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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

wade her territory, kill four or five hundred OF
her subjects, and our Government declares It's
inability to restrain them, we become very In
dignant because Spain presumes to examine
some of our ships sailing in the vicinity OF Gu
ba, to ascertain whether they are employed in
legitimate commerce, or are loaded with arms
and bands of armed land pirates, destined to
that Island. We claimed the right so carry on
the war against the Spanish savases on Spanish
soil but we say to Spain, you must wait until
our savages have landed on your soil, and then
put them down if you can. True, it may cost
YOU thousand or five thousand lives; but this
is no business OF ours Now how must our
nation stand in the opinion of rational and con-
sistent men, either at home or abroad.
But, say these wiseacres, Spain is reviving the
right of search, and VIC cannot submit to it,
We must sustain tho principle that " the haS
protects the ship" Who first invented this
silly siw, cannot say, but believe Mr.. Cas-
was the first who insisted on adopting it as a
part of our national creed What do they mean
by flag? mere strip of striped bunting, or
linsey woolsey rag, with the picture Of lion
upon it, If they do, the idea is so utterly pre-
posierous that it is impossible either to think or
speak Of it with any patience. But, they in
quire, what did we fight for in our last war with
England We fought, as the song said,
"For the freedom of the seas,'
but not for anarchy on the seas. We did not
fight to protect pirates, nor for the privilege of
carrying, contraband of war, nor for the right
of tho Captain ola British snash hartman, when
he found heNsas chased By ~ 7'hvricrn esagsrs
to run upa French or Danish flag, and thereby
protect his ship flom capture We fought for
no such fooeries. Who the fools belong TO who
contend for this new doctrine, cannot say, but
if they are the property Of Lewis Cass, he
should be deprived of the privilege of spelling
his name with the G, that the ma ne may repre-
sent the true character of the man.
If you think this communication worth the
trouble of printing, and the time of the reader,
if any one should happen to read it, you will
give it a place in your columns Do not do this
unless you are willing to hear from me again.
There are two classes who must, | think, be
extremely troublesome to editors-those who
have not yet grown to the years of discretion,
and those who have lived so many years that
they have outgrown their discretion These
should never quarrel with the decision Of prin-
t;rs. Yours, RIENzA
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17
GOV. eARpNEn AND lsupeE Looming.

GOV. GARDNER AND JUDGE LOhING.
In defiance of the address. requesting Governor
Gardner to remove LOring from bis State office
of Judge of Probate, voted by both branches OF
the Legisture of Massachusetts, by large MAORI
ties,-ard despite also of the advice Of his own
Council, two-thirds of whom recommended to
him compliance with the request, backed, as
it was well known to be, by the openly avowed
sentiments of the great mass of the people, Gov
ernor Gardner has sent into the Legislature u
veto, or refusal to remove Judge Loring
A proceeding so unexpected by the supporters
of Gov. Gardner is calling forth, as well it may,
many severe structures from the free soil presses
of that State, and elsewhere. The Boston Tel
egroph, among others, remarks
I" The Governor, by this act, has unquestion-
ably set himself in opposition to the demands of
justice and sound policy, but also to the public
sentiment of the State and the coordinate
branches of the government. We need hardly
say that no man who holds, OF aspires to hold
Office, can, in this day of anti-slavery light, do
this with impunity.'
Well, perhaps it is no great matter about the
mere act of putting Loring out of his Office as
Judge of Probate, and another in his place. 1t
was the moral and political effect that was in
tended and all this has been accomplished by
the fearless and decided action of the Legisla-
ture, in despite the will of one man, who hap
pens to have the power and disposition to let
this official Doughface lnger in his old place
till shame, if he has any, and the reproaches of
an incensed people, shall drive him to resign.
1t was John Randolph, we think, who once
said, in Congress, on the 5ccasiono Of voting some
one monument, that it was, tnen, after the
vote bad passed, no sort of consequence whether
the monument was ever built or not "as it
was the resolution, and not the Stone and mortar
that constituted The monument" So Of Judge
Loring, it is the action of the Legislature that
constitutes the monument in this case-a monu-
ment alike of his disgrace and of the honor of
Massachusetts.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

