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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-24
BY ERAsTUs FAIRBANKS, GOVERNOR
A PROCLAMATION.


ALIKE DEPENDENT upon the henehcence Of the
Father Of Nercies. and equally under the gui
dance and at me disposal of His Providence
it becomes >iates and Coz munities no les,
than individuals to recognize that Providence
and seek to propIiate the Divine iavor'
Impressed WIN iDis consideration. and m ac-
eordance WIN the veneraied usage of our fathers
do hereby appoint Fanny TUE ElGHrH DAY
or Ar'is NEXT to De observed by the people
OF this State as a day of lluuuIArioN AND
PRAfEn.
ana 90 earnestly recommend 20 the people
Oh TINS commonwealth 70 abstain on that day
from all recreanons and from all unnecessary la
DOT ana 10 unite IN acts OF solemn worship be
lore God.
IL ;.a,,'. - W., nus u''9 ouF ipsra,'nue 'or
,rora,' -. s 1pp"'e 'oI-
eefoarI,sI wy ''' ''D 0osS'O"
nSsn,t ti. ,.s, ..., ,.i..
inc Tho yo,- a., ,rb,ei, we ,,,. s,,orod ,g,,iio
,,,iI - 80. ~ ''i' '''
and canse ,ba Garth 70 y,,lJ i,s occ,s,,,n'aJ
s,ni,s ,S., re- ,u wv ~ ~ "CO''s',.e ~,
thor larfni nnrs,,ts. ,ba, il , y, ,''
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-24
Major Eastman in a Predioameni.

M, i...p..-...
ovnl.n.t,. a....,.,.,'. - 80 ~ '''e'''
or5;,..r on.ho., ,.. - -' T.. '''
condemn the Patriots course on the Iouor law
,L,,. bei,., IL, ,-.,,,r as .t,,l, la
"-'" U'"0'''ss
'"01"S'" "ec'u'' 'ne T"lflot mas appeared TO
make OPT o-tiou % The law prime article in the
lccoloco creed. ina word. tlry ar, robavi,u.
.,.l ,t...
'''''' '''' u'''' "''''"''y may
interfere WIN n'7 patronage "nd possibly With
the l'ost Once pap, which be is inst now anx-
ious 20 secure. Hence ihc Minor has r.lian ip-
couuncnlly upon DIS MARROW bones. D., humble.
himself. but without repentance be be,. barl
tim, the liquor mw locos will tolerate bi. co,rs.
OF pquiy grounds: bui inasnrch a.. his attennt
to make ine liquor law party question j.. Nm,
very thing which they condemn. his PRAYER. do
but hinder the mercy that he Graves Now we
DO not propose To NEEDLE uih the .,a..r and his
complaining friends bat rather 10 u-, the Pat
riots revelations for the information of Fine
Wings and thc public.
The editor OF the Patriot. in hi. anxiety to
satisfy his party, has incontinently revealed to
the Wings and he public his plan oropera,iops 4;
and that we wish the Wings to understand. II
is tins
"The Fairbanks jileroi wbirs and ,bo d,..o
crutic wings divide upon this law. The position
OF the Democracy Is as PLAIN as day--a position
u, "' ~, e'''s, ".',s' seeking Tor and must come
Lei the whigs sustain il If ,bov c"n,a ,'i w..
them idl-but by no means let the Democracy
De used up by either wmg-but maintaining
,'''' No. d ii',,'{ S''''a q" oPpos"'o"
N P5jr;oJ i1,roL17
So the Patriots ground IS first. tina, ,he l.
cos must " stand in opoosi,,on IS hoco,so oh
law isa WHO aw.u-,nd This ,b.v ,ons, A.
tbopob thew ore Il, favor Of tho lo,r In -ho-,
the loco friends of ,be law ro,s, s,...f.o IL,
consciercos .,,3 ,,.srs.,ora ,bo;r o....,,;... r
d,,, 80, .,o..,.,.....,.j. All .....l.'.t
o,,o,eo's If ill.,. l.,,., ..t..,l,'u,..
tain Tiff ,bo, c,,no, 10, ,h... c.Jg
third as a conso,n,,,oo ~ ,l;s -.
locofocos the p.,ri,,t in,i.oa,os ,t., ... -
or the other of fine WHO n,r,y-- o,,l.a. -,
favor oc tho lo,y M, ,h,,ya a,,,;,.,...
co,i,t,o,, ,,,,l d.. ..,5 H..
o,bor h,. s,.,,,,.l -,
- a..l 10 me
no into This co,li,,,n. -, '''','
van,aro. tho l,,os ,,a,, ba,.' - 10 ~
ces 10 be dismissed If newt fan snol. as ~. g..
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-24

RHtr Cos',y.-The harnesses made for Pres
idcnt Fierce are rather more splendid than re-
puh'icans generally use. His friends procured
iof nim "a SPIN Of fine horses with a carriage well
siNered, ana engaged the hest pan OF harnesses
may could be- made. The harnesses were made
ana Delivered but when the bill was presented.
amounting TO Sio'}6.3l, the price was objected
10 he makers declare that they cost all that
was asked for them The silver used abont
them was worth some $1,000.
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Cotal Nous s. Notifies.

