Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-04-28
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
Scale of REORGANIZATION.

Few Of our community are aware of the
extent to which the Shareholders power in
Congress is increased by the principles on
which representatives are apportioned under
the Constitution.
The present number of representatives is
by law 234, Of which 1876 are from free
States, and 80 from slave States. If the ap-
portonment had been made on the basis Of
the free population alone, the free States
would have 100 representatives and the
slave States "a. So that the slave States
gain % representatives, and the free States
lose So. 1t is we'll to remember, too, that in
the free States free persons of color have
the right to vote as well as whites. In the
slave States without exception, they are de
barred Of that right. But their number goes
to swell the political power of the slavehol-
-ding interest just hs if they were free whites.
--Frte Press.
Horrible Accident The Whitehall Chron-
d icis slates that most distressing accident
occurred at Grist-m mill in West Poultney
some Two weeks since, resulting in the ms
tant and horrible death Of Smith Rider, 4
lad aged about IL years, son of Ziba Rider
Of Hampton. II appears that while looking
sbou, the mill, be fell from an uppsr floor, 4
) distance of about feet, upon the machine.
~ below, and was caught between pair o.
cogged wheels, and LITERALLY ground to pie
ces, hardly enough of his body remaining ,c
enable his friends to identify him.
A friend enclosss to the Albany Argus 1
copy of the supplement to the Washington
Daily Union-eight pages full of fat gov
eminent advertising-wi this memorand
um thereupon written" the only way tina
will carry conviction with it."
A correspondent of the Castleton .Iourna
says that within an area Of Ia Of u mile
from the Brick Church in that town, there
are Is persons, the average ege of whom il
over 81.
"The human mind" says an Italian
"walks in England, it skips in France, il
plods and gropes In Germany. in Italy il
scars" In the United States it spreads.
Gifs.-The best thing to give your enc
my, Is forgiveness; to your opponent toler-
snce; to 4 friend, your heart TO your child
sgcod example; to a father, deferance; tC
your mother, conduct that will make hsi
proud Of you; to yourself, respect; to d
men, charity; to God, obedience.
The guilt that feels no, its own shame il
wholly incurable. 1t was the redeeminp
promise in the fault of Adam, that with the
commission Of his crime, came the sense O
his nakedness. G. SINMs.
The .vsv Csnf-We understand that Ia,
proposed new cent 10 to be Of white metal
resembling silver in appearance, with aroun'
and slightly raised edge. 1t is about e-I0th
Of an inch in diameter, larger than quarte
eagle, and less than twenty five cent piece
u will prove great convenience.
a. Extraordinary Longepiy.-The Mobil,
Advertiser announces the death of q negro
woman named Frances, who had attained The
remarkable age Of LEG years.
FATAL AccIDRNT.-MrW VIM. Puff.t wa.
instantly killed in this town by the falling q
tree which broke his skull The particu
lars we have not learned.
Mr. =. was an Eagtishman by birth, an,
was soldier under Wellington in the wa
Of the Peninsula, and was at the battle o
Waterloo. He has resided the past thirt,
yesn in this town, and will be remembers
BY many for his good qualities Of heart :
HIS age was about 20 yean.-Orieans Ca
GGzefie.
Levi II. Field, Of Weathers6eld, went GU
upon large over-shot wheel in the rear Of
grist mill. Wednesday morning, 18th Feb. 70
The pafpnse Of cutting away the ice, when b,
clipped. and fell bead foremost, some th,u,
feet below. He vas soon Afterwards iouns
dead. tightly vedgpd IN between the lowe
part of The Wheel snd the vail. His hea,
~as badly fractured, the blood having 6ows'
pso{nsely. Mr.. wss 50 years old. ard LEI
sifs and 9 or children HSsdsov Jour
mol.