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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-19

The tanner whose pigs got 20 lean that they
would crawl through the cracks of their pen
stopped their fun BY tying knots in theil
tails. 3 q,..Fis ~ .r.ss, Yilsg- a ,s,a
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-19

1t is, stated that Santa Anna has given orden
for the construction. in New York, OF two
more steamships, precisely similar 10 the San,
Ia Anna. sg ,g,asa a3 ~
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-19

Fayette county, ILL.,, has voted. 10 subscribe
$4,000 to the stock Of the Tene Haute and
Illinois railroad, and Ef ingham $4,000.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-19

n Senator Clayton, of Delaware, has given
public notice that ke will neither sign nor i've
iny more recousa,en endatisas TO- Office in ihat
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-12-19

The experiment d. running locomotives IN.
eines with aathraolte coSl Aaa been very sue
cepfai at Bostsn. 7ss'siis Z ffsiss0
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01
For the Middlebury Register
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany.

It's leadiHg tcatnyc-a Classification
IF Property, each class paying its
Olen losses and expenses
Mn. EDiroR Will you allow me to
say a word to the public about this In
surance Company, for | fear its merits
are lost sight of by some of our farmers
and business men.-About four years
ago, when the Company first started, |
became insured in the Farmers ClaSs
and paid four dollars for insuring $1,000,
the agent informing me | should not be
assessed until the amount | paid in ad-
vance was expended So every Fall
have called at the Office for my assess
ment But the uniform reply has been
that no assessment has been made on
ne. Now / begin to reason in this way :
Having been insured four years for less
than two thirds Of the average expense
of insurine the same amount in the 9TH
or State Companies, | find there is quite
a large saving by insuring in this Com
pany. And | am still informed that
my advance pay is not used up. l also
learn from the Directors that the Mer.
chants anu Mechanics Class, n sopa-
rate and distinct branch of the Compa.
ny, which met with heavy losses for
year or two after it started, is now in a
very prosperous condition, and doing an
amount of business, and of
late has had remarkable luck. During
the year closing lst Jan. 1854, the as
sessment to meet all losses and expen-
ses was only one and half per cent.
And there is one dollar in premium
notes to every seven dollars insured,
which warrants safe and cheap mcdi-
um of insurance, A FARMER.
No. of policies issued 9642; whole
amount insured s7,500,0o0,0o
Good and reliable men are wanted in
Every part of the State to take applica-
ions for this Company.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01
Towers Elements Of Grammar

We have examined with care n new
textbook for beginners in English Gram,
mar, entitled, First Lessons in Lam
guagc ! or Elements Of English Gram
mar" by David b. Tower, \. NJ. and b.
+. Tweed, A NJ.
To open a plain and correct path to
any branch of learning for the young
and untutored mind, is a difficult task.
Attempts to simplify and to bring down
to the comprehension Of an uImaturcd
understanding the principles Of any sci,
ence, and particularly that Of language,
have so often proved failures, that We
incline to distrust, in advance, all such
efforts. Mr. Tower, We are happy to
find, has, in our judgment, exactly met
the great want which teachers have felt
in introducing the young to a knowledge
of Grammar. The pupil proceeds step
by step, his way simplGed and made
plain, IN manner not enfeebling but
stimulating the spirit of inquiry and
patient thought. 1t is concise treatise.
setting forth the whole groundwork of
the science, yet without eneumbering it
by words, or BY nice critical questions,
unsuited to beginner. lie is interest
ed, encouraged, and gratifed at every
step. Almost before he is aware, he
masters the great leading principles of
construction, and the laws of language.
II is, on the whole. a most valuable
nook. and worthy to be introduced in all
ur schools.
-Pnblished by d burgess & Co
'ow York.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01
The Soule Ouels.

