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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31
How the Southerners look at it .

We have no doubt that some convince
themselves that Mr., Badgers amendment to
Mr.. Douglass bill drew out the fangs of
the snake, so that now its bite will be harm
less. The amendment is as follows:
Pror'ded, That nothing contained in this
act shall be construed to revive or put in
force any law or regulation which may have
existed prior to the act of the eth of March,
lS2o, either protecting, establishing, prohibi-
ting, or abolshing slavery"
/ 1t is well to see how the South regards it
Some there find fault because it at least
seems to 20 against the wishes Of the South
But hear the Richmond Wing;
We have never entertained the idea that
the object of this amendment was to lay any
restrictions upon the introduction of slaves
into the Nebraska Territory. The language
OF the proNiso explains itself. While it does
not eSta6hsh slavery in the territory, it does
not Proh'bH it. The act provides for the re-
moving the restrictions of the Missouri Com
promise, prohibiting slavery. That answers
the purpose Of the South to the extent of
opening the territory to the introduction of
slaves. IL would present strange anomaly
that the bill should bear positive contradic-
ton upon its face-proyiding for the adnis-
sion OF slavery, and at the same time prohib-
iting it,
We care not whether the hill reyives or re-
pcas the old French law, in force prior 10
$50. recognizing or establishing slavery in
that territory. Without positive restric-
ton, such MS that enacted under the Missouri
Compromise, the introduction of slaves is
permitted in this territory. The Constitution
of the United States will recognise its cxis-
hat is ul hn ia
Let the prohibition he removed and then
southern citizens tan emigrntc 10 the country
with their slaves, and take the chances of its
admission into the Union as slave or non
slavcholding states This privilege they have
4 right to, and in the absence OF any special
lrohibtory enactment by Congress it is
guaranteed to them by the Federal Cunstitu-
tlun. Slaves are recognised ~ property hv
the Constitution. and those holding them are
ts much entitled to their possession IN the
public territory as they are to any other spe-
cles of property
We consider, then that wo have nothing to
fear from the Badger amendment AS ncorpo-
rated in the Nebraska hill. II we have, the
responsibility rests with the Administration
party, protesting 70 favor the bill in its most
liberal construction towards the South, to
remove any cquirocatipn it may contain in
this respect.
\ GsEI fRrsutI On the Grand River,
Canada West, destroyed both the fine bridges
at Gait, and the trand Trunk railroad bridge,
mean Bridgeport. The river broke up the ice,
u'Nhed away the icrs Of uuc bridge and
hurled the fragments Of that with huge cakes
81 lee against another. until all were II com
l'pto prcrk tn, In. T.. . Ia nun 4, - ~ nnn
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

tgIhc Country Gonticmar for March con.
taips' among many other articles Of value an
Instructive one on horticultural Humbugs, "
such AZ the turning of wheat to chess, pro-
dncing peaches without stvncs from grating
peach scions On willow stocks. and the like.
1t rclatcs some Of the old tricks whereby
charlatans Of former times, exposed to view
what seemed to bea tree bearing, fss, apples,
rlums, olives, almonds. grapes, &c. and it
gives figure copied from NJ. Thoun, ofsuch
tree and explains the mode by which such
deception was accomplished.
The Country Gentleman. published weekly by
Luther Tucker, Esq, at Albany, is Journal
of great merit. We hope it gets because it
deserves, I'm extensive patronage.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31
News of the Week
RnilIond Accident.

