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do wash closets, French other bed
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paror chamber curtains
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Graudoles, parior, hall, and other lamps
Fine gold figured China msne vases and ornaments
Feather BEDS bedding. hair and shuck
Reception, nrm, and other chairs
Fine passage, stair and chamber and rugs
Refrigerator cooking radiator, and alright stoves
With good Of Kitchen requisites and largo lot o.
articles which deem Unnecessary enumerrie
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RrsLrys VARErEThe performances at this theatre
evening gave universal pleasure. The Varcte filed
its utmost capacity The play Of Pauline taken from the
French, great novetyindcscribnbly interesting Miss
Kimberly, the Of the evening the observed Of all
observers We have frequently spoken Of her merits
actress but she seemed 10 excel herself last evening
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RlsI4EYs VARIETE.
Re -engsgemcnt for nights with the great actress,
KIMBERLY.
TUESDAY EvssINe, May 10, 1854,
performed very effective play acts, originally written
the great French actress Rachel, entitled
THE ACTRESS OF PADUA.
To conclude with the most amusing buriesta Of
AsuoDEUs
admission chairs, rs paquefs, 30
rosunda charge reserved
be secured day, om 10 O'Clock, ans to foeocs
y m.
open 7, performance viii commence At O'Clock
May 10
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rairfar Court House, Va,
Mar26--dlw AevSuntsk3awcpis Commissioners.
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Later from the Cape Of Good Hope.
BosToS Hay l5.The brig Spring Box arrived here to-
day from Capetown Cape of Good Hope She brings dates
to the Gath ult.
The papers filled with of immense discoveries
Of gold which extends the entire country, and is found
in greater abundance the surface than in California
Australia. Many persons leaving for the diggings
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14
Evidences of Vitality.

A portion Of the South are prompt to raise
" the mad dog cry of Abohnon' at the first
sign OF any attempt at the North to check
the encroachments of the peculiar institu-
ton" With them all who do not with hearty
service aid in strengthening the hold of
Slavery on the country, are abolitionists. OF
such is the Richmond Engu'rer 4 while
since it said -
abolition, lawlese, rude, vulgar Cyclopian
monster, lies prostrated for the time, with
manged limb and rayless eye, the contempt and
scorn of every honest man, The exertions and
wells OF that crushed and despised faction, are
the only impotent evidences OF vitality thatit
can now exhibit. The filngess viper can hiss,
but it cannot wound. The South is now
potential in the Senate, omnipotent with the
President, and the speedy passage Of the Ne
hraska bill by the House Of Representatives,
will demonstrate that we have abOitionsm
in every form and shape under our feet,
Since that was written, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Connecticut, and the en-
tombing of the Nebraska bill in the House have
shownthe Enquirer some evidences Of vitality
which 1t was not prepared for, The south may
be a." omnipotent with the President but its
power seems to have stopped there for the
present Again the EnYmrer holds the fol
lowing meek language.
"V,rginia ~ this confcdcrocy, rs me ,mper-
sonatiom ofthe rel born, woH educated, rel
brcd ar,stocrat. She looks down from her
elevated pedestal upon her pGrr'nn, ignorant.
mcndacious Yankee vililera, as cOldly and
calmly as "a marble statue, Occasionally, in
Congress, or in the nominating conventions
Of the Democratic party, she condescends,
when her interests demand it, To recognize
the existence Of her adyorsaries At the very
moment when she brushes them.
At the eminent risk Of being " crushed,
the Boston Transcript ventures To give one or
two facts with regard to this " well educated
ar,tocrat, such as, for instance, that IN
native white population of 2,s95 pos, in all
the New England States. 600 adults are
unable to read or write, proportion Of ono
10 every 400, about while IN Virginia, IN
native white population Of o7l,d9@, 15,s6N
adults are unable to- write or read, being
nearly proportion of on' to eycry e''r'n in
hahitants--a state of things which almost
reconcllos one TO hoing an ignorant Yankee ~
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14
Speech of Hon. Richard Yates.