The Montpelier Patyiot goes in for
the duclsts, and thinks our country hon.
ored by being represented abroad BY the
brawlcr Soulc, who was imprisoned in
New Orleans for contempt Of court. even
after his election as L. S. Senator. For
taking an opposite view, VIC are sharply
denounced by the Postmaster at Mont
pelicr We shall have no controversy
with the Patriot on the morality or pro-
priety of dueling. or on the right or
wrong of an open violation of the laws
OF cur own country, by ole of our rep
rcson'atiycs at a foreign court. We
leave all this where public opinion and
good sense everywhere viii place it.
But VIC cannot allow the Patriots
false assertion that the conduct of the
Soulcs has been sanctioned by the
unanimous voice Of tie lress, in Eng.
land. France, and even Spain to 90 un-
contradictod. 1t is not true that their
conduct is approved even by those among
whom duclling is in good rcpute.
Below is the testimony of the Paris
correspondent Of the Boston atlas:
" The recent ducls in Madrid cngross
for the moment the public attention and
CURIOSITY have heard tbn suL;oct d;s
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01
Summary of Washington Correspond

The Softs are but lukewarm in praise
Of the Administration, and the lIards
are strong in their censure. The Wings
call it forcible feeble.
It begins TO be thought that if Doug
lass Nebraska bill is pushed in its pres
cnt shape it will blow all concerned sky
high, and that those from the North
who vote for it will have leave 10 stay
at home and hoe cabhages
The Softs say that Mr.. Dean has no
authority to commit the Soft Democra-
cy of New York to Douglass bill.
Marcy and his friends are said TO
harbor the idea that this whole Nebras.
ka business is got up to swamp the AJ-
ministration. - tribune.
1t is understood that the Senate
Pacific Railroad Committee have de-
termined to report in favor of three
lines, one through Texas to San Diego,
another from the Missouri line, near the
mouth of the Kanzas, having its eastern
terminus at Memphis and st. Louis, and
running through Utah to San Francisco,
and third from the west end of Lake
Superior to the mouth Of the Columbia, |
With a fork terminating at Puget's
Sound.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01
European News.

VIENNA, Jan. 5.-Despatches have
been received from Constantinople to
the Goth.
Nh Marsh, the American Minister,
has had a farewell audience with the
Sultan.
The troops of the garrison at Con-
stantinoplc had been confined to their
barracks, reinforcemcrts called in from
the ncighborhocd, and strong patrols
postcd to prevent tumultuous assem-
blagcs in the street.
A letter from Bucharest Of the 10th
says. Russia has replied to the last
proposition of peace made to her BY
making extraordinary warlikc move
mcnts.
Instructions had been despatched
from St. Pctersburgh to increase tho
Danubcan army to an effective force
of 10000 men.
The London Chronicle of the I'll
says the hopes of peace hang OF
very slender thread, and that the
Western Powers had made full prep
arations for the more probable altcrna
tive.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01
Teriiblo Explosion Over twenty Lives
Lest.

4 terrific explosion (of POWDER &C.
Cured at ball cartridge factory. in
Ravcnswood, i l., On Saturday after
noon last, by which from twenty to thir-
ty lives were lost-including all the
hands employed, with one or two cxccp.
tions.
1t is said that the fire originated in
the northeast corner of the building, in
the opposite end of the building from the
stove, but from what rause is unknown.
There were over 10000 ball cartridges
made up in the building, besides a CON
siderable quantity ofpowler The cart
ridges nearly all exploded. and the balls
were thrown in every direction; but
providentially. 10 person out of the
building was seriously injured One of
the balls passed through pane of glass
into the library room of Mr.. Bodine,
distance of oneeighth Of mile, and
shattered the chandelier,
The dwelling houses within circuit
Of mile were more or less injured, hav-
ing the glass entirely broken out, and in
several instances the walls were damag-
ed.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

party, and are unworthy of the sup.
port Of temperance men,
The Eagle, Statesman, Democrat in
Windham County, the Chronicle,
Journal, and Telegraph in Windsor
Co., the Herald in Orange Co.. the
Watchinan, Repository, and Nlesscn.
ger in Washington Co., the Caledonan
in Caledonia Co., the Gazette in Or
leans Co the Messenger; Herald and
Tribune in Franklin Co., the Free
Press in Chittcndcn Co., the Register
in Addison Co., the Herald. Journal
and Post i'll Rutland Co., and the Ban.
ncr in Bennington Co., are told your
continued and jndicious support is not
enough for us, your influence is trAing,
and of little value, we want something
that is regardless of policy and pru-
dence, something which cares for
nothing but temperance, that will be
ultra in its method and Incorporate in
its language. We will give our en-
conragemcnt to no paper but the
Standard
If such is the object of State Con
vcntion, the less conventions, the bet
ter for the liquor law"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01
Politics and Temperance

