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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-04

The Great Chestnut Tree-+on one side of
Mount Etna there is famtns chestnut tree,
which is said to be one husdtq and nne;y-six
feet in circumference, just above the surface of
the ground. Its enormous trnuk is separated
into five divisions which give it the appearance
Of several trees growing together In circular
space, formed by these la@s branches, . hut
has been erected for the accommodation of those
who collect the chestnuts.
The D,cayf Irss--Capts. King and Fitzroy
state that they saw tree, !ontho mountains near
Cape Horn, which was only one or two inches
high, yet had branches spreading out four or five
feet along the ground.
THE Ipory-nm Ifse,--'rhe Ivory-nut tree is
popularly called Taqua Plant, and is common in
South America. The tree is oae of the n1mer-
GUS family Of plants, belonging to the order de-
sgnated as screw pine tribe. The natives use
the leaves to cover their cottages, and from the
nuts make buttons and vn5ioussssher articles. In
an early state the nuts contain sweet milky
fluid, which afterwards assumes soldty nearly
equal 10 ivory, and will admit Of high polish
1t is known as ivoty-nut, or vegetable ivory, and
has recently been brought into use for various
purposes.
The Sorogfd 7'ree.-At Goa near Bombay,
there is singular vegetable-the sorrowful tree
so called because it only fourishes in the
dark At sunset, no flowers are 10 be seen, and
yet, half an hoar after it is quite full Of them
They yield a sweet smell, but the sun no sooner
begins to shine upon them than some of them
fall of, and others close up; and thus it contin-
ues towering in the night all the year.
The Sack 7ree-Thcre is said 10 be tree in
Bombay called the sack tree, because from it
may be stripped very singular natural sacks,
which resemble felt " in appearance. Chris
tain Mqnirer
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J. w. wHEEL0CK, Printer.
List of Agents for the Freeman

WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Worcester, F. Johnson. Waitsheid, O. Skinner
Warren, q Ralph MarsheId Mhssad s,;n r,iR'S Wood
aad G. J. Sayton. worth.
Woodbury., A. Town. Faystou. J. someivle.
ORANGE co.
BIaintree, w. Inward, Esq. s. Newbury, !. Abbott
Brook field, A. Mason, Esq. East do. N. P. Brooks.
Ea.t do $. NJ. BigeOw. ". do DRIP. D.Bradford.
TunbriLge, j. II. Woodward. Post Mills Il. Hnckley.
Chelsea, j. Wyman. Vershire Newell Prescott.
w. Topsiam, b. AILrich. Orange, P l.. Lord
L. do. J.T. George. stratford, Hon. R. Hatch.
CHITTENDEN CO.
Huntington, J. Johnson. Jericho and Underhill, L.
Hinesburgh, J. Allen. Barney
Westford, T. G. Beach. Richmond, w P. Briggs.
Richmond, j. G. Walston. Willison, w. H, French
WINDSOR co.
Bethel, A. Davis. Barnard and Pomfrel Cepha
Rochester, s. Cooper. Harding.
Sharon, J. Parker Chester, o. Hutchinson.
Bridsewater, L. Raymond. RoyaIton, o. Henry.
East Barnard. L BeIknap. Woodstock, l.. Richmond.
Gaysvllc, j. NJ. Bennert. Snowsville, l.. Hazen
RUTLANr co.
Rutland, R. R. Thrali Poultney, J; F.; Harris.
G. Graves. Pitts6eld, N. Greon.
wINDHAM CO.
Townshend, w. R. shafter. Wilmington, o. L. shafter.
BENNINGTON CO.
Manchester, D. Roberts. SALISBURY, L. Bottom.
Il. Bennington, DR.. Wilcox
ADDISON co.
Monkton, N. Spooner. Bristol. u. Needham .
MiddIebury R. l.. Fuller, Cornwalle, B. Il. Haskell.
Wcybridge, M. stowe. Hancock, A. Piper.
Granvill, IL. Cady.
FRANKLIN CO.
w. Enosburgh, J. NJ Dean St. Albans, L. Brainard, Jr
Bakersfield Chas. Pierson. Rchford S. b. Goff
Berkshire, A, C. Comings. Montgomery, E.W sherma
franklin, G. FELTON,.
CALEDONIA co.
Hardwck, w. Wheatley Peacham, W. B. Matiocks.
Danville, s. p Choat. Cabot, Q.Cook Il j. McLea
North DanvilIe, II. p Hoyt. Grnton, NJ Weld.
ORLEANS CO. .
Albany, w. D. Gates. Irasburgh, Z. C. Kimbal,
Barton Isaac X. Drew. Lowell, Asa Baldwin,
Craftsbury, w. j. Hastings. Charleston, Alpha Allyn
Greensboro, B Comings Glover, s. S. Blanchard.
do A, C. Babbit;. Troy, N Orcutt.
LAMOILLE CO.,
Cambridge NJ. Sano.d. Jeffersonville, J. Stafford
Elmore ]. Scott. Hydcpark, A. Morse.
johnson, A. W. Caldwell Wate,ville, II. A. Fisk and
Morristown, J.. West. NJ. Hotchkiss.
Stowe, W. L. Thomas. WoIcott, s. Pennock.
Eeda. DR.. Atwell.
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could not be the invention of good men or an
gels, for they neither would nor could make
book, and tell lies all the time they were
writing it. saying, "Thus said the Lord" when
it was their own invention. 1t could not be the
invention of bad men, Or devils, for they would
not make book which commands all duty, for
bids all sin, and condemns their souls to hell 10
all eternityl | therefore daw this conclusion,
that the Bible must have been given by divine
inspiration. JOHN WESLEY.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-04
For the Freeman.
TO AN ABSENT SISTER.