"Foresier's Magazine for Boys and Giyls,,
comes TO us with clean face, a pleasant and
engaging countenance, and full of excellen,
reading for the instruction and Amusement, or
little folks. We wish every youth among the
thousand families where the Waterman is road
was subscriber to this excelen. work for tbe
improvement of the juvenile mind. We find nm
the cover, "Please notice" That we will witt,
"a hearty approval. 1t is, ns the boys all saw
who read it, first rate. Our young friends
will see, by the March number, that a Gree,
Mountain Boy is appointed Professor Of Natural
Philosophy in Forres,er's University" can.
ital appointment no doubt, for the departmen,
Of enigmas and conundrums. Our little grand.
son SAYS he guesses Prof. lngraham's "domcs,io
animal Is a ca' that " what most every BODY
has is hair that his destructive ANIMAL is
rat that what Everybody should strive to bea
is smart that his nickname" is Sam and tina,
/" what most every child halls with joy" is Christ.
mas. TO the first boy or girl, who brings ms
three new subscribers for the Magazine. with
the cash in advance, we viii make present of a
fine book T.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-24
Two weeks later from California


| csll- m M Al IN
V-io"U'VOV ~ JUN No'i'
The steamship Uncle Sam arrived at New
York nj an early hour Oh Tuesday morning, with
San Francisco dates to the 10th February.
he following summary OF the events OF the
fortnight IS IRON the Alta California OF FEB. 10.
The events OF the past fortnight are not OF a
striking or exceedingly interesting charactcr-
he weather may be said to have fairly settled
down into the spring season, aud business OF ev-
cry character has been steadily improving. The
roads from the trading points at the head OF the
various streams 30 the mining districts are now
IN travelling condition. and large quantities OF
provisions and necessares of life End their way
TO the rcmotest canon Prices of provisions
have m consequence fallen at those points from
80 20 - per cent
The division of the state is still agimtcd by
It's adherents, who have succeeded so far as TO
induce the Senate 90 endorse report providing
for the sum of 100000 20 deiray the expense
of general State Convention. The Assembly
has not acted upon the natter
A bIll is about 10 De introduced providing for
biennial sessions OF thc Legislature.
he Capital of the State of California, by "a
vote of The Legislature on the l.h inst. was re-
moved from Vallejo 10 lencca. The legality of
tins movement is questioned, aud IL is proposed
to sunmN The matter ngan 20 the people. The
Legislature assembled 90 ,hc l2th, for the first
tlme at the temporary capital.
Emigration TO Australia from this State has in
a measure ceased
A miner at j rech Camp. determined 20 leave
for lbs Atlantic home. and with that view was a.
bout Co abandon bis cilim. Bong detained day,
he employed tie time at work. audi luckily strik-
ihg pocket took from lt "a piece of gold
weighing 81 ounces. The lucky finder left
next day.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-24
Railroad to the Pacific.

Col. BrNroN has written letter To the peo.
pie Of Missouri on the subject of a railway Ia
the Pacific. Re advocates the central route. the
same as recommended by Colonel Fremont. b.
The route Is a straight line, no mountains to be-
crossed, nor river or a swamp on the whole
line, while there Is coal in abundance at several
places. lie thinks that an adequate force could
be put upon it 10 do the work at once. "There
would be room for $4,000 men TO work without
elbowing each other" He holds that the Uni
ted States should DO the work as far as their ter.
rIiory extends. viz from the Missouri state line
at the mouth OF the Kansas, to a point on the
California state line opposite the Sierra Nevada,
at Walkers Pass, in all distance of about 1900
miles, and the whole could be completed III
seven years. When completed, it should be
leased for ten years TO the lowest responsible
bidder, who would carry passengers and freight
at the lowest rltes-the contractor 10 furnish
and run his own cars. Mr. Benton goes strong
" against allowing private parties TO have eX.
elusive control of the road.-B0sioH POST
A stupendous project do you say Let US
see. The distance to be rallied is one of the
following:
From san Francisco to the mouth of TIE Rio
Grande ia Texas. about 100
Maagorda, Texas, 1850
ST. Louis Mo. 1860
But Of either of these lines about one hq,fhes
within the States Of California, Texas and Mis-
souri,, and will be built by those States. Now
the truth is that the Pacific road is supendous
project for the hco Siaics-leither Texas and
California, or Missouri and California; which
propose TO build halfofit; but we bold that the
the other hair BY The United States. either under
government direction or by giving lands to pil-
vatc companies, is a bagatcle in comparison.-
1t ought to Brighten nobody. VERMONT alone
has now nearly one half the length of railroad
that the United States will be required to build /;
and this hos all been done in Vermont by pri-
waite enterprise within he las, oirh, years -
Surely, then. it viii be- no great task for the Uni
ted STATES TO build twice the amount of track
possessed at Tins mament by v armoul Egypt
Of old employed 100000 men for twenty years
IN constructing a monument burial place.
If Uncle sam cannot do q much smaller work in
tins age of steam and gold, the very mummes of
Egypt should burst their ceremcuts in dersion
of the Yankees
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-24

