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"-Hoist by his own Petard."

In 1914, Mr.. Buchanan believed the
assurances of the southern men who were
engaged in the Texas iniquity. that if he
would aid them in killing off Mr.. Van
buren,, they would nominate him for the
Presidency Gen CAss, through hi,
friends, confederate with the schemers
and by their joint efforts. the two-third
rule was adopted by the Convention, and
Mr.. Van buren, thrown overheard
Both Buchanan and CAss were thrust
aside, the moment VAN buren, was dis
posed of but they consoled themselves
with the hope of = better luck next time i
In lS4S, CAss was nominated, notwith
standing the two-third rule but Mr..
VAN buren,, retaining lively recollec
ton of the kind offices which he had re-
ceived at the hands of the General. killed
him stone dead at the poll Cas- has
had no real political vitality in him since
The spasmodic action which he has occa-
sionally exhibited, was nothing but the
effect of galvansm, applied by a parcel
Of officcseckers, who misunderstood his
condition Neither he nor BUcHANAN at
any stage of the proceedings of the Con-
vcntion, received II majority of the votes
SO they were out of the question. even
without the two-third rule But the
crop which they reaped. was of their own
sowing Such an act of injustice and
treachery as they practiced towards Mr.
VAN BuBEN, never fails to bring its own
reward. A majority of the Convention
Of 1914 were pledged to his nomination
1t was foregone conclusion under the
uniform practice of the party. He was
beaten by trick-a subterfuge, such as
its devsers ought TO have been ashamed
of Men of fair reputation voted to enact
the rule. knowing the design was to make
it the instrument of Mr. Van Buren's
defeat, who were instructed to sustain
him in the Convention. and would not
have dared to vote contrary to the di-
rections of their constituents. They
were ready enough to do indirectly, un-
der the Inspirations communicated to the
Convention from the outside, what could
not be done without disregarding the
wishes and instructions of those whom
they had undertaken faithfully to repre-
sent iii the Convention. Such thing
as requiring a two-third vote to make
nomination had never before been heard
of 1t was an innovation suggested by
a sinister motive, and to achieve selfish
purpose, not to be accomplished by le-
gitimate means. If carried out, it would
subvert the principle which lies at the
foundations of our institutions. 1t vir-
tually says that the majority shall not
govern, and its practical operation is, to
place the majority at the control of the
We have no moan to make,
nevertheless, over its adoption by
Democrats 1t will be confined to their
National Conventions, and it will always
prevent the nomination for the Presiden-
~ of their ablest, most experienced and
best men And if we cannot defeat the
mediocyies whom they will be constrain-
ID to select, so long as that rule prevails,
hen it is futile to keep up the Wing or
yanization-Bn6alO Com ADJ
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The Season. The recent rains here
have given some hope of realizing the
early promise of the season A more
than old fashioned winter had given an
indefinite kind of assurance of boun-
tiful summers growth, a rich harvest
and that joy Of the husbandman that
answers to the benefcence Of the
Creator, in giving the fruits of the earth
as prize to labor The season opened
late, the sun shone auspiciously, all was
hurry to test the genial temper of the
year, but no rain fell The cold again
began to contend for dominion over the
soil, at least for some tokens of tribute to
the emissaries of frost, & distIust to take
the position of hope in the mind Of the
anxious cultivator. The heritage con-
tinued green but it ceased to grow, seed
persisted in the ground in many instances,
corn springing up feebly was chilled and
grew yellow in the unexpected cold.
The season at any rate was ten days
late, and crops were fast getting to be
twenty hard matter to make up for
at the end of the season,-when once be-
fore last week it rained, not enough at
once, nor since, though rain has since
fallen but it was change, relief, an
intimation that something good may
happen when we seem least to expect it
and that good enough is in store for those
who look for it, to keep the eye steady to
its aim, and the heart true to its duty
This is the best we can make of the
weather in any season, and will still an.
swer pretty well for this.
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to unite in aprocession in his honor, and
he is daily receiving material aid to the
disgust of some who think that instead
of living comfortably at the Irving House
he ought to be content with portland.
greens in a log hut on some western
prairie Well, it takes all sorts of pco-
pla to make world Certain it is. that
all the narrow. contracted souls don't live
on the outside of this glorious republic.