The gentleman from Kentucky, Mr. Ew-
ing, the gentleman from Georgia and the
honorable senator from Illinois, tell us that
the Missouri eo'"rrn"i>n nf lSon was no
compact The gentleman from Kentucky
MIR. EWING says, - consequently, there was
no compromise there was no concession it
could not in any fair application of the term,
he called a compromise The gentleman
from Georgia attacks il with all the technical
acumen IF the lawyer, and argues that it
lacked all the essential elements of COM
pact, that the South got no consideration /;
that there were no contracting parties "
- there was no compact about it, The SEN
stor from Illinois, in his last speech in the
Senate, took the same ground he says, "
deny that i was 4 compact in any form y
Now, sir, We are growing wiser than our
fathers. Young America, with ruthless hand
i, celebrating all the old and time-tested
landmarks, names. and ideas, and is going
forth with a flaming sword OF innovation,
laying waste the Anticipated >uperstructurcs
Of our Su,pi' DUndcd fathers. II the act of
lN-0 WIS not compromise. then' sir, 1t has
lived longer than the gentleman from hcn-
lucky MIR Ewinsl has lived with a mi-no-
mnr, How did it get that name We do
not usually call simple law a compromise.
Why did Clay, Calhoun, Webster, and tasS
all call it COM rumlsc il it was not such
Why, sir, the moment it passed, and even
helore II passed, 1t received that name from
it, graf autlurs it WAS chrIstencd in that
name, aud Its birth Was hrralded with the
ringing OF bells aud the hrmI ui cannon, and
with oNul'lnt SHOUTS pr ioy lpl gladncss --
Mr.. Niles, in ms Register. published 1T Bnlt'-
mulc At that ti.nc, (Ntrch 1t, le2o,) aitcl
>ptah.nS 1t Ito r.,sA1 said
" Tho cicumstsGc'' ot the case gaze t" I'M. Ia"
moral force rpual in that of positive prohihitio,
= 'u. bu''iuton aud w' no u.t hazard any thint
h. ,aying tn, the CONSTITUTE N exists An its ohscr
''uc,. nth ia'tle, have sacrificed much To concil
iatiup, We l,t iu soc TIC compact kent in goo'
att and ~. tut thtta kind Plu iIcucc will Opt
the NH' Co. irl"'r "a of an evil Which every suo'
cit go drWocii,' the supreme curs' vi ihc c"uu
49,
The Argument of the ; nat ~ from Illinois
that g." hlss'urI t'm romise is repealed 4"
suppressed hy 9 lIur pies of the Utah an'
New Mexico bills, upon the pretencc tina
the Missouri compromisc was to he dividin,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14

Every animal rightly wears the lace Wlllch
his maker gave him, though all are not quite
contented to do 50. Ferocious natures seem
TO he aware, sometimes, that their true ex-
preston is against them, and by an assumed
guise they entrap the credulous and the UNI
wary. 1t is well sometimes to examine the
teeth as we'll as the skin, lest we find that
what we took for a sheep at first sight, has
really the jaws of wolf.
Take for instance, the " principle, which
it is said is established by the Nebraska Bill
We have it thus set forth by one of its Yer
mont advocates, the Sentinel. See that
paper of the 30th of March.
- That principle is, that in all the territory
now belonging to the United States or here
after to be acquired, the people there shall be
free TO make their own local laws upon the
question Of Slavery as well as others, free to
legalIze Slavery or to prohibit it, free to form
at a proper time their own state constitution
without diotstion from Congress and when 50
formed, FREQ 10 come into this glorious Union
ap an equal unrestricted State
Who save interested politicians, can find
fault with this principle, the nam lever Of
our Revolutions, the corner stone of our Union
of States There is no deception about II
The proposition is the simplest possible and
the most fundamcntil Shall the people Of a
territory enact their Own local laws = Or
shall Congress do II for them even against
their will
II has a very innocent look. but la' us scru
time II a little Il it to be understood that
.' the people there in all tho Territory
now belonging to the United States. are not
now under the government of tho Cnite'
States, OF are they partly so and partly under
some other government What other eXistin.
government has either the power OF tho rlgh
TO make laws for all that territory or for am
parts of it Is thore anywhere government
under which the people Of part Of the ter
rtory have the right to make iust what law
they may please Has any State Of tho Unio
or any part of its people, that right VIII
are the people" spoken Ut po'o It nean al
the human bcinss there, pr nul} q small Tirt
Men of all colors, OF only the white skin,
suppose a few hundreds OF few thousand
IN any part Of the n'trd. Ntit's territory
either in or out of any existing state In
matter how they came therol should, 'o'n'
how. saw thcy are a Stdte-that they hay
frmod republican constitution, and ma
by its Fundamental laws there Is to Ice n
special appropriation Of an individual ct IN
sex to one of the other, but that AL are
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14

