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II BENNINGTON CouSrY.--The Repv5hoon
nominations arc as follows
Far N,rD.-Jusrer Wall, Of Dorset --
For Note's Anornty.-A. b. Gardner, Of
Bennington .--EOr Hgh Baihf. - Arson
Buck, Arlington For isHVaHt Judges n
Ne County Courh-Samucl II. Brown, Of
bennington JOSIAH S. Thomas, of Man.
chester :-For Senator's Perez IIarwood,
Jr, of Bennington Laurel B. Armstrong,
Dorset for Judgc If PROBATE. Charles
Hicks, for the District or bennington John
c. Ro1rrs, for the District Of Manchester
The Convention which made the above
nominations. adopted "A single resolution ap.
proving of the action, platform and ticket Of
the State Convention Of the 9th of June.
WAsniNGroN CorNrY At meeting Of tho
American party Of Washington County, held
at Montpelier on the 18th inst. the follow.
! ing named gentlemen were nominated for
/ county officers,
| For Senator's Horace ITollister, of Marsh
| field, James Greene, Of Waterbury For
! Copnty Judgcs Hiram Jones Of Waitsfcld
/ J.. Chambcrlin, Of Pldnfield For St0fe' =
Auorney.-F. f. Merrill Of Montpelier -
/ For Hgh Sherif.-Obediah Wood, Of Barre
For men BadF.-E. W. Corse, Of Dux.
bury -For JDJgc IF Projate.-N. 4. Chase
of Calais.
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COMMENCEMENT DAY.

The day was perfect, not excessively warm
and free from dust The annual meeting of
the associate Alumni was held in the morn
ing The following appointments weremade
for the celebration next year orator, Prof "
G, I. SnEDD, of Andoycr; Substitute, ions
\, Jameson, Esq, of Frecport, III Poet.
j. ). u, TAYLOR ESD, Of plattsburgh, Sub
stitute, Il, X Pangborn, of Worcester Mass.
The procession headed by the Band
moved from the College at 10 O'Clock
The following is the order Of exercises at the
Church
!. Prayer by the President
2. The characteristics of Wit ia different pcriod.
g. l.. Goodell, Calais,
j. Duty of Educated Men in regard to Party
Spirit. Austin iin,cn HarIi
l. Truth the Life of the scholar
George Whitney Perry, Burlington
j. Success in Life.
benjamin Franklin Fifcld, ORANGE
t. Genius and Talent as seen in Burns and gray
William Cypriau Hopkins, Burlington.
4 The Condition Of Purity in American Politics
Moses Paysun Parmclee. burlington
MUSIC.
= The Ideal as modified by the Actual.
Horace Henry Powers. Morrstown.
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Grrom Tho Middlebnrv Rcrl.tcr.1

IT this matter is OF consequence enough to
be mentioned at all, it is certainly worth
while to have it set right We were not in
the conventlon-as We have before said
when the committee on Resolutions was ap.
pointed, nor for some time after. When
subsequently invited hv the chairman of that
committee, and by others, to meet with
them, we declined doing so. That the rec
ord might convey no false impression,
we requested the Secretary who Gas We sup
rosct) made up the report, to omit our name
-- stating the reasons. lie went to the Free
Press Office to have the correction made
that part Of the report having already been
given to the printer and he was told Nv Ny
Benedict that that part Of the report being
in type. the change would not be allowed BY
INN without note from US to that effect
/ Tins unexpected "dcCision' was reported t.
/ us Just as we were starting for the depot, tc
/ return home. and too late for any further
action on our part Mr. Benedict alone, then
has the responsibility Of this part Of thu
record, and not the secretaries, who, he St
innoccntly remarks, "could not have beer
supposed t. know what they were directly
informed Of, and who would have made tn,
record correct, but for his objections.
The Register has not set it right by
large difference. Our statement WAS strict,
correct and proper, After the convention
had adjourned and the report was in type
the Secretary who made up the report, cam
to MS and said that Mr. Barrett wished hi
name left out Of the list of the committee o
winch he was appointed The Sccretar
said hc could not strike it out, for Mr.
Barrett was 50 appointed, and moreover wa
vcntion excuse HIM if he wished his nam
not to appear there. We said that of cours
rc could not strike it out-our duty being t
publish the official statement given to us
but that if Mr.. Barrett would send us not
stating that he did not scrro. we woul
| checrfullv publish it
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-08-03

