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lncckln Grre })rcss.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY. DEC. !, 1854.


The Governor of Virginia, It's said, has
had doubt as to his authority to proclaim a
religious festival and SO no Thanksgiving
proclamation has gone forth this year within
the wide domain Of &" the Mother of Prcsi-
dents Such doubts have not troubled our
no more scruplc about his right to fix the
day than the people of the Green Mountain
State will have about celebrating it with
right good will. SO a Thanksgiving Procla-
nation, pthy and good, he made. other
Governors have done the same and to-mori ow
with fourteen sister States, including all New
England and New York. We sit down to the
Puritan festival.
We hope that for all our readers it may be
II pleasant time, trimming with heartfelt
happiness. For some we know the dav will
at times seem the saddcst of the wear. 4
vacant seat in the circle which last year was
rounded full, will cause the voice that asks
the blessing to trcmblc, and the eyes that
turn fondly around the board to gisten with
the dew of sad remembrance For some, be-
fore the scenes of gladncss will rise the mid.
night disaster or the wreck, and the sights
of dear ones hurried to sudden death, or sink
ing beneath the cold waters, will shut out for
a time the happiness before them But few
there are, VIC trust, who cannot, by thought
of their own blcssings-ior who docs not re-
ccivo more than he dcscrvcs,--or by rcmem-
boring the poor, and carrying happiness and
comfort to homes which have them but in
scanty measure, find enough to be grateful
for to Him who gives all /, and who cannot
appreciate and join in the burden of this
Thanksgiving Song, for which, in our own
and our readers behalf, We heartily thank
the sender
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Chittendcn County Court.

FRIDAY, Nov. Is.
Weed v. Bcach.-Cnso for damage TO Plaintiff
land alleged to have been caused by the Overlooking
OF stream, by reason Of dam of the Defendant.
In THIS case, the commencement Of which in the
carly part of the term has been already reported.
and the trial Of which has occupied more than a
week, the jury, after consultation Of about twenty
minutes, returned verdict for the Defendant.
For Plaintiff +. II. Hard, L. j. Phelps and Stc.
phcn 5. Brown; for Defendant II, r. Bonrdsiy and
A. o. Adds,
SATURDAY, Nov. 2jth..
C. II. Barton v. o. A. Burton-Trovcr for the
alleged conversion Of fticth part Of the steamer
Francis Saltus.
1t appeared in evidence that the Plaintiff and the
Chnmplain Transportation Company were tenants
in common of the said steamer. which the Defend.
ant as agent of said Company sold to the Rutland &
Burlington Railroad Company.
At the close Of the testimony the Court suggested
that the action of Trovcr could not be maintained
by one tenant in common of chattol against a co..
tenant for the sale of such chatc; and after arru
ment by the counsel upon this point, so held. and
accordingly directed the jury to return verdict for
the Defendant.
For Plaintiff Peck 4 Harvey and jacob Mack /;
for Defendant Phelps 4 Chittenlcn and Gardiner
stow, Esq of Troy, y. Y.
MONDAY, Nov. 9th.
state v Sias Clark.-Prosccuton for theft. Yer
dict not guilty.
For the prosecution +. Il. Hard. acting for the
states Attorney, MIR. Underwood, who Is i'll. For
Respondent Weston d shaw.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01