BALTIMORE, March -.
An accident occurred yesterday on the
Mountain track Of the Va. Central Il. X.
\ car containing 40 passengers broke loose
and descended at rapid rate. II finally
came in collision with the engine and Was
dashed to pieces but strange to say only one
man was seriously hurt, others sustaining
but slight bruises.
ARRAY.
W.sHrNGro>, March %
An ARRAY occurred here last night between
Mr.. Clark Mills and Col, Mitchell. The
latter, who was the aggressor was very serious
ly injured by being struck on the head with a
stool,
CINCINNATI, March 90
The Ohio Anti-Nebraska Cony ention met
at Columbus to-day,and was largely attended
by all parties. Speeches wer. made by u.
X. Carter, Hon. J. Brinkerhof, s. r. Chase
and others.
Accounts from Santa Fe, have been received
at st. Louis. 4 Mexican reports meeting IA
companies of Caiiornians on route to Sonora.
Maine Law in Pennsylvania.
HARRlsBtRGH, March -.
rrohibitory Liquor Law passed tn.
Pennsylvania House to-day, by vote of so
to ~.
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
NV YoRk, March "a
The steamer Pacific arrived here at S clock
last evening
In consequence of Russia's prohibiting the
exports of breadstufs they are 6rmcr az
Liverpool. Western Canal 80 u 4Os
War preparations by France and England
continue,
Tn the DLnubc two Russian Columns bad
attacked each other in the dark by mistake,
Zach supposed the other Turkish column
and opened terrific cannonade. Day light
exposed the hlunder The Russians them
selves estimate their loss at several hundreds.
Skirmishrs continue between the Russian.
aud Turks.
tt.hl A. l. Ia
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New HAMPSHIRE.

The result of the New Hampshire election ID
claimed as BRILLIANT victory by the Sentinel,
and other administration trints. They takc
the figures of the Concord Patriot, which ac.
cOrding to the hhpcndrm Dcmocrai (Con-
cordD makes out its majority in the House in
the following way.
The Po,rjoi higgins by coldly turning out
of the House the two Independent Democrats
elected w GoNStowu, and putting in their
places two l'unkcr7; vino not onlv we're not
clcttcd. r"t drrlarcd ,ir"tcd. brt Tho have
not the shaidh ii mi tFtHar Gtf tinlnity 10
be, except the excuse growing out of the pre-
sent exigcncy of the party This takes ! Of
the Ii majority claimed. Next it makes an
incursion into the territory of the Indcrcn-
dent bcr'ttnts and carries of bodily Mcssrs.
,idthcf II rd.. mrikrA tfniicM &c i,cn-fcld,
Robinson of Clifford. Richards Of Sutton;
Conant Of Enfield, and the two Independent
Democratic representatives in .StraItorl-oH
of whom were elected by the united votes of
Anti-Slaycry Wings and Free Democrats
aaainrt the most bitter and violent opposition
of the Nebraska Administration party.
The hd,pcnd,ut Bemoc,at gives the fol
lowing rs the true State Of the case
follows :--lIunker Democrats, lac Whigs,
100 Independents, 81.
Stratford, Berlin, Pittsburgh Shclburnc
and ErfGl, entitled 10 Ave representa-
tives, are to be heard fort # they all elect
bunker Democrats the administration
strength in the House. including the Burke
men and AntiNehTiska Democrats. will he
Isl against l57 Wings and Independent De-
mocrats; this upon the suprosition thut
Lyndeboro' has made no choice
1t is not unlikely that the election may re.
main claimed by both parties until the meet
ing of the Legislature in June, as was the
case with the present Maine House Of Repre-
scntatiees. In the meantime the Ad-
ninistration papers will of course strive to
cover the modification Of the dcfcat---for by
their own figures the Democratic reduction
in strength is so tremendous ne to be nothing
short Of defcat-hy hurrahing loudly for
their side. The Union as the " Organ" is Of
course in duty bound to lead off strong. and
follows.
" Behold how brightly breaks the morning Z,
New Hampshire, the Star of the East, shines
brightly on the Union, and beacons her sister
States, and the Democracy everywhere, to
the approaching struggle and the coming
triumph
To which the New York Courier thus
wickcdly responds.
d" Well may the organist make his pipes re-
sound, " Behold how breaks the morning -
for the American bard had Il wight like him
in his eve when he remarked
4" His heart and morning broke together"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