Steamship Empire City left yesterday
for New Orleans, with lot of passengers.
to drop at Havana. Our trade with the
Caribbean and Pacific promises incalcu-
liable results and justifcs the establish
ment of newspaper entirely devoted to
its interests. We regard Lieut.. Marcy
statements to Congress relating to the
capabilities of our commerce with the
Valley of the Amazon, in South Ameri-
ca, not only as interesting but worthy of
legislative action The political econo.
mists whose hobby is Home Industry, re-
gard Mr.. Marcy's proposition with much
distastc but certainly we are bound to
cherish oui commercial as well as our
manufacturing interests
The latest and perhaps the final phase
of the Drama" is the acting of corps
of theatrical monkeys, at the Astor Opera
House. Their engagement in Boston
might Ito follow out an idea of its may
or) materially advance the prosperity Of
that city Which of the monkeys does
the 'heavy tragedy business" does moi
appear in the role: probably some old
balloon. The great art in acting is to
initiate. Some men excel in this, but
your best mimic is the monkey. The
performance is satire upon actor.
worthy of Mephistopholes himself and
of course the profession" is death" up
on the show. The patrons toe, are raw
ing mad, and have taken out an iniunc
ton against the exhibition
The weather is cool for the season
Business is quiet Sterling exchange i
firm at l0I advance.
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Tho County Convention.

We have rarely had fuller County
Convention, or one in which better spir.
il prevailed throughout, than that held
here last week Every town in the co un.
ty was represented.
The nominations were the same with
out exception, with those supported last
year, and elected by about 1000 ma jority
The candidates, need no commentator
from us at this time All have been
tried and all found competent and faith.
full
The resolutions are brief, and Of the
same tone and spirit as heretofore. The
endorsement of the Administration is
unrescrved, and the vote on the resolu-
lions was cordial and entirely unanimous
Several interesting addresses were
made by the persons mentioned in the
official report, in another column. Some
remarks were made, by three or four
speakers on the Presidency,--and they
were all in favor of FILLMORE or WEB
srER, as the first choice while, at the
same time, determination was invaria
bly, expressed to give a cheerful support
to the nominees of the National Conven
ton.
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Adjourned Meeting Of the Managers
Of the Addison County Agricul-
tural Society.

The Board Of managers Of the Add
son County Agricultural Society met
pursuant to adjournment. on Tuesday
June.sth-nearly every member of the
Board being present The President
being absent, Edwin Hammond, Esq.
LIST Vice President, took the chair
Voted, To appoint the several Com
mittees to award the premiums proposed
by the Society for the current year
THE list of committees will be publish
cd hercafter.)
The committees having been appoint
ed, it was
Voted, To adjourn until u o'clock,
A. NJ.
In the afternoon, the Board reassem-
bled, agrceably to adjournment.
Mr.. Weeks moved to proceed to con-
slider the permanent location of the Fairs
ofthe Society and that the Board listen to
propo sitions from such towns as are ready
10 present them. Agreed to.
Propositions having been made from
Middlcbury and from Vergenncs, by the
Managers of those towns, Mr. saxton,
after protracted discussion had been
had, moved to lay the subject of per-
manent location on the table Lost
Yeas 5, nays IL
Mr.. Lane then offered the following
resolution
Resolrcd, That in view of the conven-
fence Of location, and of the propositions
which have been made to us, this Board
do designate Middlebury as the place for
permanently holding the Annual Fairs
Of this society.
Which resolution was adopted
Dir. Weeks offered the following reso.
luton:
Resolved, That subcommittee of
three members Of this Board be
appointed, with authority to make the
contracts necessary to give effect to the
propositions received from Middlebury.
respecting the permanent location of the
Fairs of the Society at this place
Adopted
Voted, That said committee be appoint
cd by the chair
The following persons were appointed,
viz Messrs Charles l.. Smith, s. w. !
Jewott, and John NJ. Weeks
On motion Of Mr. Jcwett,
Voted, That the next Annual Fair be |
held on the first Wednesday in October
Adjourned.
THE proposition made in behalf
Of Middlebury, and accepted by the !
Managers, was; in substances pay to the
Society $500, on condition that the Fair
shall be held at this place at least for FIVE
years.
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NEw YoRK. june 10. 1852.

