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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-06-21
For the Middlebury Register.

Bristol, June 10Th.
Mn. BARRETT
When we met on the frs, Of
May to protest against the Anticipated
outrage Of the Nebraska measure, |
went to the me citing with the intention
of bringing forward the subject of a vast
combination in the north, to promote the
En- grafton of Lovers Of Freedom in
large numbers to the threatened terri.
tories. | could have no consultation
with those who could act effectively but
it appeared to myself as named to a
few friends, that such a scheme was prac.
tlcable, for the gushing spirit of Anti
Slavery to find its field of abundant suo.
cess in.
But no opportunity presented for bring.
ing forward such proposition. and it
passed by. Since then, the matter has
been taken in hand and society has been
chartered by those fully competent to
manage the business, and concentrate all
the services of our people, and direct all
impulses and efforts -four immense emf
grafton that must annually disgorge itself
upon some fertile territories of our west
ern frontier.
ln view of the action of our friends
in the Old Bay State and elsewhere,
which supposed amply sufficient to meet
all the exigencies of the present circum-
stances of our county, l gave notice at
the Convention on the 9TH inst, that at
the next general convention of the citi-
zens of Addison Co., would bring for.
ward proposition that would promote
the union of our people in that enter,
prise, and call forth an interest to give
to its funds,or volunteer to move on with
its army of freemcn to the peaceful con-
quest of that vast empire already threat.
encd by the lowering clouds of a ruth.
less despotism.
Could time have permitted my notice
would have gone into the report of the
Secretary of that meeting. But as it
failed, will call the attention of the
free men aud free women of our own and
other counties in Vermont, to such a
measure as this, and inquire what we
shall do in the present emergency.
This seems to be the only peaceful means
of protecting the new territories from
the bligbting curse of Slavery, and the
transparent schemes ofwicked men, who
make it the end of their life, and the
glory of their brief roigns, to gamble
with the liberties and peace of our be->
loved country.
The Emigration Aid Society, now
chartered, seems to me to offer all the
facilities needful for the securing of Ne
braska and Kansas from the clutches of
tho Slavery Propagaudists, and their
treacherous allies at the north.
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Miscellaneous Items

There was a great fire Mt Worcester
on Wednesday last. Loss 100000
The New Hampshire Democratic
State Convention, last week, endorsed
the Administration and Nebraska
DECLINES a .ELEcrroy--W arc
authorized to say that Hon. ANDREW
Tracy declines a denomination as can.
didate for Representative to Congress-
lto1dstock Mercury
To BE HuNG.-The fonr wretcbcs
who, in a mad riot beat Albert Story to
death in Illinois, last December, Kern
Brennan, Michael Tooey, James Tooey,
and Martin Ryan, have had two trials,
and arc to be hung on the 2Sth of July.
A NEW IDEA-The Worcester -Egis.
speaking of New York politics says
Should the coming year chronicle tho
election of Mr.. Greeley as Governor, and
Mr.. Seward as Senator, in New York,it
is to be hoped that tho men of the South
will duly understand the philosophy of
history"
At Naples, some pieces of old parch.
ment have been discovered, containing
three fragments, hitherto unpublished,
Of Cicero's Treatise on Fate"
The trial of the Wards has been cop.
led into the English papers and com.
mented upon as specimen of Ameri-
can law and justice.
The difficulties between the Faculty
and Sophomore class of Columbia Col.
lege, New York, were adjusted on Tuea-
day, to the satisfaction of nil parties
The class are to report all future dis
orderly acts that may be perpetrated
and the authorities are to let by.gones
be by cones.
OHIo-FusioN OF PARTIEs.-It is on
nounced that measures are in prepare.
ton in Ohio for calling a convention of
the people OF all parties on the 9Th Of
July, to organize and form n new party
upon the anti'slavery platform.
