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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-17

african .Nclcs.- Providence, .Narcl :. vthe
barque Corsair, at this port, from Mozambique.
we have Cape Town papers To the Alb. The
Cape Town Mail Of that date contains the ac-
counts Of severe fight, IN which COCO Basuios,
armed horsemen, were routed by about 1000
British troops. The Chief Morllesh had agreed
10 deliver ten thousand head of cattle. and
1000 horses, as fine for Che depreciation which
had been committed on the Colonists. He how
ever failed TO comply wlth his engagement. and
the Governor advanced into his territory toseize
the cattle. The Basutos defended their proper.
~, and although the British, at one time captur-
ed 10000 head. they were compelled to abandon
all but about COCO head of cattle. The Basu.
tos, however, were completely overthrow. and
the next day the Chief sued for peace. The
conflict lasted from morning until o'clock in
the evening. The British loss was b killed and
10 wounded, whilst the loss on the other side
was much greater.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-17

ing in the highest degree the energies Of that
Anglo.Saxon race which has been the colonz-
er, and promises TO be the civilizer, christianzer
and ruler Of the world-of that race which has
two points Of centre from which to radiaic-the
one in Europe and it is in England; the other
in America, and if j, is not exactly in Ntw-Eng-
land, most certain is 1t that the New England
stock will be foremost in great things. President
party, and very doubtful Of any transcendant a
bliiy in him TO command success, we yet wish
him a wise, honorable and successful admins.
tration, for the sake ofthe country aud The world
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-17
The New Cabinet.

WIN. J.. Marcy was born IN massachusetts IN
l7S6. lie is, therefore, now 81 years of age
Gen. Pierce did a wise thing when he selected
Gov. VI. as his Premier. James Guthrie Secre-
tary of the Treasury, was born in Kentucky IN
.lSsl2, being now in bis 6lst year. lie is said TO
BE- a very strong man mentally and physically.
! Jefferson DAVIS Z also native of Kentucky, a.
bout IS YEAR Of age. lle married, il viii be re-
inembered, Gen raylor's oldest daughter, who
died early. lie is an impetuously brave man, of
considerable military expenence,and will make a
very respectful Secretary Of War. James c.
Dobhin was born in.Nerih Carolina in ISL
He is The youngest man ~ the Cabinet, but not
the man OF the least talent He has many quail
iics which fit him for the Navy. Robert Nc
Clelland, the Secretary of the Interior, is ma
tive of Pennsylvania, but has spent nearly all his
manhood in Michigan where he has, at different
periods filled most Of the Offices Of honorable
grade in the gift Of the peopc-from Legislator
to Governor. He Is IN his 41th ycar-a quiet,
unassumlng genteman-and, although not OF
brilliant talent. commands respect for his good
common sense and industrious habits. Gen
Pierce will find him an honest counsellor though
not as iar-Secing aud sagaci0us as some others
of his political lanny-Gosornor Marcy. for in
stance. James Campbell, the Post Mister Cen
eral, was born 10 Penn. nj lSl3 His friends
consiCer him better adapted than any other
man in Pennsylvania for the post assigned him.
Caleb Gushing, the attorney general, IS political
adventurer, with no more principle than was pos
sessed by his old associatc. John Tyler We
think Gen. Pierce made great mistake n sc-
lectng hun, although he was wise in assiennIug
him the Icas, nap lrant post in the Cabinet lie
Is a Massachusetts man, born with the present
century. On the whole, however. Gen. Pierce
has chuspu an nhlr Cabinet jrcflfD,r .f1trugi
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-17

Illinois Stare State. A bin has passed both
Houses Of the Legislature authorizing citizens
Of slaveholding states to come into Illinois 10y
way of business or visiting, or in transit we
suppose with their slaves; and prohibiting free
colored men to enter the state on penalty Of be-
ing sold for the payment of fine add costs
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