Finding no favor with the press ST the
State, whether political, independent or
religious. in IFS dcnunciation Of The Leg.
islature for amending the Liquor law,
the Temperance Standard points with
triumph and complaccncy to the action
of the State Temperance Convention, of
which the editor was President and
from whose zen were most of the rcsolu
tions. Tic resolutions passed, indeed.
without olcn opposition. They were
adroitly wordcd, aud. from the tone of
the Stamford since their adoption. evil
dcntly meant one thing to the mind of
their author, aud quite another thing to
those who coucurrcd in their adoption
a large portion Of the friends Of a
prohibitory law in this State have un.
doubtcdly been ready, whenever the &C.
casion SHOULD require, to waive party
distinctions for the time, in order to Sc
cure the passage and pcrmanenco of such
a law. The mere expression Of this by
resolution. was 10 doubt thought very
harmlos, by the late convention. When,
however. just at the close of its sitting.
this was followed up by the appointment
Of L committee (SUch rs Mc President
M0UH designate. and tn which lie was
himself afterwards added) to call anoth.
or convention, at their discretion, to
nominate an independent Temperance
State ticket and when the Standard
uttcring the sentiments of that commit
tee, in effect CONSTITUTES this as declaring
war against all the existing party organ
izations we may see that the head and
chief spokesman Of the convention is
aiming at something very different from
what appears on the face of that rcsolu
ton
| Temperance cannot he aided by al
independent political organization in ibi:
State, at this time. We have an eff.
Gent law, with which all reasonable TEN
porancc men arc well satisfied No or
gained opposition will tc made to ii
unless provoked by its fricids Is it
not best, then, TO let it alone? Why
throw down the gauntlet, and insist OF
| lighting the battle over again2 We
shall risk everything by SO doing, and
can possibly gan nothing Such move
mont will receive no general support.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

Washington, Jan. 2T.-.The Mexican
treaty cannot pass the Senate. 1t is
labor lost, probably.
There is better opinion now as to
the right of Mr.. Phelps to his seat as
Senator from Vermont.
No matter what may be said or
written to the contrary, it is beyond
controversy true tLat the intellgen.
and pcace-loving Democrats here con-
ceiye the President to be not only cen.
surablc but culpablc in the course he
has taken in approving Douglass Ne
braska bill, and aiding in forcing it
upon the attention of Congress.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

AGITATION RENEwED.-Thc New
York Evening Post, speaking of the
movement Of Senator Douglas, in
relation to the introduction of slavery
into Nebraska, says:
"This renews the Old agitation in
its fullest extent. The new compro-
mise now proposed, sweeps aside the
compromises both Of 1850 and 1920,
and insists upon conditions never pros
posed before, conditions opening to
slavery every inch of tile territory
possessed by the United States. Ii
we pass this law, We shall be called
upon to pass law repeating the
Missouri compromise, as applied to the
northern part of Texas. if We admit
slavery into Nebraska, We must legalizc
it also in Minnesota, We must lcgalize
it in Oregon. The principle which
these agitators demand shall be applied
in the organization of Nebraska, dem
ands it, and We shall be guilty of in
consistency II, alter having provided
for its admission into that territory.
we insist upon excluding it from the
others.
We regard this but as the beginning
of a series Of agitations, which are
likely to increase in evaporation as
they succeed one another Let this
Nebraska bill be passed after violent
struggle, and we find ourselves on the
threshold Of anothcr-a struggle to
expunge the prohibition of slavery
from the act fixing the boundary oil
Texas. When that is annullcd, viii
come the conflict on the question of re
pealing it for Minnesota and Oregon.
Our stand must be made now, or
We shall lose every inch of soil which
the previous legislation Of the country
had consecratcd forever, as We thought
to freedom. If we ALLOW ourselves tc
be beaten in this first engagement
there is no hope for us in the remainder
of the warfare ; we are a routed army
and must expect to be ingloriously
chased from one pest to another"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