THE SLAvE ExTRADITIoN. is said
that John H. Pearson, Esq, the lessee
of Long Wharf, refused to allow that
wharf to be nsed for the removal of the
slave Burns. The wharinger of T wharf.
who let those premises for the business,
without consulting the proprietors, has
been discharged.
Miss Caroline Plummer. aged 74who
died at Salem on the 10th ult., bequeath-
ed SIS, 900 to Harvard College, to es,
tadlish 'Professorship Of tie heart
There arc to be six judges in the new
territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
These are all to be appointed by the
President, and will of course be nero
tools of the administration, and will de-
eide all questions concerning slavery as
JEFF Davis and Caleb Gushing may in
struct. This is what the democrats call
popular sovereignty"
MORALS OF THE WASHINGTON UNION
The organ of the Adm inistration, in
objecting to the proposition to purchase
Cuba, illustrates its views on tho sub
ject by saying that school boys will not
buy apples so long as thsre is an orch,
ard within walking distance And we
suppose the editor of the Union would
not purchase his dinner SO long as there
is hen roost within his reach.
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Abcrncthy, New Haven; L. Files, Corn.

Abcrncthy, New Haven; T. Files, Corn
wall
Batter, Cheese, Honey and Sugar
D. Hazard, Ferrisburgh o. Hyde, Mid
dlebury Vernal Spooncr, Vergonnes I;
l D Gregory, Woybridgo; G. Scarf,
Bridport.
Lon-J. NJ. Slade, Middlebury W.
r. Bixby, Vergennes; W. II. Cunning
ham, Bristol; Edward Grosvenor, Bird
port Dennis w. Hazard. Ferrisburgh.
Leather--C. Hill, Middlebury II.
8. Walker, New Haven II Bond Corn
wall II. Farr, Bristol; j. B Huniley
Bridport.
Ffu,t-Henry Lane, Cornwall Ira
Allen Middlebury; Seth Langdon, New
Haven Davis j. Rich, Shoreham Jar
Wis Hoag, Starksboro
MiSceiianeouS-H. W. Pitts, Middle
bury s. NJ Burroughs, WaltEam b.
+. Haskell Cornwall D. V. Chambers
Addison; w +. Wright, Leicester.
Fancy ArticlcS-Philip Battcll Mid
dlcbury b. F Haskell, Jr., Cornwall /;
Miss Eleanor Smith, New Haven; Miss
II. Kilbourn, Middlebury; Miss Harriet
Haskell, Cornwall; Miss Mary Watson,
Ferrisburgh; Miss Ellen Barber and
Miss Frances Porter, Mddlebury
Household NanWoctMcS-J. W.
Stewart, Middlobury D. Hazard, Fer,
risburgh Mrs s. w. Jewett. Wey-
bridge Mrs. j. Davenport Middlebury;
Mrs. Martin Cowles New Haven Mrs.
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The Japan Expedition successful.

ahC Sopoh s16PoeAAbiOu DuCCeSStul.
We have highly interesting intclli.
gence from the japan Expedition, to
the effect that Commodore Perry has
been successful in effecting q treaty
with the Emperor Of Japan, by which
friendly commercial relations with
that singular nation will be establish
ed.
On the morning of the Oath Of
March, Commodore Perry had his
third interview with thcJapanese Com.
missioners, few days before having
dispatched the Vandalia and South.
ampton to examine the harbor of Sho.
dina, about 70 miles south of Yeddo,
one of the places indicated by the
japanese as fitting for a factory.
Two ports are given to trade
Matsmai in Yeso, and Sho.di-ma be-
fore mentioned ; and in addition to
these places with trading residents,
another location Is promised contigu.
GUS to the coal country. AT first the
japanese commissioners spoke of one
year for the coal station, and five for
the trading places, as periods within
which they promised the warm en-.
deavor Of their government to prepare
the people for the new regulations.
The laws of the empire, they said,
were very strict against trading of
any kind excepting at Nangasaqui
with tho Dutch. To these lengthy
periods, however, His Excellency
Commodore Perry temporarily though
firmly objected, insisting on the coal
depot at once, and trading ports with.