PRENrIss, the famous orator Of the south
west very fond Of using anc Totes to illus
tri'o lis subjects. On one occasion. when nd
eating the claims Of Mr.. Clay to the rrc-t-
'nnr:, he had great many lrlsmncn among
his auditors, who continually interrupted him
by loud remarks. Prentiss finally addressed
himself TO the dissentcrs;'' and, IN a playful
manner went On to say that he could account
for their dislike 10 his political idol ia no other
way than that It WAC natural To the Irish TO be
IA the orposltl NJ aud then related the FOL
lowing Incident lie said that some years ago
when It was thC custom IN New ic,k 10 keep
tho polls at election open for three d iys, us
u'isat hc expected the voters GOT rather excited
at the winding up, A ship direct from Liver
poo, and filled with emigrants, WIS h,uled into
one of the docks, directly in front d, po!u
where was breeding an election rot, and the
net man ashore was a broth " boy" shcll-
lab IN hand, who, scarcely able TO stand upon
solid earth after his long confinement on ship
board was tying to get his legs into subDfdl-
nhluu., and comprehend the confusion before
uI.u. At the instant, one OF the runners abunt
the polls, With handful Of tickets in hIs hand.
rushed Hp 10 Fat, and tlrusllug vote into ms
tlcc, ASKED with Nchcmcucc, which side are
yaU uu ~ Tho threatening row had now bro
ten p'o a storm brickbals, clubs, and nnprc-
'pHus prevailed when Pat seemed TO sud
deh'S ""oycr hls presence OF mind. and piled;
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Given under -- hand. at -, this -
day of March, y. D., 1850
\. T., first constable, town clerk, select
man. Gas the case may hc.)
And such presiding officer shall deliver such
certificate, So sealed up. to the clerk of tn,
county court, IN the county in which such
votes were taken, within lourtecu DAYS from
the taking Of such yOtcs-und ON the Wed
ncsday next following tn" first Monday in
May next, at one O'Clock, 7. NJ tho several
county clerks shall meet together at the State
House in Montpclicr-tid when convened
shall proceed to sort and count said votes and
shall certify to the Governor the thirteen per-
SUNS who have the hi.hcstnumbcr of votes a.
elected ccn>prs, within six days from the time
of their meeting aior"said; and the Governor
shall, at the charge OF the State, notify such
persons officially Of their election within 20
days.
\. !. In ease Of the absence or disahiit,
of any such county clerk, the presiding oHi-
Ger, aforesaid, shall deliver such certificates
50 sealed up. to the sheriff of such county
who shall perform the services in this act en-
joined upon the county clerk
\. !. The council Of cenSors shall hold
their first meeting at the State House in
Montpclier' ON the day appointed by the con-
stltutl1h Tor that purpose; and notice from
the Governor. aS aforesaid. of such election
shall he sufficient credentials of their choice
\. / The Secretary of State shall cause
tins act to b" published in two newspapers in
each county in the State, where there are so
many, as soon may be after the ADJOURN
ment ct the present legislature.
y >. Ii the first constable or other pre-
SIDING othccr il any town shall neglect or re-
fuse to perform any Of the duties required
n n.sF o.. ~
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eyed know the side I'm on, would ye 7" and
shaking his stick over his head, and giving a
whoop, he concluded :" I'm on the rebellion
side, ov coorsc! !" and lie then pitched into the
brawl " like ono at home"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01

No. BAN ACT to oquali2c the costs of
parties in the County and Supreme Courts.
II is henby enac'sd, SC.
SEC. |. Section thirteen ofchauicr one hun
drcd ana sixteen of the Compiled Statutes
shall be so construed Ms to rntlllc the party IL
nll'y recovering IN an action oi account, or
book account 10 tax and recover for his ,r,~
before the auditor, sevcn'y.tive cents per day
for his actual attendance, aud five ccuts per
mile for his travel within this state only.
-. This act shall take effect from lis pas
sage,
AnnrnYel. \nNemhcr 4 lshI
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01

n \ GRAND national convention of Know
NothlngS has been in secret session at Gin
cinnatti for two weeks. The telegraph ac-
counts say that every State in the Union Is
represented and the utmost harmony has pre-
vailed, The question of presidential nomi-
nations has not yet been introduced. import
ant alterations have been made in the consti-
tuition, Il new ritual adopted and a com
plctc change made in the pass words, signs,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01

No AN ACT authorizing TIC Selecimen
OF the several towns to establish fire districts
III certain cases.
II is hsroby tndci6d, Sc.
Sc. |. The sccctncu of any town, may,
upon the application Of twenty ar more free
holders of such town, N waiting for that pur-
pose, establish m such town, one ar moro ire
districts, and may dclnc the limits of the same
AS IN their judgcncu, shall be just and nccts-
sary; and such districts shall be named BY
number. IN order Of their @ establishment: Iro-
ri}cG. that no such district snail cAcecd one
suuare mile IN SIC.
- Upon the establishment Of every such
fire district as atpcSaM, the se,cctmcn shall
tile m the town clcrt : office m such town,
a certificate Of their proceedings in reatiun
thereto, which shall be- recorded hv the town
clerk.
-. The scccfmcn may. ut any time.
change the limit of any such ire districts. up-
ON n similar application, md subject To- The
same regulations provided N sections one and
two of tins act.
|. The inhabitants Of every such liz,
district, vino are legal voters IN town meetings.
are hereby constituted q body corporate. and
hey shall have a clerk, prudential committee,
Consisting of Il rec persons, and q collector ct
CAKES, wio shall be chosen and appointed ia
uho same manner that the sam" officers arc
now appointed in school districts, and who
shall huld their offices for one year, and until
others are elected.
: ). Special meetings of such inhabitants
shall be called by the clerk from time
to time, upon tine application m wiling, of
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The sandwich Island Treaty.

