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To L. ID. Whiting, Esq, Editor of st.
Adams Messenger.

Dir Since the nominations for State Off
GERS were made at Rutland. ON the 9TH of June
last,l 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.
trst thought that myviews on the former
subject were sufficiently indicated in acceptinr
the nomination with full knowledge of the
resolutions passed by the Rutland Conven-
ton and that it best comported with nv
position before the public, to suspend replies.
Tor the present, to the questions proposed
upon that matter. This impression was
'lsnlfi"d to some of the gentlemen by whom
| have been addressed
But applications Of the same kind are still
continued AMI to quiet the solicitudc which
Is manifested, may as well state in general
terms That | have always had that feeling
OF decp repugnance to Slavery which SO gene
rally reryadcs the North, regarding it as ut
tcry indef9nsibe upon any principle Of ma
tural right, or moral justice, and AZ blight
ana curse upon the prosperity of any people
the extension of Slavery a 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 the Mis-
SCUM Compromiss Act of l520 was valid
and binding enactment , and that it was
passed under circumstances which deprived
Congress Of the moral right to repeal it.
though they retained the legal power to do
80
lnre:ard to the Liquor Law, my opinion ia
That the rrohihitory system should at least
ave farther trial of course I do not
INK 1t would be wise at present to substi
tute different system though alterations
might probably lie made in some Of subor-
d'nate ro'isions Of the existing law, which
would tend to render it less obnoxiou. TO oh
lection without i4npairing its efficiency.
STEPHEN ROYCE.
LA-I BERKSHIRE, July 10th, 1854
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The New Hampshire " Settler"

Even New Hampshire, the birth place Of
the President--a State whore for years it has
been an axiom with a great majority, that
the sum Of all that is excellent in politics
and morals could he expressed by the single
word democracy, cannot stand the iniquity of
the Nebraska bill. In no place has the force
of drill in the democratic party been greater
than in New Hampshire. For the leaders to
order was enough The voters had only to
obey.
More unscrupulous co-workers than Frank
Pierce had, to help out his plans at Concord
could not be found. The efforts to secure the
election of his iavorites by the Legislature
have been unsparing, government influences
have heen piled to their utmost: but all
would not do Debate could not be kept off
The wickcdness of the great administration
act Of the Presidents first session had to
stand out in open day Highland day light
was death to his wishes. His acts are con-
demncd by strong majority in his own State
legislature. Those who helped in the evil
work, are condemned. Those who resisted it
boldly, are praised. The traitors to freedom
cannot get the reward which they expected.
Is there a FREE State in the [ Mon where
Franklin Pierce could get one electoral vote,
if the trial were made to-day Not ono. Is
there even Slave State in the Union. where
he could get one electoral if the trial were
made to-day We do not believe there is one.
They may be willing to profit by his acts, but
they despise HIM for committing them.
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occasionally here and there on the hills, some gray
ola ruin mods from clif aud seems about to leap
INTO the valley bclow-and anon you on the lis
'aht MI winch younrr rapidly approaching, rocky
parrcn OF large extent breaking in upon the garden
"hoh your eye has 50 long rested upon.
II rs almost refreshing to look upon the rugged
submits amt moss grown sides and cool shadows of
S"'n Z" "'''rt' 81" hoarf anl deserted but before
N'" nave ma timo I" get cool by thinking un it.
u''NnS assures and the 90 shadow ola great rol, in
weary ''"' 10 s'""nd l'ok' and the thin.
turns o"t !" be an old Ir"nch town of the times
whon as Caesar says all 'nul Wa. divided nut" three
l't'-Nh" It has ITS latin maine given t. by the
co"l"'''hH h"ih"n VINO found It an old rrid'd
IOWA. anu TOOK II by storm with r'tapnlt and batter
'nS Ta"' Ana now you rush by it Ia the ear, t,uu-
"ihS through H. harrow strcc- in diligence, YOU
wonder at it, crooked lanes, it, lofty aud almost
windowlcs' wolls-it low and sunkcn door. which,
thrown open, reveal its dark unurnishcd rooms with
carth or stone hoors that seem comiortlcss and
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-07-14