Increasing Salaries. Tie late Congress used
its last moments io mbar the reusury, and open
lis doors 20 Tie Loca.oco Gaphns. who are 80
hungry for plumber i appear, that an amcnl-
ment WAS made 30 the Senate 10 one of the ap-
preparation bulls, increasing salaries as follows:
Pres. Sal. Increased Sal.
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r.XTRA SESSION or THE SENATE.

n ~ MONDAY, Marcn | y.
p In 'he Senate this morning Mr. Mason spoke
TO the Clayton resolution After alluding to and
controvcrtlng some Of Mr.. Claytons propositions
on the subject, Mr.. NJ commended that Great
Britain mist be held absolutely unqualified TO
every engagement in the treaty in relation to
/ Central Amers,t, IN every PARTICULAR Peace
/ between Engld and our own country, above
all things is 10 be preferred, but not at the sac
riticc of national safety and national honor. That
statesman, or that man who would precpiate his
country in a war. recklessIy or rashv, on any
mistaken opinion deserved 90 90 down 10 pos
teriiy with eXecmtion; and the statesman who
would sacrifice the national honor from any fear
/ OF war. would 90 down TO posterty with "a
deeper cxccration If other nations permit Eng
land to seize on their territory, be it so but. on
this Continent. she has gone MS far as She can,
and preserve peace. lie made no charge of bad
iai,h against England for the treaty. because he
had 10 such information but Just as certain as
/ the seasons return, AMI the earth revoves In her
orbit this continent, and the whole of it. so far
as the safety and welfare Of the United States
are concerned, mus, be free from further British
aggressons.
Mr. Clayton replied 10 vindication of the trea-
IS which he had made with England. in answer
10 Mr.. Douglas, but without concluding. he rave
way for AN executive session, after which the
Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb 10
The Senate met aud Immediately went into
executive session.
After two hours the doors were opened. when
Mr Clayton resumed his remarks on the Bulwer
teaty.
When he bad concluded Mr. Douglas obtain
ed the floor, when the Senate adjourned.
WrnNrsnAv March III
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-24

Washington Cdg-Among the appropriations
Tor public buildings in Washington made bv the
appropriation bills recently enacted by Compress
are > OO0OU0la uiIIionD fer the extension Of the
Capholi s!0O,0O0 towards the erection of the
west wing Of the Patent Office; and s36 500 for
repairing the Presidents house and Increasing tbe
PRESIDENTS library, For reiurnishing the Presi.
dents house, $4,000 was appropriated. For
bringing water INTO the city. 100000: for repair
ing ihe Long Bridge over the Potomac. $50 600 4:
Tor the Little Falls Bridge over the Potomac
SiUuoO; Tor paving Pennsylvania avenue ffon
ele residents square 10 Rock Creek, Si4,7OO;
lof lh' equestrian statue Of Jackson. S2OOUO
separate Act appropriates S5OOOO far am
equestrian statue of Washington.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-24

.4ccideni-A lad about years Of acc, named
Charles Aldrch, whose friends live IN Mass. had
both legs broken by the cars, yesterday. at Roy
alton Centre rendering amputaton necessary
Uosdsioct Mercury l7H.
This unfortunate boy Is dead. lie had caugb,
hold Of the car to "caich ride" and holding on
until the train had got under strong hcadway he
was thrown under the wheels as he let 20 bis
bold. Boys take the sad warning.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-24