The pale moon Is looking down, sister,
Her sof, rays fall in grace
Perhaps you are gazing too, sister,
Upon her clcudlsss face.
There's the same sad misty veil, sister,
The same cold Thoughtful smile,
That so many years agone, sister,
Did my young heart beguile.
we been thinking Of the past, sister,
When fair, happy band,
Made our sweet Green Mountain home, sister,
The happiest in The land
hut now the hearthstone 'slone, sister, E
Our hearts are dull and sad,
For the voices of the loved, sister.
No longer make them glad.
oh, it is so very sad, sister,
To think upon the p,st
The bright and the joyous dreams, sister.
We thought would ever last
But they quickly pass away, sister,
The happy dreams of youth
And they leave the heart alone, sister,
With cold aud cherries truth.
Ere long the sod will lay, sister,
Upon each puseless breast
And then, in the silent grave, sister,
Our weary hearts will rest.
Our names will pass from earth. sister,
Ere many years roll by,
And not one lonely one left, sister,
70 weep or heave one sigh. LEsohi
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. A DANGEROUS INsTINcr.--The heron family
posses very dangerous instructive faculty of
deprvng their assaans of eyesight. If wound
ed, they will allow a dog TO approach, and then.
though apparently insensble, will, in an instant,
with unerring aim, dart at its eyes with force,
rupdity and certainty, which it is almost inn
possible to guard against. We remember a
gentleman who narrowly escaped. He had, as
he conceived, killed bittern, and deposited it
in large pocket of his shooting jacket, when
fortunately, as he was walking on, happening
to feel so soInething insinuating itself between his
arm aud side, he, just in time to save his eye,
caught sight of the beak of the bittern, which
had only been wounded and was in the act of
lanclng itself, with full electric jerk Of lis
long neck, towards his face. This faculty, how
ever, is not entirely confined to either the heron
or bttern; it extends itself TO other species, as
appears from the similar escape OF naval Off
Ger on the coast of Africa. /" winged" says
he, ga beautiful white aigrette that was pass
ing overhead, and brought it to the ground
When wss in the act of picking il up, it struck
at my eye with it's beak, and, had it not been fer
nv glasses, must inevitable have reduced it tn
perpetual Darkness"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-04
Singular Race of Human Beings