We hardly remember TO have read ola more
horrible tragedy than Til, one detailed in a
letter to the Ath,ns Poa.
DNNnRin1r, TENT, june 20. 1854.
tragedy has Just been cnactcd in this
Vicinity, more awful and horrible than Los
ever before occurred in any peaceful land -
Elijah Moore and his wife had lived together
some years nlon Il Farm IN French Broad
River near the mouthur thuckv. Thcv had
no children. Miss lot,pcrch, the sister Of
Mrs Moore, was living with them. She was
young lady much esteemed by her aro,,,,n.
tanccs as aniahle, prudent and modest.
Moore and his wife were clever, rcsrcctn.
Die people. He owned Il negro man named
iom, about % years Of age, who bad been
raised III the Iami y. and admitted IT, many
lamiIlHriticS and liberties, such as are too Of
ten allowed to slaves by those who own but
lew. Ibis slave, and two small free negro
boys Iircd by Moore, worked ON the farm
IHr slave Tom had been Insulcnt to the f,mi-
IS, and especially to Mis-, Lotspcech. and he
ought to have been arrested. but Moore was
d'Sirous OF having his labor in the crop at
TINS particular TIM, and was PERHAPS some
VIM Alfald ui the negro. lie therefore suf-
lorrd the negro still to live III the family.
VA Last cdnrsdty evening the slave. Tom.
= H.
err :, not far distant, and in the night entered
the house where Moore and his wife were in
ON" bed, and Mis-, Lptspccch ia another bed
III an opposite corner Of the same room. lie
entered the room with n lamp and axe lie
struck Moore ON the head IL blow with the
c'Er Of tn" axe, causing such instant death
that he did not, when first discovered. an
pear to have moved. Several wounds. arpar-
entity given with great force with the axe.
W're touud upon and about his head. Mrs,
Moore aWoke, Srrang from the bed and con-
tended with the negro in defense Of her hus-
band. The negro inflicted several wounds
upon Mrs. Moore, similar to those uron her
husband, and lifting her from the loor, threw
her upon the bed, where she died in a few
minutes.
While the brief contest was pending with
Mrs, Moore, her sister. Miss I.otspeec6. ran
to hcrrclief. The negro struck her upon the
arm and broke it he then threw her upou
the bed and violated her with many acts of
barbarity and lnhumanity not to be- repeated
She resisted and fought to the last. Her
screams alarmed the negro so that lie killed
h'r ny blow upon the back Of her head, and
then made his escape. The next day the
Whole neishborhOOd assembled, and all who
were there say that the sight of the murder
cd dead was the most awful they had ever
I seen
The whole ncighborhood turned out upon
diIlgcnt search for the murderer. and ON sun
uiN ne was arrested, not. however until lac
had received a severe flesh wound from a rifle
ball. lie made full. though not voluntary
confession, which is confirmed by other cvi-
dencc. On Monday, after general public no.
tice throughout the country round. in the
presence OF AN immense assembly. and by the
expressed appreciation of every individual
present, the negro was chained to stake and
burned to death and to ashes.
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BURLINGTON FREE PRESS FRIDAY MORNING. july A. 1854

of the cruise, when it was proposed to give
up the grog ration, an old quarter gunner de-
INJURED. rcmarking, al have always drunk
my grog, 1T does me good. | can't enjoy my
health without it, He was told that he had
right to 1T; that no power short of Con-
grcss could deprive him Of it, and that a bar
rel of whiskcy should be placed in the spirit
room for his special benefit Finding, how
ever, that all the ships company had given
up that portion of the ration, he concluded
also, to abandon it, 4 year afterwards. at
the island of st. Helena, this old quarter
gunner was ashore OH liberty ON coming
abroad he applied to the commander for per-
mission to get bottle Of beer, as he expressed
1t, to top OF with adding 81 will then
quit drinking altogether, for have made two
discoveries in this vessel. one is that | can
d. without my grog, and the other is that
can't do with it,
\ large number of the best officer, in the
service are in favor of abolishing the wlskcy
ration. y bill striking it from the ration
table has twice passed the Ilous, of Repre-
scntatiycs, but was defeated in the Senate
Our merchant service. whose sails Written
every sea, has with the most beneficial re-
suits, abolished it. Why then should Con
grcss suffer this foe to the sailors welfare.
longer to remain in the Navy.
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BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, JULY II, 1854.
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 mans past life furnishes a better
guarantee a, to what may be expected of
him than any new declarations, be they ever
SO positive and high sounding. The country,
just now, is reaping the bitter fruits of a
hasty and implicit reliance on fair speeches
and smooth promises, rather than on life
spent faithfully in the public service.
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
mpro limited bearing, and should never
he thought it worth our while to question
him. Besides that, in so small State as
this is, any man who has been before the
public for many years, can be found out
well enough on all points, by inquiries OF his
acquaintances, without the necessity of over
whelming him with letters of inquiry as to
what he believes, and what he will do
There are however occasional states of po-
pular feeling, when it is well for a candidate
for an important Office to state publicly his
views On such questions of general policy as
are specially interesting at the time. We
think the present one OF those occasions, and
We are glad to see the public letter of Judge
Royce, addressed to the Editor of the 81.
Adams Messenger, which appears in our
columns to-day.
The letter is brief, and so much the better
1t is decisive and clear its style judicial
rather than oratorical, as might be expected
OF It's author. 1t will be welcomed by his
friends, and it will stop the mouths of gain
sayers, if any there NAV he.
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I he Patent ICUs,