Ih" Washington correspondent of the y.
Y, Coartor q E,tYnr,r has learned from
source Of uudoubtel authority that the re-
pcatcd statements of the conclusion of a
treaty or convention for the annexation ofthe
Sandwich Islands are wholly incorrect. lie
says
The negotiation is suspended, nor had any
progress been made in it for many months
prcyiou, to the last ad>iOc> received lay the
Government. Mr. Gregg is instructed to
submit to the Executive at Washington amy
proposition b. may receive, without urging
upon the native government any project on
the part of the United States la the pre-
s'ut pro-occupied state ofthc great maritime
powers of the world there is da',.cr that the
Sandwich Islands will become Z, Irking place
aud refuge for pirates aud corsairs II will
he the care of our government to prevent any
such consequence of the weakness of the ma
tive authorities, hut. beyond that, 10 immo-
dlatr movement for the acquisition OF the
Sandwich Islands is anticipated. We shall
Lave, however, by every arrival ior the next
three months, a. for tho past six, a revival OF
the report that they have been annexed.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01
No. BAN ACT relating to witnesses.

70 70 H'tOJ 'HHf ~, &C.
SEC. ]. Whenever any person shall testify.
either as party or aS witness, in any sui
or proceeding now or hereafter pending at law
or IN equity, the testimony Of such person shall
not be used as evidence to prove any fact in
any suit or prosecution against such person for
any penalty for violation of any law in relation
to fraudulent conveyance Of property.
2. This act shall take effect from its pass
agc.
Approved Nov II, 1SJi
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01
Approved, November II, l-jI.

No. ll-AN ACT to amend Section scycn-
ty Of Chapter tmr'y-onc Of the Compiled
Statutes.
is here y cnrc,e} s..
ST. |. Section seventy Of chapter thirty
ono Of the compiled statutes IS 30 amended n5
to read AS follows
"Whcnevcr any wit shall issue ms an at
,achmcnt against the body. MS Is provided m
sections siXty.scven and slS'y-oIght Of said
chapter thIrty-onc, the deb or or defendant IN
said writ may at the tune Of service thereof
on his body notify the officer serving tho same,
and cause notice Immediately to be given 10
the other party or his attorney, that he viii
forthwith, on such notice being given, appeal
and th"rcupou he may appear, ar It the other
party be no, an nhahtant of tins state, aud no
attorneys n1nC being endorsed on the back OF
said writ, he may thcroupon appear, without
notice, before the authority signing such writ.
and submit himsclf to examination on oa'h,a"d
witnesses. and other proofs may b" introduced
by the parties in said writ, on the question
whether laid debtor or defendant le about 10
ahscond from the state, and has sccrctcd about
his person or elsewhere money or other proper
"; and if the authority signing said writ shall
not he of the opinion that the sand dcht'r or
defendant Is about to abscond FROM the state,
aud has socrctcd about IN, person or elsewhere
money or other property, such authority Snail
80 certify on sand writ, aud sud writ snH,
thereafter have the same force and effect A. li
1t had originally issued as am attachment
agauS, the property, and not against the body
of SAID debtor or defendant
Approved, November II. lr1l,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01
Laws OF Vermont.

No. AN ACT changing the time Of
holding Courts IN Chlttendcu County.
N IS her'hy onacied by III Gcncrm assembly
Of The state Of ermoni, as ioHowS:
SIC. l. The tcrms of the county court IN
the county of Chittcnlcn shall be held ON the
first Tuesday IN November, IN each year.
Approved November :, lSli.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01

PoLnoAL CnAos Douglas Jcrrpld i, sup.
posed To have rophetically described the
present chaos IN politics when he wrote the
FLOWING with perhaps an especial reference
to y. York election
" Imagine snuco-paus and sea-wa"l, oh,-
hsSs and aislHc", tomatoes, tonahuWks,
cdtnpct~ and horSehair, Suupuwucr. lobster
sluco, ,talacttcS aud bout-incks, tnc-drakcs,
whrligigs, sQuihs, water slouts and gougs,
cyanog"n soollr, mountains, mugIir>, earth
quakcs. oyster Pattio>, Spcrmacrtl aud Thin
bles, SOAP ccratc, adamdnt, granite and to-
haccu, muasscs, nuggets, trutcrhuphs and
tripc, rocks, glaciers, rattlcsnahcS, tougs,
plgnil', whistlc-pipcs and thuudcI-Nlth
hot, cold, moist, dry, sweet, SOUR, sharp,
fiat, and all sorts OF contcndinS orpositcs, in
Guiding several tomcats, iu,tliug, changing,
whI@iug, claShinS, kissing, hirug, squirt
iug, believing oud catorvauliug, and You
will have some faint IDA OF what chaos
may have been. Or fancy an inluity multi
piled by itself Of lunatc asylms, schools in
an uWuar, camp mrctia-s, dul thdlii,t
moh, ten times that number Of mad bulls,
blown by as many exploding POWDER mills
into " an immultt SMASH. anil ypm cone
ccrtiln may perhaps ba slightly u,-i-.'d,'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01

