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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

A RoMAN's EPIrApH.-Some workmen, in
making IN excavation at Constantine, in Algeria.
, o short time since, came TO an ancient tomb,
which turned out to be that Of Roman citizen.
1T offered no popularity in construction, but
the inscription, which is in well written hexa-
meters, and pentameters appears 10 curious that
!. translation of it is well worth giving. ltruns
thus:-
~, Procilius, whose remains repose here, state
the exact truth in these verses. have sp:nt a
life, without annoyance. exercising the calling
Of silversmith in my house at Cirte. have
always been of the strictest probity, and of the
most complete frankness toward every man. l
have nothing to complain Of, for I was always
gayand always happy, until the death of my
chaste Valeria. have celebrated with homer
and in prosperity one hundred anniversaries Of
my birthday and, at last, my final day arriv-
ed when my enfsebled frame rendered it vel
come. The lines which youAre now reading ]
composed myself during my life time, bsing per.
mitted to do so by the kind goddess Fortune who
never forsook me. Follow the path which
have taken: / await you here below: comet
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

The GLORY OF THB ALps.-Tn perfection and
magnifcence Of visible beauty, the external and
front views Of the Great Alps, such as had en-
jpyed on the three previous days, are unrivalled;
but for the mental impression Of crowded pow
er, and awe amounting almost to horror, this
prospect within the midst of these appalling
masses of wild and fearful desolation is upreme.
Like some monster Of fable, splendor may illu-
inmate the front, but terror freezes at the heart
Of these sotudes Upan this region. the vivify-
ing and ordering syllables Of creation seem never
to have passed. a realm of chaos, reserved to
| the primeval empire of the formless and the
void; where there is brilliance without warmth,
simmer without foliage, and days but no duties
Through every opening the front of Death seems
to start up under the aspect of livid rock, man
tied in CLASSY ice. The sun rolls his rple tides
of life through the air that surrounds these sum-
mits but his beams wake no seed-time and ri
pen no harvest The moon and the stars rise
and move and decline along the horizon, centu-
| ry after century but the sweet vicissitudes Of
seasons and of time move not the sympathies Of
these pale, stern peaks, over which broods one
eternal winter to the senses, one visionary night
gloom to the soul.-Art, Scenery end Philos-
oyhp in Europe.
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d Doetrp.-


THE BATTLE or 4 rmsIsaTor. {.
With the view Of keeping alive the retieta-
rance Of the memorable battle whose anniver-
Try is now approaching, and OF whose glorious
ssult Vermonters may well be proud, both on
ccount of the imperishable honor with which
stamped the early character Of their State. and
Pn account of its having proved the turning
POINT of securing their long and vainly sought
tate Independence, VIC republish the following
bpirited lines, by Thomas Rodman, which are
ound in work, entitled the Rhode Island
Book, and which have been kindly copied and
forwarded for publication, through mutual
friend, by Caleb Stark, of New Hampshire, Il
grand son, we believe, Of the hero whose name
will be forever associated with the 18th Of Au.
gust, in the minds Of our people, 80 long as wood
grows and water runs among their Green Noun
|tsins. Ed. OF FREEMAN.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

WASHINGTON Nor A PRoFANE SwEARER.-The
recently published statements of Washington's
profanity on certain occasions, when exasperated
by the misconduct of his subalterns, have called
forth a letter from the venerable General j. G.
Swift, Of Geneva, N. Y. Gen. Swift took occa-
sion, many years ago, to ascertain the facts from
the officers associated with Washington, and
their concurrent testimony was, that although
severe in his rebuke Of any neglect Of duty,
Washington was never known to utter profane
word, but on the contrary, always maintained
his peculiar dignity and self-possession. He had
directly from the lips Of General Alexander
Hamilton, that the story of Gen. Washington's
profanity at Fort Lee, on a visit of inspection,
'0as not true; Washington was disappointed at
not finding the commandant at his post, and ex-
pressed his dispieasure in strong language. but
not with an oath. The first and third articles
of war, of 10Th September, l776, command di
vine respect and forbid profanity, and it is not
probable that Washington would have set an
example of disrespect to q law the enactment Of
which he had himself counselled. 1t is highly
gratifying to be able to show by positive sesti-
mony, that the Father of his Country did.not
relieve his indignation by the weak expedient Of
an OATH
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