The subject Of the Patent Laws % one of
great consequence to the county, but one
very little understood.
We have been looking over bill reported
few days ago to the Senate by the Commit
ice on Patents, to amend the several acts now
III force relating to the Patent Office It's
curiosity The patent laws are bad enough
s'-eady, both for honest inventors and honest
purchasers of patents, though glorious fair.
for wealthy and persovcring knaycs, and n
mine OF wealth to those lawyers who can
once get hiri, into the bowels Of a patent
cas- Involving large interests. Jarndyco &
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lDreklp free Dress.
STATE NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR.

STATE NOMINATION
FOR GOVERNOR.
Hon. stephen Royce, of Berkshire
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
Oscar L. Shafter, of Wilmington.
FOR TREASURER,
Henry Nj. Bates, of Mortified
COUNTY NOMINATIONS
FOR SENATORS,
G. W. BENEDICT, of Burlington.
ROLLA GLEASON, of Richmond
Ell. WHEELER, of Charlotte.
FOR SIDE JUDGES,
F.. B. GREEN, of Richmond.
LYMAN HALL, Of Shelburne
FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE,
WM II, FRENCH, of Williston.
FOR STATES ATTORNEY,
I. E. WALES, of Burlington.
FOR SHERIFF
HUMPHREY PAUL, of Burlington.
FOR HIGH BAILIrr,
JOHN UPHAM, of Colchester.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-07-14

"Wc don't believe in holding mems noses To III,
old party grindstone," says the Temperance Standard
but every mans nose, especially candidates for Of
nee must DO brought to has party grndstone, how
ever much they may have recommended temperance,
by having abstnncd for years from the use Of ill.,
toNirating drinks is not the tree known by the
FRUIT 1t bears May we not trust the man, poiti-
cally whose whole lite has passed strictly tenn
pcrancc principles Give me such an one rather
than him. who, for the sake of Office subscribe, to the
edct of the Standard, and holds his own nose to that
editors grindstone =.
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ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

