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\ bill has been introduced in the Sen
ate for .he organization Of The territory
of Nebraska. This territory lies the
whole Of it) north Of the Missouri Com.
promise lne-36S0 This being the
case, those who adhere to the Missouri
Compromise cannot consistently resist
the exclusion OF Slavery from that ter.
rltory, by an express provision. We
trust no Northcrn Representative will
be found Indifferent to this question.
There is, perhaps, 10 great probability
of Slavery ever going there, in any event.
yet VIC think the principle should be af-
fi7med.
A Washington correspondent Of the
New York Tribune says:
The Nebraska Territorial question will
probably produce strange political con
functions and oppositions The South
will, Of course, be against Territorial
Government, except on the conditions of
allowing the introduction of Slavery
the Administration will probably give n
clandcstine support to the Southern side
Of the questionable Softs, unless ever,
vcstige Of principle and manlincss have
been crushed out" of them, will have
to take the opposite side; aud the Hard,
are committed BY their organ, to the cx.
clusion of slavery by maintaining the
Missouri Compromise. Mr. Benton and
his friends will stand on the same ground
and urge the same argument in support
oft. lie will thus find himself in com.
pany with the llards Oh vital question
INVOLVING the interests of freedom aud
slavery and it is difficult to conceive
how Dix ard the Van Burens can be q
gainst him.
If slavery should be kept out Of The
Territories north Of SO so by the pres
cnt strange and almost inexplicable con
fusion of parties, the event may well be
regarded as Provideptial. When the
Barnburncrs publicly renowned thcil
principles, and every branch of the North
ern Democracy were Frustrated before
the Juggcrnaut Of Slavery, l saw no hop,
of excluding slavery from the Tcrritor
les, except in their natural unfitncss fol
the institution but strangely enough il
turns out ihat the rival factions are eacl
aud all thrown into position in which
consistency and policy require of then
the maintenance of freedom.
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DINNER TO GEN. WooL.--A public
dinner having been rendered to Gen.
Wool by citizens Of Troy, on tho occa-
sion Of his removal from that city to
California, under an order Of the Gov
orument, he replies as follows
WAsntNoToN, D. c., Dec. 10, 1868.
GENrLEmEN-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of the invitation
Of my friends and neighbors of Troy, to
public dinner to be given at such time
as may best suit my convenience.
Although dinner is not necessary to
convince me of the great kindness, gen
crosby and hospitality of the citizens oil
Troy. yet as | am about to leave my
cherished home for California, | avail
myself of the occasion offered to say to
my Trojan friends, that will. if agreea
bic. meet them on the 3 LIST of December
inst. when l take leave, with the hope
however, that it will only be for a sea
son.
For your high opinion Of my service
in peace as well as war, be pleased t.
accept the grateful acknowledgements U
your FREUD and obi scrv I.
JOHN Il. WOOL
To the Hon. DAVID BUEL, Jr., and q
thcr citizens of Troy
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Gbe Rrgistrr.
MIDDLEBuRY, DEC rs, 1853.
Tho U. s. senatorship.

The Legislature having failed to elect
a Senator to fll the vacancy occasioned
by the death of William Upham, the
question arises whether Vermont is to
remain half represented in the Senate,
through the long session just commence
cd, or whether the appointment of Judge
PHELPS, last winter, entities him, under
the present circumstances, to q scat in
that body. One or the other of these
alternatives is unavoidable. 1t has been
clearly and repeatedly settled that the
Governor, after the adjournment Of the
Legislature, on which the election dc.
volvcd, without making choice, has no
power to appoint.
The commission of Judge PnELrs, on
the other hand, gives him, in terms, a
right to the seat until the Legislator,
snail hare met, and ELECTED Senator
to fill the vacancy. Such being the Ian
Suagc I'm substance) OF his commission
he would seem to be not only warranted
in claiming the scat, but required by hi
duty so to do.
This is the view takcn-wc have oc
cason to know-by some. at least, of tn,
Senators at Washington and in accord
ance with their advice. that Of his friend
and constituents at home, and his owl
convictions of right and duty, judy
PnELrs will proceed to Washington, W
learn, aud claim his seat.
