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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-02

Messrs. Kidder and Page, like Mr..
Robinson, were the regular Democratic
candidates, and were cleo ted 10y coali.
ton with the Frccsoilcrs 1t is under
stood that the consideration stipulated
for by the latter tho Field aud Barber
wing oniy being concerned in the tradc)
is that they shall have all Tie either oil
ccs, including U. s Scuator----if they
can get chance to elect.
Mr. Sladc appeared in the House to.
day, was sworn in as Clerk, and entered
on the discharge of his duties. We un.
dcrstand he has appointed as two Of his
Assistants, Mr.. Cooley, of Woodstock,
and Mr.. Welch, Of Brandon.
The Governors Message is to be dc.
laycd until Wednesday next, when the
Legislature will have been three acccks
in session The new Governor was sworn
in to-day IN very private manner, at
the Executive Chamber He has ap
pointed Mr. Englcsby, of Burlington,
bis Secretary of Civil and Military AT.
fairs.
Both Houses have taken recess un.
til Tuesday afternoon next. j. H. b.
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THIS question presses upon us every
time we read ooit uAulea''oh over tnc
removal OF Judge bronson. what IS
said is BAD enough, Dut "nat Is tac'ty
assumed or quietly implied Is lar worse
Gan any man Imagine george ASH,
'hgton presiding over Oao,nct Ooonc'i
called to consider the expeu,ensy OF re-
moving SUCH Collector as Judge Dfoh-
sou on SUCH pretexts as are set up I'D the
Uuthrie letters HAS any bouy: from
the day OF his appointment TIL now,
even limited that be was either incom-
petent, Enthusiastically or faithfull Has
any one man OF our twenty hve Millions
ever harbored for moment fear that
Judge Is would not ably discharge the
duties OF Collector and promptly nc-
count Tor every "oliar that SHOULD come
into his handsf Has his reuoval been
demanded for single reason which,
however urgent at the Pewter Mug,
could with decency be mentioned In
Court OF Justice
NO the man chosen by the President
to supervise the collection OF thirds
OF the National Revenue, now amount
Ing to more than nifty millions per an
mum, is turned out OF the place which
he never sought and most reluctantly
accepted, not Tor any reason Affecting his
capacity or oihcial worth, but on bar
room ,pretexts that imply despotlc pow
er ana groveiIng purposes IN the estow'
er, with degradation and servllity IN the
recipient OF PRESIDENTIAL patronage
fl0rce appointed ana uuthric was the
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The now Speaker.

Mr.. Needham, it seems tn be conceded
on all hands, is decidedly a heavy speak
er-though it cannot be disguised that
he is the cause of much levity in others.
His manner of stating questions, as well
as his constructions of parliamentary
law, are sometimes decidedly rich OF
his qualifications for the office, there
seems to be but one opinion. While all
respect Mr.. Ncedham as an experienced,
good naturcd, and venerable legislator,
few will be found to dispute that his
election was either a crime OF blunder
Worse than all, Mr. Needham is any
thing but an impartial Speaker. Never
was an Office made more strictly subscr-
Went to party purposes. To this end /,
custom and propriety have been alike
outraged. In this respect, the common
expectation has been greatly disappoint-
cd The editor Of the Brattleboro' Ea-
gle, writing from the capitol, says;
Mr.. Needham's efforts to perform the
duties assigned him in the Speakers
Chair. have been even less successful
than was anticipated, and all parties
now acknowledge the error that was
committed in placing him in position
for which he has no natural or acquired
10 h,o
mittcd by the intriguing managers into
whose hands he has fallen. to exercise
the only qualification he possessed for
the place, to wit honesty of purpose
| For proof of this last assertion, the read
er has only to examine the list Of stand
ing Committees of the House. published
elsewhere Look at the Committees on
Elections, for instance, and resist the
conclusion, if possible, that it was not
arranged solely with view to the pub
lie veal Not a member of that Com
mttec who served last year-among
whom we're Hunt, of Brattlchoro, and
Hayden, of St. Albans-has been re
appointed. Some Of the ablest Wings
in the House have been safely packed
away on unimportant Committees, while
others, of talents and experience, like
Hartshorn, of Canaan, aud Weston, Of
Weathcrsfeld, have been entirely over
looked. We say these things in no spr
it of ill-will towards Mr.. Ncedham fol
he is a gentleman whose character We
have always respected, and whose tai
| cts in n nroncr sphere have been sery
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Washington Items.