The Annual Session Of the Association will
be held at st. Adams, Aug. 2lst, 22d, and
23d three sessions each day The exercises
will consist Of Addresses, Essays, Discussions
Reports. sc.
Addresses may be expected from Prof
Philbrick. of Connecticut Prof. Sanborn, Of
Dartmouth College; Prof Boardman of
Middlebury College and Gilbert L. Hood
Principal of Thetiord Academy Also,
Essays from several gentlemen, upon educa-
tional topics.
The people Of st, Adams will welcome
those who may attend the meeting TO the
hospitality Of their homes. 1t is expected
that the railroad will carry delegates for halt
fare. full programme Of the exercises will
soon be issued
Will the several papers in Vermont copy
the above notice
L. X. PANCBoRN,
j. GRAHAM, Erecutre Con,
G. Il. lIuLnERT.
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it commands, and when it cntreats. 1t will
hold the old or new position according to
circumstances. If it fail of victory it shall
he held to have had no hostile Intentions
If its trcachery does not succeed it shall be
innocent of bad faith Was there ever before
in the world such an example of self-com-
pacent iniatuation The South has volunta-
rily withdrawn from, and can never resume
ton Having declared a war of conquest she
will certainly be held to abide the consequent
ccs of defeat And what, in that event, those
consequences shall be in relation to slavery,
will be question for the consideration of the
yictors, and not OF the vanquishcd y
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q ~NERMONTERs ~ THE WEST.-Our former
townsman, DAN LroN, ESQ, is now c.tab-
lishcd at Detroit, Mich, in the MIcuIGAx
EXCHANGE, a popular first class hotel in that
city formerly owned in part by his brother,
Edward Lyon, Esq, whose interest Capt.
Lyon has bought out The Hotel, when the
cnlargcmcnts in progress are completed, will
be one Of the most commodious Houses in the
country, having front, ON three streets, of
over four hundred feet and six stories high.
Capt, Lyon cannot but make an excellent and
popular landlord, We heartily wish him all
success, and commend the Michigan Exchange
to the notice of the many \ermouters who
travel West
Oar readers will notice from card in
our advertising cplurn, that Mcssrs M,yNN8p
Milan, lorw.I Richmond, aud well
hHoVu '.r,rsb",l tl, county, are also ,,-
nbh,hca ia u u,it. rh,ir partner is ,lul.rn
ot by the Detroit Tribune AS an old resident
Of that city aud u lawyer Of ability and rrpu-
tation. With the added energy and tact of
the gentlemen above named, the firm cannot
but be a strong and successful one We wish
them ali prosperity.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-08-03

