Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-06-06


The international Naga:ine for June is fully |
equal to its predecessors in the drvceness and va
riety OF its contents. Wehave been particularly in
tcrested among other articles, with the sketch o.
Schoolcrait, one OF the most sudious and hereto
rous investigators OF the history OF the Aborgnes OF
this County. The history of the Indian Tribes OF
this continent is attracting the attention OF scholars
at home ana abroad and our government has shown
its wisdom not only in ordering all investigation OF
it, hut in putting it into the hands ofso competent
and enthusiastic student tho subject OF this in.
tercsting sketch in the International. There are
many other things in hS number well worthy o
special notice, but we have neither time nor space
We are glad to know that this magazine is steadily
increasing in its circulation and hope that 1t may
take the place OF it, interior matte with which the
country has for two or three years been deuged.
well-edited magazine like the ntematlonr put into
the hands OF the reading public ins cad of the cor
rupting productions tmo>tIy from foreign source,
it should be added, in Justice to our own Iiterature)
is public benefit. For sale by Y. Smith & Co.
The June number of Hnper'S Wagdsine. is also
prompt to the time. This well conducted monthly
still lods its and We are more Drclhy impie-s
with the disturbances OF the extensive circulation ol
such perio heal among the pubic. There is
large class whomav be called iu.it ve readers The
most belong by this class Their reading is mlscrI-
iaucuu- rather than to topics-dcslltory rather than
consecutive They demand som.thin. interesting
or they will read all. For diey do not read as
the student or the professional man does by voun-
tary effort and Tor the purposes Of vocation or
profession, but from the desire OF amusement for the
hour. This class OF readers rs the speckIcd APP
peaInnce OF the counters OF book stores. 10. the last
few years, indicates is too reaty to feed on gar
bage." Any enterprise therefore that tends to sup
ply this public demand tor interesting reading, nj the
same time nlsug more less that instructive and
expellng everything that is destructive to taste and
mora is TO be respected and urthered
We are glad Ihrreupon to sec this great circulation
of magazines like those are noticing. We UNI
dersand that the larpers prln' 50 600 In this con-
necon would add that it seems TO us, there need
be ne rivalry, ether than gel crous one between
two brothers fighting behind the shield for iIe
same object These periodicals have characteristics
! II common and notice that 10 some extent they
are made up OF the same matter; as E. s. the eN-
Foucauits occunr demonstration OF the earths rota
ton an article OF great lnteres, Just now We wish
them both wide and growing circulation through
out the whole country-ior there is need OF both and
room for both For sale by Weaver 4 Son.
SorTn CARoLINA-Thc Abbevlllc, South
Carolina, Banner, publishes Il letter written by
Hon. Arnstcad Burt, member of Congress
from that district in an answer to one addressed
to him by a Committee of his constituents
asking his opinion whether South Caroline
ought to scccde from the Union by herself. |
neither of the other Southern States will SO
cedc with her Mr.. Burt takes q somcwla
comprehensive view of the question. lie is il
favor of secession, and says that the only rca
safeguard the Slave States have is in the form
attain ola Southern confcdcracy. lie says the
time will come when the other Southern State
will be as anxious for it as South Carolina nov
is, but they are not ready for it now. lie i
decidedly opposed to South Carolina seeding
a.onc. lie believes it would be madness t
attempt it. He holds the slaves Of South Caro-
lima to be of infinitely greater value to her thai
this Union, or any other Union. While he i
against South Carolina seeding alone fror
the Union, he is ready, ii the people of hi
, native State decide in favor Of secession, t
stand BY her. 1t is the home of his affection,
and her bosom shall be his grave; her caus
shall be his cause, her fate his fate" Til
letter doe not suit the active nullfyers in tina
State The following is from the Charlcsto
. Mercury:
We copy from the Abbeville Banner lctto
! from the Hon A. Burt, in answer to certain II
terrogatories. The Banner, in publishing III
letter, makes the following comment:
"We have no doubt the change or modifico
ton of his po nton. since last fall will be re
ccived with surprise by many who looked
him as one of the leaders in favor of separat
t secession if need be. Many have been tn
1 surmises occasoned by the seeming backward
Il ness of Mr.. Burt III giving expression OF h
c opinion, and we are by no means surprised I
T MS withholding such sentiments so long,
, On the other hand, an anti-scccssion nee
Il ing is to be held at Hamburg, South CAROLYN
r on the 3lst inst, and several hundred either
have signed the call Judge Butler, &c
o Hammond, and others, have been invited
address the asscmblagc. Boston atlas.
= O. We copy the following short artic
- from the New York Mirror. 1t is very exec