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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-07-19
EstH DCltIi EScd of Cromwell

The following, from hcadlcy's work.
Is marked with the usual brilliarcy Of
the peculiar writer. Cromwell appears
no longer as the hypocrite, but rather
rs the sincere Convcnantcr, when
called to his last summons.
at length the last night drew on
that was To usher in his fortunate day
The 3d OF September, and anniversary
OF Innbar and Of Marslon, came amid
wind and storm. In this solemn hour
Tor England, strong hearts were ever
bcscech'ng heaven to hear the Protcc
tor; but the King oFkings had issued
his decree; and the spirit that had en-,
durcd and toilcd SO long, was already
gathering hislpnions for eternity. "it
IS fearful thing to fall into the hands
ofthe living God" broke tiicn from his
lips in solemn faith. on the covenant
of Grace. Ills breath came difficult,
and thick: but amid III. pause of the
storm. he WAS heard !nur.mufin..
| "Truly G"d is good-nIccI he IS
nc Will not" here his tongue failed
him" but says an eye witness, 6
apprchcnd it was, lie will not leave
from IL. aver ,,,,x;,,,, ,;ns -, 'IpIu ,,.,
ar,icul,tn ward. {. 80 ',"'
God is rood. {. Opco Viii smIi,,
rurrrv hn ~,
willing [" live to be further scrvicca.
bic to Gud and his people; but my
work is done. Yet God will be with
his proDlc - All nirh, l,r
,,,r, - '' ''ui
'""' !" i''liHeIi VI N"u: SHOW
lug how perfect was his trust how
strong his tatth. once n, ,o,lr ari,l,
Ewas ,,f1c:e,! - !.;n:. l.o said " T. ). ,o,
my design 10 drink or >lccn, but it is
my design to make What ha e. can
to be gone
While this scene was passing in that
solemn chambcr, al. was Wild and
terrible Without. Nature seemed to
sympaihsc with the diving patriot and
hc'o. The wind howlcd and roarrd
around The place; house were unrooie,,:
cllinncys blown up, and the trees that
had stood for half IL century in
the parks, were uptorn and strcwn over
the earth. The sea, too, was yexeJ,
the waves smolc in ungovcrlable fury
the shores Of Eugland; and vessels Law
stranded along the coasts Of the Alcdi-
lcrranvan. 1t was nigh, when there
are,
As they say,
lamTn,nrs heard in the uir; strange screams Of
And ,r,"; nro,,i,csyinc u;,, accent. ,.,r;h,,
otdire co,n,no,i"n aud confused cvents
Now ha'ched to the "9. i''i time,
Was t.vcrons shook" '''''' S''! '''e e''f'''
Bu, all was calm and serene around
the diving bed Of Cromwell. On th,t
more than kinglv brow, peace. like y
white winged dove safe; and thu, voice
which had turned the tide of SO many
battles new nurmurcd only provcrs
Bpna,,artc, diving in the miJs, of lust
such Il storm. shouted " 7lic d' lyween y
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-07-19

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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13
New York state

The Legislature of our ncighborins state
commenced its session on Tuesday and the
message of Gov. Seymour is before us.
1t is very long, filling over six and half solid
columns in tho Albany Journal, but decided
ly superior in style to the Presidents. On
the Maine law measure which will come
very prominently before the present Leg,la-
ture and the one Of all in which we in Wes-
tern Vermont are specially interested, the
Governor is evidently unwilling to commit
himself and Expresses opinion either for or
against lie merely says that the subject
must come up, is surrounded with difficulties,
and any measure the Legislature may adopt
should be so framed LAS not to conflict With
The wei. settled principles of Legislation or
the rights of our ctzons.'
He advises the oviding of suitable monu-
men,s to preserve the memory of the early
settlers of the State. lie says the common
schools are prosperous, there being $4,000
of them in the State, with 900 900 scholars,
and School fund of $4,000 600. He says
they have 1850 convicts in the three State
prisons, Of which number lOl are women,
and states that the increase of crime is about
the same us the increase of population, which
il true places New York in an unfavorablc
contrast with New England, and some other
states, Less difficulty is experienced than
formerly in regard to immortal titles. The
Banks in the State number 324. of which num-
Der one third have been established within tive
years. The Governor recommends restraints
on the banking business, defends his veto OF the
bill making city stocks ii basis of banking, and
not very consistently recommends relax OF
the usury laws so to permit higher rates
of interest. lie discusses Canal affairs al
length, and favors Improvements on II small
scale. of course he supports Gen, Pierce
and the Compromise, and opposes protective
tariffs, internal improvements by tho Govern
mcnt, and slavery agitation.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13
Curious Legislation,