The question thus presented is W
believe. entirely a new one Itinvolvc
principle that ought to be dclini,ivcl
settled We trust it will be decide
fairly, aud justly to all concerned !
week or two will probably determine
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\ pleasant party was held, under the
joint auspices Of the Ladies Charitable
Society and the Middlcbury Historical
Society, on the evening of December
ood. The merit Of .hc labor and taste
in getting up the affair was with the
ladies, and one may hope the gisti.ica'
ton Of handsome addition 70 the re.
sources Of their treasury, as we'll as the
universal acknowledgement of the els-
gancc and libcrality Of their entertain.
mcut, rewarded their public spirit The
gentlcmeus department presented fully
the usual evidence of their resource. for
the cdiGcation Of social gathering
Mr.. BAscoM responded ably to the sec
ond toast, developing forcibly the Gle
mcnts Of the heroic Puritan age and was
followed with peculiar graccfulness and
appropriateness By Mr. EDWARD PnrLrs,
in an application Of similar estimate
upon the direct, efficient and unhinchinc
quality of the New England character.
as derived from an earnest ancestry.
His ideal Of Mr. Wcbstcr's excmplifca.
ton Of the higher constituents of this
character, recalled to the audience the
cver'glowing memory Of enc, with whom
the Pilgrims Day never required, bu.
to revive those characteristics in all their
richness. The music Of the select choir
in Lnmi's Pilgrim Song, in Home,
Street Home, as the SC occurred. and of
that charming trio of young voices, ad-
ded both to the dignity and the pure
social effect Of the occasion.
The following were the regular Scnti-
meuts
|. Tile Mothers Of The Pilgrims /.
Their proudest honor that their Sons
receive their Daughters appreciation.
9 Tile Pig, inns Men Of work as
well as Of worship they made their
own way. and their wives looked to their
wallets.
3. Ne,c England Society Its o.
riglnal type based upon equality modi.
fed by personal merit, guided by the
clergy, and vitalizcd By female influence
from the sphere Of home.
l. The Maine LaV: Not the first
bold play of the brave Pilgrim.
5. History The reflection, in truth.
mirror, of the active scenes of life apart
from its noise AMI confusion,-a picture
TO admire and study.
6. The Ladies Our homes arc
theirs the pleasures and graces of Sd
cicty Of their providing. Il
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Addison County Court.--December Term.

County Court.--Deoember Term.
JURY CASES
|. c. G.. Tilden & Wife VS.. Thomas
Paige.-Action on Note. Verdict for
plaiutiff-Sl49,lS Barber & Bushnell
for plff., aud EN-. Briggs s. J Picrpoint
for deft.
2 Admir- of Edmund Hill VS.. A. p.
Skiff.-Assumpsit. Verdict for plff.-
S49S,22 L D. Barber & j. Pierpoint
for plff j. A. Beckwith & SIS Phelps
for dcft.
3. Joel Boardman vs. L. w. & j.
Lyon.-Trespass. Verdict for plaintiff
-S2lo6l. J A. Beckwith for plf.--
Il d. Barber &. e. N. Briggs for dcft.
A. w. A. Belknap VS.. John Capen.
-Trcspass Verdict for plaintiff
$500. N. d. Parker & T.. j. Phelps
for pltf.-E. N. Briggs & S. s. Phelps
for dcft.
5. Nathaniel Dcane VS.. T c. Smith
Assault and battery. Verdict for
plff.-s5500 F. Z. Woodbridge &
John Pierpoint for plff.-P. G. Tucker
for deft.
g. State vs. James Mckay - Burg
larry. Respondent convicted of Larcc
ny.-Scntenccd to four years imprison
ment in States Prison. j. w Stewart
s. + j Phelps for prosecution-E D
Barber & J. A Beckwith for respond
cnt.
Z. State VS. Eli Stevens. Jr.-Arson
Respondent acquitted J w. Stcwar
& G w. Grandcy for prosecution-E
n. Barber & J. a. Bcckwith for respond
cnt.
s. State VS. Liudorf Cnswcll 70
disfguring horse Verdict Guilty. Re
spondent fined SIS and costs j. W
Stewart & G. w. Grandcy for prosccu
tion-E d. Barber & j. \. Beckwit
for respondent.
Q State VS.. joseph Levi alias Jc
seph c. Levy Larceny. Responder
plead Guilty,and was sentenced to thrc
years Imprisonment in the States Pri'
on.
On Saturday morning, the Coul
took recess until the 10th day of jar
= uary, 1854.