George K. Camp, Of Stowe, Vermont, attemp,-
ed 10 commit suicide at San Francisco, in Feb.
ruary, under the Influence, it was supposed. of
want ana pTlvatlon. lie was conveyed to the
city DISQUALIFICATION Post " a''
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MINISTERS 90 England.
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Il Gerymaader ia Virginia. An Outrageous
and mlquitous bill for dividing Virginia into
Congressional districts has Just passed the House
OF Delegates, but has not yet been acted ON bv
the senate. As this bill now stands, II allows
the Wings but one Congressional district md
the l.ocoiocos twelve. '-
The oOOOO Wing voters in the State. taking
the last Presidential election as the bass of onr
estmate,l are 10 be represented in the next Con.
gress by one an, whilst the $4,000 democrats
are TO be represented nv fxalva mot al S
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-24

M'ssissipPf-tioy. Foote has ordered the o.
lection ot i've members of Congress in that State
DYgmerG. bcsli The wise law which reon,re5
members of Congress 10 be chosen bv s.nrla
districts throughout the country, is said 10 be no
longer IN force ITS phraseology being such as 10
limit tito the app1rionment under he oId a.
sus.--.N. T. Jour. on.
"ovenor Fooie could hardly have done 9TH
erwlse than order the election of members b,,
general ticket even if ne were desirou, of n-c-
serving the district system. Mississipni rains
one member by the new apportionment 6einp
no" entitled TO five members instead of fonr
Inc last legislature adjourned without district.
l's u'e s'ale anew, and new one will not as
semble until after the time for the election T.,
order to secure the ihl representation Of the
state the Governor could hardly proceed regular
y otherwise than by ordering the five members
10 os chosen on a general ticket, there being but
luur districts an the state.-Bosion .4du
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Spring has Come. Sunday, the Goth. was
beautifully bright, the snow rapidly melted un-
der the influence of the sun and the first robin
of the season came and sang his evening song
so Spring has come, and it came promptly, &C.
cording to the time card Of the Almanac,
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are engaged in collecting them; it is quite a lu-
crative business, paying about $40 or $50 per
month to each hand. About $5O,ooois annually
shipped The spopges are cleansed, dried, packed,
and pressed, and shipped to New York and
thence mostly sold to the French to make felt for
hats.
Some 80, 900 bushels of excellent salt are annu-
ALLY made on the island There is salt-pond,
covering about $50 acres, the influx from the sea
being regulated by canal. There are wooden
pans, as at Syracuse, and aground pans inclosed
in stone walls and cement of various dimensions
from 40 feet square to an acre, the water being
introduced into the wooden and ground pans by
pumps worked by wind-mills. The salt sells, al
the works, at 20 cents per bushel, and the works
4 (which can be extended at pleasure, are now being
senIarged.
The finest fish, and of many varieties are in large
quantities. "Turtling" is also regular bust
ness," and large expectations of the article are
made. Turtles taken in nets, but the sport j:
chad in turning and pegging turtles. They come
upon the sandy beach to deposit their eggs in the
might, and at such times they are stealthily ap
preached and turned upon their backs before the
& can escape to the water. Pegging turtles is
singular sport. A small instrument is used, no
unlike and very little longer and larger than shoe
{ makers pegging-awl This is rugged harpoon-lik
) land thrown at the turtle, and, by piercing hi
gshell it sticks fast, so that turtle weighing 40(
pounds is simply hauled in and secured by the us
ssof this small pegging instrument
8 AT Key West the seasons glide impercephbi
into each other, exhibiting less differnce ia tenn
Sperature than any other place in the United States
SThe climate is pre-eminently remedial in pulmo
mary consumption, chronic bronchial affections, &c
i and on some other occasions will furnish 20
w1th some useful and interesting facts in this con
nection, and also other items touching this g beau
Aty-spot" upon the Florida coast. L. @. T.
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are, therefore fairly in the field and are able wo,
champions OF their respective parties. OF Mr. Cra"5
success, we have very little doubt.
A dead set will unquestionably be made upon NJ,
Cllngman. in the Mountain District bv the ST.
wing OF the Wing party, and no pains will be so
ed or effort unessayed to defeat him. Col. C.prIt
is already in the field. For many reasons, we bnn
lEat the Democrats will not run candidate nj
", In many of themost essential points, assm;I.,
very closely to our views of political othodoxv sS
although In others he does not, and we should bv M
means prefer an up and down Democrat, still ~
SO lar preferable 10 Scott Wing least such pL
as would attack him for his in the late Pug
dontlat struggle, and the chances for electing D
ocrat In that District are precarious, that we Ib
prudence alone would avoid the risk of eectin mA
Gather, by such division of the State Ripb1s f
ces as the running of Democratic candidate miI
produce. Mr. Clngman has far higher or5,sut
talents, and much greater personal popularity than -
Scott op2onet. correspondent of the RntbocS
Banner hints al Maj. Stokes, Democrat, as TkeIUm
Ecome out. We hope, under the circumstance h 10
twill not. lie
s A great victory has tendency to lead tn Tho j.:
Organization OF the forces which achieved it. bv r
Sing currency 10 the impression that vigilance s'
Elonger necessary, nor full effort required This n
be guorded against. AS for the effect of official %
sronage, ane wayor the other, attach far less
Eportance to it than most people do To The great r
GOT the people, it is a-matter- of very little cones
whether thcrecipient of such such an Office he t
Cor that man. so they feel assured that the Office vii;
NC properly, anu III ACCORDANCE with The
principles which contain the real vitality of The par
Such, at least, is our view of the matter, and ".
Ethink it is about right. The great popular ipnns'
(which produce political revolutions are altogetbe,i
9dePendent of the ofice-holding seeking inAueno
Esince as general rule believe that this iDauaDo
sis brought TO bear about strongly and effectivI
Con the side of the defeated of the victorious na
In our State politics, certainly, federal appointment
Sshould not be allowed to possess any WEIGH, a.
their doing would strike directly and hesvIv.
IS the independence Of the States.
Is But We have exceeded our limits. The tina i
not one for active, electioneerng public excitemen
but favorable, rather, toa calm review and Candid
Denomination of our position.
q WILMINGTON Ioyr,cv
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PORTER, ALE, CIDER, AND
MINERAL WATER.