MUTE CoNvENTIoN.-The Montpelier,
WDWatchman gives an account of the pro-
ceedings Of mute convention which a.
sembled in that place onWednesday last. 1t
was composed of some seventy deaf mutes,
of both sexes, from different States, but
principally from Vermont. The objects of
the convention were mutual Improvement,
and the raising of funds for the erection of
a monument to the memory Of their much be-
loved teacher. The Watchman says the
proceedings were extremely interesting to
themselves and quite as much SO TO the in
habitants of the village, who witnessed the
silent communication of ideas by signs, and
partook Of the spirit of devotion, as prayer
was offered to Him who hears the thoughts
of the sincere heart as readily when con-
veyed by signs as when uttered by the
tongue.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07
Thursday Evening, NI,ch. 81, 1883

Tow C RwIN--Good AdUice.-Mr. Har-
vey, the Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia North American, tells the fol-
lowing tale: ..
"About three years ago, young man pre-
scented himself to Mr.. Corwin for Clerk
ship. Thrice was he refused; and still he
made fourth effort. His perseverance and
spirit Of determination awakened friendly
interest in his welfare, and the Secretary
advised him in the strongest possible terms,
to abandon his purpose, and go to the West,
il he could do no better outside the Depart
ments. ""My young friend" said he, ego to
the North west, buy 100 acres Of govern
ment land-or, if you have not the money to
purchase, squat on it; get you an axe and a
mattock; put up log cabin for your habita-
ton, and raise little corn and potatoes;
keep yoSr conscience clear, and live like a
freeman; your own master, with no one to
give you orders, and without dependence
upon any body. Do that and you will be
honored, respected, influential and rich
But accept clerkship here, and you sink,
at once, all independence; your energies be-
come relaxed, and you are united in few
years for any other and more independent
position. ! may give you place to-day,
and can kick you out again to-morrow; and
there's another man over there at the White
House, who can kick me out, and the peo-
pie by-and-by can kick him out; and SO we
go, But if you own an acre of land, it is
your kingdom; and your cabin is your castle
---you are sovereign, and you will feel it in
every throbbing Of your pulse, and every day
ofyour life will assure me Of your thanks for
having thus advisedy you" Ifthe thousands
who SO ardenty strive for places Rader Gov
ernment would ponder we'll those words,
and exercise sound discretion in their ep-
plication, thus many young and gallant
spirit would be saved from inanition, to be
useful to the world and joy, rather than
grief to its possessor. - - - L--
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

JUDGE SHEPLEY THE MAINE LAw,-The
following opinion Of Chief Justice Shepley
(says the New York Tribune,) was concur
red in by full bench of the Supreme Court
of Maine. 1t covers the whole ground ofthe
law-seizures, forlcitures and destruction;
"The State by its legislative attachments,
operating prospectively, may determine that
articles injurious to the pub lie health or to
morals, shall not constitute property, within
its jurisdiction. 1t may come to the conclu-
sion that spirtuous liquors, when used as u
beverage, are productive of a great variety of
ills to the people ,buthin their individual and
their social relation. That the least use of
them for sucha purpose is injurious, and
suited to produce, by greater use, serious
injury to the comforts, morals, and health;
and the common use of them for such n pur-
pose, operates to diminish the productive
ness oflabor; to injure the health, to impose
upon the people additional and unnecessary
burdens; to produce waste of time and of
property, to introduce disorder and disobedi-
ence to law; to disturb the peace and to null
tipiy crimes of every grade. Such conclu-
sion would be justified by the experience and
history Of man. II Legislature declares
that no persons shall acquire any property in
them, for such purpose, there would be nc
occasion for any complaint that it had vio-
lated any provision Of the Constitution"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

