davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-19
&, &. BENEDICT, Secretary.

FuNNY.-The PrOridcnce journal talks thus
to its Democratic neighhor.
The Mirror will please to let the Dcmocra-
tie party alone. .'That's our cow as the
boys say, when two or three of them are
stoning "A poor animal, and another boy in
trudes with Il volunteer brickbat, " that's
our COW, we begun first, you go and get II
cow of your own and let ours alone The
Democratic party, in its present feeble and
crippled condition, the tail angry and the
head disguised, cannot stand the pelting of
more than one paper, and we demand the
privilege. The Mirror may fire away upon
Painc's gas, or the spiritual rappings, but
the Democratic party is our cow The
Mirror has no right to IL long ar
ticle with the following sentence, which we
take from that paper of the ID
"Wu\T CAS- WE DO This is a question asked
many times a day by the Democratic members of the
General Assembly, for the purpose of continuing
some plan to save the Democratic party from defeat
at the next spring election, and to make atonenent
for the wrongs done to their constituents. What
can We do or whereby shall we he saved"
Besides hcing an Infringement upon our
rights, this is true, and Il Democratic paper
has no right to speak the truth about the par
ty. 1t is destructive of all discipline, oppoS-
ed to all the party usages, and fatal to every
thing that the party is looking for.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-19
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

snort wEIGHT.-A d" subscriber" COM
some of our butchers ''chcat in the weight of
their beef and mutton. Such dishonesty is
not meet.
y EHY MrCu THE SAME HERE.-Thc Spring.
f"H (NasS.) R'pnbhcaa, SAYS: In this re-
gion, the past six weeks have been unusually
wet. Not IL week has passed without rain ::
and for a week past, it has fallen daily. Corn.
POTATOES and grass are IN fine condition. The
fruit accounts are discouraging the carly
apples seem to realize their average fullncS>
and yield; but of plums, peaches. and late
apples the representations are bad.
-DE>TuS FROM lIElr.-Forty additional
deaths from tine heat ON Monday are recorded
in the \. Y, papers. Among them was IA
young German girl. just married she died
half an hour after the ceremony was COM
plctcd.
-MN>E Law n MNSSAcmrSETrS.-In
Northampton. about 900 gallons of liquor
We're seized, ON Monday last. In Springfield
ON Tuesday, III barrels in one lot, containing
about 500 gallons, and - barrels full in
another lot, were seized and condemned. The
ease. were appealed, and the liquor stays IN
custody of the city authorities.
-lMPoRTANT MovEMENT.-Judgc ElmoudS
of New York, has come ont with IL long letter
~avowing his unqualified belief in Esprit
rappings," and announces that he shall issue
"A book on the subject about the first of
September.
-CrRuors.-In a Chinese army each sol
dicr carries an umbrella and lantern, besides
his lance or gun. When the guns are used.
one holds the muskct and turns away his head
while another touches it off. The whole per
formancc is indcscribably grotcsquc and the
exactnesS of the shooting not remarkable.
\ European soldier would fire twenty car
tridgcs before the Chinese would get off one.
-CAsrNLrIEs.-A gentleman who regis
tered his name W. II. Boyd, Boston, was
drowned while bathing in Lake George, ON
Sunday last. From letters in his trunk, it is
W ll'H'' 'lINA Nv llN'h ~ Wv. JUS =
and had friends in Saco and Bath, Me.
Three men went into Saxton's River, near
Bellows Falls, Vt, to bathc ON Sunday morn
ing last, when one of them, named Geo.
Wiley, son of DR.. Wiley, Bridgeport, Vt,
was drowned.
young man, by the name of John Davis,
brakeman ON the Vermont and Massachusetts,
Railroad, met with Il sudden death ON Tues
day morning, at Mortified, Mass, ly being
run over by IL part of the freight train ON
which he was employed.
-\hout eleven o'clock, on Tuesday
night, the Boston Express train on the New
Haven Railroad, ran into IA large stone weigh,
ing 3 tons which had fallen on the track
The engineer was the only one killed, The
Engine, tcndcrand baggage car were smashed,
the tender being thrown ten feet over the
engine. The fireman was thrown some dis
lance against Il stone wall, but was only
slightly injured. The coroners jury attach
no blame to those in charge of the train hui
find the Company - highly hlamcable ful
allowing such projections of rock to remain il
the cut, which are liable to fall on the track
of their road"
a camp meeting will commence a
r West Alburgh, on Monday the 22d inst, anC
continue until Saturday following,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-19

~ SPARE THE Ron And SPOIL THE CuuLD.-
In it's report of the VT. Central stockholders
meeting, the Messenger says 1.-The Direc-
tors admit that the Trustees had administer
ed the rod with fidelity"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-19
Urrklp frre })ress.
WIG STATE NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
ERASTUS FAIRBANKS.

