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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-16
Ole Alioeleburp Register.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1851.

I pS' The letter of Senator PHELPS, which
appears on our first page, will commend it.
self 10 all discreet and thinking men, as
sound, psiriotic, and just to all concerned.
Its yindica,on and explanation Of Vermont
character cannot but be approved and nd>
mircd by every citizen of this State, and its
effect on the Southern mind (for it has been
published throughout the Souih) must be
salutary, in giving some Insight into the hab-
its and sentiments of State that has lither-
10 been greatly misrepresented. After SO
explicit an opinion against the law from so
able jurst- concurrcd in by Messfs. Ur-
HAM, PICK, and llEBARp, all lawyers Of
established rcputatiou-,here can hardly he
any longer doubt (which we did at first
entertain) as TO the unconsti;uiionally Of the
law in question. That point being settled,
who can take umbragc at the avowed belief
Of the honorable Senator, that the law will
be. repealed 1t would be a reflection on
the patriotism and good faith oil Nermonters,
to make any other prediction. We wish
the letter TO be carefully read and considered
by every freeman of Vermont.
The U'mtsor Journal publishes this let
Ter, with The following remarks
awe have placed on our frs, page let
ter from the Hon. SAMUEL S. PHELPS, rel
alive 10 the hdbeds corpus act Of our last Leg
stature. This letter, it will be noticed, takes
precisely the same ground in regard to the
act, that we took in an editorial article OF
December ~ and the only ground, in our
judgment, upon which Vermont can be de-
Tended, AMI her people and Legislature hon
orably and truly v;ndicated. We commend
tho letter to the sober reelection of the peo.
pie of Vermont. Its spirit and sentiments
cure for the author an honorable fame
throus hout'thc lensth and breadth of this iu.-
mensc Union.
The letter was written. il would seem, last
january, when several Southern States were
fooishly contemplating rciaatory measures
against the North, aud it was recently hrot
forward and published in the Richmond
(Va.) wig, when the Legislature, in
session at that place. had under way a Sc
ries Of Resolutions of LOYALTY TO the Union.
AMI in condemnation of South Carolina null
liica,ion 1t WAS doubtless to second the
move to strike out from the Resolutions the
discour tcous clause excepting Vermont from
among the States TO which they were 10 be
sent, that the letter was published. The in
fluence of the letter may be judged of. hy
the fact that after the House had pa ssed the
resolutions by large maj riiy. tho Senate
did actually strike ont the excepting clause,
and the House subsequently, refused 10 10 so
by majority Of only one voc"
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DEsTRucTivE FiRE IN Few YoRK
CiTY.-The buildings Nus. IS0, 1872
and iS4 Broadway, adjoining the How>
ard Ho el, were totally destroyed by FIRE
oil Friday morning last. The upper story
of lS6, as also the North wing of the
Howard Hole, were likewise consumed
The fire occurred about one o'clock
and the CONSERVATION among the large
number of boarders a, the Hotel, nearly
all of whom had retired, was very great,
Much Of the furniture was badly dam
aged. The total loss to the Hotel pros
pretors is $4,000.
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From YucATAN.-The New Orleans
Delta of Sd has The following. Merida.
YUcaIan. March 10Th. The war sIready
50 long waged between the whites and the
ruthless bnrbarlanc is sill raging. The
line Of operations is II ow established. some
thirty leagues from this place. $4,000
Yucalcco soldiers are guarding The Carbon
whilst some 10000 Iniiuns well armed and
equipped, are on the opposite side ready TO
fight.
Property Is comparatively valaleess.
Families who 10 years ago were in The re.
celpt of thousands from their estates, are
now depende NJ on their manual labor for
their support, os The YucaIeco troops are
al this moment dependent on the preca-
rious supplies afforded by nature for food.
Il should not be a matter Of surprise # the
Indians were found in possession of this
city in less Than one month.
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NJ. Webster in Springfield.

