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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-09-02

seRars Of exquisite flavor are aivvnvs a. A..
found IN quentiiiesto sun'at the Drug Store az
l.. II. LAZELL
lo-dU 2Ol Main a.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-09-02

I'D Havana Cigars,
81 n the BEST brands, constantly on hnnd. and toy
halv Wholesale and retail, by D. SCOTT. jr
oc'Ie dh Apothecary, 243 Main atreet
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-09-02

MRS. n. q o Il w N, an exp rieneed ana.....
iui Midwiie holds herself 10 readiness day and mini
70 attend 70 the duties ef her profession Residc,as
No.G 1stin street. " ooiuS,s
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posed to consider the matter at the
next Convention, and also to transact
any other business which may be deem.
cd dccessary
Mcssrs. Brown, David and others from
New Hampshire aud other States, are
expected TO be present aud address the
Convention upon the subject of the pro-
posed Monument. and also upon the
System Of Education for Mutes.
Arrangements will be made with the
presidents Of the several railroad com.
panes to grant the Mutes pass to the
Convention. Each one of the Commit
tee will act as conductor on the several
railroad lines in this State ard will meet
the Mutcs at the several depots and
conduct them into the cars The Deaf
and.Dumb ladies will be placed under the
care of some Of the elder Deafand Dumb
ladies'. They need not fear any dangers
Per order of the Committee.
Gro. NJ LrcAs, Secretary.
Bradford, Vt. Jan 23, 1853.
Editors in Vermont are requested to
copy the above
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To Deat-and-Dumb Persons.

The officers of the Gallaudet- Monu-
ment Association, at Hartford. Conn =.
would respectfully inform the Deaf Mutes
in the State Of Vermont. that they have
received large contributions from the
Mutes in several States in the Union
but that these contributions have been
insufficient to defray the expenses of the
Monument TO the memory ofour lament
cd bcnefactor, Rev. Thomas ii. Gallaud-
ct aud being DESTROYS that this work
slould be prosecuted Immediately. it is
hoped that those who have not cast their
mite into the treasury, will avail them
selves Of the first opportunity to do so
a very pleasant and profitable Con
vention was held last year at Montpelier,
and Their, wsre present about thirty
Mute, and res )lntions were passed to raise
means to aid in the erection of Monu-
ment to the memory of our lamented
benefactor The Committee exceeding.
ly regretted that larger number of
Mutes were not present, and will endeav-
or; hereafter, to see that all arc supplied
with cards for the Convention.
A new Committee of eight was chos-
en- last November, to perfect the ar
rangements in season for the next Con
vention, that all might be prepared in
season aud il is hoped that there may
be larger attendance at the Convention
than there was last year, as they will
have the pleasure of meeting their old
schoo, mates ard friends. Should any
one be unable to meet with the Conven-
ton, the Committee would be pleased to
receive by letters. directed TO tie care Of
DANIEL w. Phelps, Of MiddIe6myy, w.,
or &c rye ~ Lucas, Of Bradford, w..
any money which they might be disposed
to give to aid in the erection Of the pro-
posed Monument
OSE OF THE COMMITTEE,
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UNJFAx. F,5 ii, Il. ". steam
ship Canada Capt Stone. arrived Mt this
port at an early horr til, forenoon, hay
ing sailed from Liverpool on Sunday
morning January 2}d
Apprchensious are evidently iclt in
England though not almttclof coup
de main of Naro'ern III against that
country. Amongst other symptoms it
appears that Government is maxim in
quirlcs of the various Railroad Compa
mics how many men and horses with mu-
ni;ions of war. they could carry to any
specific point in case of emergency. Ar
rangemcnts are also making 10 have the
regular troops aud militia available at
moments notice. A large military sta
ton is to be founded near Birmingham.
and no more regulars are to be sent from
home at present. In the Navy Yard tho
greatest activity prevails.
The Carlow Parliamentary election re-
saltcd in the return of Mr.. Alexander,
a Derbyite. over Mr.. Sahler and Mr..
Gladstone over Mr.. Pcrcival, for Oxford
University
Charles s Lawrence, Governor of the
Falkland Islands. announces that guano
has been discovered there
of everything else, is the Emperor's mar
rage to Mile. Montigo, which has taken
Paris by surprise, and was unfa,orably
received by the Boursc Mile NJ. is a
Spaniard, % years of age, a blonde, and
grand daughter of the British Consul at
Malaga. Her mother was aScotch woman
named Kirkpatrick, and her father the
younger son of Spanish family who,
fortunately, by the death of his elder
brother, succeeded to the titles of Count
Montigo, Duke of Teba and Pennaman.
do. Her sister is Duchess of Abb, and
Madamoiselle is herself Countess of Te-
ba. The proposal for her hand was for
mally made by the Emperor ON Sunday
last. and was of course accedcd to- 1t
is said that the civil marriage had al
ready taken place, and the religious Ger
omonies were to be held on the Goth OF
| January.
simultaneously with the matrimonial
schemes has taken place disastrous fall
on the Bourse. but the Government as
sert that there is nothing in the state of
the country either financially, CONNER
cially, or politically to cause Distress
They attribute the fall solely. aud prob
ably truly, to the check of speculation
and say that when the reaction thus
caused shall have restored things to what
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G5e Regiistpr,
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M1DDLEBURY, FEB. ., 1853,
Ths Vote on the Liquor Law.

