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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-19

An animated discussion took place
in the Senate, in secret session, on
Tuesday, in which Cess, DonglAs.
Mangum, Seward, Shields, Rusk and
Mason took part. 1t was finally 70:
ted, % to 81, to remove the injunc-
ton of secrecy in the matter of
the Clayton and Bulwer Urea.
ty. The discussion of this ques.
ton was continued on Wednesday by
Messrs. Soule, Pearce, Downs, Shields,
Cass, Hale and Mangum.
On Thursday, the Senate took mp
Mr.. OWNS bill, proposing the con-
struction Of railroad from the Mis-
sissippi to the Pacific, with various
branches. Mr.. Gwin addressed the
Senate, in written speech, for more
than an hour, in support of the bill,
and in pointing out the feasibility and
benefits of the road.
Messrs. Bell, Hamlin, Miller and
Davis followed, expressing themselves
strongly in favor of the bill, and sug-
gested that time should be given to
consider and determine the details.
Mr.. Seward urged action on the
measure he expressed himself in its
favor in whatever shape it might as
sumo now, and at all times.
Mr.. Cass was in favor of road but
thought the vexed question of the ter
minus should be left to be settled BY
the Executive. after proper. surveys
and explorations.
Mr.. Butler was opposed to the bill.
He thought there ought to be proper
explorations and surveys.
Mr.. Rusk followed in support of the
bill.
After a debate, Messrs. Hamlin
and Rusk submitted counter projects
for the road, and all of them were or
dered to be printed. The further
consideration of the subject was post.
poned until Monday.
The principal subject before the
House, for the last week, was the bill
for the prevention of frauds on the
Treasury. On Friday, Mr.. Marshall,
of California, tried in vain to have his
$10,0 100000 resolution referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The
resolution is as follows - 80
/" Resolved, That sum of ten mil
lions of dollars be set apart out of the
funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, and be placed at the dis.
posal Of the President for the purpose
of enabling him during the recess of
Congress to meet such exigencies as
may arise out of the momentous state |
Of the foreign relations of this country
with the other powers of the earth, so |
liable, on account Of their character
and complexity to present themselves,
from hour to hour, for practical and
immediate consideration.
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Vermont Temperance Society.