Tins P"ST-OrrIcE has been removed to
the South end of the Town Hall. on the base
ment floor. The office room seem, to he very
commodiouS, but we are quite sure that the
room for customers will have to be provided
with more light and better ventilation.
W LEARN that II. r. Campbell, Esq.
has purchased of John Bradley, Esq of thi,
place his real estate here. viz. the homestead.
half of the Stone store and half of the South
NharI.-Eumor gives the price S3j,0O0.
- DlSooNTINrANCE OF 4 PAPER.-The
/ SPrm gteM Da'ly Post, Democratic Jour
nal, was discontinued on Saturday last The
/ Springfield Republican, says 1t has been pub
lished six years, and always at a pecunnry
loss to the proprietor,
- DRowNED,-In Onion river, Just above
Winooski Falls, on Friday evening. July 9TH.
q Canadian boy, named Eli Tatro. aged about
Ii years. His body was recovered ON Sunday
morning, and after an inquest, was buried in
the Catholic burying ground in Burlington.
-TnE Heat On THE 4th was excessive
throughout the country 9O- to 100 - in
the shade were reported at many places
Here the mercury rose to 9js in the shade, and
in the sun to any height according to the
length Of the Thermometers.
-ErrEcTs OF THE HEAT. A cattle train
brought down several cars loaded with fat
hogs for the Brighton Market The animal,
suffered from the heat, so that many of them
1n1 in sb,rt -, ne Al
ground, and in few hours no less than -
lay dead near the track
-RUNuR HAS 1T, saws the y H. indie
pendent Democrat, that Immediately after
the vote for State Printer, Butterfeld applied
TO the |. ). District Attorney. who succeeds
ten. Pierce in his law business, for a ren,re
tdc'dS, to bring in that twenty democratic
majority which the Patriot figured out after
the election.
-THosAs j. SE,RLs, engineer on the
Rutland and Burlington Railroad. was 50
crushed between car and post last week
that he died ON Saturday. His death i,
severely felt by all who knew him.
a BRAKEuAN on the Vt and Mass.
Railroad was knocked from the train in South
Orange. Mass. on saturday last. and killed
His body fell into the river, but WAS soon 70.
covered.
-Jou> CoRLI>>. Of Greenfield. emrmycd
on a wood train on the same road. had one lc.
broken and the other badly bruised at ROYAL
ton on Wednesday, 10y falling under the cars.
~ GRANn State Convention, to consist
OF I'VE delegates from every assembly district
IN New York, has been called, to meet at
Saratoga on the 10th OF August, to deli
''"'''''" VI our ia
o''"',H 'u' VI unr'''"'''E en-
VI '''' N''>' l"'"'r' "' w.
y y n rAcr ron THE h\"w-NorhiNGs -Ihc
shows thar Tho nrubar ~ ir;.b ,'
mted States is less than one million anl
our fcnerdl, STATE and Municipal " Blue
,S,i..,',,tl;, a; "'n eI'" 'l"t uttEl'
States are filled hy Iri.bmen Is il str,n,,c
that Americansm is waking up
We think there must be some mistake
'ho"t that. We have no doubt that a very
great many persons OF foreign birth hold Off
'es oi some kind IN this country, but can
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NeW Puhlicnfinns-

IHE KNIcKFRnocKER for July is at hand.
lively and mrthlul as ever. with now and
then touch of sohcrncss which makes ITS
good humor more piquant. The winding
W of its leading article on " Availability in
candidates for the Presidency" must have
been suggested by the newest experience of
the nation on that head, we think. For sale
by f, Smith.
PrrNNM's MoNTnLY, for July, begins with
an expressive likeness Of the author of the
Potiphar Papers. We find some very rcadu
bic articles in this number, such. for instance
as the articles on "Some Western Birds -
and Natural Diplomatists. - Had we read
the whole number, doubtless we could mem
ton other rticlcs equally as good, For sale
by FULLER.
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The resolutions are as follows;


|. Resolved, That the State of New Hampshire re-.
ailrms the principles promulgated by her House of
Representatives in 1880, that the people are bound
by no compact, expressed or implied, to suffer the
introduction of slavery into territory now free and
that they are unaterably opposed to the erection of
any territory without its prohibition by positive
law"
2, Resoiped That the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise by the passage of the Nebra ka and Kansas
oil, SO called, was IN violation of these principles
was unnecessary, inpolitc, breach ofaith with the
North, dangerous and wrong.
D. Fesofref That the course of George W. Morri-
son and GEORGE W. kittredge, portion of our dele
CATION in Congress, in resisting such repeal receives
the hearty and united approval of the people of New
Hampshire.
A. Re,oiue1, That the course of Harry Uibbard
Moses Norris and Jared ". Williams, the other
members of our delegation, in voting for such repeal
was in opposition to the wishes of the people of the
state trcachcruus TO freedom and the great cause of
equality and human rights, and meets GU, decided
reprobation.
The first was adopted by vote Of 100 to
u.s. the I'd, l55 to 10 the Sd, l56 to 10:
and the 4th, l52 to III.
Doubts are expressed whether the Wash
ington Union (for want of an official copy sent
to it) will ever know Of their passage. Out
of compassion we shall send marked copy
of our paper to the Burlington Senhnd, being
sure that without some such help it will
remain in utter ignorance of the whole pro-
ceeding,
1t may see that the old business has be-
gun again, that of driving the dough faces
Unto obscurity' Harry Ilibbard and his
fellows are already on the road to the land of
silence. We said it would be SO.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-07-14