| strolled in the Park last evening to
see the famous Wigwam, Tammany Hall,
in all its glory Almost every live man
on this continent knows that Tammany
Hall has been time out of mind the ia
vorite rallying camp of the New York
Democrats The building itself has no
popularity of feature but is plain four
story brick structure, located opposite
the park, and at the corner of little
street leading down to a very dirty
neighborhood 1t is painted light yellow,
has piazza over the first fool, and beyond
its political uses, is halfhotel half re-
staurant.
l found the piazza occupied by gigan-
tic transpara ncy of Gen. Pierce of New
Hampshire, (the astonished nominee of
the Democratic Convention) and band
of about 20 musicians who were putting
in all they knew" in the way of nation
al airs, to the great delight of several
hundred people in the street and Park
The ediice was brilliantly illum mated
from cellar to garnet, and extending from
it to the Park was what appeared very
much like the main sheet of seventy
four" bearing the names Of Messrs.
Pierce and King, as candidates for Pres
idency also these words encouraging
whoever they may come FROM "The
Union must and shall be preserved |"
After quitting this animated scene, l
heard the loud-mouthed cannon speaking
for more than an hour, and met many
sturdy old democrats gallanting their
wives and daughters to The Demonstra-
ton" The party here appear well-pleas-
ed with their very unexpected candidate.
What the wing nomination will be re-
mains enveloped in cloud, but | cannot
conceive that the Convention could poss-
IDLY astonish us by selection so unlock
ed-for as that of the Democrats. think
it would be hard to say which has the
preponderance in this city. Webster,
Scott or Fillmore. hear of no bets.
Gov, Kossuth has very quiet time of
it in this city, and probably from choice)
has no public attention paid to him; still
there are thousands who would be glad
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From the Daily Free Press.
Great conaagration in MONTREAL

Sreat Conhagration in Montreal!---
Loss of Lifel!!
We are indebted to Mr.. DODGE. Of
the Vt. " Canada Telegraph, for the fol-
lowing news.
MONTREAL, June 7, 1852
We were visited yesterday with most
destructive fire, which has laid in ashes
considerable number Of buildings in the
business part of our city 1t commenc-
ed at 6, A. NJ, in St. Peter Street. at
the corner of Lemoinc Street in a Car
penter's Shop, occupied by j. Martin
The shop, together with Martins resi-
dence, was rapidly consumed, and two Of
his children were burned to death. one of
them on the spot and, the other expired
in the afternoon. From this point. the
fire extended to the old st. Andrews
Church, which, together with the dwell
ing house of j. Mahony. and several out
buildings, were destroyed On the. OPP
posite side Of the street. the stores Of
Ryan, Bros & Co., and No. 81, Customs
Warehouse were burned down and large
quantity Of valuable goods in them. 9th
er buildings in the neighborhood includ-
ing those Of Stephens 4 Mills, Torrance
& Busted, j. & j. Mitchell. and Lev.
lens Exchange Hotel were in imminent,
danger, and were saved only by the mos
strenuous exertions of the Firemen. A
strong wind from the southwest carried
the devouring element to St Paul Street,
destroyingi in its passage the roofs Of two
! lo,,ooa
longing TO Mr.. Dewitt and occupied as Ex-
change Offices The Commercial build
ings, occupied by the Imperial Customs
Department, and others were consumed
near, the store of Seymour & Whitney
and some out buildings of rockingham
Il Warkman, but these stores were saved
The fire then extended its ravages on
both sides of the street, as far down as
Little st. Joseph street, where it was sub.
dued. Several houses facing the steam.
boat wharf were consumed
The following is list of the build
ings destroyed =
st. Peter street, James Martin. Car
penter's shop and dwelling; old st. An
drews Church; Ryan. Brothers g. Co.,
anu hercnanulsc NO. Il customs
Warehouses. and Merchandise. In St.
Paul street, Oglevy Wood, Dry Goods;
Scott, Tyre & Co., Dry Goods A. Lau.
rie ditto Cumming & Galbraith, ditto;
w. Whiteford, ditto; Andrew McFar.
lane, ditto; Ii. Busseau, Leather Deal
er; j. Bourgin ditto Wilson Il Coul-
lard, Hardware, L. Lafontaine, Clothing;
Seymour & Whitney, Dry Goods Green
shields & Co, do j Loughney. Paints
&C.; j. G Mayer, Furs &c Thomas
Peck, Heavy Hardware, Commercial
Buildings In Commissioners street,
Vermont Central r. Il. Office; Liver.
pool Tavern; Old Countryman's Inn,
and Belfast Tavern, Mullins Buildings,
including f Mullins Ship Chandlery
Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad OF.
fee; Trinity House and Harbour Com
missioncr's Office. In Custom House
Square, Leblans Hotel Jello Leather
& Co In Little St Joseph street, Bos-
ton Inn.