In year.
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In the case of DavisLufkin VS.. the Town
Of Starksboro, the trial of which was I'M
finished at the time our last report was
made up,the Jury on Wednesday return
ed verdict for the plaintiff, with $340
damages.
The fourth and last Jury case tried
was that Of the State vs. Il, S. Pierson.
Indictment for melting third person to
commit arson. j. w. Stewart and E.
N. Briggs for tho State; j. a. Beckwith
and Z. D. Barber for the respondent
Verdict of acquittal.
Tho Court adjourned on Saturday
morning last.
At the late term Of our County
Court, there was an unusually large a.
mount of business before the Grand Ju.
ry, which remained in session until Wed.
ncsday morning, the l4th. About TWEEN
ty indictments, in all were made-some
twelve of which were for violations of
the liquor law The charge of Judge
CoLLAMrH to the Grand Jury, on this
last subject, was emphatic and to the
purpose He told them that the cousti-
tutionality of tho law was a question not
within tboir jurisdiction, and was not to
be considered by them. So, too, in re-
lation to a class of cases which Judge
PERrorNT has heretofore charged should
be left to the action of town officers
alone, Judge CoLLAMEn instructed the
Jury that should the town authorities, in
such cascsshow no disposition to act.the
County tribunal should take the matter
in hand.
We should perhaps add, that Judge
CoLLAMER is everywhere popular, on the
bench, and that his visit to this county
I'VE say it without disporngement to
the excellent officer with whom he "cx
changed WAS gratifying to the bar
genorally,and to all who had the pleasure
of meeting him in private and social in.
tercourse.
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THUNDER SroRM-There was n re-
markablo amount Of thunder and light.
ing in this vicinity on the night of Wed
nosday, and in the afternoon and eve.
ming of Thursday last Particularly Oh
Thursday night, the storm was the most
violent We remember to have ever wit
messed The house Of Mr.. William Carr.
Il mile or two from this village, was
struck during the last storm, as we are
informed; the fluid passing down the
chimney and stove pipe, and fortunately
passing off without doing any serious in.
jury.
The barn Of Cyrus Porter. OF this
place, was also struck, we learn, the same
evening also barn of Gen. VIM Nash.
in New lTaven-but the flames were
promptly cxtinguishcd and no great
damage was done in either case. Three
telegraph posts, south of Mr. Porter's,
were thrown down and considerably shat.
torod.
For two or three hours, the succession
of vivid flashes of lightning was constant,
followed by sharp and heavy reports,
which, to those fond of such music las
we do not claim to be especially mus.
have been grand in the extreme, as to all,
without doubt, they were rather excit.
ing.
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NEBRASKA DR. WIN. Il Claiming
states that in his Western travels he had
fallen in with pioneers who had tray
ersed that vast territory in all directions,
aud gave II aa their opinion that il would
DO the grauary of tho world, Its fertile
prariea, mines Of coal and streams of
water, TIA fine climate, visited by the
south winds detected across its valleys
by tho Rocky Mountains, gave it vast
agricultural resources 1t was tho coun-
try for tho homo of free labor, and such
being tho fact tho deciciou of this ques-
ton becomes oftranseendont Importance.
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ES. The Bellows Falls Aygus, an
Administration paper which has strenu.
ously supported the Nebraska bill, is
now anxious to save at least small
remnant of a Sham Democratic party in
this State, BY denying that that measure
is a test of party orthodoxy. The Ar
gas {Junc l5th) says: THE Nebraska
bill has never been test of Democracy
nor NEVER WILL BE"
Now, we will not charge the Argus
with wilful intent to deceive its readers
1t may not yet be fully posted up. But
it does state what is VIGOROUSLY untrue.
