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The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-02-06

phia. and Er. Haskell II New (o x,
and others among whom there WAS
but ono opinion Of surprise and aim'fa-
ton.
As heating agent, It's powers we're
fully tested. a room was heated by
the gas in a very short time. The heat
Was Of The most agreeable kind, rs has
been before said the combination with
oxygen producing water. and prevent
ing that iryncss which always accom-.
panies our furnaces, In this point OF
view II present.. immense advantages On
the score Of health aud economy.
As TO the means of the preparation
Of the gas.
a number Of methods have been sug-
grsica by chemistry. most Of them from
the decomposition of water; but all Of
them have heretofore lren regarded rs
class experiments, more interesting as
10 theory, than capable OF practicable
application. Mr. Gillard, 10y simple
and cheap method, makes pure hydro
gen. Steam is passed into IN air tight
reiort, exactly like those in gas es,ab-
iishmcnis the bottom Of lic retort COW
cred with layer Of charcoal. to the
depth OF an inch, or So, the re,ort is
heated 10 II brigh, red, and carbonic acid
and hy'logen are produced. The chem
ical action is simple the oxygen ofthe
water combining with the coal, forming
carbonic acid, and passing with the n.y.
drosen into chamber containing lime.
: Here the carbonic acid combines with
the lime, forming carbonate Of lime,
and the pure hydrogen being liberated
passes off. The advantages Of this
manufacture over that Of coal OF oil OF
gas, in point Of method and expense
are too apparent to be dwelt upon.
j have given you this account, be
lieying it would be interesting, and
trust ineligible, even to those of YOU
readers who are not acquainted witt
chemistry. The apparatus is so simpl,
that it may be found with the exception
. Of the platinum wick, in any laboratory
and the method will, l hope, be put ,'
the test by some Of your scientific frrnd
so as to satisfy themselves, and convince
the public that it is what the inventor
: claims it 10 be.
4; Patents lave been obtained for al
the countries of Europe, and for the
, United States. and in Manchester it il
+, said the work has been successful,
1 commenced. In the course of month
=. "a Philadelphia gentleman now in thi
). city, will return home with the requi
1 site authority from the Patentee, TO in
,, troduce the manufacture of Hydrogen
} for Light, &c, in the United States.
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CALIFORNIA pRorIT AND Los

CALIFORNIA IROFlT AND Loss
The Hartford Courant publishes let
ter from the Secretary Of one of the
companies which left that city for Cali
tcrnia, that gives little insight into the
profit and loss of leaving home in pur-
suit of gold. The Hartford Union Mi.
ming and Trading Company sailed from
Hartford in February, 1919, and arriv-
ed in California in September. 1t con-
sisted Of l20 persons, of whom two
stopped in Rio Janerio At the end of
IL months from their arrival, IL had
died, &c had returned home with $685.
800, an average of $3.50 each, and II
remained in California, with $4,000,
an average of Sl239 per man. The
highest sum possessed by any one man
Was $1,000, while 10 had nothing at all.
Allowing $1,000 each for three of whom
no information was obtained, the gene
raj average for the whole company was
5lllG each. The members were en-
gagged for the most part of the time as
follows AS Clerk on steamboat, !;
pilot, l steamboat hand, |; coasling,
/ farmers, ); truckmcn, ;; driving
Of teams to mines, ) J; carpenters, ) /;
merchants, 3; packer, !; timer, /;
keeping restaurants, 4-3l; remainder
mining. The Fremont Mining Com
pany, consisting of eighty-iive members,
arrived in California about the same
time. AT the end of year seven had
died, eighteen returned home with S22,-
600, and fifty remained with $4,000
being a general average of $40 each.
The highest sum gained by any one
member was S5000,while nineteen made
nothing beyond their current expenses.
Taking the experience of these two
companies as a guide, it does not leave u
very favorable impression Of The profits
and advantages of going to California.
In the first place, Of two hundred and
one persons who reached the gold re-
gions, nineteen, or within a fraction of
one tenth Of the whole number, died
within year--a mortality signiiican.
enough to show that the pecunia-y risk
is far from being the sole contingency
assumed by the adventurer. In the
second, rs a matter of dollars and cents,
the business scarcely pays for the aban-
donment Of the comforts and cnjoymenis
of life in the Atlantic States, and the
labor and hardships consequent upon
building up new home" in the viii
derness. The average earnings of the
two companies were S9i6 each man.