That they approve of the resolution in regard
to Methodists, and add that all ministers
preaching prejudical to slavery, that they
have no arguments against abolition papers
but the Missouri River Bonfire, and Hemp
Rope, that they pledge themselves to go to
Kansas, and help to'expel those corruptiDg
the slaves, and that they call sgrand meeting
at Parkvile on the 9th inst.
The following is from the St. Louis Demo-
rrat of The 9th -
--latest news by the steamer is to the effect
that to-day there will be another mobocratc
display in Parkyille-whcre there will be
gathered together an immense assembly, at
the bidding Of the Self-Defeuce Association.
The crowd, we understand, is to be divided off
into squads, which are to be detailed nearly as
follows: One company to Kansas City, lin
Jackson county, to destroy the American
Hotel, at present used as the reception house
for the Eastern men who come 20 settle in
Kansas, another to proceed at the right time
to X. T., to break up the Herald of Free
man" Office, in Lawrence, and others to do
business 10 other counties"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

EXPULSION OF A MEMBER OF THE MAssAcnU-
SETS LEcIsLArURE.-Joseph Hiss, member of
the Legislature of Massachusetts,, about whom
SO much discussion has been had, both in and
out of the Legislature, for his conduct in con-
nection with visits of the Committee to the
Nunnery schools, was, last Fri1ay, expelled from
the House. This foolish affair should never
have been paraded before the public but as it
was, the House did right in voting bis expulsion
for the conduct of which he was proved guilty.
The Spartnas used to whip their boys when
caught in stealing-not for the theft, but for
being caught. Whether the Legislature Of
Massachusetts acted on this principle in the case
in question, is best known to themselves.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17
NEW YORK ANNIyERsARfEs.

The American Tract Socidyheld its Both
anniversary on Wednesday A. NJ. Chief
Justice Williams presided. The total receipts
Of the year have been S4lGl3, of which,
STAT ,298 have been from donations and Legal
cies, aud the remainder $yUsr sales. The So.
ciety now publishes l.945 different works, in
l22 different languages and dialects. 1t cir
culates about $4,000 Of its three monthly
periodicals and during the year has sent ont
nearly three haadsed miiiion pages of its
publications. iuolsdiag Y61.363 Fthnd vol.
umes. 1t has employed 659. colporteurs DIFF
ing the year, who have visited $50, JOB FAM.
lies
The Amrricm Anti..Slapsry Socitty had
a full and approving auditory in the Metropo-
Titan Theatre on Wednesday A. NJ. Mr..
Garrison presided The usual denunciatory
resolutions against slavery and the churches
and clergy were offered, as texts from which
the various speakers could select their themes.
From the report of the Treasurer, it apPesaEs
the receipts of the society for the pass year
have been s35 1860; and the expenditures
&26,673,60, leaving u balance on hand Of
$5,703,09
TIE American Home Missionary Society
held its 10Th anniversary on Wednesday even
ing. The number of ministers in the service
of the society, in II different States and ter.
ritories, during the year, has been 1892. Ten
missionaries have preached to congregations
OF coored people; and sixty in foreign Lam
guages--to Welsh, Germans, Norwegians,
Swcdes, Swiss, Frenchmen and Hollanders.
The number Of congregations and missionary
stations supplied, in whole or in part, has been
2,124
Sixty-six churches have been organized by
the missionaries during the year; and forty,
that had been dependent, have assumed the
support of their own ministry. Sixty-one
houses OF worship have been completed; thirty
eight repaired; and ffty-two others are in
process Of erection.
Eighty-nine young men, in connection with
the missionary churches, are in preparation
for the gospel ministry. Receipts-$1S0,.
1860. Liabilities-S190,20
The American Congrcgationai Union
held its anniversary on Wednesday in Brook
lyu. The annual address was delivered by
Rev. DR.. Sturdevant, on the theory of Con
gregational Independence.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

