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Judge Royce's Letter.

We are less anxious than many to
have candidates for office make formal
statements Of their political creed, The
general tenor of a mans past life fur
nishes a better guarantee as to what may
be expected of him than any new declar-
atoms, be they ever so so positive and
high sounding. The country, just now.
is rcaping the bitter fruits Of a hasty
and implicit reliance on fair speeches
and smooth promises, rather than on a
life spent faithfully in the public ser
vice.
For ourselves therefore, We cared for
no declarations from Judge Royce, of
his views on the slavery question, as it
now stands before the country, nor on
any question Of more limited bearing
and should never have thought it worth
our while to question him. Besides
that, in SO small a State as this is, any
man who has been before the public for
for many years, can be found out vel
enough on all points, by inquiries Of hi,
acquaintances, without the necessity o
overwhelming him with letters of in.
quiry as to what he believes, and whar
lie will DO.
There arc, however, occasional state.
Of popular feeling, when it is well for Q
candidate for an important Office to STATE
publicly his 7iews on such questions o
general policy as are specially interest
ing at the timO. We think the prcscnt
one Of those occasions. and we are glat
to see the public letter addressed to til,
Editor Of the 81. IDans McSsengc,
which appears in our columns today.
The letter is brief, and so much tn
better. 1t i, decisive and clear it
style judicial rather than oratorical, n
might be expected Of its author |
will be be welcomed by his friends. an,
it will stop the mouths of gain-sayers. il
any there may be- nr(iDgioa Ere
/ Press.
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at Plymouth Beach. $4,000; Break.
water at IIyannis harbor, Mass 81 900;
Improvement of the harbor Of Bridge
port, Conn, s22 coo Taunton river
below Taunton, Mass. $40 600 New
Bedford harbor, Mass $4,000 re.Sur-
vey Of the harbors of M1rblchcad, Nam
tucket, and Sandy Bay, Mass 81 500
continuing the repairs Of Piers, Saco
River. Me, $500.
TIE House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the Armory A%ppropria-
ton Bill
Mr., stanton, Of Ky offered and nd.
vocated an amendment to restore tho
Civil experimenting, at TIarper's Fer.
ry aud Springfield Armorios.
Mr.. Dickinson defended the present
system
Further consideration of the bull was
postponed
The Post Office AID Ligh, House Ap.
preparation Bills were considered, and
when the Committee rose passed.
The latter a%ppropriotes 5000 for
lifc-boats to save from shipwrccks on the
New Jersey coast. Adjourned.
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Mass State Convention.


The Convention met at the State
House, and was called to order by Hon.
George W. Bailey. when Tie following
officers were appointed
LAwnrNcE BRArNERp,P President.
Daniel Roberts, Peter w. Dean,
Barzillai Davenport, Daniel Woodward,
Nicholas Guiudon, JOS G Smith, Chas.
Adams. T. p. Walton, Preston Taylor,
Horace Powers, \. + Judcvino, I1cc
Presidents
G. G. Sampson. +. c. Robins, p.
Wclch, Secretaries.
On motion Of j. s. Adams, a commit
tee of five was raised to report rcsolu-
tons. consisting of j. s Adams. f. r.
Merrill, j u. Bradley, John Gregory
Patrick Wclch.
G. C. Briggs wished to christcn tho
organization contemplated, but with.
drew tho suggestion for the present
DR. Orange Smith offered a resolution
to 60 into county conventions 10 appoint
a committee Of thirty to nominate a
State ticket. Mr. Bi9elow desired To
have a PLATFORM first, aud on his motion
the resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. Adams from the committee on
resolutions reported a series, against the
extension Of Slavery, against the Ne
braska hill and al its supporters, against
all further compromises on the slavery
question for a political organization;
irrespective Of formcr party distinctions,
for a repeal Of the fugitive slave law
for economical government. and recon
mending a general convention Of free
States. and such other States as may
Join
[This organization is called "RrPrB.
LlcAN.n We shall give the resolutions in
full in oar ncxtl
Mr.. Carpenter. of Mortified, moved
tie adoption of the resolutions. A dis
cussion ensued as to the repeal Of the
fugitive law. by Messsrs. Weston. Brain
erd. and Bcechcr, when the part contfm.
plating n modification of the law was
stricken out, leaving a declaration sim
ply for the repeal Of the law.
Mr. Powers moved a substitute foi
the resolution on the liquor law, Op
posed by DIR George but DR.. Powers
substitute was adopted.
The resolutions were then adopted.
The resolution Of Mr.. Smith wa.
adopted.
In the intermission the Convention
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Ono ANTI NEBRASKA CoNvEN'
TIoN.-The Anti Nebraska State Con.
y%ention met on Thursday, at Colum-
bus, a large number of delegates be-
ing in attendance. Hon. B. G.. Les
ter presided.
A preamble and resolutions were
adopted, opposed to the extension OIL
slavery into the territories of Kansas
and Nebraska, and to the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, pledging The
members of the convention to use ev-
cry means to stay the progress of slav
cry, and in favor of holding a general
convention of the State on the sub
jeet.
Committees were appointed to con
fer upon the matter. Many promin-
, ent citizens addressed tho Convention
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commencement