4 NS-hA.'Di ooh- -, 1000.
The Vermont State Temperance So.
eiety met pursuant to public notice, at
| | o'clock, A. NJ, and was called to or.
der by tho Hon THOMAS L. Powers,
President.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. DR.. Clement of Woodstock.
+. G. Tracy of Windsor, and Rev. Z.
Ballou of Montpelier were appointed
Secretaries pro tenn.
On motion of Mr.. Swain of Windsor.
Committee of Overtures was appoint
ed consisting of Messrs Lcavitt Of Yer.
gennes, Fletcher of Ca7endish, Adams
of Burlington, Goodhue Of Westminster
and Swain Of Windsor.
On motion Of Rev. DR.. Merrill OF
Middlebury, the following Committee to
nominate officers for the ensuing year
was appointed :-Messrs, Barrett of
Middlebury, Howard of Rutland, Parish
of Randolph, Woodward of Woodstock,
and Gushing of Mortified.
On motion of Mr. Leavitt of Yer
gennes, Messrs. Osgood of Rutland,
Knapp of St. Johnsbury, and Wells Of
Waterbury, were appointed Commit
tee on the Roll.
On motion Of Mr. Adams of Burling-
ton, all friends of Temperance present
were invited to enroll their names and
take part in the deliberations of the Con.
vention.
On motion of Mr. SWAIN
Resolved, That all matters of Bust.
ness to come before the Convention be
first referred to the Committee of Over.
lures.
On motion of DR.. Merrill, DR.. Mcr.
rill and Gen. Nash Of Middlebury, and
MIR. Eaton of Sheldon, we're appointed a
Committee to examine Tracts relating
to laws for suppressing the sale of intox.
icating drinks, and to report on the ex.
pediency of publishing any of them.
On motion of Gen. Nash of Middlebu.
ry, Il tract on the Oonstitutionality of
the Maine Law, referred to the Commit.
| tee, was read
Adjourned to half past one o'clock.
AFTERNOON.
The Annual Report of the Central
Committee was read by Rev j. Steele
and referred to the Committee of Over.
lures; which Committee reported i'm.
mediately in favor of adopting it, and it
was adopted accordingly, REPORT, next
week.
The following resolutions, appended
to the Report of the Central Com.
mittee, were taken up and considered
separately.
Resoived, LIST. That the evils arising
from the traffic in intoxicating liquors 70
be used as beverage not only justify,
but also most imperatively require pro-
Ehibitory law.
RssOleea, End, That laws upon this
subject ought to be clothed with powers
equal TO those given to the Law against
gambling, smuggling or cVuutsrfeitipg
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mechanics. They are the sincws of our
village, many or few, and if we arise
and shine, If We become strong and re.
gain In full measure the power with
which VIC may 10 ad on with strong
hand, high up on the water pipe, in the
progress of the admirable, well-peopled
and fourishing country around us, this
portion of the community must do it.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE REGULAR
ToAsTs, &C, WITH NOTE OF THE GENTLE
MEN RESPONDING.
l. State of Vermont: Small but firm :
may she always stand by the laws, and
rebel only when forbcarence ceases to
to be virtue,
L. D. Barber.
II. The County Of Addison Character
lied by the enterprise of its farmers
may 1t maintain its ascendency.
o. Seymour
III. The village of Mddlebury May
its prosperity keep pace with its adj
vantages.
j. A. Bcckwith.
". The village Fathers worthily rep
resented night, may their measures
cond uce to'the interests of the village.
ID. Wooster.
Judge Wooster gave: The Members
of the Fire Company May their
strong arms defend our wives and
children from the devouring flames,
and may the fire of love to each other
warm their hearts and make their
union perpetual
V. Our guests: We welcome them to
our festival.
j. W Stewart
vi. The Fire Company of Middlebury ::
Often toasted at the fire, it is right to
toast them at the table.
J. NJ. Sade.
VII. The Pire Wardens Like true pat
riots, they are always at the poles.
l. Allen.
VIII. The Addison House: Admirable in
its arrangements, it administers sump-
tuously.
IN The roses and the rose buds
" The Garden was Wild
And man the hermit sighed. till wo-
man smiled"
F. Battell
Additional toast, calling out Mr.. Briggs
The Rutland and Addison Fire Insur-
ance Co. Worthily represented at
our festive gathering, by its firm friend
and former President, L. N. Briggs.
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TIE WEBSTER ANNUITY The cor.
respoudence between the late Daniel
Webster and David Sears. OF Boston,
on the subject Of the annuity presen-
ted to Mr.. Webster by his Boston
friends was published some time since.
This annuity has been the occasion of
much remark and of some oensure on
Mr.. Webster during his life time, but
Mr.. w., says the Journal, was too
proud spirit to vindicate himself, and
preferred to leave it to posterity to do
him justice. This correspondence took
place in 1916. Mr.. Sears, in his let
ter informs Mr.. Webster that the sum
of $37 900 had been deposited in the
Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance
Company on special contract, and
adds:
" Your friends, whose names are
enclosed, have placed this sum there
