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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-03-01
For the Register.
Melons.
BRisToL, Feb. II, 1854.


Mn. EDITOR:
Permit me, sir, to give
to the public, through the columns of
your valuable paper few remarks on
the culture of the melon. There are
but few who thoroughly understand its
culture. The method generally prac-
tiscd is to plant the seed the same as
many other garden seeds : hoe them
a few times, and if they obtain good
large ones, it is merely by chance, if
not, they get discouraged and give up
the hope Of raising them at all. Now,
| will endeavor to give my method Of
raising them for a few years past with
success, notwithstanding the draug hit
from which we have suffered.
In the first start, l obtained an OK
ceient variety, both large and excellent
favored second, had the land in good
condition; then marked off the hills sew
en- feet apart each way, and dug tho
the holes two feet deep and the same in
length and width, placing the top soil
by itself, so as to be handy in replac-
ing it back in the bottom Of the hole
then put in about one foot in depth of
good hog-pen manure and filed UP the
remainder with good rich compost, of
manure, soil and lcached ashes. The
ground is then ready for planting as
soon as it is warm enough to insure
quick termination. After planting tho
seed, | place four common bricks a.
round the hill, forming a square
large enough to admit Of pane of
glass, which forms strong defence a.
gainst insects of all kinds. They
should be watered twice every day,
morning and evening, by removing tho
glass, but not with cold water from the
well, as it would check their growth.
The water should have the chill off.
The best way is to have it drawn a
few days previous and stand in the
open air in barrel rtub Of any kind.
After the vine is large enough to crowd
on the glass, turn the bricks up edge
wise, and replace tho pane. When
they begin to crowd again, remove the
bricks and glass, and hoe them thorough
ly, and water them with barn yard IL
quor diluted with water. | leave a.
bout two good thrifty plants to the
hill, and keep the runners well trim
med off Any one following the a.
bovc method will obtain good large
melons. JOIN MCKEE.
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GJr Rrglstrr.
For County Commissioner,
Hon. DAVIS RICH, of Shorcham.


On our first page will be found the
pointed and admirable speech Of Mr.
MEAcnAM on the Nebraska bill as re.
ported in the Daily Glcbe. 1t is need
less for us to say that the main consid-
crations in regard to this question are
forcbly and clearly presented, and that,
too, in manner to make an impression
even Oh Southern minds. 1t has no
mere idle defamation or rant. no vague
gcnoralities, or moralizings about an in.
stituton as to which the opinion of the
whole civilized world is clear and undi-
vided Whatever is said pertains di-
rectly to the business in hand, and is
put to the purpose of the speaker.
The day after Mr.. MEAcnAM spoke,
Mr.. SrErnENs of Georgia-thc ablcst of
the extreme Southern representatives
ON the floor of either branch of Congress
made an elaborate and ingenious re-
ply, in which he attempted to party the
homo trusts of his Northern cCmpccr.
The best that could be said on that side
was undoubtedly said by Mr.. STEPHENS,
yet we doubt if he himself we're satisfied
that he had refutod or fairly met a sin
gle material point in the speech of Mr..
MgACnAM
We believe the people of this district
and of this State could have no better.
more sincere, or more effective champion
Of Freedom against the cncroachmonts,
duplicity, and trcrchery of Slavery and
its minions North and South, than our
present able representative. The Wing
party of this State has always main
tanned, and ever will faithfully maintain.
the firm and unhinching position in re-
gard to the extension of Slavery now
occupied by our entire delegation in
Congress Oh this question. We ask ev.
cry citizen who is in earnest on this sub
ject,to consider carefully and we'll in what
way he can make his vote best felt for
the advancement of free principles. Will
any man of this faith continue to vote
for the men by whom they have been
basely betrayed into the hands of a par
ty whlch-CccR an 1eTDlOnL-sunnorts
the Infamous bill of Douglas To such.
we have no advice to offer. Judge We
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Whereas, The Addison County TEN.
perancc Society has proposed to raise
$50, 900 towards the s250,000 Carson
League Fund proposed by the Vermont
State Temperance Society, and have re.
questcd that each Of the two Probate
Districts ofthis County should raise one
half of the above named sum:
RcsoIrcd, That We approve of the rec.
ommendation of the County Society, and
that we will take measures in connection
with the other towns in this Probate Dis.
trict, to raise at least Sl7,500 on which
there shall never be called for more than
ono per cent in any one year.