A PRoPosED New TREAsuRY Bur.
EAU.-Wc npprehend that in his annual
report the Secretary of the Treasury
will urge Congress to establish Bureau
of Construction in the Treasury Depart.
ment which shall be charged with the
business Of seeing to the building and re.
pairs of all the Custom Houses aud Ma
rinc Hospitals Of the Government A
few days since We presented a synopsis
of the condition Of the work on the many
Custom Houses in the course Of con
struction, from which it will be seen that
the disbursements and responsibilities
in this connection are just now immense.
No greater Improvement is wanted un-
der the Government, than the organiza-
ton of such a bureau.
The SECRETARY OF TUE TREAsURY's
ANNUAL REPoRT. From signs around,
we understand that the Secretary of the
Treasury will have his report. embrac-
ing those of all the heads of the Treas
ury bureau on the tables of Congress on
the first day of the session; good old
custom, sadly neglected of late years.
The failure to do this has caused innu-
merable delays in legislation, many con-
sequent blunders in framing laws, and
confusions worse confoundcd. The coun.
try, therefore, have need to rejoice that
a new leaf is about to be turned over
which will enable Congress to act under
standingly from the start, upon all the
Treasury suggestions of the head Of the
Government and that of the Depart
mcnt.
UNITED STATES MARINE HosrlrAL.-
We understand that all but four of the
new Marine Hospitals-at Louisville
Peducah Napoleon, Ark, Pittsbure
Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis. ant
Clcvcland--arc nearly completed thos,
at San Francisco, Evansville, Vicksburg
and Portland, have very recently beer
commenced They generally cost-cx
elusive of the value of the land on which
they arc built-about an average Of $50,
600, being constructed on uniform
plan The San Francisco Hospital will
of course cost much more.
AMERICAN DlrLoMATlsTs GoING 4
BRoAD.-We understand that our new
Minister to France, the Hon. John Y
Mason, and the new Minister to China
the Hon r. NJ. McLauc, Will 60 out OF
the 10Th in the steamer Humboldt. Mr.
McLanc goes the overland route Tn
Hon. Carroll Spence, United State
Minister to Constantinople, leaves Of
the I'd proximo. in the naval steame
Saranac, from Norfolk
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Especial Correspondence Of the " Y.IIcrald ]
WAsuINGToN. Oct. "a
1t is difficult for any on, out OF Wash
ington, to comprehend how completely
Marcy and his confcdc rates have man
aged to blind the Presidents eyes, to
the real state Of public opinion through
out the country. The members of Cab
met state publicly, everywherc-and
their hangers-on echo it--that they fully
believe at the present moment the Cab
met stands stronger than it ever did
They ridicule the idea that New York
eau i'll any way affect public opinion, and
they pretend to believe that the meet
ing Of Congress will prove the correct
hess of these opinions
They say that the opposition to the
administration will amount to nothing
for there is no one to lead it ; aud they
boast that amongst the warmest defend
ers of the Cabinet and its policy, will
be found General Cass and Mr. Doug
lass
| am satisfied they have succeeded in
making the President believe this to be
the case, and that for the present Mar
cy yields unlimited power
1t has already been determined, how
ev.r-aud the fact is strikingly incon-
sistent with the Wanting assertion that
the. country is with the administration
not to have an administration candidate
for the Speakership. Such sneaklng
game will, however, scarcely prevent the
issue being made against the Cabinet in
the organization of the House
The Union Of tomorrow will contain
a reply to Mr. O'Conor's letter, under
stood to be from the pen Of Mr.. Marcy.
Thomas Richie, senior, the former
editor of the Richmond Enquirer, and
father of its present. editor, publicly CON
dems the recent course of the paper in
deserving the South and siding with the
Cabinet aud the abolitionists A gen
tleman, just arrived from Richmond, in
forms me that the people there are il
disgust at the course of the administra
tion, and also to a man side with the ia
tional democracy and Mr.. Bronson
I regret to state that Major Seah Il.
