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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-03-02

SENATOR FooT.-In looking ever the
Congressional Globe for most of the
present session of Congress, it is noticed
that the yeas and nays were taken in
the Senate 10 times, in only far of
which does the name of Mr.. Foot appear,
viz once Dec. Is. once Jan. IL, and
twice Feb. 4. If Mr. Foot has other en-
cagements that prevent his attendance
to discharge the duties of Senator from
Vermont, he ought. of course, to resign.
Our readers will have noticed that the
nomination of Mr.. Badger to be a Jus
tice of the U. S. Supreme Court, failed
to receive the sanction of the Senate by
very close vote The proceedings of
the Senate in Executive Session not be-
ing made public, we cannot say, on the
same authority as in the other case,
whether both the Vermont Senators
we're then in their seats but the report
is, that they were not Vermo" Chro"-
icle.
To give currency, in deliberate
manner like the above, to mere idle ru
mors against our public men, is, i'll our
j Judgment, in high degree censurablc
Appearing as it does in one Of our most
respectable religious papers, this state
ment does an injury to these public mer
which no explanation or apology-after
its error is discovcred-can perhaps full
ly repair.
So far as the above relates to Sena-
tor PHELPS, it has not the slightest foun
dation in truth. We publish in anoth
or column, from the New York Tunes
his own statement as to the matter re
ferred to, which leaves nothing more tc
be said on that point
AS to Senator FooT, it is true that
his name does not appear on several un
important votes, during this rather un
important session. The statement OF
the Chronicle, however, We find on ex
animation of the Daily GlOJc is not cor
rect; nor have we any evidence that Mr.
FooT had not the most satisfactory rea
sons for his absence, whenever his name
is not found among the yeas and nays
We have no doubt that Mr. FooT was in
variably present and voted when the
Badger nomination was under considcra
ton, nor does the Chronicle pretend tc
any knowlcclgc to the contrary.
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(PuBLIc AcT-No. III
liND|iN hti-No- lf-I
AN ACT to continue half pay to certain wi

AN ACT to continue half pay to certain Wild
ows and orphans.
he II enacted by the Senate and House of
representatives of the United States of A
mcrica In Congress assembled, That all wild
ows and orphans who were granted and al
lowed five years halliday by the provisions
Of the act approved the twenty first day Of
July, one thousand eight hundred and forty
eight, entitled An act amending the act
granting half-pay to widows or orphans where
their husbands or fathers have died ofwounds
received in the military service Ofthe United
States, in case ofdcceased officers snd soldiers
Of the militia and volunteers, passed July
fourth, one thons.nd eight hundred and thir-
ty-six," or an act approved the twenty second
day OF February, one thousand eight hundred
and forty nine, entitled 'An act granting five
years half-pay to certain widows aud orphans
of officers nOn-commissioned officers, must
clans and privates both regulars and volun-
teers," be, and they are hereby, granted n
continuance of said half-pay under like limi-
tsti0Bs and restrictions, for a further period
cf I've years, 10 commence at the expiration
OF tho halfpay provided for by the aforesaid
acts; Provided, however, That IN ease of the
death sr marriage Of such widow before the
expiration OF said term Of five years, the half
pay for The rcmsjRder of the term shall 20 tC
the child or childsen of he deceased officer Of
soldier, whilst under the age Of sixteen years
and In like manner tie child or children O.
such deceased, when there is no widow, shall
be paid no longer than At2le there Is o chilC
or children under the age aforesaid And
provided further, That no greater sum shall
be allowed IN any case TO the widow or III,
child or children Of any officer t)ian the half
pay Of lieutenant colonel Provided further
That the act approved the twenty SECOND o.
February, one thousand eight INndfed and
forty nine, granting Ave years ltahtlay L
certain widows and orphans Of officers, non
ootn,nfs.fn..I ,fH.ora Y,,,uf,ta "a, "a
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nd construed as to embrace the widows and
iinor heirs Of the officers, non-commissioned
Ulcers, musicians, and priyates of the regu-
,rs, militia, and volunteers of the war of
ightecn hundred and twelve, and Of the vari-
us Indian wars since seventeen hundred and
incty.
SEC 2 And be II further enacted, That
he widows Of all officers, non commissioned
,Ilicers musicians and privatcs Of the Rcvo-
utionary army, who were married subsequent
January, Ammo Domini eighteen hundred,
hall be entitled to pension in the same
manner Ne those who were married before
hat date.
Approved February 8, 1858.
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MANAGERS MEETlNG.- The Mansg-
ers of the Addison County Agricultural
Society met, agreeably to notice, on
Wednesday last. Aquorum being pres
ent, list of Premiums for s53 was a.
greed upon, and also the conditions on
which they are to be awarded. These
will be published next week The Board
adjourned until Tuesday, the oath day
of May next, to meet at the Addison
House. The time of holding the next
Fair will then be determined, and the
committees of award appointed.
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POPULAR VoTE ron PRESIDENT
following statistics of the late Presiden-
tial vote show pretty cOnclusively, that
the Wing party is by no means destitute
of strength. On the contrary, only a
few thousand more Wing votes, divided
among the several States, would have
given the election to ScoTT.
The total vote for Pierce is ,5s5,543
do. Scott I,3S3,537
do. Hale, Troup, &c, l63,9s9
Majority against Pierce in New Eng
land, 47,O52.
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proved January %, 1858.
tPrDLic AcT-No. l5.l