We alluded the other day to the possibility
OF our having once moro in the State Il town
Mansfcld,) whose only building more pub
lie than farm houses and barns. was a log
school hous,. The parties most concerned,
have since then decided against the rc-crcction
OF Mansfield into town--a measure which
the Rutiand Herald rightly calls "as ncces-
Bary as the incorporation of ood-chuck S
hole ''-and the matter is at rest The pro-
ccedings in regard to the affair in our late
sariont Legislature present, ho"cNrI, " Nl'co-
linen Of lrgisating tail foremost, So singular
us to be worthy OF more particular mention.
! ill whicl Is u take effect on the first day
Of Il month, provided certain vote is taken
on the last day Of the same month, and which
receives the signature the Governor sir days
qftcr the Time ii is to go into effect, may be set
down ag II decided anomaly. The facts of the
ease are as follows,
On the sixth day Of December, 1888, bill
WAS approved and signed by the Governor of
this State. entitled " An Act to repeal an act
amcxing Mansfield to Stowe" The said bill
was to take effect, and become II law on the
first day Of December, 1888, sir doys bcj0rc
its signature by the Governor. 1t was con-
ditioncd upon q vote of the two towns, as they
were prior to annexation, which vote was to be
at meetings to be held on the thirty-lrst day
Of December, at the places where the last
town meetings were held in the respective
Pa, tl,,,ir ln Il
not charter a now town, but only repealed
the act anncxing Mansfield to Stowe, BY one
Of the provisions of the bill IL suit Of the tQwn
Of Stowe vs.. Ivory Luce and Others was to be
discontinued without cost. The suit was
brought to obtain for the use Of Stowe the
use of the " surplus money " belonging to the
old town of Mansfield, large portion Of
which was III the hands of Luce, as one Of the
Trustees, and which hc had refused to pay
over to Stove, as the act of annexation re-
qurcd. The bill farther provided that Stowe
should pay over to the new town of Mansfield
all the " surplus money Stowe had recGiycd
under the act Of annexation, and made no
provision for that money in the hands of Luce
but virtually quictcd him in the possession
thereof
y more carclcssly drawn bill, or one more
pregnant with acrimonious and expensive lit
igation meyer disgrae"d our statute book
But the two towns took the matter in hant
Oh the 3ist ult., and voted, in Mansfield tt
remain annexed to Stowe, 81 to | in Stowe
to remain annexed, 100 to 60.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13
From The Boston Daily Advertiser.

SPIRITUAL RAPPINGs AS OLD AS l33t.-
There is a curious criminal process on record
manuscript NO noticed by Noltnirc as IN
the library of the King IF France-whch was
founded upon a remarkable set of visions said
to have occurred 10 the Monks of Orleans.
The illuSrl0us house of st. Mcmin lad been
very liberal to the convent and had their fam
lily vanl under the church. The wife of n
lord of St. bdcmn, Provost Of Orleans, died
and was burien The husband thinking thai,
Gs ancestors had given more than enough to
the convent, sent the monks present which
they thought too small. Thry formed plan
10 have her body disnierrcd and TO force the
widower to pay second fee for dep"siting it
again in holy ground.
The soul of the lady first appeared to two
of the brethren, and said to them: Il am
damned like Judas. because my husband has
not given sufficient" Fkcy hoped to cxtorl
money for the rcpose of her soul Blu. the
husband said If she is really damned. all the
money in the world won't save her." and rave
ihcm nothing.
pcrcrving their mistake. they declared tina,
She appeared again. saying that she was ii
Pm gGtory, and demanding to he disintcrrcd
iiul this seemed curious request and CXritct
suspicion, for II was not likely that sou il
purgatory would ask to have the body removed
from holy ground, neither had any in purga
tory eyer been known to desire to be cXhuuned
The soul after This did not try speaking an,
more hut haunted everybody in the convent
and the church. Brother Pctcr Of Arras
adopted a very awkward manner Of coniurna
II. II" said C H. II thou art the soul of III,
late Madame de -. Memin, strike tonr knocks,
and lbc tour knocks were struck. If thou ar
damned strike SIX hnocks' and the six ksock,
were struck. If thon art still tormen'cd il
he'll because thy body is buried in holy grounC
knock six more times and the siy knocks were
head still more distinctly. IF we dIs-intc
thy body, wilt thou be less damned? certify tC
Us by five knocks ana the soul so certified.
This statement WINS signed BY 90 cordclicrs
The faher provincial asked the same questions
the next day. aud received the sane answers
The Lord Of 81. Mrmin prosecuted tho
father cordeljcrs. Judges we've appointed -
The procurer general Of the commission re
qured that the said corLclers should b,
burned: bat the sentence only cOndemne,
them to make the 'amende honorabe,' with
torch in their bosom, and to be banished. Thu
o"utenrc il of the 18th of February, l53t."-
See Able langcts History OF Apportions.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13
Supreme Coi.rt.
TnrRsnAY. Jan. 9TH