for your benefit, to constitute a fund,
under the supervision of Messrs. VIII
liam Amory, Ignatius Sergeant, and
David Sears, Jr. The income will be
subject to your order, semi-annually,
and when not called for will be added
to the principal, to increase the income
appropriated to your use.
This fund has been created freely
and cheerfully by your friends, in ev-
idonce Of their grateful sense of the
valuable services you have rendered
to your whole country. They have
done it without your knowledge or
sanction, and with some reason to i'm
agine that their purpose might not be
entirely acceptable to you"
Appended to this letter are the
names of about forty of the leading
merchants Of Boston. Mr.. Webster,
in reply to the letter of Mr.. Sears,
after stating that he had been already
fully compensated for his public SER
vices by the cordial greetings and
warm friendship of his political and
personal friends, says;
"The contribution which you now
make known to me must be placed en-.
tirely to the account of the friendship
and the generosity of yourself and the
other gentlemen. Expression of thanks,
however warm and sincere, would in
case like this, be feeble. l must rest,
however, in the persuasion that all who
have borne part in this transaction,
will believe that it has deeply ana pro
foundly impressed me with the senti-
ments and the emotions justly belong
ing TO the occasion"
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The Eclectic Magazine, for January,
contains articles on the following sub
jects; History of the Diamond, (by Sir
David Brewster, from the North British
Review Japan from the Edinburgh
Review The Games of the Ancients /;
The Philosophy of Style WESTMINSTER
Review The King of Yvetot; Wine
and Wine Drinkers; Sir VIM. Hamii-
tons Philosophy ; Swift, Stella and Van
cssa; Michael Faraday, the Chemist /;
&C., &c.-It has beautiful mezzotint,
called The Morning ofthe 18th Bru-
MARIE. "---Published monthly at 100 Mas
sau Street, New York. Terms, IS a
year Postage, prepaid quarterly, three
cents a number.
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i The Annual Firemens Supper was
given by the Washington Company, on
Thursday evening last, at the Addison
House. The company itself was out in
full numbers, in uniform, Hirtyttco
string, to receive its guests, and to re-
ciprocate those congratulations that be-
long gracefully to an anniversary, that
witnesses no abatement in the disintcr-
estcd zeal of the service, no decline of
the physical efficiency of the corps, no
loss from their circle of friend ready
to dare aud to relieve, and worthy to
be valued and incurred, had the pro.
tecting favor of Providence not restored
their mum bers unbroken to the festive
fluctuations of the evening Another
feature struck us at our entrance with
not less of satisfaction, the Firemen,s
wives were present.-they of whom we
see so little, when the tolls Of the Fire
mems peculiar effort are before us, but
Of whom we know SO WE'LL that they en-
courage the good spirit that gives secu-
rity and confidence to others, and re-
ward it with sympathy that is its high
est honor and best compensation. The
brave arc with us and again the fair, as
naturally as the thorn-trees-danger.
Gus, if you handle them rudely-besr
roses, whose ministry is favor and de-
light
Mr.. ORcurr had done the Firemcn
very handsome justice the viands
smoking before them in the long dining
room,-itself in the Addisonian taste,
neat and beautiful, luminous, and moth
ing else,-ready for their attacks, and
though to great degree consumed,
their fires not permitted to spread furth-
cr than to produce an agreeable genial.
~ Of warmth, quite evidently glowing
in the countenances of the company.
Invited guests were present in consider
able numbers, representing the speaking
talent, to n fair extent, of the village,
and others whose substantial qualities
we're evidenced by deeds as appropriate
to the occasion, worthy of veterans and
practical men. 1t were invidious to
distinguish among this portion of the
company, or the speakers, where all did
SO well, Hon. e. n BaIGes represent
ed pleasantly the Brandon Mutual.
Capt. DAvESPoRT, chief officer Of the
company, presided, who enjoys highly
the esteem of the corps, and deservedly
represents their moral and business
qualities favorably before the communi-
ty. JAMES NJ. SLApE, Esq, read the
tOasts, and called up the reluctant res
pondents willing OF. reluctant, it makes
no difference, you must toe the mark
where Mr.. SLADs is, or he will shame
you BY a-better example From Mr..
JAMES WHIrE. the songster of the com
pany, succession of lively. entertain
ment was called out, and favorite song
from the we'll cultivated voice Of our
friend J. W, SrRwARr, Esq Theaaeet-
iug was happy one, and we'll ordered
in this, that it adjourned before ten. o.
clock, to the regret Of a portion of the
junior members who may yet. hope to
live to see 80 many the more for'it.
The company is made up mainly of
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THE MADrAI PERSECUTION INTukcAc

