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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

An INTERESTING RrLc. Our E ion NJ
MARSHALL RoGrRs, Of Wes,rord, ha : exhibit
ed to us an interesting relic Of the dg - long
tive ago. It is gold ring which was lost
more than 20 years since, by his graz IL lother,
then residing in Massachusetts. Sic missed
the ring after filing ii feather-bei, and vas IN
able to find it after Gligent search 7 he bed
came down, in regular succession, ron, her 10
her daughter, and thence to her grand dangh-
ter, Mrs. CAswELL of Milton, sister Of Mr..
RoGERs. In a recent overhau'ing Of this an
cent feather bed, probably after the modern
fashion of oyerhaulrng things the lest ring
was found, bright and massive az it was
made.
The br'dc who owned this ring. dicrl about
Il years ago, leaving numerous descen lants to
whom what we write will doubtless ! o inter-
esting. She was thrice married 49, Ist to Mr..
STEARNs, ID to Deacon Palmer, and 3 ! to Mr..
CHAMBERLrs. We infer therefrom that she
was woman of rare attrac uons.-.a fine, high
spirited lanaec girl, of the o,Len time, no
doubt.
Her second husband, Deacon PARKrB, pre-
senod to her this ring, and it was lest aoon nf-
ter this mlrriage, Us the dates slow. Her
children and grandchildren both remembo,
hearing her express regrets for its loss. And
well she might! In those days it was a Jewel
of ring, 1t is as yellow as saffron, and solid
as the mountains of Mansfield, and, when found
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

Gen. Scott has been in public life for forty
years. Ills life - a part Of the country'S hlsJo~
rv. Ills deeds, his character, his opinions, are
as widely known as his name, md that has been
spoken by every person IN the United states
whose lips can arllcuate ineligible sounds.
lie is a candidate for the Presidency, not
through his own seeking, not through the in
fiuence ola crowd OF men holding olice at his
hands, not through the agency Of any clique,
but because the people have turned their eyes
upon him, and desire his services in that ca
pacIty.
Certain Wings object to him as a candidate,
that he is not pledged, by writing over his sig
nature, in favor of the fugitive slave law. If
Gen Scott could be induced to give such Il
pledge, he might be- set down as the weak and
silly man represented by hls enemies. If he
should be elected President he would be sworn
to faithfully execute all the laws. Ills past
life is guarantee OF his will and ability in the
execution of laws lie cannot be sworn to a2-
prove every law, in all its features, which he
may find on the Statute book. 1t would BE- no
part of his duty as President to express opn-
IONS on past legislation. 1t would be his duty
to carry that legislation into effect.
It's not proposed to ask hun whether ii cleo
ted President he would enforce, IN all proper
ways, the fugitive slave law. II Is not Ques
toned that he would, To ask him whether he
approves the Compromise measures, l. to ask
a question which If answered atiirmatWely, or
negatively, will be sure to lose him votes. and
the question itself has m otnc. intent but to
embarrass, ontrap and defeat him. Troy Post.
a. We copy, below, the Fifth Section of
an act Of Congress, approved March 3, l@i9
making appropriations for Lighthouses, Light
boats, Buoys, &c, and providing for the cree
ton and establishment Of the same, and for
other purposes" It Is possible that many Of
those interested in the navigation Of our Lake
may not be aware Of the specific and some
what stringent though very proper provisions
of the law alluded 20. If So they will thank
II, for bringing the matter TO their attention.
The penalty, 1t will be observed for noglectinc
to comply with the provisions of the act, is
directly and indirectly, a serious one.
The following is the Section alluded to-
SIC. 5. md be il further enacted, That yes
sells, steamboats,, and propellerc, navigating III,
northern and western lakes shall, from and AZ
ter the 'hrtie,h day Of April next, comply witt
he following regpliuon,, ior the security o
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Vermont Central RailrOnd.