AN ACT to extend the provisions Of an act
approved the third of March eighteen hun
drcd and forty-scven, and the act approved
the twenty-sixth of February, eighteen
hundred and forty nine, for carrying into
effect the existing compacts with the
States Of Alabama aud Mississippi in rela-
ton to the five per cent. fund and school
reservations.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of A.
merica in Congress assembled That the pro-
visions OF An act to amend an act entitled
An act to amend an act to carry into effect.
In the States Of Alabama and Mississippi, tn,
existing compacts with those States with re.
gard to the five per cent fund and school re-
scrvations," approved March the third, on,
thousand eight hundred and forty seven, and
the act to extend the provisions Of said act
approved February twenty-sixth, eighteer
hundred and forty nine, be, and the same ar,
herebyextcnded,s so as to allow the State of Al
albania three years from the passage of this ac
TO complete the selections Of land authorize
by the said acts to which this is an amend
mcnt,
Approved January %, 1858.
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LECTURE ON DR. Thomas ARNOLD
We have received copy of Lecture
delivered by JOSHUA BATES, Jr., Esq,
of Boston, before the American Insti.
tutc of Instruction, at Troy, N. Y, in
August last, for which the author has our
thanks The subject is DIR. Thomas AR
MOLD, the Model Teacher The analysis
of DR.. Arnold's professional and person
al character is accurate and thorough, and
is set forth in clear and graceful style.
We cannot conceive of a more appropri-
ate topic on which to address an associa-
ton of teachers Mr. BATES shows a
sympathetic appreciation of that re,
markable man, and his portrayal-inde.
pendent Of its practical application-is
one of the most felicitous and interesting
that have ever been made We shall
probably give our readers some extracts
from this discourse, at another time.
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A CLINcnER. "A distinguished

A CLINcnER. A distinguished
medical lecturer in neighboring State,
once described a glandular swelling
as being "as large as an apple" One
of the students audibly whispered, "as
large as piece of chalk" SIT was
about the size Of large APPLE" con-
tinued the lecturer. "a large piece
of chalk" repeated the wag in an I'M
der tone. at was as large as my fst,' -
Numbered out the indignant lecturer
at the same time clcnching it convul-
sively, and shaking it at the obnoxious
and terrified student
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nsg- Mr.. FULLER, in his last lette

