Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-08-31
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ton of those, who, with the means, are for
Kansas and Freedom.
Mr.. THOMPSON ;-Sr,-Will you ascertain
and inform me, through your paper, whether
there is sufficient liberty spirit in Vermont to
furnish poor man tie means of going to Kan
sas, If so, am ready to 60. l have a wife
and four children, and am barely able to sap
port them here, and will go there could | OBJ
tain the means, either by gift or credits, and
pledge myself to oppose the admission of Kan
sas as a Slave State by all the means within my
power. am, as you know, furnaceman by
trade, but have worked some at farming, car
pcnter work, &c, have been for twelve years
opposed to Slavery and cast a vote every year
as much in accordance with that view as posi-
bic, and shall SO continue, whether here or
there. should not be able to take the stump
to much effect, but my vote and influence will
be in that place.
| think the Free Democrats of Vermont ought
to furnish the means of transportation an out
fit, and quarter-soction of land there, and |
will 90 the first of November. | can obtain
respectable men to sign any reasonable cortif-
cate for character in Montpelier and here.
Yours, JAS. WILLIAMS.
St. Johnsbury, Aug 20, 1851.
FIRE-On Sunday morning last, IL new and
nearly finished dwelling house, in the north
part of our village, belonging to Mr.. John Cook
son, was discovered to be on fire and was burn
ed to the ground in a very few minutes. Loss
some 500. Insared in the Vermont Mutual
Tor 5000 Mr.. Cookson is poor laboring man,
and had built up the house from the frugal saw
ings of his hard labor, and we were glad to sec
some eighty or IL hundred dollars subscribed for
conalgration. The fire issupposed to have been
the work Of an inccndiary.
AWFUL TORNADO IN KENrUcKy.-One of the
most terrific tornados ever experienced, swept
over Louisville, Ky. last Sunday, blowing down
among other buildings, the Presbyterian Church
during service, and instantly killing twenty-five
porsaa, and woanding many othesY --
GREAT FIRE IN Troy, N. "a tremendous
fire swept through the river portion of Troy, last
Friday, destroying from 200 to 300 buildings,
mostly wood. and several of the best stocked
lumber yards in the city, all to the amount Of
nearly million of dollars.
Fires are still raging in the wonds to an unpre-
cedented extent in the forests of Maine New
Hampshire, New York and Elsewhere. A friend
also writes us from Ohio Gin connexion with
political communication, which we regret comes
too late for insertion for the objects intended that
the drouth in that State sunparale led in severity
The Albany Journal, says that large fire is
raging in the woods around Swanion, VT, near
Lake thamplan, and the Canada line 1t had
burned the trees on the route of the Vermont
Genital Railroad for two miles Hundreds of
charred trunks had fallen across the tracks, OBJ
slructng the passage of the cars. In some places
the fire had devoured the cross ties, thus destroy
ing the track Several tho sand cords of wood
belonging to the Railroad Company had been
burned up and the fire is still spreading Much
Two large fires have been raging for several days
on Catskl Mountain. west of the falls The
boarding house and observatory, are in g cat dam
ger. Men and teams have been sent for 10 re-
move the furniture and assist in subduing the
flames.
The papers from all parts of the country teen
with accounts of the damage done to crops by
the continued drought Prayers for rain are uni
versal We only hope that the result of this
present distress may not increase the prices of
provisions, and pinch he poor.
EXTENSION OF THE B UNITY LAND LAWS
One of the acts of Congress at the last session,
says the Washington Star, extends bounty lands
to those who served in California under Col Ere
mant, during the Mexican war; who were not
embraced in the provisions of any previous boun
ty land law. The same also grants bounty lands
} to all seamen, marines, and naval and marine Of
fce,s, who served on thccoast of California du
ring the Mexican war These facts are impor-
taft to be known far and wide
NEW YoRK CRYSTAL PALAcE.-We learn
from tn Journal Of Commerce that the Direc-
tors of the Crystal Palace have authorized their
: President to sell the entire concern with all the
fixtures and property of the A $50 iaton, deliver
able on or after the LIST of November next, fol
one half its actual cos its cost being estimated
at 100000 1t is believed that tn Palace can
taken down and erected in Philadelphia or Bos-
ton for less than $4,000
f The Boston Courier SAYS that arrangements
have been made by Mr. Crane, the late President
of the Vermont Central Railroad, 10 return the
8 600 shares of the over issued Stock, sod for
his benefit, provided the trustees will refund the
81 900 borrowed on 600 shares. To- the use
OF the corporation The shares are to be replac
ed. it is stated before the expiration of the pre-
sent month.
I. The cholera appears to be subsiding through
out the country; but the yellow fever prevails In
United extent at Charleston, >. G., Savannah,
Ga and New Orleans.
| Hon. john P HALE spoke in Portland, Mel
!, Gently 10 large assembags His address, judg-
inq by abri t sketch it it in the State Of Name,
was in every respect worthy of the faithful and
able friend of Freedom that he sand was listen
! ed to with bursts Of acclaim ton by an eager and
sympathetic auditory.
The most favorable accounts of the crops con-
tnue to be received, not only from all the Depart
ments of France, but from every part OF Europe,
and the price of Corn is everywhere falling.
There was an earthquake in Barages, France,
on the Goth of July, which shook the cham Of
1.-The Pyranees and the houses, paralyhc persons,
who were there to take the waters ran out INC
streets as though nothing allied them.
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