NHE Subscriber offers for sale the citizens of r.
leigh and surrounding country the following article,
at low prices and good quality be procured
i'm the Union, viz:
London Porter, barclay, Perkins & Coz in OTIS. and p
Fakink Scotch Ale, (R. Dove &c Sons) in pts.
Baltimore Brown Stout, q. Lucas) qts and PTS
Philadelphia do. (P. c. Massey,) OTIS. and DTS
do. do. do. do
Troy, do (M. Vassar & Co. do.
Champagne Cider, very sparkling, do
Also, new superior Draft Ale in barrels and halls
Hard Cider in whole and half barrels.
am prepared to fill all orders at short notice. having
the largest establishment of the kind in Virginia or NOa
Carolina, and at low prices, buying every thing solely
cash and selling for the same Persons that resdeD
the country may depend on getting articles that are cool
and cheap.
Bottling machine for Mineral Waters is in constan
operation, making Sarsaparilla Lemon and Ginger Va
tiers that are not to be cxcelled.
w. H. BUCK
Norfolk, Va, Feb. I6, 1853. 3m.-27.
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MARRIAGES. A practice prevails in the publ
cation of marriages to announce that Miss A. mar
red Mr. B. 1t may be species Of gallantry tc
name the lady first but it is entirely out of place
She does not marry the mantle man marries
her. The woman only consents that he should
take her; and in consequence af this willingness
son her part to take upon herself all the cares OF
welded life, the husband is required to cherish and
protect her. The wife agrees to love, honor and
sobey, which are-only promises continued on the
good conduct of the husband. The scriptures
mention that he took unto himself wife; but we
never heard it said that she took unto herself a
husband. When Jacob set on his travels insearch
I of wife, he found Rachel at the we'll drawing
water for the family. He stood on no ceremony.
He did not waitNF the usual sautation of the day,
or formal introduction but forthwith kissed her.
s" and lifted up his voice and wept." The joy that
overwhelmed him in finding such pretty girl in
the wilderness, gushed forth in torrent of tears
All the while Rachel was passive. She made no
advances. She did not kiss Jacob, nor did she
I coyly resent the liberties he had TAKEN Here we
have the negative consent-the submission of fe-
males, and the successful and decided advances OF
I the gentlemen for Jacob was gentleman of
wealth and distinction. We should not therefore
say in our journals that the lady married the gen
tleTnan.
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Umbrellas and ParasOIS.
TX REEN and Black, Silk and Cotton Umbrellas
NJ Embr'd and Watered Parasols, all colors.
Black, Watered, Silk AID Linen. Parasols.
Aa0ieS F P14I sale el Sx summer or'' !. BROWN
Raleigh, April 10, 1853.
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Candles.
ICHPERM and Adamantine Candles, o,rN
SHulls' TaIlow do. J. bho a.
Raleigh, April 70, 1853.
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Mattimgs.
n n AND sd White India Mating, ,,DoWN
fsGlE4-4 checked India Mating. J. DN0 "
April 1s, 1853.