p@- Mr.. FULLER, in his last letter
to the New York Mirror, dated at
New Orleans, says, that sat the risk
of being charged with lack of gallant
ry, / shall venture to state, that the
Southern ladies paint like Jezebels.-
Brows, checks, lips and necks bear
palpable marks of chalk and sphinx
sauccrs." To an unsophisticated taste,
this giving the lie to Nature is simply
disgusting and, in married woman,
should be made, by statute, sufficient
ground for divorce. say it boldly
as Intend to leave this evening"
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KNrcKERBocKER.-The January and
February numbers of this very popular
monthly have come to hand. During the
last four years, the Publisher states, its
circulation has increased about tenfold.
OF its literary character, it is needless
for us to speak, SO well is it known. S.
Hueston, l39 Nassau St, New York,
Publisher. SO a-year in advance.
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D0- The Vergennes Vermonter
says that where the people enjoy the
most light on the subject, they gave
the heaviest majorities against the TEN,
perance Law. And it hence infers,
that in those towns where we gave
large majorities in favor of the law, we
were in great darkness. Rutland, Bur-
lington, st. Johnsbury, St. Adams,
Montpelier, Orwell, Brattleboro,' Ben
nington, Charlotte and Shelburn, then,
are the most bcnighted towns in the
State Of Vermont, while Belvidere and
Westmorc are the most enlightened
towns we have. One of these most
enlightened towns gave all its votes
against the law but one, and the other
all but tsoO. The Vergennes majority
against the law was small. We think
next time they will have to 60 to Bel
yidere and Westmore for iglt.=-Bv-
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THE BLACK Considerable
excitement has been caused by the re-
ports, last week of an unprovokcd attack
on an American vessel by a Spanish
man-of-war. The statement is as fol-
lows Four hours out of Havana, the
Black Warrior passed three Spanish
vessels, with their colors flying, one of
which proved to be a man-of-war brig.
As the Black Warrior got abreast of
her she fired lee gun. and before the
colors of the steamer could be hoisted,
the brig fired round shot, which pas
sed just over the forestry This seemed
a very arbitrary act, as Captain Shu
feet had not time to hoist his ensign be.
tween the firing of the lee and the load.
ed gun-nor was he aware of her being
man-of-war, as she had no pcnnant fly
ing
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Musical Convention.

The Musical Convention, agreeably
to the call of the Executive Committee,
met at the North Church in Rutland on
the first day of February.
DIR. Cook, chairman of the committee,
called the convention to order. and intro
duced Prof b. f. Baker, of Boston. to
conduct the exercises. The morning
was occupied with singing from the Me
lodia Sacra and the practical criticisms
of Mr. Baker All the exercises of the
three days were conducted under his ad-
mirable management.
Afternoon. 9 o'clock
The practical exercises were resumed
until intermission, when the convention
was organized by the appointment of
Elder Leland Howard, chairman, and
o Cook, Jr., Secretary.
The remainder of the afternoon was
devoted to singing from the Melodia Sa-
era.
Evening.
Miss Bond, of Boston. was introdu-
ced. aud favored the convention with a
song The session opened with full
house. and closed with interest aad good
feeling
SECOND DAY
The morning session opened with a
much larger attendance. Delegates
from Troy. Bennington, Brandon. and
other places. adding to the already large
choir some of the best musical talent i'll
the country. The usual singing exer-
cises were resumed, and continued to
the close
Afternoon
After long and profitable exercise in
singing. the following were appointed a
committee to report resolutions expires
sing the sense Of the Convention f
W. Hopkins, Rev Mr.. Aiken, and b.
w. Burt.
The following were appointed n com
mittee to report upon the organization
of all association :-Messrs, b f Wins
low, H. Shepherd, Merrill, G. w Thorn
as, and Haskell.
THIRD DAY
During the exercises of this day tho
/ house was filled to its full extent, not
outstanding, order and quiet wer'
Observed and great interest manifested
Mr.. Winslow, from the Committee Of
= Nominations, made the following report
of Officers for the Union Musical Asso
citation Adopted.
For President,
, Rev. LELAND Howard, Rutland.
/, For Fice Presidents,
: Charles Houghton, bennington, b F
: Winslow, Pittsford, S. B. Saxton, Troy
j. w. Stewart, Middlebury.
For Secretary.
Il W HOPKINS, Rutland.
For Treasurer,
B. w BURT, Castleton.
: E1ecntire Committee,
I Orel Cook, Jr., Rutland, G. w. Thorn
$ as, Middlebary, s. X. Colby, Troy, b
n f. Otterson, Granville, II. Shepherd
Castleton, G Mattison, Bennington, ii
g II. Garkin, Salem, d. b. Morley, White
: hall, L. S. Rust, Burlington.
Gen. Hopkins, from the Committee o.
Resolutions, reported the following. A
dopted.
ResolreR. That in the proceedings G
u this Convention, so far as it has pros
n ressed, in the order, harmony and regu
It larity by which it has been conducted, i
G the interest manifested by all in its d,
4. tails, in the patience and zeal shown I
v be taught, and in the evident progress
made IN so short a period, We are in
n pressed with the conviction that there
7" !" nm increasing demand throughout tn
!, community for moro thorough aud scieI
IL tifc information, and wider reach {
,, improvement that such Conventio
Is when thus conducted and thus attende
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Mr.. Badgers Nomination---Letter from
Senator Phelps.