KANsAs.-Wa and Pestilenw.-The first
blood has been shed in the civil, or border war,
between the people of Kansas and the mad min
ions of the Slave Power in Missouri. 1t ap-
pears, that, at a public meeting at Leayen-
worth, in which the pro-slagery and anti-slavery
forces were nearly balanced, leader of the for
mcr by the name of Clark. claimed, on a vote
taken,T that his Sdehad The majority, which
was disputed by lawyer present, by the name
of McCrea. Whereupon Clark advanced and
struck McCroa with a club; when the latter
drew pistol, shot Clark dead and fed for the
river, but was taken by the u s. officers, and
confined in the fort, to prevent him from being
Lynched on the spot by the pro-slavery mob
who are threatening to lay waste with fire and
blood, Lawrence and every part of Kansa,
where the Free State men are in the ascendant
Park, whose press was destroyed, is also said tG
have been Lynched, and his house burned tt
the ground. Thus rapidly deepens, day by day
the conflict in this new theatre Of the coming
war between Freedom and Slavery
In addition to this exciting news the report
also, arrives by the same mails that the Chol
era had broken out in Kansas, and was rapidly
spreading over the Territory. This is an enc
my for which our Northern Emigrants were no
prepared, when they left their Now Euglant
homes and should the news prove true, w
fear it will prove serious drawback on furthe
emigration from the North, during the presen
season. That the Cholera has madei its appear
ance on the Mississippi Steamboats,, is doubles
true. But we trust it has not found locatiel
in Kansas.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

The KINNEY EXPEDITION, say the N. Y pa
pers, is about to sail after all. Kinney was az
rested by the U. 5. authorities for fitting out
an armed expedition against Central America.
But the Court WAS SO lenient tHt he was let off
with but 81 1000 bail, which he procured, and
leaving his lawyers to take caro- Of the case, he
is to sail this week for his aledged destination,
to Nicaragua.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

MURDER IN KANsAs.--Bufdlo May s.--Ad
vices from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, apprse
US of the murder at that place, of Malcolm Clark,
by a lawyer named McCrea, on account of an
election difficulty After having fred the fatal
shot, McCrea jumped into the river and attempt
ed to escape BY swimming, but was overtaken
and conveyed to the United States Guard House.
Handbls have been issued calling on the cti-
zens to avenge Macombs blood, and it was ru-
mored tina. McCrea had been lynched, and his
house destroyed by fire.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

SUMNER AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sumner and
Wilson have each been delivering powerful anti
slavery lectures in the different cities and towns
of Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York.
Summers, which is said to be his greatest effort,
is about to be published.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

Our CORRESPONDENTS, Rienzi and A. s. B.,
both among the ablest writers in Vermont, WELD
sharp and powerful swords, and will richly re-
pay the reader for perusal of their different ar
ticles.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17
Chr freeman.
DANIEL. p. THOMPSON. Editor
MONTPELIER:
Thursday Morning, May IL, 1855.

II All ommunica to the FREEMAN whether on bust
of the paper or for publications should be addressed
post paid TO the Editor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

LEU Tor repentance, uoic w PaidVh ei5
to this attainted and 'degraded race, why was
not the execution of this curse suspended for
thousands of years 1t may be inquired wheth-
er the Presbyter who enslaves one hundred AZ
ricaus, Or offers One Hundred arguments in sup
port of Slavery, does more to sustain the'veraci-
ity of God and the credibility of bis word, than
a Paley Or II Watson, who combatted ln6delity,
and 'sjustifed the ways of God to man. by ar
guments addressed to the common sense of man
kind! Whether the Northern Presbyter seri-
ously believes that if slavery and oppression
should cease, it would lessen his faith in the
word of God, or reflect on His moral character
and furnish the infidel with ON unanswerable
objection to the validity of the Scriptures
AS. b..
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17