Whereas, For local purposes or to
promote the cause of Temperance in this
Probate District separate Fund should
be raised
RcSoirH, That VIC will attompt to
raise for tac local Fund, to BIO controlled
by Trustees appointed by the subscribers
thereto, the same amount as for the State
Society Sl7 800, aud that the subscrip
ton shall not be binding, till it is filled
to the amount of S 1000. and that never
moro than ono per cent shall be called
for in one year
Totef, That Jos Brockway,Wm. Carr
and Locklin Wainwright, be Commit
tee to procure subscriptions in this town
both for the State Society, and for the
Probate District Fund.
In looking at the influence of the pres
cnt on the future, and referring to the
fact that at one turning point in lIisto.
ry, had Carthage instead Of Rome. be-
come by the fortunes of war, mistress
of the world, we might have been groan-
ing in bondage rather than enjoying the
delights of liborty-Dr Merrill briefly
alluded to the gloomy evils of the gall.
ing bondage of intcmperance, which
swelling as they go, would inevitably Wis
it future generations, if friends of Tenn
pcrance did not labor with their might
now, while there was hope of overboor-
ing the gigantic wrong The resolutions
were seconded by DIR, Labarcc, WHO re-
fcrred to the influence Of Vermont in
the present crisis, and the Importance of
New England sustaining her position in
this great struggle Of virtue against
vice, which is going on in America, aud
the immense evil which would insue. if
the advance guards of the Temperance
army in New England should finch or
fall in the action. 1t would send disas-
ter all over the Union since the friends
of the cause were looking for hope and
sympathy to the defendants of the Pur
itans. After bcnediction by DR.. Mcr-
rill, $1,000, in round numbers we're
subscribed in support of the Carson
League, 81 900 for the State and $4,000
for the District Association. The monu.
ment at Thermopylm, bore this inscrip-
ton: Stranger, 90 tell at Lacodcmon
that we dicd in obedience to her laws u
Tho stern language Of this meeting,
as near as we could translate was
" Stranger. 90 tell the World that Yer
mcnt lciH have the Maine Law and lire
III obedience to it.
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1t was truly all oversight OH the part
of the last Meeting of the State Ten
pcrancc Society, that it did not adopt a
resolution commendatory of the several
News Papers in this State, which have
spoken out so noJiy in favor Of our pro-
htbit0ry Liquor Law We are not a.
mong the number Nho have taken UNI.
bragg at this oversight, although we feel
that we have endeayored TO do our whole
duty to the cause of Temperance. We
saw written resolution i'll the hand Of a
very respectable gentlemen. in the Con.
yention, commendatory Of all the papers
In the State which have taken the side
Of the Law--and the number is not few
which he informed us, lie intended to
present for the consideration Of the meet
ing. We advised him to do so but in
i'll the hurry of business. it was inadyer-
family omitted. The convention, would,
undoubtedly, have adopted the Rcsolu-
ton, unanimously, if it had been pre-
scntod We know that the universal
sentiment Of the individuals present at
the meeting, was gratitude to every ed
tor and publisher in the State who has
stood up in his strength against the com.
mon enemy, RUN. 1t was simply an
oversight on the part of the Convention,
that such resolution was not passed.
We trust, our friends of the Temperance
Press will not lay this neglect to heart,
too seriously.
The temperance community under
stand. very well that there are a number
of genuine Temperance papers in this
State, who have borne the burden and
heat" of the day-who have made great
sacrifice by the loss Of Subscribers who
are opposed to the llw-by sustaining
the cause of Temperance. The Papers
/" fought good fight" even before the
St0nda'd came into being-and, of
course, they will not now be deserted by
the friends Of Temperance, TO sustain the
standard. We will allow that, the
iStandard is good paper, and sincerely
hope it will receive good support ;
nevertheless. the Chronicle, G.. II. Ur-
oU Aurora q tie IaheN w. U'dtch-
man, Calclonian, Star, Messenger,
Register, Free Press, Post, Banner,
Telegraph and others, have come up to
the support of the cause, and arc also
deserving the confidence and support of
all true temperance men. :" Let justice
be done" &c.-RcpOSitorY
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The Nebraska Bill Democratic -
Measure.

80 Liberty, what crimes are pcrpc.
trated in thy name $50 exclaimed
Madame Roland, as she was led to the
scaffold by tho mobocratic leaders of :.
triumphant and reckless party in the
times of the French Revolution. What
shall we say at this day, of that " De
mocracy which is aiming to fastcn up
OH the fairest portion of our territory
portion ten times as large as the State
of New York-the curse of chains and
slavery ? Ola party which would not
merely guillotinc the votarics of Libcr.
ty, but which would make Liberty her.
self the victim2 Words are wanting to
express the height of this enormity.