Not enough returns have been rcceiv.
ed, at the time we are obliged to 60 to
press, to enable Us to determine with alb
sslute certainty the result Of yesterdays
vote. Before another issue, wo shall
probably have it in our power to an
nouncs with certainty the judgement
and choice" Of tho people on this ques
ton We have. from what has already
been heard, a definite opinion-but we
shall merely subjoin the returns rcceiv-
sd,together with general comparison of
tho vote in some towns hoard from with
the vote in the same towns in March.
1850 on the License question, when the
+. No License" majority in the State was
more than 7,000--leaving the reader, at
present,to form bis own conclusions. What.
ever the result may belt becomes every
good citizen to scquiesce in the will of
the majority, embodied in LAW, as our
allegiance to the constitution requires
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Mn EbITon:
Please allow me space in your pa.
per, to lay before the public few facts
connected with the operations of the
Middlebury Savings Bank the past year
together with some remarks calling at.
tention to the general features of the In.
stitution, in its practical operation upon
the community. 1t is not, in the com.
mon acceptation, Bank Of Discount,
although discounts are made upon un.
doubted security. and at rate of inter
est the same as at any Bank in the State.
But the feature that stands forth prom.
inent, is the advantages it affords in div.
idends to make deposits of any amount,
from one dollar to thousands of dollars.
with Uncertainty of receiving dividends
every months, to be drawn out and
used, or added to the principal and with
that principal draw interest. Young
men and ladies here find place where
their surplus means can net them a
regular interest. without any trouble or
risk. All kinds of Bank aud Railroad
Stocks are liable to depreciation. and
arc necessarily chargeablc with expcn-
scs to render them of any value while
deposit in the Savings Bank suffer no
depreciation from hazard, or extraordi-
nary expenses attached to its manage
ment. This is an Institution that com
mends itself to the patronage of all.
It's design is benevolent, its workings
salutary. The operations of the Bank
under the safe and sound management
Of its worthy Treasurer. j. Hagar, have
increased from year to year Last year
its transactions amounted to within n
fraction of TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
The committee, to audit the Treasurer IS
account found the investments of
the funds of the Bank amply safe and
secure, and where the interest will be
paid promptly. to meet dividends upon
deposits. The officers for the ensuing
year are Jason D,vrNroRr Prcsid'nt:
JAMES VI. SLADs. Vice President II
A. SHELDON, j. NJ SLApE j b. Corr
LAND, HrMAN LA>GwoRTnY, EDwIN
VALLnrrE, Avon WILCOX, G. F. WnEE
LER, Trustees ; JoHATnAN HAGAR. Tr.
and Secretary ; II. A SHELDON. J. NJ
SLApE, Erwin VALLETrr. auditors.
The above officers have general over.
sight of the Bank and its management.
Being all of them business men in our
village they are undoubtedly competent
to Judge with correctness upon all trans
actions of the Bank horc. Mr. Edi
tor. the community will sustain this in
stitution, and extend its influence
\ Dsrosirol.
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JUDGE PHELrs AGAIN A SEsAros.-
The telegraph brings intelligence Of the
appointment by the Governor of Yer
mont Of Samuel S. Phelps to be United
States Senator in the place OF William
Upham, deceased Mr. Phelps had al
ready served twelve years in the Sen.
ate and has acquired national rcputa.
ton. In comprehensivchess and clear
ness of intellect, in broad craftsmanship
and manly independence, he will not
have his superior in the present Con-
gross In 1850 he distinguished him
self by the bold stand he took at the
very outset in favor of the Compromise
He was one of the Committee Of Thir
teen which devised that series of meas
ures, and defended its leading principles
in set speech two days before the bill
was presented TO the Senate by Mr.
Clay, and six weeks before the memora-
bic seventh of March when Mr.. Web
ster defined his position in regard to
them. This speech Of Judge Phelps
was exceedingly powerful both in logic
and in wit. AS was we'll observed at
the time, il was the first bucket of wa
ter which reached the fire. II was en-
titled to the more admiration, III that
it cost him large share of the great
popularity he had previously enjoyed in
his native State. 1t was an act Of self
sacrificing patriotism such as is too sci.
dom witnessed In thus returning Judge
Phelps to the Senate which he once so
signa..ly adorned, Governor Fairbanks
has earnei the thanks of the whole coun-
try and the more so because it in
VOWED a departure from the settled
Vermont usage of eli DOSING one Senator
from the eastern and the other from the
western portion Of the State.-'N. Y. Co~r
Ter and Enquirer,
The above is only ono o. numer-
GUS notices of a similar kind. both a
broad and at home Judge PHLrs':
position on the Compromise Of 1850, we
think, is not quito correctly stated. Oh
the Clayton Compromise so called, he
was an early friend and warm advocat,
but he. was not an active supporter
fClay's Compromise. The speech above
referred to, made while the Slavery agi
tation was at its height, was salutary
and powerful in its results, and should
secure him lasting honor
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Senator Uphams rrincipl.s.