Daniel Webster was warmly greeted by
citizens Of Springfield. ON his arrival there
on Tuesday afternoon, in the Express train,
from New York. We learn from the Re-
publican that nearly y thousand persons were
gathered TO look at the 4" best abused man
in Christendom. He addressed few words
to them from the balcony of the Massassoit
House. avowing his warm attachment, to
Massachusetts, and his strong wishes for her
prosperity. Among other things, he said-
"The cloud that has darkened the politi-
cal horizon has passed by, and what w now
want, and what all the great interests Of the
country need, is peace We want security
in the prosecution Of business and of enter
prise. We want protection nj do not mean
il in hny technical sense, though l should
rejoice most heartily in such an adjustment
OF the revenue laws as would protect our la
Dor and our buslness-but | mean il in that
broader sense, TO be found in mutual conf
dence. mutual regard for law. and univer
sal disposition to consult the highest good Of
the whole country II is for this end that
have labored, and shall labor. am now on
my way home from some months Of arduous
toll in public business ] am going 10 my
farm in Marshfeld. am going 10 snuff the
sea breeze, and seek for re.invigoraiion and
for rest, but before pass, allow me tn re-as-
sure you of the high qualification which this
brief interview has afforded me. You have
my best wishes for yourselves and for your
families"
On The departure Of the cars for Boston,
the crowd again appeared, cheering their
guest until he was FAR OUT Of hearing
New Haren Palladium.
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ABOLITION MrETINu.-The opponents
of the fugitive slave law met yesterday
in fremont Temple, according TO adj
veriisement. Horace Mann presided,
and made a speech against Mr.. Web
sier and the mercantile interest. The
vice presidents were Sidney Homer,
Frederick Robinson, ]. w. Graves,
Samuel lIoar, E p Bigelow, Erastus
Hopkins, George II. Russell, Caleb Siet-
son. Rodney French, and Mr.. Sedgwick,
John G. PalIrey spoke against the law
ON moral grounds. but was not in favor
of resistance, except at the ballot box
The haJedS corpus. he said, having been
denied by the Supreme Court. is no lon
ger a writ of right. S. p Hanscom. for
the vigilance committee" told the
meeting how the plan had been formed
10 place Sims in hollow square of mil
ilary and escort him on board brig Acorn
at Long wharf, which vessel would CAR
ry him back to Savannah The time
for the " friends of freedom was when
this procession was moving. His speech
was received with cheers aud Kisses.
Guess the orator will stand little back
when The rescue takes place. lie and
Wendell Phillips will probably pair off
Letters were then read from Charles
Francis Adams. and that distinguished
friend ofthe Union, w. II. Seward. An>
son Burlingame then abused the U. s,
Commissioners. aud called MIR. Webster
traitor. Rev. Mr.. Perpoint took up
The wondrous tale. and went Tor passive
resistance-he didn't even want the law
repealed Charles l.. Remond, Esq,
afterwards enlightened his white breih-
rem ill they adjourned To dinner. In the
afternoon, Stephen G. Phillips reported
the resolves, which were supported and
passed. Of course.
Another meeting was held in the same
place last night, aud addresses 10 the
usual style were delivered by Rodney
French, Of New Bedford. and Rev. Mr..
Colver, Chas. List and Wendell Phillips.
Of this city. Petitions were circulated
through the hall praying the Governor to
remove the Sheriff from Office immedi-
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CAlIFoENIA SENAToR.-By a late arri.
val from California, we have the following
intelligence as to The election of L. S. SEN
ator. 1t is an extract of letter from the
Capital, San Jose, dated Feb 27th:
The die is cast-the Senatorial struggle
has been brought TO close for the present,
but the long agony still stands adjourned.
The sovereign people will have TO decide the
question at tue ballot boz, where their voice
can DC au.hortaiivey heard and obeyed.
The Convention met this morning at | / o..
clock ; Is Senators and Representatives
were present. Messrs. Robinson OF the Sen
ate, and Wolherell aud kellogg. OF the As
sembly, were abseni-it having been gener-
ally understood among the outsiders, as well
as members. that The name of Judge Hey
denfelt after the fist ballot would be with
drawn.
The Senate chamber was filed al an car
ly hour, all being convinced that the finale
OF the grand drama vas at hand. / he vote
was called. and the l33d vote stood as fol-
lows: 8 Ilcydenlelt, Is Fremont, IA Ben
nett. No choice having been made, Mr..
kenlrick rose and withdrew the name Of
Solomon Ileydeufelt. The name Of J. h .
Weller was again placed in nomination a.
gainst Mr.. Murphy. The roll was again
called, and the l44th and last ballot resulted
as follows - King 20, Weller IL, Fremont
0, Geary ID. Roderick voting this time
Tor the last named gentleman. No choice
having been effected MIR. Moore moved that
the Convention adjourn until the FIRST Mon
day Of January next. CNried-ysAs rs,
nays 23.