Deduct from this the cost Of passage
and outfit, say $500 each. and less than
six hundred dollars is left as a compcn-
saiion for eighteen months twelve
of which were spent in labor of tue most
toilsome description, and six in iedi-
on, sea voyage. A little more than a
dollar day, in our view at least. j,
rather poor pay for such labor at this
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TREASON IN MIssIssIrrI.-The Ea-
gle, OF Memphis, Tenn, publishes
very long letter from a gentleman Of
high character, at jackson, Miss, IN
which it is asserted that fixed and SET
tied purpose exists there TO drive the
State from her loyalty, and place her in
an attitude Of hostility 10 the Fedora!
Government. The whole machinery Of
the State Government, including the
executive, legislative aud judicial de-
partments, is said to be directed 10 tina;
end. The conspiracy is described as a
most formidable one, as regards talents,
wealth and weight OF character. Tho
corlesI ondcnt referred 10 says:
At the head Of this formidable a.
ray stands the Executive Of the State,
backed by two of the Judges of the sa'
premo Court, the Chancellor Of State,
and every State ohiccr in and about
the Capitol. To these you may add
long list Of gentlemen renowned in for.
mer days for their political zeal and
proves on the rostrum, who have here
tofore been as wide apart as the poles,
but who are now found side by side
in battle array aga inst the Fedora
Union. They have at their commaLt
almost untold wealth, aud are prepare
10 bring to their services all those count
less agencies and facilities, which alas
for poor human nature, are everywhere
10 be bough, for money"
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DEATu OF Hon. lloRAcr EyrHrrr
The Hon. Horace Everett, died A.
his residence in this town, a. abou,
10 o'clock, yesterday forenoon. in III,
I'D year of his aye. The deceased
had been in III hoalth for some ten
days.
Mr.. Everett was at his death ono
Of the oldcnt members Of the Yer.
mont Bar, and during the earlier
days Of his professional career, which
he afterwards partially abandoned on
account of his Congressional duties,
cuishcd himself a. one Of the
ablcst and most successful jury aivo.
Gates in Vermont. For fourteen con.
sccutiyc years Mr.. Everett represent.
ell this District in the Congress Of tie
United States, during which period
he won for himself place in the vcrv
front rank among the members Of ,ha.
body. There were, indeed, few ADLER
parliamentary dcbatcrs in Congress.
and few more thoroughly acquainted
with the political history of the coun-
try. than Mr.. Everett.
: AS private citizen and ncighhor
he had many very excellent qulitic.
His death, though for n few days en-
pected, produced profound sensa-
ton in our village - Windsor jour.
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THE FUGITIvE SLAVE, CRAFTS
Tie Liverpool Mercury states that
William and Ellen Crafts, about whom
there vas so much excitement in Bos-
ton short time since, reached that port
by the Cambria more than fortnight
ago but their arrival was made known
only to few friends. Crafts has left
Liverpool to meet and consult with an
American friend at Edinburgh; but his
wife was not well enough TO accompany
him.
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GRAND SMAsu-Ur on THE CHEsH-
IRE RAILROAD Tuesday afternoon
the down freight train on the Cheshire
Railroad, while crossing high embark
ment near Walpole, n. H., was thrown
from the track by the breaking of one
Of the truck wheels. The train was
very long. and heavily laden with pro-
duce and live stock. 1t was driven by
two engines, one in front and the other
in rear Of the train, and at tie time Of
the accident the movements Of the ma
chimes not being synchronous, FIVE long
cars were pushed down the embank-
ment. The cars were badly broken,
and it is reported that fifty sheep, two
very valuable horses and five oxen were
killed. Two men were in car laden
~'ih potatoes, the potatoes were ma.h-
ed. but the men escaped. Several Of
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AMI under the circumstance wtouch,
deeply upon bis feelings. When he
had finished the rcadias. the last par
asraph ending with the sudden death
Of "Errick," he remarked that "hc
hoped he should no, die thus sudden
ly." The young lady looked at him
and saw bis hand falling which held
the paper, and his countcnancc chang.
ed to a dea,hly hue. She took hold
Of him from her chair, when he gently
leaned towards her. aud died in her
arms. -- Boston Port.