'he girdle Of beauty is not stay-lace,-
. Is the only excuse Tor tight -iacing-a
d housewife should have no waste.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

THE ANT OF Cosvtrsi-o-- Fourteenth ed.
ton, Boston; published by James French
This little book confirms code of rule. for In.
strict6n III The AZ, If erntcrslliun, with select.
ed aphorsms from Far5rs distinguished nu.
thors. III say very popular manual, and so far
MS any set Of regulations can do So will be
found servccablc guido to The art of which
II treats.
FLORAL GrMs-By Mrs. Thaycr, published
by James French, Buston-T Thirteenth edition.
\ fn+otlle collection Of scn'mcns and appto-
pirate selections Tforr tie pce,- iUr one humid
red and twenty different fowcfs.
Mr.. JAMES FnrScn, of Boston, whose card
may be found in orr columns, in addition to Il 9
above, publishes writing-book for schools and
acadsnfis-, ard "rys'cm of practical penman-
snip" with coppcrpIaie &c 'imilr-, aud forms
ct cards of invitation, &C., for ladies', which
has been received with great favor by expcr.
fenced ,enclcrs aud pupils aud reached liz
twenty seventh edition.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

Two BLAcK lIAwk horses have been
slld IL Montpelier, fIi 800 each Tine was
The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-01-25
SOME FUN ABOUT sHANGHIIs.

We copy the following from the Sun
dan Times, relative 10 The S%hanghais:
"The ordinary varieties Of The domes-
tic fowl are completely overshadowed,
literally and metaphorically by The Shang-
hal. Like Marcia, the Shanghai rooster
. towers above his SEX and like. every
thing on stills in this world, attracts a
corresponding degree Of admiration. Yet
he is a gauky colossus. made up 'lamely
and unfashionable'-as 'shaky about the
knees us he is unseemly in appearance.
The Chinese are wonderful people in ONE
respects. BY diminuendo process, they
will reduce you any species Of tree TO the
size of a cabbage, or uice Versa, or exSg-
crate a small bird or annual, by cultivation,
10 an extraordinary bulk or altitude. The
: Basis of the domestic cock and hen, is
we believe, the jungle cock-measuripg,
when on his dignity, abou, eight inches in
height, while the shambling Shanghai
rooster, which never stands upon his dig
nifty, for ii has none, can feed from the
top of a flour barrel. Size is the meas
ure of power, other conditions being equal
say the phrenologisis. Now, by this rule,
The Shanghai being six times the size Of
the bantam, ought Ia lick said bantam,
: other conditions being equal Blu, they
ain'i-The Shanghai is such a poor, spunk-
less, creature, that a plueky litle pigmy
in feather breeches will thrash him, in the
presence of his assembled harem, in less
than three minutes. We speak by the
card, for a neighbor Of ours rears Shang.
hais, aud another neighbor culii,a,es ban
lams, and between The two lealhered fami
lies there is i'll blood. Among the orien
tai brood there stalks a monstrous rooster
"a knock kneed, bob tailed, nngainly orge
with a deep asthmatie crow, tia, sounds
like the believing Of a bull calf through a
worsied stocking, a gait that reminds you
Of The Kentucky giant. Between him and
the bashaw Of the banlams the collisions
are frequent, but in all casrs the mandarin
Of the ~Shanghais, after 4 few Intellectual
demonstrations, turns. his tracks and
vamoses with p%rodigious strides, the ban.
tam hanging on 10 his short tail feathers,
like Cuni Sark v 10 the caudal append
age of Tom 0'Shanier's mare, until the
hold Tears out, whereupon the ,iclior ele.
Yates his crest and INDUCES in a %falsetio
cock.a doAile.doo We rejoice in the
triumphs VI ~pismyism over gawkyism;
for the fac, is,the %misbegOlien celestial has
a vie habi, Of Growing with all his might
every len minutes Or sn-fmm Q o'clock
A. NJ, I'LL daylight, ahd hence our hatred
Of Shanghais. We hope lba, when the
Chinese rebels reach Shanghai, they will
ahnihilstc the breed"
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MORMON AFFAIRS.