We have before us a copy of the Wash.
ington Union, administration organ
of June ID, in which We find an official
decision of the question. If tho Argus
repeats such opinions as the above, after
reading this declaration, we shall then
regard its statements as something more
than blunder. The Union says-very
distinctly;
"TnE DEMOCRATIC PARTY are for the
bill (Nebraska) the wings and abolition
lists against it. Democrats may have
doubted and opposed the bill before it
became law, hut NOW, WHEN IT is A
LAw--Now, WHEN A DEMOCRATIC Con-
GREss HAS PASSED AND A DEMOCRATIC
PgEsIpENT HAS SIGNED TIT is TIL L
DUTY OF A DEMOCRAT TO
YIELD HIS OBJECTIONS, and not
TO antagonize because certain amend.
monts were not adopted, when he must
SEQ aud know that the only result will
be TO breed dissensionsn
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L. S. CoNsuL AT MoNrREAL-Among
the appointments officially announced in
tho Washington Union, we notice the
name of Garfield Dorwin, Esq, fotmerly
of this couuty,as Consul at Moutrosl. The
Boston Atias of the 9th inst mentions
his appointment in the following com
plimentary terms
G. Dorwin, Esq tho American
Banker in Montreal, has been appointed
Consul Of tho United States for that
port This is an appointment which
will meet tho hearty approval Of all
those American travellers who have had
tho pleasure Of Mr., Dorwin'S aequaint-
apee, aud have thereby become familiar
with hlR agreeable department, aud oour
tcoun bearing cyInood toward all with
whom lao hnn Intercourse
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In Massachusetts,, the Wing paper
pretty generally favor u nc,o organiea
ton, embracing all Anti-Nebraska men
of whatever party. OF this movement
the Lowell Courier says;
The Wing press of the State we know
to be with the movement, heort and hand
If the cautious policy of far-sceine
prudence has prevented some from be
coming so jabilant, it is not in consc
queuce of any lack Of sympathy for any
feasible scheme to restore to the Consti
tuition its true construction, and to Ne
braska and Kansas their pristine purity
from the footprints of Slavery. Every
moderate Free Soil paper, every sensible
and sane Free Soiler, is solictous fol
this wished-for consummation OF the
leading Democratic journals throughout
the Free States, many-very many-es
pouse the project also. SO auspiciou.
are the omens which loom up in the Flu
ture.
Of Maine, the same paper says:
Our Maine Wing exchanges declare
that the Wings of Maine are willing tc
give up their name and 60 into new or
ganizatlon, which they have no doub,
would sweep the State by ten or fiftecr
thousand majority !" but they are incliu.
ed to defer to the action of the party in
New York, Massachusetts, Vermont
and the other States where the Wing.
are less dependent than in Maine upon
the action of other parties.
Ohio is making a grand and decisive
increment in this direction. Of the
convention to meet at Columbus on the
18th of July-tho anniversary of the or.
dinance of l7s7-thc gainesville TEL
egroph (Frcesoil) remarks
Every thing promises well for the
gathering, 1t will inaugurate a new era
in politics Let old party lines be rub
bed out, and party prejuiices secuted"
The Ohio state JourRai-thc metro.
politan Wig papcr-sreaks in the same
spirit
With a Convention Of the right sort
of men-represcnting the true feelings
of the People on the momentous issue
now presentod-much good will be done;
old prcjudices will be done away, and a
foundation will be laid for permanent
and consistent action, by which the coun-
ellis of the nation will be pureed of the
plant tools of Southern Aristocracy."
MicHcAN.-A large meeting of all OPP
ponents of slavery extension and tho Ne
braska bill was held at Detroit on the
evening Of the 9TH inst. Franklin Moore
presided, and the leading addresses were
made by the Hon Jacob NJ. Howard
(Whig) and Hon. Kinsley s. Bingham,
free Democrat,) both ex.membcrs of
Congress. The latter is the Free Soil
candidate for Governor.