FOL LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM {. KITTREDGE.
FOR TREASURER,
George EHOWcS.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28

TIE CoNDlTioN OF TrRKEY.-LoRD
PALMEgsroN, in his most able speech on
the Eastern question, delivered in the
British House of Commons, in reply to
Cobden, made the following defence of
Turkey -
Il do not at all admit that the Turk.
ISL empire is in the state Of decay rep.
resented by the honorable gentleman. [
consider that the maintenance Of the
integrity and independence Of Turkey is
not only desirable, but worth contcnding
for, and capable of being successfully ac-
complishcd. The honorable gentleman
is wholly misinformed as to the state of
Turkey for the last thirty years | as
scrt. without foar of contradiction, that
Turkey, so far from having gono back
within the last thirty years, has made
greater progress and improvement, in
every possible way, than perhaps was cv-
er made by any other country during the
same period. Compare the condition of
Turkey now with what it was in the
reign of the Sultan Mahmoud either
with regard to the system of government
as bearing upon the interests of the in
habitants, the state Of the army and ma
Wy, the administration Of justice, thecon-
dition Of agriculture. manufactures and
commerce, or religious liberation.
IL venture to say that, in all these re.
spects, Turkey has made immense pro-
grcss during the period l have mention.
ed (Hcar.) So far, therefore, from
going with the Hon. gentleman in that
sort of political slang which is the fash
ion among those who want to partition
and devour Turkey-so far from talking
of Turkey as a dead body, an expiring
body, or something that cannot be kept
aliye-I am satisfied that, if you will on
ly keep out of it those who want to get
into it daughter and chccring)-if you
will only leave those who are in it to
deal with it in the way in which they
are now dealing with it, there are coun
tries in Europe to which the Hon. gen
tleman has referred that are in much
more danger of sudden dissolution from
internal causes than Turkey. clear
hear) Turkey, it is certain, has no Po
land and no Siberia.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28
Al istrllanp y .


A correspondent of the Boston Daily
Advertiser gives an interesting account
of recent visit TO the farmhouse of
Mr.. Webster, from which we copy the
following extract:
Everything at the house at Marsh
field is just as Mr. Webster left it. There
is no one living in the house except the
one or two servants who take care of
it but it does not have the desoate
air Of a vacant establishment. One
almost expects to see some of the fam.
lily come forward to give the cordial
welcome which always greeted visitors
there. We went through the house.
We paused a few moments i'll silence
in the room in which the great states
man breathed his last. We seated
ourselves in the beautiful library, the
shelves of which arc still loaded with
books, and the walls adorned with the
well known pictures.
The farm is carried on under the
same superintendent and in the same
manner as formerly, the general di-
rcctlons and supplies being furnished
by Mr.. Paige, in behalf of the trustees.
1t is thought important to ascertain
whether it will sustain itself, and how
much income, if any, can be realized
from it. 1t thus presents the same
general appearance as formerly.
We walked across part of the estate
to the grave. 1t lies, as you know,
just at the edge of the old burying-
ground, where reposc the remains Of
some Of the old Pilgrims, on a rising
ground which ovcllooks the ocean.
The mound Of earth which covers the
tomb bears a slab Of marble with the
simple inscription, " Daniel Webster"
In front are the small monuments to
Mr.. Wobstcr's first wife, and the chill
drcn. Two other monuments, one
with the names Of two Of Mr.. Fletcher
Wcbster's children, and the other with
the cpitaph which he directed for him
self, are ready, and it was expect ed
that they would be set ur today Or to-
morrow. All these things were either
arranged by Mr.. Webster himself, Or
since his deccase, in accordance with
his own specific directions. The cpl
taph has been engraved upon the mar
Bile, line for line, precisely in accord
ancc with his request. The difficulty
attending an exact compliance with
the directions is the reason why the
completion of the monument has been
delayed hitherto.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28
ELCIN SPRING IIOUNE.