Commencement, at Middlebury Col
lege, occurs this year on Wednesday, the
10th day OF August.
The College Societies hold their su-
niversaries on Tuesday afternoon. The
Philomatbesian Society will be address
ed by JONI g SAKE ESQ, of Burlington;
and the PhiladclphiOn Society by Rev.
ASA y Sw!1n Of New York City.
On Tuesday evening, there will be the
customary Parkerian exhibition of prize
| speaking.
The exercises Of the graduating class
will take place on the forenoon of Wed
nesday. In the afternoon of the same
day, a Eulogy on the late President
BATES will be delivered by Rev. HENRY
Howe, D d, Of Columbia, s. c. A Poem
before the Alumni will her be pro
nounced BY Nj. j. EAMrs RANKIN, o
Andovor, Mass
The Baccalaurcate Sermon, on the af
tcrnoon of the Sunday proceeding Com
m%encomont. it is understood, will b.
preached by Prof BoAnpMAN.
Any variation from the above ordc
will be duly announced.
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Our informant was buying for tho
Iowa brewers. He thinks hops will
never DO raised extensively in the west.
on account Of the severe winds which
sweep over the prairics. Malt is the
name used to designate the barley, after
it has been wet, %sprouted, kiln-dried and
cracked. In this state, it is mixed with
water and hops, and subjected to for
mentation and distillation and the result
is a vapor, which condenscs into ale or
strong beer. Many farmers are now
getting from $4,000 to 1000 per anuum
for twenty acres of hops. There seems
to be an increased demand. They are
seut to Now York, Philadelphia, St.
Louis, New. Orleans and various other
cities in the United States, and frequent
ly vast quantities are called for from
us, by England, Germany and Holland
The cost of 3 bushels of barley and
A lbs. of hops, (when hops are high they
use less and substitute aloes,) which il
is sufficient for a barrel of ale, is abou'
SO. The ale is sold from s. to 81 pei
barrel, notwithstanding the cost of man.
ufacturing is paid by the malt grain
which is bought up for cow and othe
domestic animals. We have been thus mi
mute to show what labor,toil and expense
is required to furnish our beer drinkcr
their f%aYorite beverage. Chi bono!
A facctious farmer living ON the prai
ries, where the wind makes sport wit
human toll, often prostrating to til
ground not only crops, but houses an.
out-buildings, took to himself this cor
, ISOLATION, viz that his premises wer
quite secure against tho wild sports {
old Boroas, for he declared that the
wcrc so heavily mortgaged that the
could not be blown away any how, an
would remain firm and stationary undo
the load.
The hop growers, who are exceeding
prosperous, can doubtless feel thomselvt
, quite as secure as tho prairie farmc
! and can assign a much better reason.
S. b. Il.
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Free Democratic CONVENTION.