Wisconsin is to have Mass Convcn-
ton on the 18th Of July, of " all men OPP
posed to the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise, the extension Of Slavery, and
the rule Of the Slave Power" Wings,
Democrats and Free Sellers unite in the
call, proposing to bury all past politi-
cal differences" so as to make effectual
resistance against Southern dcspotism.
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We learn that Maj. JONI S. DuNLAp
for The past two or three years Supcrin.
tendent of the Rutland and Burlington
Railroad, has resigned that Office. lie
has rendered the corporation efficient and
faithful service, during his connection
with it; and in spite of all pocuniary
embarrassments, the road has been excel.
lently manoged-so far as the accommo.
dation Of public travel is concerned
during his administration.
Maj. DuNLAP is succeeded by +. A.
CHArlN, Esq, former Superintendent Of
the Cheshiere Railroad. From the
high reputationMr CHARM has sustained,
we believe the appointment will be found
advantageous to those interested in the
road, and very acceptable to travellers
and business men.
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Addison County Wing Convention.

Addison County Wing Convention.
According to previous notice, large
number Ct Wings of Addison County
met in Convention at tho Town Room
in Middlebury, June l4th. On motion
the Hon. Elias Bottum was called to
the Chair.
P. Churchill and Rufus Mead, Jr.,
were appointed Secretaries.
On motion, the following named
gentlemen were appointed a committee
to draft resolutions, viz j. II. Barrett
Edw Seymour Geo w. Grandey, Oil
yer Smith, Myron w. c. Wright.
On motion, the Convention took q re-.
cess for the appointment of a nominating
committee, by the delegates present from
the several towns, to be constituted on
the customary basis. Which committee
having been appointed and reported to
the convention, it was
Voted, To adjourn until o'clock, ?. NJ.
AFTERNOON
The Convention re.asssmblcd, pursu.
ant to adjournment.
Hon. Davis Rich, for the Nominating
Committee, reported the following nom.
nations for County and Probate officers.
Far Senator's,
ERASMUS ID. WARNER, New Haven,
RoLLlN j. JONES, Cornwall.
For assistant Judgcs.
l. D. GREGORY, Weybridgc
Oliver SMITH, New Haven.
Tor Sheriff,
DAVID S. CnuRcn, Middlebury
Far States Attorney,
+. il. WOODBRIDGE, Vergcnnes.
For High BaitiG,
GMus y. CoLLAMER Bristol.
For Judge Of Probate, Addison District.
HoRATlo SEYMOUR, Middlebury
For JHdge Of Probate, Ncv Hareu
District,
HARVEY MUNsiLL, Bristol
Which report was accepted, and the
nominations unanimously adopted.
The following County Committee, re.
ported by Newton Rose, for Commit.
tee raised for that purpose was appointed
for the year ensuing, viz Geo. w. Gran.
doy, j. W. Stewart, Edw Seymour, j.
A. Beckwith, and w. p. Nash.
j. II Barrett, for tho committee on
Resolutions, reported the following:
ResOlcecl, That we cordially concur
in the platform adopted by tho State
Convention at Rutland on tho 9TH inst;
that we regard the same as a proper basis
of union for all opponents of the Ma.
tional Administration and of the propa.
cation and perpotuation of Slavery and
that we will earnestly sustain the nomin-
ations Of RoycE, SKATER, and BATES,
as representatives of those doctrines,
trusting they will be elected by tho
largest vote ever cast for any ticket in
this State
Rcsolrcd, That we commend the
County ticket this day nominated to the
confidence and support of all the free
men of Old Addison, believing that the
people will show their adherence for the
Nebraska outrage, and their condcmna-
ton of the National Administration. by
giving the nominees nearly unanimous
vote
Which resolutions-the Rutland plat.
fern having been FIRST read-wcre ably
and fully discussed by Hon. L. d. War.
ner, W. +. Bascom, James NJ. Slade.