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INDIANA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEX.
TIoN.--lndianapolis, Feb. Sd, 1851,
The section requiring the enumer.
alton of white male inhabitants every
six years has passed. The section
making schools free to all has also
passed, with a provision that State
Superintendent of schools shall be
elected by tho people. The section
providing for future amendments to
to the Constitution, has been adopted.
1t provides that a majority Of the
members elected to two successive
Legislatures, may propose amend
ments to be adopted by majority q
the people. The sections were also
engrossed, empowering the Legisla
ture to repeal all bank charters, Or
laws granting banking privileges Of
any kind. Several other sections Of
local character passed.
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Eso~A murder was committed

E.0~A murder was committed AZ
Aurora, Erie county, New York, Oh
the night Of the 30th ult. Two men,
named Charles X. VIM and Abra'
ham Smith, between whom there ha-
been grudge existing for some time,
met at Darrow's mills, at which Wire
was foreman. A dispute arose, and
VIM, selling a piece Of scantiins,
struck Smith several severe blows o.
the head, breaking in bis skull, fror
which Smith died the next morning
VIM said he intended 10 Kill him
lie is under arrest,
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Nrw HOTEL ~ BosToN.-T A.
merican House is just completed, and
now open for the Travelling Public, hav-
ing been entirely rebuilt and greatly
enlarged. 1t is now ono of the largest,
most splendid and best arranged hotels
in the Union, and is under the manage.
ment Of Lewis Rice, Esq, we'll known
to travellers, where it shall be truly the
travellers home. See advertisement in
this paper.
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~ Robert RaDtoul in the r..

O. Robert Ran,oul in the U. S.
Senate, We believe he is in Minnesota,
where the news of his election can
hardly reach him in "a week. lie will
have just time to 60 to Washington and
back, aud receive his mileage, without
performing a particle of public service.
But he is used TO this kind Of thing
lie once drew an entire Years. salary as
collector Of this port for less than three
months service therein. According 10
our ideas Of morality, such things are
no better than theft. What are we to
think Of coalition" in old Massachu-
sets which not merely tolerstes but
compels such knavery! If the Bay
State does not right herself a, the next
election, and shake of ihis incubu, Of
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VERMONT ART UNION.

Office Of tie Vcrmont Art t,aon,
Rutland, W., Feb. 4, 1851.
The Subscription Books of the Yer
mont Art Union were opened yesterday
morning, since which time Certificate
Of Membership have been issued TO
!. Hon. Solomon Foot, Rutland.
9. Martin G. Everts,
3. John Cain,
4. II. l.. Spencer,
S. Rev. John A. Hicks,
G. d. A Spencer, Castlcton.
7. Geo. w. Strong, Rutland.
8. S. G. Perkins, NJ. d., Castlcton.
8. Genie"
10. Miss f. Wilcox, Bridport
1t is hoped that the Managers and all
who may become members Of the soci-
ETY. will take an interest in its welfare,
and exert their influence in procuring
new subscribers. The larger the num-
Der of members, the larger the number
Of works of Art distributed will be-
We wish it to he distinctly understood
by subscribers and those who intend to
become such, that all moneys received,
will (af'er paying the incidental expcn-
scs,) be expended in the purchase OF
Works of Art for the Members. An
account Of receipts will be published
weekly or monthly, and statement OF
the receipts and disbursements at the
end Of the year.
l. "
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~ respect, what VIC believe 70 be tho
only policy under which our country
can hope for prosperity either Temporal
rily or substantially. We have nothing
to hope for in the radical and faction
movements which have characterized
other parties ut the North, az has been
clearly proven Ivy the coalitions, in this
State and Massachusetts, Of professcd
friends of freedom and out and out ap-
ologis's Of slavery. To make it more
plausible, these rnnters have introduced
into their creed hundreds of reforms,
Of merit or dcmerit, and endravor to
force them upon the attention of the
public. Many are taken by this ait,
and leave the party Of their first love
and find to their sorrow, that when the
"tug of war comes" all of these pro-
fessions Of seeming great merit are as
sounding brass and tinkling cymbols.'
