will find the article
l. by calling on the subscriber at the s. HIVE," in
good assortment. t9
octl5 div w3t GEO. p BRYANT.
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Alanaccas al Low Prices

ME bave just received few Cases Of Brocade Fig
wv ured and Chamilian ALPACCAS, which we are
selling from II to rs Cents the yard.
Oct. IA DIV 4w B.L. HARDON & co.
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Communion Wine

1 VERY pure article, for sale very low by LEW q
! I. LAZELL, wholesale and retail Druggist, No.
201 MaIN sTREET, doors north Am, House Jan If
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Boys and Youths Fine Kip Boots,
A NICE ARTICLE, for the retail trade, constantly
IN ON hnnd for sale by
sepi3 DIFF ALDRICH g. CO., 80 Front st.
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Butter and Cheese

0WbLET HUU OUGESG
XNTE are now receiving choice daries' Butter ant
w Cheese, from Herkimer, Jefferson and St. Law
renee Co, New York. For sale by s#N
sep22 DIFF ALDRICH C CO.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11
A Warning to Boys and Girls.

There is mournfu interest, and and most
solemn warning to the young, in the following
letter from Shelton, one of the Crosden murder
ers, to his mother. Would that every youth
would ponder that warning. Shelton began his
career as an undutiful son, and finished it on the
scafold,. Honor thy father and thy mother,
that thyNays may be long"
CHEsTERTowN JAIL, August 6.
My DEAR MOTHER IL have seen you for
the last time IN this world, On the day after to.
morrow shall close my life on the gallows. |
acknowledge on many occasions sinned against
you,and set at defiance your words of reproof and
advice and often have you cautioned me agains
the paths was pursuing, and predicted they
would terminate in a disgraceful death--may al
young men take warning from me, and when vi
olating the obligations due to parents, and espe
cially mothers, who bore them, and nursed then
in infancy remember that the end Of such il
certain and sudden destruction.
How true will your prophetic words prove
when in the anguish of your soul you have ex
pressed your fears that my days would be endet
on the scaffold, or within the bars of prison
pray that God will forgive all the suffering AM
anguish that have caused you, and that in Hi
mercy he will soften this last blow from an un
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, THURSDAY,

The projects for getting III public lands
pressed upon Congress by individuals and com
panies, to make railroad to the Pacific, are
only schemes of speculation TO make q land
stock to be sold in market The honestegt' of
them ia Boston company openly propose 10 found
banking establishment upon theirs, if they get
it. All Whitney's projects are 10 him and his
''aSsigns." Strike out the assigns, Or put an a.
mendment into his bill that no member of Con-
gress, nor any one related to nember within
the Levitical degrees Of prohibited marriages,
shall be an assignee. and his project would nev-
er be heard of again, Acircnlating land stock,
or circulating jobbing stock, i what they are
after, and the prospect of sharing in a hundred
millions of acres of public land pnnder concli-
ates adhcrents for projects asI, I'd as impu.
.dcri, and whiol, IL would hsSs lnrFfar Con4
gress to grant as was the Yl1oo fraud. But
courage! The right prevails in the end, but not
without persevering exertion.
Very respectfully, gentlemen,
Your obliged fellow servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11
The Erie Railroad.

This gigantic work, the longest line under
one company in the world,is now completed,
and cars are running from the tide-waters of the
Atlantic coast to the vast seas of the INTERIOR
-Four hundred aud fifty miles Of iron bands unite
the Empire State from the Hudson to Lake b
rie, and link the commerce of New York with
the immense agricultural regions of the West.
This route, accomplished with ease in twenty
four hours, will be pleasant one for business
and pleasure travel. The road runs through a
most romantic region, where the scene varies
at every turn; it brings into direct intercourse
with the city thriving villages hitherto but little
known, and opens q channel for the products Of
the interior to a large and ready market. Con-
nectons will be formed Immediately with the
principal ports on the Lakes and with the Mi
chigan Railroad, which will make the Erie
road the most direct and facile route between
New-York and Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and
Wisconsin. Much praise is due to the directors,
engineers, and contractors of the road, for the
seadiness and precision with which they have
carried forward tue work to completion. -Iade-
pendent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11
SEPTEMBER II, 1851,

