Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-26
Ihe News GIeauer.
THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN TAPLIN.

By the San Aatinio Ierdn, paper published
in San Antonio, within the borders of Texas,
under date of March 29th, 1855, we reccirc the
painful intelligence of the death of our former
townsman, the well-known Capt. CHARLES TAP
LIN, only son of DR.. Thomas c. Taplin, ply
stefan of this village.
Captain Taplin left home about one year ago
IN invalid, having been confined to the house
several months, of pulmonary complaint, and
proceeded to Missouri, where, measurably recov-
ering, he remained mostly till within few
weeks before his death, when prompted, it is
supposed, by return of his old complaint, tc
seek warmer climate, he reached the above
named place, where he soon found a final rest.
ing-pace from the tolls and suferings which
had so peculiarly marked his life, for the last
dozen years, in exploring the great wild West
from the Missouri to the Pacific, under his idol
lied leader, Col. John Fremont, who names him
as one of his best men in those remarkable ex-
plorations which have made the name OF FIRE.
mont household word both in America and
Europe.
The paper from which we receive the inteIl'-
genee of Capt. Taplin' death, contains evidence,
also, of the respect in which he was held in his
last residence, in the shape of the doings of the
Masonic fraternity of the place, in which they
resolved" That by his death our Order has
lost bright ornament, society an unassuming
and patriotic citizen, and relations and friends
on afftctionate companion, o kind and tender
protector"
And Captain Taplin was not undcserving Of
this tribute to his memory. lie was as amabl(
and generous as he was hardy and cnterprizing
His career was checkered and remarkable one
Peace to his ashes.
Rev. Mr.. LoRD's SERMON ON THE DEATH or
Hon. JOHN McLEAN.-Wo have received, an(
read with pleasure and profit, the Sermon doliv
cred by the Rev. William III. Lord, last Febru
ary, on the melancholy occasion of the funera
of our lamented friend, John Mclean.
Taking the appropriate words of the Psalm
list: 81 said, oh, my Lord, take nc not ava.
in the midst of my days." as basis, Mr.. LORI
has made discourse worthy of himself and TIL
occasion Knowing that it was but the wor
of one day, and perhaps less, we were not pre-
pared to find so little that was trite and common
place, and so much that was original in tn
matter, and SO unexcoptionable in the manner
His character of Mr.. Mclean is finely drawn
but does no more than Justice to one who coul
80 truly claim, /" that his best friends wer
among the best of men,
MAINE LAW IN MASSACHUSETTS The Governc
has signed the thorough-g going new Liquor Law
just passed by the Legislature of Massachusetts
!; aud the same is now a law of that State.
q. there nothing good coming out of Nazareth!
-. "A Bold AvowAL.-The Boston Pilot, RI
man Catholic paper, says
- No good government can exist without +
s.igf6n, and there can be no religion without a
Z Mqnisition, which is wisely designed for tt
protection of the true faith
This is as we have long supposed. The poy
er alone is wanting to establish an linguistic
in every city and village in the United State
Let those throw themselves in the defense
q Roman Catholicism, who choose.
'' FROM CUBA.-Thc N. O. Picayune Processes
have reliable information from Havana that
decree issued at Madrid directs the Captain-Ge
eral in the event of the landing of q fillibuste
ing expedition to arrest every American on Il
Island, including the U. s. Consul.
So they fan the fame which the Saveocrats
ardently desire to see burst out into war wi
Spain for the seizure of Cuba.
FATAL ExPLosIoN.-The steamer Oregon
Cleaveland, burst her boiler, near Detroit,
the Goth inst. killing ten men, and woundi
the Captain, and five or six Others badly.
TIE KANSAS HERALD, just come to hand, 81
Gov Recder is about to submit all the cases
illegal elections in Kansas to the Attorney &c
eral of the United States Yes but who is t
Attorney General Caleb Gushing, who h
gone further to serve the interests of the Sla
Power than perhaps any man in that pro-Slave
Unit Cabinet. Besides, we have had some
perience in this submitting questions to the
torney General. Mr. Fillmore submitted
Fugitive Slave Act to Attorney General Crtt'
den, and what was the result Oh all rig
and Constitutional, of course
A FREE Press DEsTRoYED.-The ParkUl
Luminary, a paper published in Platt Co., M
souri,, was last Saturday. says telegraphic d
patch, mobbed, destroyed, and the press thro
into the Missouri river, by 200 citizens, cha
ing that the paper was favorable to free soil a
favored freedom in Kansas This may be
ting in motion ball that will yet disenthr
Missouri. God grant it.
A New TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT AS will
seen by their notice in our advertising colum
j. l.. Mack & CO. have opened in Montpelie
new Merchant Tailoring establishment, and Fl
their previously acquired reputation, and
appearance Of their full and superior stock
cloths, and the neat specimens of work are
done there, we anticipate for thcm good
permanent success.
BALLoU' PIcrorIAL.-This beautiful ilust
cd weekly is much improved both in expt
and quality Of its engravings, and the valu
it's literary matter. 1t is now what the IL
troted Neps is to England most attrac
work.
MAYOR WooD, of New York has issue
proclamation to the effect that he considers it
duty, and that, therefore, it is his ntentio
enforce the Maine law 10 the full extent of
power.
THE HOUSE, of Representatives of Wiscon