The fact is undeniablo that this is a
pet measure of the party in power. The
Washington Union-the Administra.
ton organ openly and boldly proclaims
that support of the Nebraska bill is q
test Of" Democratic ;" orthodory The
Albany Argus, and other leading Dem.
ocratic organs of the North rciteratc
this. and instruct the = faithful ac.
cordingly. The Concord .Pat,iot and
the Boston Post support the bill An
tic rcguIv . Democratic lapcys in
Ve/moM sustain ii. But will the peo.
pie sustain them? Is there to be no
end to this subscrviency to Southern in.
tuence2 Is such Democracy" to be
forever triumphant? The times demand
serious reflection on the part of every
freeman as to the course he ought to
take " Democracy is inseparably
welded to this Nebraska infamy. Who.
ever would repudiate this must dissolve
all connection with that also. Consis.
tency and sincerity leave him no other
cOurso
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appointment Oh liCenHing CommiS-
sioner.
Pursuant TO call, the meeting con
vcncd ut vcrgcnncs Feb 2Ist at 10 O..
clock A. NJ
The meeting was called to order, and
Judge MrNslLL was appointed Chair.
man.
On motion, Ira BiNGrAM was ap
pointed Scribe
On motion, A Committee of five were
appointed by the Chair to nominate a
Commissioner, for the County.
The Committee recommended Judge
RIcn. Of Shoreham, who was nominated.
On motion, DR. Merrill, Peter Starr
and Ira Clifford were appointed an Ex
ocutivc Committee by vote of the House.
On motion of Dr. Merrill, Voted
that the editors of the papers of this
County, and the J'0moM Temperance
'Sa"(ard. be requested to publish the
proceedings Of this meeting in their re-
spectiyc papers.
On motion, Voted to adjourn sine die.
HARVEY MUNsnL, Chairman.
IRA BINGHAM Scribe.
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Bennington Battle Monument Associ-

At a meeting of tue executive com.
mittee of the bennington Battle Monu
mcnt Association, held at Bennington
February I'd, 1854, the following Pre-
amble and Resolutions were adopted -
WHEREAS, the committee, regarding
it of the first importance that the dis.
trict treasurers should appoint solicit.
ors, upon whose zeal and ability they
can depend and to accomplish this they
may deem it cxpedicnt to visit many il
not all, the towns in their districts -
Therefore
Rcsofrcd, That each of said trcasur.
ers be allowed fair compensation for
his services.
RcSolccd, That the district trsasur.
ors be requested to pay over all monies
IN their hands for the above object to
the treasurer Of the Association SAMUEL
II. BRowN, Of Bennington, and to trans
nit to said treasurer the amount of I'M
paid subscriptions, as returned to them
by the solicitors Of their respective dis
trcts, on or before the tenth of March.
tenth of April, and twcnty-ffth of May
next.
And whereas this association. at their
meeting in Rutland, did not adopt a
form Of subscription for sums less than
ten dollars therefore
Rcsolrc,l, That the Chairman of this
committee is hereby directed to draw up
the form of subscription for sums less
than ten dollars, aud send the same to
the several district trcasurers request
ing said trcasurcrs to distribute said
forms Of subscription to each of the so.
llcitors under his appointment.
RcSoIled, That the Address to the
citizens of Vermont, as presented by
the chair, be published in the Vermont
State banner, together with the doings
of this meeting, and that 800 copies Of
the same be published in the form of a
circular. WIN. BIGELOW. Gin.
PEREZ HAYWOOD, Jr., lScc'y pro tenn.
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ART. /. This association she'll be
called the Temperance Union of Addison
Probate District and any person may
become member by signing fifty dollars
2. The officers Of the Union shall be
a President, Vice President, Secretary.
Treasurer, Collector and seven Directors.
3. The object of the Union shall be
to promote the cause of Temperance
Its business shall be conducted by the
Directors, and they may appoint an a.
gent in any town in the District. to per
form any particular service they may as.
sign him. They may call meeting by
giving one weeks notice in some newspa-
per printed in the District.
4. Any member may withdraw from
the Union by paying arrearages and Civ
ing one years notice.
5. This Constitution may bo altered,
at any meeting duly warned, by two
thirds Of the members present.