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an At,la, at the head Of a host Of Goihs ana
Vandals, who is marching from the North.
to lay waste aud destroy the South. If YOU
were to believe the Northern politicians, the
consequences OF agitation are TO be equally
fearful and dire. am sorry 10 see this, for
am Union man. didn't come prepared
TO make speech, but can say that you
cant dissolve The Union If you want TO
put down agitation put doon the politicians
The are aeitating to make Presidents. Tho
people ought to make Presidents themselves
anil not the politicians. Elect man from
South Carolina for President, and Vice
President from Mississippi, and my word FOL
it, you'll hear no more Of notification OF
disunion."
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CodeyS Lddy's Book, for May, has sever
al good cngravings and articles by Mrs. E.
+. Ellet, Mrs. S. j. Hale, Mrs Neal, T. S.
Arthur, Prof. Alden, aud other wel-known
writer's. The Publisher says:
After June so, the Postage on the La
dy's Book will only be cents for 500 miles,
and cents for 1900 miles. Persons wish
ing the Lldy's Book, will receive it some
two weeks earlier than from Dealers, by sub
scribing directly To the Publisher in Phia.
dclrhia-and the postage now is TO object"
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GES. WOODS REMEDY FoR DIsUNloN
General Wool attended the annual Leg
islatiye Dinner at Troy, on the 22d ult,, and
made strong Union speech in response to
the 9Th regular :oast
A." lie said that there was but one subjec.
which engrosscd public attention at this time
and that, he was sorry TO say, was block
one Sensational lie was Union man
he hud fought thirteen pitched battles since
his military career had commenced. and ev-
cry one Of them had been for the Union.
Sensation. Gen. Wool in reply.l What
would you have me say? II / speak the
truth shall say The people are not sgita.
ted-it is the politicians. They are agiiatcd
and agitating from one extreme OF the Union
TO The other. If you were 10 believe the pol
iIicians at the South, there is at this moment,
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A SPIRIT CALLING FOR CIGARS" Con-
6rlnation strong AS proofs OF holy writ of
he tru'h'of the Spiritual R,ppings, has been
had ut Boston. We learn from tie Post
that at the bouse of one of tie mos, dis
tingnished spirit agents, few evenings
since, Il young lady present -, informed
ha, she would be pcrmitied TO converse
with the spirit of male friend to whom in
his life she had been betrotncd. when. in
ftlerng voice, she asked if he ,.ns then
happy" This was answered by several d.
dDct apa. Indicating that there Vas bui oas
ding wanting, box OF real Havana cigars.
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marks Of tie Boston Slave arrest:
The Aboltionlsts are the cause of this
very arrest. The proprietor Of Sims is
wealthy planter in Georgia, aud would
never have taken the trouble to recover
his slave. except for the purpose Of Test
ing the efficacy of the Fugitive Slave
Law in Massachusetts aud the necessity
Of so testing ii, results from the violence
of the Aboluionists in the case of two
or three other fugitives who were arrest
ed in Boston some weeks since. The
owner of Sims will expend more money
in recovering him thanihe slave is worth.
This doubtless he expected, aud was
willing to submit to. The object of the
present claim is not primarily To recover
fugitive, but to establish principle
to ascertain whether Massachusetts has
seeded from the Union, by refusing To
he bound by It's Constitution aud laws,
or not.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-16

CINciNNArr, April ll-Thomas ii.
Benton spoke at ST. Louis on Friday the
4lh instant To large crowd. His friends
received him with loud shout of wel>
come
Gen. Scott declines the acceptance OF
dinner rendered 10 him by large num.
Ter OF our mnsl distinguished cnizens
iIe said he had not accepted of such an
invitation Tor a great many years, aud
does not think he ever viii again. lie
remains III the city, not yet having Sc
lccied a site for Military Asylum. The
farm of Gen. Harrison at North Bend is
spoken OF as most favorable.
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Thu Wing Reuie,o, for April. gives
a likeness Of Hon. WIN. Wright, for
merlY member Of Congress from New
Jersey. Its contents are as follows -
imaginary Presidents-,h The ideal of a
National Administration The Two
Thompsons, G. p. and P. P Neglect
ed Authors-Rabelais ; Madame D'Ar-
bIay (concluded); The Humanitarian
Language, a Paraphrase Geraldn, a
Play in Five Acts; Democratic Review
on Freedom Of Trade The Democrat
ic Reviewer reviewed The Growing
of Quashee; Memoir Of the Hon. WIN.