Tho Convention met at 10 o'clock, and
Hon. George w. Bailey was appointed
Presidcnt,and Messrs. Roberts, Bradley,
Judevine, Paugborn, G. c. Briggs. Bige-
low and Thompson were appointed a com.
mittee on resolutions.
Mr., Bigelow introduced a resolution
to adjourn until balfpast A p. IN, recon-
mending the persons present to attend
the Mass Convention, to act therein
in good faith, with a view Of forming an
organization of all the opponents o.
slavery aggression which, after a long
debate by Mcssrs, Roberts, Bradley, G,
C. Briggs, VIM. p. Briggs, PangborD
and others, was adopted.
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WINDSOR CorNrY,-Thc following
nominations were made by the Wings of
Windsor County, on the 9th inst
For Senator'S, CARLOS COOLIDGE
Windsor; Dudley G. DENIsoN, Royal.
ton DANIEL A. Head, Ludlow Non
MAN WILLIAMS, Woodstock. F1r ASs'
Judges, Joseph Dodge, Andover Dan
iel Woodward, Royalton. For State,
Attoyncy, James Barrett, Woodstock
For Sheriff, l.. Richmond, do.
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ORANGE CoUNTy.-The Democrats Of
Orange County held their Convention
at Chelsea on the 9th inst, endorsed the
platform and ticket of the Democratic
State Convention. and nominated For
Senators DANIEL COLT, BrookGeld, Gro,
SLEEPER. Corinth far Asst .Jvdgcs,
VIM P. Brown, Tunbridgc. jerome b.
Bailey, Fairlec for Sheriff, Henry God
frey, Washington far State's attorney,
S. NJ. Flint. Chelsea,
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The Gan Francisco Chronicle says:
Several of the persons who accom>
panied President Walker to "driye of
the Apache Indians" are now in this
city, walking about and enjoying them
selves as well, we dare say, as they
did when in the New Republic
They say that Uncle Sam, in bring.
ing them to this city, fed and treated
them like gentlemen, and all without
pay. Perhaps our government will
give them a pension for the eminent
services they rendered. Who knowsi
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EDWARD CRANE, President of the
Vermont Central Railroad, resigned bis
Office to-day Previous to his resigna-
tion it was discovered that he had over.
issued eight thousand shares of the
Vermont Central Railroad. The affair
caused considerable excitement in our
Money market, as it is the second like
offence by him within a month. In the
first case a complaint was made to the
Grand Jury, but that body took no ac-
tion in the matter.
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Mass County CoNvENrIoN.-Wo
trust the people of all parties-opposed
to the Administration-will consider
we'll before countenancing a movement
which las been proposed, to put in nom
%ination an independent ticket for this
county. We should have been wolI
pleased, had our convention taken the
same liberal course as those in Rutland
and Chittendcn Counties. But now
that this was not done, to get up a new
convention to present other Anti-Ne-
braska nominations, will not only be la
Dor in vain-which 10 reasonable MIA
for a moment doubts-tut it will be a
source of division in regard to State ac-
tlon, which We should all now avoid. /,
will, besides, be manifesting a disposition
at least as censurable as that charged
upon the convention Of June l4th. VIII
prolong a useless and distracting con
troversy, among those who ought cordi
ally to act together Any such move
ment now will bo regarded as f%actious By
the great majority of the people of thii
County, and will be treated accordingly
So we believe.
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The New York CRYSTAL PALACE.
MIR. p. I. Barnum has resigned the
Presidency of the Crystal Palace Cor
poration, having found the financial
embarrassments of the concern too
great for him to struggle against. Mr..
John II. White succeeds Mr.. Barnum.
The Association have decided to close
the Exhibition on the 31st of October.
when the Palace and all the property
of the Company will be disposed of by
a committee appointed for that pur-
pose.
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MicHiGAN-On the 9th inst, a Con-
v%ention of Wings, Freesoilets aud Dem
ocrats was held at Jackson, Mich which
organized q distinct party under the
name of REPUBLICANS, adopted a strong
Anti Slavery platform, and nominated
the following ticket
For Governor, Kinsley S. Bingham
Lieutenant Governor, George A. Coe;
Auditor General, Whitney Jones State
Treasurer, Silas NJ. Holmes Attorney
General, Jacob NJ. Howard Land Com.
missioner. Seymour B. Treadwell Su.
pcrintendent of Public Instruction. Ira
Mayhem Secretary Of State. McKin
ney. Member ofthe Board Of Education
Hiram L. Miller.
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Congressional Convention,

The Wings of the First Congressional Dis
trict will meet at the CoURr HousE in Mp
pLEnURY, on T%HuRsDAy, the Sd day of August
next, at 10 o'clock, AM, to nominate n Can
didate for REPRESENTATIVE TO CoNGREss, Ia
be supported by the Freemen of this District
at the approaching election.
GEO. W. GRANDEY,
JACOB EDGERTON, District
n. B. HALL, Committed
l.. S. NEWCOMB,
JULY II, 1854.
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Free Democratic Convention