IHtRSDti, Jan. 9TH.
No. Sc. Cole Champlain Transportation Com
pany argued by Mcssrs Underwood Il Hard for
the plaintiff and by Mr. Hill and Mr. Chittcndcn for
the defendant.
No. 81. Clark Edgcll was argued by Mr.. Tn
dcrwood for the plaintiff, and by Mr., Peek for the
defendant
No. So. Maynard Edmunds Briggs was argued
by Mr. Maynard for the plaintiff, and by Mr. Hill
aud Mr.. Briggs for the defendant.
No. 80. Beach I'd Boynton, was argued by Mr.
Chttcndcn for the plaintiff, and by MIR. Edmunds
for the defendant.
No. 40. Goodrich School District No. l, in Fair
fax, argued by Mcssrs. Underwood Hard for
thedefcndant no appearance for the plaintiff
FnIpAy, Jan. C,
No. IS. Lyman ct al " Orr and tr, argued by
Messrs Phelps chittcnden for the plaintiffs, and
Mr.. Peck for the trustee.
No, us. Taylor V. Rhodes It al, argued by
Mr. EdmpnIs for the plaintiff, and by Mr. Underwood
ard Mr.. Maynard for the defendants.
No, 40 Goodrich v. School District No. |, in
Fairfax, was argued this morning by Mr.. Hodges
and Mr.. Edmund, for the plaintiff
Nos. Al, AZ, 43. Wash. Co. Mu. ms Co. V.
Miller, French and Whitney, were argued by Mr.
Allen, of Rutland, and Mr., Peck for tho plain
tifs. and by Mcssrs, Phelps and Chittendcn for tho
10 PENDANTS.
SATURDAY, Jan. eth.
The case Of Pcnniman 81 al V. Munson 1T al, was
heard this morning. 1t was argued by Messrs.
Phelps and Chittcndcn for the orators, and by Mr..
Russell, Mr.. Adams and Mr. Underwood for the de-
fcpdant.
! The Court then took until Monday.
MosDAY, Jan. o,
Nos. so and 81. Delaware & Crane V. Briggs,
and Delaware, Crane & Co. v. Briggs, argued
by MIR. Maynard for the plaintiffs, and by Mr..
Briggs and Mr.. Hill for the defendant.
! No. A.. Pccks 4 Co. V. Walton, was argued by
Mr.. Peck for tho orators, and by Judge Bennett
and Mr.. Englcsby for the defendant.
TrEsnAy, Jan. 10.
/ No. So. Swain V. Tyler was argued by Mr.. Hodges
for the plaintiff, anu Mr.. Underwood for the def.
No. 81. Hill V. Hovey 1t al was argued by Mr..
Chittcnden for the plaintiff, snd Mr.. Peek and Mr..
Underwood for the defendants,
No. IS. Durand v. Griswold was argued by Nj.
Ednunds for the plaintiff, and Mr.. Underwood for
the defendant.
Essex V. Spraguc IT al was argued by llr. Maynard
for the plaintiff, and Phelps q Chittendcn for the
defendants
WEDNESDAY, Jan. II.
Wires aud Peck '. Nelson Il al was argued by
Mr.. Peek for the plaintiffs, and by Mr.. Phelps for
the defo ndants,
Walker, Smith & Co. v, Fletcher and Baxter was
argued by Mr., Peck for the plaintiffs, Mr., hin and
Mr.. Smallcy for the defendants stopped by the
Court.
Hatch v. Robinson and Cummings, and Hatch V.
Wade, were argued together, by Mr.. Hill and Mr..
Smalley for the plaintiff, and hy Mr.. Bailey for the
dcfcadnut,.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13
Howard Association Of New Orleans.