rTHE SPRING HOUSE is open for the re-
l. ccption of visitors. The proprietor will
spare no expense TO make it a desirable place
of resort for inralids or parties of pleasure.
The medicinal qualities Of these Springs
are equal to any in the world. and are highly
recommended by the best physicians in the
state. Reference may be made to Drs Allen
and Russcl, of Middlcbury; Drs. Bradford,
MaXfield and Hopkins of Vergcnnes Drs
Cram and Stone Of Fcrrsburgh Drs. llicn-
burg and Wolch of Burlington; DR.. Horton
ofColchcstcr DR.. Warner of N,w Haven
DR.. lIazclton Of Bristol DR.. Bromley Of
Huntington Dr. Wethcrby Of Wcstford and
DR.. Cole of Willston.
The proprietor will run a carriage to the
Depot in Ncrgcnncs in connection with the
Mail trains of ears. The one moving south
arrives Mt Vcrgcnncs at A, III. That moving
north arrives at 800 Z. NJ, for the accommo-
dation Of visitors; or at any other train when
requested Allordcrs for water promptly at
tended to and forwarded by the bottle or
gallon to any part of the world.
Post Office address, Ncrscnncs Vt.
SOLOMON ALLEN Proprietor.
Elgin Springs May ., 1858. 2:y1.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28
Switzerland and Austria.

Our last foreign advices state that
Switzerland had positively refused to
make any further concessions to Austria,
and consequently would take no stels for
re-opening negotiations. The gallant
spirit of independence possessed and
manifested by the Swiss is admirable,
and as, perhaps, tho majority of our rea-
ders do not understand the nature of the
dispute between the two countries, a
brief statement of it will not be amiss.
In the Canton of Tossino are situated
the seminarics of Palleggio and Ascona
These were formerly under the admins
tration respectively of the Archbishop of
Milan, and the Bishop of Como-Roman
Catholic dignitaries. These officers were
deposed by the civil authorities of Tes-
sino. Austria demanded that the Bish-
ops be restored to their rights, or com
pensation be rendered for their losses.
Switzerland denied the right of any for
eign power to interfere in its intcrna,
regulations. but so far intimated its will
lingncss to have perfect justice done as
to allow the Bishops to sue in the Civil
Courts for the actual pecuniary damages
they had sustained.
The Capuchin monks have been ex-
PEELED from the canton Of Tessino, and
this Austria complains OF, but Switzer
land insists on its right to expcl anybody
whom it deems plotter against the
Government As a compensation, how
ever, for their pccuniary losses, she of
fers to award the monks small pension
for three years. Austria replies to this
offer by oxpelling 5000 natives Of Tcs
no-mostly poor pcoplc--from Lom
hardy, aud then, on prctensc furnished
by the Milan revolt, draws Gordon OF
troops around the frontiers of Tessino
thus cutting off the return of the cxpell-
ed and innocent Tcssinesc, and prevent
lug any aid from reaching them from
home. Austria also demanded the ex-
pulsion Of all the political refugees from
the canton, and this demand was most
unwisely assentcd to- Austria still con-
tinucd her blockade, aud insisted, as Sc
curity for the future, on promise here
after to remove all political refugees from
the cantons at tn. demand Of Austria,
declaring that the blockade would not
be raised until this, and other equally
unreasonable demands were complied
with. Here Switzerland broke off nego-
tiations and all diplomatic intercourse,
declaring submission to the demands in
consistent with the honor and dignity of
the Government. The blockade still
continues, and the Legislative body Of
Switzerland have appointed Commit
tee of Safety, and asserted their deter
mination to maintain the National indie
pcndencc. Good luck to them. Spring
fcM Republican.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28
Spontaneous Plants.

