Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-04-14
CHIPS AND CLIPPINGS.


Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren 4
Hard Shell Hunker. ~ Democrat who voted
for Cnss stands by the resolutions of % curses
Van Buren, and utterly refuses all compromise
or determination with the Barnburners of'ls.
.Sot Shell Hankv.--A Democrat who voted
for Cuss; deplores the division in the party ad-
mts that Barnburner may be Democrat, and
disposed to forget the past, and commune with
the opposing faction.
Hard Shell Barnbuner A Democrat who
still insists upon standing on the fragments of
the Buffalo Platform swears that Cass distract
ed the party in AS; adoros Van Buren,; reads
the Evening Post and becomes rabid at the
name or presence of a llunker
Son SkeH Barnbmner.-A Democrat who pro.
| fesses itachment to the principles Of the Buna-
nlo Platform, bu, is disposed to regard the Com
promise as inallty; thinks there was some ex.
cuse for Cass's presumption In As and will not
object to a friendly drink with Hunker-provi-
ded the latter will pay.
.liurder.- Cincinnati, .qprii 2.-lIon. Thomas
| +. Marshall was killed by one of his own tenants,
near Marysyille last Wednesday.
Hon. Thomas T. Marshall has not been killed
by one of his tenants, as the telegraph has re-
ported. The man killed was his cousin, Genor-
al Thomas Marshall.
On the Dist ult. when the night train Of cars
from Sandusky, Ohio, was within a few miles
from Urband, the engineer saw a man spring
suddenly upon the track, with his face towards
the locomotive and his arms extended as If to
embrace the " iron horse" The engineer imme.
dately sounded the whistle and reyp. zed the en-
gine, but was too near the delucd man to
check the train in time to save Hmm 7 he en-
gine struck him full force; and threw him on
top of the boiler. lie of course ms anily
killed. The man could not be fully identified.
but he is supposed to be the same person who
went up on the train few DAYS previous. and
who at that time noticed to be insane with
the spiritual rapping delusion - Cincinnati Pap.
An effort is being made 90 amend the Const-
tuition Of California so to have one State and
two Territories with a view of opening the ter
ritorics to slavery. The Pacific SAYS
A large portion of the members OF the press
Of California, throwing aside the shackles Of
party are battling manfully against this corrupt
movement. They are unmasknr and exposing
the features Of this monster in all their hidcous
deiormity.
n Hend. o. r. Housen Of Grand Traverse,
Michigan, has murdered ore of his sisters chill
drcn He had tortured the Child for several days
previous with hot iron. lie had kept his wife
locked up Tor some time, and fed his own chill
dren on raw corn on the ear,-oue ear per day
beng the allowance Of each. DE went into the
woods one morning, forgetting TO lock his family
up, as usual, when they escaped and gave the
alarm.
Indecent Hrsie-No sooner does the telegraph
announce the illness Of Chef Justice fancy. OF
the L : supreme Court, than the Washington
letter writers commence their specuations about
lis successor. One says there 800 man now 90
the bench who is tit for the position, and th,t the
appointment must be confined to strict party lines
Would il not be well to wait for few days, out
of respect, for the present ucumdent2
CF7Tho decrees of the first Ro,aan Catholic
Council 10 Canada. which was convened al Que
bee. have been approved by ihe Pope On con-
sequence OF winch hey were plblcy read from
the pupts. aud nave become virtually the ecce-
sastcal LAW Of the land One OF these DEGREES
prohibits secret societies Catholics who have
anything o. DO with them.cann obtain uhsou-
ton for thalr sins. Another decree refers 10 the
"mNad schools" which are pronounced alto
gethcr dangerous. All the Catholics are bound
to raise unceasng opposition 20 them. A Catho-
lie Normal School Is declared TO be highly de-
sirable, etc The decree against mixed schools
j. put alongside those prohibiting cnncubinagc
and houses of illfanc, in the hope that such
unfair association will bias the minds Of the
ignorant and the simple. aud make them look
upon these schools as something very immoral.
Montreal Biiness
Old Fogios persus Young .qa0icq.-A south
ern editor says OF these two classes;
The first never see anything forward, because
they ere always looking back. The second care
little for what has been, while seeing what will
be- the first we may say
"Ua pet.t,aHs chime 200 vi-ion nis,,
AID ioner OBJ n 0iundcr. TO ihe lasl.'
OF the second we may say
Y.nay .,iie.uss.4 ihs l.ti tss.-e chem ei,t
Adj waste no efforts the bui,i pass"
notion ti..f lrt,- ,,tf,- DO, tf., 49, -.
long.
Uhie Htr Dgt ,ranie3 al Washington The
old ioges are M the ascendant az Washington
White boards and bald heads have It ali their
own way. a iull head OF hair-biack brown,
or reds sand to be considered prima flcie ey-
dence OF The mcapacity Of the person for fat
Office. He is too yong Therefore the cand-
dates of Young America are very DESTROYS Of
obtaining white hair dye, which will change,
over night, the most raven black locks 10 hue
as white as the driven snow or
Lave " 20 hair on tho top OF ,tc head
ihs lice where the mar 20 .tow.n
Powder and pomatum won't do for the ap-
proachng hot weather. Young America wants
"A white hair dye. Apply at an the hotels at
Washngton.-.N L. Herald
Office Seekers in Washington. The Washing
ton correspondent Of the Courier and Enquirer
saws:
The crowd of applicants has slightly decreus-
ed this week, aud only slightly. The gamut of
their hopes and their finances s displayed in the
following order and character Of the dispatches
by telegraph, which proceed from them to wit
No. |. Get me a strong letter from politicians
smith and Jones, and more names from the poll
lists.
No ?. Things look very bright; they are
working.
No. 3. Things look doubtful tell the boys
not TO bet high on me.
No. I. Pitch dark. Things has worked.
No. D. The game is up. Send me twenty
, dollars to get home on.
, The following pathetic scrap was picked up in
J the Rotunda Of the Capitol, at Washington one
i day last week
81 would not live always, ass not 20 stay,
Where visions Of office grow lee ds, by day.
Where my Letters and petitions Of perrsal
Where my pleas for Office hut with lefusaIi
, That would NOT live always ask not to stay,
Inproye by leaving Washington this very day."
= Daniel Frlsier, supposed to be the last of the
p heroic company, who fought for liberty in the
battle Of Concord died lately, ia Pomfret, Vt