Immediately after the above pro.
ceedin gs the convention met. G. G,
Briggs moved to adopt the platform and
ticket of the Mass Convention. DIR.
George of Calais objected strongly to
Gen. Walton; d. p. Thompson object,
ed to Mr.. Bates.aud quite a scene ensued
but finally Mr.. Briggs motion was
carried BY a large majority. and the con.
%vontior adjourned
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E& Stillman Churchill, late propri-
etor of the Mansfield House. in Stowe,
has been committed to Hydepark Jail on
charge of obtaining a large amount of
goods in New York f%raudulcntly, pre-
tending that he had large means and was
then entertaining 800 boardcrs. Tho
fact appears to be that he bad no means,
and that tho number of his boardcrs
would have been more correctly stated
by removing the two ciphcrs from the
right. lie however comes out in a card
in elfjusti6cation and charging hard
things upon his noighbors. NorthfeAd
Messenger.
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Adjourned to 7 o'clock p. NJ.
EVENING.

For the purpose of bringing up dis
tinct issue. Judge Howe of C1stleton.
introduced "A resolution to nominate a
state ticket, which was adopted by a ma.
jority vote, and a committee was ap-
pointed to present a ticket.
The Committee named Lawrence
Brainord for Governor, f. p. Walton
for Lieut.. Governor, and Henry NJ
Bates for Treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. Sampson. and af-
ter discussion by Messrs Pingrey ,Samp-
son. Powers and others, the report wa:
laid on the table, and the Convention
adjourned until 5 o'clock p. NJ. tomor.
row.
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NoRTH CARoLivA Mr.. I l. Cling.
man. formerly a Wig but now an open
mou'hed and fiery Democrat, ha' written
n letter to his constituents in North
Carolina, ~dcnouncing Gen. Dockcry, the
Wig candidate for Governor of that
State, The Raleigh Register, a sound
Wing paper. n Y that mo doubt Mr..
Clingman and Gen. Dockery differ wide
" about the powers 9nd duties Of the
general and state governments. The
difference is this-Mr Clingman is a
nul2ifey. q ScccSSioniSt, and Gen Dock
cry is a UNIoN MAN opposed to nullifca-
ton and secession, and hostile to those
whs would Plunge us into civil war :
Long NAV this difference continue
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Second DlsTRIcT.-The Wings of
the Second Congressional District hold
u convention al White River Junction,
on the eth inst, to nominate a candi-
date for Representative in Congress.
Mr.. Tracy, as Ne ave already stated,
declines a rem ominatioD.
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Kossuth was invited to speak on
the war, at Liverpool, but he made it
a condition of his acceptance that a
good demonstration be made, and that
resolutions similar to those passed at
Nottingham be presented. The day
for his visit had not been named.
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On motion of DR.. Powers. The ticket
nominated by the Mass Convention was
approved unanimously, and the convcn-
ton adjourned.
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The Mass Convention.