JONI MIrcHtL AND HIS DEsTlXY.-
We are sorry to see that John Mitchell
is going the way of kossuth, Kinkela and
mans other of the patriots who have
come here with great eclat. and fzzled
out after a few weeks of glory A few
days ago John Mitchell was the OBJ
served of all observers now there are
none SO poor as to do Lin honor" The
whole press OF the country is down upon
him and his paper The former may be
considered as tolerably near his extin-
guishmcnt; the latter which began with
a circulation of fifty thousand, is said by
the other journals to be in rapid de.
cline. Sic transit gloria mundi-N
Y HcraM.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

TIE NEBRASKA BILL.-W ashing-
ton, Jan. 2G.-lhe New York delega-
ton held meeting last night, and
determined to oppose the Nebraska
BILL The Softs, to man, voted to
oppose it, and several Hards also.
The Ohio delegation also held a
meeting this afternoon, and it is ru-
mored that their decision was unan-
imous against the Nebraska bill.
1t is said that the administration
heard Of the New York meeting last
night. and advised the speech of Gov
ernor Smith today.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
Tho London Observer learns from a
private source in which it places entire
confidence, that the Russian Railway
enterprises are ali to be stopped for
the present, and the money and men
required to carry them on, devoted to
carrying on the expected war with
Turkey and her allies. And further,
that agents of Russia are at the pres.
ent moment engaged in England and
the United States, in search of ships
and warlike stores. The observer
warns all English subjects of the dan
ger of engaging in any such commerce
with Russia, for to do this in time of
actual peace would subject one to
severe penalties ; but in case OF war,
the crime and the punishment would
be perilously increased.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

NJ DE- Bopisco. - The Washington
correspondent. Of the journal Of Cam
merce writes that NJ. De Bopisco had
resided at Washington, as Minister a,
bout twenty-threc years, He married
there about sixteen years ago, and left a
family, consisting Of a wife and six
children, the youngest not two years old.
lie stated on his death bed that he was
eighty-SiE years old, though he did not
look so old, and certainly never exhibit
ed any signs of decrepitude He was
never known to bcill. lie was reputed to
be very rich, independently of his salary
and official emoluments.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

We have before stated that Rev. DR..
SrRAGuE of Albany, was to preach the
sermon on the occasion Of the funeral of
Rev DR. BATES, Of Dudley, Mass, the
day previous to his burial here We
find the following sketch of the sermon
in the n. Y. Jornai Of Commerce =
The Rev. VIM. d Spraguc, D d.. Of
Albany, then delivered the funeral dis.
course, which, for beauty of Ian.
gungo, discrimination of character. and
true eloqucnce. has been seldom if ever
surpassed, aud which will long be rcmem.
bcrcd The sentiment was taken from
the third chapter of Isaiah, first and sec.
ond verses
" For behold the Lord the Lord Of Hosts,
doth take away from Jerusalem and from Ju-
dab, the stay and the staff, the whole stay Of
bread, and the whole stay Of water.
" The mighty man, and the man of war
the Judge and the prophet, and the prudent
and the ancient"
The three last characteristics Of the
prophet, the prudent, and the ancient
were those upon which Dr. Sprague par
ticularly dwclt in illustrating the chat.
acter Of DR.. Bates. lie gave a succnct
but most interesting account of his life
spoke Of his having been the class mate
of that distinguished divine, the Rev.
MIR Buckminster, at Harvard College.
aud obtaining the first honor on gradu-
ating Of his settlement at Dcdham;
near Boston. in 1903 of his uuwearicd
labors to build up the university of Mid
dlebury, Vermont, during the twenty
one years he was its president of his
appointment rs chaplain to Congress by
the recommendation Of the late Silas
Wright and other friends and finally
of his settlement at Dudley in Is43.
when he reached his sixty seventh year
an instance of so late settlement in
the Christian ministry, that it is bclev-
ed to have no precedent in the history of
New England churches. lie paid a Just
and well merited compliment to the pco-
Pie Of Dudley, Who leviating from the
custom Of selecting the young and inex-
perienced as pastors, could discern. and
knew how to appreciate those uncommon
! qualities which he possessed as a religious
teacher and pastor, and to which. it is
believed very few could lay claim, in an
equal degree lie dwclt upon the logi
cal accuracy of his mind, his love of in
yestigaton. aud his determination TO
sound the depths of overy subject to
which he turned his attention adding.
that all the faculties of his mind were so
highly cultivated, so nicely balancedan
in such harmony with one another, it
was difficult to say for which he was
most distinguished. Finally he address,
ed the mourners with pathos, tender
ness. ard propriety, which would not
suffer in comparison with the most sue
cessful efforts OF Bossuet and Massllon.
lie mentioned that DR. Bates some years
since had requested him to perform this
melancholy duty in case he should sur.
yive him, and had given him the leading
particulars Of his life In this he dis.
played the same Judgment and discrim-
nation which 50 distinguished him upon
other occasions.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