Esl., Hon. Elias Bottum, Dca. Calvin
Squier, Judge Wooster, b f. Haskell,
Hon Ira Stewart, and others, and unan,
imously adopted.
The convention then adjourned with.
out day.
ELIAS BOTTUM, Prcst
Rrrrs Man r. Secretaries.
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e. At the Sheep Shearing at the
Elgin Springs on the I'd day Of June,
1854 the wool growers aud stock breed.
ers hello meeting (at the Elgin Spring
House, for the purpose of more en-
larged and permanent organization, with
reference to an annual meeting for the
purpose of Sheep Shearing and a public
Exhibition of Sheep. Horses, and other
Stock. Jonas y. Smith, Esq, of Ad-
olson, was called to the Chair, and the
following named persona were appointed
committe to fix the time aud place for
the next meeting and to make suitable
arrangements for carrying out the plan
Aforesaid to wit
Solomon W. Jcwett, Wcybridge; Ed
win Hammond, Middlebury; A. L.
Bingham, Cornwall David Hill, C.
Myrick, ID. A. Bennett, Theodore
lIoughton,a and Hiram II. Hall, Bridport;
Geo, W. Brownell and u. Skinner, vii.
liston; Jonas n. Smith Addison II.
S. Morse, Shelburn; Charles d. Cook
Charlotte Jesse Kinds, Brandon r.
7. Robinson, Ferrsburghi Harvey Num-
sill, Bristol; Andrew Holmes, Monkton
James Moore and German Cutting
Shorehami Harry Adams, William A
Newman, and +, i. Woodbridge, Yer.
gennes; William II Sanford, Orwell D.
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Es- In Chillondon aud Rutland
counties, calls have boon aaued for oon
ycDiions (neHt week To nominate Ooun'
ty officers the call In each case embIao-
ing all, Of whatever party who approve
tho Rutland platform.
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C. The case Of Lorenzo Slack vs..
Dixi Crosby, for malpractice, has again
been tried in the Windsor County Court
and resulted in a verdict for the defend,
ant
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An attempt was then made to pro
coed to the election of a Senator for the
long term, but the Speaker ruled it out
of order.
An indefinite pOstponemcnt was then
moved, but it met with general objec-
tion, and finally the matter was post
poned until Wednesday next.
The Anti-Nebraska resolutions were
discussed, this morning, and motion to
lay them on the table, lost, by MAORI
ty Of eight.
Their farther consideration was post
poned until next Wednesday morning
The Wing State Convention will be
held on Tuesday next.
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EE We are indebted to Hon. JAMES
MEAcHAM for a copy of his sterling
speech in defence of the clergy against
tho assaults of Douglas and his cond.
TUTORS. Our readers will of course dc.
sire to see it in our columns. where We
shall find room for it soon.
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Discretion VS.. Valor.

Senator DoUGLAs has been contem.
plating visit to Chicago, lately and
when it was announced that lie was set
ting out for that purpose, good deal of
curiosity was excited as to the reception
he would meet with at home 1t was
well known that many Of his warmest
friends there had become indignant at
his course on the Nebraska question and
it was apprehended that, in spite of Leg.
islative resolutions, his reception would
be anything but favorable.
The Buffalo Commercial, of Friday.
thus announces the result.
AFRAID TO GO -Wo learn from Chi
cago that rooms had been taken for SEN
ator DoCGLAs at tho chief hotel in that
city, where lie was expected to arrive on
Sunday morning but his foolish and uu-
patriotic conduct in the Senate had SO
aroused the public indignation, and the
attempt to get up Nebraska demon.
stration there had terminated so unfor-
tunately for DOUGLAS, that his post.
master telcgraphod him not to come, as
the town was so hot that he might get
singcd When this fact became known.
and the people learned that he was about
to take another direction, the excitement
soon died away.
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Cohenirs Tho two llouues of
CongroSi propose taking reoess
from July i7ll to October 10th, Tho
proceedings for tho last week are gen.
orally devoid Of Interest