The MADrAI PERSECUTION IN/TUscANY.
"A despatch from Washington states
that the President has authorized Mr..
Everett to write to the Duke of Tuscany
requesting him to release the Madai
family, and permit them to come to this
country. This, it is said, is not TO be
considered an official document, but a
private letter, expressing Mr.. Evcrett's
wishes and those Of Mr.. Fillmore. Mr..
Everctt's personal acquaintance with
the Duke of Tuscany,it is presumed, will
add weight to his communication.
The Madiai family are imprisoned, it
is understood, for their excrtions in be-
half of religious freedom. and especially
for having in their possession copy of
the Protestant scriptures. A large meet
ing in their behalf has been held in
New York.
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TERRiFIc STORM IN ENGLAND,-On
Sunday night, Dec. Goth, there was a
terrible gale in England, which appears
to have caused great damage to the
country. In London no one could walk
the streets with safety, on account of
falling states and chimnies Tho iron
roof Of the terminus of the Eastern Co,
Railway at Shorediteh, was lifted from
its foundation. The new Crystal Palace
at Sydenham was somewhat damaged.
At Nottingham factory was blown
down. At Magdalen College a stack of
chimnies foil into the diniug.roOm of the
President One Of the pinnsoleS of All
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-19

The Illustrated Magazine Of Art is
new periodical that gives promise of a
brilliant success. We have never seen
a work that comes more fully up to orr
idea of a popular illustrated Magazine.
Among the engravings in this number
are--the Interior Of The English House of
Commons; Portrait of Godfrey Chaucer;
Portrait of Oliver Goldsmith Retsch's
series of illustrations, =" Pegasus in Har-
ness" &C.; The Duke of Wellington /;
Battle of Waterloo Walmer Castle /;
Funeral of Wellington IA series); &c.
The reading matter is also entertaining
and varicd-Published by. Alexander
Montgomery, IL Spruce Street, New
York, at So years. cts. a number.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-19

IL Hon S. S. PHELPS, of this
place, has been appointed by Gov Fair.
banks to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Senator Upham. Judge
Phelps is now in Washington, having
gone there on business last week.
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Trrrs COLLEGE. SosERvnLE.-The
arrangements for this new Uniyersalist
lnstitation are rapidly progressing. Its
beautiful location Is tho ealogistic theme
Of all Who have visited it, The view
takes in rich and various panorama Of
land. sea, city, village, hill, valley, stream,
palace, cottage, church-of life, arehitec'
ture, trade, commerce, and nearly every.
thing II iss matchlcss spot Boston
Daily Bee.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-19

. MASSACHUSETTS, The vacancies in
the Massachusetts, Senate (22 in ally
have been filled by Wings, and Hon.
JOHN Fl. CLIFFORD, of New Bedford,
has been elected Governor, and Hon.
ELISHA HUNTINGTON, of Lowell, Lieu
tenant Governor
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na-The /" Eamilu 0rr..ls mud ]

BD~The " Family Circle and Par.
Tor ANNUAL" for January, contains a
ns'e steel plate Of the New CRYSTAL
PALACE at New York, with descrip.
ton. Also, another of the Flowers
Personi6ed-Dahlia, on steel, eolored;
Old Years Realities and New Years
Anticipations a new Morning Song,
by Thomas Hastings, ESQ.,, &C., &c.
This Work gives 25 Steel Engravings,
IL Of them colored, and nearly four
hundred pages of original reading mat
ter, during the wear, on good paper,
with index for binding. Also beau.
tiful Steel Plate Of SIuART's WASH
INeToN ,l4x22 in. Of or Christ Blessing
Little Children, as premium, at sub.
scribers' option, for 81 a year, in ad-
vance, by mail. Agents wanted. AID.
dress, post paid, JAMES @. REED,
Publisher,
40 Fulton sfraaI Kc,. Xo.L
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G'ahani's Magasine, for February,
is promptly on hand, and is a number of
rare interest and excellence. Graham
has employed sartain as an engraver, and
pays literally for literary contributions
from the best writer's This number has
spicy review of Uncle Tom" that will
be eagerly sought after,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-19

Pntnam's Semi Monthly Library,
No "a, closes the present series. The
volume Ii entitled " A Fortnight in Ire.
land, by Sir Francis b. Head, Bart
new series, to be entitled Putnam's
Choice Library" is to follou-G. p.
Putnam & Co., New York, Publishers.
Will the publishers please send
US No. %, which we have not received
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-19

MAINE.-The Senate of Maine was
organized on the fourth day of its SEES
sion, by the choice ola Wing President,
and the vacancies have been filed by
a majority of Wings.
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Souls College was blown down.