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The RAILROAD WAR All Erie
The Philadelphia Ledger maintains
that the troubles at Erie have been
caused by disregard of law on the
part of an associated railroad monopoly
in New York, whose object is to alb
sorb all the business of the West, and
pass through Pennsylvania in such a
manner as to deprive Philadelphia of
the advantages it would derive from
roads through Pennsylvania.
The judicial tribunals of Pennsyl-
vania, however. have decided that the
citizens of Erie have no legal right to
prevent the laying down of the track
there, as proposed and attempted by
the New York companies, and have
ordered them not to hinder the work
men or destroy the property of the
Company. Trapeiler,
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SurERsrITIoNs OF OUR Fairness. - The
Beyklare Eagle states that as one Of
the citizens of Pittsfeld was cutting
down large button,wood tree a short
time since, he found embedded in il a
quantity Of hnman hair and pieces of
finger nails, enveloped in paper, on which
was an illegible inscription. they must
have been placed there half century
ago. There was in days of yorc, SUI.
perstition that if any person suffering
from the tooth,ache, cut his hair aud
nails on Friday, onveloped them in pa
per marked With the date aud birth of
the sufferer, placed them in u hole in a
tree, and plugged up the hole tightly,
the pain would not occur SO long as the
tree lived. This probably was the origin
Of the above mentioned deposit Bos.
tor Journal.
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For the Middlcbury Register
Litter from Hoe. Horatio Needham'
Nm EDIros.

NHE Editor.
Dear Sir IN your pa.
per Of Dee l4th, int, is an article sign
ed "a Citizen of Bristol" dated "Bris-
tol Dec 18th" in which the writer says
that he noticed by your paper of las.
week, that the Hon Horato Ncedham.
of our place voted for the repeal of the
Maine Law in Vermont, with Mr. Bar
Der and others
The writer Of the article goes on to
say: Allow me to state u matter Of
fact with reference to this vote.-that
our fellow citizens, and friends Of tenn
pcrance in Bristol aud elsewhere, may
know in wha, light to view this act, and
wha, we MAJ expect in future from the
same source Last year, Mr.. Necdhum CAV
positive pledge, to vote for the Maine
Law in all its essential characteristics
We believe he did 80. This year, there
was doubt as TO his fidelity TO the pTin'
ciplc Of the Law, and certain friends ex-
acted a pledge again, He frankly and
fully pledged himself to approve and
vote for the Law, and made, if his friends
understood his frankest avowals, no es-
,ential reservation in his promises"
The "Citizcn of BRISTOL further says
"How Mr.. n. will reconcile his action in
the appointment If the Maine Law Com
mittcc, and his vote for its repeal in the
House, remains for his constituents to
find out. Ingenuity may hep the apol-
ogy with some, but the stubborn facts
must be met otherwise
The "Citzen further says; If
we are mistaken, let us know it, and if
our confidence is abused we wish to re-
alizc it"
Now, sir, who thiE Citizen of Bristol
is, [ know not but one thing is very
plain. that is, he exhibits in his article Il
malicious and rcvengeful spirit Why did
not this Citizen Of Bristol call on me
for an explanation He seems, howev-
cr, to have chosen the public journals to
vent his spite on me. lie says | pledg
cd myself last year to vote for the Maine
law. and says 1--WE believe he did so."-
The Citizen" then has learned one
thing, which l hope he will remember.
How he knows that last year l gave q
positive pledge to vote for the Maine
law, | cannot conceive; for, to my
knowledge, no one said word to me a
bout voting for the Maine law last year
except two persons, who, on the morn.
ing of my election, inquired of me what
my views were on the subject of the
Maine lsw | then told them | had
some six months before seen a copy of
the Maine law but could not then dis.
tinctly recollect its details. |. however,
told them, was in favor Of a stringent
iat0 on the subject of license, / thought
| should vote for it, and ! did, l did
not, at the time l voted for it, approve
of all the details of the bill.
This year have no knowledge that
any one even requested me to vote to
sustain the Maine law. l supposed,
with very few exceptionS) all in Bristol
were in favor Of the principles of the
Maine law, with certain and reasonable
amendments and all, to my knowledge,
who expressed an opinion on the subject,
were in fapo, of amendments. | express
ed myself in that way whenever l said
any thing about it.
In the Legislature this fall, q bill was
introduced by tho Hon. Judge Davis Of
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SECOND DISPATCH.