Years by gone, in childhood, we read
DeEoc S appalling description of the Plague
in London. The pictures drawn on our i'm
agination by his graphic pen have remained
to this day, and even now are scarcely
dimIned by time. His account is now known
to base been fictitious, though based on
events of actual occurrence doubtless quite
as awful AS anything in his descriptions
Certain it is that the past year has shown
that there is no need OF resort to fiction to get
materials for the most narrowing details Of
that sort. The ravagcs of yellow fever last
Summer in sundry places in Louisiana, more
especially in New Orleans, give ample proof
Of that, The brief but startling accounts of
its spread and power. rs reported from day to
day by Telegraph. and the amplcr statements
in the newspapers, of the sick, the dying and
the dead, are yet too fresh in our reader
minds to need recalling. All will remember
too, that deep sympathy for that suffering
community prevailed the land, though we
think few in this region are aware Of the ex-
tent to which that sympathy showed itself in
generous acts to alleviate dlstrcSses winch no
human agency could prevent.
\ friend has sent us II report of the Howard
Association of New Orleans, which was the
chief organization for the help of that large
portion of the community which under such
II visitation of Providence are too poor to
help themselves Some of the facts set forth
and some Of the remarks in it, we are sure
/ will interest our readers.
/ The report exhibits IN detail the number
| of cases of yellow fever which came under its
charge what countries the peticnts were of /;
how many died ; the means placed at their
disposal and the various kinds Of appropria-
lions made to help the suffering at their re-
sidenccs and at the hospitals not only in Now
Orleans but in places roundabout where sui
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13
w atcr.Snou.


The mean temperature of 1883, was one half Of
degree warmer than the average Of the preceding
sixteen years, and the fall of water in rain and snow.
inch more than the average In December
tho IIil Of water less than in any December in
the preceding lG years, being only trihe than
three fourths Of an inch, while the mean is nearly
two and half inches
The Barometer was highest on the ,sth Of Nov,
when it stood at $3.50 inches, and vas lowest the
oath of January, standing Il, ASA inches. snowing
a range for the year, Of LOG inches.
The Lake became mostly covered with ice on the
2Nth Of January. GnI continued so till the 10th Of
April. 1t was entirely closed only small part of
this time, and passabc, With teams on the ice,
only few days about the middle Of March. he
Lake Mas h,ghcst ..bout The goth of May, and
thea Is inches below the extreme high-water mark
of May lsl7. 1t lo.cst on The Sth Of Septenl-
Der, being then fcel inches below high-watcr
mark showing change of level in 1853, amounting
to feet inches.
Burlington, Jan. 4, 1854. TT.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13

judgment in her resistance to them, any de-
ciSion in fdrar Of Their conStitutionaiHv Jy the
Supreme Court Of The Uaited States notruh-
standing. True. the resolutions did not sov
that, but it was said they m,0nt that-and
that the doctrine was sound one.
The famous debate of General lIayne and
Mr.. Webster brought that subject to its true
bearings. The right of rcvolution--that is
the right Of any portion of the people to peril
their o~h hrcs in an attempt to orerturn what
they may believe to be IN unindurably OPP
lressivc government, and to make a new and
better one If they can-was found to be one
thing, about which there was never any dis
rute. The right of any State by its legisla-
tive acts to nullify any law of the United
States, declared ny the Supreme Court to be
II constitutional one, was found to be another
Hmg. and Il thing Of practical absurdity.-
The Virginia resolutions confoundcd the two,
chici. But from that day there has been in
mems minds, very little confusion on the mat
ter. In 1893, j. G.. Calhoun, in Il halfway
sort of fashion brought forward again the no
ton of notification according to law, but the
monstrosity was ut once beaten tn powder by
the same hammer which had before in 1880,
shattered the homogeneous image of iron and
clay, So long an Object Of ycncratiun to its
dreamy worshipcrs. Since then, notification
has not been in vogue. Secession, soft word
for revolution, Cor it means nothing less nor
morc,) has taken its place. Threats to break
up the government have been heard, often
enough, from those who in the heat Of their
own opinions would bend the Judgments O
Others to submission to their VIII. but til,
Virginia resolutions Of lT0S, huvc lost thcii
power to coniurc,
Here ten comes the question, why thi
rcici cncc to them by the Prcsdcnt' That h,
does refer to them, and to those who adopted
them as Il just expression Of their politica
faith. we believe NO one can doubt. Nagucl'
expressed as his thoughts are, many Of hi
phrases batray their unmistakrahir origin il
the every day arguments Of the modification
leaders of tormrr years. Does he mean to b.
considered nulllicr in the old South Caro-
, lima sense Of the t'rm Does he considc
those notification doctrines to he " sanction
ed by long cXpcri1nce,' and that by his clec
ton they were - cons 'cratnd anew - If h
meant that, why not say it plainly, 50 thi.
all night Clearly understand his positions !
II, under the ENHANCEMENT of sentences whic
/ L..
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13
New York Lotteries and Colleges.