" IuE PRr-IprNT' : MrssAGr.-ltis report ed
that the Presidents Message will not, as
heretofore, b. sent to the newspapers sunul-
tancously with its presentation 10 tongiesS.
The reason assigned is that, in the present
condition OF European allirs. the Pr"Si-
,cpr d"'ur, 80 bring his message up to the
latest moment at which intelligence irolu Eu-
rorn rn ho received l4ior to the meeting
of Congress. We presume On" New EHsaud
lr.-- generally viii hquitc as well -ritcd
Ni,a this ar"ug.m.ut 1t, with that o.. last
year when mo- copies Of the message were sent
to any paper north Of Albany, except to the
Boston Post aud Concord Patriot.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01

G-F7pRrsrprNr PIERCE is said to have sub
stantally finished the Message. The heaviest
part OF it is stated to be the Constitutional arm
Gumont on River and 'llarhor Improvements
As the President coolIy broke all the pledges
contained IN the last Message against the re-
newnl of the slavery agitation, with IN six
weeks after utterinG them, 1t Is presumed that
he will exercise the decent reserve of not gal
referring to that topic.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01

No. IAN ACT fixing the time of hnldng
the Supreme Court in the County cf Wash
ingt@n.
his here y enac ied, Sc.
SIC. |. The Supreme Court for the County
OF WASHINGTON shall hereafter he holden on
the sixteenth Tuesday, next after the fourth
Tuesday OF December, annually.
. so much of section one of an act, en-
tailed "an net IN amendment of chapter forty
SIX Of the ompled Statutes, entitled " SEES
sions of Courts,'' approved December 9TH,
lS53 rs is inconsistent with the provisions of
tn $ act, is hereby repealed.
Approved November 9, 1851.
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SUM- VTVTTT ~ T'TT TITF1TFT'
Approved, November II. lrIl.


IhH'l'l, mo''la-rd'
IS hcrthy h0""' &C.
Si' J. In all cases ct Sn''o 81 PERSONA
properly "h'rc payment "i 'h' "r'h's' "''"'
cy Is by the contract "i sac mode ton"i'''"
precedent 10 we transfer "i lh' utt''"" VIZ.
t'' proper! ms I'D N'->n'h-" gu ''r '"'.
passed mo Tine possession "i we \eh'r'' "'"
"H're 'nr Pnch"re money s'AH nave pee" ''
par, PhlI''"E creditor o' we ''n"'' "l'! "''., -
~. levy N's -N''h''n upon 7''H P'''l'N' "''',
"t'h h'y'H'"'''r ''n'''''' ih' ''"''f'''' oA'''
OF '' F'H' "''.'' ''A cay '' ..' ''.' '.".''-
u'N.''. NY '' ..' residue 81 S',' ...''
""''f' F'""inn" unpaid may h''" ii' SUI"
W"p'h! dlS'h''A'a '''A l"' c'o'" OIL sue"
,. The officer wlEln- Snc' au'r.m'n'' NJ
,e'}' s.'l'' No' ana dispose OF The S''d pro per-
y ~ l'e 'n''h''i n'" ~ .""r" IVY ,'" D." res
P'c''o PERSONAL proper ~ t'a'hr1 or 'N''d
un'n' nnd'l the aii be sold under my
oft 'h' statutes ~ Tins state. the officer I"Nin-
such sale sh1I' ir,' pay md satisfy to the sang
creditor I'M" amount hy nm pr .I' or '''''r'G'
- 'I' SAID vcn'nr os provided ln SECTION "'r
of tutN 1ct, ard the residue on! shall p" no .'-
on 'o respond TO- ''' 'oh' due 10 SUCH creditor,
tr ih'Sa"-. "N ~ '' "mc' the SAID property
was so attached 90. cNnl ua.u
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or sum Of money than shall have been already
voted or collected a. aforesaid.
q. The prudential commit &C Of every
such district shall have power 10 commence
mud prosecute actions in the name Of such dis
trlct, and TO defend and adjust all actions con-.
nenced against such district, aud to settle and
adjust all clans in favor Of, or against such
district.
10 The clerk Of every such district snail
Keep for the inspection Of the inhabitani. Of
such district, a far record Of I'll the mct tinge,
votes and proceedings Of such district and
shall call, Annually, n meeting Of the voters
~ such district for the election Of the officers
OF such district; AMI such annual meetings
shall be hnld on the first Monday in January
in each year.
II. After the establishment If ovcry
such fire district tho first meeting Of the voters
thereof shall be called by the sclcc'men Of
the town III which the same is located. for the
election Of officers thereof; which meeting
shall be called In the same manner as is pro-
yldel for the call Of special meetings: and Mt
such meeting the first scicctmnn. land IN hue
absence. either OF the other sciccuncu., shall
preside, and shall declare such person elected
rs shall receive majority Of the votes gwen;
and such election shall be bv ballot. unless q
ballot shall be dispensed with by uuonmous
consent aud the officers 50 chosen shall bold
their offices uu'il the annual ucr'irr In such
fire district next thereafter TO be- held, and ,n-
til others arc elected.
-, Tins act shall take effect from It's
pn,slgc.
Approved, y " II. l-ji.
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-IH4 NORTHERN Railroad ha- nearly
completed q branch road through West Troy
to the bridge. This muuch i, uhout ON, mile
in length, and will probably be completed du-
wing this year
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ITEMS At HOME AND ABROAD.