The returns from Rhode island az far a.
gwen, show that tho Mhlgs have car
RCD both branches Of the General Assembly,
and that Hoppn the wing candidate for
Goyernor If elected ly the people by malprl
IS of about $500
In Connecticut tho def at Of the Admins
tration grows moro overwhelming and uuVrc-
ccdeutcl a., mll prtlruiira cum" IN. la,t
year tho Administration had three quarters oi
the senate, and the " higs hut IRE senators.
The nest senate eiil sflud ScreHtreH Wings
"a CIur democrats last year the Dcmncrats
had tvr th,rlr # the ilous' ~ Representa-
uycs. The next House viii consist of lo-
Wings and Free >pile,s to ~ democratic. Last
wear the Democratic Candidate Tor Governor
had a majority in his favor of over 700
votes. Now he has majority against him
& t..,.t .lun . ,hopro al nKrr Ii tllln yotpe
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14

q Mr.. SAVES LrcrrRr.-MR JONI G.!
SAKE made, we believe, his first appearance as
lecturer before a Burlington audience, last
Tuesday evening in Concert Hall, which was
crowded to pyerhowing
The subject was g Poetry and Poets" Mr..
SAKE commenced with the Frenchman who
said that Poetry was, in his opinion, " next
to Prose, the very finest kind of writing" lie
declared that Poetry had never been defined,
the most satisfactory definition being that of
Coleridge " Poetry is the rhythmical creation
of beauty" lie thought that the number of
mute inglorious Millions" was not small,
though, especially in this country, those who
" die with all their music in them in these
days, are few. lie gave short sketches of the
worldly condition of the more celebrated
that poets are blessed above the mass of man
kind i'll worldly goods as well as IN " the gift
and faculty divine He defended humorous
poetry from the aspersions of those who
would deny it claim to the name of Poetry
and lecited his own very witty piece " Miss
McBRIpE" He closed with ~ assertion Of
the purity as well as power of the influence
exerted by true Poetry. The lecture abounded
in humorous turns which were well given, but
slight tone, in our humble opinion, narred
the otherwise effective delivery of the more
eloquent passages. The whole was we'll re
ceived and Mr.. SAKE has assuredly no reason
to complain of his reception by an audience
OF his towns folk
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14

This diplomatic notes which passed between
the fr,cnds of Mr. Cutting and Mr. Brecken.
ridge who were entrusted to adjust the quarrel
between their principals or to arrange for end
ing it by a fight, have been published and
make strange revelation. 1t seems the duel
was decided upon but in settling the condi-
tions az to weapons-tho distance &c, and
under what circumstances the scoondofthc one
was to be at liberty to shoot-down the other
principal, they found Themselves puzzled as
to who was the challenger. To solve it, an
appeal had to be made to the principals them
selves as to what they meant-whon it turned
out that note of Mr.. Cuttings put in hand
Of Mr.. Breckenridge friend at the outset
tbut which the latter had never showed Mr.
Breckenridge at ally was declared at once
perfectly satisfactory, and that there was
nothing to fight about
Mr. Breckenridge's friend seems to have
been a real Sir Lucius O'Triggcr. The fight
must not be spoiled 1t was too pretty IA one,
to be marred hy giving the gentlemen a
chance to- understand each other. 1t would
be soon enough for explanations, after on or
both had been wounded or perhaps one shot
dead by the other. Indignation at such
strocity, and scorn Mt the notion. which fur
nish an occasion for its exhibition, cannot be
expressed in as strong terms as they deserve.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14

As the Wings ran two Candidates for
Governor, and majority is necessary to elect
no Governor is elected by the people. ~ dos
patch from Hartford gives the entire vote at
about 81 300, of which bhtton, Wing, has
about $500; Chapman, Temperance Wing,
about 800; lngham Dem. about 2S 900
and Hooker, Free Soil, about 200. Pierce.
Douglas 4 Co., turn deaf ear to all the re-
incetfahrca p0urotl IN upon thcm The voice
of the people through tho ballot box will
however, wake them up in time.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14
compliment to New Hampshire Voters.