There are now in London two very singular
human beings, ofa race which has hitherto been
very little known to the civilized world. They
came from South Africa, where they are called
Earthmen. They are totally distinct from all
other known African races, as much so as if
they had dropped on this earth from another
planet. They are dininutive in size--mere pig
mies-and unacquanted even with the art Of
building huts. They shelter themselves in caves
and crevices of the earth when these are want
ing they make artificial scoopings on the surface
which they line with leaves and cover with brau-
ches The Hottentots and Bushmen are the
avowed enemies of the Earhmen, and when
they meet them will shoot them down like YER
min. The poor, little, aejenceless Earthmen
have no refuge but in holes, trees or tbickets,
and the race is fast verging to extinction. They
are poor weak peope--one of Natures freaks
--and destined not 70 Pergotugte their race
Few colonists have seen thfSn and, although it
is known that few still lingcr in the mountains
they are rapidly dying away, and will soon be-
come tradition of an eiish Afrc race of old.
The two individuals above alluded to, were
carried 10 England from the Cape of Good Hope
two or three years ago, and have now become
domesticated in an Engst family. The Chron-
icle, from which we take these particulars, de-
scribes these little Earthmen as boy and girl
the former fourteen and the latter sixteen years
Of age-and complete little fairies in appear.
ance. The boy is three feet three and half
inches in height, the girl trihe taller. Their
skin is .of the brlghtert and most transparent
bronze, and as smooth and polished as marble.
In form the little creatures are perfect their
delicate limbs standing out in the most graceful
symmetry, and every motion instinct with the
untaught ease of nature. The faces, although
decidedly African in feature, are full of sweet
ness and good humor, with an expression of
archness and intelligence.
They are named Martins and Flora. In their
savage state they feed on locustS, ant eggs, and
such small game as they could take. Until they
we're carried to England they had no idea of
God or any supreme power. AT present they
have been taught some of the customs of civil
lied life, and are able to speak little English
words, to sing little popular airs, and to play
little airs on the piano.
Few sights are more Interesting to a thinking
person than that of the last of a race Of human
, beings on the point, Of beng blotted out from
the face of the earth. The individuals in ques-
ton seem to constitute one of the most anoma-
, ous forms of our species that have ever been
brought to the notice of the naturalist or the
e,hnologist 1t is to be hoped that further light
will be thrown on their history by scientific re-
searches.-.Ndt. Democnut
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WEsLEY's ARsUMkNT.-I beg Asave to pro
pose short, clear, anc strong argument to prove
the divine inspiration Of the holy Scriptures
The Bible must be the invention either of good
men or angels, bad men or devils, or Of God. i
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Che .tamtlp Circle.

1t is better 10 throw guard about the baby IS
cradle than to sing psalm at bad mans death
bed better to have care while the bud is
bursting to the sun than when the heat has
scorched the heart of the unguarded bosom.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-04

A forward and talkative young man is no,
likely ever TO become great man.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-04

Professor Stillman says that The aggregate
destruction of hu man life, annually, in this
county, from the use Of burning fluid and
camphene, is greater than by all the accidents
with the stea mboats and railroads.
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knowledge may slumber in the memory, but
it rever dies; it is like the dermouse in the ivied
tower, that sleeps while winter lasts, but awakes
with the warm breath of spring.
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1) Q uetrp.

The following productions, signed Laura and
Lenore were written by two sisters, the first IL
and the other l6 years Of age, both residents of
one Of our farming towns in this county.
For the Freeman.
ODE TO SLAVERY.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-04

Danger should be feared when distant, and
braved when present.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-04
ODE TO SLAVERY.

Harder tyrants, closer, stronger,
Bind stern, proud slavery's chain
And still DEEPER deeper rivet,
That dark, inglorious stain,
or our banner, proudly waving,
Der the land we boast Is Zee,
While It's millions now are sroaning,
Meath the curse Of slavery -
For the heavy chains you're forging
Each new fetter that yon make
Ev'ry link that you are adding,
Only strengthens it to break
Aye, and though your chain Is heavy,
Think not it can bind the soul
And your slaves their felters scorning,
Yet shall onward to their goal.
The bright fag-our flag Of freedom,
Yet shall wave DER this fair land
The undimmed stars hall yet be footing,
O'er a free, un tied band.
Harder tyrants, closer, stronger,
Bind stern, proud slavery's chain,
For twill only aid its sev'rng-
Truth and Freedom yet shall reign. LAT
Fayston, 1853.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-07-27