Hobbie, first assistant Postmaster Gen
oral, lies very low condition, and fear:
are entertained that he will not recover.
Major Hobbie has long been known tc
the country, in his connection with the
Post Office Department, as one of the
most efficient officers of the Department
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NORTH WEST PASSAGE ACCOMPLISH
ED. The London papers received by
the Asia contain the authentic intelli-
gence Of the passage of the British gov
ernment ship, Investigator, Commander
Mcclure, through the Arctic Sea, from
Bhering's straits to Davis's straits, hav-
ing passed three winters in the inter
vening seas. She will thus have accom-
plished on her arrival in England, the
complete circumnavigation of the CONT
nent of North aud South America. This
information is published on the authori-
ty of the Admiralty, from dispatches re-
ceived from Commander Mcclure, bro't
directly by Commander Inglefeld, of
the steamship Phoenix, which sailed for
Davis's straits last spring, with supplies
for Sir Edward Belcher, and also from
Commander Mcclure, Of the lnyestiga-
tor, who sailed in search Of Sir John
Franklin by way of Behring's straits,
having left England in December ls49,
aud also from Captain Kellett, who sail
ed on the same mission to Dayis's straits
in the government ship Resolute, in the
spring of 1852.
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A FARMERS WIFE IN OLDEN TIME.
Sir Antony Fitzherbert, Chancellor
to Henry VIII. thus describes a mod
Ell farmers wife =" 1t is wyye's
occupation to winnowe all manner Of
cornes, to make matte, to wash and ir-
onyng,to make haye, shere corne, help
her husband to fill the muckwayne
or dungcart, drive the pillow, load hay,
corne, and such other. And to go or
ride to the market to sell butter, cheese,
egges, chekyns, capons, hens, pigs,
geese, and all manner of cornes."
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EL 1t is said the bar's burners and
free sellers take the removal of Bronson
as . sure indication that Marcy is Pres
ident, and Frank Pierce only small
boy about the house 1t does look a
mazingly like it, to be sure. Was ever
public man more completely stulti6ed
than Pierce Look at his inaugural,
and then his appointments of free sellers
all over the country to office to his a
baudonmeut of old, long tried national
democrats, aud to his determination with
the Buffalo platform gontry--those who
slaughtered Gen Cass Who is Frank
lin Pierce 2-[Troy Wing.
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New YoRK BANKs.-A statement has
been made within few days. Of the
condition of the New York City Banks.
1t il found. that their loans are about
seven aud half millions less than they
were in February last, aud the specie is
about two and half millions larger.
This sound condition of things in that
quarter must have favorable effect on
the money market there. The 81 200
000 which went to Europe few days
ago by steamer, was mostly drawn di-
rectly from the Mint, and not from the
Banks or from circulation
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EE The Secretary of the Treasury
has issued orders requiring the clerks
throughout the Department TO be at
their desks from 0 10 o'clock until the
list of April next, and without going out
to take drink of "good time coming"
under penalty of removal. This is a
magnificent strike for the Administra.
ton, and a few more brilliant moves
will complete its glory. 1t needs now
but Historian to transmit to poster
ito its fame" 1t has stripped foreign
ministers Of their coats, removed Judge
Bronson, and enacted itself into TEN.
perance society. Can they get from this
highest to a higher height.
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Il This is the result of the Presi
Dental canvass and election Of 1852.
A sorrowful thing it is for all of us to
look back upon the tolls, the exertions
the fears, the proud hopes and exulta-
tions of that exciting period, and to re-
feet that this is all the fruit they have
borne To think that when gallant old
Gen. Scott-whose name is coupled with
almost every victory that has shed lus
tire on our national name-whose ropu-
tation as a soldir is not excclled by any
of the greatest captains Of Europe
whose honesty and integrity have never
been sullied by single breath of sus-
picion-whcn this noble veteran came
before US, and asked us for our vote
to thing that we refused it, in spite of
personal feelings-solely through the
fear of what has really happened since !
Had any prophet at that day come for
ward and foretold that twelve months
afterwards the government to be inaug-
urated by that vote, would be found sed.
ulously acting on the principles which
had ruined Gen. Scott and perseveriug-
ly ostracising friends of the Union to
make room for traitors and disunionists
of every shade, he could not have collec-
ted ten hearers, and would have passed
for madman-N Y Herald.
