Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-04-02

Democratic Reuietr for March, which is no. vel
issued, has terrific article on General Scott
stripping every laurel from his brow, and ma
king the late Col. Duncan the hero of the Mex
lean War 1t also has an article on sold Fo-
gysm" and the "Young Denocracy"--in other
words, the relative merits Of Cass and Doug
ass-.N Y. Hsraid.
The 'relatiye merits of Cass and Douglass"
are matter for fair discussion, because
there is n chance for the exercise of microscopic
either side, bot "paking the late Col. Duncan
the hero of the Mexican War" is q "ittle Too
late +" The Locotoco Review is sagacious in
selecting period after the death of Col. Dun
be the first to scout it.
- We don't object to other papers steal
ing from our columns, if they have & taste for
such things but hope ;hey will try to steal
honestly. A paragraph is going the rounds,
which originated in the Free Press, giving the
losses sustained by the Vermont Mutual Fire
Company, since January |. " e find it last in
the Branaga Post where the loss at Mortified
is stated at two thousand dollars, instead OF two
h,ndrcd as it ought to be. The Post also gets
the percentage to cover losses q, when it
should be u, per cent.
We understand that the IRvING llousE,
New York, reduce their terms for BOARD to
$500 per day, on the lst of April.
- The N, Y, journal Of Commerce snys
"Purser George f. Sawyer has been ordered
to the United States frigate Cumberland, now
at Boston, fitting ont as the flag ship of the
Mediterranean squadron"
Mr.. Purser SAWYER is now resident, and
we believe he is a natlve, of Burlington, and
we are sorry to part WITH him, But he goes OF
The Cumberland so is now fitting out at
Boston as the ag-ship of Commodore String
ham, who is to proceed to the Mediterranean to
relieve Commodore Morgan, who will then re-
turn in the Independence, co. Mos. of the
officers of the Cumberland have been ordered.
Henry A. Wise, the author Of "Los GringoS,"
goes cut as flag lieutenant
-. Prof Benedict, President Of the Boston
and Burlington Telegraph Co, has been for
the two or three past " eeHs giving some atten-
ton to the matt er of raising funds to extend the
Telegraph from White River junction to st.
Johnsbury. The charter of the Company of
which Prof. Benedict is President. embraces
the line up the Connecticut and p2ssumpsic
rivers.-BoSioa Journal
- We commend 10 the attention Of our
readers, the advertisement in another column,
Of Messrs. CHARLES =. FREEMAN e. Co.. la
Broadway, New York. Il will be noticed that
they have on hanu most extensive assortment
OF rlch and fashionable good. This is the right
time to make purchases, and We would recon-
mend to our merchants visiting New York about
this time, to cal, and examine their STOCK
Claremom ~. U.) Eagte.
Messrs. FktrMAN g. Go. were among those
who were burnt out, at he late destructive fire
IN New York. ard We are glad to learn that
the arc good as new as will be their nu-
megcIa customers il these parts. Messrs.
FREEMAN x Co. are AMONG the best and most
dearrrcdiy popular Jobbers in New York, AMI
long may they wave"
-- Trenton, March %.
Hon. Mr.. " ehstcr. +. Choate ana Francis
b. Cutting have Just arrived, together with
host Of other light gentlemen, who are to take
pdrt in the trial Of th3 great India Rubber
case.
The Telegraph probably meant TO say-"a
host of Other IKE gent,Hen," We never heard
OF MIR. Webster being classcd among Slight.
gentlemen Isl. .llba's Messenger.
4 Perhaps the Telegraph "meant to say" Zig t
! The question whether whisting is vocal
or instrumental music lns not yet beer decided
- The Boston transcript says that Il
, pampAlot is IN prepare lcn by parties connec-
ted with the past and present management Of
the Vermont Contra! Railroad, (which is in
tended as a reply to i1r. Quincy, and to give
the Stockholders an opportunity to Judge ofthe
whole matter when they have all the facts be-
fore them
- IMPORTANT hPoRTATIoN.-Fiftv rats
arrived IN this city tins morning, pei Munroe's
Express, consigned tothc Rating Club We
hope this new kind OF Express business will
prove prohtabe.-.\ir Bedtcrd Stuadud, oath
If the New Bedford Authorities sill furnish
fifty cats to the Cuba cat for a rat,-we
should Ike to bet kossu,h revelation on the
result. The object CT the New Bedford - at
ting Club" Of COURSE, is to subject these fifty
poor cheese-mcngers to terrier experiments =
and they lthe Club, ought to be ashamed of
themselves. A rat has Just as much right to
far chance" as anybody,
-- LOOK Our FOR THE RoPINs ALL
kinds OF statistics are going the rounds Of the
papers about emlgraI1s from distant countries,
but the Ca2enorta Gt,he has compiled some
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