The rioters are out in full force,
nearly 800 being now engaged in tear
ing up tho track of the Western line.
The rowdies intend to stop the
travel from here to the Ohio State
Line. The bells have been ringing
and cannons firing for two hours A
mob of ruffians have gone up to Fair
view, to incite the people there to riot.
Another dispatch says: A large
body Of men, led by the Mayor and
the High Constable, is now engaged
in removing the track of the Western
line at the State crossings. No in
junction having been granted, so far
as the Western line is concerned. The
citizens of Fairview are about to take
up the track in that place.
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THE ERIE RAILROAD DIFFICULTIES.
Buffalo, Dec. 21-The Railroad
Company rebuilt the bridge yesterday
which had been destroyed at Ilarbor
Creek. During last night, however,
it was again burnt down, and the
citizens threaten to again tear up the
track if it is relaid. The U. S. Mar
shall, however, will to-day serve no
tees on them, commanding them to
behave themselves. The row is not
yet over.
A meeting of the Railroad men was
to be held at Erie to-day.
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SUICIDE. Mr.. French, proprietor of
a line of stages between Burlington and
Johnson, committed suicide at the form
or place, last Wednesday. by hanging
himself in the stable Of the American
Hotel. lilo was a man of considerable
property
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No. 26.--An act to prevent the mprol
sr md unl,uful rso of .xax..l

No. 26.-An act to prevent the improp.
er and unlawful use of property held
in trust.
IL is hereJy enacted Jy the General
assembly Of the &ute Of Termont, as
Jolio,cs
Sec !. In any sction hereafter tried
in any court in this state, against any
person or persons, for the recovery Of
money or other property, by such per
son or persons held in trust, or in any
fduciary capacity, if it shall appear to
the court before whom such action shall
be tried. that any defendant or defend
ants converted said money or other prop
erty to his or their own private use, or
diverted or misapplied tho same, or the
use thereof from its proper. legitimate
aud legal destination, it shall be the du-
ty of said court to adjudgo that the cause
Of action arose from the wilful and ma
lIcious act or neglect of such defendant
or iefendauts and that such defendant
Or defendants ought to be confined in
clos Jail and issue execution against
the body of such defendant or defend
sa.s with certificate thereof stated in
or endorsed upon such execution. unless
tue court Shall be satisfied that the fail
ure Of such defendant or defendants. to
account for the money or other property
aforesaid, shall have been occasioned BY
sccident and without the fault Of such
defendant or defendants and such exc
tnt.
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CorNTERrElTER ARREsTED.-On the
goth inst, two persons named William
Cliff and Benjamin Felter, alias Smith.
alias Williamson, were arrested in this
place for passing counterfeit money
Two bills, each for $40, on the Market
Bank, Troy, N. Y, were passed by Cliff
one on u Bcckwith, the other on Il. Val
lettc. The bills are altered from 2's,
well done and very liable 10 deceive The
Market Bank has issued no bills OF the
denomination Of $40 Cliff was bound
over and committed in default of bail.
Felter was arrested as accessory, ard his
examination is to be had next Saturday
Much credit is due to MIR. n D Bar
Der. clerk Of Mr.. Bcckwith, for his nc
tivity and adroitness in securing these
important arrcsts-as well as to Col
Church, the Sheriff, whose promptnes'
and efficiency deserve special commcnda
tion.
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bH- One of the most singular fca.
lures exhibited by the Senate at its
present session is the construction Of
Committee on Foreign affairs with Mr..
MASON at its head and Mr.. EVERETT
at its tail. Mr.. Mason is clever
man, but Las no special qualifications,
either of ability or knowledge, which
should put him in that position, while
Mr.. EVERETT adds to a mature and
powerful mind more varied, universal
and minute acquaintance with the laws,
history and policy of the different
countries of the world than perhaps
any other living statesman. Certainly
there is no public man in England,n mot
excepting Lord Palmerston. Sir John
Russell, or Mr.. Macaulay, who is SO
accomplished in all the learning prop
or for minister or legislator on in
ternational affairs, nor is the shallow
and brilliant Theirs, or the grave and
plausible Guizot to be compared with
him in this respect.-Tribune
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EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMER MARL.
BOROUGH AT CHARLEsToN-FlFTEEN
LIVES LosT.-Charleston, Dec. o.