Thirty years work great changes ofpublir
sentiment ON many things. just now we are
reminded Of that iorcbly by reading some Of
the articles in the newspapers about the af-
fairs of Union College in New York, and their
management by President Nott. The change
Of sentiment we alludc to now is that ON
Lottery gambling, SO decided had become
the public disapprohation of that practice, as
one Of most mischcyous influence ON public
morals and private welfare, that few years
ago the people OF New York State inserted in
their new constitution very strict guards
against allowing the practice in any form
50 decided and comprehensive was the Ian,
guago Of that instrument, that her court OF
Appeals broke up the Artu Union distribution
of pictures by lot II year or two since, as all
our readers will remember, although many
of the best legal intellccts of the State be-
lievcd that such an institution, and such acts
under its bylaws, were never contemplated
by the prohibitions Of the constitution.
Yet it appears that ~ very large part ofthe
money which has uccrucd to Union College
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13

How long - His Most Serene IIighness - of
the new Empire, will allow the existence in
his dominions, of the new Republic and its
doughty " PRESIDENT" remains to be seen.
p. S.--Our Photographic dispatches in an
other column. give the latest intelligence
from, and the probable fate OF, Walker and
his band.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-13
The Iric OUNCE War.

The Erie difficulties were brought before
Congress on Saturday last, by Mr.. hendricks
of Indiana, who presented in the House the
memorial Of Il large meeting held in Indiana
polls relative to the distractions Of travel at
Erie. lie SAID
" This is not question of local ntcrost,-not n
question between the citizens of Eric and the rail-
road company. New York and all the West have an
interest in it. For many days companies Of armed
men, by threats of violence and boodshcd have held
and obsructcd one OF the channels of commerce of
trade between the West and East. If n company of
sN, seven, or eight hundred men had invaded our
borders, and had interrupted our commerce, stopped
our mails, and Lndcrod the intcrconhnuu cution Of
people, the attention of the whole country would have
been al once rrostcd, and the power Of the whole
country commanded The same section of the con-
stituton which conlcrS power this government to
rcntl Invasion also gives The corrclative obga' ION
to suppress instruction. lie would not say, however,
whether this movement was Of the character that
comes within the provision of the constitution, but
would say, lis section Of the country interested
in having commerce free on the routes Of traffic.
After remarks by several members, in the
course Of which Mr. BGycc Of South Carolina
ascribcd the Erie troubles to the fact that
the institution OF Slavery did not prevail there
and the whole population was consequently
made up of trcemcn, the ni"moral WAS re-
for'oi 60 tho Committee ON Military Il fairs
The subject has also, 1t i, r,;l, l,nnn
brought before Cabinet meeting at Wash
ington, all The Nom hcrs OF which expressed in
strong terms their disApprovul of the outras's,
with the exception Of Campbell, the Post
master General, who is from Pennsylvania.
The way in which the whole state OF
Pennsylvania backs up the lawl's' acts of Il
mob in Il little township out in one corner OF
the State is Il very singular feature in the
business. The Press of philadelphi and of
/ the whole State, to II great extent gives
aid and comfort to the rioters, the Gov
crnor i'll his message to the Legislature
/ openly sustains them, the Pennsylvania Mem
bers of Congress defend their course and even
! the Judges seem to seek to shield and cncour-
age them,
| Thus far, in the language of a memorial
presented to the Governor by one of the Roads,
" the facts present II case of deliberate. con-
tinucd and successful resistance to lawful
authority that has no parallel in the history
Of the Country" but already severe conse
qucpces begin to follow in the refusal of
Capitalists to purchase Pennsylvania stocks,
and of Ohio and New York Banks to discount
Erie paper, and the result cannot be doubted
In the end law and order must triumph.