! A .,oo,,l ,Joo,.,,. . 49, c,..lL.rlo.. :;
Va -, '
thIs hoaa was h''d at NoFthHe'd' day before
yesterday (the 4th inst Governor PAINE pre-
siding. The meeting was one Of unusual
nnbl,c in.arest and wa ,,i., tho r,,'oyi,,,
,...,.. ,..,.-, &c
''esIdP"'' lePo'' VI is P'o~ee"''87 winch We
tnd IN the boston J1WaH OF yesterday. We
understand that this report is in the main &C.
o,,..,., ,bo,,,b ,,,,,,i,;,,,. .,., ,,.- 81 ,,,,
, I; C c''' -'''' 0''''' 40
meh'' IL Is as Iolo"S' -
NonrnFGrLp. Vt. Nav i-lOp. II. Meet.
inr assembled at o'clo.k-,i0y. PAINE D,e.
sdinr.
II was voted TO proceed to the choice Of an
inyesti l,ine committee Of three. 70 make a
,horong1 Investigation of,le ConD,ny's nlilirs.
with IN mowers f. use hook, ma n,rs Sc
and re,,ninandng rs tl,t committee Wm
Sohier William RAYMOND Lao and Isaac
Umrklec of Lowell. with mower +, I'll varan.
cies
IT. Dodre obioctod n the DroDosl,ion. "a
i c,no rrnn n co.pmi,,ee on,,in,cd -, an in
f,r,nol p,o,ti,r At Coch,.,,,n tI,lI tbo,utho-,-
~ If wbioh he wound No, ac,noviadra lie
t,oroh, tho o,I,- f,tr c,nr,a ,,,, Gov ,i,s mao,
;nrt ~ ,,,l,o ,L, nominations H., ,r,n,ad =.
Ear conn,i,,oo nni n,,bi,, also
Mr. Torrey ranlied AMI claimed tba. tho
..,,a.,t,(,, ,.,, ,h,. r,aa,,,',, l, =,
r. Ea.i ~ ,J-.a.,.ad ,t,, or,,,1n,. .,'i7,, .
.ho oo,,,n,,,,,a nh;.b a, noo,;rat,I
A. n"J'., ovrioi,ni ,ha, b;s onI,, obioc.;oo
70 the nominations WINS. That ,bey were M.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

A motion was then made to adopt Mr.. Tor
rcy's resolutions, aud they were adopted by a
r1Ud rocc vote, after being amended by str lnr
out the clause giving the Committee power to
appoint substitutes.
The report Of the Treasurer. Mr. Dexter, was
next euhmitte3. He made no report of the
cost, past earning, or losses Of the rosd, and
confined himself to TIE Indebtedness and re-
qnremens. It was supposed that the - 900, s.
/ UCJ mortgage bonds, issued by vote of tn,
stockholders, would be sufficient for all Habil,-
ties; but since then claims to the amour. OF
SJO0UCO not appearing upon the books, have
been made BY the personal creditors Of M-
Quincy. Besides this, The lire ut Mortified,
and the estimated wants Of the road, have ere
ated large deficiency; ana 1t was proposed t.
meet this by using second mortgage bonds at
7 per cent The sHn total Of the liabilities,
exclusive Of mortgage bonds, ana the amolnt
wanted to finish the road, was stated 10 be !: =
VUO,3a9. as tOllows
+ Notes payable &23s.3l2; bonds, dividends,
rent ana Interest S3ol o9I all vt or claims
S1t.+3O Estimate to finish the road S3-J, l39.
JOSIAH '2ulncys note, secured by bonds as col
la!er@I, amounting 10 Sue. ~U', given for his
private debts, for winch a dividend may be re
aiized from ms estate OF g3ZJ,0yU. The assets.
exclusive OF any dividends iroA MIR. Qulncy's
estate, were sad to be Sji9 4UO-.e1yng Il
deficiency OF ci,3 l,Us9 to he provided for.
I'nl; statement included only the available
as. There were some other assets. not
aFaiab.e IN the Grand junction, Vermont Nu.-
icy, ana other roads, t. the amount o. some
a." hOOO, exclusive OF "o3I shares OF Central
s'oc"' re proposed the Issue OF the second
H''' gage ooHu5, as oeiore stated, ana Mr. Put
nam o'ousHt So"Ic resolutions Drawn up IN le-
g'I ioHh, authorizing the Directors to Issue the
0"n u.s.
nj HIN,eF slld III" pest a'c0rltE ne could
recommend was t"e second mortgage bonds IN
J we p'"Peiy' II inc creditors refused mt, the
directors must DO the next best way.
ME- orrey moved that tue report be accep-
teu' printed ana DISTRIBUTED among the stocnS
holders.
ME- 'afnpoeI opposed the rcsoIution, on the
gTounu tHat II provided Tor the payment OF MT.
Quitcys private deOt2, Tor winch the Company
Is ho' Responsible ne accused Mr. Quincy
ol having used lne bonds iraudu.ently, ana he
WonIa not pay them so long as there WAS
Ohahcery curt III Nermont.
w.; Mr "rrey mo'lpn was carried
HG O!erH reId the report ol MI. tu'ln, WAC
mas ilVsstigtel the books ana accounts oI the
PRESIDENT at the NortI.lGii oiIice, from Julv
ISL LOU to ApnI lSt. To- he boo"s had
Deen thoroughly searched, anil the loourGs.
po'tinSs ana the trial balance found to be cor
rect lie thought sufficient regard had not
Oech observed IN the appropriateness Of the oc-
counts 10 which charges had been carried, to
enlo-e true statement OF the actual business
OF lhe road To be MADE. There has been
want OF regularity IN Keeping the accounts,
"hch' however, does not appear to have been
intentional, TO cover up any deficiency Of cash.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

