The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-01-11

fectual BY attempting to control this
communication, this contemplate little
town has rendered itself UNANIMOUSLY no>
torious throughout the .holc United
States. A resolution was also unani.
mously passed. ccnsuring The conduct Of
the Governor and people Of Pcnnsylvnn.
ia, III extending sympathy and aid to the
Erions Papers from every quarter
comc in loaded with ceusurc and abuse Of
the people If this town for tho illegal,
merrerory, aud dastardly proceedings
there. Mr.. Choatc might make some
thing out Of a plea Of insanity in their
favor We hardly think that anything
short of that would in any way account
for their strange doings. | for one shall
be interested to ascertain what reasons
could have actuatod them adequate to
their deeds
The trial of the Bodini rioters is
slowly progressing. The case thus far.
even on the testimony of the police
themselves, seems to 60 very strongly a.
gainst themselves The Chief of the
police, Mr. Lukcn, was appointed only
two weeks before the occurrence and in
his testimony for himself and mon seems
to convict himself Of inexcusabic trepl.
dation and disregard to life lie says
he did not know anything about the
character of the demonstration and that
when he ordered his men to close in up
on the procession. he was so much excit.
cd that he hardly knew what he was
bout The funeral of one Of the men
killed, a young German just fallen heir
to 10000 thalcrs took place to-day. More
than thousand persons with mourning
badges followed the bier to the German
battle-ground jus, bcyoad the city limits.
We hope this affair will. in some way,
make upon the community stronger
impression Of the value of human life.
We do not know how it is in other cit.
les, but here, the great frequency with
which individuals die by violence, has
taken away from such death all its us.
ually exciting and thrilling character -
Almost every day brings the coroncr's
record of inqucsts held on the bodies of
persons brought to an uutimcly end by
the murdorcr's hand. But the other day.
two men in coffee house quarrcllcd
over some trifc. when one drew a pistol
and blew the others brains out
Uncle Toms Cabin has been drama
TIED, and is attracting crowds to witness
its performance at the Mclodcon BY
the excitement it produces, judge it to
be ono Of the most attractive plays to
which the community here have listened
1t has been going the rounds for weeks,
and still continues to draw crowds. This
sIcdhS Ntij lul Tue HItuI CHtUEC WHICH
has taken place here in the abolition sen,
timcnt. for ten years ago, the whole NOR
al power of this city could not have re-
strained general outburst Of popular
wrath on the exhibition of such scenes
in public. Now, not a whisper of dis
content is heard, even from Coyington, n
Kentucky slavc.hoiding city, separated
from Cincinnati only by the Ohio river
This city is notorious among the south
crn planters as the depot of the under
ground railroad, through which the fu-
gitive from servitude escapes to free
dom. Once among the hiding places
situated in suburbs Of this city. the ruiz,
away slave is safe unless lie unnccessari-
ly exposes himself Hundreds have
been run off within year or two.
Yours, c. X.