Washington Democratic paper says, that
" The vote in New Hampshire was not taken
on the Nebraska bill. It va not made Il test
Democrats rore MT nohfcd TINT they wHnid
be erpected 10 roto for or against IT," Rather
cool, that, we think. 1t is only necessary
then, it would eeem, for the leaders at Wash
ington to 'enNew Hampshire Democrats what
they must vote for and they will do 30. As
for the voters having any cr't'Sn' .frr than
so'res, on q matter Of high national concern,
1T need not be taken into the account at all
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14

~ Cow MAcDoNouon The New York
Mirror, recently, while rraising the marital
accomplishments Of MIR. Cutting, Of New
York. told an absurd yarn to the effect that
Com. Macdnough when client Of Mr.
Cuttings. once cont him an invitation to
meet him with whatever weapons he might
select Mr.. C. chose natures own, and in
hi, Office. gave the Commodore a rummcling
that he long remembered" The following
contradiction Of the story is from the Buffalo
Patr,o', to which it might be added that the
hero Of the battle of rattslurgh Bay was a
man of religious principle, and of moral
courage enough to settle private quurrcs in
some other way than Ivy fighting.
The story that Cutting "pummelled Com.
Macdonough, is ridiculous fabrication. The
Commodore died in 1895, in the Mcditerrane-
an, near the close of u three years cruise He
left the country in lS22, about thirty-two years
aro and never returned to it alive. Cutting can
not BE- much, if any, over fifty years of age.
and therefore could not have been in the
rracticNof law when Com. Marlborough died
But if the statement was not an impossibility
for the reason named. those who remember
the singularly urhanc and dignifcd manners
and the amiablc and equable temper of that
most gallant and accomplished sailor. to say
nothing of his exceedingly muscular AMI
powerful frame. would have no hesitation il
pronouncng it foolish falschood. We Ven
turc to say that Macdonough was never en-
gagged in "A fight. EXCEPT in defence of the fla,
Of his country. from the time he was assailec
by three armed hravocs at "A port on the Med
/ ;torronoon IN tlp 1uy nr hi. Ipat Ia 10 IVA
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14
Mr.. Nafns, SneCCh.

We give some extracts from an able speech
made in the House March 2Sth, by Mr.. Yates,
ing to get from that State, ON the question Of
opening the door for Slavery to go in Ne
braska, some other sounds than such as have
been uttered by Douglas and Richardson, The
insidious attempts of Slavery to worm itself
into Illinois in spite Of the ordinance of 49,
and their failure by the very influence of that
great measure for freedom. will be interesting
to our readers
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14


of the coming storm Now York, Ohio,
Maine, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and New |,
Hampshire, ana other States. have alycady |
spoken the words OF doom to this measure.
And 1t is my opinion that a majority Of the |
people Of the STATE Of Illinois will rcpudiatc
this measure. notwithstanding it goes TO them
with the prestige Of such high names as the
share largely in the confidence and consdera-
tion of the people of that state. The passage
Jt resolutions through the legislature Favor
able to the bill has been hcraldcd AZ great
triumph, but when properly understood, they
will be regarded in the light OF most sigma
defeat. In Fact. sir, no stronger evidence of
the Popular odinm OF this measure can bc
presented from any section Of the country
than is eyinced by the action of the Illinois
Legislature. There are one hundred mem
bows IN both Houses, aud only furty-hvc-not
majority cf the whole numbcr-votcd for
the resolutions. Jf ffty-four Democratic
members in the House, only twcnty-sc,en
voted for-just one hulf-iIrh II twsaty-onc
Democrats in the Senate, only fourtecr voted
for the resolutions. OF the sevcnty-hte De-
mdcratic members in both Houses, thirty
four either voted against the bill, or lodged
the question. And got, sir, this is called
victory. If in .ha. iogislL'ure composed Of
~ PU-"O'i"i di'u p'llticdi .ii,nu' VI wv
Senator and my toFlcague. with whom their
influence upon ali measures Of party and
the fearful falling off, is it not omit.cr-s Of a
deep and strong condemnation of the measure
ny the people, upon whom the stringent APP
nllanccb Of party domination and discipline
cannot bc brought to bear
We ave t,lJ that ,,o nv, o,,,,ol ., .Lo
o,-o,t rr;,,;,to Is ii, ..a.'ll.. .i,',
ri'"' Pi". ~, VI SUI SoNci ,iu'cn'' am t,a'
We adYUca'c the same rrlhclries advocated ny
. Lord North AMI his Confederatcs in the
. British Parliament ftiSatJs the Colonies !
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14