In New York State the rrohihitorv law
appears to he enforced without especial diff
Guilty in the smaller towns and villages, and
convictions for selling liquor arc not inirc-
qucnt in tn" larger places with the exception
OF New York, Albany. and Troy, where the
law is practically a nulhry, owing to the
position Of tho city authorities on the sub
jet. The clause for urresting and imrrison-
ing persons found drunk, is however, carried
into effect in New York city. and numbers
are daily hauled up and fined for drunken
ness. 1t is 50 easy however to step into any
of the thousands of drinking shops without
taking particular note of tn" number of the
street or the name over the door, that the
culprits can always avoid telling exactly whore
they got their liquor.
In Boston, some cases were tried last week
in which, though the facts were plain and
conclusive, the iurics returned yerdicts
oi not guilty, on the ground that the law is
unconstitutional. Each jury stood FIVE for
conviction and seven for acquittul. With
/ these lurics no convictions can be obtained t
lilc lNTlu OF inc court, ana IT Is uUll ut
/ full whether II jury can be summoned in Bos-
tom that will allow the law to be enforced.
/ The new prnhibitory law Of New lamp
shire imposes for the first ofiense simple
fine Of S50 aud costs second, same fine and
/ 80 days Imprisonment each subsequent
sale, fine Of 500 aud costs, and three months
/ Imprisonment in addition to fine. Common
| sellers. for the first otfense. $50 fine and
costs, and thirty days imprisonment all
subsequent convictions for being common
sellers, 500 fine and costs. and imprison-
mcnt not less than three months, nor more
than six months. The confscation section
provides that poor liquors shall be destroyed,
and those fit to use shall be sold by the town
agent for the bono fit Of the county treasury.
The county solicitor is obliged to prosecute
upon complaint Of one respectable person, or
pay a fine Of 900 Domestic wine and cider
may be sold freely except for consumption on
the premises.
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The Fr'c Press affects to make light OF
the weapons of the editors of the Standard
and Ratldgd HeraH ard well he may. for
they are very unlike those employed by the
learned Professor, in fight That editor is
very much more scientific When has wrath
Is reused, he takes down from his library, a
standard work ON anatomy ana physiology
opens TO the place, and carefully examines
the diagrams displaying the location of the
heart, lie then looks deliberately and visit
fully at the right breast of his victim. 800
Finally, after II sufficiently protracted con
sideratiun olthe matter, he draws his gilt
teriug cold steel, and drives it home to the
seat ol life, with as much composure and
pleasure, as he says grace at his meals And
"' to"rcturns the rocking blade lGrkto
r- '.'. IA with graceful mcin, on otherwise
hr Matches. with the eye and zrst Of - sor-
grnu- Philosopher, the spoutiug of the blood,
the fading of the features, aud the glazing of
the eye in death and then wheels himself of
to take his hot dinner, or his quiet sleep by
night.
"R,,h breast" Eh We hopsh the
heart of the Standard was on the wrong
side
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\ despatch from Washington Of July
nth announces that the President has al
pointed Hon John l.. Dawson, of pcnnsylva-
MIA, Governor Of kanzas, in the place Of
Hon y, II, Rrcdcr, removed Mr. Dawson
was an effective member Of the last Congrcss
and voted for the NchraSka-Kan,as Tin. and
will doubtless prove an eager tool of the
Missourians, else why is he sent there Aud
this is the Administration w!icl, i, landed
to the skies 10y the Montpelier Democratic
convention
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Treaty. win the SANDWICH Islands The
Washington STIR says that on Friday the
Secretary OF state ana Chancellor Lee, En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plonipotcn-
tiary from the Hawaiian Kingdom. con-
cudrd the negotiation Of u treaty between
the United States and Sandwich Island mu-
tually advantageous and highly importent in
relation t. the commercial intercourse between
the countries. Il stcures to both countries
the advantages Of commercial intercourse
ON fixed basis the Washington correspondent
OF tho New York Courier and Enyuir,r,
says that the convention had for its main
object to iny"tt our Conmis,i 'ncr and Con-
suls with powers and Jurisdiction over
American residents who like other foreigners.
are too much disposed TO set at defiance the
authority of the native government The
duties to be imposed on exports and imports
between the United States and the Islands.
are merely nominal
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-08-03

CAUTION TO DoYS.-On Sunday cycnir =
last four boys went to the powder house Of
Mr.. Lucas north Of the village, broke intoir.
filled their pockets and hats with powder and
went into an unorcupicd dwelling to ! lay
with the dangerous substance. As might
have been expected, the powder caught fire,
aud exploded Guy Rowe. aged II years,
son of Dominic Rowe, WAS terribly burned
about the body and head, and died last even
i'g. Charles pupau was also burned badly,
but IT is thought he will recover, with Prob
ably the loss OF the power to use one of his
hands, The two other boys, named Rhodes
and Burgcois were burned slightly The
occurrence should be a warning to boys who
are inclined either to steal Or play with pow
der
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SOCIETY CELEBRATIONS.