Mr.. NJ. DuFREsNE, the gcntlemanly and
highly esteemed Conductor of the Champlaln
y 1t. Lawrence Railroad. has been m,he en-
p'oy Of that company sjrieen years. this day,
May 5,h) The first two years he served as
baggage master, and the remainder fourteen az
Conductor During the whole time, with the
exception of few days sickness, )hs has been
constantly at his post. There are few that
nave served longer in that capacity, and none
tnat have acquired a higher reputation for in
terr'ty, fidelity and courteous department.
GoLJ-s Oirf .1dr
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SEES which may impel her to such separation,
she is responsible alone, under God, to the tri-
bunal of public opinion among the nations Of
the earth.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

g." The last recorded pleasant thing that
the Empire of South Carolina has done NAV
De found IN the extract below. There ID M
doubt that South Carolina is a nation bv her
SELL bat hoW much Of nation remains to no
asceT'alncd. hen she exercises her right 10
seaede fom the sid Federal Union" and
finds herself irresponsible alone, under God 70
the tribunal Of public opinicn," we hone she
won't have occasion TO take CONGRESS, wotor
because the duty on it will be enormous, Az
the Editor Of the Bunkum Flag Staff saws Of
tho statute Of Proscrplnc, "we wish her well 81
and hope her "Plcter" Is "peasin' to her
friends"
SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTIONS rol
rowing resolution and ordnance were renort. Il
20 zee Houtn aro.ina convention by the rou
.Atae OF twenty ono, Of which VIZ. i'baves was
chairman and after debate the report was adon-
ted by vote of 1876 TO 10.
Resolved, BY the people of South C,rolirn j.,
DonVrnuon assembled, That ihc freoucpt y,o'nt'ons
1t constitution a. in' uNrt"d Sta cs by the Fcd.-
I'd" 'Gv"rnmrn', and lts entertainments unon t,. 70
wen rEhs OF the SOVEREIGN Ststcs nj ih,s ILL.,,
espec any III relation 70 slavery nnlDlv ,us,,,,, b
o'hi", 40 lar az any duyor obligation 10 her rop,ed
eIa,esIs involved IN dssoivns at once all political
"u"rc'loh WIN her -S0tes and that sha torbears
tn' exercise OF that manifest night of sell gov,rnmsn,
''0m considerations OF eApedency only. -
in Ordinance 10 declare the right oftb;s Stat, N
secede from the Federal Union.
We, the people of the tate of Sonth Carolina
IN Convention assembled, do declare and or,
aain, and it is hereby declared and ordained
J nat South Carolina, in the exercise of her
sovereign vii Is an independent State, acceded
10 the Federal Union, known as the United
states OF America, and that in the exercise of
Ine same sovereign will it is her right, without
lr' or hindrance, or moleststion from anv DOW.
~ ~ "ns'soever 10 secede from the sad Federal
onlon' and that foE tbs spficlency Of the car
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BURLINGTON. y-

FRIDAY MORNING MAY IA 1882.
~ 5. VI. PErTlNGLll,. d co. Newspaper
N1'~tising Agents. No 10 State Street. Boston
are Agents for the FREE Pass. Daily and Week
~ ana are au'hori1c ~ receive ADVERTISEMENTS
md SUBSCRIPTIONS atthe sane rates apnre -rouired
a. TINS Office. Their receipts are regarded as day.
lnCnts.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

49,,
!" 0"''t M" t"'c'
-4' '"j"t De-
!" "le o'u'Ia5hohed style Of engraving of 70
years ago,-5u. charming in its simple. honest.
earnest, Christian truth sncb 80 ne,co, y.
x,s i, ,b, ,o,-t-., 49,. 49,.
one he loved, and vino was with him. sill ont.
side Of the New Jerusalem!
Just think Of it, Think ofthe feeE,gs or,ba
buXom Widow SrrAEys. when De,co, Pan
KER, with solemn ceremony r'acej ,,,., r;rr
upon her ".asrrias3 in-.rm The dosc,, wac
doubtless, restless AMI tlre..y: n. b-io
(this being na- s,cori adyan,p-e4 conn,s,a
/ quiet, and sef.pos,ess,l. And after the Des
con placed Ibis i'm those tines massive ing,
with its motto expressive Of both humility AMI
humanity, upon her finger, lust imagine the
solemn Jryousnsss and Christian ,o..acalioa
th1tfo..oSei!
-''
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