A pole was planted in the middle of the area,
with an image cut out Of the bark, designed to
represent the Thunder Bird hanging suspended
by string from its top. At each of the four
arched gateways stood another pole and image
OF the same description, but smaerthan the one
in the centres Near the foot of the central pole
was little arbor Of aspen bushes, in which sat
an ugly-looking Ih6ian, with his face blackened,
and wig of green grass on his head, who acted
as sorcerer, and uttered ncantations and prophe-
cies with fervent JUNCTION, and beat the drum
and played on the Indian flute, and sung by
turns, to regulate the various evoutions of the
dance.
Before this arbor at the foot Of the central pole
were various mystical emblems--the image of 0
running buffalo cut out of bark. with his -leas
stuck in the ground also, a pipe ant q rel
stone, shaped something like head, with some
coored shavings, moss, Or other material on the
Uranium, TO represent hair. This red stone is
said to represent the spirit Of evil to be appeased
At signal given by the sorcerer, the young
men sprang in through the gateways and com
menced a circular dance, in procession, around
the sorcerer, who continued to sing and beat biz
drum, and occasionally changed the order o
dancing, OF afford the dancers short respite by
blowing upon his flute. The dancing is the
same sort of double-hop Or Shaker step, whicl
we see IN their medicine and scalp dances. AT
ter fifteen or twenty minutes Of violent exerc ise
the dancers ran out of the ring, returning afte
a short respite.
In the third set, a few horsemen, in very gay
fantastic costume, accompanied the procession
of dancers within the area, by riding aroun
outside Of the enclosure. In the fourth and las
set multitude of boys and girls joined the ban
of dancers in the area, and many more horseme
Joined the cavalcade that rode swift and NOR
swiftly around the area, some dressed in blu
embroidered blankets, others in white and ev
cry horseman, as he skillfully and swiftly rode
q subiectfor the painter; the music quickenlne
and the excited performers flying like whir
pool of fantastic men and horses-an eXhibltlo
so rare and strange, that in New.York Welc
would make fortune out of it in month, as a
equestrian show. Suddenly, at the end of tE
fourth act, several rifles were discharged at tn
poles upon which the Thunder Birds were su:
pended cutting them all instantly down, whe
the curtain fell, and all dispersed. So ende
the round dance, the most imposing exhibition
probably, that is ever seen among the Sioux.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11

E1EcrmcirY--It has now become very vel |
known that tho electric fluid pervades all ma e
turo and that its properties are in many respects
analogous to those oflight andheat. 1t is prob =
ably identical also with the attraction of gravi-
tation, and some have even supposed that it is
one and the same thing with the vital principle.
Electricity and magnetism are also one, and the
opinion that it is one universal force, of which
all others are merely notifications, is rapidly
gaining ground. The velocity with which the
electric current travels along metallic wire is
prodgous. Further observations may probably
show that light and electricity are altogether
identical
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11
Natural Soap in New Mexico.

John German, assistant Marshal, who was en-
gagged in taking the census of New Mexico,
discovered in the town Of Chimallo, in Rio Ar
riba county, a substance resembling soap, 1t
makes a lathcr like soap, and has the property
ofremoving grease spots or stains out of any
kind ofcloth. When put in water it lmmedi-
ately slacks like lime. At the place where the
discovery was first made, it is even with the
surface, aud about fifteen yards square. 1t is
rotten on the top to the depth Of about three
feet, but appears cleaner and sounder at greater
depths. 1t can be taken out in large Jumps, Of
ten or fifteen pounds weight 1t is as white as
snow, and seems to exist in large quantities.
Specimens have been forwarded to the Census
Office at Washingto An.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11

person dreamed of hearing, the internal parts,
essential to the function, were unmpaired The
same remark, says DR.. Smith, Of Boston, is ap-
plicable to the blind. have invariably found
that the incurably deaf as well as incurably
blind, never dream of hearing Or seeing.
Of all metals platinum has the greatest spe-
ciic gravity, and is consequently, the least in
bulk; gold comes next then, in a nearly regular
gradation, lead, mercury, silver, bismuth, cop
per, iron, tin and antimony; and then sodium
and potassium, pound of the two last being
equal in bulk to twenty pounds of platinum
Portland Eelectic.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11

dutifu son upon the heart of mother. In my
dying, my last thoughts will turn to you, and my
last prayer, next to mercy on my own sinful
soul, will be that God will stay and support your
declining years.
can say nothing to comfort or console you,
except to protest my innocence. enclose you
lock of my hair, which I hope you will keep
in memory of your unfortunate and miserable
son, WILLIAM SHELTON.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11

FAITH, WHAT is IT?-Many volume has
been written to unfold the nature of religious
faith, but we doubt if clearer, better def fnitior
of it was ever given than this, by fl. Cole
ridge:-
Think not the faith by which the just shall live
Is dead Creed-a map correct of heaven,
Far less a feeling fond and fugitive,
thoughtless gift, withdrawn as soon as given,
1t is an affirmation and an act
What bids eternal truth be present fact
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11
Truth.