1t is well known to our readers that
the marshes on South Boston Bay, be-
tween Roxbury and Boston, have been
filled up" within few years. with grav-
el brought in railway cars from Quincy
This gravel, or large portion of it, was
taken from q hill, whore it had remained
undisturbed for many centuries. Yet
this large tract of 'madc land" is now
covered with dense vegetable growth
embracing great variety of plants most
Of them of common varieties, the seeds
of which are compact, hard and heavy,
aud covered with an enamelled shell, all
Of which would seem to preclude the
idea that they could have been waited
from a distance through the atmosphere.
How could these plants have originated2
Were the seeds deposited in the gravel
and soil, many years ago. and have now
germinated on being exposed to the ac-
ton of the atmosphere and heat ? or is
there some other process of nature by
which vegetation, under certain circum-
stances, may be produced without any
apparent cause
Indeed, there are few things more extra
ordinary,or that have been greater pnz-
zle to naturalists, than the appearance
and development OF certain plants
in certain circumstances 1t is
sometimes the case that when a deep
pit or well is dug, the earth thrown up
from a great depth, fifty or Il hundred
feet, and which has been for maay ages
buried far beneath the surface of the
earth. On exposure to the atmosphere
and the heat of the sun, will give forth
myrads Of plants, Of certain dcscrip-
tion, and which. perhaps, have not been
seen in that vicinity for many years. 1t
is stated on good authority. that after
the great fire in London in 1866, the ch-
tire surface of the destroyed city was
covered with such profusion Of crucife
rous plant, the SisymJyiuRt Hi0 of Lin
npus. that it was calculated the whole Of
Europe did not contain 50 many plants
of it 1t is also a we'll ascertaincd fact,
that if n spring Of salt water makes its
appearance in "A spot, at great distance
from the sea, the ncighborhood will soon
be covered with plants peculiar to a mar
thine locality, which plants, previous to
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28

GEOLOGICAL FACTS The early histo-
ry of the world, as developed by geology,
proves two important facts First, that
there was period when the earth's sur
face was dead level plain, ere the
mountains were brought forth, or the
hills were conceived. At that epoch,
the vegetation, was tropical in charac-
ter, and palms, ferns. cactuses, equisctn,
fourished in pristine vigor and luxurian-
cy. Trees grew differently from what
they do now. Their growth was not
from without, but from within. Endo
genous then, cxogenous now With a
more diversified surface at present. there
are more varied forms of life, and higher
orders of existence. AS the earth's sur
face has become moro uneven and rug
god, it has become more picturesque and
beautiful. Even the theatre of observa-
ton and instruction, the outward world
abounds in forms and facts, signs and
symbols-those enduring types and les
sons which are constantly appealing &c
the thought and senses within. Outward
and visible objects address themselve.
to the inward and invisible sentiments ol
the mind, so that the stores of knowl
edge which We gather from exterior con
temptation, are treasured for internal
use, like the Debris Of the ancient yege
tation, which, converted into coal ha'
been slowed away and garnercd up tC
the benefit OF society in every succeed
ing generation Of the world
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28

EHsA table of the last census shows
us where the inhabitants of the different
States were born. 1t is curious to sec
how migratory a people we are. Yer
mont shows herself regular hive, She
not only has mainly stocked her own
towns, but has been constantly sending
off swarms to other States. Of the
3l4,i20 persons residing in the State
when the census was taken, 2S0.966 were
American born, and of these 232,0sG
were born in the State. But besides
these, there were in other States nearly
100000 persons born in Vermont, she
having received from them not quite 40,
900, of whom 34,66S come from New
Hampshire and Massachusetts. About
10000 born in Vermont have gone to
those two States. Most of the rest have
gone to New York, Ohio, Michigan and
Wisconsin. Not many have gone into
tho southern part of the Union -Alba-
ay Register.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28
them to the Right Honorable Henry

them to the Right Honorable Henry
Grattan.
I never saw people stare so, or so
much embarrassed Grattan himself,
now pcrcciving the cause, heartily
joined in my mcrrimcnt. lie pulled
down his shirt sleeves, pulled up his
stockings, and in his own irresistible
way, apologizcd for the outre figure
he cut, assuring them that he had to-
tally overlooked it in his anxiety not
to keep them waiting ; that he was re-
turning to ireland next morning, and
had been busily packing up his books
and papers, in closet full Of dust and
cobwebs This incident rendered the
interview more interesting. The A
mericans were charmed with their re-
ccption, and, after protractcd visit,
retired highly grati6cd, while Grattan
returned again to his books and cob
wobs.--,SU Jonah Bdrrington'S ,Sketch
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28
JUsTUs COBB, Publisher,
BY whom all kinds of Book and job Print
ing will hc dnnc ON l:.yorlblc terms.
Law Of Newspapers.

l. Subscribers who do not give express no.
ticc to the contrary, are considered as wishing
to continue their subscription.
It, If subscribers order the dsconinuancc
of their papers, the publisher may continue to
send thcm'till all that is due he paid.
Ill If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the office to which they are
directed they are held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their pa
pcrs discontinued
". II subscribers move TO other places,
without Informing the publisher, and the pa
per is sent 10 the former direction, they are
held responsible.
T. The courts have decided that refusing
to take paper from the office, or removing
and leaving it uncallcd for, is prima facic evil
dence of Intentional fraud.
VI. \ Postmaster neglcctng TO inform u
publisher when his paper is not taken from
the Office, makes himself liable for his sub
cription price.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28
The Lite of a Member Of Parliament.