Wright; Longfe'ow's Poems Sheel
Scissors Church Of England in Mi
norily; Mr.. M'r'in Farquhar Topper
Miscellany Critical Notices.
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THE PRESIDENT AND Ma. WEBsrER.
A despatch from Washington To the
Traveller says, :" II is currently reported
that the President is dissatisfied that Mr..
Webster should desert his post as Sec>
rotary Of State, and go ilineraiing about
the country. saving the Union and max
ing bids for the next Presidency. -
Atlas.
True, we had such a despatch IN
common with the other evening papers.
Whether our contemporaries published
il or not, we do not know. II they did
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THOSE TEARs-Wc understand that the
Commonwealth has got several walls Of those
tears" which flowed so freely down the sable
checks Of Sims, last Saturday morning To
he sure, nobody but the Commonwealth folks
saw any tears, but that is from All optical defect
which every body but the imaginative writer
OF that wcnd eriul journal labors under, OF
course Sims shed tears His last words were
that he was glad to leave Boston. People al
ways shed tears when agreeably impressed-in
the left eyc.-Bosion Bee.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-16

tj-A At ii late disrnlon festival IN South
Carolina, one Of the tossts drank WIS
this =" \ rope to every northern abo-
huonist." Prentice. OF the Louisville
Journal, Proposes 10 amend. by attach
ing IA Southern dlsnnionisi I" the other
end of the rope aud he thinks Ken
lucky will furnish gratis all the hemp
necessary for the whole operation.
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GrS. ScoTr AND TnE CoMPRoMIsE.-
The Troy Whig thus defines the position Of
Gen. ScoTT on the Adjustment measures
"Gcn. Scott is known 10 the people as
one of the most thorough Union men in the
country. as ha;cr of sectionalism. and as
one OF the earliest and most strenuous sup
poriers of the Compromise measures. He
accepted the invitation OF the much denoun-
ced % Cotton Committee and made p ,'ri-
oiic speech at the Castle Garden Union
Meeting. and acted heart and hand with the
Bule's, Collinscs, and others who were con-
spienous on that occasion"
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Latsirs Liring Age, No. S6l, contains l.,
Neander; ,, Origin of the Crystal Palace {;
3, llildreths History Of the United States
I, Pianist and Patriot; 8, Authors of Jane
Eyre, etc. (: G, Gabrielle, or, tho Sisters; Z,
Young's Beranger;' with several shorter ar
'icIes and poems Published weekly at Bos-
ton, SO a year in advance.
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Grdham's Mdgasine, for May, contains
three fine cngravings, " Flora" The May
Queen" and Spring Flowers" and literary
articles by G. z. r. James, Geo. d. Preu-
tce, r. II. Stodjard, ii. w. Herbert, Mrs.
Hewitt, John &. SAKE, Grace Greenwood,
and others.
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OF A ruinor that the Canadian gov
eminent had resolved to close the Wei
land canal TO American vessels, proves
unfounded. A proposition OF the kind
was considered by the Board of Public
Works, as a retaliation for the exclusion
Of The Canadians from the free use of
Lake ChamplaIn and the Champlain ca
nal, but The board adjourne without
adopting the measure = thereby leaving
the present regulations in force.
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not, we commend them for rejecting il.
we should eeriaiuly have done so our.
selves, IT IT had come under our personal
observation The despatch originated
IN the New York Tribune, an authority
in such matters which we have before
had occasion to distrusI 1t is hardly
necessary for us TO say that we regard
the story as merely mlschieyous tattle-
Boston TraUeiier.
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ately for refusing TO serve writ Of re-
plevin in the case Of Sims, notwiihstand-
ing ample bonds had been offered. Phil
lips stated that $500 in hand had been
offered 10 deputy sheriff Coburn To serve
the writ, but that he declined Boston
Post, 9fh inst.
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~ Judge Bennett has granted the
injunction prayed for by Byron Stevens,
prohibiting the RRland ard burlington
II. II. Co. lr,m extending their road TO
Swaniou. The Judge has ordered tina,
Mr.. Stevens shall give bail to the amount
of $4,000 as guarantee against the
losses tina, may follow to the Rutland
Co. for one year, in consequence of the
injunction ST. Adams Messenger.