Truth is eternal. Circumstances may be
considered true to-day and false tomorrow but
the great principles of truth are coeval with
God himself. The inherent properties of mat
ter were the same at the creation as now. The
great principles of morality are the same as when
God first made man and the great principles Of
religion always existed in the eternal mind
Principles of truth may be discovered, but
not created. 1t was as true thousands of ages
past, that the square of the base and altitude of
a triangle is equal to the square of the hypothe-
muse, as when Pythagoras first discovered this
equality, five hundred years before the Christian
era. Truth is immutable. Great principles never
change. Error is ever varying to accommodate
itself to change of circumstances, but truth is
ever the same. Truth is imperishable:
The cloud cap'd towers and gorgeous palaces shall cm
BILE and decay,
Hill sink to dust, and mountains melt away'
But truth shall endure amidst the wreck Of
matter and the crash of worlds" The knife Of
the assassin has assaiIed her in vain. She has
been scourged, imprisoned, banished, crucifed
yet still she lives Pagan barbarism could
not arrest her progress the very means used for
her destruction, aided her onward march, for
those who were scattered by persecution, went
everywhere preaching the word" The fires of
Roman persecution could not consume her-er-
ror, in all her varied forms, has assaled her in
vain.
All the powers Of earth may combine against
her, and she shall stand, and the very gates of
hell shall not prevail against her. Her defend
ers may be Danish ed, like John to the Isle of
Patmos-from thence shall revelation of truth
60 forth like Luther to the castle in the Black
Forest-from thence shall issue the Book Of
Truth in the native language of Germany; like
Bunyan in Bedford Jail-from thence shall come
forth the Progress to guide the Pilgrims feet tc
God.
They may be shot down like Lovejoy, or closC
their days within the walls Of Baltimore prison
prison, like Toney; yet even from these appa
rent reverses shall she gather new strength 70
the great Battle, The defenders of truth ma
fall, yet, like the tabled Phonix of antiquity
from their ashes shall others arise in her defenc
and she shall ultimately triumph,
"Truth crushed to ealth shall rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers,
While error, vanquished, wrthes in pain,
And dies amid her worshippers'
Betrayed by professed friends, prosecuted b.
her enemies, and her lustre dimmed by the ir
consstencies of her advocates, she still exists
all her pristine beauty and purity, and nothin
prevents her speedy triumph, but the inertnes
of her votaries. Maine Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11
0be Gamtlp Circle.

ADVERSELY is the trial of principle. Without
it man hardly knows whether he is an honest
man.
THE same object may appear pleasing or dis
pleasing, as the circumstances in which we see
them are comfortable or uncomfortable.
HURRY and Cunning are the two apprentices
of Despatch and Skill, but neither Of them ever
learn their masters trade.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11

THE FIELD OF MARATHoN.-Letters from
Marathon announce that workmen, employed
four miles from the city, in draining the field Of
Marathon found the place of sepulture OF the
warriors who fell there in the memorable battle
400 wears before the birth of Christ.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11

The design of language is to give expression
to thought-that style of writing, therefore,
must necessarily be best which most rapidly;
clearly, and perfectly conveys TO the readers
mind what the writer intended he should under
stand. .-Geethe,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11

RAZOR STRAP PASTE is made ofcandle snuffs
and answers very well. 1t consists In rub blng
small quantity of snuffs upen the stroP. This
impars kneener edge to the razor than when
no such paste is employed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11
lDOttrp.
Tribes.

Tribes.
A cloud may intercept the sun,
A web by insect.workers spun
Preserve the life within the frame,
Or vapors take away the same.
A grain of sand Upon the sight
May rob giant Of his might!
Or needle point let out his breath,
And make banquet.meal for Death.
How often, at single word,
The heart with agony Is stirred,
And ties Iha. years eou'd not have riven,
Are scattered to the winds OF heaven,
A glance, that looks what lips would speak,
VIII speed the pulse and blanch the cheek;
And thoughts, nor looked, nor yet exprest,
Create chaos in the breast
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11

The oldest man returned the census of Yer
mont says the Woodstock mercury, is black
man, born in Martinico, and now resides IN
Pomfret. He was returned at the age of 100
uears. His name is Peter Nassau,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11

ces are given as they are SAID to exist, without
any design to prejudice them in the eyes of the
public or law"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11
Ube freeman

Is PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
In Wain,cright's Building, Second Roor-FrOnt
'>-y~~-0~~s,-~~~~>-,~c
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$500 after six months. or Village subscribers, 81 co.
OE transportation must in all cases, be paid ythe
Subscribers. &c
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11
From the St. Louis Republican.
The Pacific Railroad----A Letter
from Col. Benton.