Mr. Willard Spaudinr, = respectable citl-
zen OF S"anton, was instantly killed, yesterday,
on the Vermont & Canada Rail Road. We
learn that he was attempting to get upon the
tram while It was in motion, when his hat fell
Oft, and IN the effort to recover 1t he fell upon
the track, and five cars Of the freight train ran
over him, manghng his body in most shocking
manner.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

What think our farmers Of this statement !?
As iltung commentary upon it, we submit the
following extract froIna statistical work on the
manufacture o. iron, published by the Conyen-
ton of iron Masters, held in Pennsylvania, De
cember 80, lcl9, showing the import Of foreign
IRON Tor one year, and the raw material dread
stnitS) consumed in the manufactures
The tota! import Of iron, intending manu-
features Of steel and iron and steel, was 3I9,
@75 tons, value $l505e 96l, which was com
posed OF the following items:
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

Limestone, III zoo
Breadstuils consumed IN feeding 56,47l labor
ers IN Great Britain, representing popula-
ton of 2-2,355 persons, at thirty dollars
-, worth per head, $6,470,G50
The same population in this coun-
try would have consumed 30 dol
lars worth OF brcadstuits per
head, or SII1l775O
The total export Of braadstuns for the year
cning December ~, lsi9, from the United
States to all the world, was SOP S957S3 OF
which Great Britain ana Ireland took SI4.757,-
66G, when Is less amount in value than the
iron imported from that country. and less than
the 2'2,35j persons dependent on the works
producing this large quantity Of iron would
have consumed in breadstuti's had they produ-
ced 1t on the banks of the Susqnehanna,
SchnylklIl, or Leghigh, at the wages paid to
American workmen"
This, be it remembered, is but one of many
manufactured articles which brought into d l.
rect competition with our home manufactures
by the free trade tariff
These facts furnished food for reflection
Our working men can readily decide, if they
will but exercise their judgment, on the cxpe-
dlency Of paying the English artisan for arti-
cles which, II manufactured here, would fur
nish abundant employment for all. And our
farmers, who gam their livelihood literally by
the sweat of their brow, can Judge without un~
due exercise other reflective faculties, wheth-
er they have been benefited by the free trade
tariff, and whether 1t is eypedlent to transport
their produce three thousand miles 10 market,
when 2 market can he rreateG almost ~ their
doaI5 Boston Journal
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

a! the wing meeting held on Saturday, the
) q, a. Delaware City (DeL), the Hon. John
h- Clayton made speech. As he discussed.
~ toe course oft, subjects OF national interest,
(ssys the North Americln), we give below
0uef report of his remarks -
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-02
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY APRIL ., 1852.

with great unanitnity. II 10 scarcely necessary "a
remark, that the Legislature could not snsnorizs
svcn an appointment ny others. 1t could not make II
directly Itself. But this dill IN fact gives to Comfy
Judge the power OF appointing some other Coaniy
Judge to perform his duties.
The same l4lh section Of the sixth article Of the
Constitution. after providing for the election OF a
County Judge IN each County, declares, I" He shall
bold the County Court" Upon the well known prin-
clpie that the confening puoc authority upon one
officer Is necessarily exclusion OF alt others this
provision becomes restrictive and forsids the hold
iss the County Court by any other person or officer,
except az PROVIDED by the Constitution.
The fifteenth section of the same article has made
such provision that on the application OF the Board
OF supervisors OF county, the Legislature may pro-
vide for the election OF local officers to discharge the
cutIes OF County Judge and Surrogate, in case OF
their inability or vacancy Office. In the ABSENCE
OF any olber provision the subject this sufficient
10 show that the Convention could not have con-
tempsteo the designation of any person BY the Leg
isaure or under Its authority TO perform the duties
OF County Judge who was not elected for that pur-
pose. An easy and sufficient remedy being thus
provided by the Constitution for avoiding the incon-
veDiences anticipated oy the bill bsfore me. there
can be NO reason for trenching upon the very dis.
tinct epsctnents Of that instrument
The JUDICIARY Act OF i847 (section 81 chapter 490)
proyices that whenever a cause or matter shall be
pending in any County Court in which the Judge OF
such Court shall have been attorney, solicitor or
counsel, or shall be interested, his making and
filing cerfc ate of the fact jurisdlcsion.of such
cause or matter shall be vested in the Supreme
Court. II the provision here referred to Is pos
deemed sufficient, would recommend further lesis-
lation to facilitate the removal OF suits from the
County Courts to the Supreme Court, in such cases
Entertain ing the Constitutional objections above
expressed, deem it my duty to return the Dill TO ths
Senate for RECOMMENDATION. WASHINGTON HUNT.
The question then being whether the Senate would
ss adhere TO the passage Of the bi 1t vas rejected
unanimously.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-02
~ The following extract from letter