How SOME PEOPLE MAKEA LIvGEG.-At
GuildhalI (London), recently, James Gar
diner and John Hawkins were placed at the
bar before Sir G. Marshall, charged with
being found unlawfuly in the city sewers.
Police-cons,able 1871, said he saw the prison.
ers coming up through one OF the sewers
gratings in Throgmorton street, and having
questioned them as to their object in going
into the sewers, he took them into custody
when he found upon them eighteen live
rats, and a keywith which they opened the
gratngs. Sir c. Marshall inquired how
the prisoners got their living, when Gardi-
ner, who undertook the Office of spokesman,
said he was master rat-catcher, and that
Jack was the assistant. He had been at
that kind ofwork, catching rats for parties
who supplied the sporting gentleman at the
West End, for 4 good many years. but Jack
had been only nine months in the profess
ion;, they were, nevertheless, very expert
in their hunting expeditions underground,
frequently succeedingin capturing as many
as from fifty TO sixty in an hour. When
they got into the sewers they kept on
running and catching the rats as they ran
up the walls, and put them into bag all
alive, and afterwards sold them at two shitl-
ings per dozen to the regular dealers. who
retalcd them at six shiIlings per dozen.-
They never injured the walls, and when
they met the commissioners men in their
rafting excursions they were never inter-
fered with by them. On the present occa-
sion they entered the sewers at the Custom
House, and made their way all round White
chapel and hack to Cornhill, when the Of
ficer met them coming out. In fact they
knew thcirway all through London under.
ground. Sir G.. Marsha said, as the Com,
missioner of Sewers did not interfere witt
the prisoners in their extraordinary occupa
tion, he should not do so, and, therefore, dis
charged them.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

SINGULAR HIsToRrcAL FAcT.--Sir walter
Raleiph was the first discoverer oil the val
ne of The potato as food for man. One
5ov he ordered lot ofdty weeds to be col
iected and burnt. Among these was ,I.t a lot
of dried potatoes After the bonfire, these
notntoes were picked upthoronghly roasted
Sir Waher TASTED and pronounced them Gc-
Iicious. By this accident was discovered
speeies of foodwhich has saved millions oil
the human race fFomstarvation. -e'
go atrslThei Opium Trade Of the English with
the Chinese, has drawn from China, within
the last half century, overfourh hundred mill
ions of dollars in silver, Ifsihe trade con-
tinues, il is believed that in less than twenty
years, the. remaining five, hundred millions
which it was computed chat country possess
ed, will be exported to the Commercial ma
tions of the West.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

ILLINOIS Prices CURREST.--MeH, $500
Dogs, S50O.--Such are the ruling rates at
Sullivan, in that State, as given in letter
dated on the 18th nit, the particulars of
which are fully explanatory. -5s.5t
DR.. Duffied had a favorite hound shot in
the night time; and, on suspicion, a respect
able citizen was arrested and held in bonds
Of S500--the price OF the d0g' Two or
three days after two fellows were playing
cards, qnarreIed. and Tundy shot and killed
Waldren, for which the same Justice held
the murderer in bonds of S4OO--the price OF
4 man !-Cincinnat Enquirer. -t
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

Very, HyNGRY.7- 1T is stated in, one Of
our exchanges, that. among the applicants
for Office under the national administration
at the present time, there are no less than
thirty-three Ex-G Governors of various States.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

DEATH OF A VENERABLE PRISTER.-Mr.
David Francis, a venerable and well-known
printer in our city, died at his residence in
La Grand Place, Sunday night. He was 73
wears old, and was of the firm Of Monroe &
Francis, partnership which had continued
over fifty years. He was command r ofthe
Rifle Rangers at its formation, and was an
officer when that corps was in service at
East Boston, during the war oflsi2. He
was an early member Of the Massachusetts,
4 Charitable Mechanic Associations, and fur
] ten years it Secretary, and connected with
4 its government He represented our city
in the Legislature for several years, and was
/ a man OF sterling integrity, enlarged judg.
ment, and great humanity. As n prinier,he
stood at the head of his profession, in which
he took most nffectionate pride. Boston
4 Bee. 81 Hi.r~F r- ~ ftf.I rtst1 HNrt t1 Fl t7llF .
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

FARMERS LOOK AT THIs.-The farmers of
Indiana well remember what difficulty
they had last spring in getting their corn to
come up right. Many farmers had TO plant
a second and third time. But was well
aware of the difficulty beforehand. | ascer-
taned it by the following experimental
took one hundred grains off Of fifty different
ears and put them in a small pan of dirt, and
set them by the fire so as to keep the dirt
sufficiently warm The result OF this expe-
riment was, that only about halfof the grains
sprouted repeated the experiment sever
al times with like results. This spring have
repeated the same experiment several times
and find that nearly every grain sprouts well,
being only three or four grains out of one
hundred that would not come-up. So think
the farmers this spring need have no fear on
this point By making similar experiments,
the farmers even of Wayne county may save
several bushels Of seedcorn. hope the
farmers of Indiana will try the experiment
for themselves. - Indiana Farmer.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