We the subscribers of the Temper
ance Union of Addison Probate District.
agree to pay to Collector of said I'm
ion, whether appointed by the Society or
by the Directors, all assessments made
by said Directors, provided they do not
exceed one cent per annum of our sever,
al subscriptions. The first meeting for
the choice Of officers shall be held at the
town Room in Middlebury. on Thurs
day, the 10th day of March next at half
past 0 o'clock, A. NJ.
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Addison County Temperate,


The adjourned meeting of the Add.
son County Temperance Society. con
vcned at the Town Hall, in Vergennes
Feb 81, at 2 o'clock, p NJ. The Pres
ident being absent JUICE MuNsILL. one
of tho Vice Presidents took the Chair
On motion, Ira Bingham vas appoint.
ed Secretary, pro tenn.
On motion of Dr. Merrill, That We
raise $4,000 in this County for the
State Society, or one seventh part Of
$500 proposed to be raised by tho
State Society. Adopted.
On motion, That each Probate Dis.
trict In this County raise their proper.
ton, or one half of the s35,OOO-each
in their respective Districts. Adopted.
On motion, That three persons from
each town in the County be appointed a
Committee to circulate Pledges for sub.
scrlption. Adopted, and the following
persons were appointed For
addison, Jason Brown, Philander
Hanks and lIeman Converse;
Panton, Geo, Spenccs, John d.
Smith and Nelson ii, White;
FeTgennes, Rev. H. n Leavitt, A
Mclaughlin and II. Stowell
Etyris6mrgh, N. w. Porter, Benja
mid Ferris and Cyrus w. Wicker;
Mac Hdrcn, Sylvester Doud, OH.
yer Smith and Saml. p Nash;
Bristol. Truman Crane, Harvey
Parmelee and Chas Fuller
Lincoln, Elihu burlington, Chase
Bush and Enos p IIoag;
Monkton, Coles Cook, David Webb
aud Rodrick Baldwin
&aykSJor6, Ira BUSHNELL William
North, and Benz. L. Knight;
Walhan', N. A, Saxton, David
Hawley and View. Pierce
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have had the effect of exciting feelings
at the North and West and however
much it may be regretted, this feeling Of
excitement seems to bo daily gaining
ground.
After referring to the movements then
made at the North in opposition to this
measure, including the resolutions of the
New York and Rhode Island Lcgi.la.
lures, the Herald adds:
We are on the brink Of troubulous
times. No one can SEQ the limits to
which this agitation, now commenced,
may reach Congress is just beginning
to feel the excitement which always at
tends the discussion of this vexcd qucs.
ton. The scenes of 1850 are to be en-.
acted again.
The Raleigh Register, one Of the a.
blcst Wing papers OF the South. express
SEES doubt as to tho "1,oiicy, under all
the circumstances, of repeating the Mis-
souri, Compromise" and adds, that " this
doubt is shared, III common with us, by
most of the conservative and reliable
journals and men of the South"
Hon. John NJ Bolts, of Virginia, has
also written long letter, published in
the National lntclligencer, against the
Nebraska bill. He opposes it for the
following, among other reasons
Il oppose it because 1T involves a
breach Of faith on the part of the South,
who have for thirty odd wears enjoyed
the advantages obtained by them in the
formation of the states of Missouri and
Arkansas. [ oppose it, because it nee
cssarily and unavoidably bcgcts another
angry sectional controversy, which there
arc none lett among us strong enough
in the confidence Of the people to allay
l oppose it because it uproots and dcs-
troys the Compromise measures Of 1850
to which the North is no more pledged.
than the South to the compromise now
to be abrogatel
Hon. John j. Chittcndcn of Ken.
lucky, it is announced by letters recciv.
ed at Washington, is about to address
the people of that state in opposition to
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
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The Snow SToRM-On Monday and
Tuesday of lest week, there was the
greatest snow storm Of the season at
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Dalti-
more, and the surrounding country
The cars everywhere were detained by
drifts, Singularly enough, just as once
before this winter, we in Vermont knew
nothing of the storm except by report.
We have had but very little slcighing,
in this vicinity, this winter.
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CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Feb. 81.
In the SENATE n number of petitions
were presented in favor of establishing
all Territorial Governments on the prin-
ciplo of non-ntervention by Congress :;
but the most generally interesting part
Of the proceedings was the speech of
Senator SUMNER against the Nebraska
bill. which was marked by great elegance
of style and force of argument.