In noticing the death of Senator CP
HAM, the ". !. Tibunc says he was
q ..lree-soil:- .whig."- lie the Tribune
means to say he was an ubolitionist, or
FREQ soil whig Of its own stripe, that
paper grossly blunders. Mr.. UpnAM
has always been, from the time when
VIC FIRST knew him to his death, a true
and constitutional anti.slavery man and
a national whig. In his Congressional
speeches and votes, and in bis address.
cs to his constituents at home, his an
ti.slavery sentiments have been dccid-
edly expressed. But these sentiments
were restrained and guided BY de.
cent regard for his constitutional and
legal obligations. This was most clear.
ly manifested b. his open and decided
hostility to the daJcas corpus act,
hastily sad iacousidcrately passed by
oar Legislature, two years since. Mr..
Cpham regarded that act as most un.
fortunate for our State and strenuous
l. urged its repeal, in his intercourse
With tho members of the Legislature
at Montpelier. 1t is evident that the
n, \. Tribune has altogether mistaken
its man in this case, as it has done on
,aany other occasions W:adsorJour.
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Daring our stay in tho city, sleigh
riding was the chief amusement Of the
Bostonians. The slcighing was fine, and
every livery team was on duty. day and
evening The weather was delightful
and theatres museums. operas. and such
like attractions were thrown into the
shade by this hcalthful aud most rational
mode Of amusement Que sleigh. called
the Snow barge" rcsomblcd a huge
pleasure boat on runners, ard was quite
IA novelty in the streets. 1t was some
20 feet in length, and or 10 feet in
height. 1t would scat some 20 or So
people 1t was drawn by 6 beautiful
grey horses in splendid equiv age aud
would navigate The streets Of Boston
against both wind aud tide This nam.
moth snow barge was painted in gay
colors, having mouth ike a sea mon.
stcr and its jolly crew appeared to feel
no particular danger of being run into
or swallowed by the numerous small
fish in the streets s. i Il.
Cornwall, Feb. 1853.
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The KANE CAsE-In the 5a omc
Court, on the 3 LIST ult., three .ots
were delivered. Justice Catraa Dolby
cred the opening one. aud held ..it the
arguments of Counsel Bustecd aud Brady.
denying the right or power Of Consul.
Barclay to usurp the functions Of the
accredited British Minister upon que
ton international law was untenable, hut
that the British government might dele
gate that power. He delivered an opin-
ion adverse to the views Of Justices
fancy. Nelson and Curtis.
Judge Curtis followed and differed
from all his associates on minor points,
but concurrcd with Justices Nelson and
Daniel upon questions of non, jurisdiction
in the case, under existing Acts Of Con-
gress.
The result, If we are correctly inform
ed, will be that the Bench, being equal
ly divided upon the main question of
jurisdiction, the prisoner must remain
in duress until action is taken dc moro
upon the merits, or until the writ be al
lowed on future motion on the part Of
the prisoner so that the question must
come again before the New York Courts
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MELANCHOLY AccIpENr-Two lads
aged eleven and fourteen years, sons of
HORAcE W. PArKlLL, Esq, of Essex
n. Y, we're drowned on Friday last
while skating on Lake Champlain. The
elder 6rst broke in. and the younger go,
ing TO his assistance also broke in. An
uncle had nearly succeeded in saving
one, when the ice gave way again, and
he was rescued with difficulty. Their
bodies were found in about one half hour
after the occurrence. Their parents
we're absent on visit at the time, but
soon returned and found their only chill,
drcn in the embrace Of death. The
shock caused them both to become in
sane
The bodies were found in about eight
feet of water.
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NOTICE.