DREAM OF QUAKER LADY. There is q beau
tifnl story told of Quaker lady who was much
addicted to smoking tobacco. She had indulg-
ed herself in this habit until it had increased 90
much upon her that she not only smoked her
pipe during large portion of tho day, but fire.
quently sat up in bed for this purpose in the
night After one Of these nocturnal entertain
ments she fell asleep, and dreamed she died nd up.
J preached heaven. Meeting an angel, she asked
him-if her name was written in the book OF life
He disappeared, but replied on returning, that
be could not find it.
o., said she, do look again--it must b.
there
He examined again, but returned with sor
rowful face, saying that it was not there.
do look once more
The angel was moved to tears by her entreat
lea, and again left her to renew his search. Al
ter long absence he came back his face radi
ant with joy, and exclaimed,
I'VE have found it but it was so cloude
with tobacco-smoke that we could hardly see it
The good woman, upon waking, immediatel
threw her pipe away, and never indulged i
smoking again. ...1...
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

+, My support replied the oak, is NATURAL,
yours, and you may depend on my strength tt
bear you up, but am too large and too solid
to bend. Put your arms around me, my pretty
vine, and will manfully support and cherish
you, IL you have ambition to climb as high a.
the clouds. While thus hold you up you will
ornament my rough trunk with your pretty
green leaves and scarlet berries. They will be
as frontlets to my heads, and I shall stand in
the forest like glorious warrior with all his
plumes. We were made by the master of life
to grow together, that by our union the weak
may be made strong, and the strong render aid
to the weak atI t>t
But wish to live inpependently, said tho
vine Why can net,you twine around me, ,and
let me grow mp straight, and not be q mere pen-
dentupon yout
Nature, answered the oak, did not design
it, 1t liz impossible that you should grow to
any height alone; and if you try it, the winds
and rain, if not your own weight, will bring
you to the ground. Neither is it proper for you
to run your arms hither and thither among trees
The trees will begin to say it is not my vine--it
is s,ranger--get thee gone, / will not cherish
thee. BY this time thou wilt be SO entangled
among the different branches that thou cans t
not get buck to the oak, aud nobody will then
admire or pity thee
All, me- said the vine, let me escape from
such destiny and she twined herself around
the oak, and they both grew and aourished hap,
py together. ....
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
Chr famtlp Girfle.
For the Green Mountain Freeman
"GOD Is LOVES


Mr.. EDITOR ALLOW me to make few re.
marks in connection with the pleasant reflections
on the blessed truth that I" God is Love-" which
appeared in your paper for July Goth:
rs God is love-" True but what is love- Ii
must be an affection, that has eyes, for God is
light as well as Love. lie is also just God,
as well us Savior. What, then, have wicked
beings to do with him What comfort, in any
situation, can devils or wicked men derive from
the reflection that God is a being of spotless ho-
illness, and inaexible justice' 81. Il
Love is an emotion-an affection that goes
out and rests on u object beloved, A kind fa-
ttier ioseshis darling SON. He sees i monster
ready to devour him, and springs forward and
kills the monster His love to his child implies
hatred to every thing that attempts to injure
him. A righteous king delights in the happi-
ness of his whole kingdom "A certain province
becomes disafected, revolt and make war upon
his peaceablc laws and subjects. He is dspleas.
ed-prouoked and sends forth his armies and
destroys those rebels. Why should he mott
The more he loves his people, the more indigna-
tion he must feel against their enemies. His
love to one implies in its nature hatred to the
other. What comfort, then, can the rebels
derive from the fact that the king loves
his subjects, and will take care Of them! God
loves justice, holiness, mercy: He must, then,
be opposed to every being and thing that tends
to destroy these objects of his love and love
will induce him to destroy them. The benevo-
lence of his heart will induce him to employ all
the instruments of destruction which Omnpo-
tence can WELD, if necessary, to punish. destroy
all such wicked beings, whether apostate angels
or men. What comfort, then, can such beings
derive from the fact that God is love' His
friends may rejoice in this fact; butall the wick.
ed Of the earth should tremble Eternal lou
has built hell and made it deep and large; and
there Satan and all wicked beings must be tor.
mented forever. Even the Son of God, who left
the glory which he had had with the Father
and went to the cross on Calvary, will show such
rebels no mercy but will command his mighty
angels to take them, and bind them, and cast
them to that lake of fire, where tn; worm dieth
not, and the fire is not quenched. O, sinner
soul unreconciled to God, look down yonder
there Satan and all his friends are tormented
Pause-reaect-escape for your life, or there
you will have your portion forever.
An OLD DISCIPLE.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