In the House, the Nebraska question
was spoken on by Mr.. ALLEN, who ia
yors all its provisions. In answer to tho
assertion that HENRy CLAY was the au-
thor of the Missouri Compromise, lie
said he was not the author. and was not
favorable to the principles on which it
was based. The Homestead bill was
discussed by several gentlemen, but be-
fore arriving at any definite conclusion
the debate closed.
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Troy AND GREENFIELD RAILROAD.
The Joint Committee of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature, on the petition
of the Troy and Greenfield Railro DAD,
have made report in the Senate in
favor Of granting the prayer of the pc.
titioncrs, asking loan of 100000
in aid Of the lloosac Tunnel project.
Proper security is required Tor tho
due performance of the work of boring
the mountain, the money to be paid by
the State only as the work progresses
and provision is made for the repay
ment Of the loan by sinking fund.
The terms of the loan are substantial
ly the same as those imposed on the
Western Railroad. The bill reported
by the Committee was read twice and
ordered to be printcd.-Albany Reg
lister.
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FANNY FoRREsTER.-This estimable
lady, known even better by her nome
de plume than as Mrs. Judson, is, we
regret to learn, in very precarious
health. Her life has been one which
has made her kindly known in every
circle where the union of Christian vir.
tue and talent is priced. Mrs. Judson
is at present with her brother, at
Cazenoyia, Madison county.-AlOany
ReQister.
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S- 1t will be seen by reference to
the proceedings of the Addison County
Temperance Society, that the meeting
was adjourned to meet in the Universal.
list Church, at Shoreham on Thursday,
the ID day of March inst, at 10 o'clock
NJ
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MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS The far.
famed "OsslAN's DAEps" are to have
Concert in Union Hall, on Tuesday even.
ing next, March y Mr. Dodge, the
director, is the Editor of Dodgc's Lit.
elary Museums good editor, and in
the science of music and funny concert.
ing, has no equal. See notice in anoth.
or column
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A FIGnr.-The Washington cores
pendent of the Daily Tribune tele-
graphs that on Wednesday Ex-senator
Jerc. Clemens of Alabama, and VII.
ey p. Harris, Representative from
Mississippi, had very serious fight.
Mr., Harris was sadly beaten.
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INDIANA.-An Indiana papers says
that, of the one hundred and ten news
papers published in that State, all ex-
cept ten advocate tho prohibitory liquor
law,
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SoLoN CARLTON, aged IS, son of
j. X. Carlton of Windsor, was found
naked, in the snow, near the side walk,
last Friday night, between twelve and
one o'clock. lie was taken up and
carried into the house occupied by DR..
BAKER, where he died in about ten
minutes. He had been subject to fits
since his infancy, and was at times
derangcd. He got up from his bed
after all had retired, and went into the
street without single article of cloth,
ing upon him. He was at least a
quarter of a mile from his residence
when found Windsor Journal.
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i.s The last Patriot gives column
after column, blowing up the liquor law
in Maine. We suggest TO the Patriot
to emigrate Immediately. Maine is ter
rbly blind to the beauties of Rum
There the Maine Law was born-there
the People are for the law. Indeed tho
Patriots aid is awfully needed in Maine.
The Real Democracy has quit the Rum
Democracy. Yes, the Real Democracy
at this moment rcjoices in Wing Gov
ernor and Wing Senator, elected over
Rum Democratlcs In short, Rum De-
mocracy in Maine is reduced to the very
dregs, and the Vermont Patriot would
do, as toddy-stick, to stir it up
Waichman.
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a TEMrERANcE CONVENTION was held
in Rutland, on the 18th inst. A nu-
merous delegation from Castleton and
Poultncy were present showing that
those towns are strongholders of intel
ligont, sober, and law.abiding citizens.
Hon. S II. KELLOGG, Of Pttsford,
was chosen President and Luther Dan
icls, Esq, of Rutland, Secretary, and
Edward Aiken, Of Castleton Assistant
Secretary.
A Committee was appointed to nom.
mate candidate for county Commits
sioncr The Committee reported and
the Convention unanimously sanctioned
the name of the present incumbent, ST.
LAS W. lloDGrs, of Clarendon.
Nahum Haskell has been re-nomiuated
for County Commissioner in Windsor
County. lie is tho candidate of the OPP
pononts of the law.
At County Temperance Convention
held in Chittenden Co. on the 10th inst.
+. III, Wheeler of Charlotte was nomi-
mated for County Commissioner.