The House of Commons IS busying
itself about ten-and d-a-half hours bill
for the factory operatives. Will no.
body propose ten or a twelve hours
bill for the House of Commons
business accumulates year by year,
new departments arise, as science de-
velopes new capabilities, or society be-
comes conscious of fresh wants OF
shortcomings, but no increased facility
is given to the transaction Of legisla-
tive business and, indeed, the prac-
tice of parliament tends rather to az
gravatc than to alleviate the Affections
Of those unhappy men by whom it is
carried on. Released from their du-
tics about three o'clock in the morn
ing with brains giddy from nine
hours discussion, and heated by the
feycrish atmosphere in which leglsla-
ton is forced forward like hothousc
plant, dazzled by the gas, talked down
into a state of passive stupidity, and
bcwildered by dozen divisions in and
out Of which he has been whipped with
the most complete unconsciousncss Of
their Specification, the member Of par
lament staggcrs into tue open air just
in time to see the sickly strcals Of q
July dawn breaking through the lead
en- and murky clouds, behind which
the splcndor of our summer has been
fatally eclipsed. Ills appearance is
the signal for the immediate depart
ure Of all the cabmen from Palace
Yard, thus avenging the wrongs ol
sixpcncc a mile, and cyincing at the
same time their own genius for a prac
teal joke and lordly contempt fol
money. Home he wanders, amid
sleepy policemen and reeling jewellers.
and crawls to bed, to forget awhile
senatorial miscries and honors in the
arms of sleep the slumbcrs are heavy
but not refreshing, and the call of du-
ty summonscs him anew to his post.
unrestorod and jadcd, some eight houls
after he left it. Then comes the u
sual jumblc between committees and
morning sittings, the race from the
committce.room to the lobby, two OIL
three times repeated, the all too bricI
respite of two hours, and then the nine
hours of evening debate, to terminate
again at three, and to be renewed a
gain at twelve. This is the regimen
prescribed by the wisdom Of parliamen
for the preservation of the most valu
able lives in the country ; and it i
from deliberations carried on undo
these disadvantages that We are san
guine enough to expect that the peace
safety, and welfare Of our Sovereign
and her dominions will result. Th'
name of Brotherton, once symbolica
of rcpose, is heard no more within
those slecploss walls; and if tn
main debate Of the evening be adjourn
ed at a quarter to one, it is only t
allow some twenty-five bills of mino
import to be forwarded a stage be
tween that hour and bedtime. Gu
Legislators may say. with 1" the merry
merry men, of the ballad, that "nigh
is grown their day y and nothing pre-
vents the order Of nature from bein,
inverted in their case, except the fac
that they are forbidden by the ster
command of duty from indcmnifyin
themselves by turning day into night
and sleeping while others wake, a
they are compelled to wake while 9th
ers slecp.-London Times.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-28

A FREE FlGHT-Tbo following is 4
description of free fight in Western
Virginia, as related by one of the eye
witnesses thereof Promising that there
was but one man struck, in answer to an
interrogatory as to who he was. the mar
rator replies
IL reckon he was from low down on
Guy0n, somewhar. Jes as they war jaw
in, chap rode up on Il clay bank boss
| reckin he was Messenger stocka scrow-
gin auenaiI, Icetis mite blind O. both
eyes-a peert lookin chap enough, an
when he got fernent the place, ses he, Is
this a free fight p an they tols him it
wor. Well ses he, Citing off am hitch
ing his ole ella y-bank TO swinging limb,
count me in ? lie hadn't more'n got
out, afore some one fetched him lick.
an he drapt. lie riz dreckly with some
defchulty, nn' ses he, is this free
fight p an they tolo it arr. Well scs
he, unhtching his hoss, aud putting his
left leg over the back leather, count me
om = an then he marvclled."