The steamer marlborough when on the
POINT of starting, at 8 o'clock this
morning, for Cheraw and other land
ings on the Pedce River, with an as.
sorted Cargo, exploded her boiler, in
stantly killing the Captain, w. NJ.
Smallv God; the mate, Mr.. BulIcn, form.
ell, the Captain of the bark .Ndranac,
the chief Engineer, Warren Stone,
and, it is said. twelve out of the fifteen
hands on board.
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The ANNEXATION OF THE SAND
wlcH ISLANDS The Washington
GioJs thus sums up the arguments for
and against the annexation of the
Sandwich Islands to the United States
BY anncxing the Islands,
l. We should be acquiring more
territory, more population, moro pro
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"THE SIEGE or BOLOGNA. This
celebrated bombardment has just been
picsOrislly caricatured BY a French
psper. II consists Of . hrindls dog
tngging at an oTergrowasanssgs.
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OPERATION OF TIE LIQUOR LAW IN
BuRLINGToN.-Some.on one having given
currency to story that crime has
increased in Burlington since tho
Maine Law went into effect, the Free
Press takes occas on t. correct the En-
roneous report. The paper says
The number OF convictions, at the last
term OF the court, was not "much
larger" but smaller than the usual
number at any one term since the
Railroads, with the mass of floating
popu.ation which follow them, came
into town. The number convicted at
the last September term MAS six. two
Of which were fof state-prison crimes,
and TOUR for assaults and minor o.fcu-
ccs. W." 10 + or ii,c >eutcuc d .
tie -t., tlso' lis ... zee. a. a-
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A sui, Instituted by Lola Montez
ior divorce from her husband, Mr..
iull, came up for trial at Grass Valley,
California, on the Goth ult.
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Singular Prophecy.

1t is remarkable that the true poet
often rises in the moments of his nspira-
ton into he prophetic character ais"
-forctclling with minu,encss and precis,
ion events far in the future. Numerous
Instances of this kind have been cited
from the greater poets some Of which
are very striking. ThU prophetic fac.
u!ty is all the more singular, when ex,
hibitcd in relation to the minor aud more
minute events, Of which history can
only speak with diguifcd condescension.
The author Of IIudibras-little as we
should have dreamed it - appears to
have foreseeu the extraordinary state of
things in our last Legislature The
greater part of the prophecy having been
fulfilled, that of the concluding line may
be set down Is certain of its accomplish.
mcnt Read and consider
For as tieO cheats, that play one eaas,
Are both defedfcd Of their aim;
So those who play game Of state,
And only cavil in debate,
Attic there's nothing lost nor won,
The public business is HHdonS
which still TIE LONGER tbs IN poIsd,
Becomes the surer why to ruin -llupIBRAs
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No. 25.-An act in amendment Of chap.
ter hfty-sight the compiled statutes,
relating to trustees Of minors and
others, &c.
II IS hereby enacted by tie General
A.s'r5'y Of the S.ase Of Itrmont, as
joiio,es:
Sec. /. Section eleven Of chapter
ATTY eight of the compiled statutes is
hereby amended so as to read as follows
The probate court, on the application Of
the trustee or any persona Interested in
any trust estate, aud after notice given
70 al other persons interested, may au
thorlI9 or require the trustees to sell all,
or any part of the real estate, stock, or
other personal estate, and invest the
proceeds of such SALE with all monies in
the hands Of the trustee, in real estate.
or IN any other manner such court shall
judge most beneficial to those interested
IN such trust estate, aud may make such
further order or decree for the manag.
ing, investing, or disposing of the trust
fund as the case may require, consistent
with the provisions Of tho will respect-
Ing the trust fund.
Approved, November ls, 1853,
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IL Navigation on tho Hudson riy.
OF has closed
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Ex We neglected to notice. las

EE- We neglected to notice, last
week, that new Freesoil paper has been
started at Montpelier, called "The Lib
erty Standard" 1t takes decided
ground against the Coalition which G.
lccted Robinson Governor, at the ex-
pense Of the defeat of O. L. Shafter,w who
might otherwise have been u S. Sena.
tor. 1t is edited, we infer, by Rev. John
Gregory. There are thus three Free
soil papers in the State, (tbe Burlington
Courier and the Springfield Telegraph
taking the same course as the STAN
dayd), which denounce the Coalition as
"treac bery" and suicide, and oppose its
authors with much earnestnoss aud in.
diguation- The war is q bitter ono, and
the end is not yet.