The editor of the Eagle assures his rea.
ders that these quest ions will meet with
a hearing through the columns of his
paper, and promises 20 aid in stripping
the mask Of seeming goodness from
these revolutionary and disorganizine
theories. Unless we are greatly de-
ceived, we think that the Eagle will BE-
true to freedom and the Wing party o.
the North. +
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AWFUL STEAMBOAT DIsAsTI

Awful STEAMBOAT DIsAsTER.--
OVER 100 LIVES LosT.-The steamer
John Adams, bound from New Orleans
for Cincinnati, sunk on the 27th, at 3
o'clock, near Greenville. In five min
utes afterwards her cabin parted from
her hull and broke in two. All the
deck passengers, numbering over 100,
we're lost ; also the deck hands and fire.
NEIL excepting two. None of the cabin
passengers were lost, though they did
no, succeed in saving any Of their bag
gage.
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New York L. S. SENAToR-Thc
"Dcmocrtcy" in Caucus at Albany,
on Monday night, after stormy dis.
cussion which lasted till IL o'clock,
nominated Hon. John A. Dix for [.
:. Senator.
The Senate yesterday adjourned,
after two Intellectual ballotinss for (.
s. Senator. Mr.. hickman voted for
Granger. Hon. Hamilton Fish re,
ceived Ii Votes, just half the Senate.
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Gbt RutlauA NrralA
THURSDAY MORNING, FEB G, 1851
STEPENSON'S STATUE OF
THE WOUNDED INDIAN.

We visited, tho other day, the
Statue now exhibiting in the hall of
the Fitchbnrg Depot. 1t is needless
to say We were pleased, it could not
highly poetical, and beautifully exc
cuted. The Indian has seen q foe in
ambush, and has just taken an arrow
and is about to string his bow, when
shaft of his enemy strikes him in
the breast. lie sinks upon the ground,
his right leg bent under him, and his
left extended, supporting himself up
on his right hand which still holds the
arrow he was preparing to dlschagc.
With his left hand he has drawn from
the wound the missile Of his enemy.
His head is dropping, and the express
sion of the features is remarkably
striking. There is about the whole
figure an attractive charm, which i'm
rels the beholder to look again aud
again, and be exceedingly reluctant
to leave. The material in which this
statue is wrought is Vermont marble,
of great closencss of grain, and ruri-
ty of color. This, we believe, is the
first great piece Of sculpture ever
completed of American marble, and
it has proved the fact that we need no
longer send to Italy for this valuable
material.
We also noticed, at Mr.. Stephen
sons bas relief, containing two por
traits most skillfully executed. Tho
marble in which they set is fine as ala
baster, but much harder, and is also
from Vermont. We would recon
mend all who have not visited these
works of art, to take an early oppor
tunity, as Mr.. Stephenson intend
taking them to the grand exhibition
in London, and they will remain il
the city but a short time. Bosto,
Daily Ju nal.
We take great pleasure in calling the after
ton of our readers to the foregoing notice {
STEPHENSON statue of the wounded Indlar
While it is pleasant TO notice the progress
which the country is making in the fine art
we take an especial pleasure in noticing III
fact that this high work of genius.s execute
in the raw material raised by the hands
honest industry from the quarries of Rutlan
Our readers will bear us witness that "
have often called their attention to the int
esting aspects of this branch Of Vermont il
} dustry. We rejoice to. know that those e
+ pecally engaged in = Re enjoying 80 large
share of prosperity The marble from whic
this statue was carved was furnished fro
the quarry OF the Messr. Sheldon, Morga
, & Slason, IN West Rutland. The remark
the artists in Boston, is that the block is
near perfect as anything can be, and tn
= seems to be the opinion of all who have see
it. Perhaps the best proof Of the quality
the Rutland Marble is the fact that the d.
= mand is such that all engaged IN it are obi
ed to enlarge their business.
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deceit. ,reachery, md scoundrclsm, we
are greatly mistaken in her character.
The very men who cleo, Mr.. Il. know
that he will not represent one third Of
the people OF Massachusetts in the L
s. Senate Boston Mail.