A letter to the 0regonian, dated Great
Salt Lake City, Sept. II, says:
We met rusty. dusty immigration, and
smelt the stencil Of their dead cattle for
miles, all agree, however, that moi only
was the immigration smaller this year, bul
The suffering much less. Not more than
l,40O wagons entered Oregon, as well as
| could estimate. but many cattle.
After leaving Fort Hall, we had a pleas.
ant ride oftwo and a hat days 10 the FIRST
Mormon settlements, and TO waiermelons!
On ceoun Of anticipated troubles with
the Indians, The people have collected into
iorls, so calIeI, or villages of sbodes built
closely round a small plaza. Though The
absence Of wood makes the country Look
bare, yet every where are the evidences
Of an industrious people, in the stacks Of
hay and grain, and great piles Of yellow
"some pumpkins" and The abundance OF
other vegetables. The absence of wood
as a building material, gives the houses Of
sticks and mud rather hut like appear.
ance but these structures are being rap.
idly replaced by good abode edi6ces.
The city has The look of a great col.
lection Of small farms. each LOT being large
and cultivated in crops; all having the air
Of rustic plenty, The city is magnificent.
" laid nut, with noble broad streets well
kept. The stern, rugged mountains in the
distance, seem 10 wall in the valley and
separate, the Mormons, with all their doc.
irines, from the rest of the world. They
are building an abode wall Is feet high
around The len acre lot in the centre OF The
town, in which are the foundations Of the
temple and the completed tabernacle OF
meeting house,-a plain, large and neal
room, holding 1900 OF 1000 PERSONS
The council house and %postofice are good
succeed structures ; all Of these doing
great credit to The energy Of the people.
Brother Brigham lives in a neat white
cottage, with a "double coach.bouse,'
but is building a fine new house. There
is no doubt Of his Having about 30 wives
and that sometimes several Of them go 10
church in an omnibus but a. all these
things ere part Of a religious system. all
things are conducted deeently and in or
der. / ann stopping wrh a plain bui re-
spectacle family, the daughter Of which, a
fine young woman, is one Of The 25 spiriu'
al wives Of Kimbali, the second in com
mand. She says she does moi perceive
much difference between spiritual ant
other wives. sm.
They have discovered good coal in ihil
immediate vicinity and an ~abandance o
iron ore in the southern par, Of the terri
tory. They are talking OF railroads, &e
bingham Young is evidently a very abl'
HIan Ih s.tr. snr.aU.. M Iaf. .1h al mo HIHl
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9arnfrGI1 GaInnn.
How blehtthe FaFmerls aimple llfe-aA
= Par nom the hoisqof the city's HTifs. 1.
LIGHT FOR ANIMALS.