SOCIETY CELEBRATIONS.
! On Tuesday forenoon was the celebration
Of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Hon. f. c,
Benedict, of New York city, gave the dis
course, Of which we give an abstract.
On occasions like this the Republic Of
letters and the Republic of politics meet
on common ground and acknowledge the
common duties Of American humanity
| The characteristic elementary features Of
American Institutions form, then, n fit subject
| for discourse at such a time and place
| Though we all know that our Institutions are
peculiar, we do not always appreciate the
! philosophy Of their history and nature
meaning by philosophy the law Of the nature
Of things the will of God as shown in those
relations Of human affairs which are but the
! expressions Of His wisdom, the carrying out
| of His infinite plan, though to us each event
may seem to be thing of chance only If
Moses was sent Of God, 60 were all the great
leaders Of the world, who in peace as well as
in war, were commissioned to DO His will
Nations as well as individuals have their in
stincts implanted in them by God, and only
by their cultivation and perfection can they
accomplish their noblest purposes The fun
I damental elements of our institutions are
| Mutually, Reciprocity, and Equality in mat
! tcrs Of Civil right and Religion,-not tolera-
! tion nor patronaSe,-uor condescension, nor
favor, but RIGHT,
We live in new world-newer than il was
$50 years ago-our people and government
are new, without pattern or prototypc-con.
shutting the American nation and Govern
ment- The aborigines, the semi-barbarian
occupants of America in earlier days, the other
| jewellers on the soil whether civilized OF not
were not Americans Squanto and Pocahontas
and King Philip were not Americans, though
born here Elder Brewster and Capt John
Smith though born in Europe, Uere Americans
The settlement of the country by immigrants
of all races, nations and religions, who came
not to raise the barbarian but to take his
| place, was in Gods plan for producing a
people of such elementary principles as our
own-unknown before on carth--a nation of
equal individuals in State, of equal States
in Il Nation-and as such, a nation Of unheard
of power and progress
/ The force Of our elementary principles are
seen in the marvellous power Of assimilation
which attends them. Diverse AZ the States
! are, the native Of one becomes with ease part
and parcel of another where his lot is cast
The man of foreign birth brcathcs our air and
moves in the midst of American influences.
and soon he slOughs of his Old Wor Id feel
inSs and sympathies, and realizes that he too
Is an equal before God and man with his fellow
nen--that their rights are his rights, their
duties his duties-that be is an american.
Such institutions demand the universal ed
ncdtion and cultivation Of all the powers and
feelings the individual, Instead of mere in
tellectual education, to which we seem to give
undue importance-and which alone cannot
meet the wants of system whore every in
dlWdual Is the source and subject of the SUI
preme temporal power, and constitutes part
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lfrDm the Windsor Journel.l
important Railroad Decision

At the last session Of the Supreme Court in
Rutland, case was decided in which were
established some principles Of great impor-
lance, well to the railroad companies as to
those doing business with them. The suit
was brought by WIN. Kimball against the
Rutland and Burlington X. r. Co. to recover
the injuries to his cattle in going from Bran
dom to Cambridge, Mass. It appeared that
rs tno lii",,a freight tariff, tie uNurrs oi
cattle were required to load, unload, and
feed them at their own expense. and to as
sumo all risk of injury to them from all sour
ccs, and the company rcpudiated all risk ,un-
less specially agreed to and an additional
price paid OF p per cent upon tariff rates.
The regulation was brought to the knowledge
Of the plaintiff by a ticket which was furnish
ed him but he omitted to pay the higher
lricc.-Sevcral of his cattle having been
injured on the way SO as to cause their death
he brought this suit to recover the value 81
them.
The Court decided the following points
If the cattle had been delivered to he defend
ants a. common carriers, no special agree
mcnt having been made, they would be res
| ponsbilc for the saie conveyance and delivC ~
| Of them But it was comretcut for the Com
| pany. by special agreement, to chang,
! their relation from that OF Il common carrie
! to that of private carrier, and when 81
! changed, their liabilities will be measured
| by the special agreement. In this case, tn,
! provision in the freight tariff that higher
rate Should be paid when the Company as
sumed the risk Of transportation, and tn,
/ omission of the plaintiff who knew tn,
provisions, to pay the higher rates const
tutcs special agreement by which the Com
pany was discharged from liabilety as "a com
mon carrier, and remained liable only for til,
| breach of the express contract.
We understand that, since this decision
railroads are adopting two rates Of freight no
only for cattle, but for glass ware, stoves, &c
the ordinary tariff being that at which they
will carry on the owners risk, and higher
one when they assume the liability of com,
mon carriers
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W. " NoNlN ~ toN0s
FOR SENATORS,
GEO. w. BENEDICT of Burlington,
ELANSON II. WHEELER. of Charlotte
JOHN ALLEN, of Wcstiord.
FOR ASSISTANT JUDGES.
EZRA b. GREEN, of Richmond
JOHN PECK, of Burlington.
FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE,
WIN. II. FRENCH, of Wiliston
FOR STATES ATTORNEY,
TORREY +. WALES, of Burlington.
FOR SHERIFF.
HUMPHREY PAUL, Of Burlington.
FOR HIGH DAlLlfF,
JOHN UPHAM, Of Colchester
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The young gentlemen made highly crcdi-
table appearance, though some of the pieces
were not perfectly committed to memory,
defect which Injuries exceedingly the effect Of
any piece, however well written We were
not present throughout the evening, and can
not speak of all. The productions and de-
livery of Messrs. Flanders, Kent, Spalding
and Francs, struck us as worthy of especial
notice.
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FRIDAY. AUG. 3, 1855
commencement.