Souls College was blown down
In some parts of the country persons
were killed by chimnies falling through
the roofs of houses At Windsor the
argesGasometer of the Royal Gas Com.
pany was blown out. 1t is supposed'tLat
the gallo was equally severe at sea and
that we shall by the next arrivals have
accounts of many shlpwrccks.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-19

Tile North american Reric,c, pub.
lished by Little & Brown g. Co., Bos-
ton,maintains its former character as the
leading quarterly Of the Union. The
number for January has the following
table Of contents:
l. The Life and Letters of Niebuhr.
III. Horbcrt's Captains of the Old
World I
III. Sir w. Hamilton on Philosophy
and Education,
~. Novels and Novelties ..-...
V. Weber's Universal History.
vi. Frere's Version of Aristophanes.
VII. Farini's third volume The
Republic at Rome.
VIII. Nathaniel Hawthorne.
TX. Critical Notices.
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S-HOn. Solomon Foot, Of the u.
s. Senate, and Hon: James Meacham,
Of the House of Representatives, have
our thanks for public documents.
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Harpey's Magasine, tor January, is
filed with reading matter and illustra.
tions Of interest and worth. The regu.
lar issue Of this periodical already ,eI.
eeeds 100000 copies each month.
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and they must ever be failure and a
farce, unworthy Of intelligent freemen,
without such powers.
RESOLVED, Sd, That society is not true
and faithful to itself, and the first OBJ
jects OF its organization, if it does not
employ the most Elective measures legit-
ilnately within its provincc-so far as
these are necessary--for the removal of
the OWLS resulting from such traffic
Resolved, 4tb, That the principles
which lie at the foundation of the recent
enactment by our Legislature are just
and right and ought to be maintained
in their application to this subject, as
faithfully as when applied to any other
Resolved, 9Th, That this law is just
and righteous in its provisions and pen
alties, safe as to its constitutionality
and therefore claims the appreciation and
support of all good citizens.
Resolved, 9th, That we call upon ev.
cry freeman in the State to give it his
hearty "yes" on the second Tuesday in
February next with most unwavering
confidence that the act will receive the
appreciation of God, and bring upon him
the blessing of thousands '!rcady to per-
ish"
Resoloed, 7th, That efficient measures
should Immediately be taken to m axe
all the people acquainted with the true
principles and provisions of this law; and
that for this purpose, clear exposition
of the law should be printed and circu.
lated-meetings be holden in every
Town and School Distrct-and scores
of men be Unlisted to plead its cause.
Resolution LIST was discussed by Mr.
Brockway of Middlebury, and MI AID.
ans of Burlington, and adopted.
Resolutions I'd, Sd and 4th, were
dop.ed without dcblte.
Resolution 9Th was discussed by Messrs
Bishop of Windsor, Walker of Pitts.
ford, Goodhue of Shoreham, Barrett.
Merrill and Starr of Middlebury, Fletch.
er of Cavendish, Briggs of Burlington,
Kellogg of Connecticut, and others, and
after amendment, adopted unaniamous.
ly in the form above given.
Resolution 9th was discussed by Rev.
DR.. Squior Of Western New York, and
Mr. Brockway, of Middlcbury, and unan.
imously adopted.
Resolution 9TH was adopted without
debate.
On recommendation of the Commit
tee Of Overtures, it was ordered that
the sessions of this convention be held
as follows -
Morning session to commence at 9 o.
clock, A. NJ, and close at half past 2
o'clock.
Afternoon session to commence at
half past one o'clock, and close at 5 o.
clock.
Evening session to commence at half
past 6 o'clock
On recommendation Of the same Com
mittee, Hon. Thomas E. Powers of
Woodstock, and Rev. Mr.. Magoon of
New York, we're invited to address the
Convention in the evening
Mr.. Barrett, from the Committee to
nominate officers, reported as follows -
President,
Hon. THOMAS T. POWERS, of
Woodstock
Vice Presidents,
Rev CYRrs IIuDsoN, bennington County.
IA ntaS ~, D,,tf
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ours respectfully,
TRUMAN CHITTENDEN.
To b II. KINNEY.

II was not without great expense
Of time aud labor, and means, that Mr..
Kinney accomplished his work, and made
it, as is believed, no mere fancy sketch,
but real and enduring likeness. Pow
ers has not: and could not obtain, lat
least without great labor and expense J
such a likeness, were he to be employed
and his charge would be not less than
$40 900, besides the expense of freight,
&c.
Mr. Kinney deserves remuneration for
what he has done We would be glad if
private lberality nigh. make up for state
neglect This young artist has indeed
a genius that will win him a name and
fortune in other quarters, yet his efforts,
first put forth in behalf of hi, native
state, ought not to be unrccognizcd and