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A HISr.-A chap who lately cmigrated
70 the West writes home 10 his father as
follows:
You had better come ont to Sanyamon
county, illinois, Tor mighty mean men get
intU Office here"
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GF NAVIGATION is fairly open al last
The Whitehall and Burlington. Night
Boats, now run regularly their through
irips--leiving the railroad dock at this
place every evening, Oh the arrival of,he
seven o'clock irain-making the usual
sioppages along the lake.-Ronse'S Point
Bsdcon, I2th inst
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O. Nr. MERRITT, Marshal Of New
Mexico, arrived at ST. Louis on the Bis
ulI. He reports the population of that
Territory at 81 ,574. OF whom only $50
are Americans. Mr. NJ. is about pro-
ceeding to Washington on official BUSH
ness connected with the Territory
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u The Std'e Banner comes out openly for
Gen. Scott a. a candidate for President 1t
,ays-"He liscards the fanaticism of the rabid
ahohtioniSts-is an ardent supporter OF the
Constitution, and an AvowED coMPRoMis:
MAN" Well, if that is true, Gen. Scott will
.tand upon an equal footing with President
Fillmore and Daniel Webster, 50 far How is
it with other qualifications We want the
best man.-Bciioacs Fails Gasefte.
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JAMES AND JoHN. The literary
societies Of Hamilton College have e.
lecied G P. r. James. The English aus
thor. for their orator, aud John G. SAKE,
Esq, for their poet, at the next anniver-
sary of that Boston Tram
script.
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w Eli Perry. Locoioco, has been
elected Mayor of Albany, over Frank
lin Townsend. Wing, by a majority of
376. Six Locoiocos aud 2 Wing AL.
Iermen have been elected. and the oih>
or two hre in doubt.
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EB' We have received pamphlet COO
tanning the Proceedings of the Vermont
Convention of Fruit Growers, and the Yer
mont Horticultural Society" 1t will be read
with interest by persons who are directing
their attention 10 this subject.
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New YoRK, April Awe have
dates from Santa Fe to the 4ih ul,.
The Inauguration If the new Governor,
Jas. S Calhoun, had taken place. His
inaugural address warmly eulogises the
Union. and congraiulaies the people that
the stormy contest in Congress, in which
New Mexico had borne SO prominent a
part, had left the Union unscathed.
There is no other intelligence of inter,
est
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TnE Fuor1ivE CASE DEciDED-On FRI
day morning last, Commissioner Curtis
gave his decision in the case of Thomas
Sims. lie issued his certificate ordering
the return Of the fugitive to the claimant
in Georgia. He was taken from the city
on Saturday without any disturbance.
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PURCHASE OF SiNs.-We learn FROM
Mr.. Fetrldge kat he has purchased from
the agent of the Sohthtrn owner, the
slave Sims, for the sum OF 1880 the
slave 10 he sent back 10 this city in six
weeks from this time, after going through
the necessary forms of delivery in Geor-
gia. 1t is Mr.. Feiridge's intention to
employ Sims as an agent for the sale OF
article. Boston atlas, 18th inst
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Sartain's Magazine, for May, is received
1t is cmbellished with several engravngs
and has variety of good literary matter
With the July number will commence Sc.
ries Of ten prize articles.
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said-al shall now proceed, my hearers, to
divide my subject into three parts. First,
] will tell you that which know. and YOU
do not know. Secondly ! shall tell YOU all
that which you know aud l do not know.
And Mirdlg aud lastly; J shall tell You a
bout that which neither you nor know"
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Ca The Great Cavern" discovered in
described by correspondent
of the Union Wing, has returned again to
its original obscurity. In short, as Mr.,
Micawber would say, the story was a
hoax.
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Car Webster. tac uncle OF Mrs Goshen,
has confessed that he was the murderer of
Il he Goshen family in Kent county. NJ
( The fanny consisted Of Mr.. Cosilcr h.
wife, SISTER. ,i,'rr-n law. and servant.
rhcy we've all murleredi in one night, some
time in February
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CooLIsG oFF - Several South arull-
mans have concluded To bay Northern
ice 10 preference To an article produced
south OF lhelI Stale What # the North
should refuse To- sell In them