Senator Phelps.
TO The Editor Of The Nelc- York Daily Times;
SENATE CHAMBER, WASHINGTON, Feb-l7 1853.
SIR An article in your paper of
yesterday does me great injustice.
You say, in reference to the postpone
ment of Mr.. BADGERS nomination to
the Bench of the Supreme Court,
" this result was backed up and sus-
tanned by the culpable neglect of an
other Whig,M PHELPS. Mr.. p. was
appointed to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the death of Mr.. UPHAM,-sOle-
ly because he happened to be here sohen
the pacancy occurred, and it was i'm
portant to have every Wings seat
filed. But after he had received has
commission, he absented himself from
Washington for ten successive days,
during schich time the opponents efthe
nomination were engaged IN strength
ening their case. Under these cir
cumstances this absence was culpable
neglect of duty"
As to the motive of the Governor
in comforting the appointment upon
me, have nothing to say, except that
if l possess no qualification for the
place except happening to be in Wash
ington at that moment, it is rather my
misfortune than my fault.
In regard to my absence for ten
successive days after receiving my
commission, it would have been as well
had your informant added, what is true,
that before l abscptea myself, it was
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RS5@ Recently, in North Madison

BS5~ Recently, in North Madison,
{ Black Rock,) Ind, Mr.. jeremiah
Stephens caught wild cat in trap.
A goose had been killed and partly
dcvourcd-a trap was set, and in the
morning the wild cat was found caught
by the toes of one of the fore feet. A
large stout fierce dog was set on the
animal, but as often as he attempted
to seize the cat, the latter would knock
him aside with his paw, apparently
with the utmost case. This was re-
peated several times, and finally Mr..
S. had to take a club and knock it on
the head. The animal weighed 16
pounds, was supposed to be two years
old, and on examination, it was found
that he had been wounded III the head
and shoulder by shot. 1t is supposed
that this wild cat had come from a con-
siderable distance, as none had been
seen before in that quarter for many
years.
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TIE EgIcssoN's TAR. - The most
sanguine anticipations INDUCED in by
those interested in this invention have
been justified By her performances on
the trip to Washington. She left San
dy Hook in one of the severest gales of
the season, and the weather during the
whole trip was such as TO put her capa-
biltios to the hardest and most conclu-
sive test She stood to the eastward
from Sandy Hook on Wednesday morn
ing, in face of a strong gale and heavy
sea, and kept that course for eighty
miles, whcn the wind shifted and she a
gain faced the gale and stood towards
shore She then stood southwark, and
on approaching the mouth of the Poto
mac encountered a fog which compelled
her to anchor. The rate of speed at
tanned was not mentioned in the dis
patch, but that is not material Previ-
Gus experiments had shown that her en-
CINE would propel her at least nine miles
an hour. Tho most skeptical can no
longer doubt the success of the inven'
ton.
The Ericsson was visited last
week, at Alexandria, by President Fill
moro. members of the Cabinet, Gen
Pierce, and other distinguished guests
invited for the occasion, to whom tho
machinery and its operation were OK
planned by the inventor All were en-
tirely satisfied of the value of the dis
covcry, and it will probably soon be ap
piled in the construction of government
vessels.
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Approved January %, 1858.
IPrBLIc Acr-Nn. l6.'


AN ACT concerning bail in civil causes in
the district Of Columbia.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States Of A.
blerlca in Congress assembled, That from and
after The passage Of this act, no person shall
be held tc bail in the District of Columbia in
any action of debt, assumpsit, or other action
founded ON or arising out of any contract or
agreement, or in any suit or proceeding in
equity, brought or prosecuted for enforcing
the payment OF any debt, or of any sum or
sums of money, due or claimed to be due, by
reason ANY contract or agreement and any
person now held to bail, or imprisoned fol
want of bail, in any such action, suit, or pro
ceedlng, shall, on application 10 the circuit
court Of said District in term time, or TO any
judge thereof in vacation, be discharged OF
filing common appearance.
Approved February 4. 1858.
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-ovcd January -, 1853.
TPuBLfc Acr-No 1871