The exercises in connection with the fifty
first Annual Commencement Of the University
Of Vermont, commenced on Sunday with the
Baccalaureate Sermon This was delivered
by Rev. PRoF. PEA.E, President SMITHs
feeble state Of health forbidding his pcrfor
nance of the duty. The President was, how
ever, able to be present, and made the open
ing prayer. The discourse of Prof Pease,
was profound and comprehensive one, on
the text Ps ll9, v ''Wherewithal shall
young man cleanse his way, &c 1t closed
with an appropriate address to the graduating
class.
In the evening the celebration Of the Soci-
ETY. for Religious Inquiry took place. Prayer
was offered by REV. j. II. WORCESTER. Rev.
|. Z. DwINELL of Salem, Massachusetts,, then
addressed the Society He chose for his topic
the ddrance discrn'ble IN the type Of Re
rcaled Religion lie exhibited the necessity
of such an advance, corresponding to the adj
vance of the race OF man. lie showed its ma
turc,-the progress being by series of
stages, each characterized by new elements
added by signal Divine interpretations and each
rising higher than the previous ones. lie
found illustrations and verltcations of this ad-
vance, in the advance in the different concep-
tions Of the Deity, and in the idea of Re
dcemer from the earliest ages down; in the de-
velopment of the system of Rewards and Pun
ishments in the advance in the Doctrine Of
the church in the progress Of the standard
of required Morality ; and in the advance in
the Piety of the New testament over that Of
the Old. The discourse was a fine one, full
of excellent thought and fit illustration
1t was a pity to have so good nn address
marred in its delivery by the marked tone
of the speaker The fault can be excused in
old men, but we are sorry to notice it in so
many Of our young preachers
The music for the afternoon and evening
was furnished by the Choir of the Congrega
tional church, under the able leadership Of
Mr.. BENTON, assisted by Mr.. Moore at the
organ. 1t did especial credit TO them all
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lOeeklpGrre DRESS.
STATE NOMINATIONS.

STATE NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR.
Hon. STEPHEN ROYCE,
Of East BERKSHIRE.
FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR,
Hon. RYLAND FLETCHER,
OF Cdrend,sh.
TOR TREASURER,
Hon. Henry NJ. Bates, of Mortified.
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II, Conservatism true Progress.
George Buroy Spnlling.
Is. An End higher than Self necessary to true
Greatness, William Wallace Livingstone
10. National Monuments.
Henry Lingan Lamb.
20. Basic Of social Theories.
AFRO Andrus smith,
81. Foreign Immigration, as related to tho Per.
petuity Of our Institutions
John Flanders.
70, The Scholars Reward
George Burdcr Tolman..
% Moral Character as an Element of Power
Henry Carroll Town.
-, The Imagination as giving Life to Truth.
Charles ARENAS Kent
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FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.

Hon. Henry M. Bates, of Mortified
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Q, A Limit to Refinement.
Edward Riggs.
10, Province and Power Of Music.
Jane. Gilman lenry.'
II, Diversity Of Languages, related to Intcllec
tual Culture. Louis Francis
IL. Revival Of Poetry at the Close of tho Last
Century, Edward Everett Iierrick
10, Early Scottish Poetry.
George Henry Clark.
Il. The Old Age Of the Scholar.
Julius IIcrrck-
Is. Hannibal in sight of Rome.
Justu. IIerrick.
l6, Every Man adapted to his Work.
George Frederick IIcrrck.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-06

Y n, :,
MESSRs. DOVE a CO, Richmond-Last fall Que Of my
mules turned loose In the stable yard while PLAY about
with other mules he with the weight of his whole body
against large plate of sheeron cutting himself the thigh
ham about 10 inches long and from Inch and half
two inches deep The wound of such character ms to
suppose he would be Of any service again SEQ
Ing notice of the Tu OH In the papers procured aud
piled a to the aud In about three weeks ho was
perfectly well and work and cannot perceive the least
scar where the cut was made. H. A. WINFREE.
S-There are many cases of injuries 10 cattle IN this
negborhood which have been cured by Turf OIL and
II Of benefit YOU procure YOU many certificates
The whole neghborhood Is tho quickest healing remody
they IL A. WINFREE,