Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12
-ETnr EARIY SELLERS OF NERNoNr.=M

yTnE EARLY SETTLERS of NERQoN1.-We
extract the following from euogy on the
late Gen. Jonas Clark, in the ", Patriot.
In personal appearance G-n. Clark was
noble specimen of the early settlers of Yer
mont, a race of men, we venture to say. never
equalled. Men, mentally and intellectually
the admiration of all who came in contact
with them bold, brave and generous as
lions wills like iron lofty as the pine on
their banner proud as their own hills, and
independent the winds that swept the tops
Of their glorious mountains. Gentlemen,
nevertheless; polished and refined in their
manners, and many of them gifted with a
most rare and perfect personal address. Those
who have been accustomed to consider our
Early Vermont men rough and uncouth in
manner and vulgar and harsh in language,
know very little Of that race of men. Go
back, even, To til" days when Robert b. Bates
held the Speakers malet in Sputlcss white
kids, when Van Ness. Bailey and Robert
Temple were mirrors of form and fashion
and still further back to Ira Allen, Tichenor,
Bradley the Rohiusuu>, and thoir cntempora-
riCS, and We shall search long before we find
class of men of more rourtly address, more
polished manners and Ola clearer understand
inG aud a happier and moro rigid practice, Of
all the cpurt,sios and amenities Of public and
private life
g-roRrrgN lrEN,.-An appeal from the
Greeks to the citizens of the United States is
published in the y. Y. Posi-. 1t declares the
present revolutionary movement TO be the
continuation Of the great work begun in l>2l
and ho,rcches Americans toad now as them
for the sake of Humanity. Liberty aud Chris
tianity, in the struggle to throw oil the Turk
sh yoke.
Between the SOth of March and the LIST ur
April, one hundred thousand Russians are
said To have entered the principalitirs, and
additional reserves are called out To the extent
of l2O 900 men. Accounts from Constantine
pie of the 5th mention that the city WAS illu-
minated in honor of the Turkish victories in
Dchroda ON the other hand, Nicholas had
sent an autograph letter, accompanied by his
portrait set in diamonds, 10 Corchukof. in
recognition of the feat oI crossing the Danube
kalaiit is again full of men, the present
garrison numbering 40 600 The Turk, were
intending to advance from the shelter of the
fortress in about three DAYS, as thcy were only
waiting for the grass To spring forage for
their horses On the 9th Of April the Anglo
French declaration of war against Russia was
read TO the troops at Kalatat, and was sslu-
ted with hundred salvos of artillery and
three rounds of musketry.
The Board of Health OF the French army,
being consulted as to the possibility of feeding
the soldiers principally on mutton, have de- |
clared against that diet for a constancy, as
likely 10 lead 10 dyscntery,
The London Tunes after referring 10 the |
vigor and decision of the Russian movements,
remarks
But those enemies, so active and intrepid,
we oppose with generals not vet emancipated
from the silken dalliance of London drawing
rooms and Partisan saloons with infantry
whom we have kept for a month eating oran-
ges ON the rock of Malta, while idle transports
stood ready for their conveyance, and with
cavalry, three troops only Of whom are yet
."