All the Deaf-and- Dumb persons in the
State of Vermont are requested to meet
in the Convention, to be holden at Mont
pelier, Vt, on tho Esd and Gath days Of
February next, to desise means for aid
ing In the erection ola monument to our
lamented benefactor, Rev. Thomas II
Gallaudet, and it is hoped that there
may be manifested zeal on the part Of
the Deaf Mutes of this State which will
awaken an interest in those Of oiber
States. .
: Also, to see what means the Conyen-
tion will devise to establish an Annual
Society for the improvement Of their edu-
cation. 1t is a lamentable fact thai
many who have been through course Of
study have returned to their homes and
neglected it, until they are in no better
condition than they were before they
went 20 school. Something should be
done 70 remedy this evil, and il is pro
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-09

SHoorrNG.--A About half past six o'clock
last evening. James w Schaumberg. of
Philadelphia, was standing on the port
co of the National Hotel, talking with
John Berrct, of ths city, when Edward
Ii. Fuller, also of this city, came up the
steps three or four feet from them, and
as soon as he got ON the poarch, Schaum.
berg shot him with pistol in the body,
the ball entering near the navel, and run
ming back towards the backbone, and is
still in him. Fuller was alive at eleven
o'clock last night but it is thought he
will not recover Schaumberg is now
in Jail The reason why he shot Fuller
is, the latter placarded him the day be-
fore yesterday all along Pennsylvania
avenue as coward. poltroon, swindler,
SC, Sc Washington Globe, 30th inst.
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E7y- Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler, Wild
of ESPfesident Tyler has written d
reply to the appeal of the Duchess 4
Sutherland &c. TO American ladies on
the subject of slavery. Her letter ID
quite long. occupying nearly three col
umis III the large journals She retort s
with no little force upon the English la
dies, showing by historical references
that The curse Of slavery" was inflicted
upon the American colonies in opposi
iion to their frequent aud solemn protests
She also points to the condition Of tn
laboring poor of England. aud bids the
ladies' look at home. Toward lc lose
of her reply Mrs. Tyler says hong
protesting friendship and sympaii, IS w,
cannot consent that England shall mia
herself up with our concerns. We pre-
fer 10 work out our own destiny WheI
she might have done so. she gave no re
lief We asked Der for bread, and sh,
gave us stone The African. under
her policy. and by her laws, became prop
crty. That property has descended from
father to son, and constitutes a large par,
of Southern wealth. We desire no in.
trusion or advice as to our individual
property rights, at homo or abroad. -
L0iecX Courier.
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GILBERT CLARK PARDoNEp.-On
the 10th inst, Gilbert Clark, of Roads.
boro, who has been confined in Jail at
Bennington ever since August 7th.
1851, on convictions for larceny and
assault and batter, was pardoned by
Gov. Fairbanks, on condition that he
should Immediately leave tho State,
and never return to take up his abode.
We know nothing of Mr.. Clark except
that he failed to pay his printers bills;
and, basing our Judgment entirely on
this fact, We very seriously question
tho propriety.. Of letting such a scamp
loose on the, community again. How
ever, We presume tho Governor was
not aware of this circumstance when
no granted the pardon. --Brattlt5,ro
Eagle, 2Stk uh.
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Gledson's Pictorial, No. 4. like its
predecessors, shows the enterprise, art,
and labor at the commend of Gleason.
AS pictorial Representation of the
men. occurrences. and thipgs Of inter-
est Of tn prcscLt day, Gleason's Pic
tiorial has no equal. Picture of scene
in the n. Y. Police Court, Skating,
The Cyelops Steele works at Sheffield,
Easland, The new military ana naval
uniforms ofthc United States, View o.
tha Rock of Cashel, Ireland, and the
Representation ofthc Exchange Hotel,
New Orleans, are the chief en- cravings
III this humber. Weekly, price So, 90
Per annum.-Messrnger.
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nJ1n relation TO DcPuy's new
work entitled "FTHAE AlLlN. ard the
Gfce1 Moratain Heroes Of 70" the
Montpelier IYatiman says -
- ''This is = hands' me Volume ofi28
pages, illustrated Ly j fine engraving
Of kihaey's statue Of Ethan Allen-a
bust and autogral h of" old Ethan y
view Of Fort Ticondcroga-and a
map Of the ,sarch Of Burgoync's army
. from Canada to Saratoga through
Lake Champlain and what are now
the counties Of Addison, Rutland and
Bennington in Vermont. The latter
is copy of Burgoyne'y map.
e The book is divided into four periods.
/. From the discovery OF Cham.
plain to the close of the French War.
2. From the peace of 1853 to the
dawn OF the revolution.
= 8. From the opening of the rcvolu-
ton by the capture of 1iconderosa and
Crown Point to Aliens return from
Europe and release from captivity.
4. From the campaign of 1875 to
Aliens death.
We judge that the author has been
embarrassed by the quantity and rich
ness of his materials, and that his
greatest difficulty has been to decide
what could possibly be LETT ont. At
any rate, the work is rich in fact, in
tcresting incidents and anecdotes, and
embraces important information which
has never before been published, al
though known to such antiquarians as
our friend Stcvens-who, by the way,
has mine Of documents which must
see the light.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-09