GREEK Proverbs ON HUMAN FoLLIgs.--Hs
plows the air. He washes the Ethiopian. Hc
measures twig. He opens the door with an
axe. He demands tribute of the dead. lie
holds the serpent by the tail. He takes the
bull by the horns. He is making clothes for
fishes. He is teaching an old woman to Dance
He is teaching pig to play on flute. lie
catches the wind with o net. He changes a
fly into an elephant. He takes the spring from
the year. He is making ropes of sand. lie
sprinkles incense on a dung-hill. Heis plowing
rock. He is sowing on the sand. He takes
oil to extinguish the fire. lie chastises the dead
He seeks water in the sea. He puts rope to
the eye of needle. He is washing the crow.
He draws water with seve. He gives straw
to his dog, and bones to his ass. He numbers
the waves. He paves the meadow. He paints
the dead. He seeks wool on an ass. He digs
the well at the river. He puts hat on hen
He runs against the point of spear. He is
erecting broken ports. He fans with feather
He strikes with a straw. He cleaves the clouds
He takes aspear to kill a fly. He brings his ma
chimes after tho war is over. He washes hi,
sheep with scalding water He speaks Of thing
more ancient than chaos. He roasts snow in
furnace. He holds looking-gass to mole
He is teaching iron to swim. He is building q
bridge over the sea-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
sTRoNG-MINDED wOMEN--A FABLE.

The fable for strong minded women Is as good
and quite as pertinent rs 1t ever was There s
nothing, after all, like women having their own
sphere, and that is quite different one from
the bustling turmoil which must almost Of ne
cessity attach itself toman's. Of all joys which
men seek In their hours of trial or fatigue, none
are SO grateful as their own little corner, where
woman rules supreme, that sphere which all
conoede to her The sterner sex love to change
the scene, and cling to those chosen spots within
their family circle, beyond which repose is not
so surely vouchsafed to them,
A vine was growing beside thrifty oak, and
had reached that height at which it required
support.
Oak, says the vine, bend your trunk &C
that you may support me-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

Religion, in general sense, is properly the
comprehension and acknowledgment of an un-
seen spiritual power and the souls allegiance to
it; and Christianity, in its particular sense, is
the comprehension and appreciation Of the per-
sonal character of Christ, and the hearts ALE
pianco tn that
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

The Black Swamp of Ohio reaches from Lake
Erie to the head waters Of the Wabash, the Maui
NEE, and the st. Mary, distance Of $50 miles,
and ito average width is over 80 miles, embras-
ing over one million Of acres Of the richest land
in the country, Portions Of 1t have been drained
and cleared by hardy pioneers, and produce bean.
t;ful harvests,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

"Where the question is Of great deal Of
good to ensue from a small injustice, men must
pursue the things which are just in present,
and leave the future to the Divine Provi.
dence." This 80 simple rule of right is seldom
attended to as rule of life till we are placed in
some strait in which it is forced upon US.
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9sG EEarrau
VOLUME XII. NO. SO.

ed, suppose, to keep of the glare Of majesty
and bowling to the very earth. Il seemed that
six balances had been set up for weighing Loo.
wood instead Of three, the usual, and for aueht
! know. the lawful number. The Emperor sat
down on q chair with his cooked hat on, and the
director. weigher, and others stood around him,
trembling with terror. He began by asking
them why they had done this, what right they
had to do it, and then went on in Creole: ..i
+" Trois balance 'te asscz dams temps Monsieur
Potion, trois assez present. Faites descend le,
toate suite--si moi wez (vois) le monte encore,
moi fails pendre tous le monde qui fais ca on haut
potence la--Oui fouta--tous le monde indistinc-
tement. Gu connis moi-Ou connis moi, Mois
--Jc suis l. Empereur, oui-Moi Jusuis premier
homme sur terre, meme CONNIE St. Jean Baptists
eat premier hcmme mans cieux--Alles fouta.,,
~ y hard 70 translate this into Enelish with.
oat giving rather more than due eInphasist 10 lis
profanity. The following version is as nearly
correct as can make it.
Three balances were enough in the time Of
I
M. Petion (former President,) three are enough
now. Take them down at once and if I see them
up again l will hang every man who does it on
the upright yonder. Yes, dunn it-every man
without distinction. You know me-you
know me; am Emperor. Yes--lne, I am the
first man on earth-the same as St. John the
Baptiste is the first man in heaven. Go, damn
you!" "".s
The Emperor accorded the first place to John
the Baptist, presume, because, according to
the Haytians, that apostle was Mason and now
the patron saint of the Order. +
1t lis due to the Emperor to say that he no lon
ger INDUCES in ebullitions of this sort-at least
publicly. His standard of personal dignity has
been considerably exalted since then, and he is
now more frequently felt than heard by tn
transgressors Of his laws.-J. BIS Notes of a
Tour in Hayti. in the Evening Post.
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pspArrnsxr OF rms Isrsmon.