DOMESTIC Troubles IN THE IMPERIAL
FAMlLY.-A good deal of gossip, says
Paris letter has been going on in Paris du-
ring the last few days, respecting supposed
attempt OF the fair Eugenie to pay clan.
destine visit to her dear native land across
the Pyrenees. 1t seems that the Imperial
lady has for a considerable time been un.
well, and feels but little relish for the gene
of court life, in consequence of which she
pelitioned her royal husband for leave of
absence, a request that was at once refused
in no very courteous terms. The Spanish
wife, however, was not, it appears, to be
thus baulked; and so, what she could not
gain by the good will of the Emperor, she
sought to obtain by secret conlrivance, in
connection with one Of the ladies about her
person. The scheme, however, by sone
means or other, oozed out; and the result
has been that efectual means are taken to
prevent the imprisoned bird from tasting the
sweets Of liberty aud inhalng the fragrant
breezes Of her native Spain. Poor Louis
Napoleon-this is the worst blow of all
quite home thrust--and if domestic trou-
bles be added to his already great political
it will be difficult to say what
will BIZ the result either to himself or the
country he governs. Faith, he may echo
the words OF Shakspeare's Henry w., "Oh
heavy lies the head that wears a crown!'
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and you can respect my grief"
could only answer him by pressing his
hand There was an image before mc-a
forehoding- wreck Of intellect and do
mestic peace-a shadow thrown upon my
own path, by the darkness which already
encircled his.
spoke some hasty consolation, though
with choked aud imperfect utterance; aud
with an earnestness, vouched by my tears, |
besought him to refrain from drinking any
more.
40, come, Gomez said he, "my poor
boy, you take this triflc too much to heart.
Come, let's dress, and take walk; iii read
it in the fields, and perhaps it may do some
thing for me, though | fear it comes too
late"
He returned from the bed room in few
minutes elegantly dressed, aud with every
trace of agitation gone; but had heard
the gurge ol the decanter, and could judg
the source of his mirth. Leaving some
money with the clerk, and telling him that
he would return and resume business regu.
larly in the morning, he accompanied lie
into Fleet street.
We called on several friends in the Tenn
pie, and. everywhere could see how highly
he was esteemed-how little they knew his
real slate-how noble a prospect his folly,
his desperate maduess had etiaced.
Passing up the Strand to Charng Cross,
we called Il cab, and drove to the Regents
Park he threw himself down in the long
grass, at the foot of Primrose Hill, and read
the letter aloud
1t was one of those which can only come
from fond, proud mothers pen; she spoke
of his sister, and their hope to come up to
town aid see him in a few weeks, Or that he
would 60 down to them. 1t spoke OF the
pride She took in hearing of his fair fame,
and anticipating the happiness and advan.
tages of his future career. 1t was one Of
thuse letters which they are happy who re-
ceve, and blest who nierit-a letter to touch
the rock Of .selfshness, and draw forth what.
ever purity and kindness the heart coutains
such letter as thousand mothers write
such a letter as scarcely any son Can
read without sell.crimination, repentance and
tears.
For my own part gave way to my feel
ings, and wept like Il child but Carson shed
no tear; his voice was husky, slow, and
dreadtulIy deliberate, as 1.-The wished to drain
the dregs of the bitter cup, and feel the tor
ment of each separate drop. He folded up
the letter and arose: his limbs trembled So
that he had to lean on me; and as we walk.
ed back to the cab, he whispered
drove down 10 my friend DR.. BIS,
and to him Carson stated his case. IL WAS
common one, and lhis-that he had now
been under the maddening influence OF drink
for more than ten days, and that he had
feared delirum and death would seize him il
he abstained.
Dr.. B-felt his pulse, and Immediately
asked if he had any friends OH whom he
could RELY. He answered, none, unless |
would interest myself so far in ruined
man, who might never live to make return
of the obligation He felt, he said, as if
death had already marked him, but still de-
sired, even more strongly than life, that no
friends of his should be acquainted with the
nature or degree Of his illness.
| promised silence, and it was finally
agreed that he should be removed to a "mis.
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There was bitter sarcasm, vain re-
gret, dreadful mockery of his own weak.
ness and misery in his tone, thoug b a smile
curled his handsome features. Yes! hand
some, despite their fever and their paIlor,
despite the blood.shot eye, and the bloated
cheek.
Now that he had removed the blood and
dirt which di<fgured him, thought that |
had never seen a finer face, or one so intel.
lectual. The forehead was broad and mas
sive. the eyes large, dark, deep set and with
long rich lashes placed wide apart under the
brow. His nose, though somewhat thick,
was purely Grecian, and regularly shaped !;
the lips, contrary to the received doctrine Of
physiognomists, were finely srched and
flexible and square dimpled chin com.
pletec face which had much of the old
Apollo in it, much Of the morning star hurl-
ed down from its height, but still conscious
of its lustre.
"Why don't YOU shave!" said / )" there
are my razors ; then we'll 90 out for walk,
and the cool air will revive yor.'
cha! ha!' he laughed; :" is this a hand
to shave with it is steady enough-is the
brain steady! would you desire a coroner's
inquest in your room, or a suicide commit
ted before your face! No, no; come across
the square to my chambers-I've not been
there for week-and then I'll finish my
toilette, and go down to the Office with you"
We went, and found his table covered
with pile of letters; an aged clerk, who
sat at small table in the outer office, fairly
wept for Joy when "Master Frederic" re-
turned He had been in Carson's service
for some years, as afterwards learned and
indeed, had spent the better portion OF his
life in the service of the uncle by whom
Frederick had been reared.
Turning to the pile Of papers which lay
on the desk, Car on glanced hastily over it,
either flinging aside the letters, Or handing
them to the clerk to attend to. At last,
about half way down the heap, he came to
a small note, deeply bordered with black,
and directed, in an old fashioned, female
hand.
"My Godw he exclaimed, "frum my
mother; but could not bear to read tnow!
Time was" said he, sinking back into a
chair, 4" that watched for the most "''''
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VOL. XVITH...-NO. 2S.