Is 4 CLfRsrMvN 4 Citrsrr'-.Tho New
York Mirror puts this question at the head of
paragraph IN @lhch 1t carries the war into
Africa thus
One would infer from the slang OF certain
reckless Senators, parlizan editors, and Pewter
Mug spouters, that clergym'n h1s no right to
express an opinion upon any public measure or
political subject Three thousand educated
and intelligent ministers Of Christianity have
no business, we ais '..lA, IL sign their names 20
n petition or remohstfaitcb 10 90 Selcrs the
Congress of the nation. 1t is only your rum
hole rowdlos that have right to be heard on
questions of vital interest and Importance to the
State and to humanity. These patriots of the
grog shop, these fro,hy denagogues, alone have
the right to discuss the Affairs Of the nation!
In country where all secis are tolerated,
there is no danger Of the Church exercising an
undue influence on the State. and it is rather
to be regretted that moi only the clergy, bu,
that wise and educated men OF all classes do
not axe mcre active interest in political of
fairs. 1t is the duty Of every good citizen &c
vote for good men at the ballot boNes, and to
advocate good measures IN the halls of letisla-
ton. The right Of petition and remonstrance
is absolute to all classes Of citi,ens--to the
clergy as well as to the laily; and we think
the voice of $4,000 Ministers of the Gospel a
gainst the Nebraska Bill Is quite as sianliican
and as respectable as the canor Of 10000 of
flee holders in favor OF it,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14
County Commissioner.

just previous to the late election for CUun-
ty Commissioner in this County, there were
made very contradictory statements as to Ger
tain matters of fact, which the following
communication goes to explain. For our
selves, we never doubted for moment, that
there must have been some r,ai miNakc
about the Shelburno affairs, believing that
neither on the one side nor the other would
there be any intention to assert that which
was known to he untrue. 1t seems that from
the way in which the Shclburnc rccumncuda-
ton was drawn, (whether by accident or not
is of no consequence hcre) DR.. Goodyear was
justified in asserting that hro Sclcctmcn had
signed the recommcnlat ton, although in fact
but enc had done So All the rest is small
matter. The commissioner must be guided
by his arm Iudcmcnf IN deciding whether he
shall OF shall not require bonds, and whether
he shall heed recommendation Of one set of
names or of another. All that, the lar leaves
with him.
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En- ounap Affairs


The Europa brought no news Of actual con-
fict and bloudshed, but the mutterings Of the
approaching storm in Europe are distinct
and unmiatakcablc The principal facts are
that Count Nesselrode has announced to the
Governments Of England and France, that the
Gar will give no reply to the Joint summons,
which was the ultmdtvm on their part pre-
vious to declaration Of War that the
organ of the French Government states that
Nicholas, after failing in his secret advances
to the English Government, made similar pro-
posols 10 France which uere decAned-that
Russia has acknowledged the neutrality of
Sweden that a great stir existed in the
Russian armies on the Danube portending
possibly an attack on K4laint--that
active hostilities are like to be opened by two
steam frigates, French and English, sent to
force the Russian stockado at the mouth of
the Danube-and that panic existed in the
English stock market, and a general fall Of
securities at Paris and Vienna, in view of the
threatening aspect of affairs.
The Baltic fleet under Sir Charles Napier
numbered at the last accounts, nine screw
line of battle ships, three sailing line OF
battle ships, eight screw frgatcs and six war
steamers of smaller size, carrying in all 1865
uugs and II ,0l5 men. 1t was to be further
reinforced in a few days, by nine line of battle
ships and ten other ships, beside the French
squadron, part of which had already sailed
The next news from the Baltic and the
Danube will be looked for with intense in
tcrcst