DssAnraYNr or rms IsrssIon
once Of Indian Aaairs, August 70, is55.
uUBLiC NOTICE is hereby given several pieces OF
parcels q land hereinafter deenosd lying N she counties Of
s,as q m..pp Viii al me s and places be sH
posed guar sections public
Of me ohoetaw orphans BY e a. her undsr
Monday day Of December 1855 The courthouse
Contevle, following IN faobuba county:
an IN ouOnsa,p tpeaty lsrss t93) range sg 10y east
All Of section tb,r,y- three (a3;)
quarter Of section eight Css
The nern hall o. sseuou th'ry.,wo 40 aud
Ti'r west half OF srclon thifyiour lSi)
And and ,iaee, The following Described tract in
the adjoining range IA Colhona county,
Township tesHsr (6 range
a. uesi,
on Monday December ls,5, the house door
TIahaieAe county tho following described
iand IL sat county,
IN tova.Aip esenty four Ca, range too q,
Al ofecuon three taJ ten (lo,) and thirty, $3.50
Tue s"uh~ss quarter Of section nine q y -, - ,,o !,
1ne aau h quarter OF section twenty two tssD
The we-I heii section twenty-five llsD
The north hai Of sect on iwenly-six go J
he hf The northwest and west half OF the
northeast quaster OF section thftyan GOD
IN torDnship t9eniy Jfoe (es,) range t1o (s) east.
An dissection ca twenty eight as aod twenty nine
4 The northeast quarter 81 section tour a y
The s'uhwss, qn after Of sretion .Seny-.wo tsa
The east i,ali Of section ,nrty (io.C
Ia toprship iwcatyJow (2i,j range three ~ east
All of section three (3D
rhe northeast quarter of section W" "a and
The nofIuea- quarter OF section fur t4.)
In to@aship toeniyjipe tl5J range three t3) east
The southwest qua,ter section fourteen ltf9
he southeast quarter OF section fifteen ti5O
The southwest quarter OF section twenty nvH q y
The southeast quarter OF section ,w'np.s'x t2o)
The quarter ibifty-threr 80 and
he southwest quarter Of section thir'y-four tsa)
Monday the iTth day December. sj5 the
Lexington, Holmes county, following
serb uacs oi land in SAID county, va;
In Township sixteen (6,) range one ~ wea.
The half o df,ecn tl5;) and
The quarter section twenty-five t21
In tonnshtp fifteen (l5.) range one ~ West.
The southeast quarter Of section twenty t2O.)
saturday, of December 1885,
the Columbus following described quarter section OF
land in Lewndes county, VIZ:
The gu q. township
teen (io) range seventeen (l1) east.
or lands, quarter sections
nj
and The other five
eighth eighth 81 section, brea
acquired settlement from debtors The orhan fund The ae
above offered or sale AS being almost an exception c
ferte well advanageousy naaed, OF them
dIats improved, and "iafgey enhanced "a value BY
excellent population
which they ipledp
ing purposes
reserves, showing their value the
minimum winch each tact respectively, be sold, will
be made 10 the dates OF sale
shall tail
comply sac III. land purchased will be
at his their and
The TILE these inhs believed 10 be iadi-puabie but IL in
shall b. OF orphans
will be defended by arir guardian.
places named IL O'Clock
o. each day, III
CHARLES Il MIX,
Aug l4-d3ia awlDecI Acting Commissioner.
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All of the papers designated classes and be made Of
the flushed from adui
blue color, required, aud lwilh the
cepuon Of class y be Of standard Of he
specye kinds and Of such weights be required by this
hce The OF ordering quantity Of
each aud In
utes the pubic service require,
Each class will considered scparaiey and be subject TO a
bidders Of classes
in the and The privilege resevd Of requiring
bidder class assigned him TO lake all
such classes, forfeit his rieut TO any cass.
Samples than each kind OF bid
and but sample for each KIND each bid and
classes o. be nuGbeed correspond win the number
Of paper proposed and the first
classes be properly designated the or will not be
considered All samples be aasmtted to this