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the brakcmen succeeded in saving them
selves by Jumping from the train, While
others decendcl with the wreck but
were no, seriously injured. The train
arrived in kcene about . o'clock the
same evening. - Com mon1euhh.
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+. w. HOPKINS, Sec.

Circulars containing a List Of OH
GERS, Regulations, &c, will be furnished
by the Secretary, on application, post
paid.
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Ono L. S. SENAToR.--Thc Cleyc-
land Plaindealer of Thursday has a
despatch frcm Columbus, Of the same
date, saying that on the first Jal1o.
for L. 5. Senator, in the Legislative
Convention, Griswold, Wing, had As
Payne. Dem, 40; and Giddings,
Abolition, IL votes; blanks, A.
Great excitement prevailed; seven
members were absent. Parties in
the Legislature stand, 81 Wings, Al
Democrats, 10 Free Sellers. On tho
4th ballot Griswold had 4j, Payne l3,
Giddings II, Taylor 1, Allen 1.-Two
not voting.
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'S"dien DeaM Of a Member Of Con-
g,ess.--Mr. Kaufman, Representative
from Texas, died at five O'Clock, Friday
afternoon, ut Washington. lie WAS in
his seat during the day, and after he re-
turned to his house he complained Of
being unwcll, and soon died lie is
hardly middle aged. His family were
will, him Boston Mail
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fee is now heap Of ruins.-- hrh-
ton Free Pres. 30h. {
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1t has been remarked that the cal.
lows vas an institution for the elcrd.
ton Of mankind.
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o. The Semi Weekly Eagle has late
ly changed hands, aud is now conducted
by White & Bowles-Mr White edit
or. His Introductory Editorial be-
speaks an able writer, scholar and
gentleman. If this is any presisniiica-
ton Of what is to be, we are free to say
that the Eagle will suffer no loss by the
change. We make an extract of the
editors views upon Slavery and the Flu
gitive Slave Law:
sour readers would be disappointed,
and justly so, il IN this Introductory adj
dress, we should omit to define our no
stion on the all-absorbing subject Of
slavery. The almost unanimous opin-
ion of the people of Vermont, as en-
bodied in the resolutions annually pass
ed, and with annually increasing depth
of feeling and force Of expression, by
its legislature, is an opinion in which
we heartily concur. We abhor from
the very depths of our soul the entire
system of American slavery, regarding
it as an insult TO God and man, the most
damnins sin of which our nation is gull
ty, and q foul and loathsome blot On that
otherwise fair flag
"whicb proudly waves
In spendid mockcry 0 or n land OF slaves. "
Patriotism, religion, respect for human
nature. all combine in prompting Us TO
say and Ia do our utmost for the over
throw of this institution. With espe-
ciai Indignation do we regard the latest
triumph Of Tyranny, the fugitive slave
law Of the last session. For inhuman-
ity. for reckless disregard of liberty, for
base prostitution of law TO the purposes
Of injustice, its parallel is TO be found if
found at all, onl y in the barbarous codes
of the Sultan and the Car. Yet bad
as that law is, We are compelled, most
reluctantly il is true, but compelled 10
believe that it warranted by the Consti-
tuition Of tue United States, and though
we firmly beIived in law higher than
any or all human laws and constitutions,
We do not understand the higher law as
rexuiring or justlfying forcible resist
ance to the law Of the nation by the
citizens Of the nation. The remedy is
to be sought in the same way as for all
other oppressive laws, by discussion, by
showing its injustice, by creating such
a state OF public opinion US to euforce a
modification Of its Objectionable fea-
lures"
The Eagle has ever been the expo
nent OF Wing policy, although disagree
ing with our views on the fugitive slave
law, yet advocating in almost every 9th
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young man by the name OF Eick
cry was TO have been married a.,
Cleveland, Ohio, on the 18th inst.
bot in consequence Of the illness Of
his intended the wedding was post
poned two weeks. but he died in a
few DAYS afterwards. lie had an
affection Of the heart, Which, when
excited, troubled him very much
On the evening Of his death he had
been reading 70 his intended the story
Of "walter Errick." 1t was yer,
exciting tale of ''!ove and murder,