Noah was good man, and preacher of right
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-18
ion Of officers shall extend only TO the

ton Of officers shall extend only to the
grades of captain, commander, lieutenant,
masters, and passed midshipmen; find
IProuidcd, further, That all vacancies .oc-
curing In the grade of masters shall be
filled by the promotion Of the senior passed
lmidshipmen, to be entitled masters In the
line OF promotion, who when promoted
shall receive the pay allowed BY law TO
masters; that the number of masters In
the line of promotion shall not exceed
sixty, and that nothing In this act contained
shall be held or construed to authorize any
increase of the aggregate pay of the said
grades, or of the naval service, as now al
lowed by law. -
SEC. 8. find be itfurther enacted, That
nothing nthis act contained shall be con.
strued to restrict, apply to, or impair the
regular promotion of officers IN the service
list of the navy who may be at any time
entitled to promotion upon
deaths, dismissals, or designations. in the
naval service-nor in any manner to
abridge or impair the right of the Seere-
tary of the Navy to place any officers
upon furlough.
SEC. 4. find be 1t further enacted, That
nothing In this act shall be so construed as
to increase the number of officers, and
that all laws or clauses of laws, so far as
they conflict with the provisions of this act,
are hereby repealed.
Approved February %, 1855.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-18

Fears to me |" said the cook, sda tssome
OF de rich hab no heartat all, deed it does.
Dat poor chile was Almost starved, yester-
day, and looked as # she had de ager: and
she has a sick sister din of a CONSUMPTION,
she says. Eff was you, Jim, I'd telIImis..
sus she might turn her off herself, deed /
would. And Dinah, thoroughly aroused,
bounced around the room indignantly.
But the seamstress never returned to re-
celve her dismissal. The exposure of the
preceding day had brought on violent in
tiamation of the lungs and she was now ly-
ing, in a high fever, and drawing her
breath In agony, by the side of her dying
sister. Here, about dusk, her landlady
found her accidentally, both having been
too Ill to summon assistance.
1t was the charity of this woman, only
less INDECENT than themselves, that saved
the two sisters from perishing ofwant. Not
that they lived long, however, to consume
her hard earnings. The violent inhama-
ton soon carried off the seamstress; and
her sister speedily followed her.
One day, while Mrs. Smith was making
calls, her luxurious carriage passed pau
per funeral. The sight of the coarse pine
coffin made the rich lady shudder, as she
rolled by; and she told to all her acquain-
tance, that morning, how inexpressibly
she had been horritied by the sight.
sIt's dreadful to think how many poor
people there are, she said "and in spite,
too, OF all we are doing for them. There
must be great deal Of improyidence and
laziness to cause it. Only to think, I had
seamstress a week or two ago, who, be-
cause | reprimanded her for coming late
to her work, left in a pet. and I haven't
heard of her yet.''
A At the Judgment Day, proud lady, you
will hear of her.
Vain, indeed, is the charity that gives
publicly to the poor "of our abundance" if
we neglect the greater charity of sympathy
with the INDECENT and suffering whom we
actually know.-Pa Paterson's Magazine.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-18
BY AUTHORITITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
FPublic 46.1

