The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-05-26

Cass stands the ghost of chance; but
whether Douglas will get the nomination
or not is hard to say 1t is quite likely
that some new man will be taken up.
Your readers have probably noticed |
the occasional publication of paragraphs |
about one Watt de Peystcr, or Peystcr
Watt. as some have it, who has recently
been figuring in Paris, and other Euro
pean cities. as an American General,
commissioned by his government to III
spect and report upon the military es
Establishments of the various nations of the
earth. and "all the rest of mankind y
great deal of fun has been poked at his
generalship but he richly deserves it
all, for a more bombastc, vain, pompous,
and ridiculous parsonage has rarely fig
urcd in the columns Of newspaper |
observe that some editors question the
existence of any such General; but | can
vouch for the fact that General de Pegs
ter. commanding brigade of the State
Militia in Duchess county. by commits
sion from his Exccllcucy, Washington
Hunt Governor and Commander-in-C Chief
of the military and naval forces of the
State of New York did, last Fall. sail
for Europe on tour of pleasure, with di-
vcrs letters of introduction to princes
potcniates and gentlemen of high degree,
to whom he has doubtless copmended
himself in his military capacity. Before
sailing he took special care to have his
departure ostcntatiously announced III
certain journals, thus creating for him
self a printed endorsement of his militia
~ rank At last accounts, he was stud
wing the rifles of the Chasscurs de Vim
cennes Perhaps, Louis Napoleon may
invite such distinguished officer to ac
cept commission in his service.
Speaking of Louis Napoleon, have you
seen Bonguatiors Napoleon Ballads
They are capital jcHr II esprit, writer
as though Louis was himself the author
Burnss Bannockburn" is paraphrased il
asupposititous address to the French ar
my, of which | quote. as the minister
saw. the first third 9th aud tenth yer
ses -
Guards who al Smolcnsko fled
No beg your pardon - bed |!
For my Uncle blood you've shed,
Do the same for me-
"Whos afraid n clild TO Kill
Who respects shopman's till
, Who would pay a talor's bill
Let him turn and fee"
| "Shoot the men there's scarcely one
J In io2en got gun;
r Stop them, if they try to run,
With artillery
"Ihcn, when siil'd is every voice,
We the nations darling choice,
Calling on them to rejoice
Tell them, FRANCE is FREE
D The Win0is, which arrived here OF
a Monday from Aspinwall, with 500 pa'
. scngers. SLIGO 600 in gold dust bring
tricts Mining will doubtless continu
. to be, for some time, the great bush os
$ of our sister State. 1t somehow or otl
= cr happens, however. that the owners o
o original producers of an article are ofte
2. THOSE who profit the least by it. Nor
money is made in London, Paris. an
New York. by the merchants of thos
: cities, by importing silks, indigo, wine
= furs, &c, than is made by the person
:. who produce those articles and sell theI
, to the three large cities of the worlc
SO, | am inclined to think, will NOR
= money be made by the different COL
= mining companies that have been forme
= in New York, than by the actual digger
ON the spot themselves In such con
pany. for example as the Grass Vale
Gold Mining Company, | would rattle
c own five shares than take the averag,
e proceeds Of the digging of one man 70
five years
Stock in the above company is bcin
: taken up quite fast. and from the char
acter Of its officers, | have no doubt tina
b it will be a profitable investment Tn
Secretary, Mr. r. j, Richards of TO-
, Fulton Street, informed Inc yesterday
that over four hundred shares are owne
4 by persons in moderate circumstances
each of whom has bought one share
= While was in his Office, he sold two t
a clergyman from Vermont, and wa
mailing any quantity of descriptive pan
phlets and letters in answer to inquire
addressed to him from different parts {
the Union and Canada SO it is said t
be with other companies; and there
no doubt that, in this way, more none
will be made than by going to Californi;
Thousands will pay 500 for share
t who would hesitate to leave their bus
e ness and families to go to California t
= dig and in this way. a company accu
mulates heavy working capital wit
D. which to purchase the very best kind q
machinery, and thus successfully con
a pete with ten Thousand mere manua
;, gold diggers. Yours truly, O.
, K a The Boston Museum. literar
e paper Of great excellence and value. La
,.o1eoI A. 1.