The President of tho Pacific Railroad Com
pany las placed the following letter from COL
BENTON in our hands for publication
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-11

Betrayed by professed friends, prosecuted by
her enemies, and her ustre dimmed by the in
consistences of her advocates, she still exists in
all her pristine beauty and purity, and nothing
prevents her speedy triumph, but the nertness
of her votaries. .-.Mdine Farmer
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03
PROFESSOR PAGES ELECTROMAGNETIC
LOCOMOTIVE.

gentleman who present, and of those who
in the its trip, furnished to the Republic the annexed
account Of Prof PAGEs experiment on Tuesday last The
progress Of the locomotive when il started slow that
boy enabled to keep pace with for several hundred feet
But the speed increased, and Bladensbug, dis
iance Of, believe, about five miles and quarter,
reached in thrynne minutes When within two miles Of
that place. the power Of the battery being fully ups the loco
motive began to rum nearly level plane, the
nineteen miles hour miles faster than the greatest
speed heretofore attained This velocity continued for
mile, when of the cells cracked entirely open, which
caused the acids to intermx and, consequence the
propeng power partially weakened Two Of the other
cells subsequently met with a similar disaster.
The Professor proceeded cautiously fearing distractions
on the way such the coming Of the opposite dec
on and cattle the road Seven hats were made oceu
pyng in oil forty minutes. But, notwithstanding these hin.
drances and delays, the trip to and from Badensbug
accomplished in one minute less than two hours.
The cells made Of light earthenwae for the purpose
Of the experiment merely, without reference durability
This part Of the apparatus therefore easily be guarded
against mishap.
The great point established was, that locomotive on the
principle of Prof PACE be made to travel nineteen miles
an hour.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03
PRIZE FIGHTS.

The papers announce that Of Caldwell, New York,
has accepted the challenge Of "Tom Hyer" to prizefgh
for $40 600, and will meet him to settle the pemnsres at
the Branch Hotel the 9Th Of May Surely public opinion
will sgnsy condemn the authorities concerned IT, after
notice publicly given, gross brutality allowed to take
place. dssracefu Of this character, and the
inhunan from the want equality in the comba,ants
lately occurred in vicinity hoagh, thanks to the vigilance
Of peace officers city spared the shame Of being
the scene Of it. New York has know that these
matches sometimes terminate fatally, and in all instances
indecent and unworthy Of any people who above the ne
cessy Of continual resort to physical force. Two wetches
hired offer themselves for ga to stand before each
other and dash the likeness Of humanity from each Others
countenances With the fury and stupidity Of Dogs while the
excited crowd stands around quickly debssng s nature from
the natural adherence Of such bloody PLEASURE tiki habit
enables to enjoy che unmany spectacle II other reason
could be given for the prevention Of these disgusting e1hbi
TONS would be enough that they nure the by,tsners to
the sight Of boodhd and render them less
lawess, snd careless Of the sanctiy Of human le Il is
reproach to civilized community permit such con-
fct, butazng in their tendencies and vulgar in all their
accessories
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03
The LAKE TRAnE.-Gen. Packer, of the Pennsylvania
Senate In speech recently delivered before that body, gives
BOUNTY LAND CLAIMS.

Certain statements going the rounds in The journals,
which, authorized say from official source do
correctly represent the action Of the Pension Office the
bounty land claims under the of September 1850. II is
true that the applications aesdy received exceed hun.
dred thousand in number and increasing at Of
five HUNDRED day but, far from the claims themselves
being permitted umte they subjected from their first
reception rapid process classification and arrangement
which, though superficial observers may appear tedious
and unnecessary, essential to guard against and
fusion, and actually conduces to dispatch. There
nearly three hundred sung daiy and
in exercise swell The number four hundred and
upwards Nearly fifteen thousand have been issued
various parts Of the country since the plates first
ceiycd from the engravsiG-RspubEe.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03
ANEM0LOGY.

We are indebted the poiteness Of Lieut. MAuRr for
copy of the Appendix the Washington Astronomical OBJ
ecryaon. for ls46a mastery specimen Of patient induction
and of analytical reasoning The Appendix aims to establish
the relation between magnetism and the circulation OF the
atmosphere and the results obtained would appear also to
confirm the Indications the "Wind and Current Charts
published by the same gentleman.
theory Of the winds wanting to complete the science
Of navigation aud the NArIosAL OBsERvAroRr bids isir
to deduce such theory, and to establish electricity ss the
ruling agent
Our poets may therefore prepare to transfer their allegiance,
and bid farewell to that clustering old monarch who has 50
long ruled the powers Of air. Rolus, st whose behest
"Uns Euru.qus No,usque ruun,, creberque procells,
Afncos u vastos volvunt I'd li.osa huctus."