received in this City, from one Of the Trustees
of the "Sonora Gold Mining Company now
in California, under date of lst ult, contains
very important piece of information. If the re-
suits are as described, the invention is to gold
miners almost invaluable:
any. Goddard, Superintendent Of the Texas and
Georgia Mining Company's works, in which have
some interest, has recently discovered a new ANAL
gamatoT, which saves four times much gold az the
old shaking tables which We had in use.
1.-THE following result of tests made month ago,
will, exhibit it, superiority over the old amaga-
majors. THE ore from three stampers passed
into the new, and that from three other stampers
into the old dgamator, and after tive hours work
we extracted from the former OF. dwts, and from
the latter but OK. 10 dwts At another trial we
ran the stampers six hours, and took from the new
smalsamator 10 or. Of god and from the old only
q o. Previous to this discovery only about 800
per day was made now $500 per day il easy
realized with twelve stampers, and you are aware
our machinery is very imperfect.
The necessary steps have been taken TO secure
the patent, which I have purchased, and am now
selling nights 1t 10 about to be adopted at the Bal
timore and Quartzburg, and Guadalupe Comp anies
works, besides some three or four mills 4 Nevada.
1t is the great dssideatm looked for in quartz min
ing, and is destined to give an impetus to that
branch Of enterprise which will shortly DO felt In the
smtmonthly shipments Of gold from this port. 1t
is simple and cheap and is eectcal in its operation
. Of tia cold IL lost"
The improvement is as follows: tub hfteep In.
che in depth and two feet in diameter, with Sheet
iron at the bottom has in the center q caststeel
pivot, which receives vertical shaft and half
inches square and four feet in hight. To this shaft
there are four arms, placed within one-fourth Of an
inch Of the bottom Of the tub. The quicksilver IL at
the bottom, and covers the arms. Through the ends
of the arms are holes two niche. in diameter which
receive vertical tubes which tubes enser receiving
table above this table rests on the verticai shaft
and revolvss twenty or twenty times per minute
The puversed ore and water are conducted from the
stampsrs to the table, from which they pass through
the tubes and are forced through the quicksilver attbe
bottom of the tub. The quicksilver 10 kept con-
stantly in motion, and mixed thoroughly with the
water and ore collecting the gold after which the
pulverized ore passes through tho Same process in
another tub from which the sand and water escape,
leaving the gold behind
One months trial has proved it better than any
other amalgamator now In use, and has increased
the profits Of the G. ard T. CO. over 300 per cent"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-02
A Veto Message.
Governor Hunt sent in the following

STATE OF NHw.YoRx, ExEcuTIvB DEPARTMENT,
ALBANY, March 81, 1882.
To the Senate My convictions OF DUTY 60 moi per
nit to give my approval to the bill entitled An
act authorizing County Judges to exchange, WIN i
each other in holding County Courts" The oia
ceHhicts, as II seems to me, with the AIN secuon
Of article 9th of the Constitution. That section
provides that There shall be elected in each Of
the Counties Of this State except the City and Coun
~ OF New York. enc County Judge, who shall hoia
his office for four yesrs" Those words clearly I'M
ply that the County Judge Is to be elected In the
county, and for the county his not perceived how
the Legislature can designate or appoint any ctnsr
person than the one 20 elected ts pcrfoIn the du-
lies Of the County Judge, either permanently OF van
porar1y: That the person dssignatsd Is Judse Oh
some other ceuft or county, cannot AFFECT tns con
siitutonal question. As the office OF Ceuny 1edse
IN any county 10 IN elective Office By the people Of
that county 1t cannot be within the legislative cos-
potency to confer the powers Of the ofice sPon
any ether person. His jurisdiction IL necessary
confined to his county and be cannot BY vrtHs OF ais
election perform any sficial act out OF It's irnn
has been held BY the Supreme Court q Dsnio
hep Na) that . Law authsrixiDg the appointment OF
apssoe 70 perform the duties OF an Office made cleo
I'VE % tne people by the Constitution, was VIOLA
ZION q ,hst ins1upent; and this judgment was At
filmed BY the Court for the Correction Of Errors,