Eve find some sharp complaints in more
than one paper of the vicinity, about a lack
Unreasonable preparations on board the steam
boats on Lake Champlain, for the comfort of
the many passengers who were on board for
the Fourth Of July Excursion. If any excnse
can be made for sins of omission, there can
be none for the sins of comm ssion, such as
are detailed in the following from the Northern
Standard
" There is another fault which we wish to
find, and we shall not be at all delicate about
1T either. Contrary to general expectations
both on the America and the Canada we had
regular drunkery, from which issued an
uninterrupted stream of damnation from
morning till night. And this is not all -
After making men drunk, from some fancied
injury or want of respect one poor fellow was
chokcd until black in the face by the bio
headed vagabOnd who had charge of the for
ward deck and gangway. Had the outrage
been pcrpetrated on one who was not an
freshman, our short gentleman would have
found himself laundering among the pickerel
OF Lax" ilamplain SO quick it would have
made his head swim. If "A drunken man is
entitled to good and careful treatment from
any quarter, it is from those who furnish
him the rum. As our Lake steamers are
turned into rum holes and candy shops. tenn
perance people will be posted up for the next
excursion.
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y CLAIMS On CUBA The Department Of
State issues the following notice, dn ted July
5th, 1854
Information has been received at this De
partment that the Government of her Cath.
ole Majesty is disposed to consider the claims,
with view to naturalization, Of such citi-
zens Of the United States as were sufferers in
consequence of the repeal, on the Goth ofFeb-
ruary lS45, OF decree issued by the author
tiles OF Cuba on tho 7th of October. lS44. nm
thorising the importation into the ports of the
island of Cuba, duty free, Tor the space of six
months fro'u the date thereof of Lumbar and
other articles necessary for building, and of
corn' corn flour, beans, Irish potatoes and
rice.
Those who sustained losses by the anpul.
ling of the said decree are theref re requested
to forward to this Depai tuent, with as little
delay MS practicable, statements of their losses
accompanied by proper vouchers, in order
that the same may be transmitted TO tn,
American Minister at Madrid.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-07-14

GFA bill for extending by act of Congress,
CoLT's Patent for his firearms. has been in
the Congressional mill for most Of the pre-
sent session. There was good deal Of talk
at an early day about the force of the out
side appliances used to secure ITS passage A
day or two since, Mr. Clngman intimatcd
belief that large sums OF money had been
raised to secure the votes of members Yet
some suppose that his remarks were made to
help the passage Of the hill, on the rrcsunp-
ton that as no evidence OF that sort would
he brought forward, the effect would be a re-
action in its favor
An interesting sketch Of the debate on the
Homestead bill appears in tho Congressional
proceedings
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BrOWnsOn on Schools.

1t Is recorded in the pages of his Review.
oy Dr. orestes Brownson. the great American
advocate of absolutism in both Church and
State, that
" In real well-being, in the refinements of
lie, IN the culture of the soul, in the higher
civilization, or in true national and ndiyi-
dual virtue and happiness, we are far below
the lowest Catholic State. We can boast
only OF our industry. Our literature is not
worth naming our newspapers, for the most
part, are public nuisance our common
schools amount to little, and cannot BE- nuncd
rih those Of austria we have not respect
able library or university in the country:
and the liberty we boast is merely the liberty
OF the mob to govern us as it plcas,s. There
Is perhaps no people on earth that has less Of
mora ana mental independence, or less indi
'ldual freedom and manlincss. We are the
sla'es OF committees, associations, caucuScs
and public opinion, formed by ignorant and
ianatical and lying lecturers, preachers.
newspapers, and drmagogucs. man can be
Tree man here, and speak and act as "A true
man. conscious of his individuality, only at
the expense OF becoming Il Pariuli-an out
cast. "
Now we take it that the fundamental DIFF
ference between American. and Austrian
Schools is this. The great aim of the Ameri-
can school is to fit the pupil to use with
the greatest ability, the powers of mind which
God has given him, to determine what hi.
duties towards Col and man are. To search
for the truth freely, and to declare it BADLY.
and to follow itrromrtly, is to be part ofhis
being Instead of that, the Austrian school
teaches him to follow exactly aud without
question, the "or'S Of the priest. in matters
which concern liz soul-and TO ohev the
ruler withoutqucstionin all that concerns his
body, The American School would mike the
pupil man, The Austrian School would
make him a d,sciphucd brute.