The total loss of property is estimated
at from two numbered and fifty, to three
hundred thousand pounds
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Yours Truly,
New York Corresponds
New YORK, June 8.

NEW YORK, June Q.
Gov Kossuth arrived very quietly in
the steamboat Aida, down the river, and
proceeded without any parade to the IT.
wing House. OF course, after his arduous
labors what "a gauntlet" the man has
gone through y he is exhausted in physi-
cal strength; and needing few days
rest, he purposely avoids public atten-
ton.
We all know how soon the populace
tires of its pets. Roman history, and
Athenian, too, were written in vain if it
had not shcwn to us how tickle is popu-
lar favor 1t would be an anomaly, then,
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TEMpERANcE.-Rev Y. NJ. Smith Of
Boston, presented the Maine Law argu-
ment at the Methodist Church on Sun
day evening last, with good deal Of
propriety. We find in New York pa
per the following sentiment from the
hand Of President Sturtevant of ILL
nois "There are clear indications Of
another mighty aggressive movement
against the whole system of influences
by which the vice of intempcrance is
sustained and extended" This may be
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For High Baiil6,
WILLIAM JOSLIN, Vergennes,
For States Attorney,

For States Attorney,
JOHN w. STEWART, Middlebury,
For County Committee,
J. II. BARRETT, Middlebury
F. Il. WooDBRDeE, Vergennes;
NJ. w. G. WRIcur, Shoreham;
W. f. WRIGHT, Leicester
ALVIN SouIER, New Haven.
Signed Elias Bottum. Chairman.
C. K Wright, Secretary.
Which report was accepted, and u
unanimously adopted
Mr.. Barrett, for the committee on
Resolutions, reported the following.
Resolved, That we regard the great
leading Wing measures of protection to
Home Labor, and of Internal Improve
ments, such as are needed to aid and en-
courage our Commerce, to be vitality i'm
portant to the welfare ofthe country and
to the success and prosperity of all class
es of our national industry.
RcSoiUcd, That we consider the Elk
ecutive veto power in our Government
that was designed to be rcsorted to
only in extreme cases, in which the
int gritty of the Constitution is liable
to be impaired, through ill-considered or
unauthorized legislative acts; and that
we look upon the frequent exercise ofthis
power, by Democratic Presidents during
the last twenty years, to defeat the dellb'
crate wishes of the people constitutions
ally declared through their Representa-
tives, as an Infringement Unpopular rights
and, if continued, greatly hazardous to
the permanencc of our political institu-
tions u
Rcsolrcd, That while we favor libo
raj policy in the disposal of the. public
lands, to actual settlers, we believe the
old states should not be defrauded Of
their Just claims to a share of the nation.
al domain, by extensive grants to the new
states for Railroad or other purposes
without a corresponding appropriation tC
the older states, to which at least full
share properly belongs
| ! Rcsolreti, That our approval of the
course and policy of the present Nation
al Administration, as heretofore express
ca, remains unchanged and that we look
70 the approaching Wing National Con
Eention with the hope and confidence that
it will nominate the man best fitted tC
secure the ascendancy, for another Pres
idcntial term, of the same principles anc
policy.
The resolutions were sustained by
Messrs. Woodbridge, Deming, Starr, I
Stewart, Z. N. Briggs (of Brandon), E
Seymour, 1. Allen, and E. D. Warner
and unanimously adopted
Voted, to adjourn sine die.
c. G. TILDEN, President
f. w. BLArsDELL, Jr,
G. X. WRIGnT, Secretaries.
Middlcbury, june Q, 1852.
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SUICIDE BY DRowNrNG.-On the night
of the 9Th inst, Mr. Little of Green's
boro, VT and Mr. w Y Knapp of Ouch
ess Co, n Y, broke out of the Vermont
Asylum and escaped. Mr. Little return
cd home, and it was supposed MIR Knapp
had returned home also. On Saturday
morning last the body of a man was dis
covered floating in West River, about
half mile from the Asylum. which was
Unidentified as being that of Mr. Knapp.