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EE Suppose ENG should be Hard
Shell in politics, and CHANG Soft Shell,
and both be elected delegates to Dem.
ocratic Concentration would they
manage to divide How could Eng
meet with his brethren at the Globe lIo.
tel, and Chang associate with the Short
Boys at Brintnell Halle There's a
question for the parliamcntarians. En-
change.
Or suppose Eng should be a Short
Boy" and Chang Salt Boy" and they
should both attend Democratic State
Convention at Syracuse, and should" 60
in" for general muss. What would
the officers of the law do to part them ?
How could the combattants be Scpara-
tel, and how could each party protect its
protege2 There's another question for
parliamentarians.--ADany Daily Reg
iSter.
We don't see any cause for alarm, gen
tlemen. If there is any danger of such
sectional prejudice between the brothers,
just call in those powerful magiciuns at
Washington, How coaxingly fierce the
Administration would say Here, Eng,
take this mission to China, and you,
Chang, this to Greenland Now 60 a
bout your business and harmonic, or
we'll make you"
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fuel is found to be a cheaper then water
rcuts, aud more within the steady con
trol OF the manufactures the water.mon-
oroliss will 10 doubt congratulate them
selves in that thoy have promoted the
introduction of steam POWER and pre-
served your beautiful fal from amy vul-
gar or norcenary cpl roprlations And
wouldn't it BE- beautiful to have restored
Us the Sybil smgs of the otter Creek
Na,,y the old echoes Of its fills as they
were heard in the riimcyoi days Of its
forest associations?
JonN VI. SiaAhAs.
Wii,iambmsh, !. Oct. 10, 1888.
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From AusTRALIA-Advices from Port
Philip to the 4th of July have been re,
ceived The markets we're torpid, and
prices had fallen fifty per cent. Flour
was being re.shipped to England. Three
hundred vessels with good cargoes were
10 port. -.
The escape of John Mitchell is con-
frmed. He called at the police Office
with a formal resignation Of his parole,
and while the the officers were reading
it be stepped out, mounted horse in
waiting, and rode off, accompanied by
w. l.. Smith, the correspondent of the
New York Tribune. Martin, fellow
prisoner of Mitchell, has since reported
himself to his authorized place of rcsi-
dcuce.
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The following was published in last

The following was published in last
Fridays Union
SATURDAY MoRNING, Oct. %.
To Tie Editor Of tie Washington
Union
SIR; reccntly addressed letter to
Collector Bronson and other officers of
the Customs in the city of New York.
BY some means an imperfect copy Of
that letter, purporting to have been
communicated from New York by tole-
graph, was published in one of the pa
pcrs of this city. This rendered it
proper for me to give to the public n
correct copy, and upon the ground of
that publication, under such circum
stances, Collector Bronson published
his long delayed reply. even before the
original reached me. Under these cir
cumstanccs | deem il proper to trans
mt to you for publication, the enclosed
letter
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-02

The PRESIDENTS MANsIoN.-Thc
Improvements in the executive man
sion are proceeding with accelerated
yisor, and in another month the house
will be in a state Of repair, convent
cnce, comfort and establishment be.
yond any period in its previous history.
The East Room has been fitted up and
garnisAcd in such way as entirely to
satisfy the eye and taste. The marble
mantel picccs-of which there were
four in the room, are Of the most en-
"a site pattern, beauty, and finish, and
the gorgeous papering, answering to
admiration to the frcscoed ceiling,
completely meets the demand Of the
eye for unity and harmony Of design.
When furnished, the carpet laid, and
the window drapcry in place, a visit
to the East Room will be a great way
from the least Of the Lions Of Wash
ington.-Aat. Zatel.
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Yours, very respectfully,
JAMES GUTHRIE.


JAMES GUTHRIE.