GThe Fourth of March was duly MOTTO
ed by all the prominent Paris journals.--
Gen. Pierce seems to be great favorite
with them, and the Constitutional, which
naturally abhors democrats, and thinks no
words too hard for Cass, Douglas, &C., takes
the new President under its special protec-
tion. 1t expects from him an earnest dis
couragement of all flibustersm, and an ad-
ministration exempt, if possible, from any
practical enforcement of the "untenabe
positions of the Monroe doctrine" ..
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

! HEAtrH or VICE, PRESIDENT KLEe.-A
correspondent Of ihe New York Tribune
has been informed by gentleman, who. a
connIc of weeks ago spent day with Mr..
King. near Matanzls, that he is dePlorably
crnnciatcd. and cntertains no hope of recov-
ering his health. He visits the sugar house
on the estate daily, where the boiling oper-
alton is going on. His friends think the
steam from the sugar kettle proves service
able. but he is skeptical. He has horror
of diving in foreign land, and expects to
leave in the United States steamship Fulton,
about the LIST of April, for Mobile. His
nieces, Mrs Ellis and Miss King, and neph-
cw, Mfr. Beck, are with him. The proprie-
tor of the estate is Frenchman by birth,
and is a most kind, hosptable and refined old
gentleman, Mr.. King has no appetite and
lives upon butter-milk.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

or 4 moug the strangers in town, Gf the
term "stranger" be not misnomer in this
case,) is the Hon. N. BARRERE, Wing can
didate for Governor Of Ohio. Mr.. B is on
bis return from Washington, to theibosom Of
his ,well-served constituency in Highland
county. He is looking well;--expects to be
elected Governor, and .r"to put the party
through" with bis usual good success.-7Sci:
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

The VrsIBLy GRowrEe .AcoRN.-Cut
circular piece Of card to fit the top of hya-
cinth glass, so as to rest upon the ledge and
exclude the air. Pierce hole through the
centre, of the card, and pass througl it a
strong thread, having small piece of wood
tied to one end, which resting on. the card
prevents being drawn through. To the
other end attach an acorn, aud having half
filled the glass with water, suspend the acorn
a little above the surface, Keep the glass
in worm room; and in few days the steam
which has generated in the glass will hang
from the acron In large drop. Shortly af-
ter the acorn will burst, the root will pro-
trude and thrust itself into the water and
in few days more stem will shoot out al
the other end, and rising upwards, push a.
gainst the card, in which hole must be
made to allow it to pass through. From
this stem small leaves will be observed tc
sprout, and in the course ofafew weeks you
will have handsome oak plant, several in.
! ches in height. oo5 r.7,.0 seTz0
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

NtyThe Boston Journal closes an editorial
article with this language: "If the time
shall ever come when the world VIII oe en-
gagged in a life and death struggle between
tyranny and freedom, England and America
will be found shoulder to shoulder on the
same side.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

DICKINSON AND DM.-The President has
tried the experiment of uniting the lIuDker
and Barnburner factions Of New York by
giving Fat offices to the leaders of each fac
iion. Dickinson is collector, and Dix is
Sub Treasurer of New York. Perhaps this
is the best way to stop the breach. We
wonder il the same system will he tried in
OhiU! S far, the plan has been to Leep oat
both sides But Ohio Locofocos are hard
set, and don't stand very high with any
body but themselves, at Washington -
Journal, i. ...a ...f.-.,.... ,.s.-.. ....,...
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

Talln,ddge HOuSe.-This excellent estab-
lishment with its fine rooms and furniture,
has passed into the hands of Mr.. Alvah
Perry, who will hereafter attend to the wants
and comforts Of the travelling community.
Mr.. Perry will make an attentive and oblig-
ing landlord and will always be ready to
supply his guests with the best the market
affords. We bespeak for him due share
of the public patronage. The recent man.
agement of this Hotel, under the superin-
tendance of Mr.. Wilson, has placed il in the
front rank of good Houses, and while the
lovers of good living and substantial COM
fort willregret his retirement, we think they
will fndunder the new management, an
equal desire and ability to please. -
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