We are often impressed with ibe gross
neglect Of otherwise intelligent men, in
not securing abundant light for animal life,
To,the animal and the plant alike and TO
each and every human being, light as vel
as warmth, is absolutely indispensable.
Put a plant in a cellar and it will grow up
colorless, flexible heallhless. Put it in a
dark place, and yet give il air and il viii
hardly do better. Yet people will attempt
to bring up animals imprisoned and housed.
In some public remarks we had occasion
to make, we stated that a pig would not
grow, il deprivedoi light. We soon after
me, an old gentleman, and he had lived
sixty years without discovering the fact,
and the first words he addressed TO US
were,-" well, you told me why my pigs
would not grew. Two years ago., ! put
in a snug place under my barn, six pigs.
II was warm but dark, ana they were
fed through The floor. In the spring !
took them out and they looked like rats.
They hadn't grown a pound" A farmer
Of our acquaintance was some time since
driving q mare. We asked him how she
became blind. lie told us that he pu'
her, and TWO other three year old horses
into a perfectly dark stable in The fall, ant
in the spring, soon after they came 10 lh'
light, they were stone blind. These il
Illustrations show conclusively, that ligh
is necessary TO every living hing. Gu
harms are moi light enough. Our houses
too many of them, are TOO destitute of light
Parents pursue a blind aud benighie'
course. when they encourage their chill
dren in living housed and imprisoned
when they encourage them in enyeloPinl
their faces under inpenelrable wells, les
their cheeks should blister.-You canno
blister the cheek Of a cherry or a peach
Better remember that the rudy glow o
priceless health, and The life and anamatioI
that irrsdiaie beauty, can never exist II
perfection. unless in full and free expos
ure 10 air and sun ligh,.-1oicdo BLADE
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KIeKTNo HoRsEs.-It occurred 10 me
thar a recipe published in your paper for
The cure of kicking horses. might be OF
much service to persons afflicted with
such dangerous animals. The operation
10 be commenced as follows, 10 wit; Pu,
o a headslaA or bride, with twisted W,
or twisted straight bits in the mouth Of the
horse 10 be cured ; then put on a Common
back-sadHe, with lhiil lugs, or any strap
or girth. with loops on either side of the
horse, is equally good ; then buckle a pair
Of long reins, open in the middle, into the
bits, and pass them through the thill Tugs
or loops; one 10 each hind leg, above The
fetlock joint, there make each rein fast 10
The leg, allowing sufficient length Of rein
for your horse TO walk or lrOt, as The ope-
raior may think proper. Everything com.
pIe,er you will have The animal commence
the operation Of kicking the first will be
a smart kick, The second lighter, and SO on
till your horse caBDo, be made 10 kick any
more. By the above method many now
worthless horses may be made valuable
MGins Fdrmier: lt'
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rf9ontb,s Dtpartmtnt.
% DIsOBEDIENCE TO PARENTS.

DIsOBEDIENCE TO PARENTS.
.,sY oung man, is thai yonr falherl How
scould ydt make use Of language so dis.
.fespeelfulf .Yol don't care! You will
talk as you please, no matter who hears
tOnts IT we we're in want Of a clerk,
and there was not Another young man
within ten hundred miles that we could
engage, we would moi, consenlto take you,
We should be afraid to trust a boy who
IS disobedient TO his parents, who shows
so little respect for his father. A youth
who war so sahcy 10 his parents we never
knew TO mrn out well. lie respects no.
body If your father is in The wrongsand
you are certain Of il, that is no excuse for
such language. No one will respect You
FOR Il. Everybody will condemn you. A
paren, should he treated with respect, no
matter how poor he may be, or how large
his family may have grown.
There is TOO little respect paid TO paren-
tai authority a, the presen, day. Ii is
grievous to 80 into many families, and
heat The language daily used by the chill
drep. ISL will" !" WON'T 81 don't
scare,'' " its none Of your business; | am
old enough'to know what is right" and
ihs like expressions, are painfully CON.
mon. large buys, and grown up gils
even, do moi hesitate to give their mothers
Tie lie, and break away from their express
commands. They will do as they pleas,
and go where they have a mind. We
wish such children cpuld only see how
they appear 10 the eyes of their arqnalnI.
ances,, snd if they have any shame, ii
must 1ush their cheeks. There is truth
us well as rhyme in a coupletc by John
Randelph aflI 40 ~I u.
) 0 Whoever makes his pnrenis heart 10 bleed,
Shall have Il child that will revenge the deed"
~. One Thing is ceriain-an undutilul son
: and a disobedient daughter cannot long
prosper. For d season they may appear
vel toahe eye OF al stranger, but their
self.will andsmbbofness are saon discov-
ered, and they are despised. A child WIN
aisobeys his parents will not hesitate 10
abuse anybody. Neither age nor talents
sreeeises respeepfum him. = 00 @
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Ho'1ft0SrsN6ttfts.s.
SAFE " nEaI EsTAEE Hs On BnRl