AN ACT to erect At the Capital Of the Nation
an Equestrian Statue Of Washington.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o;
Representatives Of the United States Of ~
mcrica in Congress assembled, That the sum
Of fifty thousand dollars IL hereby appopri
ated to enable the President Of the United
States to employ Clark Mills to erect, at til,
city ofWashincton, a colossal equestrian stat
ne Of George Washington, at such place on tn,
public grounds in said city as shall be dcsig
mated by the President of the United States
Approved January %, 1853.
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Letter from the Mediterranean

ASrovrR Tnro. sem, Feb. -, 1853.
My DEAR BARRETT:
Below,you will find letter from
our old College mate, now Rev. w. A.
Farnsworth of the Armenian Mission.
1t came inclosed in one to mysclf,writ-
ten in the same elastic, genial spirit,
that is so characteristic of Mr.. F., and
showing that he has suffered no I" sea
change" in the passage. In that let
ter, of date few days later than the
one for your columns, he speaks most
glowingly ofthc trip, which, had it not
been for head,winds at the entrance of
the gulf, would have been the shortest
on record. AS it was they were only
thirty days and five hours from Bos-
ton to Smyrna the spccdicst passage
ever made being thirty days. r.
Ozark sultana, Capt Chas. Watson,
Egcan Sea, Jan. 18th, SO.
FRIEND BARRETT:
Quite against my hope and ex-
pectation, am, at 8 o'clock this even
ing, in the Archipelago. Last night
at this hour, we had just made the
Doro passage, which is considered the
last point of great difficulty, i'll a voy-
age to Smyrna. We had fine breeze
and we're moving about ten miles al
hour, when we retired to rest. o.
course,we were all confidently expect
ing to look out upon the domes ant
minarets of Ismere in the morning
However, about / o'clock this morn
ming, l was aroused from my slumber'
by the rolling of the bark, and tn,
roaring of the wind through the rig
ging. Some of the passengers haC
turned out to learn the cause of thu
commotion on deck, and l heard tn,
Capt. say to one of them, with a sigh
"Thcre's many slip between the cul
and the lip" Sadly true, thought !
, and with another sigh, turned in m,
berth. Not being very nervous, l 500
; slept again despite, the ominous adage
despite the cries of the sailors, las the
D tugged for a long hour in reefng tn
r top-sail. This morning, the wind wa
: blowing strong gale from the S. AN
s l learned that the Capt. attempted
!. enter the gulf, but found it impossibl
a to make head against so strong wine
and, consequently, that he had pr
: back for sea-room. We have bee
lying all day under Ipsara, small j
l. land about forty miles from the mout
a of the gulf.
c. Were you ever suddenly arreste
e. in your progress, when on a journe,
is by a violent snow-storm Do you +
e member your emotions, when " mil
II host" assured you, that the roads woul
- not be passable for a week ? If S
you know how to sympathize, in son
small degree, with our ships compan.
We have amused ourselves, as best v
d could. Though the wind has blown
n tempest, and the waves have occasio
lie ally swept the quarter deck. we ha'
is vent ured out. Though compell'
4. sometimes to cling to the rigging
IS keep our position, at others to lea
). upon the house to escape the wave
! still we have viewed, again and agai
> all the land which the eye can reac
We have looked at Ipsara, gran
. bold, bald mountain, wanting only
covering of stately trees to give it Il
'e beauty Of those noble mountains whit
to lock down upon your village. Y
d have looked at ChiOs, lying in the d
2il taaseu xIsaSiIs.uislaaa iihlI
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TIE GUILLoTINE. - The Boston
Post has a cut Of guillotine, which it
used to bring out at the commencement
of a Wing administration, State or
National. The Executive stands by
smoking a cigar, while the head of
victim lies undar the descended axe.
Some motto quoted from a Wing
speech or letter was generally under
meath. The Post will have a capital
occasion to bring it out after the 4th
of March, and for a motto we would
suggest the following brief extract from
speech delivered by Gen. Pierce in
the Senate in 1871:
"There was nothing in the admins
tration Of General Jackson which | so
uniformly failed to justify as the re-
moval of one worthy officer to give
place to another" -Propidence Jour.
nal.
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e All citizens who are in favor Of
giving the new Liquor law fair trial
should be promptly on hand, a. ths cleo
ton on the Sth 'ipst We presume hey
will want no better candidate than Judge
RlcH Let the vote DO a PULL ONE. as the
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EE The affairs Of Mexico arc in
confused state. Fhe latest Intelligence
is that Santa Anna has been INVITED to
return and resume the rcips of govern