The State Mass Convention at Mont
rolier, last Thursday, was very numer-
ously attended. All parties were rep
resented in it,but there was a decided ma
jority of the old Liberty men and Free
%soilers. The Notwithstanding q
new REpuBLIcAN' party, and laying
down a general platform of principles
like those for which We have all along
contended, besides the special and dom
inant issue of opposition to the extension
of Slavcry.-worc adapted by acclama-
ton aud with great enthusiasm. A re-
solution fully endorsing the liquor law
of this State is embraced in the series,
Worthy and excellent men were nomi-
mated as candidates-two Of whom will
coincide without doub.) with the ticket
put in nomination at Rutland-Messrs
FLErcuER and BATES. Mr.. Shafter has
addressed letter to the Wing State
committee, declining the nomination for
Lieutenant Governor, and Gen. FLErcH-
rR will be an acceptable substitute.
After saying thus much, we canno, but
express our regret that the convention
did no. see fit, with entire unaninity
and cordiality to nominate Judge RoycE,
An earnest desire of accomplishing the
avowed objects Of the convention would
seem plainl, to dictate this course. A
large portion of the Freesoil men were
DESTROYS of taking this course. Another
portion (among tie most bitter Of whom
was Mr.. THOMPSON, Of the Freeman
were determined to take up 4 new man
In this purpose, DR.. Thomas L Powers
very earnestly co-operated, being unsatis
fed that Judge RoYcE had not explicitly
answered to a series Of questions pro
pounded by him in regard to the Liquor
law. The State Temperance Conven
ton on Wednesday was adroitly made tc
contribute to this end, though the Doc
tors plan of making an independent TEN
perance nomination on the spot, was finally
voted down with very great unanimity
DR.. Powers worked hard for the nom
nation of Mr. BRMNfED, by beth con
ventions, but would have been foiled il
his main object, undoubtedly, had tina.
nomination been carried. Mr.. BGAlN
lRp was honestly DESTROYS of a cordia
union that would leave but two partie'
in this State, and it was understood tina
lie would not accept the nomination.
Gen. WALTON or Judge ROYCE viii
probably refuse to be a candidate; il
which event, we trust there will be bu
two tickets in the ield-thc Republical
MS well as the Wing State Commute,
having been authorized by the Conven
ton to fill vacancies in their respcctiy,
tickets. The nominations and platform
OF the Mass Convention were fully ruti
fed by the Frccsoil State Convention.
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FHANKLiY CorNrY.-A Union County
Convention was held at Sheldon, on
Saturday. We have not yet seen u re-
port Of its proceedings
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EsS-- State Conventions, without dis
t%iuetion Of party, were held in Ohio
and Indiana, as we'll as in this State, on
the 18th inst. Some account Of their
doings will be found elsew here in this "a
per.
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temperance, not inconsistent with the
Constitution. will meet my approval.
Your most ob't %serv't,
NJ. CLARK.
GJudge Royce's letter apeears else
whore
On tho question of approving the lot
ters remarks were made by DIR. Powers.
Zimri Howe, J. S. Adams. Azel Spald-
ing, Charles Grant, II Wheeler, II. Car
pcnter, o. II. Smith, L. B Sawyer, and
others. Various motions were made and
then Withdrawn, and a long and animal
cd discussion upon the question of the
cxpcdicncy of making a separate nom
nation
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MAINE.-Mr. II. b. Brewster, who
sometime since started a paper called
/" The LIBERAL" at Bangor, has writ
ten a letter to the Bangor Mercury,
complaining that the opponents of the
Maine law in Maine, and the friends
of the nomination of Mr.. Cary for
Governor, do not come forward and
properly support his paper, and he
must therefore discontinue it.
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Ia L. 3 Whiting. Esq, Editor Of
81. AX0nN 1~[cSScnccr:

81. H(OGHS messenger:
Sin Since the nominations for State
officers were made at Rutland, on the
9TH Of june last, | have been pressed
for some public avowal of my opinions
in regard to the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, and the present Liquor
Law Of this State
| first thought that may views on the
former subject were sufficiently indicated
in accepting the nomination with full
knowledge of the resolutions passed by
the Rutland Convention and that it
best %comportod with my position before
the public, 20 suspend replies for the
present. to the questions proposed upon
that matter. This impression was sig
ni6ed to some Of the gentlemen by whom
/ have been addressed.
But applications of the same kind
arc still continued and to quiet the So
licitude which is manifested. may as
we'll state in general terms: That have
always had that feeling of deep rcpug-
mace to Slavery which so generally per
vades the North, regarding it as utterly
indefensible upon any principle Of natur-
al right, or moral justicc,-and as a
blight and curse upon the prosperity of
Of any people and that | have conse-
quently looked upon the extension of
Slavery as a great evil, to be opposed and
resisted by all Constitutional means |
have never doubted that Congress had
the rightful power to limit its extension;
and therefore, that the sth section of
Missouri. Compromise Act of 1890 was
a valid and binding enactment aud
that it was passed under circumstance
which deprived Congress Of the moral
right to appeal it, though they retained
the legal power to do so.
In regard to the Liquor Law, my
opinion is That the %prohibitory system
shoYld at least have a farther trial of
course | do not think it would be wise
at present to substitute a different sys-
ten though alterations might probably
be made in some of the subordinate
provisions Of the existing law, which
would tend to render it less obnoxious
to objection without impairing its eff
cheney. STEPHEN ROYCE.
EAST 3%ERIsuGRE, July 10Th, 1854.
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20 The Legislature of New IIamp-
shire adjourned last Saturday, instead
Of a week previous, as was contemplated.
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E%- 1t appears that the japanese
insisted upon Incorporating in their
treaty with this government a provision
that . no American ladies shall be per-
mittcd to visit Japan" The gallant
commodore Indignantly refused to con
cedc as much, and stated that if it was
adopted, it might originate in another
naval expedition to that far-famed"
land manned entirely by Yankee
" bellies" SO it was not done.