A BEAR STORY. "A day or two since, as
MIR. Solomon Reed, of Dorset, VT, was cut
ting wood at some distance from his house,
very large bear stole up behind him and or
dered him to stop. He let fly his axe at bru-
in, but it missed, and bruin in turn let fly at
him. Solomon then seized club and laid
blows upon his shaggy adversary so heavily
that it broke, and he began to think that he
would have to knock under. Not having
the wherewith to knock him with, he made
use of his fists, expecting every moment
that he should be compelled to cave in. A
dreadful hug followed, and the two rolled
over on the ground like couple of wresters
in ring Not liking to bear it in this fash
ion, Solomon, by desperate effort, got bru-
in under him, holding his head down, and
sitting plump astride ofthe beast. The lat
ter, however, soon began to bear up, and all
at once took to his heels like an infuriated
bull-Solomon all the time astride and COM
pelhng the bear to follow his own nose, with
slight deviation of his jaws from straight
line us possible. On they drove at furi-
GUS rate--the rider and the ridden--the for
mer endeavoring to make bride out ofthe
bears ears, and the bear striving as hard to
make bit out of the man's arm. Solomon
began to fear, at the rate he was going, that
his steed was fast taking him into u whole
nest Of bears. While in tlis predicament,
Mr.. Reeds son happened to overtake them
on their journey, and settled all uncertain
tics by Immediately knocking the bear in
the head with an axe. Mr.. Reed got some
scratches in the scuffle, and bruins fatcar-
cass to boot which by the way he immedi-
ately sailed down for family use.--L0tcel
Courier. .s..t ..lsa-.. er. t.-..
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

LoGAN,-The Hooking Sniinel gives a
good account of our thriving neighbor be-
low. 1t has sense enough to appreciate
progress and is discreet enough 10 tell of it.
We like the tone and spirit ofits article. =
Our object now is only to note the follow
ing paragraph: -H ...
"A gentleman from Lancaster told us a
few days since that he had no doubt but that
within five years our place would be larger
and better than theirs.''
Property here at he present time brings
high figure, and as this gentleman is
doubtlessly anxious to get ahead, we would
advise him to sell out what he has here and
invest it in Logan. If we thought as he
did, we certainly should.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-04-07

BRAZrL AND THE SLAVE TRADE.-Itis is said
that Mr.. Schenck, the U. States minister to
Brazil, has recommended our Government
to adopt more stringent measures in order to
prevent the American flag being prostituted
to subserve the slave trade. between Brazil
and the African coast. He proposes the
prohibition by law Of all direct trade in ves-
sells Of the United States between Brazil and
the African coast. If this be deemed too
stringent, then he suggests that the expor-
tation from Brazil, in American bottoms, OF
articles suited only or principally for the
slave trade, be prohibited; as also the grant
ing of consular sea letters to American ves-
sells sold on the coast CT Brazil or Africa for
any purpose except making a direct voyage
home. Ifnrne of these measures be adopt
ed, Mr. Schenck urges an immediate reor-
ranization of orr naval force, and makes an
eloquent appeal that our national honor be
vindicated, and our duty to God and human
ity be no longer outraged.
GrTThe Eropurt was again exhibited by
Mr.. Porter, on Saturday night, at CarusTs
Saloon, in Washington. To see this min
iature, sylphike vessel, with it's gay airy
saloon filled with autonaton passenger,
Cooking out at the wirdows,) actually ell
evated in the atmosphere, and padding its
way in any direction by steam power, ac-
cording to the dictates ofits own helm,tends
to strengthen the hope that the untiring
protector of this means of srial navigation
may succeed in bringing it to practical re-
suit Mr.. Porter appears TO be sangulne
that machine on this principle can be con-
.structed. capable OF making t@o trips 10
California and back in the coul Sc of q week.
carving two hundred passengers; thus at
one hundred dollars a berth, realizing a snug
profit o. the investment Experiments up
on large scale will, however, best prove
the practical utility Of this mode OF 1ria
navigation. Republic.