with the kind reception extended to the
Nuncio in the United States. and spoke
of the satisfaction it had given to the
Pope.
After the reading of the correspond
cnco. Mr. Cass made a personal explana-
ton, touching an article in the New
York Express, charging him with doing
an injustice to the people of New York,
in his remarks on the Bcdni demonstra-
tons lie denied the charge in toto.
The Senate then took up the private
calendar, and after passing several bills
adjourned till Monday.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

The MrslcAI RErosIToRY-This is
the title of weekly publication of choice
music recently commenced by A. Mont
gomcry, New York. Its object is to
furnish a series of pieces from the be,t
living com posers Julien, Musard Strauss,
Sc, as well as selections and arrange
ments from the classic music of VI ozart.
Beethoven and othcrs,at low price, and
in the best style of typo graphical cxccu-
ton. 1t will be sent one year, postage
tree, for three dollars in advance Single
numbers, six cents, to be had at the
Telegraph Office, in this village. We
have received the first four numbers,
containing La Prima Donna Valse,"
by julien; Coming thro' the Ryc;n
" Friendly is thine air, Rosalia !" " La
Valse D'Amour," by Koonig; " The
Home where changes never come" and
. My own, my gentle mother"
The work deserves, and will doubtless
receive, generous support It's plan is
excellent, and cannot fail to be popular.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

GA- The New York lIuacal Re.
r'c'o, published once fortnight By Ma.
son Brothers, at 81 a-year, is gaining
troops of friends in all parts Of the
country. The last number contains
new g. Hot Corn " Song by George +.
Root; also Part Song by Lowell Ma
son, a sacred Opening Piece by VIM D.
bradbury, all rery Geaufynl; besides
musical articles, sketches, anecdotes,
news, correspondence and large amount
of very interesting musical matter gen.
orally.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

CONFIRMATION OF Mr.. REDFIELD.
In the L. 5. Senate, Thursday, tho
nomination of llEMAN J. REDFIELD,
as Collector of the Port Of New-York,
was confirmed by vote of 30 to s.
lie received all the Democratic and
Free Soil votes. The eight negatives
were Southern Wings.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01
GJr RrgiIstrr,


The Managers of the Addison County
agricultural Society are notified to meet
at the ADDISON Horsr. in Middlcbury
on lj'oiReSldy- tie ljM day Of EsJru.
cry. 1854. at 10 o'clock, 4. NJ A fall
and punctual attendance is desired.
BY order the President.
IOS. II BARRETT, .Sccrci1ry
Middlebnry. Jan. "a. 1854. 403w
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

Cincinnati, Jan. 2S.-The Demo
cratic caucus at Columbus ballotted
until one o'clock this morning, for u.
5. Senator, without effecting a choice.
They then adjourned sine die.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

FlRE.-Thc house of Dea, JOHN
SHELDON ,ofSheldon, was consumed by fire
on the Gath ult, 1t was discovered TO
be on fire about 6 o'clock in the evening.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

EG The Peoples journal owes ms
an exchange, but is not received Win
the publisher look to 1t.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

EH- The Supreme Court commenced
its session at this place yesterday, Jan.
3lst.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-01

SENATE "A message was received
from the President, covering the CORES.
pondence relative to the Bedini affair
The correspondence consists of letter
from Secretary Marcy to the President,
submitting COPY of letter from Car.
dinal Antonelli, the Pope's Minister of
Foreign Affairs. addressed to the State
Department-another from the Pope
recommending M. Bedin to his
kind reception, and a despatch from
Lewis Cass, Jr, our Minister at Rome,
Of date subsequent to the other, in
which that functionnry alludes to ar in
'eryiew he had with Cardinal Antonclli.
Who expressed himself as being gratfed