The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-01-03
NUMBER 81.

whipped his mother and one ofhis brotf
ers; thra.hed the Barhary cousins;
threatened France. and chastsed ard
humbled the Mexicans. He has set on
example Of liberty and popular power,
that has thoroughly frightened the dcs
pots of the Earth, and perillcd their an
cicnt .hronca lie has erasped con-
tincnt and is fast covering it with a free,
educated and thriving people. He has
built moro ships. than any other hatiou
in the same time, and his flag is now
seen on every sea and ocean and in ey-
cry harbor and river. He has cleared
up more land built more c:tics, driven of
moro Indians, killed more game, encoun-
tered moro danger, built more steam.
boats. moro railroads, more telegraph
lines. moro school houses, more churches,
in those seventy-eight years, than any
other in 500 years. And no. also has
printed more newspapers, made moro
speeches, done more Dragging, raised Il
larger crop of dough-faccs, told more iibs,
nursed more hypocrites, and inflicted
more wounds upon human freedom. than
any other free nation in thousand
years Yet there is hope Of him, and
should lie cultivate justice. as much as
he has acquistiycnessthe youngster mag
become a giant whose tread shall shake
the earth
We have been present at three State
elections this fall, aud have fel. : lively
interest in the result of each. In the
west the Liberty party are termed 10y way
of reproach, Shanghais In this lace.
(W oodstock) which is the capital OF
MclIcnry county, there burrows fierce
full nest Of Nebrakai,es. They mado
their boasts that they would carry the
county Long before daylight ON tho
on the morning after election, TIE boom
ing cannon and the Growing of man, an
nounccd that some party had obtained
victory. Supposing that it must be the
Nebraskaites, shouting 2 triumph over
their town opponents. va ielt quite IN,
diguant at being thus disturbed, for nc
ono could sleep in the whole village un-
less they were so fortunate as to be deaf
We grunbled not little at their inso'
lence, and turned to and fro upon our
couch, vainly imploring that some evil
deity would prompt them to overchargo,
their ordnance and thus shiver it to
thousand pieces. But We prayed in vain.
The cannon continued to roar and tho
boys to crow, and as fer more sleep. IL
was wholly OF. OF Ike question. At
length day began to break, and we turn
ed out, aud repaired to the scene of gen
crul triumph. We soon found out our
mistake and that the " Shanghais' were
celebrating county triumph, and VIC
directly felt, that
What before was harsh discoruancc
Now was music to our cars"
To add to the rest Of the occasion. they
bad secured large rooster. aud tied
black Grape about his neck, and perchcd
him high up on top of the Editors sign.
who had ioue lis best to fa,teu roproach
on their party. Thus mounted. and Sc
cured oil Que Of, highest bricl: blocks,
chantclocr, by tapping his wings and
growing coprageously, and lending bis
Grape as a streamcr to the breeze, joined
heartily in the festivities and triunphs
of the morning 1t was joke no, quick
" to be forgotten by the Douglasites,
aud their Indignant remarks, aud sour
faces, told in unerring language, that it
sat with bad relish upon thci: stomachs
During our sojourn with the llcosier'.
Suckers and Badgers, We will say, that
we generally lived we'll. Good bread,
fowl, fish, fruit and eggs, como in for
Iheir share Of praise ! yet there is ono
table luxury, that New. Englander viii.
MSS in travelling west. Good yellow
butter is seldom met with Their but
er, in appearance, has near affinity to
ard That lack of the golden appearance,
which characterises New England but
cr is, we think, attributable to no 9th,
II cause, than proper knowledge and skill
n its manufacture.
1t h-s been suggested, that il somO
Yankee would manufacture
few hundred thousand Of yellow spec
acles, he would meet with good mark
t for them, among the hotel keepers of
he West and South. \ rule requiring,
ach boarler to wear pair during meal
iue, would ronder every thing rich aud
olden, and greatly lcs,sp the complaints
bout lard butter. S b Il.
RG- The Yankee. catechises and
uesses because Of his insatiate thirst,
'r knowledge he whites shingles