Col. FREMoNT.-ExpLoRAT1oN OF THE
CENTRAL ROUTE TO THE PAc1FIc.-We
have received intelligence Of the arrival of
Col. Fremont at Washington, from England,
where he has been incarcerated on account
Of the debts contracted by him, in orderto
equip the men with whom he made the con-
quest OF California. Our informant assures
US that Col. Fremont has prepared himself
with the finest instruments for the purpose
of prosecuting the survey Of the Central
Route, for railroad to the Pacific. He
proposes to start in November, and thus to
test the practicablity of the route during
the season of SHOWS. This intelligence will
be hailed with pleasure by the people of Mis-
souri,, and the undertaking by Col. Fremont,
Of this survey during the fall and winter
SHOWS, shows the confidence he feels in the
practicability of the Central Route, aud this
confidence showed by one so well acquant.
ed with the whole county as Col. Fremont,
cannot fail to inspire similar confidence in
the friends of the Central Route. We un-
derstand that COL Fremont undertakes this
survey without aid from the Government,
and if SO, it gives him an additional claim to
the gratitude Of the whole country.-St
Lonis Democrat.
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cannot live and thrive together. The fiat
has gone forth that one of the two must be
sacrificed. Which shall it be9 This is a
delicate and mighty question, but it must be
decided. We may argue the improbability
of such an issue ever being made; we may
battle it off by sophistry and verciage; we
may wish it distant but we hope against
hope-we can no more shut our eyes to the
fact that the hour of this issue is Fastening
on. These Northern vultures are preying
upon the very vitals of the government.
Their short sighted and bigoted philanthro.
py would undermine the Union to snatch
the negro from imaginary suffering; and
they would raise him upon the wreck and
ruins of the white race and the buried hopes
of the Revolution. The interests and perpe-
tuity of our country demand their political
annihilation. This work has already been
commenced in the South.
Every patriot will wish our Southern citi.
zens success in their just and laudable un-
dertaking. Let the ball roll on-let the
South develope her powers and resources
let her railroads thunder through her forests
and cover her immense uncullivated terrific.
ries with the bloom of cotton and the pro-
ducts of her clime-let her entrepots and
continental depots be established at every
railroad crossing, and in every city within
sound of the Atlantic because we should
not forget that size is a portion of our own
republic, and her prosperity is the prosperity
of all let her build her own schools, estab.
ish her own press, rival US in all the pursuits
of trade, and render herself commercially
and financially independent--but let US all
work together, and "haud.in hand all march
one way" to annihiate every principle
which may have tendency to array any one
portion of our Union against another in a
rivalry for social or sectional independence.
New York Herald.