- The FIRST bills approved by Governor
Royce this year, bear date of Nov. ID. Last
year the first bill signed by Gov. Robinson,
bore date of Nov. 18th
--GoLD IN NLRMoNr.--A bouo fdc discov-
cry Of gold, has recently been made in the
south part Of Stowe, about II mile from the
northcrly line Of Waterbury. The Freeman
says the discovery was made, as early as
August last, by a returned Californian, while
fishing in a brook. Having bought the farm
he made known his discovery, dug and wash
cd out a small quantity from the banks, and
permitted visitors to- do the same AS a mat
ter of curiosity. One painful OF earth pro.
duccd thirty -scyeu cents worth of gold. The
owner thinks, from the few experiments he
has made, that the diSgings will prove us rich
as the average Of diggings in California. 1t
is also stated that gold has been found also
in the north part OF the same town, by anoth-
or returned Californian, ON the stream COM
ing from Mansfield Mountain
-iNnERsT COLIEGL.-rrcaidcu Hitch
cock has resigned the presidency OF Amherst
College, and is succeeded in that office hv
Rev. Wv. \. SrEARNS, late of Caulbridscport
Mass. \ donation of so 900 has been made
to the College by the executors of the estate
Of the late Samuel Appleton, in accordance
with his will, to found Theological cabinet
-NwruL. The loss Of human life by
shipwrcck during the last twelve months OK
cccds tour HonMdHd. The city of Glasgow
numbered in ono vast ocean grave, so; the
Tayleur, go; the Staiforishirc, $50; the
Birkenhead, a vast multitude and beside
these are the san Francisco, Arctic Powhat-
an, New Fra, Victoria, Yankee Blade, and a
great number Of others.
FIN sloop-oi-war, Aljdaq. is supposed
to be los. at sea, as nothing has been heard
from her for over two months, when she sail
ed from Aspinwall The Albany was a yes
I sci of twenty guns, and had a full crew of
/ $50 men with 10 officers.
-SrE>IrR BCENT.-On Friday evening
last the steamboat Orcoa with 80 passengers
on board was struck nearly amilships by the
steamship Canada. from Liverpool breaking
in the side, and ovcrturning stove ON board
which set fire to the vessel. The wind was
/ high and the flames spread rapidly that
several passengers jumped overheard and We're
drowned. Boats from the Canada and tn rec
other vessels went to the rescue and saved the
remainder. \ man. woman and child were
picked up drowned, names unknown.
II \ CoLLi>rov between two trains . a
passenger train running into the rear of II
freight train occurred on the Harlem Rail
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AUSTIN BEECllEE,
4. :. BARTON,
b. i. BRIIlON.

m - n.I.,. n-. .
Inc new orleans f'''1nn, Is hrlEht
mirror, reIeI'lnG Tor our mirth All tMc lun
ana 'r?hc cuIminatcd around It, We nave
hearu IN our uay 9i icEal guinness says that
WHY journal put II ihlIadelrhia lawyer
eau pe", Tue ioii1"lne' latc'y argued ~
and our corduroys The prisoner IS ON trial
tor entering a house IN the night time, with
intent to steal.
The testimony was clear that he had made
an opening sufficiently large to admit the
upper part OF ms body, and through which
he protruded himself about han way, and
stretching out ms arm committed the theft
Mr. obiuStlcate Bret addresses the jury,
hat an outrage Cooking horrihed,
and with outstretched and trembling arms,