/ Public 40.
AN ACT making appropriations for the
payment Of invalid and other pensions Of
| the United States for the year ending the
thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hum
| dred and fifty-six, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States of
America In Congress assembled. That the
following sums be, and the same are hereby,
appropriated, out of any mony in the trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated, for the pay
ment of pensions, for the year ending the
| thirtieth June, one thousand eight hundred
and fiffty-six.
For invalid pensions, under various acts.
five hundred and fourteen thousand six hum
dred dollars.
For pensions to widows and orphans, un-
der act of the fourth of July, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty-six, and twenty.
first of July, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-eight, seventy eight. thousand one
hundred and fifty dollars.
For pension under special acts of Congress
nine thousand seven hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For pensions to widows, under acts of the
seventeenth of June, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-four, second of February
and twenty-ninth July, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-eight three hundred and
thirty eight thousand dollars.
For pension aud half-pay to widows and
orphans, under act of the third of February,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three,
four hundred and fifty-six thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
any moneys appropriated by the act of thirty
first May, eighteen hundred and fifty y-four,
to supply efficiencies for the fiscal year end
ing the thirt;eth of June, eighteen hundred
and fifty-four, applicable to the payment of
pensions of invalids who were wounded on
board of private armed vessels during the
last war with Great Britain, not required
under the provisions thereof, may be applied
to the same purpose for the year ending the
thirthrieth of June, eighteen hundred and
fifty-fve-
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the widows of the officers, non commission
ed officers, marines or mariners who served
in the navy of the United States during the
revolutionary war, and who were married
since the first day of Jancary, eighteen hum
dred, shall be entitled to pensions in the
same manner and to the same extent as the
widows of the officers and soldiers of the ar
my of the revolution, under the second Sec
ton Of the act of February third, eightee
hundred and fifty three.
Approved February %, 1856.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-18
The Printers Bss1.iesI.
BY CLOVER cAsE.n

\
Not song was heard, not Fsdevil's" shout
As his ssformo to the graveyard we carried;
Not sforenan" was there to sigh devout
O'er the grave where our printer was buried
We buried him deeply at set of sun,
The sods with our ssside stieks' turning,
By the silent flow Of the ripping run,
And the 'stypes" bitterly yearning.
Awalnut coffin confined his breast,
Nor in sheet or shroud we bound him,
But he lay like one o. the craft taking his rest
With his sblankets'' thrown around him.
Long ard loud were the prayer we said,
And we spoke many word of sorrow,
Whilst we steadily gazed On the face of the dead
And tho't who'd have his scase'' on the morrow.
We thought as we hallowed his earthly ssbed'
And o'er his grave shed many bitter tear,
How many" columns Of tmatter' he used to
.slead.'o
And esstick up" the ebugois'' and tsbrevier.',
Sadly we'll talk of our jsur that is gone,
And o'er his cold ashes bewail him j;
But little he'll wreck, if they'll let him sleep on
In grave where printer has laid him.
And now our work was well nigh do1e
When the bell tolled the hour for returning,
And we saw in the distance. the sitting sun,
And the stsanctum" light dimly burning.
Slowly and sadly we laid him down
From the "stand" where we worked, old and
hoary,
We "set" not a cline" we raised not fsstone,,
But left him slumbering in glory.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-18

SIC. 8. find be It further enacted, Tha
tno payment shall be mads under this t.
any holder of said securities, or evidence.
OF debt, unless the said holder shall first ex
eecute tothe United States receipt for the
said payment, in which said holder shal
forever release all claim against the Uni
tied States for or on account, of the said Sc
curitles, or evidences6 debt, also similar
| releases, to said state of. Texas, and the
said certificates. OF other evidences of deb
shall thensbe deposited with the Treasury
department.
SEC. a. find be II further enacted, Tha
before payment of the moneys aforesaid
the Secretary of the Treasury shall give
notice, by public advertisements, for the
space of ninety dsys, Of the time at which
said payment shall be made, and no pay.
ment shall be made on any bond, certiff-
cate, or evidence of debt, which shall not
thirty days before the time limited by said
notice, be presented at the Treasury De.
partment.
SEC. S. find be 1t further enacted, That
the sum of seven millions seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars be, and the same
is hereby, appropriated out of any moneys
In the treasury not otherwise appropriated
for the purpose of carrying into effect the
provisions of this act.
SEC. 6. find be ii further enacted, That
this act shall not take effect until it shall
be assented to by an ect of the Legislature
of the State of Texas and a copy of the
act of said State duly authenticated, depos-
tied in the TreasurYup department. at Va sh-
ington, nor until the Legislature o. the
State of Texas shall pass an act withdraw
ing and abandoning all claims and de-
mands against the United States, growing
out of Indian depredations or otherwise.
Approved Feb. %, 1856.