John Piorpoint, Esq, of Vcrgenncs.
spoke at Rutland last week in opposition
to the Liquor law. The Rutland Herald,
in noticing the speech, says: That the
performance as a whole made decided
and lasting impression there can be lit
tie doubt" [See returns of the vote
in Rutland. 1t would at least appear
that the new editor of the Herald was
remarkably edited, if We may judge
from the following paragraphs, quoted
rer6atim from that paper
"Thc clause rendering the decision of
. justice final and uithom redress. eI-
cept by appeal TO a higher court,wc have
always considered, not only unconstitu.
tional, but barbarous and is, without
doubt, the result of an oversight on the
part Of the trainers of tho law. This
point tcas dteeh on al length. en-
with regard to the matter Of evil
dence, Mr.. PikRroiNr unquestionably
INDUCED in little gas-at least, We
thought SO. We cannot 7iew the mat
ter as treated by him, viz that an indi-
vidual discovered with liquor in his pos
session must 7'rove The negative that he
ha. no intent TO seNm, in order to es-
cape the penalty. There is a certain
fixed principle of cquity,that man shall
be- considered innocent until proued
guilty, which cannot be abrogatcd by
any enactment, even were it especially
so intended,--as it is a matter Of simple
Justice and right not governed by law
So. far as this point is concerned. we ~
asine the lecturer done very little honor
to himself or tho subject
- The decision of justice with
the aid of a jury if either party desires
it) is made final and without r,drcss
EXCEPT 6y appeal TO higher court" the
Herald thinks, by san oversight" of the
Legislature This is a brilliant discov.
cry-and appears to have been made by
gas" light, too.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-09

REcIPRoCITY WITH CANADA.-It is
well understood that system Of reel
procity of trade between the United
States and Canada has been agreed
on By the diplomatic agents of the two
governments Mr.. Everett on the
part Of the U. States, and Mr.. Cramp-
ton, British Minister. This system,
whatever it is-and its details have
not transpired--is embraced in the
new Fishery Convention negotiated
by these two officials. 1t is now said
that this Convention has been rati-
fed by the British Government. and
that the last steamer brou sht Official
infoi nation Of that fact. If this be
so, it remains only for our Senate to
confirm The agreement on the Part of
the United States. The probability is
that the Senate will ultimately ratifJ
the Convention, although it lnnst run
the gauntlet OF an mdciinic number
OF speeches. But the House holds n
sort d. veto over in the promises ; i"r
-hc a,,ngc OF some legislative act VIII
be neeAul to carry the Convention ia
90 elect, particularly IN sicct 20
those points which concern iAc gc,e-
nuc.-B5ston Irartll'r.
We hope there is 10 doubt .A.. tho
House viii cle1ctse It's rover TO arrest