The body appeared as if it had been in
the water about two weeks An inquest
was held before Joseph Steen Esq, and
the jury found a verdict that Knapp
came to his death by drowning himself
1t appeared in testimony before the Cor
oner, that the insanity of the deceased
was accompanied by suicidal propensity,
and that he had previously attempted to
commit suicide by throwing himself into
a well.-Brdttlcboro Eagle
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NATIONAL AGRIcuLruRAL CONVENTION.
"A National Agricultural Convention
is to be holden at the city of Washington.
the oath Of June inst A call for this
convention is signed by the Presidents
of twelve State Agricultural Societies,
headed by Marshal p Wilder of Mass
achusetts. We find also among the sign
ers Frederick Holbrook, of Brsttleboro,
President of the New Hampshire Socie-
ty. We sincerely hope that Vermont
will be well represented in this important
convention.
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FOURTH DISTRICT OF MANE-The G.
lection for Member of Congress in the
4th District, to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the death of Mr. Andrews, took
place on Monday.
Mr.. Andrews was elected by &C plu-
rality.
We have received dispatch from the
Bath Tribune Office, bringing us the
gratifying intelligence of the election of
the Hon. Isaac Reed of Waldoboro', the
Wing candidate, This is the first gun
from the Star in the East. The Wings
of Maine have commenced the campaign
gloriously. boston Atlas, Jxne Q,
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E THE METHODIST EPIscorAL
GENERAL CONFERENCE at its late session
in Boston, made the following appoint
ments -Bishops-Rev DR.. L. Scott,
n. Y. Rev. Mr. Simpson of Cincinnati !;
Rev +. r. Ames, of Indiana. Editors;
It Il. Bond senior of the New York
Christian Advocate and Journal DR. J.
McClintock. Quartily Review, New
York, DR. Homer, Northern Advocate,
Auburn, DR. William Mast, Christian
Apologist, Cincinnati, and d. p Kidder,
Sunday School books and papers the
others are to be chosen hereafter DR.. J.
p. Durbin was chosen Missionary Secre-
tary.
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Our New York Correspondence
New YonK june 9, 1851

NEW YORK June y, 1901.
Mr. EDITor:
The nomination of Pierce as the Dem
ocratic Candidate for the Presidency is
ostensibly concurred in by both Barn.
burners and Hunkers but the truce is
hollow. There are heartburns and jeal-
ousies which nothing but the thirst for
office can chasten and subdue The
twenty-five Barnburning delegates from
this State to the Baltimore Convention
voted steadily for Marcy the South was
willing to go for him and, indeed, he
would have been unanimously nomina.
ted, if the eleven Hunker delegates from
this city and vicinity had consented to
support him. If the delegation from
New York had united in putting him
before the Convention, it was understood
that he would be nominated That this
was not done, is attributed solely to the
exertions and influence of Ex-senator
Dickinson and the offence will never be
forgiven 1t would be as rational to ex-
pect the mingling of water and OIL as
the harmonious action of Barnburners
and Hunkers and, Notwithstanding the
apparent oordiality of the response to
the nomination. there is strong spirit
Of dissatisfaction.
1t is certainly to be regretted that Ie-
ligious matters should ever be dragged
into a political contest; but it is not at
all surprising that the Roman Catholics
of the United States take especial UNI
bragg at this nomination. 1t requires
no great degree of perception to foresee
that they will vote against a man who
has been instrumental in. retaining that
clause in the constitution of New Hamp-
shire, which prohibits Roman Catholics
from holding any Office in that State
Mr.. Dallas, however, in addressing the
ratification meeting at Philadelphia. on
Monday night, was hasty to defend Mr.
Pierce from this charge He perceived
the immense weight which it would have,
and therefore thought it necessary to
anticipate accusation by train of spec
ial pleading not unworthy of the inge-
nuity of Philadelphia lawyer 1t is
historical fact, however, which no amount
of petti-Aogging and equivocation can
conceal, that Mr. Pierce was a decided
advocate of the retention of the odious
and intolerant constitutional provision
to which have referred He so express
sed himself, repeatedly; and sufficient
evidence Of the fact will be submitted to
the people, before the election.
In regard to Mr. Pierce's personal
character, it surprises me that even
Wing papers should have fallen into the
courteous error of speaking well of it,
There seems to be general ignorance
of the act that he is man of exceeding |
ly Incorporate habits, although there is
not bartender in Washing ton, who
was there when Mr. Pierce was, that
cannot testify to the fact In this con.
nection, it is not without significance to
remark that the magniloquent account