WASHINGTON, Oct %, 1853.
lion. Greene C.. Bronson, Neto York |
SIN have received your letter of
the 18th inst. 1t is not my purpose to
respond to the many positions of that
letter, because most Of them bear their
contradiction upon its face, and the 9th
ers are too unimportant to require refu
tation and, also, because while in sew.
cral phases of it admitting your i'm
piled obligation, a. man of honor, to act
in accordance with the known policy of
the Administration, and moreover rec.
ognizing the propriety and justice of
that policy by declaring that you your
self deprecated and endeavored to pre-
vent the discussions now existing in the
Democratic party of your State, you
nevertheless INDUCED in tenor of re-
mark as to various relations of the sub
ject, which not only impugns my mo-
tivcs, but indicates an attitude on your
part wholly incompatible with harmoni-
Gus cooperation between us, and the
proper conduct Of the business of the
Gorcrnment
One SUGGESTION ,nnoar. in vour lcttcr
which demands an;madversion
You ollcyc NV imnl;cat;on That 7
hov, desired van 10 .nno;nt Eroo Sill
ers to Office and in doing So Won
strangely misunderstood or nisintcrprct
my letter of the Sd inst.
I ncitb,r entertained nor exnrosscd
anv such desire II bo, bccn INV Meas.
nre aud NV dntv not n ;nnr;ro ;ntn ,Lo
oninion which may have been held nv
Yourself and others as far hack as the
year !s4S but to regard the claims to
consideration If all who act with fidcli,,
70 Tho nr;nc;nles nf the Democratic mar.
tv s;nce the convention at Baltimore
in 1859 and those onlv-And with
those views must condemn vour
coursc when in this letter Won inform
me that Won have selected Free Sellers
far Office without irving me the notice
Of the fact which would have enabled
mo to withhold NV approbation from
any such appointments
I will add. that the imputation that
7 have reouired Won to act with refer.
epce TO controversies Of a local or State
character !, wholly pratuitous NV
Io,,or was intended r. Guard ,g,;nt d;s.
t;nc,;ons between Democrats founded
mon local politics and local divisions.
rho concluding marion of vour Latter
has lcf, me no alternative but to Law the
| -, N +,
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The KnickeyJockcr is at hand, trim
med and ready" as all Magazines should
be. 1t is unpleasant to make knife
blade of ones fore finger, and notch up
pamphlet SO badly as we always do.
Send your Magazines ready trimmed,
like the ship shape Knickerbocker, Mr..
Editors, and thousands will cry well
done.
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THE LATE PRIZE FIGHT.-We are
gratifed to learn that Gov. Seymour,
with promptness becoming his char
acter and position, has taken energetic
measures to bring all parties and Access
sories in the late brutal prize fight at
Boston Corners to justice, and to cause
such punishment to be administered to
them as the violated laws and outraged
decencies of life require.-Register.
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EE A Texas editor, being about to
insert an original article, warned his rea-
ders of the fact, and humhly asked them
to excuse the innovation on his establish
cd usage.
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STATE PRisoN.-Thc Report of the
Directors Of the Vermont State Prison
for the year ending September. 1853, is
printed. The number of prisoners is
75 last year rs received by sentence
during the year, 80 The earnings Of
the prisoners during the last year have
fallen short Of those of the year proceed
ing by the sun of 81, I63 56,-owing to
the diminished number Of prisoners and
the greater amount of sickness. The
ordinary expense over income have been
S4sS. 40; but repairs. change in the con-
dition of debts, appraisal, &c, have "a
mounted to 1851, IS; making bal
ance of So $50 o., against the prison.
The Directors recommend the employ
mcnt of chaplain. who shall be employ
ed exclusively in the duties of that office,
and the erection of hospital, which the
Physician also reports to be necessary.
At present the duties Of chaplain are
performed by clcrgymen il the village,
at the expense of Sl56 year
1t is stated that Vermont has the
smallest number of convcts, in prepor-
ton to the population, Of any State in
the Union -[Chroniclc.
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EE The Pennsylvania Legislature,
at its next session, will show the follow
ing state of parties Senate, II Demo
Gratis, Independent Democrat, Ia
Wings, and Native. House of Repre-
sentatives, 70 Democrats, &c Wings, and
4 Natives.
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SAD ACCIDENTAL son of Mr.. VIM.
f. Johnson, of this place fine little fell
low just learning to stand alone, was bad
ly scalded Monday morning. He is still
alive, but it is feared he will not survive.