Office nee Of postage other expense.
specify price but price for eae Of
every kind OF paper contained in class proposed for.
paper delivered such place
designated in Washington city, good order,
free all and subject 10 the
Inspections weight aud OF the superintendent
and he in all respects satisfactory.
proposals furnished this Office
applying will be taken into consideration unless
substantially agreeing Herewith
Bonds approved will be equcd and the supply
Inferior the failure supply
The quantity required time, will be considered violation OF
the
Each bidder Is required proposals satisfactory
evidence ability proposals
MED by such evidence will be ,ej cted
The required BY law on
the Tuesday the fret M0Dday in pecembr next t
at ~ O'Clock, the Office OF the superintendent
Printing Capi iass Washington" and endorsed
A. q SEAMAN,
Oct 2-3,aw9w Superintendent OF Public Printing.
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Po.r osnor DrrAsrxrr,
October IS, 1885,
SEALED PROPOSALS department
DAY November next, IL clock,
s po.' Tnisd sr from and
ns day Of 1s Of as sas, n m
al Washington D. e., New FORK ciy, and Cincinnati,
The estimated quantity Of article and The quality thereof
qared at each agency, yeaiiy, are speeined below.
DISTRICT NO. ], AT WASHINGTON, d. c.
LOW '''' asS !" weigh aos The
contain 70 perfect qures
es as s1r Sss ot he a%
1000 pounds Of hard twisted balls
.o from is q 10 ounces aS.s.. in weigh, ..
ing from Y to pounds
500 do hemp iwine about eighth Of inch in
diameter, well twisted, and in balls or hanks
90 weighing from to and a half pounds each
DISTRICT NO. 2, AT NEW YORK CITY.
5000 of wrapping paper similar described the
400 do in qualify similar named TO in size
ooo BY 40 and weigh not ss than % pounds g.
district No.
5000 do coarse hemp ,wine similar to that OF The laird descrp
- zion for said district
600 do scarlet sealing same rs for district Mol
DISTRICT NO. 3, AT CINCINNATI, OHIO.
1000 'eam' wr'Spns paper similar TO that first named for district
80 do similar 70 that last named for said dsirict
$500 pounds cotton twine similar 10 that Of the first description o
1900 do hemp wne similar to that of The third descp
400 do scarlet sealing described the
for district No.
Proposals will article separately
for each district, the whole.
the districts should increased in number
the articles shall be delivered such Post
master General shall designate, at pro rata prices.
Each bid accompanied sample of the article
70 be and samples of such articles
ny the department be from either the
agepcies but articles for
responding to the samples referred to above.
Each bidder furnish, with his proposals. evidence of bis
ability comply with his bid.
Two sufficient sureits will be required 10 contract
ia iurnsh the contracted for furnish
fcient for the forfeiture of the
Bids not made in accordance with these proposals will
be considered.
Proposals be marked the outside of the envelope
Of the article proposed
ing them addressed First
ington city, d. G.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General.
OCTOBER Is, 1855.
Oct l7-lnw4w
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OrrrcF MAINLAND CoNsoLrpa rrp LOFTS Rrxs,
Baltimore, Maryland, July l, 1885
lotteries has deemed IL
his public against the kumerous swinders
who circulate otherwise fraudulent lottery schsmes
and pretend - for the sale Of tickets in lotteries which
wholly fictitious
The those drawn daily under
the Of elected by The people Of
the State examine and approve the
schemes and 10 attend 10 the drawings.
Al tbs tickets thess otteres and all Certificates OF packages OF
Tickets have ihe tos F X Bcnan
for the Once Maryland Consolidated Lotteries,
Baltimore, Maryando All oshsrs fraudulent
full Information subject Of address
FIX. Brennan,
Sept 9s-dIy Baltimore, Maryland.