SAFE OF REAL ESTATE ny Oh iJEItjl
'T1TH a90FUPROBATE eOUHTagF bnD0if
ONitbe iOlhsday Of FebriafyaAdD. 1854, ibe;pi
~ tween The. ,houIs Of ten o'clgck. A. n. Land,
four oselockp p. M, AZ the south door 6fthe couttV
House, IN The town Of Ashlahd, sGountylofAbhal
land andfStale of0hldI will DO soIdio tbehighpgt
,bidler;ihe following Real Estate asthe proper,
~ Of Isaiah Grouse, deceased, to wit; Situate ID, !,
slid Ashland County, and "belng IN the north y
east cornor Of The sonth.ead quarter, of seetipp, 0
twenty,ci eight, Township twaR,ys,hIee and Ipugo
sixteen, and being eleven perches from north TO
south, and abouuttlif perches from east to wott,t
containing four acrds, one rod and ton p~erchesjl
oScppting,p part, ofthe cas-, ond sold and decided /,
BY John Fluke to. Christian Rugh and likewise q
a STRIP SUPPOSED 10 .bo sixteen feet, more oflcss,
cleatIhiong thersouih side Of said lot y subjcct TO-
and encountered by the widow'ssdower, Of eight
cen. dollar, 10 be paidyto her annual y during her
natd al life, The first paym6ntto be made on the
k1stday ofJuly, 1854, and annually on the frst
day ofJanuhry thereafter, Appraised pt e70e Qp.y
Terms Of Sale;- third cash IN hand .,one third
in one year, and the residue in two years. with
interestffohtth day Of salcj back paythcnts tobe
secured by aimOrtgage on the premisesaL ger D
sseqa o. re3tia9bas. MARTIN WOLF, e. ri
Admir- ofIsaiah Grouse, decd
january 10th, 1854. aHl VI siN9Ginq i4w349n
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CALIFORNIA

Our files are full, and many Of their
items Interesting. 4
SONORA ExPEDIr1oN.-We understand,
says The Alta, that a force, lobe composed
of one thousand men, is already partially
organized for the purpose of proceeding
to Sonora in The course Of two or three
weeks. ftiC4Et s..fifsJ
The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-01-25

PRoGREss.-The Alta learns that a gen.
tleman of San Francisco is making prepa.
rations 10 proceed with a printing press
and type for the purpose of establishing a
newspaper at the head quarters Of the ar
my in Lower California. III .t
The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-01-25
JOHNS & ALLEN,


HAvING recently added to their stock of
as can be purchased in Ohio,
so boxes axes, Whites, Hunts, Waters, Da-
yis' and Quinn's, all of which are warranted; q
% dor. Ames' and Rowland's steel and cast
shovels; ,tl - .. l
5000 lbs. Log, cable, trace, halter and COW
20 dot. Mill, Crosscut, Hand, Pannel, Rip and
Wood saws ofthe best manufacture. '
500 doz. Table Knives and Forks.
J. & A.. invite the attention Of house keepers
to their stock o Tablc Furniture, particularly as
1t is much better than is Usually sold in the ooun-
try. u L..tII 4I--t d 7. 40
so doz. Rural Cottage, and Store Door locks.
100 doz. common latchcs, with aud without
bolts. .t....
II ps. Oil floor cloth-rich %colors.
% do 6-4 cnumell'd cloth, very heavy and
cheap.
6 do green, black and cold do.
20 doz smoothing irons, selGheuting and COM
mon.
100 doz. Butchers files, assorted from 3 to is
inches.
$50 doz chlsels-iirming, morticing and cor.
ner.
so doz farmers chisels Ind gouges.
y doz Brass, block Tin and wood Cocks, 70
screw or drive.
100 boxes glass, Shy 10 to "a by 10.
10000 lights sash, all sizes.
500 lbs putty in bladders.
80 tons best Juniata Iron.
10 tons best do nails.
Call in gentlemen, don't be afraid ofthe sNow
Firm you shall be treated Ps kindly as ever.
Nova, 1853. 1y24